I started playing King's Bounty, and it captivated me, even though I didn't understand much. But how much joy I felt when my army consisted only of flying units, and I soared across the map! Then the internet appeared, and I kept searching for the game's name in search engines, which led me to the League. I am very grateful to them for my first gaming experience and for the opportunity to participate in the Krasnodar Festival (the final of the CIS championship according to "Chaos League"). A little about those days: first, on the train, on Stranger's laptop, who was going to play the 4th version, we were testing the heroes, and he got hooked on the third one. We couldn't convince Oxygen and Shnurov (you can't outdrink them!). Then, hospitable Krasnodar welcomed us. Huge thanks to the organizer, Alan Prost, who brought together game enthusiasts from all over the CIS. There were games, a chess tournament (Lord Dim took first place), kebabs high in the mountains, and discussions with Antal about 4 goals out of 10 shots from one goal to another. Jabbar made everyone run around the basketball court, Horn taught the art of final battles... In general, a sea of emotions and experiences. Later, online gaming took off, with more and more people, more communication. We had kebab parties in Moscow, and Balamut and Cobra came. I remember it was raining, but thanks to the experience of building temporary roofs between trees (the architect, Old Man), we managed to have our kebabs! It's nice to remember how every time we had kebabs (usually before and after summer, when the water was either still cold or already warm), MacLeod swam in the canal, and it was cold to watch him. But he was having a good time!
Sometimes, Dream would join us, it's a shame it wasn't often, come visit!
As I already wrote, there were also Michurinsk tournaments, and Vam Rad welcomed us very warmly. It's a nice city, we had a great time sitting in cafes, like one big family...
The internet allows you to play from home, and now I'm less willing to go to clubs. It's harder to organize tournaments like the Haus tournaments, but those were legendary tournaments. Sitting next to the "mega-fathers" and gaining experience in just one game was sometimes more than you could gain in years. It's good in St. Petersburg, where club gaming is still thriving, and not everyone has switched to playing poker. May there be games and communication!

PS I've attached a photo from Krasnodar