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Are you out of your mind to post private messages for everyone to see?
What's the big deal, and why not in a private message?
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Okay, I'll attach it too:

PROger (10/17/2018 01:16):
well, send it to the judge, let him sort it out

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:19):
no offense, I didn't go there on purpose, I just put up with it

PROger (10/17/2018 01:19):
just so I could go there?)

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:20):
of course

PROger (10/17/2018 01:20):
hmm, next level tactics

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:20):
if there was a decent timer, I would have just played it out

PROger (10/17/2018 01:20):
so you sent it to the judge?

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:21):
looking for contacts

So, the plan for the game was to bait him into a tech loss and then complain about technical issues.
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Alright, I'll attach it too:

PROger (10/17/2018 01:16):
well, send it to the judge, let him sort it out

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:19):
no offense, I didn't go there on purpose, I just put up with it

PROger (10/17/2018 01:19):
just so I could go there?)

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:20):
of course

PROger (10/17/2018 01:20):
hmm, next level tactics

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:20):
if there was a decent timer, I would have just finished the game

PROger (10/17/2018 01:20):
so, did you send it to the judge?

TIMBUKTU (10/17/2018 01:21):
looking for contacts

So, baiting him into a tech loss and then complaining about it was the plan for the game.

No problem, it was one of the ways to win this game according to the current rules, and I decided to test it. It's not true that I only played for that; on the contrary, waiting for you to get to the swamp without breaking through the guards didn't hinder me from developing normally.
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Regarding that situation, I meant that I didn't notice the passage. And since it's not possible to reload and take another look, I only noticed it after taking the screenshot. As you can see, the terminology can change in personal correspondence.
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As for that situation, I meant that I didn't notice the passage. And since loading and looking again is not possible, I only noticed it after the screenshot. In personal correspondence, terminology can change, as you can see.
I have no complaints against you, whether you noticed something or not. The point is that the screenshot provides information; its role can be judged after the game.
Also, please note that in this same tournament earlier, in a game with Graalz, I appealed to the judges with a question about a passage without guard in wasteland:

where I was forbidden to pass between two obstacles (near the Marletto tower and a pile of gold) without breaking the grand guards.
After I lost that game, on the saves I noticed how Graalz on his side, without breaking an obvious guard, collected gold at a nearby respawn. Then the following dialogue took place:
graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:02):
generally probably the first time to have 8 angels on 122

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:06):
why didn't you break the dogs?

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:06):
and take the gold on the tie zone

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:07):
I accidentally did it mechanically

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:07):
before that Diamond was playing

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:07):
thought at first that you could go through passages

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:08):
ok

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:08):
and then remembered that this is sm)

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:08):
I didn't take the pile, I also had one)

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:08):
well it doesn't change the essence anyway)

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:09):
I wanted to send you 500 gold when I build the market))

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:09):
and forgot

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:09):
that's a tech loss)

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:09):
write the report, I'll confirm

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:09):
come on, tech loss

TIMBUKTU 2 (30.08.2018 02:09):
just kidding

graalzzz (30.08.2018 02:09):
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Don't blame me for fabricating a tech loss; the result of the game is less important to me than what possibilities exist and whether I can use them. My decisions and actions in the game depend on that.
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I apologize in advance... it's annoying...
1) The main point of what I wrote is that it's best to save the game and contact the judge immediately upon discovering a controversial situation, rather than continuing to play. Do you have anything relevant to say about the main idea?
2) Regarding the fact that the Arbitration Committee (AK) isn't publishing anything. I personally wrote to the AK once in the last year, and it was regarding a rules question, and I received a clear answer from Mizrael that explained everything. There wasn't much point in publishing it. And it was because of this incident, and my own mistake, that I came to the conclusion that it's better to save the game during a match and ask about the rules.
Toganyash recently wrote and also received an answer, as a result of which Dave changed his decision regarding his match.
3) Here, you need to read carefully and think about it.
In order not to be perceived as whining, when there is such an opportunity, you should contact the AK not with a request to issue a technical defeat to the opponent (as Timbuktu does here, and as you did with Jelen), but with a question about the rules (as YaR did immediately after you, for example).
4) And when this is elevated to a principle, and a player builds their strategy on the game so that the opponent (including on the timer) violates the rules, and then a technical defeat is issued for this, I consider this to be unsportsmanlike behavior, and I will probably annoy people with my posts who defend this approach again and again. To avoid annoyance, don't get annoyed unnecessarily. Play fairly, communicate openly with your opponent, and beat them in the game, not in off-game factors.
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Now I understand why AK is reluctant to publish the results of inquiries – often, it all turns into pointless chatter and arguments. It’s regrettable to realize that, even if indirectly, I also bear some responsibility in the last case.
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Ah, in this specific case, I support the tournament judges' decision because it involves a violation of fair play principles and respect for the opponent.
However, a question arises for the judges regarding the game with Graalz. According to the rules and your interpretation of them, it seems that passing between Marletto and the gold is allowed, with a 2-1 vote in favor. Why was it prohibited?

