The Skype conference summarizing the results of the second round was successfully held :) The results are as follows: The map for the third round: Прилив. The best way to solve the Steam-Book problem is to buy the Steam version for yourself. Changes to the tournament rules: - It is forbidden to use a secondary hero from the Necropolis faction. Exception: if you are playing as a Necromancer or playing against a Necromancer. - From the third round, a mandatory race ban will be introduced. The ban will be carried out without randomization, simply from all available races. I will try to improve my tool to accommodate this, but if I don't have time, you can ban via email, Skype, etc. - It is forbidden to cast the Sacrifice spell (second level of Tears of the Necromancer) on a vampire. - It is forbidden to equip the Guardian Breastplate artifact. The conference recording is here (the sound sometimes glitches): http://twitch.tv/heroesplanet/b/311672776

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Finally, the Third Round has begun. Changes to the rules: - It is forbidden to use a secondary hero from the Necropolis faction. Exception: if you are playing as a Necromancer or playing against a Necromancer. - From the third round, a mandatory race ban will be introduced. The ban will be carried out without randomization, simply from all available races. For now, we are banning via email, Skype, etc. What is a race ban: Each player initially has 5 factions available. Players sequentially ban one race for themselves or their opponent. They play with the races that remain after the ban. - It is forbidden to cast the Sacrifice spell (second level of Tears of the Necromancer) on a vampire. - It is forbidden to equip the Guardian Breastplate artifact. - Players of the Naga faction are forbidden to move across water without boats. We now have 3 bots: Bot_1, 2, 3. If they are your opponents, you automatically win. The deadline for the end of the second round is March 25, 2012. Please note that the deadline will not be extended! The next round will begin as soon as all participants have played their first game. So, check the tournament table periodically ;)