Posts from “Two Seasons: Summer-Autumn 2016” Tournament. Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

thanks for the game!

opp sdalsa thanks for the game

The opponent chose rests, I took 111 and го. A working distribution nothing more, didn't want to risk it without rests. On 1 the opponent took secondaries faster and it seemed there would be a struggle, especially since things were moving quite slowly. On 2 I finally gathered 2 hives 4+4 and 2 cons 3+1 and the very first Pandora in the treasure zone was all earth, without wisdom. The game went quite slowly, but it turned out the opponent had snow secondaries. No chance.

Thanks for the game!

Was very hard week 1 and 2 , the map was very bad, but after week 3 attacking some hives and was better and after i can go attack utopias. My oppoenent have a better hero but didin't have so good artifacts and i will win the battel. Thanks for the game!

The game came down to a single well-made decision. On day 116, after capturing the opponent's town, I decided to take a quick look at my opponent's treasure zone on day 117. Seeing 2 Dragon Fly Hives right at the entrance, I realized I needed to get there before Tanya. On day 121, I took my 2 home Dragon Fly Hives and built a chain to that treasure zone. On day 122, I entered that treasure zone, chased out the blue units, and captured 3 Dragon Fly Hives in one turn. On day 123 — an external Angel dwelling in the same zone, then a turn back home for the info respawn — a level 3 Griffin Conservatory. Day 124, a second Griffin Conservatory at the info respawn, unfortunately a minimal one, and unfortunately the reverse chain to a Dragon Utopia didn't work out. I had to take the Dragon Utopia (a level 2 one) on day 125, losing about 8 drakes there because I had hardly any growth left. Useful loot gave me a Gladius. Then turned around to my home Dragon Utopia, guarded by nagas who also had a +12 shield. On day 126, I upgraded the drakes and of course forgot to pass on the artifacts, so I postponed taking the Dragon Utopia to day 127. On day 127, I take another level 2 one, with boots granting resistance and +3 to all stats, aiming for the 3rd Dragon Utopia, but Tanya writes that she's surrendering.
Thanks for the game!

By turn 125, I had a good army, stats, air control, and logistics. I launched an attack, but it turned out to be a mistake. I encountered a stack of 52 Monarchs, 2 ranged stacks, and received -3 morale and -3 luck, while they had +3 morale. The attack advantage (33-13 vs. 18-11) didn't matter much in that battle. And Reddi dug up the Grail on turn 1, which I think is a bug. I read somewhere that the game is supposed to require opening all obelisks before digging, which is why the obelisks were unguarded and had only 1 unit in each zone. Thanks for the game!

#0.5-1.5

I won thanks to a bug. We were playing with teleport swapping. I teleported from the exit to the entrance, where Dima's main hero was standing, with an already built Arcomage. Thanks for the game!

Not the best start: a long spiral road, fairly little gold (had to play with 5-6 heroes even considering the +5000 rebate), though there are peppers. Crag gets luck at level 3... apparently that was a sign, because the game became faster-paced afterward. On day 121, I almost move-for-move reach my native town, then on the way back a shield+5 and max upgrade. Next, the opponent's hero gifts me boots. A good entrance to a super treasure zone was discovered; while Crag was running to it, scouts took out the pink player, the corner village, max upgrade and the level 2 Griffin Conservatory. Crag himself in that time took the level 1 Griffin Conservatory and a Naga Bank.
On day 127, I charged into the super treasure zone and immediately found a pot of 74 Liches. On day 131, without any resupply, I immediately take a level 3 Dragon Utopia, getting useful items: Speed Ring and +5 All.
In the far part of the super treasure zone, a scout discovers a Helm. I grab it around day 133 and break off for home, then head to another super treasure zone (the entrance to which a scout had already scouted). In the other super treasure zone, right at the entrance there are 2 Dragon Utopias, which also gave some stat boosts, a library, and a couple of Hives. Meanwhile, a scout on 2 Angels entered another treasure zone with a village, from which Gunnar chased him out. Crag was nearby, and now I drove Gunnar out of the treasure zone (though everything there had already been eaten). Took the village, where the Mage Guild finally gave View Earth, which immediately reveals 2 magnificent super treasure zones in 2 corners of the underground. I jump into the one that was close; there I find a Dragon Utopia with a Sword of Judgement and nearby Bracers. On day 143, I caught a glimpse of some movement by the opponent's Dungeon hero near the pink player's town. Terek had just advanced Air for View Air (Crag still had basic) — the hero stayed there. Decided to take a risk and check who that hero was — turned out to be Gunnar. Crag with Angelic Alliance, Speed Ring, and Bracers, 27-14 stats and an army advantage. The opponent surrendered. Thanks for the game.
P.S. Give Crag luck, and you'll keep getting lucky)
P.P.S. I especially want to note the actions of the orange computer: I approach its castle with a scout carrying 1 Hobgoblin, and see a hero with a full buyout sitting in the castle. On its turn, the computer buys out another hero and runs past, then exits with its main hero and also runs past, leaving me with an empty castle))

Reddit had a strong advantage, but at some point I managed to catch him off guard with ifrits and arcomages, after which the situation in the game evened out, and any outcome was possible. A draw suited both of us. Thanks for the game!

0.5#0.5