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Tournament Regulations.
This tournament is an official rated tournament.
Tournament dates are determined based on the number of registrants, 1 week is given per 1 game.
Game Schedule.
1st game: 27.04.-06.05.2018
2nd game: 07.-13.05.2018
3rd game: 14.-20.05.2018
4th game: 21.-27.05.2018
5th game: 28.05.-03.06.2018
6th game: 04.-10.06.2018
7th game: 11.-17.06.2018
8th game: 18.-24.06.2018
9th game: 25.06.-01.07.2018
10th game: 02.-08.07.2018
11th game: 09.-15.07.2018
12th game: 16.-22.07.2018
13th game: 23.-29.07.2018
14th game: 30.07.-05.08.2018
15th game: 06.-12.08.2018
16th game: 13.-19.08.2018
17th game: 20.-26.08.2018

Please report all difficulties or delays immediately in this thread.
Tournament Dates: 27.04.2018 - 26.08.2018
Map generation is performed using IRMG version 1.7.8 or version 1.8.0.
Settings for IRMG:
1."Zones Compatibility Factor" = 1.5
2."Monster Strength Factor" = 1.0
3."Portal Connection Only" - off (meaning the button is not pressed)
3."No obstacles On Map" - off
4."Sigle Faction Guard" - Off
5."Selected Faction guard only" - off
6."Different Faction" - on
7."Disable Intant Travel" - off
8."Chaos week" - off

Game Settings:
Turn time limit – 10 minutes.
Animation speed – 5.
Quick combat – enabled.
Simultaneous turns – enabled.
Dynamic combat – disabled.
Ghost mode – disabled.
Autosave – enabled.
Game difficulty – hero

Reasons for a player to be excluded from the tournament:
- failure to comply with the regulations and rules of this tournament;
- violation of tournament deadlines without prior notification to the tournament judge;
- fact of violating prohibitions in this tournament;
- rudeness, public insult of the organizer, judge, or tournament participants.
Replacement of tournament participants for those who have dropped out is possible. The result of the dropped participant is transferred by "inheritance" to the newly joined tournament participant.

1. Games are played on the latest official version of the game. Currently – HoMM V: Tribes of the East 3.1, using the Tournament Edition mod - description thread (hereinafter, TE), download mod.

The game can be played via GameRanger, Hamachi, Tungle, Remobo, COMODO EasyVPN, and similar programs.

2. Since the game has autosave - it is recommended to save once every 3 days.

3. THE TOURNAMENT IS HELD IN A ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT. Each participant plays against everyone else once (1 game).

Player pairs are formed randomly by the judges for each game so that each player plays with every other player only once.

COLOR SELECTION
By mutual agreement of the players; otherwise, colors are determined by the judge. If one of the players is a judge, the other player has the right to request color selection from another person known to both players.

TEMPLATE SELECTION:
The template is selected randomly by the judges for each game between players for the entire tournament so that each player can sequentially play on all templates. Repeated use is permitted. However, there should be no repeats if 8 or fewer players are registered; up to 2 repeats for 9-16 players; 3 repeats for 17-24, and so on. The initial list of 8 templates (crown, letos, m3, mask, labyrinth, rainbow, spider, sun) restarts after a player has played through the entire template list.
Templates for IRMG. Template schemes.
Information about formed pairs and templates will be posted no later than 8:00 MSK time on 26.04.2018.

FACTION SELECTION:
Before the start of the tournament, after the information about formed player pairs and templates is posted, each participant sends the judges the faction they will play with against their opponent in the pair for the duration of the entire tournament. This faction information is sent via internet pager, internet messenger, SMS message, or any other method convenient for the player, but not by voice. The following requirement must be observed for the entire tournament.
When selecting a faction, there should be no:
- repeats if 8 or fewer players are registered;
- 2 repeats if 9-16 players are registered;
- 3 repeats if 17-24 players are registered, and so on.
Judges, if they are players, "simultaneously" send their factions to each other for a specific player for the entire tournament following the same procedure as other participants of this tournament until 12:00:00 MSK 26.04.2018, and then accept factions from the remaining participants until 22:59:59 MSK 26.04.2018. Players who do not send their lists are automatically dropped from the tournament.

