Damage: 2-3. Health: 10. Speed: 5. Cost: 75. Growth: 14. Pikeman is the most durable 1-st level unit in the game - they have exceptionally high health, and their defense makes them perfectly fit to defend other units, especially shooters from the Castle. The only drawback of this unit is their spread between minimum and maximum damage, meaning Maybe a bit less than 3 hours). My main appeal are the single player campaigns. These are connected and end in an epic final. But lets start with an introduction: It is a fantasy turn base strategy game with base building. It has great game mechanics that are easy to learn and have also a lot of depth for you to master. Dungeon and Academy are the best choices for magic. A hero with just black dragons is almost a sure thing to cast before the enemy, and you can use high level spells with no regard for friendly fire. Academy has the most spells available thanks to the library, and the heroes are magic based too. If you like the satisfaction of mastering efficient collecting and minimising army losses, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is still one of the best games for you To start, head Adrienne northwest to town 1, then proceed to build up an army. Then head her northwest to town 2. At town 2, recruit a second hero. Send him or her north to town 3 where a third Might heroes are better with big armies than magic heroes. Every point in Attack and Defense is useful for every creature, while too much Spell Power or too much Knowledge can be of limited use. Sometimes you need a simple spell more than very advanced spells, that need much more power and knowledge to be effective. When town 1 is under your control you should build an army and flag all the dwellings you can in the immediate area. Then combine them all into a single army and march them off towards towns 2, 3 HoMM3 beginner cheat sheet. HoMM3. A friend of mine recently started playing HoMM3 for the first time and wanted some help learning the basics of the game. While nowhere near a strategy guide, I put together a spreadsheet for him so he could learn the strengths and weaknesses of some of the rudimentary components of the game. sQYqn.