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Rules for the second stage:
Each player must cross out 6 heroes from their opponent's list before the duels begin. During the match, a player can replace ONE hero in their banned list ONCE (i.e., if the list looks like Ossir, Nimue, Crag Hack, Synn, Orson, Iris, and after, for example, the second duel, you realize that you incorrectly included someone in the banned list, you can replace, for example, Crag Hack with Jale). The names of the heroes to be crossed out are sent via ICQ, MSN, Agent@Mail.Ru, etc., to the judge or any other third party. After the battle, players must save replays.
One player chooses the arena for the game, and then the other. The order of selection is not important and is left to the players' discretion. The arenas "Boarding!" and "Abyss" are prohibited. If a hero was chosen in the first game, that player cannot play with that hero again.
And now, the highlight of the show... If your opponent chooses a "Dark" race hero (Dungeon, Barbarian, Necropolis, Inferno), you must choose a "Light" race hero (Haven, Sylvan, Academy, Fortress). That's why the tournament is called "Life in the Twilight" - we want to diversify the format of the duel tournament. Naturally, this rule also affects the selection of heroes - 3 "Dark" and 3 "Light" heroes are crossed out. There will probably be a slight imbalance, but I don't think it will have a significant impact.
In the playoff stage, players must play 4 duels.
If the score is 3-0, the fourth game is not played. In case of a tie, a 5th game is played on the Stone Halls arena, and the player who lost the 4th game chooses the first hero.
By default, the game is played on the Ubi server. By agreement, the game can be played via the Hamachi program.
Game version: HoMM5: ToE 3.0
Game type: duel.
Dynamic battle: disabled.
Report template:
Player1 (red, Synn) def (won) Player2 (blue, Vittorio).
Player1 (blue, Orson) lose (lost) Player2 (red, Orson).