It's no secret at this point that I'm all-in on Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. As a nostalgic prequel drawing mainly from the series' most successful instalments, the high fantasy strategizing has never been more enjoyable. As a consequence, I've logged more hours with Olden Era's demo than I have many fully released games.
There's one problem though: my inability to win. Beating hordes of random enemies in the gloriously busy overworld is a piece of cake, but as soon as a rival hero comes into play, things quickly fall apart. It's a problem that's plagued me throughout the 11-hours-plus I've spent with the demo. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. But when I turned my attention away from classic mode in a fit of exhaustion and hovered my cursor over quick-play arena mode instead, it suddenly clicked. I've come away with some top tips gleaned from my one-on-one battles, starting with the most important: never trust a vampire.
