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The trip, as always, left a lot of positive impressions, although, unfortunately, due to the tight game schedule, we never really got a chance to relax. Now, about the games themselves.
In the first round, the draw pitted me against Змий подколодный, but I already wrote about that game. Then there was a break, because the losers started playing after the second round of winners.
1st round of losers
PReDS (red, random, Citadel, don't remember, undecided) def Noom (blue, random, don't remember, don't remember, don't remember), 113, Jebus Cross.
The rules were as usual: players have to figure things out for themselves. Кобра printed brief rules for M200 with template diagrams, which even included specifics about playing on Balance mode (which wasn't declared for the tournament), but there wasn't a single word about Jebus Cross being played by different rules. As a result, Sasha and I started playing Jebus Cross L-U with medium monsters, on 200%, full random. During restarts, by torturing Roma, we found out that Jebus Cross: a) is played on 160%, b) has a ban (черк). After each taking 111, I suggested to Sasha that we either continue playing as we started or start all over from scratch with the ban, resetting the restarts — his choice. Noom decided to continue what we started, and something went wrong for him; at 113 he surrendered.
Thanks for the game.
2nd round of losers
PReDS (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Player (red, Citadel, Crag Hack, Crag Hack), Jebus Cross, 122.
4 external dwellings of Gnolls, 2 external dwellings of Wyverns and, most importantly, a native village where a sufficiently rich respawn allows building Wyverns. GO is Arch Devils, but a couple of hexes below stood upgraded Nagas, so without the slightest hesitation I took Pathfinding for Tazar to effectively run around the inconvenient GO over sand. As a result, in the starting zone 1-4, 6 in the fort, Wyverns in the village fortified. Took the maximum Dragon Fly Hive, enough money to buy everything and upgrade the Wyverns with Gnolls. I take the second Dragon Fly Hive with a scout hero on 121, a nearby prison allows me to return the army to the main hero, who was camping near the GO for growth (level 10, expert Armorer, Earth magic without Slow, Pathfinding, something else), but 6 unupgraded Wyverns remain with the scout hero waiting for an upgrade. The GO consisting of 25 upgraded Nagas is underwhelming. I survey the center by viewing the terrain — it's a small area. I capture the village in the center, see Crag Hack near his GO, defeat 70+ Medusas with an upgraded stack, get 25 upgraded Gogs from Pandora's Box, break through another 40+ upgraded Pit Fiends, getting the Orb of the Firmament from them, don't reach another Pandora's Box, but position myself so that one cannot pass by me to get to it. On his 122, Crag Hack defeats his GO, takes both villages and attacks. Tazar's stats are 10-9 versus 15-3 for Crag Hack. I have 1+29 upgraded Wyverns, 25 upgraded Demons, under 30 Lizardmen, 165 + single upgraded Gnolls. On his side, only 6 Grizzly Bears as meat, the rest is weaklings, but +2 speed, +3 HP and 80+ mana with a shooting penalty (стрелка) at 120. In the end, Player made a mistake, allowed my Wyverns to strike the Bears first — minus 2 speed, and after that the advantage in meat decided the outcome.
Thanks for the game.
3rd round of losers.
PReDS (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def злой_романтик (blue, Necropolis, Galthran (Gosha), Galthran (Gosha)), 123, Jebus Cross.
The sneaky plan was a success. After winning the game, I went to wake up the already sleeping Roma: the organizer should set an example, there were still plenty of games left, let's go play — Roma gave in. I wanted to play something strong, so I had to give Necropolis to Roma. As a result, the respawn had all the components for the Elixir of Life, 2 maximum and 2 minimum Dragon Fly Hives, 1+3 Griffin Conservatories, and an external dwelling of cats. Everything was being collected haphazardly, but by 122 Shakti, after growth, with the Orb of the Firmament and Gauntlets of Ogre Power, entered the center, first breaking through Hydras, then upgraded Unicorns. Here I was in for a shock: in the previous game the GO had only 25 upgraded Nagas, here there were 50+ upgraded Unicorns, I was stunned. I attacked the first GO simply by passing artifacts from the scout hero, forgetting about the Gauntlets, didn't put on the Elixir, realized this at the end of the battle; to avoid losing the Angel, I had to use the shooting penalty (стрелка) (Shakti only had 12 mana). In the village I buy Lora (Lorelei) and she reveals Wings of the Magi and a Hat (+6 all stats?) (Hat of the Undertaker? +10 Knowledge) for 100+ upgraded Manticores. I attack, they are at 123, mana was spent on a spell (Fortune? Word of God? — unclear context) against the Unicorns, the Manticores diligently work on the Angels, not even being distracted by the Evil Eye and Medusas, I'm left without the feathered ones. With the Wings, I fly over a hill (the deadline is already close, I don't want to risk being without mana against the opponent) and for 100+ upgraded Dendroid Soldiers I take a box with 12 Unicorns. On 123, I free a prison and get +2 speed nearby, I think for a long time and, nevertheless, fly the main hero with all my might to the second village, knowing that I won't be able to defend from there. And there, oh luck, a bunch of blue heroes near an external dwelling of Unicorns. A scout hero from the village, using the Wings, kills a couple of blue weak heroes, takes the Unicorn dwelling and reveals Titan's Cuirass and a Hat (+6 all stats? Hat of the Undertaker?) for 10-19 Chaos Hydras, which Gosha missed by a couple of hexes. The Hydras die, the artifacts go to the main hero (Шахтер — likely a nickname or hero name, kept as is), after which the final becomes a formality. Gosha has КЗ (perhaps Knight's Cloak? or a spell/ability), but his spell power is weak and Implosion takes out 6 or 7 Wyverns. Had he reached the Hydras first, it would have been much harder.
Thanks for the game.
4th round of losers.
After a series of three Jebus Cross games against Aiwe, I scribbled a Skirmish, but the game is on a save, so no report for now.
