Pit for LM
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Dear friends! I invite you to take part in a traditional tournament:
To take part in the tournament it is necessary to provide the following information:
favorite castle
5 favorite templates that will take part in the templates election
icq number
1. During the whole tournament every participant plays for his chosen favorite town. If two similar towns meet then players can come to a mutual agreement about starting heroes. If they can't, heroes are set to random.
2. It is forbidden to start as Galthran in Necropolis (only for SoD version). If Galthran comes to the tavern, it is allowed to level him up for any town.
3. Starting hero in Conflux must be set to random.
4. The color in the drawing tables is only for the first generation. After each no-reason restart (only 111+111+111 or 111+112 or 113) colors must be swapped.
5. It is allowed to agree mutually on any rules changes except the change of favorite castle and Fair Play rule.
6. The game version is SoD 3.2 (4.0) + HDmod or under mutual agreement terms - WT, ТЕ or ТЕ-Light. Time limit is 6 minutes; it can be changed by mutual agreement.
The play-off games time will be 8 minutes/turn! By mutual agreement, this may vary.
During registration every player chooses 5 (or fewer) of his favorite templates.
The list of templates for the tournament will be determined after the end of registration according to the results of the players' election.
The template for the game will be chosen by elimination procedure from the list of 5 templates: 8мм6а, 2SM4d(3), Jebus cross, Balance, Mini-Nostalgia.
Blue player starts the procedure.
/Example:
Blue :
1. balance
Red :
2. 8mm6
Blue:
3. 2SM4d(3)
Red:
4. Jebus cross
Thus the game is played on the 5th remaining template.
Rules for 2SM4d(3) are exactly the same as the rules for seasonal tournament /topic/at/440849/
The description of 2SM4d(3)
Rules differences for templates other than 2sm4d(3):
8мм6а:
- Map settings: XL+U, 2 humans + 6 computers, difficulty 160%.
- Dirt road restart. It is taken by the will of any player immediately after map generation.
- It is allowed to move between zones without fighting misplaced guards.
- If there is an upgrade of 1, 6, 7 creature building in Conflux or 4 creature building in Necropolis, it is not allowed to upgrade your existing troops of these levels or buy an upgraded version of creatures. If a Necromancy amplifier is built, it is not allowed to upgrade the vampire estate and it is allowed to use additional skeletons coming from necromancy.
- It is allowed to use DD twice a day on expert air magic.
Jebus cross:
- Map settings: XL-U, 2 humans, no water, monsters - strong, difficulty 160%, time limit 8 minutes.
- Restart by the will of a player who has the only road leading to the desert. It is taken on the day of the discovery of that fact.
- Restart by the will of a player who has no road to the desert. It is taken on the day of the discovery of that fact.
- Dirt road restart. It is taken by the will of any player immediately after map generation.
- It is allowed to use "Angel wings" and spells "Fly" and "DD" to move between zones only if the border guards between these zones were eliminated.
- If there are bugged zone transitions, it is allowed to use them only if the guards from these zones to the desert are eliminated.
- It is allowed to use Galthran as a starting hero in Necropolis.
Balance:
- Map settings: L-U, humans - 2, computers - 0, no water, strong monsters, difficulty 130%.
Mini-Nostalgia:
- Map settings: L+U humans - 2, computers - 6.
- To avoid double-builds, computer castles are chosen by the players. The blue player starts choosing, chooses one castle for his computer (the one in the zone neighboring to blue's starting position), then red chooses one castle for his computer etc. There must be no repeats and computer castles must differ from players'. Computer castles are set by the host before the start of the game.
- It is allowed to move between zones without fighting misplaced guards. The exception is the strong guards to the central zone - they must be fought.
1. Organizers:
Tournament chief: R55Max - icq 584985121
Refereeing and dispute resolution: Dirty_Player - icq 408722873 and Pit for LM - icq 471401475
2. Other:
- Disputes between players are solved by organizers.
- Organizers can introduce any changes in tournament rules and organization.
3. Drawings and tournament system:
Will be determined after the end of registration.
4. Tournament schedule.
1) The games in groups are conducted in round robin (all players of a group play each other).
2) The winners of groups form the upper bracket of the next stage of tournament which is conducted under a Double Elimination system.
3) Players who took second place in groups form the lower bracket of the Double Elimination system.
4) The main criterion for placement in groups is the number of points gathered (win brings 1 point, draw brings 0.5 points, loss brings 0 points). If some players have the same number of points, then places are distributed according to the following additional criteria (listed in order of priority):
a) Berger's coefficient
b) Personal encounter
c) Additional game on balance template (M, 200%, 4 minutes / turn)
d) Random.
5) The final game between winners of the upper and lower brackets is conducted up to 3 wins. The winner of the upper bracket must win 2 games, while the winner of the lower bracket must win 3 games.
Tournament starts on 01 October 2011.
One game is played every 2 weeks.
If you cannot play for some reason during 2 weeks or more - it is necessary to let the organizer know!
5. Technical results:
Will be set individually after discussions with players.
6. The tournament is official.
The winner will be awarded a medal under their avatar:
Players who take 2nd and 3rd place will also be awarded medals.
Players who take the first 3 places will receive diplomas with the nickname and avatar or photo of the player who won. Diplomas will be shipped by postal service.
The winners of previous The Battle of Favorites! tournaments:
"The Battle of Favorites! - 1" (2008) - Dudge (Necropolis) - Tournament history
"The Battle of Favorites! - 2" (2009) - Pit for LM (Conflux) - Tournament history
"The Battle of Favorites! - 3" (2010) - Сатир (Fortress) - Tournament history
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The Battle of Favorites! - 4
To take part in the tournament it is necessary to provide the following information:
favorite castle
5 favorite templates that will take part in the templates election
icq number
Rules of the games:
1. During the whole tournament every participant plays for his chosen favorite town. If two similar towns meet then players can come to a mutual agreement about starting heroes. If they can't, heroes are set to random.
