Posts from [HoMM IV DUEL TOURNAMENT ON] "Snowstorm"

Introduction:
1)The tournament is official. It is held on HoMM IV version: Equilibris 3.51(Download here). You can connect via Hamachi (Download here) in one subnet:
Name:
HOMM4 Arena
Password:
Arena

2)The tournament consists of 2 stages: "Summit" and "Journey through Axeoth".
The 1st stage includes exclusively single games; in the second stage, if there are enough participants, pair games will also be held. Arena archives and their descriptions can be downloaded via the link at the bottom of the post.
Registration for the tournament is considered open with the launch of this topic and will last until 15 January.
Anyone wishing to join may sign up for the tournament; the main condition is to be registered on HeroesWorld.
To participate in the tournament, you must leave an application in this topic. The application must include: your Nickname and ICQ number.
Games will begin on 16 January.

Tournament Rules:

1)Depending on the number of participants, the organizers will choose the tournament system. This could be either elimination games or all participants in a General group.

2)The host is responsible for organizing each specific game and bears responsibility for it. If a game remains unplayed after a week, a technical defeat is awarded to the host. If the opponent shows no interest in the game, tries to avoid it, fails to appear at the appointed time, etc., the host must notify the organizers, who will then investigate the circumstances.

3)Participants are given a maximum of one week for any game in the tour. After the game is played, the host must provide a report on its progress:
(Report sample for the first stage) "Player1 (Race) def. Player2 (Race)"
(Report sample for the second stage) "Player1 (Hero) def. Player2(Hero)"

The second participant must confirm the result, after which it will be accepted by the tournament organizers.

Note: In pair games during the second stage, heroes are also specified.

4)Games in a general group (if this system is adopted) are conducted on a calendar basis. 1 point will be awarded for a win, and 0 for a loss.

5)It is forbidden to edit arenas in any way. A player will be disqualified from the tournament if such a violation is established.

6)The use of cheats is also forbidden.


1st Stage.

Each of the two duelists crosses out 1 Castle from the 6 possible (the host crosses first). From the remaining 4 Castles, the host chooses a Castle first, followed by the second player. Participants play three arenas with the chosen Castles in this order:
1. mini version on Master difficulty;
2. standard version on Apprentice difficulty;
3. large version on Apprentice difficulty
Duels in the tour are played until two wins.

Having gathered all proposed armies, the player must proceed to the arena on the very first day.

2nd Stage.

Single.
Each of the two duelists crosses out 8 duel heroes for their opponent (not consecutively, but in one wave). Then the second player chooses a hero first (from the remaining 10), followed by the host (the same hero cannot be chosen in one tour). The second pair of heroes is chosen in reverse order — first the host and then the second player.
Duels in the tour are played until two wins.
Exchange of armies or artifacts between heroes is forbidden.

Pair.
This occurs through alternating crossing out of races (the non-host crosses first). Thus, in the end, one race remains for each pair. In this case, one hero from a race "drops out" and the opponent's choice cannot be predicted exactly. Victory in a specific game occurs when all enemy forces are crushed, i.e., when both participants of the pair have won. If the score in a specific game is "1-1", the surviving players fight each other until victory, after which the pair is awarded a win for the round.
Victory in the tour is awarded for two won rounds.
Exchange of armies or artifacts between heroes is forbidden.
It is also forbidden to send scouts to identify the "dropped" hero.

Having gathered all proposed armies, the player must proceed to the arena on the very first day.

We wish everyone luck and enjoyment from the game!

PARTICIPANT LIST
NUMBER	PLAYER NICK	ICQ NUMBER
1	WisTrit	395073353
2	snaiper133	409119300
3	Lu41k	462206681
4	ZYbr	386111321
5	CTPAHHuK	277184158
6	Dr Motor	466706082
7	LeSHiJ-MaX	497000011
8	LordZezuk	390435832
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1 Stage "Summit"

So. The game scheme for the first stage will be as follows:
Participants are divided into two groups of 4 people each. From each group, players who took first place advance and play the final of the stage.