And for the future, for templates with mandatory guard breaking, I would suggest changing the wording. If you see two passages nearby (specifically, in close proximity), but there is a guard only on one, and there is no objective reason to believe that this guard has been broken by the opponent, then to pass into the other zone, it is necessary to break the existing guard.
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Alfein, it’s great that you provide various examples of requests that have received at least some responses. But where are the responses to the requests from Georga, Tvarina, and Chemist_HP? In my request, I explained why I asked for technical support. What’s the point of writing to the Arbitration Committee if you’re not asking for anything, just to stir up discussion and arguments? Unlike Helen, I didn’t write a triumphant report after the game with Tvarina. Then, this report was annulled by Dirty without any comments, and Chemist was not allowed to play in the OFB due to unconfirmed reports.
Apart from your comments and discussions (chit-chat and arguments) from players and judges, there are no decisions from the Arbitration Committee.
Al Feyn
I don’t think I’ll be wrong if I assume that it’s a complete draw.
Al Feyn
I was joking. But in this situation, I was joking about the rules.
But I suggest we don’t even argue about this – everyone just wrote their opinion, like a sports forecast – and the Arbitration Committee will make a decision – we’ll read it. And I’m ready to discuss my version of the rules.
But there’s nothing to read...
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kamukag3e
Alphein, it's great that you provide various examples of inquiries that have received at least some responses.
Responses. Not just any responses, but normal, clear responses.
And where are the responses to the inquiries from Georga, Tvariny, Chemist_HP?
This is closer to the point. Now, at least, it's clear what you meant.
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I would also like to note that in the same tournament, earlier, during the game against Graalz, I asked the judges about passing through an unpaved road without guards:

where I was forbidden to pass between the two obstacles (near the Marletto tower and a pile of gold) without defeating the Grand Golems.

Based on this screenshot, the following decision was made:

-It seems that the Elves spawned on the cell below, so it is impossible to pass by the Elves to the left, and therefore it is impossible to reach the scroll and gold. But there is also the question of whether it is possible to take the boots without defeating the Elves... this is even more complicated, and I even doubt that it is possible, but I am not sure.
-Yes, I also think that it is impossible to pass by the Elves, but this is when you see the explored area, and without scouting, it is impossible to determine this in time. I think that even if you take the boots, it would not be a gross violation.

You passed to the left when it was impossible to determine that the guards had moved (and you even took some resources there).
Therefore, we did not penalize you then, but we said that it is impossible to go further down without defeating the Grand Golems, Crusaders, or Magogs.
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Kostya, ideally, there shouldn't be this off-road passage at all, and the guard should be stationed on the road.
"2.6.5. If there is no guard at the passage, it is permissible to move freely from zone to zone," right?
I wonder how the same situation would be interpreted if it were a Jebus Cross... What do we have? Can you pass to the center without breaking through, if, by some mysterious means, a guard is not generated at the passage on the road, but there is one on the off-road? It doesn't seem so. It seems that you cannot use the bugged passage to the center, generated without a guard, until you break through the General Objective on another passage...
There are basic rules that apply to all scenarios, including point 2.6.5. But for some scenarios (including the Jebus Cross), there are a number of differences from the standard rules. In these differences for the Jebus Cross, all similar situations are described.
MerlinTheMagician
However, the opponent coming from the other side objectively has no way of determining that the passage has not been broken through, which the opponent, who has this information, is obliged to report upon discovering his hero, in accordance with the principles of fair play. That is, there is no question of any violation. Especially of awarding a technical defeat. If Timbuktu immediately reported it on the day the opponent used the passage and it was immediately saved, then the opponent either retreats and breaks through the guard or leaves. And if he waited a couple of days and couldn't manage it, then it's a different story...
That's correct.
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Obviously, the golems are a shifted guard of the passage on the road. The second passage is bugged (the obelisk destroyed the terrain). The fact that they are standing closer to the bugged passage is purely coincidental, since there are no guards in bugged passages.
Looking at the screenshot, this road passage, which "squeezed" through the rocks, looks very much like a bugged passage. Usually, bugged passages arise due to cracks in the rocks, shifts in mines, etc. The off-road passage looks quite adequate, just as an off-road passage should look, without any hint of a bug.
kamukag3e
Recently, any appeal to the Arbitration Committee is immediately considered as an attempt to pressure the opponent, rather than an attempt to understand the rules. And the fact that if a player decides to write to the Arbitration Committee, it already means that the game and his nerves are already beyond saving in this particular situation, but the Arbitration Committee is intended to save time for other good players by reviewing this situation.
Well, because in most cases that's exactly what it is. The player already disagrees with the judge's decision and is ready to challenge it in the Arbitration Committee. If you want to "just understand," write your question to an experienced judge (or someone from the Arbitration Committee) and ask.
kamukag3e
Since the beginning of 2017, the results of reviewing appeals to the Arbitration Committee have ceased to be published altogether. I, and not only I, have the impression that there is no point in writing to the Arbitration Committee.
There just haven't been any particularly striking cases that need to be written about. Mostly situations like this one.
kamukag3e
I believe that the review of various controversial situations in the Arbitration Committee with the public announcement of the verdict on the situation should encourage changes to the rules if necessary, or if there is no clear position and the opinion of the community is needed, then it is possible to hold a vote, as was done with the Red Dragon and the Grail.
I agree, but only if the situation requires it. I don't see the point in writing posts in the format "The player violated the rules, disagrees with the judge's decision, appealed to the Arbitration Committee, received a unanimous rejection." It's not clear who this situation would be interesting to.

