Yur, did you even ask me, for example?

Maybe I'm not comfortable playing on a laptop?
The issue isn't just about time, but also about the mode of operation, damn it, of the brain... or rather, what's left of it :D

Speaking for myself, a sanatorium definitely won't provide the right environment, and the constant activity on a laptop screen will overload what's left of my brain even more than a few sleepless hours.

So, this "improvement" in organization is by no means a straightforward thing.
Our world, unfortunately, is far from perfect.
And it's impossible, in principle, to make things so good that they can't be improved further.
All decisions, as a rule, involve compromises – if there aren't enough resources to create ideal conditions.
In this case, unfortunately, there aren't.

BUT
Eric is the organizer.
He takes responsibility for reconciling the contradictions and achieving a result that satisfies all participants.
And he puts his heart and soul, and maximum effort, into it.
I repeat, Eric is responsible for making sure everything is as good as possible; he wants what's best and does everything he can to achieve it.
And I trust him in this matter, even though I'm generally quite critical.
So, a resort is the way to go.
Laptops for those who take the main goal of the event seriously – that's fine; it will help them catch up. But moving the tournament to a home-based format has both advantages and disadvantages.
So, let the organizers, whose competence no one has ever doubted, decide what the Tournament will be like, and the dissatisfied can go elsewhere!
But some of Vika's suggestions are worth considering – but only as a supplement to the overall policy, not as an alternative.
Personally, I can stay up for a couple of nights if necessary – in Moscow, it was after a sleepless night and a party that I felt best ;) And I almost fell asleep on the first day of the tournament with Vitalik not because of that, but thanks to the cognac :smile43: And I slept for about 4 hours before the second day... but I was still able to keep going, so the living conditions aren't a hindrance for those who want to participate.
Everyone should decide for themselves what they need, within the framework of Eric's conditions.... But why, while complaining about the time constraints, didn't Yur suggest simultaneous matches for the players who are falling behind, since the tournament engine allows it – that's strange.
In my opinion, that's the lesser of two evils ;) Even extra computers from the club aren't needed – two Heroes windows can easily run on a basic machine