2. It is forbidden to start as Galthran in Necropolis (only for SoD version). If Galthran comes to the tavern, it is allowed to level him up for any town.
3. Starting hero in Conflux must be set to random.
4. The color in the drawing tables is only for the first generation. After each no-reason restart (only 111+111+111 or 111+112 or 113) colors must be swapped.
5. It is allowed to agree mutually on any rules changes except the change of favorite castle and Fair Play rule.
6. The game version is SoD 3.2 (4.0) + HDmod or under mutual agreement terms - WT, ТЕ or ТЕ-Light. Time limit is 6 minutes; it can be changed by mutual agreement.
The play-off games time will be 8 minutes/turn! By mutual agreement, this may vary.
Templates.
During registration every player chooses 5 (or fewer) of his favorite templates.
The list of templates for the tournament will be determined after the end of registration according to the results of the players' election.
The template for the game will be chosen by elimination procedure from the list of 5 templates: 8мм6а, 2SM4d(3), Jebus cross, Balance, Mini-Nostalgia.
Blue player starts the procedure.
/Example:
Blue :
1. balance
Red :
2. 8mm6
Blue:
3. 2SM4d(3)
Red:
4. Jebus cross
Thus the game is played on the 5th remaining template.
Rules for 2SM4d(3) are exactly the same as the rules for seasonal tournament /topic/at/440849/
The description of 2SM4d(3)
Rules differences for templates other than 2sm4d(3):
8мм6а:
- Map settings: XL+U, 2 humans + 6 computers, difficulty 160%.
- Dirt road restart. It is taken by the will of any player immediately after map generation.
- It is allowed to move between zones without fighting misplaced guards.
- If there is an upgrade of 1, 6, 7 creature building in Conflux or 4 creature building in Necropolis, it is not allowed to upgrade your existing troops of these levels or buy an upgraded version of creatures. If a Necromancy amplifier is built, it is not allowed to upgrade the vampire estate and it is allowed to use additional skeletons coming from necromancy.
- It is allowed to use DD twice a day on expert air magic.
Jebus cross:
- Map settings: XL-U, 2 humans, no water, monsters - strong, difficulty 160%, time limit 8 minutes.
- Restart by the will of a player who has the only road leading to the desert. It is taken on the day of the discovery of that fact.
- Restart by the will of a player who has no road to the desert. It is taken on the day of the discovery of that fact.
- Dirt road restart. It is taken by the will of any player immediately after map generation.
- It is allowed to use "Angel wings" and spells "Fly" and "DD" to move between zones only if the border guards between these zones were eliminated.
- If there are bugged zone transitions, it is allowed to use them only if the guards from these zones to the desert are eliminated.
- It is allowed to use Galthran as a starting hero in Necropolis.
Balance:
- Map settings: L-U, humans - 2, computers - 0, no water, strong monsters, difficulty 130%.
Mini-Nostalgia:
- Map settings: L+U humans - 2, computers - 6.
- To avoid double-builds, computer castles are chosen by the players. The blue player starts choosing, chooses one castle for his computer (the one in the zone neighboring to blue's starting position), then red chooses one castle for his computer etc. There must be no repeats and computer castles must differ from players'. Computer castles are set by the host before the start of the game.
- It is allowed to move between zones without fighting misplaced guards. The exception is the strong guards to the central zone - they must be fought.
Organization:
1. Organizers:
Tournament chief: R55Max - icq 584985121
Refereeing and dispute resolution: Dirty_Player - icq 408722873 and Pit for LM - icq 471401475
2. Other:
- Disputes between players are solved by organizers.
- Organizers can introduce any changes in tournament rules and organization.
3. Drawings and tournament system:
Will be determined after the end of registration.
4. Tournament schedule.
1) The games in groups are conducted in round robin (all players of a group play each other).
2) The winners of groups form the upper bracket of the next stage of tournament which is conducted under a Double Elimination system.
3) Players who took second place in groups form the lower bracket of the Double Elimination system.
4) The main criterion for placement in groups is the number of points gathered (win brings 1 point, draw brings 0.5 points, loss brings 0 points). If some players have the same number of points, then places are distributed according to the following additional criteria (listed in order of priority):
a) Berger's coefficient
b) Personal encounter
c) Additional game on balance template (M, 200%, 4 minutes / turn)
d) Random.
5) The final game between winners of the upper and lower brackets is conducted up to 3 wins. The winner of the upper bracket must win 2 games, while the winner of the lower bracket must win 3 games.
Tournament starts on 01 October 2011.
One game is played every 2 weeks.
If you cannot play for some reason during 2 weeks or more - it is necessary to let the organizer know!
5. Technical results:
Will be set individually after discussions with players.
6. The tournament is official.
The winner will be awarded a medal under their avatar:
Players who take 2nd and 3rd place will also be awarded medals.
Players who take the first 3 places will receive diplomas with the nickname and avatar or photo of the player who won. Diplomas will be shipped by postal service.
The winners of previous The Battle of Favorites! tournaments:
"The Battle of Favorites! - 1" (2008) - Dudge (Necropolis) - Tournament history
"The Battle of Favorites! - 2" (2009) - Pit for LM (Conflux) - Tournament history
"The Battle of Favorites! - 3" (2010) - Сатир (Fortress) - Tournament history
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