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Final: Antal - LuckyF
Match for third place: Napalm - Admiral

But everyone has already left, so, as I predicted, with this format and templates, they will finish playing online.

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The cup stays in St. Petersburg!!

A very good ending.

Reddy, good job, you're learning to play like a pro :D You've already bribed, now you're getting him drunk, the next level is learning to fall asleep during the game :D

I think this is unsportsmanlike! That's why Heroes 3 isn't on the list of Olympic sports yet!

*I'm so jealous of you, you bastards*

I've recovered a bit from sleep deprivation and have some time at work, so I'll write up the reports.

Round 1, Antal (blue, Tower, Niels, Millich) +5500 def Evil (Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 123, JC
We chose all restarts, ended up getting a block on the road to GO and the second part of the respawn in the form of a horde of AP lizards (72, I think). 2 external nag dwellings, one just on the other side of the block. Decided not to rush and break through there on day 5.
The respawn turned out poor; on day 7 I took a box with all air magic using Marusya with basic wisdom :)(was still hoping for 15k exp). Neither earth nor even air ever appeared for anyone.
For a long time I couldn't decide who to take as main hero - Marusya with logistics, Müllich, or Niels. In the end, everything converged on Müllich - got tactics, offense, logistics right before GO, +1 speed artifact and his own +2. Took the boots on 117, grabbed the bracers. Collected 2 angels and 4 ducks from the respawn. Actually, there were also only 2 hives in the corners of the respawn and 2 external genie dwellings - nothing special.
Got ready to go on 124 to kill GO from 12 archangels, but the opponent's turn came - he had 2 external horse dwellings, also a blocked respawn, but it didn't work out.
The archangels were killed with the loss of one AP angel out of 14, sacrificing caps and 4 ducks.
Our exits into the center were very close; Roma saw my archangels. He had a choice of green dragons or unupgraded naga.

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Round 2
Antal (blue, Dungeon, Shakhti, Aislin) - 3.600 def Caliban (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 142, 8mm6a
Andrey immediately chose his restarts; I still had one left.
The respawn looked decent on the surface; immediately saw a lift and the computer was Conflux, a good pair, Shakhti with two stacks + damage controller, Pit Lord with bala, and a Griffin Conservatory in the castle's path.
Decided to play. If not for the Conservatory being non-1, the first week would have been tough tempo-wise. As it turned out, there's no money on the respawn, adjacent zone is swamp, exit to the center through 10-19 Abrog guards protecting a Pandora's Box and an artifact.
In the first three battles, morale triggered for the mobs every time :)
Sent the angels on Asha the Necrotot to the computer, picking up skeletons behind her. With the rest of the army, about 60 Troglodytes and 10 Evil Eyes, I collected what was lying around badly.
Result of the first week - killed the computer, revealed two hives, built lizard houses in the fort, about a hundred skeletons. Found no external dwellings; only the computer had fire elementals, but I didn't spoil the portal yet. The computer's treasure zone - a horde of monks blocking an artifact.
At the start of the second week I gather the hives - 12 Wyverns, take +4 attack/defense knowledge, a scroll of Animate Dead, and on 123 with Pit Lord I break into the center through the Beholders. Turns out there were 19 of them; they almost kill the angel due to blindness - I lose 2 Wyverns, the remnants of Troglodytes, lizards, Evil Eyes, and bala.
On the angel, 10 Wyverns, and 93 skeletons, I'm in the central village. There's a bonus of 35 AP rags from the Pandora's Box; I buy the spell book right there.
Immediately, the opponent's scout appears, kills my scout, and checks my army and Pit Lord. On the next turn, I transfer Aislin to the center and start slowly pushing territory, sending Pit Lord down the second path on the angel to find money and happiness :).
Plan is simple - go for an army trade with meteor in 250+. Along the way, I necro and get another 35 rags from a Pandora's Box, but plain ones this time. After fighting with scout heroes, on 131 I gave my castle to the opponent, who avoided a serious fight.
By that time, Pit Lord on the angel found a turquoise barbarian and took in an epic battle with the angel and bala the boots of speed, and finally found a scroll of Slow (4 castles hadn't given it until then). Not in vain did I burn the timer in that battle. The opponent went through the second central village towards the other computers - Fortress and Tower. He took Fortress, but in the snows, the angel or however many he sent apparently weren't enough - the computer had bought the army from two weeks (10 nagas, 163 caps, 24 mages, 35 golems, etc.), which I then encountered myself when trying to find the opponent.
Overall, the map turned out quite poor in objects and artifacts. In the only minimal Dragon Utopia, I got +3 all stats, and since I already had a morale/luck neck artifact, it was completely useless. The Mage Guild never gave any control magic until the end of the game. The whole struggle was around the swamp village, where it all finally ended. Andrey constantly kept a hero on the move threatening to take it, a couple of times it switched hands; at one point, I brought the army from the opponent's own castle and placed a weak mage with 50 mana inside, and supported him with a second hero on Angel Wings, so that I could remove the threat from the village on the next turn.
Andrey didn't notice I had support and miscalculated his movement, naturally - he portal'd his whole army and attacked with a scout hero - ended up near his own castle with all his power (except skeletons) and artifacts in 1 movement. Then we return the army, defeat the support with expert Slow with doubled mana, and wipe out the entire army (22 Wyverns and 7 angels) with Blind and mass Haste from the Wizards :). By the way, my own treasure zone was tiny, with an external Wizard dwelling, which I eventually portal'd.

