Posts from [TOURNAMENT-HotA] Second Snow // 2nd Snow

From the start, I made a mistake with templates and missed the mirror diamond. I wanted to play 8mm6a.
I started with -2400 color + hero.
Many small mistakes and having less money led to me being behind by 1-2 rounds. I had a chance in week 2 when I got the earth book; with mana, I could have done some damage. But a very unfortunate situation with the computers made my situation go from hard to really hard. I lost 1 town and 3 secondary heroes in one round (crazy computer, I lost my chain of heroes, and any chance of reaching my opponent). My opponent got a cloak preventing 3-5lvl spells and some more army. I got a second earth book, but I was already too weak and couldn't do any serious damage.

Thanks for the game.

Thank you for the game!!

Thank you for the game!

we agreed on a BO3.
first game.

I gathered scouted Zeferies for 36 cyclopes and 2 Griffin Conservatories for 4 angels, then rushed the Dragon Utopia #3 with a shield and +11 all stats on turn 126.
Juanito didn't get going.

thanks for the game!

2nd game.

On the first, I picked up a level 1 Griffin Conservatory at the respawn. The Nagas barely managed to stand in the Citadel. I managed to eliminate 2 opponents, Castle and Rampart, by day 121.
A scout hero found a Papal Monk with Resurrection. I pulled Labetta out of a prison at level 5 with Expert Earth Magic.

At the Rampart's respawn there was a Griffin Conservatory, so I headed there. Solimir also took Earth Magic, and while Labetta was taking the Griffin Conservatory, Solimir scouted the first treasure.
The roads were certainly not great, I broke through on day 125, but still.
The next day I captured a Town Portal scroll and Berserk. Castle had an external Angel dwelling; by the end of the week I built Angels in the fort and took the external dwelling.

2 Dragon Utopias scouted. I retaught Resurrection, and Solimir went into the first one — it gave a Blue Colossus. By the end of the 3rd, I roamed around my two treasures, collected some Zephyrs, Dragon Fly Hives, and Workshops, and assembled an Elixir.
On day 137, I took the main opponent. From replays, he was somewhere far away in his treasures.

On the 4th, I controlled the map, collected everything that was left, and upgraded Archers. On day 147, I suppressed part of his army and a surrender followed. Crag Hack was leveling up perfectly there, with decent stats, but no Control spell was provided.

thnx for game !

Took 2k for Solmyr and the color.
Chose the easiest direction (towards the zombies), although a more promising one was the double + there was a Griffin Conservatory shining there (the opponent with Solmyr went exactly there).
Took a secondary Dungeon, Portal of Summoning, still low on gold, troops are melting, found a scroll of Berserk.
By week 1 day 27 I scouted two directions and both mirrored the opponent. I get chased away with slightly higher stats and an advantage in troops..
I turn around, devour the remaining direction, pick up a scroll of Armageddon and a box of Earth elementals. And then.... it turns out beast masters can't even buy fire :smile30:
I take a Dragon Utopia with Titan's Armor, Turis follows me with Titans already.
Dragging it out was not good, I was losing map control (+thought the opponent had Town Portal).
I have 36 dragons, 4 angels and a bunch of imps, there are 4 titans, 6 angels, 14 cyclopes and 15 dragons. Everything falls to 2 Armageddons + Bron's resistance procced on the dragons.
Thanks for the game.

Sold color and hero for 1900.
Took 2 restarts and got a good layout.
On the downside, a buggy road for the computer and a second block of satyrs near the Dragon Fly Hive.
On the plus side, lots of money and 4 factories scouted.
By the end of the first week, I squeezed two computers and fielded giants.
Miriam was initially listed in the mains, but then Shiva started taking factories and leveled Wisdom. On day 127, I enter the treasure zone, where I get Shiva the entire 5th level in a Pandora's Box, and KO is nearby. In the grave, I dug up +4 all :)
12 giants, collected some more ducks, took a Dragon Utopia from the opponent and KSh nearby. He took a couple of crappy Dragon Utopias and decided to surrender because it was very far to run to KV and I would probably have intercepted it earlier.
Thanks for the game!