"The Art of Strategy - III"

I think we need to come up with a system where each player plays with all the templates, as well as all the races. Maybe we can create two games for each player if there are only a few people, and give them not only races to play against, but also templates. Then, one pair will play on one template, and the other on a different one.

I agree.
In this case, we can probably do it this way, although it will be a bit cumbersome in the rules, and I will have to work a little more than usual when determining colors, templates, and races. But that's okay, the main thing is that we can play Heroes.
So.

Player 1, when sending a list of 2 races that Player 2 will play as, and 2 templates that Player 1 wants to play on (if we play 2 games), specifies the color that Player 1 will play in the 1st game and in the 2nd game (the colors must be different from each other). After that, the judge

draws a color in each of the 2 games, and this color determines which color and on which template Player No. 1 will play in each game.

Here is an example of the simplest case, when there is no match of colors, templates, or races in each of the games between the players.
Player 1 sent the judge information about Player 2:
1st game, Dungeon - Mask (blue)
2nd game, Orc - Lab (red)
Player 2 sent the judge information about Player 1
1st game, Elves - M3 (red)
2nd game, Necropolis - Rainbow (blue)
Game 1
Player 1 - Orc
Player 2 - Dungeon
"We" draw a color, and blue comes up. This means we play on the Mask template, Player 1 - blue, Player 2 - red.
Game 2
Player 1 - Necropolis
Player 2 - Elves
"We" draw a color, and blue comes up. This means we play on the Rainbow template, Player 1 - red, Player 2 - blue.

Accordingly, if there is a match in the information sent for a specific pair of players:
- in templates, then the judge determines only the colors of the players with a single "draw"
- in colors, then the judge determines the colors of the players with the first "draw", and the template on which the players will play with the second "draw"
Also, as before, I suggest that we take into account the restrictions on the selected races and, according to Dexterwar's suggestion, on the selected templates: they should not be repeated.

Therefore:
- there should be no more than 5 players in a group, if it is a group game
- there should be no certain number of repetitions in races and templates, if there are more than 5 players.
We exclude the "Butterfly" template.

I just don't understand yet how to ensure that each player plays at least once with each race and at least on each template, if there is a match in races and templates when forming pairs of players. :smile32:
Let's think about it together... :smile09: