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News for January 31, 2011.
I had successful negotiations with the club management. It's a great place for a tournament. Soon, Mizrael and I will try to launch a version of the game for the finals, test the network, and settings.
There are over 40 computers. I thought for a moment about making the tournament larger. But I decided against it. The principle of fair play is the most important thing; otherwise, the meaning of a competition between the best is lost. And it's not possible to run a Swiss-system tournament in 3-4 days, considering the length of the matches – on average, one game takes a day. It's feasible for 20 people, but not for 40.
However, we can run a small Heroes of Might and Magic 2 tournament in parallel; there are enough computers, and this area will be slightly away from the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 tournament.
The only thing that worries me is the hotel. 1100 per day, which means a player will have to pay 4-5 thousand for 3-4 days. I don't know what to do. I'm in favor of maximizing the accessibility of tournaments and reducing costs so that anyone who wants to has the opportunity to win the qualifying round and participate in the finals.
Of course, I'll try to accommodate as many people as possible; there are enough beds and sofas for 8-9 people. Siberians, people from Tambov, plus the head judge, Vic, and someone else...
Unfortunately, the practice of renting apartments or houses for a few days, as was the case in Krasnodar, is not common in Moscow or St. Petersburg. They only rent for several months, and everything is already taken, I checked.