Agreed. Normal units + spell enhancements >> fantastic units.
7. Use a combo of push-up spells on units with a lot of figures (6-8). This is another winning formula of the game. That is why the white magic is the easiest route to victory on any difficulty level, with any race.
(Again, later you may want to avoid this as a too simple way to win.)
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I joined ages ago, then forgot password. Now I have tried to retreive it (via email), but it somehow does not work. Mind you, I am still receiving the Abandonia newsletter. I cannot rejoin under the name, or rejoin with my email address, because "someone is already using it". Grrr.
... So I have added one more "b" at the end and have become a part-timer. This works.