In case your opponent does not respond to you, please report this immediately in the tournament thread. This may be used to assign a technical decision for the game.
If opponents cannot agree, by default the game should take place either Friday evening, Saturday, or Sunday. The judge must be notified of the inability to agree. He may personally appoint a convenient time for both or schedule the game for Friday evening, Saturday, or Sunday.
If:
- by the end of Friday evening (24:00 MSK time),
- on Saturday
- Sunday
the opponent has been unable to start and finish the game within the tour deadline, a technical defeat is assigned to them. After two technical defeats, the player is excluded from the tournament.
If both players are unable to play from Friday evening through Sunday, both players receive a technical defeat.
In exceptional cases (by decision of the judge), a Fixed Date and Time (FDT) may be (but not necessarily) appointed. If a player does not show up for the game within 1 hour of the appointed FDT, they are considered absent from the game and awarded a technical defeat. If both players fail to appear at the appointed FDT, they both receive a technical defeat and are excluded from the tournament.


4. The use of any bugs, undocumented features, cheat codes, as well as unofficial programs and modifications is prohibited, except for the mods specified in the tournament regulations and programs that create virtual networks.

5. In case of a connection break or game crash, the last autosave is loaded; players are required to exactly repeat all their moves up to the moment of the connection break or crash. In case of a connection break or crash on the first day of the game, heroes are randomly rolled again.

6. In battles between players, a stalemate situation may arise (where neither player can win). In this situation, the attacking side must retreat or surrender (at their discretion). If the Shackles of War artifact is involved in the battle, then upon occurrence of a stalemate, the battle should be finished in AutoCombat mode.

7. Each player is entitled to 3 restarts with map regeneration no later than the third day (the end of the day is considered the pressing of the turn-transfer button, regardless of whether the opponent has completed their current turn or not); after a restart, the template is reset to the one determined before the restart. If a restart is taken on 1-1-1, the player has 2 days of restarts for the next map (meaning they can take another 2 restarts on 1-1-1, or 1 restart on 1-1-2). If a restart is taken on 1-1-2, the player has 1 day of restarts for the next map (meaning they can still take 1 restart on 1-1-1). If a restart is taken on 1-1-3, the player has no more restart days for the next map.

Simultaneous turn break or desync in week 1 - technical restart (except cases where both players are ready to continue the game)
Simultaneous turn break or desync in week 2 and later - the game continues (except cases where both players are ready to start the game over)

8. "Red-rush" is prohibited, meaning an attack by red on the first day of the week with purchased growth (the red player may attack on the first day, but not while purchasing growth).

9. Joining neutrals is prohibited. As an exception, joined units can be taken to be sacrificed in a pit or sold at the market, but not put into battle.
Goblins who joined the army after "Betrayal" triggers may remain in the army.

10. Using the same-turn spell "Astral Gates" to jump from any zone into the opponent's starting zone is prohibited if the portal/garrison connecting them has not been broken. It is also prohibited to use the same-turn spell "Astral Gates" to jump into an adjacent zone of the opponent and enter the opponent's starting zone in that same turn.

11. Pressing wait on Krag's first hit in battles with opponent heroes is prohibited; it is permitted against neutrals.

14. When determining a player's position in the tournament table in case of equal points, the following criteria apply:
- Berger coefficient;
- result of head-to-head meeting;
- number of wins;
- number of draws;
- number of losses;
- additional game.

15. Attention! LOADS are PROHIBITED in this tournament!!
Exception: a mutual agreement on the number of loads has been reached by both players. If, despite the agreed number of loads, players have disagreements about the outcome of the game (win/loss) due to loads, the tournament judge reserves the right to decide the outcome of the game.

The application for registration in the tournament is made using the automated system by clicking the "sign up for tournament" button.
In the message, you must specify data for all available means of communication that the player deems necessary to provide:
- I.C.Q., qip, Miranda and similar;
- Discord, Skype and similar;
- phone, Viber, WhatsApp and similar;
- email address.

After this, send the automatically created message.
Будьте осторожны со своими желаниями. Иногда они исполняются.
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ЛИДЕР Клана"ХРАНИТЕЛИ НЕБЕСНЫХ ВРАТ" Рейтинг: Латник
Вступление в клан "Хранители небесных врат"
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To be honest, if this were the first time Alex "played" in a tournament like this, I would tolerate it, but this is FAR FROM the first time. And regarding the two Leagues: I repeat for those who are slow: BEFORE THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT, YOU NEED TO READ THE RULES! If the rules state that you need to play against everyone, you play against everyone, and you don't act like a woman and make excuses or ignore them. And moreover, if you registered, you shouldn't complain that someone plays stronger and someone weaker. Or does someone think that a game with a newbie, which will end in a 90% loss, is a very interesting way to spend time? However, all the "daddies" play, they don't ignore newbies, they answer questions. And MOST IMPORTANTLY, they can at least provide an approximate schedule within 1.5 months, so you can catch them. Alex, a star, apparently, the "daddies" didn't please him, you see.
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and what do the rules of THIS tournament have to do with it? is anyone questioning them? or is anyone refusing to play? we were talking about future tournaments, so who's the slow one here is still a big question.
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The whining started during the games of THIS Tournament. So, the problem definitely isn't me. Alex lost a game against a strong player and started whining again that he doesn't understand the point of such games; this is not the first time he's done this. He ignores me on ICQ and tries to bait me; this is also not the first time. That's why I got angry because it's a strange situation: the person doesn't want to play with strong players, ignores them, it's hard to get a response from him, he read the rules when he registered for the tournament, so what the hell?

