Posts from Heroes of Might and Magic III tournament in Ukraine.

in reality, things don't work that way. here's how to organize a tournament:
1. You get the desire to organize one.
2. You find like-minded helpers from your city (or, if you feel you have enough strength, you can do it alone).
3. Together with your team, you find a venue and choose convenient dates.
4. You create a thread on the forum stating: everyone is invited to such-and-such city, on such-and-such dates, within such-and-such time frame, and the travel cost is such-and-such.

After that, people decide whether or not to come. All options like "let's come up with something together" or "let's discuss and choose a date" are doomed to fail from the start. A trip to another city is a serious undertaking; not everyone can just pack up and leave, and many need to book tickets and take time off work in advance.

Well, to be honest, I provided the deadlines, and I have 9 years of experience in the tourism business, so arranging accommodation and meals wasn't a problem. The dates could be adjusted to attract a larger number of participants, as I mentioned before, because I'm on-site and familiar with the situation. Initially, I wanted to gauge how appealing the event location was.

I'm ready to go to Kyrylivka right now, starting from the 6th.

Well, if you have nothing to do, come on over, I’ll let you stay for free, you’ll have a place to cook your dumplings, there’s internet, and if I go away for work, you can play online. I wanted to spend this session by the sea, but I’ve already closed the base, and now it’s 10 minutes away from the sea. Here’s a link to the base: http://kirillovka.ks.ua/madrid/

Well, if you have nothing to do, come on over, I'll let you stay for free, you'll have a place to cook your dumplings, there's internet, and if I leave for work, you can play online. I wanted to spend this session by the sea, but I've already closed the base, and now it's 10 minutes from the sea. Here's a link to the base: http://kirillovka.ks.ua/madrid/

I messaged you on ICQ.

Well, there’s one interested person, maybe someone else will join by September 6th?

Maxim met me, showed me around, and helped me settle in. The room has everything you need: a shower, toilet, air conditioner, refrigerator, and TV. Now I'll try to test the internet to see if it's suitable for streaming.

Are you already in the final?)

You went straight to the finals?

Just like those who always get a "C" grade :D

testing for future use, maybe someone will eventually join. Regarding the matter at hand, it's very comfortable here.
I tested the internet, and it's possible to stream, albeit at a low bitrate.

I'll be leaving the base in 40 minutes. Right now, all I can say is that I really don't want to leave. I'll be home, and I'll write something more specific then.

Who is the champion of Ukraine in the end? :D

Let's skip the jokes about the Ukrainian champion.
First of all, I want to express my huge gratitude to Maxim for meeting me, picking me up, providing accommodation, showing me around, entertaining me, and introducing me to interesting people. Everything was really great.
Regarding the venue, it is magnificent. The beach is just a 5-minute walk away. There is a barbecue grill and stove, microwave – everything you might need. The rooms are comfortable with all amenities (TV, refrigerator, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, shower cabin, toilet). There are comfortable gazebos outside. The base is located far from the road, so it is quite quiet. In short, it’s very comfortable.
As for prices, considering that the season is over, although every day the temperature was 25-29 degrees Celsius, and the sea water was 21-23 degrees, they are not much higher than in other cities of Ukraine. Shops are within a 5-minute walk. Moreover, since some shops are closing down, they sell their stock at discounted prices; I bought beer at 25% below the original price.
Regarding Dirty's post, where he decided to analyze what went wrong:
1. You feel like organizing something.
It makes sense that this feeling arose.
2. You look for like-minded helpers from your city (or if you feel you have enough strength on your own, then do it alone).
I took on the task myself.
3. Together with the team, find a suitable location and choose convenient dates.
Why look for a location when there is already one? Convenient dates were chosen with good weather. Moreover, they were flexible because Maxim is constantly at this base during the season.
4. Create a thread on the forum stating: everyone who wants to join is invited to such-and-such city, on such-and-such days, within such-and-such timeframe, and the cost of the trip is such-and-such.
The first post with specific dates and the city, as well as the cost of the trip, can be found here: /topic/at/1019692/.
Maybe I’m missing something, but in my opinion, everything is logical and clearly explained.
Maxim also introduced me to a person who could prepare food for the tournament participants, had such a tournament taken place. First, almost all the food is cooked over an open fire or grill, and second, it's very tasty. And the prices are just ridiculous; roughly speaking, $6 for three meals (or 350 rubles). Accommodation costs 200 hryvnias per person in luxury rooms (500 rubles). That means 350 hryvnias or 850 rubles per day for very good conditions, a pleasant atmosphere, the sea, the beach, sunshine, and great relaxation. At the same time, these are maximum prices; if you want, you can manage even cheaper.
As for why everyone backed out from coming (work, family, being busy, or simply laziness), believe me, you missed out on a lot if you could have come but didn't.
I strongly advise everyone that if Maxim decides to organize another event, don't hesitate – just go!
At your request, here is the link to the base: http://kirillovka.ks.ua/madrid/ (although Maxim already provided this link before)

Thanks to Vardann for taking the risk and coming; I think he won't regret it.

P.S. I'm sending Zhekulya away.