Posts from “Two Seasons: Winter-Spring 2015” Tournament. Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

I wouldn't say it was an easy win – I just got lucky with control. By week 3, I had 50 ducks and got the maximum Utopian upgrade. Then there were a couple of Utopians, a fully upgraded Knight, Bronze, and Wistan, and a Locus with Lore and Earth magic. I gathered some resources, and the players kept giving him good stuff, and he kept leveling up. Then I had 100 ducks and 13 Archons, and Tanya surrendered. Thanks for the game.

I'll write, because it's not often that you assemble an AOTD with a Chupsah and a stack of 15 Archdevils.
Even Taz, bought in the 4th week, managed to deal with the formidable lady and 80 ducks.

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It's been a while since I played this map, so I decided to refresh my memory of how to navigate Nostalgia. I spotted an overview point on the map, which helped me quickly get to the computer stronghold. But my opponent didn't make it. Thanks for the game.

It seemed like everything was going well, but I only found one Dragon Fly Hive, and I had expert Earth Magic with a lot of mana, but I couldn't find Slow. Meanwhile, my opponent had 5-9 Angels and Grand Paladins, and I wanted to run to a branch with neutral creatures, but I was found anyway.
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I found two skeleton stashes on the map, boots, a speed necklace, and a spirit of despair. My Tantrum and Tamika leveled up poorly, but that didn't stop me from summoning 450 skeletons, 35 ducks, and 2 angels, and then attacking my opponent. But it was all in vain.
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The game seemed tense, despite a good start. So, Шахтар started with 180 troglodytes. There were no scouts on the resource node. (In the first week, two dwarf miners and a nest with 12 ducks were acquired). A utopian town was discovered in a dead-end village. The native computeropolis was also repelled.
Second week: I attack the nest with 60 cerberuses and run to the center. On day 123, I reach the center. I take the town of Falx and a nest with ducks. On the next turn, a red scout arrives. I defeat him in the town, drive out the rogue, and take two more nests (now 30 ducks). I wait for the opponent's attack. I have almost no mana left. (Valeska has better stats and a stronger army). I run down from the town. I reach the orange Tower. I was pleased to find a built-up level 2 income building. There, I take another nest with 6 ducks.
Third week: I run to my dead-end town, to the highlighted castle. It turned out to be a minimal castle. On day 136, Шахтар takes a utopian mine there, which gives a shield +12. A unicorn lair + portal was repelled. By the end of the third week, the opponent had already occupied the center and taken the Necropolis. On day 141, I let Шахтар be attacked, and the opponent drives him out. On the next turn, I buy units and attack.
Valeska: 12, 14, 3, 4. 9 archangels, 60 griffin archers, 12 ducks, a few griffin units. Knowledge.
Шахтар: 12, 23, 4, 3. 1 angel, 30 griffin eyes, 35 griffin medusas, 16 griffin cats, 21 griffin minotaurs, 40 ducks, and 8 unicorns. +2 to speed.
In the first round, I position myself forward tactically and wait for the archangels to attack. They attack. On my turn, the angel removes the retaliation from the archangels and I attack with everything. The unicorns attack the archers. I destroy 3 archangels. And then a series of archangel attacks begins :D They attack, then attack with morale, and finally attack with success (on the ducks, from which retaliation has been removed). 24 ducks remain. In the second round, the unicorns cast blindness, and the opponent retreats without an army (since there was no money for a ransom). I write to him, "GG?" And he writes, "Let's play." Then I ran to another central town, and the opponent ran to his dead-end town. I took a couple of nests there. I found two more utopian mines: a sword +5, a helmet +4/4, and a helmet +5.
On day 224, I see the opponent rushing to the center with archangels (there are already 10+). Meanwhile, I prepare a chain attack to destroy Шахтар in the town where the opponent should emerge. On day 225, the opponent makes a mistake: Valeska still has archangels, and the rogue has his last army. Шахтар attacks. Шахтар: 17, 30, 15, 15. 24 cats, 30 minotaurs, 50 medusas, 45 eyes, 40 ducks (and there are 40 of them again :D), 12 unicorns. +2 to speed and a cloak of magic resistance.
Valeska: 17, 17, 16, 15. 4, 4, 3 archangels. (She had chain lightning). Thanks to the unicorns and the blindness spell, it was possible to minimize losses. The opponent buys off with 6 archangels. And Шахтар, on the last turn, reaches the rogue with an army. The rogue has 60+ griffin griffins, and 55 griffin swordsmen, 4 griffin horses, 77 archers, and 18 monks. The unicorns and cats demonstrate their spellcasting skills, and the opponent casts chain lightning (he regretted that he had removed the cloak before attacking the rogue-mage). In the second round, two griffin units and a medusa shot remain. I decide to buy off for 34,000 gold, so as not to be hit by the opponent's next lightning. 226 Valeska catches up to Шахтар (he is still without a cloak). And again, thanks to the unicorns' ability and lightning for 450, Valeska manages to win! Thanks for the game.