Application for the CIS region.

The changes to the regulations were made taking into account the opinions of those who wished, but you can never please everyone, so please stop throwing mud around, especially since you didn't decide to handle all of this yourself.

I agree. There's no need to throw mud around. And in any case, there's no need to throw mud around.
As for constructive discussion, we are on a forum where everyone has the right to express their opinion. If the proposed scheme suits you, that's fine. But there are those who disagree with it, and they express themselves because they can.
Regarding providing a salary fund for judges and other expenses (at least to cover costs), this is all organized in a fairly standard way. It's funded by the participants and guests: 40 people who come "to a ready-made event" contribute a fixed fee to cover the organization and running of the event – and this creates the opportunity to pay for judging and other organizational matters (as is done in any non-sponsored social interest group).
It just so happens that in recent years, people have become accustomed to a certain amount of "freebies" – but now is the time when these "freebies" are coming to an end.
If HotA dominates in the mix, then the "true HotA players" (and this includes those who simply want to have the option of choosing an adequate HotA version) have nothing to do at the tournament. If SoD dominates in the mix, then the "true SoD players" are in the same situation. This is obvious, because in a pair of "true SoD player" and "true HotA player," the version with the larger number of templates will be played. The only way to avoid this, that is, to avoid the ultimate reduction in the target audience, is to have an equal distribution of versions. And there are two options here: either have a bidding war for the version in the last item of the template pool, or have a bidding war for everything right away – first for the version, then for the template from the list, then for the town, then for the color. :smile02:
But since the organizer's subjective opinion is key, and not the needs of the target audience, all these discussions are, of course, meaningless for SNG-2019. This year, the organizer has decided everything for himself and for everyone else – and now the public votes "with their money" – either they come, or they don't. :smile15:
But this does not mean that the discussion is meaningless in general.

Now let's move on to specific figures, because I, and I think many others, need a clear understanding of the final budget.
1. May 1st to 8th. That's 7 nights. 7 x $35 = $245 (16,300 rubles at the current exchange rate – I don't quite understand the rounding to 20,000) for accommodation + meals + hall. Am I understanding correctly? Because we may have guests without rubles, and in Georgia itself, Russian rubles are not used.
For those who arrive later/leave earlier, is the price calculated based on $35/day or otherwise?
2. Opening banquet. The cost of 2000 rubles ($30-31) is paid separately:
does this include alcohol or not (I know that Nico wanted to provide some alcohol for the group – but the question is about the paid part of the banquet in terms of alcohol from the hotel)?
3. Excursion to Kakheti – This is one of the ancient regions of Georgia, known for its winemaking, kebabs, ancient temples, and interesting castles – 2700 rubles ($40-41):
does this include full transfer, tastings, and kebabs, or is it otherwise?
4. Is there a mandatory fee for the prize pool (500 rubles) from spectators this year?
5. "Poker tournament NL HL 1000 rubles with re-buys and add-ons" – is there a commission in the prize pool for the Heroes tournament?