I think the scheme will remain the same for the first and second stages. Only in the second stage, in the pair category (if everyone can be split into pairs :)), there will be one general group.

Draw Results.

Group A
№		1	2	3	4	.W.	.L.	.P.
1	ZYbr	---	0	2	2	6	4	2
2	Dr Motor	2	---	2	2	6	6	1
3	LeSHiJ-MaX	0	0	---	0	6	0	4
4	Lu41k	0	0	2	---	6	2	3

Group B
№		1	2	3	4	.W.	.L.	.P.
1	CTPAHHuK	---	1	2	1	6	4	3
2	LordZezuk	1	---	2	1	6	4	2
3	WisTrit	0	0	---	0	6	0	4
4	snaiper133	1	1	2	---	6	4	1

Final.

Dr Motor vs snaiper133 2 - 1

Winner of the first stage:
Dr Motor

Unfortunately, because not everyone will likely be able to participate in the 2nd stage for a number of reasons, there is no point in making it group-based... Thus, the 2nd stage will have one general group from which the winner will emerge based on the results. Consequently, each participant will need to play against all other players.

After the draw, the following table was produced:

General Group
№		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	W	L	P
1	snaiper133		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	LeSHiJ-MaX	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Dr Motor	-	-		-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
4	CTPAHHuK(eliminated)	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x
5	Lu41k	-	-	-	-		-	1	-	-	-	-
6	LordZezuk	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
7	ZYbr	-	-	1	-	0	-		1	-	-	-
8	WisTrit	-	-	-	-	-	-	0			-	-

Hosts are distributed as follows:

1 player is the host in matches with players 2, 4, 6 and 8.
2 player - with players 3, 5 and 7
3 player - with players 1, 4, 6 and 8
4 player - with players 2, 5 and 7
5 player - with players 1, 3, 6 and 8
6 player - with players 2, 4 and 7
7 player - with players 1, 3, 5 and 8
8 player - with players 2, 4 and 6

The second stage starts on 18 February; I allocate 4 weeks for all games, this time should be enough...
I wish all participants luck and beautiful battles :smile02:

The tournament status has been changed to official!

Wow! What changes! I was planning to sign up later... but I don't think there's any point in delaying. I really enjoyed these duels:)

WisTrit
395073353

I would like to participate. Here is my ICQ number: 409 119 300.

Oh, finally, I'm not the organizer :D
We can just have some fun playing :)
So, add me to the list! Let's relive the good old days! :)

Guys, thanks for the tournament :smile03:

I play too. :smile25:
My ICQ is in my profile.

P.S. I can only play on weekdays from 9:00 PM
(7:00 PM Moscow time) until late, except for unforeseen circumstances, of course. Is that okay?

Sign me up too!

P.S. I'm only available to play during the week from 9 PM (7 PM Moscow time) until late, except for unforeseen circumstances. Is that okay?

It depends on the player, but I think that's perfectly fine.

What about the timing? When, how long, and what temperature?:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

2 LeSHiJ-MaX

"Registration for the tournament is considered open from the moment this topic is launched and will last until January 15."
"Games will begin on January 16."
A maximum of one week per game.

I might need half a day or a day to create the game schedule.
And we can already start talking about the fact that there will be a doubles tournament (we just need to wait for one more player). So you can start deciding on your partners.

Write to me :)

Also, has the tournament system been chosen yet (single-elimination or a general group)? Perhaps it would be better to choose games in one general group? I just want to play as many games as possible, and with a single-elimination system, that might not be possible.

Don't think I'm being annoying, but is this the third parallel tournament?

Don't think I'm being a nitpicker, but is this the third parallel tournament?

Or is it the second? The paired clan tournament hasn't even started yet, has it?

Don't think I'm being a bore, but is this the third parallel tournament?

The "Neverland" endless pair tournament, and "Winter Evenings" also seems to have no specific deadline, if I understand its essence correctly. Formally, it's the third one.