This is straight tactic based on brute force.
Ive played about 6-8 times by net with different opponents. I can say that almost all of them maked equally mistakes.
1. Build Combat Pit immideatly, as first room. Dont build Lair and Hatchery until you get 3-4 Knights, you have more important things to do:
2. IMMIDIATLY begin dig to centre of map, secrets and portals. Couple minutes controlling portal = couple free creatures.
And of course it means you will got all bonuses. 2-3 Level-Up almost euals victory.
Fight with heroes and imprison them.
3. Dig ALL land on your 30-40% of map. Rooms and doors are useless. Buy Library, Workshop at free ground or near rock.
more land = more mana.
More freespace --- enemy cant come with surprise.
4. Usual tactic is Posess Imp and go on enemy territory, see at each corner. Push shift for running.
How to block it: build Fear traps on each passage. It destroys Posession and turn creatures back.
5. Always try to capture and turn on your side every enemies creature. Always!!
Prison - use Heal or grab em in hand - Torture - Heal in process - done!
6. Forget about Training Room. It is too slow! Use only Combat Pit.
But watch carefully, or your creatures ll die.
another advices:
- if you havent get Heal yet, take in hand creatures from prison. They will not die because of starving. Dont try to Posess while you holding em.
- kick back to Portal all useless scums: warloks, trolls, goblins, flyes and so on. 2 warloks and 2 trolls enough.
Best warriors priority: Angels (2 max always) - Knights - Biledemons - Mistresses. Or others are trash.
Heroes (humans) are very tasty too.
- dont build useless rooms like graveyard
- dont make Lair, treashure in square. For what??
- when you attacking, use imbs to get rid of walls on your way
good luck!)
I use Gameranger and Tunngle for playing, my nick there is Seang(rus)(eng). See you in fight!