Hello everyone.
Registration is now open for the tournament with a prize pool.
The status of the tournament is official.
1 General Provisions
Players from all resources are accepted into the tournament (registration on HeroesWorld is desirable, but exceptions will be made for some top players). Face-control will be applied to those recently registered on the resource. I reserve the right to deny participation to some players who have not played a sufficient number of games on the resource and to those who have previously "thrown" tournament games (but I hope it won't come to that :)).
Minimum number of participants - 16, maximum - 64. The top 3 will receive prizes; they are mentioned at the end of the post.
2 Rules and Regulations
Players are divided into 12 groups; 2 participants from each group advance, as well as the 8 best 3rd-place finishers, and continue further via a knockout system.
Game versions:
Participants will be split into 2 brackets: TE and SoD. Until the semi-finals—or until the final if there is an equal number of TE and SoD players—they will not cross paths. However, in case of a crossover, priority will be given to the TE-lite version according to the rules for SoD. Therefore, those who make it to this stage will have to put in the effort to install this version; there is nothing complicated about it.
Rules for SoD and TE-lite versions:
We play on 3 templates: balance, 2sm4(d)3, 8mm6 (they can be taken here: http://dreamcatcher.metroland.ru/templates/templates.html)
First the castle is chosen, then the template. The player highlighted in blue in the table starts the strike-out process. For example:
Javdet: 2sm4d
Pit: Balance
8mm6 remains
Tournament rules for those starting on SoD version 3.2 (4.0) are the same as in the "Favorites to Battle - 2!" tournament /topic/6247/ with a few exceptions:
1 Reverse strike-out. Players strike out castles and heroes not for themselves, but for their opponent. For example:
Javdet: Conflux
Pit: Rampart
Javdet: Castle
Pit: Swamp
Javdet: Barbarian
Pit: Inferno
Javdet: you play as Necropolis with Stracker
Pit: you play as Snow with Piquedram
The starting hero does not necessarily have to be the main one.
This strike-out system will allow a departure from usual starting heroes and bring variety, since there will be no easy life at the start and—in my purely personal opinion—it will more objectively reflect the player's skill.
2 On template 2sm4(d)3, the Inferno castle always starts as red.
3 No color change after restart.
4 Using a Red Ball against opponent heroes is prohibited.
And naturally, we play the entire tournament not with one castle as in "Favorites" (there were already questions :), so I have to clarify)
And some small tips:
- be very careful and responsible with the strike-out process - the strategy here is completely different, and it is much more profitable not to strike out strong castles..
- Do not fall into mourning if you failed to build horses, nags, etc.... There is a huge probability that your opponent doesn't have them either. Moreover, there are many cases where one managed to climb out of an even deeper hole (a particularly vivid example is the Decontaminator with a block under the castle and skipping turns for a whole week). You must fight, and then luck will turn its same body part your way!
Rules for those starting on TE version:
We play on 5 templates: balance, 2sm4(d)3, 8mm6, Nostalgiya, Jebus Cross
- rules for templates 8mm6, Nostalgiya, and Jebus Cross are by default similar to RP-4 rules http://www.forum.heroes.by/viewtopic.php?t=804&sid=c940b58927d5c34fedd336ed2847f2c5;
- rules for template 2sm4(d)3 are similar to the "Nostalgiya" tournament rules http://forum.heroes.by/viewtopic.php?t=724 ;
- rules for template balance are similar to the "Nostalgiya" tournament rules http://forum.heroes.by/viewtopic.php?t=724 with 2 differences:
- Restart at the request of a player who lacks a road to the central treasure zone
and/or lacks a road to their home village. This is taken on the day this fact is discovered.
Map settings - L without Dungeon, two players, difficulty 130% (rook)
Choosing template and castle:
First, the castle is chosen:
The randomizer is launched http://heroes.by/random_towns.php
The randomizer can be restarted. If both players agree to a restart - a new generation occurs for free. If only one player initiates a restart, they must pay 500 coins at the start of the game. If at least one of the castles from the previous generation appears in the new generation, the initiator of the restart may request another generation for free. Each player can initiate a paid randomizer restart only once.
Example: Necropolis-Tavern is rolled. One player requests regeneration for 500 coins. The second time Tavern-Dungeon is rolled. The player can now request regeneration for free.
Then comes the bargaining for castles. One player says to the other: "for the choice of castle I am ready to give (for example) 100 coins", the other says - (for example) 200. Thus, bargaining continues until one of the players says - ok - take the castle for the last specified amount. The opponent chooses the hero.
Then the template strike-out is performed; the player indicated in blue in the pair chooses first.
The tournament lasts 2 weeks, so there will be enough time.
Semi-finals and finals are best of 3 (up to 2 wins).
Those who do not play on time will be penalized with technical losses. If players cannot agree on a game time, the organizer reserves the right to assign a game time.
3 Application for Tournament Participation
Applications are submitted in this thread; please be sure to specify: nickname on HeroesWorld, ICQ number, and convenient time for playing.
For example:
Avern
594336178
weekdays, from 16-00 to 24-00, any time by prior agreement.
preferred game version (in descending order) SoD, TE-lite, TE
4 Judges:
Chief Judge Dirty_Player (please welcome him :)),
On the sidelines - Pit and Javdet
5 Prizes:
1st place - an oil painting))) photo attached. The original is not available, but closer to the final I will make a reproduction approximately 60x80 in size. Muscovites and, to a lesser extent, St. Petersburg residents can exchange this product for money at a decent rate))), it will be harder for residents of other cities (I'll explain to those strongly interested via ICQ). The only problem may arise with shipping from Ukraine to Russia and Belarus, so there might be a delay until a convenient opportunity appears. (In the "No Rules" tournament Pit waited a month and a half or two, but he eventually got it :)) Frame not included))))
2nd place - a stylish porcelain piece from Avern. Handmade tiger, so it will differ slightly from what is in the photo :).
3rd place - this green dragon from Pit.
I haven't discussed the nuances of prize delivery with Avern and Pit, but I think no problems will arise.
Зима 2011-12.