Posts from SoY-2: Online Tournaments "Seasons of year" - "Seasons of year" - Autumn Season 2007

Mozay - Inferno - Pyra & Gramm - Castle - Christian
The map is interesting because of its complexity!!! As many know, I love challenges and play on the maximum difficulty, the harder it is, the more interesting it becomes))) Well, never mind! That's not what I'm talking about!! The game developed like this....!!! The mines were guarded, and to capture them, something had to be done.
In the first few turns, I invested everything in heroes and started to break through!! It turned out that I did this very unsuccessfully, although later I realized that it bore fruit!!! I simply weakened the guard... with my heroes to break through...... then I rushed to the opponent at full speed!!...... It was lucky that in the mercenary camp, I was given an Angel... first, and a week later, in another camp, also an Archangel!!! This happens rarely!!! I won't explain the minor details of the strategy!!! Because the main hero initially broke through to the enemy castle with nothing.... and later, after buying troops, he went to it with a practically invincible army..... The game turned out to be not bad, but I'll tell everyone.... for strong players, this is a challenge that takes a maximum of 2 weeks! So guys, study the maps - this is the key to success!!! I checked this myself by losing the first two rounds!!! Thank you for the game and good luck, Gramm!!!

Mosaic, please share your save files!

I would like to request that you add the changes to the rules once again... to avoid unnecessary questions later on. Best regards ;)

Please do not ban the Grail digging!!!
Let the organizer either remove all obelisks or place them strategically. Or simply add a couple more. Playing with the Grail is much more interesting. We shouldn't have this opportunity taken away from us. It's a highlight of Heroes of Might & Magic!!!

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As I understand it, the Kamikaze game was considered valid precisely because all obelisks were discovered (and used)? Or only because the rules at that time didn't provide any interpretation about banning the use of the Grail?

Or also because there are no significant changes in their group, regardless of this?

Apparently, due to the combination of all these reasons, and each one separately.
Because he "did everything correctly" ;) ;) ;)

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That's right... the Grail doesn't disrupt the balance, but only if both players use or don't use this opportunity. If one player plays with a Grail ban and the other digs it up, then you know what happens :D :D :D
Okay... it doesn't matter anymore... I see the organizer has already decided...:smile51:

I hope that justice will prevail and the strongest, also the luckiest and most cunning, will win! ;)

Mozay, what kind of map is this? One and one

Lopetos (Inferno, Pyra, Pyra). Mozai (Stronghold, Dessa, Dessa). Development is normal; he only built devils starting on week 3. Also, on week 3, he reached the center of the map (but later realized he could have gone there much earlier) and encountered Dessa. He attacked, and Dessa surrendered. He then went to the Dungeon and took a shield, +4. The following week, Dessa returned with a new army and attacked Pyra, but again, she was defeated and surrendered. Meanwhile, he bought skirmishers and snipers in the center, then brought his army and attacked Utopia. He got a helmet, +6. Next, he took all the army he could buy and went to the enemy's Castle. There was almost no defense, and he captured it quite easily. At the same time, Dessa bypassed him and attacked his Castle, and he lost it. But he quickly managed to reach his Castle to retake it. Dessa stayed in it, and he attacked and won. The main advantage was the large difference in skills. Thank you for the game.

Kamikaze vs FreeZtyleR - 3:0
Dungeon, Damakon, Dessa (Triple D) - Dungeon, Gunnar - final fight 2/2/2
In short, a great map. Day 8 - Dessa, Day 12 - Capitol, Day 18 - Dragons, and most importantly (what is the dumbest spell in the world? Right - WALK ON WATER) a magic guild of level four with Walk on Water. There were also Watchman's Shield, Gnoll Chain, and Sulfur Armor on the water.
The opponent didn't have time to get to the water, and that decided everything!!!
Thanks for the game. And I'm very glad that I managed to play so quickly.

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The correct report will be later ;)

Map #7
Boots (Dungeon, Gunnar) - Moriarty (Castle, Valeska) W:L
I'll note right away.. the map has rust dragons and we were allowed to recruit them..
I decided to focus on the army on this map - because it was all or nothing and the tournament would have ended for me, so there was still a chance.. well, I decided to take matters into my own hands..
In the first week, I quickly built medusa eyes and harpies, and cleared what I could with heroes.. Somewhere in the middle of the second week, I took upgraded levels 2, 3, 4 of troglodytes and went for the black knights.. took heavy losses, but the archers remained. With the help of the rust dragons, I started rampaging in my territory and saw that there was an angel dwelling in the center, there was nowhere to retreat, time to rush, while my opponent was building a capitol, clearing his territory and sailing on water. I took all the significant artifact boosters and, most importantly, the sphere of air, and on the way to Valeska, Titan's plate, and headed to the center. There I recruited both angels and phoenixes and decided to visit my opponent. I found him in the castle with this army: 2 rust dragons, an angel, and 3 stacks of one monk each.. I had a hero roughly twice as strong, 2 rust dragons, 2 cyclopes, some miscellaneous small units, and a lightning bolt dealing 270 damage. I thought, well, that's it - the finale.. But it wasn't meant to be.. With 5 stacks, in three out of four (or out of five) turns, who do you think gets an extra turn?.. yes, yes, exactly the two rust dragons of Moriarty.. I was unpleasantly surprised by such a gift of fate and ran away, leaving him an intact rust dragon(!):).. At home, I built the second level of the guild, which had lightning.. I waited for the start of the 4th week, rushed into battle with an army built for health (to have as much HP as possible in a stack), and my lightning dealt 577 damage.. well, he had no chance, given the opponent's problems with troop construction. I caught my opponent in the center of the map and "surprised" him with lightning.. When the final battle was heading toward my victory, the heroes unexpectedly "glitched" and the game crashed.. In ICQ, my opponent conceded..
P.S. unfortunately, it wasn't saved at the end, at the key moment, but I'm uploading the most significant saves..

vbn (Tower, Ain, Dessa) vs. RAUL (Inferno, Rashka)
The "battle of titans" took place on map #3 ("One & One").

