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Danchik defeated the Night Troll

They played like Elves against Humans.
After a few restarts, I got 25 Elves with a Castle.
In the first week, I built Crypts, upgraded dwellings, and secured an Elven outpost. I also freed two heroes from prison, one of whom was Moner, and I bought him a book in the Necropolis town because I saw him as a potential main hero.
Unfortunately, it turned out that either Moner gathers gold, or I defeat him and buy him back for my main hero to do more serious work, but in that case, I can't build the Castle anymore.
The result of the week: horses in the Castle, and Ivor is back in action, especially since I gave him armor.
On day 117, I saw the Reds moving around, so I headed in their direction.
On day 122, I was attacked by an Alpha Troll with Expert Air and Tactics. Ivor didn't even have a book, but the Elves were amazing, and I'm very proud of them.
If my opponent had gone first, the final battle would probably have been more interesting.

Thank you for the game

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Danchik lost to Zhawdet

We played for about 2 hours: +1 replay because I got a very, very good starting position, but this Yerokhin Zhawdet showed up quickly, and another time I created a Stronghold without a Dungeon.)
The road layout wasn't very good; one road quickly ends in a Ghost Town, and the other leads to my secondary Castle, where the entrance to the Underground Treasury is located.
In the first week, there was a severe shortage of stone and gold from the Crystal Mines, so I built a Naga in the Citadel on one market and also took my secondary Castle and scouted 3 Conservatories.
On day 121, my scout discovered a market behind the mountains, which allowed me to buy an army and take 2 Conservatories (1+2); I didn't dare take the third because it was 100-200, and I had already lost some Golems.
I went to the Treasury because there was nowhere else to go; I scouted 3 Pandoras behind the Rusty Dragons, 50-99 Zealots, and 20-49 Manticores.
On day 124, I decided to take the last one; there were 40 Manticores, and one stack on morale attacked the Goblins (I could have defeated them with Angels and Cavaliers, but I wanted to attack with a Wait action), then everyone attacked the Naga... it was painful.
My opponent offered an auto-defeat, but I didn't accept.

Thank you for the game

Danchik is just gaining popularity =)):smile51:

20.02.2015 Kamnerub (red, Castle, Valeska) lose Bahan (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Galtran) Balance L-U 124.

Valeska came with 3 stacks, at the start 30+ upgraded archers, a run of 5 heroes. The layout is good - row of orcs with the main, two conservatories, both within walking distance - L2, and L3-4. There is enough gold for respawn. Collected and pushed through, often slowed down with chains. On the second week, 4 towns. Completed the quest artifact, got 30 ice elementals. Just right for Valeska with expert archery and a bow. Breached into the castle on turn 124 to take conservatories. The castle held ice elementals, 10 crusaders. I planned to deliver archers and pikemen with a chain the next day.
But on turn 124, the opponent breached GO from his side (20-49 unicorns) and from my side (20-49 monarch wyverns) - reached my main on Galtran with +++ movement.

The castle is not fully built. So we have:
Valeska with 30 elementals and 10 crusaders, split into singles.
Against her: 50 grand elves, 100 upgraded centaurs, 90 skeletons, 30 dwarves, a unicorn, a couple of dendroids, and other small fry. The catapult makes a hole with the first shot. As soon as the centaurs and skeletons got inside, everything became clear.
Visually I thought I could resist, but in reality Valeska lay down under Galtran like on a wedding night. That's all. :smile01:

20.02.2015 Gee (Red, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) lose R@sIM (blue, Dungeon, Shakti. Shakti) Jebus Cross, 126
Seemed to be best start for me, two pandoras in first 2 days 5000exp and 10000 exp for Crag, level 10 in day 2, Expert earth and tactics. Then loose time trying to learn slow and to find good creature dwellings. Day 126 was already in my zone and defeteated me.
Thanks for playing

21.02.2015 Kamnerub (red, random, Fortress, random, Mirlanda, Tazar) def Ubityi (blue, random, Castle, random, Thunis, Christian) Balance M-U 200% 125.

Full random, all restarts used by both. Mirlanda arrives with a stack of shooters, archers already built. Respawn is large. In the tavern, Tazar is bored over a mug of brew :smile42:
On the first day, 4 heroes, secondary skill taken with wyverns. All shooters bought and upgraded to 112, ~30 wyverns - we go break through everything in a row. Lots of gold, lots of resources, we immediately build two Prefectures, markets. There's a 250 cons for the future. In the first week, 3 lookout towers are opened, the M map is like the palm of your hand, except for the opponent's respawn. Even the treasure with 7 hives is visible, but it's too early to go there yet.

On day 117, Tazar with flies stays overnight at the stables, roasts the dairy maid, and in the morning is pleased with +++ movement. Breaks everything in his path, two dwarf dwellings, takes chests for experience (gold is enough anyway), a Pandora's box for 5000 exp. Levels up in Expert: Artillery, Logistics, Earth, Armorer. Ballista in his hands.

On day 124, we see the opponent with 30 Ice Elementals, we remember the quests. In 3 guilds, there's no Slow, we find it in a hut next to the Dungeon village. Also a runner delivers the quest there, they give 35 sweaty upgraded dwarves. That'll do. We split up, double mana, take Slow.

On day 124, the opponent breaks the passage to me through a secondary hero and enters. My turn comes, we attack.

My Tazar (5 10 2 4) 80 mana
50 Greater Wyverns, 35 upgraded dwarves, 80 Gnolls, 5 Wyverns, 7 cows, 15 bees, 1 Hydra. Ballista, tent.

Christian (4 6 2 3) 30 mana
50 upgraded archers, 30 Ice Elementals, 3 upgraded horses, 110 upgraded Pikemen, 3 Angels :smile21:, 5 Air Elementals. Ballista, tent.

I thought I was done for.
We immediately poison the archers with the Snakes, having placed them in the first slot beforehand. We close off our Greater Wyverns. Then a tactical battle and shootouts. Shield, Stone Skin, Slow are cast around (pity only 2 SP). The opponent runs out of mana. The army under Tazar holds! :smile01:

The horses fell first, followed by the Angels and Pikemen.
With the remaining 4 Wyverns, 1 Hydra, and 25 dwarves, we position ourselves to reach them from wait, throw oil. We reach them and dismantle the remaining ~25 Water Elementals by that time. :smile03:

It was an interesting finale. Thanks for the game!

Fill-ua, blue, (Necropolis, Ghaltran, Ghaltran) def Nestor86, red, (Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 111 JC
In the first game, Gosha had only one stack, but he had a plan. We countered it. The game ended with the next respawn.