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Round 3. Antal (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) +3000 def Napalm (Conflux, random) 8mm6a, 137 (forfeit)
We chose all restarts.
The respawn was small, but there was a Griffin Conservatory with Grail (for 3 angels). Went straight to the adjacent zone (grass), from there - a one-way portal, entry to the center guarded by 50+ Marksmen, road to the computer, and 2 hives under a horde of Evil Eyes (82) and a crowd of AP Ogres (24). Block to the computer is a horde of elementals guarding a Pandora's Box. Actually, not a single Dungeon castle - the map promised to be lively.
Started raising undead, though there wasn't much to level up on, so Tazar was basically a support for a long time. By the end of the week, found one more hive in the computer's adjacent zone and its treasure zone. And on 117, a turquoise computer also came with a scout through a bugged passage. On 121-122 I shook down the hives (22 Wyverns), took the turquoise hero with a scout with shooting and air elementals from an external dwelling, entered the center on 122 with necromancy - another Pandora's Box guarded by 14 AP magic elementals with 60 Lizardmen; on 123 I took the Conservatory with Taz (offense, earth, and tactics had come by then), killed my computer, and just barely didn't reach the central village - all in one turn using chains. But the road from the center turned out strange (like the whole map) - I reached the turquoise one through one teleporter, a lift to a tiny super-treasure zone - where there was only a Recanter's Cloak and a prison with Gunnar level 10 guarded by 6 gold dragons.
And there was also the road to the orange player, where I sent Gunnar.
Sent a scout into a one-way portal - there was a red village.
Wanted to take it quickly with necromancy and expert logistics; obviously a mistake. Just lost a good support with expert wisdom and necromancy.
Picked a bad moment, it seems - immediately the angry damage controller with Phoenixes returned.
The Mage Guild never gave any control - Mirror Image, Water Elementals; then I rebuilt the 4th level - got Town Portal. On 136 rebuilt the 5th - finally got Dimension Door. On 137, Taz finishes leveling wisdom to expert and learns Dimension Door.
33 Monarches (4 unupgraded), 3 angels, 300 skeletons, 76 Lizardmen... a couple more hives visible. Promising Kyrre with basic wisdom and expert logistics and Archery - level him however you like (air and earth are buyable in Flax).
A pair of necromancy artifacts and an amulet with a cape in the future.
But there's no time left - the shop closes, the game goes to forfeit. In short, things are much worse there in terms of control and army, only KZ and KO in magic against the Recanter. Although it would have been more interesting to finish, of course - these things happen (example being the same Napalm's game against proger).

Final: Antal - LuckyF
But everyone has already left))

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The cup stays in St. Petersburg!!

group match

+group match from Hell, nicknames are listed in the comments
https://vk.com/photo-110795600_456239435

group play

Hell and Lutski are sleeping while Poleka surrounds Goose and Vigo Vigo Vigo))

Please identify who is who in the picture.

