"thus, since the Watcher has a better, much bigger army, and a better tactical knowledge, AND much more tactical experience, the Deceiver's army probably wouldn't have been much of a challenge"
I don't think this would necessarily have been the case. I can find no evidence one way or the other to suggest that The Watcher would have had a better-fielded or larger army than The Deceiver. During the course of TFL the player sees much more of The Watcher's army, but that doesn't mean that it is larger.
"As I pointed out in my response to... someone in this strand, the Watcher uses his army to beat the Deceiver. It doesn't say that the Deceiver himself was hurt, or injured, etc."
It is said that after the battle of Tyr that The Watcher barely survived. This does not mean, however, that The Watcher was badly hurt, or otherwise injured. If a person emerges from a situation of great peril, such as a serious car accident or natural disaster (i.e. tornado, earthquake, hurricane, etc.), with little or no bodily harm, that person is still likely to say that he or she barely survived. The Deceiver, his army crushed at Seven Gates and having to personally flee the wrath of The Watcher, it could be said, barely survived the encounter.
Based strictly on text from Myth and Myth II, we are told that The Watcher and The Deceiver "had it out" at Tyr and The Watcher "barely survived." And that at Seven Gates The Watcher handedly defeated The Deceiver, causing him to abandon the pass of Seven Gates. Anything else is conjecture, speculation, and guesswork.
-Phil.