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Moderated: INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE in the message

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, I don't whine when Will rushes me on 133 through 9-10 on a spider without any options? Or when Dima kills me on M3, again without any options? But some "stars" immediately start whining? YOU REGISTERED FOR A TOURNAMENT - PLAY AND DEAL WITH IT! There was no need to register if you didn't want to play. "If you don't want to

Moderated: INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE in the message

shit - don't torture your ass
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For you, it's just whining, but for others, it's a normal discussion of an issue that they consider relevant. If you don't like something, that's not a reason to call people slow or insult them.
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this is just whining, there's no discussion of the issue here. The issue needs to be discussed BEFORE the tournament. And this tournament needs to be PLAYED, with the rules as they are, including those regarding experienced players playing against newcomers.
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BOLIVAR
Dwell 3 and outpost - 4, 5, 6.
Lucretia at the start.
Decided not to reset, despite the outpost.
Lucra quickly caught a log and started hitting portals in adjacent zones searching for the treasure zone. On week 3 he found it, broke back home via portal and higher magic and went to clear it.
The treasure zone is rich - 2 Temples, 2 Dragon Utopias, the only minus is the snow. Although there was a stable right at the entrance to the treasure zone.
Only one Temple remained when the surrender message arrived - the opponent lost to neutrals, we played without loads.
Thanks for the game.

Thanks for the game
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Since I was at a football match, I only saw the messages now.
sir_moz, one more insult from your side, and you will be disqualified from the tournament.
and also: please express your thoughts using appropriate language...
by the way: alex_nv did not violate any rules of this tournament.
Будьте осторожны со своими желаниями. Иногда они исполняются.
Сервер в Discord
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ЛИДЕР Клана"ХРАНИТЕЛИ НЕБЕСНЫХ ВРАТ" Рейтинг: Латник
Вступление в клан "Хранители небесных врат"
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Go to hell. I'm withdrawing from the tournament.
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Lеха, as is often the case with him, is not very patient, but to be honest, I experienced similar emotions when trying to reach out to some players. Of course, we are all busy people, with work, family, football, and many other things, but there should be a basic level of communication etiquette. I write, and I don't get a response, and this happens repeatedly. There is no difficulty in having ICQ (since we use this messenger as our primary one) on your phone and simply responding to a request to play. It is very difficult to plan games when your messages remain unanswered.
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dmitrik
Lеха, as is often the case with him, is impetuous, but to be honest, I experienced similar emotions when trying to get in touch with some players. Of course, we are all busy people, with work, family, football, and many other things, but there should be a basic level of communication etiquette. I write, and I don't get a response, and it happens again and again. There's really no difficulty in having ICQ (since we use this messenger as our primary one) on your phone and simply responding to a request to play. It's very difficult to plan games when your messages remain unanswered.

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sir_moz
Go to hell. I'm withdrawing from the tournament.
Quite an "adequate" response. If you don't want to, don't play.
Будьте осторожны со своими желаниями. Иногда они исполняются.
Сервер в Discord
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ЛИДЕР Клана"ХРАНИТЕЛИ НЕБЕСНЫХ ВРАТ" Рейтинг: Латник
Вступление в клан "Хранители небесных врат"
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dmitrik
Lеха, as is often the case with him, is unrestrained, but to be honest, I experienced similar emotions when trying to get in touch with some players. Of course, we are all busy people, with work, family, football, and much more, but there should be a basic culture of communication. I write, and I don't get a response, and it happens again and again. After all, there is no difficulty in installing ICQ (since we use this messenger as the main one) on your phone and simply responding to a request about a game. It is very difficult to plan games when your messages remain unanswered.
All of this is understandable; everyone encounters this. Only, as you rightly pointed out, you need to communicate politely. I only had this complaint about Alexey... Please, keep your emotions in private messages or somewhere else: preferably far away and deep down...
ICQ is glitching and working unstably. And it seems that it is already morally and physically outdated as the main means of communication.
Try, for example, Discord: there is a version for both computer and mobile. It has many useful features and works without any complaints.
Будьте осторожны со своими желаниями. Иногда они исполняются.
Сервер в Discord
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Стрим на GG

ЛИДЕР Клана"ХРАНИТЕЛИ НЕБЕСНЫХ ВРАТ" Рейтинг: Латник
Вступление в клан "Хранители небесных врат"
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A rather "adequate" response.
If you don't want to play, don't.

