1st annual offline tournament "Best Of The Best"

...it seems to me that the initial map should not have been given for everyone to see, because not everyone is as cool as some here think they are, and for sure, few people examined it in the editor...

I think 9 out of 10 players looked at the map in the editor... There is no point in not giving out the map at all. I'll explain why: take me, a maniac, as you put it, :D if I didn't have the map in front of my eyes, I would enable cheat codes, give my hero infinite movement and a strong army, and play through the game, checking every nook and cranny, write down on paper what is where, and then play anyway as if I had the map in front of me... :) Again, unlike you... :) The only downside is that this process would take a very long time, which is why the map is needed to save time.

The offline format differs from online precisely in that the player has the opportunity to plan their map walkthrough tactics in advance, and then try to implement all their ideas...

by the way, I don't remember why some are bold italic, and some are straight??? I figured out that italic ones are verified!!!! but why are there so few of them??? do they only check the strongest???? yes???

Everyone is checked, it's just that the host, like all of us, doesn't have much free time...

Added after 5 minutes

As I understand it, we can start discussing the tournament on December 31?

Yes, unless the deadline for submitting saves is extended, otherwise, I think no discussions will be allowed.