[HMM II OFF TOURNAMENT] 5th Joint 3-Resource Tournament: "Arena Champion"

Dear tournament participants, fans, and esteemed judges! Unfortunately, during our wonderful Competitive event, certain objective circumstances arose (which the judging panel and my close associates are aware of), negatively impacting the tournament's progress. First and foremost, I apologize for the prolonged delay in announcing the final results of the tournament (2nd to 5th place); this is entirely my fault. In addition, I apologize for the insufficient speed, thoroughness, and attentiveness in judging the arenas of Group A, as well as for the lack of in-depth analysis of a number of game aspects. Please bear with us for a little longer while we finalize the results (2nd to 5th place). I would like to note the exceptionally high level of the tournament. A huge thank you to ALL players without exception. Some played stronger, others differently, but the vast number of original game ideas shown in the tournament personally pleased me very much. The lack of obviousness, and sometimes even the ambiguity, of a number of arenas was almost unprecedented (I can only recall the classic case with the djinns from history; I don't remember another instance with SUCH intensity...), and the 248 arenas played are also very impressive. The resonance of the tournament among fans of the second Heroes game was truly impressive; I hope the enjoyment you gained from playing the arenas will encourage you to participate in future arena (and other) tournaments! Congratulations to the winner of the joint tournament of three forums - PReDS, for his brilliant and innovative play, as a result of which all opponents were defeated with a clean score of 2-0! Sincerely, Qwerty