Nigel came away with the win in this match after a game that had a few unusual turns. King Blue had a strong start, but unfortunately he crashed out due to internet connectivity issues, which left him unable to continue.
Nigel got himself into a strong position early by completing a solid castle and setting up a great tower placement near the middle King of the Hill keep. From there, he was able to get range onto the keep and apply pressure. Strangers responded by building a large army of swordsmen and sending them to destroy Nigel’s tower setup. However, Nigel reacted well by moving his units off the tower, onto the gatehouse, and then around the back toward his base. Since swordsmen are very slow and cannot sprint, they were picked off while trying to chase him down.
Strangers eventually turned her army back toward the middle and managed to take the King of the Hill keep for a while, but she later had to leave the game. With King Blue already out and Strangers unable to continue, Nigel finished as the winner. Strangers took second place, while King Blue finished last due to his connection issues.
GG. WP.
ZeroAPM, NoPatience, and Sir Nigel played a strong 3-player FFA KoTH tournament match.
ZeroAPM did a great job staying persistent with attacks on the middle keep. Even though his economy and gold situation were smaller and weaker than Rusher’s, he kept a solid balance and continued applying pressure with shields, swordsmen, and crossbowmen.
Rusher built up a much larger economy with heavy weapon production, but he struggled to keep that economy flowing into consistent troop recruitment. At several points, the armory was full, which stopped weapon workers from adding more weapons and slowed down his ability to turn production into army strength. He also had a restriction in place where he was not allowed to make catapults or trebuchets because he is considered a medium-level player in a beginner tournament.
Sir Nigel had some great moments as well and showed impressive strategic movement when taking the keep. For someone still very new to Stronghold HD multiplayer, his performance was impressive. He managed to run the timer down quite a bit and made the game very competitive.
In the end, ZeroAPM’s persistence paid off. He kept fighting for the middle, main