"The Art of Strategy - III"

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 sends the judge a list of 2 races that Player 2 will play and 2 templates that Player 1 wants to play on (if we play 2 games), and indicates 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 lots to determine the color in each of the 2 games; 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 in colors, templates, or races for the players in each of the games.
Player 1 sent the judge information about Player 2:
1st game: Dungeon - Mask (blue)
2nd game: Orc - Labyrinth (red)
Player 2 sent the judge information about Player 1:
1st game: Elf - M3 (red)
2nd game: Necropolis - Rainbow (blue)
Game 1
Player 1 - Orc
Player 2 - Dungeon
We "draw lots," 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 - Elf
We "draw lots," 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, the judge determines the players' colors with only one "draw."
- in colors, the judge determines the players' colors with the first "draw," and the template on which the players will play with the second "draw."
Also, as before, I suggest that the rules take into account the restrictions on the selected races and, as Dexterwar suggested, 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: