[2x2 Tournament] Resurrection

Andrey will voice the decision of the Arbitration Committee; he seems to be having some problems right now. Regarding the rules: The first draft of our rules for SoD was based on the HP rules. It seems that the phrase originated from there:

It is forbidden to use cheat codes or any kind of "bugs" during the game.

When I was developing the second version, we discussed the game bugs in detail. Some bugs were prohibited:

5.13. Bugs: 5.13.1. It is forbidden for the Artifact Merchant in the Castle, Tower, and Dungeon to sell Artifacts or Magic Scrolls at prices that do not correspond to their actual price. 5.13.2. It is forbidden to use the bug of viewing the opponent's hero. 5.13.3. It is forbidden to use a hero without an army (the army must have at least one unit). Before dismissing, you can take the entire army.

and the use of other bugs was allowed, and they were not listed, assuming that the phrase was sufficient:

5.14. Actions that are not prohibited/restricted by these rules are permitted.

The phrase

It is forbidden to use cheat codes or any kind of "bugs" during the game.

was left by me in the section "V. Non-standard and controversial situations. Judging." Why? The game bugs are described, but it is very likely that bugs will occur when using additional programs and files. When reading the rules carefully, we find another phrase (section I.2):

The player using these programs and files is responsible for all bugs that occur.

It is impossible to predict in advance what might happen here. For example, there was a period when using a mod could cause extra units to appear when splitting a stack, or there was incorrect growth. Such "all kinds of" bugs cannot be used. Back then (winter 2010-11), we managed to discuss and refine the first three sections. It took more than 2 months, and we worked very actively. According to my plan, the section "V. Non-standard and controversial situations. Judging" should also have been developed at that time. But serious problems in real life threw me out of Heroes for about six months. I believe that something fundamentally new should be introduced into the rules all at once and not often, so as not to confuse players and organizers. After the rules were adopted, I did not make any significant changes, only some clarifications and additions based on the results of the vote. Now, 2 years have passed since the release of the 2nd edition, I am preparing the next - the third - for discussion. I have changed the structure, made some additions, let's discuss what else needs to be changed... In the coming days, I will start moderating the Useful Info section; there has been a lot of garbage accumulated again, and I will add something (I will probably write an article about the game bugs so that there are fewer questions from beginners) and rearrange some posts, and after that, we will start discussing the new edition of the Rules. Regarding this situation: It is extremely rare. In our season, it happened only once; the players turned to the judge, they sorted it out, the bug was allowed, and there were no complaints. How is this spell worse than blindness or an explosion? Should those also be banned, as they also ruin everything? I repeat, our rules are written for SoD, the tournament is played on WT, which a priori declares permission for any actions. And how do you like the WT bug, where after splitting against neutrals, their number doubles? Vitaly and I had this in the previous game - the dragons suddenly multiplied :smile04: