26.04.2015 Jelen117 (красный, рамп, Кайри, Кайри) def Splinter (синий, цита, Крег, Крег) spider 125
Marvellous map and really good execution from me. I'm proud.
No res taken, we both had 112.
111 - I had very little gold on map, 4 heroes in the end of the day, found dwarven treasury, hive and a con. Because of these objects I decided to pass, however I thought about taking res 112 if map turns out to have too little gold.
112 - Still very little gold. I found unis dwell, another 3 cons (checked 1 and it was throng) and pandora guarded by horde of boars. With such start I couldn't take res. Kyrre already had expert logistics.
113 - I took dung in U not belonging to any player. It meant I could have even had 15 unis in the beginning of week 2. I also found speed boots guarded by lots of water elementals and placed Kyrre just before. I thought about taking boots and the going for near pandora. Barely built pegasis in town.
114 - I resigned from taking boots with Kyrre as my army was 11 grand elves, 40 centaurs and 29 grems only. With 1 upgraded stack it would mean great losses. Instead I have gone for pandora guarded by boars and played a very good battle there. There were ~85 +-2 and i lost half of my grems stack and 15 centaurs but I was rewarded with 50 dwarves from pandora. Then I could go for boots without losing majority of my army.
115 - So Kyrre went for boots, only ~15 waters and 8 ice elementals so no problem. I lost 1 elf, 10 still left, but I had problems with gold and gems. Found another hive. I rushed with Kyrre for town guarded by ai as my road to another dung was blocked by lots of magmas. Whatever I wouldn't build there portal of summoning as I had too little gold.
116 - Kyrre took flux town losing. 9 elves, 55 dwarves and 11 cents left after this and Brissa was incoming so I was afraid I would lose all my army but for slow dwarves. With another heroes I explored my area, found stables quite a road from town but decided to go 121 there with Kyrre. She already had 3k mps. Perfect chain was set to take unis dwell last 2 moves with Isra. After Brissa's attack I had only 3 elves and no cents but still 55 dwarves.
117 - I performed my chain, Isra took unis dwell and luckily I found gems my last chance. I built portal of summoing, unis in town (had citadel) and recruited 4 unis trading almost all my resources (2 from portal and from dwell of course).
121 - Visited stables with Kyrre, retreated her to town. Gerwulf with 4 unis explored a bit of my area and I set a perfect chain for next day. Had little gold but planned to take dwarven treasury (horde) next day, recruit some unis and go for pandora guarded by orcs and hive next to it. Found another con in U and checked another dwarven treasury (throng).
122 - I executed the chain and recruited 6 unis from town. Kyrre had 10 unis and with this army only she went for pandora. It had 35 captain centaurs so she went for hive (horde) that gave 8 wyvs. I set a chain to take 4 unis from dung and take another dwarven treasury to get some gold. I started thinking about taking those cons. It seemed that with Kyrre 8/8, necklace speed (Brissa gave) 8 wyvs and 14 unis with lots of meat I could take 150 griffins.
123 - I performed the chain, army brought back to Kyrre and she went for 1st con that was min. Next day I was going to upgrade unis and I set chain this day to take 2 cons in U. Kyrre was planned to have a day off 124 only going for +2 arena and then heading for throng cons. I also found a tope not so far away.
124 - I upgraded unis and rushed for a throng con with 1st level Geon 4/1. Con turned out to be max, lost there 3 unis, 2 wyvs, 7 dendroids and half of my dwarves stack. Alagar was just before next con and chain set to reach Kyrre next turn. Plan was to take con in U and then 2 throng cons with Kyrre, go for another hive with scout, Kyrre rushing for tope meanwhile. I knew Kyrre would take another skill in throng con and I was afraid of water as I already had wisdom and armorer.
125 - Con in U was 2, had 7 angels, Kyrre took 1 100 griffs cons and I had 9 angels with 1 con left. Kyrre took offence. Splitted army so that Kyrre could take cavaliers guarding the tope and the rest of army on scout to take another hive and con. Chain set to reach Kyrre.
And here opp gave up because of a poor map on his side. Whatever, next turn I would take 2 topes, 127 3rd as above the first tope were another 2 topes. 1st gave sandals +2, red orb, 2nd gave hh and tome of air, 3rd gave +4 all and soj. Then I would lack only +3 necklace for alliance. There was no problem with taking the topes as I had meat and even could have sacrificed my 12 wyvs.
I'm really proud of this game. I had perfect map but executed it well. From 122 it was jebus style, only issues how to set chain so that I wouldn't lose a lot of time.
Thanks for playing.
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