"Operation Capture"

The rules for blitz tournaments are different from the rules for the "Operation Capture" tournament.

Well, the issue is less about the blitz rules and more about the time constraints... There wasn't enough time to thoroughly check the maps, and to avoid misunderstandings, it was specifically stated that you need to remove the guard first, and then you can take the required artifact. This is only possible when there is direct communication between the map creator and the player... If the map was created for publication on some resource for everyone (which was the case with the map for the current tournament), then thoroughly checking all bugs and shortcomings is the map creator's responsibility. No one will ask the author what he meant by placing objects in this way.

This is not stated in the rules... but still... I believe that if there is a guard, it should be killed first, and not to take advantage of the map maker's mistakes.

In all cases where the map creator cannot provide comments regarding the placement of artifacts and guards, it is reasonable to assume by default that the map was created by the author without errors, and if the artifact can be picked up bypassing the guard, then it is not a guard, but simply monsters on the map...

This is also used on other gaming resources as a rule: the map creator's mistakes can be used at your discretion, unless otherwise specified by the tournament organizer.

I suggest interpreting this point in this way and consider it quite reasonable, because only the map creator can clearly indicate what is a mistake and what is an intentional omission. Otherwise, disputes and disagreements after the end of the tournaments will be inevitable.

P.s. On some maps, the ability to hire a Djinn (with her innate ability to summon a boat) is a gross mistake by the map creator and significantly violates the gameplay intended by the author - where, for example, the primary task at the beginning of the game is to clear the way to the nearest shipyard... But no one thinks that it is impossible to hire a Djinn in this case...