[HMM II TOURNAMENT OFF] The second stage of the Van Cunningham 2008 tournament.

where is the "excellent result for Fireball"???

7-8-3. Although the parameters and mercury weren't optimized due to a tight deadline. I thought I wouldn't even play this stage, but on Monday, I had a relatively free day, so I played from morning till night. The final save is dated 23:38 Moscow time. Extreme, man.

it was only possible to predict by looking at the save in detail

I think 7 days is achievable with a fairly wide range of starting saves. Yes, there were some nice additions of fairies, thieves, and goblins. But I had to start as a Knight (which is not relevant here, that's why Qwerty said it was a difficult start), the guards weren't the most pleasant, and there were no Barbarians in the tavern, etc.