Vigo has departed. :) As usual, not without some adventures (facepalm). I'm in Moscow, and my flight is in 4 hours. I'll post a lot of photos and videos when I arrive. Thanks to everyone for the warm communication and positive vibes, as always, and a special thanks to Roma, Leha, Dima, and Artur for organizing, hosting, and driving me around... and putting up with me))) And, of course, a special thanks to Vita and Natalia...
I'm looking forward to visiting you in Siberia.

Glory to Vigo, I made it home! :)
Thank you for organizing everything, and to everyone who came. There will be many memories after such a grand tournament! Now we're looking forward to the CIS tournament!

I'm waiting for you to visit Siberia.

So, I understand you just signed up to host the Siberian championship?

Well, we’ve also reached the capital. Thank you to the organizers for the warm welcome and great atmosphere! It was great to see everyone again and to make new acquaintances! Good luck to the finalists and may they have great matches!

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The cup stays in St. Petersburg!!

Both of them, by the way :smile42: )))

Hello!!! Here are the photos. First from the phone (click to enlarge).



Vigo-mobile (Moscow-St. Petersburg)


Finally arrived!


Some kind of Irish pub




Just horses in the center of St. Petersburg






A walk around the city.




Lab-bar


Heading home through the night city...






Butcher shop. And 2 champions! :)




A present from Napalm!

I take it you've just signed up to host the Siberia championship?

Not exactly.
Serega Napalm came up several times asking about the Siberia Championship during the New Year holidays + someone else asked too.
We will discuss this further with Dirty and КО!
More people wanted to come in the summer for fishing, boat rides - after all, leisure is more interesting in the summer IMHO!

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From the camera, sorry I shot on "auto" - the quality turned out terrible.

Arrival


Stepa Browser, Dust


Stepa, Valera Santa Claus


Separate house - tournament venue


Guitar, HELLO!


Merlin, Ospharaon, Reddy, Programmer (top)
Hell, Romantic, Amilu, Browser (bottom)


Romantic, Hedin, Clone Klopa, Gusyabler, Polek, Player


Angry organizer


Prizes for past achievements




In a separate room for gaming










Player took his favorite pose


Bribery caught on camera!


Dendroid admires the fire :)


DD, Matrosof, Ayve, Oxy


Reddy and Matrosof


Barbecue on the first evening


"Exhausted by Narzan"
Merlin


Moose


Start of the poker tournament (see above for where Merlin was in this)


Our Mikhail takes the guitar and starts singing ;)




HA - Alexey Falcon and Vigo Vigo Vigo!


Stability is a sign of mastery!


Congratulations to the two-time "fish" champion!!!


The guys have their own games))


Horn, Vigo and the "navigator"


Strange games again ;)


Angry at the judgment


Dendroids and co in the sauna


Exhausted romantic


Ball-cutter Merlin


Everyone has their own way of relaxing))


General (already signed above)

Great photos, Lech, thanks! There's just one mistake – in the photo where Romantic, Caliban, Clone Klop, Gusyabler, Polek, and Player are, the person next to me isn't Caliban, it's Hедин. I'll write up my report over the weekend.

Great photos, Lech, thanks! There's just one mistake – in the photo where Romantic, Caliban, Clone of the Roach, Goosebler, Polek, and Player are, the person next to me isn't Caliban, it's Hедин. I'll write my report on the weekend.

Fixed. Sorry, we're meeting for the first time :)

And here are some videos (just for the atmosphere)

The initial excitement. Giving away hoodies

Award ceremony for the previous tournament

Stepa enters the gaming zone!

Short film. Matrosoff and an evening of honesty

Poker tournament. Amilu is playing. Matrosoff shows his master class))

Farewell

This time, I couldn't participate in the Heroes tournament, and I completely failed in the drinking tournament. Nevertheless, I was thrilled with the event, and my friend, Alexander, even wants to be invited to all similar events, especially those in the CIS region. Huge thanks to the organizers and the amazing Heroes community!