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It turned out to be an incredibly long game - largely due to buggy generation, where my exit from the starting respawn branches off to my Inferno computer opponent and a path to my opponent. From my respawn, the entrance to the computer's respawn is through wasteland, and from the computer's respawn, the exit goes through two non-working bidirectional portals and the best part - a one-way portal with a one-way ticket (a stone pocket of 5 tiles in the underground zone, with no way out).

On week 1, I captured my computer opponent, not much money, developed haphazardly, guards everywhere were brutal.
Found a Griffin Conservatory on my respawn and on the computer's, only 4 Dragon Fly Hives total. Seems decent, but no buildings at all.
On the third week, on the road I planned to run to, Galtran appears with stats 7 8 6 6 (8 angels, 700 skeletons, 30+ Wyverns, 100+ Marksmen, Marks)
It gets scary because I have nothing to fight with. I immediately discover that the portals don't work and there's no path to retreat.
I collect all the Dragon Fly Hives and Griffin Conservatories, simultaneously building a mage guild in the computer's Inferno. I recover a Town Portal scroll!
At level 5, I get Fly. Galtran seems to be without Logistics, so on the middle roads I managed to hold out until the end of the week, leveling up Grindan's spell power, combined with Intelligence, it turned out fairly decent for a confrontation. I also cut 70 demons.
Grindan 2 4 7 (200) Meteor, Blind, 7 angels, 70 demons, 30+ Wyverns, 10 gr. Pit Fiends. Built a castle and holed up inside.
Galtran turned back. In the rear, a scout hero on an angel was breaking Galtran's supply chains.

Managed to hold off. But the situation is still bad - Grindan has no Logistics, and everything is far away. Kalh has Logistics, but Wisdom and Earth are only basic and there's nowhere to level up.

Found 2 Dragon Utopias, which gave a Sentinel's Shield, a Sword +13, and КО for fire for Grindan.
Galtran ran into the treasure zone, while I leveled up Kalh's Wisdom and Earth, trained a couple more heroes, and using Fly, captured the computer's Swamp and a couple of villages, also recaptured the enemy Necropolis castle and placed a Vail.
Built a mage guild in the Tower village, there's a magic repeat from Inferno. No Dimension Door.

But then Galtran starts jumping and repeats his path to the Inferno castle.
Again I barricade Grindan in the castle with 300 mana, equipped Shackles of War, and there's also a Cloak of Reckoning and an Anti-Chain.
Grindan 19 17 20 (300)
14 angels, 54 Monarchs, 4+4 Sultans, 10 Dragon Flies, 200 demons, 20 Pit Lords
Galtran 18 18 19 (170)
23 Archangels, 270 Halberdiers, 37 Crusaders, 23 Zealots, 40+ Marks, 46 Wyverns, 1100+ skeletons.

In the second round, I destroyed the ballista and through Blind, Slow, Haste left my opponent without mana, then shot Ice Bolts.

Thank you for the game!

Because of the Sword of Justice for 10-19 Unicorns, some huge respawn activated, probably 1/3 of the map. We found 4 Dragon Fly Hives, an external dwelling of Gogs, an external dwelling of Pits, an external dwelling of Efreets, and countless external dwellings of Imps. Also, a Witch Hut with Earth Magic was found by the road. On the first day, I was gathering, placed the Efreets in the castle with the external dwelling. On day 121, I took the sword, maxed out Earth Magic, and ran to the ГО (which takes 3 days to reach from the nearest castle with expert Logistics). While Kaluh was running to the ГО, I collected the Dragon Fly Hives (16 Wyverns). On day 122, Moner had already broken through the ГО with Angels and 20-49 Wyverns. I broke through the ГО on day 123, the ГО was simple Bears with Gremlin Sirens, 236 Demons gave them a good fight :) Right at the exit, a castle; I see a good box for 50-99 Efreets, but I don't want to take it without expert Wisdom. I took another one for 15 Cats, visited the Library, took a Dragon Utopia with the Book of Air. I see Moner, who has holed up in the central dungeon. On his turn, Moner ran off somewhere; I, using a scout hero with Dimension Door, took the castle, killed all the scout heroes, and returned. Moner had already gathered various Cats and Red Dragons; things are bad. Kaluh was out of mana, decided to replenish. I took a box for Efreets; there were 3 Black Dragons. I take a Dragon Utopia, which gives me the Helm of the Titan, the Titan's Cuirass, and the Book of Earth. I set the Devils at home. I decide to hole up to replenish mana, and if Moner holes up in the castle, I'll engage him there on day 131. The blue player could have had scout heroes pick up the Cloak of Retribution for Liches, but for some reason didn't do it; I think maybe he already has the Orb/Cloak... I decide to attack, and if things go wrong, buy my way out. Then a mistake happens: I'm about to cast Dimension Door, open the spellbook, and Dimension Door spontaneously activates somewhere into the sand... I'm in shock... I explain the situation, that it's not my fault; the opponent gives an auto-win, for which I am immensely grateful. I attack Moner in the dungeon. Kaluh 19-22-25-12(220), Moner 19-22-7-11(110). There was no Orb/Cloak there; I killed everything with magic and resurrected easily without losses. The joy of victory was tarnished because of that stupid auto-win... Thanks for the game.

Thank you for the game!

I have a question, will there be a replacement for shameonyou, or can I already start looking for a stinger?

I don't see any result from Rabe - PutinKing. What are the judges doing?