Wars of the Wizards 2

Some kind of strange system with choosing templates in the group, it turns out you have to be ready to play on any of the 11 templates, even the most crazy ones in your opinion, if your opponent is blue? How will a pair of templates be set for the tour, from which blue chooses 1? It was written here that the tournament is open and many "non-dads" for example do not like HL+U, hence such a template pool, but isn't it strange to force preparation for all 11?

I already wrote that Skirmish will not be played in groups, it is added for tiebreaker games (in case of equal points in a group). It is also kept for qualifiers (if necessary).

I initially did not include template pairs for groups in the regulations. I wanted to keep the intrigue and interest for the players. But I suppose I will have to add them before the tournament starts. Which I have done:)

Tour 1: 8xm12a / Panic
Tour 2: Diamond / h3dm1
Tour 3: Balance L-U / 8mm6a
Tour 4: 6lm10a / Yolka
Tour 5: 2sm4d / Spider

As you can understand from the regulations, each player will choose a template for a game 2 times themselves and play 2 times on the template their opponent chooses.
Since the tournament is held in rounds, there will be no need to prepare for all templates at once.

I generally don't understand why Yolka is shoved into every tournament, even though no one plays on it anyway and won't play on it in this tournament either. And Panic and Skirmish are essentially the same template.

I agree they are similar, which is why Skirmish will not be played in groups.
Regarding templates where everyone always plays Mages anyway. M-200 is not played in the group. On other L+ sized templates, playing as Mages is situational, and it is not a correct statement that they will play as them constantly. You can even stay on a starting Mage (Solmyr, Dessa, a good random Mage in Conflux, Tante) on an HL+U template under favorable circumstances.

Now regarding the selection of templates. In the tournament, I want to make something similar to the analogy of sports group games. Where matches are played home/away. I believe this will add interest. Undoubtedly, fewer players welcome templates like Yolka, Panic, or 8xm12a, but I want a tournament participant to have the opportunity to choose them if they wish.

Tournament games are good precisely because you have to adapt to the opponent in one case or another. I recall the playoffs of the Outlaw tournament, where I had to play 2 times 8xm8a against Mizrael, because he drew very inconveniently for me, and for the decisive game I had to change my drawing and eventually play Jebus Cross, which I also did not initially plan to play. Therefore, in tournaments, a player should be prepared for the fact that it is impossible to constantly remain in a comfort zone and play only the template you want.

So by removing Jebus Cross and Ministosta (and by the way, keeping the same Balance with ГО) I think you reduced the pool of adequate templates. For example, I see my drawing among this pool as removing inadequate nonsense tested by years and leaving the choice to the opponent, who benefits more from randomness. Of course, you are the organizer - it's your tournament and your opinion, but you should think from another person's point of view.

And regarding templates with ГО. After all, on Balance, you can get through to the regular treasure zone via an unguarded passage; on smc, you can reach your opponent without breaking through ГО.
I rejected Jebus Cross primarily because, at the moment, rebuilding the 1st floor of the Guild is only available after completely building the Mage Guild. And since breaking ГО is a mandatory condition, situations can arise where a player has no opportunity to simply leave their spawn.
I have approximately the same view on Ministosta. With a bad/unfavorable setup, without breaking ГО, a player has no opportunity to force the opponent into quick contact and try to win through magic, since ГО blocks the direct path to the opponent.

Perhaps I am wrong somewhere. I am concerned about less experienced players in some aspects and want to increase their chances of competing. The tournament is not official and the regulations for the next one may differ radically from this one. Although overall, I believe that on the templates presented in the tournament, we will be in for real Battles of Mages and various game strategies.