I made up my mind. Kyiv set a bad example – it didn't work out. Perhaps the timing was wrong, or the players' enthusiasm waned, or maybe other factors were at play; who knows. But all is not lost. I'll try to repeat last year's event. Fortunately, I have some experience, and Dnepropetrovsk's location allows many Heroes players from other cities to get there quickly and easily. The drawbacks of last year: 1) It was quite noisy in the club, with loud music, but the club is right in the city center (with convenient pricing), in a large shopping center where everything was within easy reach. The club can be changed; it's not a problem. 2) We didn't have enough time to play all the games in two days. Although there were only 8 people, the final and the match for third place were completed online. It took a long time to get everyone together, and in the end, we only played for about a day and a half. It would be good to start on Friday. This would give us enough time to play all the games and still have time for socializing. So, I am announcing the holding of a qualifying tournament for Ukraine for the upcoming CIS Championship 2011. It seems that the championship itself will be held in Michurinsk. The region is not particularly inaccessible; I saw that there are inexpensive trains from Kyiv and Kharkiv to Lipetsk, and from there it is 80 km to Michurinsk. If you travel by car, it's even better, much cheaper and faster than trains if you go together, about twice as fast. So, Location – Dnepropetrovsk. Organizer – Piterius. Date – February 25-27, 2011; Duration – three days. If someone cannot arrive on Friday, they can be awarded 0.5 points, or, as an alternative, we can organize 1 online round (with mutual agreement); maybe someone will play 2 games in the club at the same time; everything is negotiable. Prices in the clubs are 40 UAH (5 USD) from 9 am to 9 pm, and 25 UAH from 9 pm to 9 am. Accommodation can be arranged for 60 UAH/day per person. Food costs approximately 30-40 UAH. Version – Cherk from three versions of SoD/WT under SoD/WT I ask those who wish to receive the coveted tickets to express their opinions here, point by point, so that, by democratic majority, we can determine all the desired parameters: 1. Version – desired/acceptable/unacceptable 2. Templates – I want/I will/I won't 3. Desired date from the above. 4. How many days can I come (2 or 3). 5. Accommodation required or not. 6. Do I need/don't I need to contribute to the prize fund (which I automatically take as I can/cannot contribute). 7. Can I come with a laptop – yes/no. We also really need a tournament judge – I liked the example of the championship in Kyiv, when Vik screened the generations. This is an indispensable option for saving time. Sign up, don't be shy, whether you want to play, visit, or judge. Of course, participants from neighboring countries are also invited. Participants: 1. Piterius 2. KostyaN 3. Psyche_7 4. Forrest 5. Javdet 6. Medium_HP 7. rebellious 8. Volodymyr Rules: For WT-full, the rules will be RP-4. For SoD, the current standard rules apply here. For WT under SoD, the rules are standard; the settings are determined by voting among the participants: Game settings Difficulty 160%, roads – medium, for Jebus – fast. Inferno patch – enabled. Time – timer 4000+500. 1. Creature experience system (50%) – disabled 2. Army tax – disabled 3. Bank – enabled 4. Ability to leave an artifact – enabled 5. Anti-cheat – enabled 6. Restriction on Hit_and_Run – disabled 7. Chess clock – enabled 8. Timer stops in battles – disabled 9. Transfer of money before the first day – enabled 10. Guild of Mages reconstruction – enabled 11. Empty battlefield – disabled 12. No improved stack – enabled 13. Disable neutral morale – enabled 14. Ban classes – disabled. 15. Instead of scrolls, gold – enabled 16. Construction of a 2nd-level dwelling in all cities – enabled 17. Replacement of neutral cities – enabled. 18. One-sided to two-sided monolith – enabled _________________________________________________ Options for banning spells: Yes – banned, No – allowed. 1. Ban in the Guilds of Mages and Pyramids – yes 2. Ban in magical shrines – yes 3. Ban for schoolchildren – yes 4. Ban in scroll boxes and Pandora's boxes – yes 5. Ban among the hero's initial spells – yes 6. Summon ship – yes 7. Sink ship – yes 8. Walking on water – yes 9. City portal – no 10. Dimension door – no 11. Flight – no 12. Visions – yes 13. Armageddon – no 14. View air – yes 15. View earth – yes 16. Reanimate dead – no 17. Resurrection – no 18. Invisibility – no __________________________________ Banned artifacts: 1. Boots of levitation – yes (banned) 2. Angel wings – no (not banned) 3. Tome of magic of Air – no 4. Tome of magic of Earth – no 5. Tome of magic of Water – no 6. Tome of magic of Fire – no 7. Hat of the orator – no 8. Hat of the sea captain – yes 9. Cloak of negation – yes 10. Sphere of suppression – yes 11. Medal of vulnerability – no 12. Shackles of war – no 13. Necklace of Sea Passage – yes 14. Badge of courage – no 15. Cloak of the undead king – yes 16. Assembled artifacts – no Randomizer of castles + auctions – yes. Restarts – 3 days in total, for Jebus – 2 days for all versions.