It's hard to express the level of bewilderment that your post evokes. Unlike some women, I played almost all the games in the tournament. I didn't complain, even when I lost. This post was in response to your idiotic remark that you would remove me from the tournament for swearing, even though as a moderator, you can only ban me from writing on the forum; nowhere in the tournament rules does it say that you can be removed from the tournament for rudeness. So, back off. I'll write it again, especially for you, and it's a shame that your brain works so slowly: I believe that Alex's whining and constant ignoring is at least disrespectful to other participants in the tournament. Considering that this is clearly not the first time and he does it often, I personally encounter this constantly when I have to play with this... entity. Before the tournament started, there was time to discuss the rules and regulations, etc., and Alex didn't object to the fact that experienced players play with newcomers and weak players. The rules are the same for everyone; when Alex registered for the tournament, he knew that he would have to play with experienced players. I personally believe that such whining is disrespectful to other newcomers who are trying, even if they lose, but don't give up like girls. And they ARE TRYING. I am withdrawing from the tournament if you continue to write nonsense about my rudeness. And definitely not because I don't want to play. I can't be accused of whining or being unavailable or elusive and refusing to play or failing to comply with any of the tournament rules. By the way, regarding the non-working ICQ: it's not even funny. For some reason, I connected with everyone and played my games. The "poorly working" ICQ didn't stop me, but it seems that someone else is hindered by their secondary sexual characteristics, like a bad dancer. web.icq.com. Don't tell me that it doesn't work there either.
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sir_moz
It’s hard to express the level of bewilderment that this post of yours evokes. Unlike some women, I have played almost all the games in the tournament. I didn’t whine, even when I lost. This post was about your idiotic remark that you would remove me from the tournament for swearing, even though you can only ban me from writing on the forum as a moderator, and nowhere in the tournament rules does it say that you can be removed from the tournament for rudeness. So back off. I’ll write it again, especially for you, and it’s a pity that you’re so slow to get your brain working: I think that Alex’s whining and constant ignoring is at least disrespectful to other participants in the tournament. Given that this is clearly not the first time and he tends to do this, I personally encounter this constantly when I have to play with this… entity. Before the tournament started, there was time to discuss the rules, regulations, etc., and Alex didn’t object to the fact that experienced players play with beginners and weak players. The rules are the same for everyone, and when Alex registered for the tournament, he knew that he would have to play with experienced players. I personally think that such whining is disrespectful to other beginners who are trying, even if they lose, but don’t give up like girls. And they ARE TRYING.

I am withdrawing from the tournament if you continue to write nonsense about my rudeness. And not because I don’t want to play. I can’t be accused of whining or of being unavailable or elusive and refusing to play or failing to comply with any of the tournament rules.

Yes, by the way, about the non-working ICQ: it’s not even funny. For some reason, I connected with everyone and played my games. The “poorly working” ICQ didn’t stop me, but it seems that secondary sexual characteristics are interfering with someone, like a bad dancer. web.icq.com. Don’t just say that it doesn’t work there either.
Alexei, stop it already, you’re not stupid and you understand why I wrote this: you directly insulted a tournament participant (read my message carefully), which contradicts the tournament rules that you yourself refer to. I moderated the swearing, and that’s a separate issue and doesn’t relate to the essence of the question of whether or not to remove you from the tournament. You didn’t directly and publicly insult anyone like you did repeatedly, and not only in relation to him. Yes, many ignore not only players but also the entire tournament, but that is not a reason for insults.
If a player doesn’t play on time, he will accordingly lose in the end...
Please control yourself.
Будьте осторожны со своими желаниями. Иногда они исполняются.
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Стрим на twitch.tv
Стрим на GG

ЛИДЕР Клана"ХРАНИТЕЛИ НЕБЕСНЫХ ВРАТ" Рейтинг: Латник
Вступление в клан "Хранители небесных врат"
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Mozych, if you believe your opponent is deliberately stalling, contact the judges and request a mandatory date for the match to be completed. These outbursts on the forum with cries of "AAA, I'm D'Artagnan" are unnecessary. You can express your emotions in a private message to your opponent (although this is also unnecessary, in my opinion) – why make them public and violate the forum's communication rules? I personally have a list of opponents in both the top 5 and top 3 with whom I don't consider it reasonable to arrange games except through the judges, and this saves me a lot of nerves and time.
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