But if anyone has any suggestions/wishes/misunderstandings, you can always write. For example, I have never refused anyone a consultation. Just yesterday, I was approached and asked to supplement the rules of the game during the Overlord phase. We will discuss it.

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-Here, it seems that the elves spawned one cell lower, so you can't pass by the elves to the left, and therefore you won't be able to get to the scroll and gold. But another question arises: can you defeat the boots without breaking through the elves...? This is even more complicated, and I even doubt that it is possible, but I'm not sure.
-Yes, I also think that you can't pass by the elves, but this is when you see the explored area, and without scouting, it is impossible to determine this in time. I think that even if you defeat the boots, it will not be a gross violation.
If it is impossible to accurately determine whether there is a violation or not, the controversial situation should be interpreted in favor of the player.
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Konstantin (Derty), I didn't write my posts with the intention of accusing anyone. It's just that over time, many players start to think of themselves as very "experienced" and sometimes don't realize that changes are needed. According to the information in the first post of the relevant thread, there are people in the current AK (Administration Council) whose activity on the forum has been almost zero for the past two years. Consequently, the result is that if Nitro used to write reports on AK voting, now Nitro is not active, and there are no reports, and maybe there are no votes either. No one except the AK members knows this. Maybe it's time to re-elect the AK members, because there are worthy candidates from the current organizers or judges. I'll just give my list of players (organizers) who I think are worthy: Sanin, korovka1987, Xocenk, plus experienced Heroes players like twaryna, HellLight, ЯR - this is just a suggestion for replacing Pete and Nitro, and maybe other AK members who are tired and want to leave their positions. After all the discussions that are taking place in this thread, I (and I'm sure other players as well) have questions that remain unanswered, and consequently, there is no understanding of how to act in a similar situation. Here's a simple example: on the one hand, you suggest that Helena write a winning report in a game against Twaryna in this thread, and Helena does so, but then you delete that report yourself? How are the rest supposed to act after that? Many have unfinished games that are not being finished for various reasons, including the unwillingness of one of the players, who either hides this unwillingness or, as Twaryna says, states it directly. I myself am not without sin, and I have saves that I would like to finish, but I definitely won't finish them, I don't want to waste time on a game that has suddenly become uninteresting.
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So, what's the AK's decision? Can we continue playing and use this passage without destroying the golems?
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Perhaps it's time to re-elect the members of the AC, as there are worthy candidates from the current organizations or judges. I'll just list the players (organizers) I consider worthy: Sanin, korovka1987, Xocenk, plus experienced Heroes players like twaryna, HellLight, ЯR - this is a suggestion for replacing Pete and Nitro, and maybe other AC members who are tired and want to step down from their positions.
Initially, the AC was planned to have 7 members. However, there were constant situations where someone left/joined/disappeared, etc. New people were constantly being added. At one point, this became tiresome, and the decision was made that we could manage with the current composition, as the number of controversial situations decreased. Regarding re-elections, etc., I don't quite understand what the purpose is? There is no active work or anything like that happening now, nor is it expected in the near future. Just for the sake of it? Well, in my opinion, that's not a reason. If the current AC composition is unsatisfactory, let's hold a vote of no confidence or something similar. I've said many times that I'm always ready to give up my position; I'm not clinging to it.
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After all the discussions that are taking place in this thread, I (and I'm sure other players as well) have questions that remain unanswered, and consequently, there is no understanding of how to act in a similar situation.
What prevents you from asking questions if you have them?
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Here's a simple example: on the one hand, you suggest in this thread that Helena write a winning report for the game against Twaryna, which Helena does, and then you delete that report yourself? How are the others supposed to act after that? Many have unfinished games that are not being finished for various reasons, including the unwillingness of one of the players, who either hides this unwillingness or, as Twaryna says, states it directly. I am not without sin, and I have saves that I would like to finish, and I definitely won't finish them; I don't want to waste time on a game that has suddenly become uninteresting.
I remember that situation; I said to write a report because Twaryna said that he would not finish the game. I don't remember why I deleted the report, but most likely it was at the request of Jelen117, because I don't delete reports just like that. At the moment, the parties have no claims against each other. I just don't understand why I have to report on such things to the entire forum? :confused: