Posts from CIS 2017 in Volgograd.

Here are some statistics. A total of 26 games were played at the championship.
By map template:
8mm6a --- 3 (11.5%)
6lm10a --- 5 (19.2%)
Jebus Cross --- 9 (34.6%)
2sm4d(3) --- 0 (0%)
h3dm1 --- 4 (15.4%)
diamond --- 2 (7.7%)
Mini-Nostalgia --- 3 (11.5%)

With this, the journey of the 2sm4d(3) template in CIS tournaments can be officially concluded.

By faction:
Castle --- 4 games --- 2/2
Rampart --- 8 games --- 4/4 (one mirror match)
Tower --- 5 games --- 2/3 (one mirror match)
Inferno --- 4 games --- 2/2 (one mirror match)
Necropolis --- 5 games --- 3/2 (one mirror match)
Dungeon --- 5 games --- 2/3
Stronghold --- 6 games --- 5/1
Fortress --- 8 games --- 2/6
Conflux --- 7 games --- 4/3

Crag Hack > Tazar :smile14:

The forum lacks a dedicated thread for streams where you can actually get what you want. Specifically, not watching everything подряд, but watching the game of specific players you want to see. But it's clear that you would have to pay for this. Then there would be quality, sound, and a precise game time. In this thread, you just need to find a guarantor and have all players send money to their account, whoever can afford it. Once the necessary amount is collected, the guarantor contacts the players they want to see and makes arrangements. Just like the Spassky-Fischer match after many years. As a result, the guarantor gets something, the players get something depending on the agreement, and the viewers see what they want. For example, I would now pay some amount to watch a game between Pete and Numon or Forrest.

The champion has just made it to his favorite couch, I'll share my impressions later)))

The champion's rear just made it to his favorite comfy couch, I'll share my impressions later)))

Vanya, I wholeheartedly congratulate you on winning the tournament, you champion! :D We're looking forward to hearing about your experience!

I also made it home and even managed to get some sleep. As expected, the event was a great success; it was great to see everyone, both the veterans and the newcomers! I'm especially pleased that young dads are also getting involved in the tournament! It's wonderful that, in addition to the companions of our organizers and "cyber-athletes," a "VT-style Mata Hari" also attended the event, adding to the atmosphere. This time, they didn't even deceive us about the internet, which allowed us to at least somehow broadcast our session. To the dads who have aspirations about contributing and organizing things from afar – forget it. Offering suggestions without even being present and therefore not understanding the situation, and further misleading others, is a very bad idea. Anyone who wants to help should help with actions, not just talk on the forum. The only thing I can say to future organizers regarding this is that if the question arises about choosing a location closer to the city (with good internet) or further away (but slightly more convenient, nicer, and with a more rustic feel, etc.), it's better to choose a location closer to the city (this applies not only to broadcasts but also to the possibility of going into the city more often, which is, of course, not as important or interesting for the organizers, but very important for those who are traveling).
I'll write more about the games in the tournament later. Thank you very much to everyone who attended!

Just sent Boroda on his way, haven't even had time to sober up yet. So, for now, just a brief summary.

For me, this was the best "party" of my life. As for the level of organization, there were drawbacks and shortcomings, as there are every year.
Nevertheless, the overall quality was the best it's ever been. AlexHL did a great job, even though he drank all his brains and started confusing warm things with soft things.
The party was a success! Cheers to everyone! Tvaryna - you're an idiot!

Mega respect to the organizers, players, and spectators of the event, everything was super! Jelen117 - the opening of the season in every sense. :) Vanya did great, he finally conquered the summit.
As for me, I had a blast, played SoD after a 14-year break :cool: , unexpectedly for myself - football, improved my pathfinding, painted an external dwelling of zombies in real life and... made a contribution to applied Heroes studies, proving the possibility of visiting a sauna on the opponent's turns. :D

I finally made it home, though not without a few adventures.
Again, as with Minsk, I couldn't leave on the first try. First, the flight was delayed by 2 hours the day before, and then, after boarding, they decided not to fly anywhere and rescheduled the flight to the morning, first sending the entire plane to a retirement home :D :D :D

I don't really want to write too much (I'll tell you more on the next streams).
Thanks to Alex for the best CIS championship of all the ones there have been. Thanks to everyone who came, it was great to see you. Wojciech is the biggest hammer. Congratulations to Vanya on his well-deserved victory.

I won't talk much about the games either.
Round 1
Mirror match against Preds, bought Tanta and the creature dwelling for 1k and got the layout and several Griffin Conservatories. Tanta got Earth and took them in the first week.
Then I went into the treasure area at the opponent's junction, finding a Dimension Door scroll along the way.
In the final showdown, the stats were roughly equal, but I had significantly more mana and skeletons, which decided things in my favor.
Thanks for the game

Round 2
Wojciech and I sketched out a Jebus Cross, excellent layout. Exit with stables on 122, 6 greens, 50 ducks with oil, but a frustrating mistake on ГО cost me the game — I forgot to take a Silver Pegasus for first speed. As a result, the scorpions paralyzed and wiped out all the greens and 16 ducks :mad: I picked up another 20 ducks at the center, but the central city was blocked by 30+ Efreeti and was impassable. Luna arrived with a smaller army, but with more speed, more mana, and oil.
They left me no chance in the final. With Expert Air Magic across my whole respawn, I didn't get Haste :D

Round 3. The judge said before the draw that I would play against Lizard, Katya listened to him and drew our pair :rolleyes:

SoD mirror on ramps, a very nice and hard-fought game, probably the best among my matches with Kostya. Angels and Behemoths on my side vs. Necro-demoniation. Both of us had chances until the very last moment, and in the end, I crushed his economy at the entrance.

Round 4.
Against Tvarina on Diamond, we used all restarts and 3 more restarts on the encounter! :D
In the end, I was clearly given a better layout, but I decided to additionally dig for the Grail and place it in Conflux on 121 :)

So the score is 3-1, and I made it into the prizes at CIS for the first time, but the bitter aftertaste of the loss will linger for a long time.

Thanks everyone for the games.

So, did you get punished for the Grail or not? :)

I finally made it home, but not without some adventures.
Again, like with Minsk, I couldn't get home on the first try. First, the flight was delayed by 2 hours, and then, after boarding the plane, they decided not to fly and postponed the flight to the next morning, sending the entire plane to a retirement home :D :D :D

Reddy, no offense, but I don't know anyone else who could mess up everything they touch :D :D :D

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P.S. I always enjoy the question "Why not hold it":D

And in the end, the people who "would easily come" refuse at the last moment, and the organizer ends up paying.

A short video report about this event (don't forget to change the video quality!)
https://vk.com/video?z=video5578376_456239018%2Fpl_cat_updates
P.S. I'm rooting for Anapa!

A short video report about this event (don't forget to change the video quality!)
https://vk.com/video?z=video5578376_456239018%2Fpl_cat_updates
P.S. I'm rooting for Anapa!

Well, you guys should have visited Volgograd more often ;) , because judging by the video, you had a lot of energy to burn!! :D :D :D

A short video report about this event (don't forget to change the video quality!)
https://vk.com/video?z=video5578376_456239018%2Fpl_cat_updates

Nice work, Knyysh! You're a true Rain Man.

A worthy Knight! The Rain Man.

What a great Rain Man. And why did I miss him? :D

Photos from the CIS event in Volgograd: https://yadi.sk/d/5Fizq4B43JDTQX