On day 2-3-6, Dessa 11-6-7-8 defeated Rashka 3-3-4-4, who was defending in his Castle.

The army was also much stronger (10 shooting Titans against 0 Devils).

Rapid development was facilitated by the quick gathering of resources,
while the opponent had not yet cleared the mines on his territory.

This allowed him to get to the Dungeon faster and visit the Refugee Camps,
where he ultimately hired 2 Phoenixes and 3 Titans,
which, in turn, allowed him to break through to the opponent's territory,
capture his gold mine earlier than the opponent (his own was taken later), and other mines and resources.

And on day 1-4-4, Ain, level 7, was with 2 Firebirds and 1 Giant
in 3 squares from the Castle, where Rashka was hiding with 3 Golems, 17 Hellhounds, and 24 Elves.

But he didn't dare to attack (and rightly so, as a later check showed),
because the opponent had built a Castle.

Time was on Dessa's side, and she calmly leveled up, visited the Library,
upgraded the Firebirds and Giants, and finished the game in her favor.

2 RAUL: thanks for the game :)

Please upload the save files.

I'm trying to send them.
I don't know if it will work! It's my first time doing this.

Trying to send it.
Not sure if it will work! It's my first time, though.

WOW!!! It worked!!! :smile13:
Probably a good student):smile49:

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Mozay, what map is this? One and one

Yeah, I think it is! It's the one where there's water all around and nothing in it!))

This autosave is from Mozay, right before the battle. It was practically impossible for me to win :) Later, just for fun, I attacked with Mozay's hero from that autosave using an automated battle – and even then, his hero won :D

Dungeon Derby

Map #7. Your Final Goal.
Kamikaze (Dungeon, Damakon, Dessa) won against FreeZtyleR (Dungeon, Gunnar)

The development went quite quickly; there were only delays in the first couple of days. Instead of money, they slipped a "Pendant of Steadfast Mind" into the chest. Then, not finding a single cluster of dragon stones, I had to rush the Witch Harpies, which guarded the pond. Arlash's cannon helped. On the sixth day, I built a Stronghold, and on the seventh, I summoned elementals. We also boosted the economy of Damakon and Grindan.
On the eighth day, the gods gifted Dessa's face in the tavern! And everything became great. On the 13th day, I built a Castle. On the 16th day, I set sail (I could have won another four days, but I wouldn't have built a Castle in the second week). On the 18th day, I built a Capitol. On the fourth week, the first dragon hatched.
At the beginning of the second month, after receiving "Water Walk" in the magic guild (which proved very useful), I realized that I no longer needed boats. By this time, the cockroaches had gathered all the sea (Sentinel's Shield, Gnoll Chain, Sulfur Armor), and Dessa decided to attack. However, he didn't even encounter any resistance on the other shore.
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The final battle took place on the first day of the second week of the second month (2,2,1).
Kamikaze (Dessa) attacked FreeZtyleR's Capitol (Gunnar).
Dessa, level 13 (13, 21, 12, 8) – Gunnar, level 9 (4, 8, 6, 16)

Artifacts:
Dessa
Sentinel's Shield, Gnoll Chain, Sulfur Armor, Necklace of Heavenly Bliss, Shackles of War.

Gunnar
Thunder Helm, Scale of the Great Basilisk, Cloak of Dragon Wings, Pendant of Courage (morale and luck +3), Immobile Dragon Eye, Badge of Courage, Prophecy Cards.

Armies:
Dessa
3 Red Dragons,
14 Scorpios,
15 Royal Minotaurs,
24 Queen Medusas,
57 Evil Eyeballs,
55 Witch Harpies

Gunnar
1 Red Dragon,
13 Manticores,
20 Queen Medusas,
4 Beholders

The overwhelming advantage in skills and units turned the final battle into a mere formality. Thanks to FreeZ for the game!

Since I didn't save before the battle, I'm sending the latest autosave. In principle, everything is clear anyway.

NEWS:
- Everything is fine in the first group.
- In group 2, only the last match remains. And it's a decisive one. The winner goes to the semi-finals, the loser goes to... well, let's just say they'll be taking a break.
- In the third group, the battle for the twelve best is also in full swing. Zhenya and Tanya will compete for the second spot, and the match between Uran and Doki is just for stats.
- In the fourth group, the match between Alex and Moriarty is the main event. Tie-breaker matches might be needed.
- I'd rather not talk about the fifth group.
- In the sixth group, everything is already clear. Only three ROs (Round of...) remain to be played. They might turn out to be very important later on.
Thank you for your attention, this was Kamikaze!