Posts from "Rookie-2009"

The draw was conducted in a rather primitive way, which is easy to see. I hope no one will ever do it like that again. I can assure you of the honesty and impartiality of the organizers – that was my original intention, and it was not communicated to anyone.

In my opinion, it's hard to call this a draw :D:D :D

This is an extremely tricky draw. ;)

Hmm... But the first group is really a group of death.

I don't think so. I just reviewed the groups again – in each one, there are players I've played against, and some of them showed very good results. DioNIX, gen, Revan – they won; I didn't finish the game with Unikorn, and my position there seems to be poor. So, you can expect surprises in any group; don't count on easy opponents.

This is a very tricky draw.

:) It's just as random as a regular draw. No one knew in what order you would sign up. I hope there are no complaints about this?

No complaints about the draw.
I'm ready to play any day after 9 PM and until late.
I can also play any weekday or weekend at any time (even from 4 AM), but I would appreciate it if my teammates would let me know in advance about their plans via ICQ.

I suggest that participants, when ready to play a tournament match, set the corresponding status in ICQ (for example: "ready to play a tournament match"). This is clear and convenient.

I don't think so. I just reviewed the groups again – in each one, there are players I've played with, and some of them showed very decent gameplay. DioNIX, gen, Revan – they won; I didn't finish the game with Unikorn, and my position there seems to be rather poor.

Where did I say that the others are weak? It's just that, in my opinion, the first group has a concentration of quite strong players – it's the most balanced group, again, in my opinion.

Dear tournament participants, please take a moment to familiarize yourselves with some of the game's nuances before the tournament begins, in order to avoid controversial situations and misunderstandings!!
1. Carefully study the rules, as knowing them will make your game easier and more interesting...
2. Nuances of the game itself:
a) Pay attention to the guard patrol routes between spawns ("remember: every monster guards something. If there's a group of swordsmen standing around for no apparent reason, it might be a shifted guard patrol. Be careful")!!
b) Using magic. If you find a scroll with magic of level 3 or higher, you need to build a Guild of level 4 or 5 (depending on the magic)...
Magic of levels 1 to 3 (including scrolls) does not require building a magic structure..

If you find magic in a Pandora's Box or obtain a spellbook, you can use it freely..

3. Make daily save files of the game. If controversial situations arise, try to resolve them yourselves via ICQ. If you can't find a solution, write to me, Kesh, or Kostyan on ICQ...

Good luck in the tournament; I've already played with many of you, and there are some talented players. If bets can be placed, I have a top three, even a top five, of favorites. May heroic power be with you!!!

Does anyone know about betting systems? Maybe it would be interesting to implement one?

Ferz 17 (Red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) def [St] (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2SM4d(3) 1.4.3

Average start — at the start, three heroes for Gunnar: 76 Troglodytes, 8 Harpies, 7 Evil Eyes, and two more heroes; I don't buy the fourth. Gold was average: two money mills, one resource mill, one building for Troglodyte growth. On day 114, I clear a cemetery without losses — 2000 gold. On day 115, I clear a cemetery, maximum — I mess up, lose all troops, but decide to keep playing. Development is a total drain. Catastrophic lack of ore; I find an ore mine on day 125. On day 122, I buy out all troops for Gunnar and go to level up the hero. During the game, I lose 5 Minotaurs, 3 Manticores at the Medusa fountain — I attacked like a noob because Gunnar was far away and gold was badly needed. On day 127, I built levels 1-6 and the Castle; dragons on week 3. The game was very tough — there were losses.
On 1.4.3, the opponent surrenders, explaining that he had lost all his troops!
Thanks for the game!!!

I would like to draw your attention to the correct format for writing the report header (also, please write the header in bold):

Ferz 17 (Red, Dungeon, Gunar, Gunar) def [St] (Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) 2SM4d(3) 1.4.3

Please format the report confirmation as a quote:

Ferz 17 (Red, Dungeon, Gunar, Gunar) def [St](Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) 2SM4d(3) 1.4.3

Reports that are not formatted correctly (missing template, color, game time, or incorrect nickname) will not be counted in the ranking. Please be careful.

I rarely write in red – only when it is very important.
When I was discussing the medal and the inclusion of games in the ranking today, I promised that all reports would be formatted correctly. Please don't let me down.

Unconfirmed reports will not be considered in either the ranking or this tournament.

Gomunguls (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Zybr (Red, Tower, Solmyr, Solmyr) 2SM4d(3), 1.3.1

The start was good; I immediately broke through to my secondary (Dungeon), found 2 Griffin Conservatories and 3 Altars of Wishes + a lot of treasure chests... on the second week I took another secondary (Stronghold), and was just waiting for reinforcements to break the conservatories... but I couldn't continue... the opponent surrendered, as he lost his entire army to a pack of Thunderbirds!

Thanks for the game!

Gomunguls (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Zybr (Red, Tower, Solmyr, Solmyr) 2SM4d(3), 1.3.1

I confirm. Resources were average; couldn't find gems for a long time, Mages were delayed, 1-4,6 in Citadel by the end of the week. But this is all minor. The problem was different - on one side, 1 day away, a passage to an adjacent zone (dunno which one, don't know the template :)) guarded by 25 Ogres + 5 Gr.
The wood mine turned out to be completely out of reach (3-4 days away, behind Gr. Wolves + Air elementals + Archers) - i.e., there was little point in going for it... and the Gr. Wolves were right next to the Castle, blocking the second direction...
Well, in short, I took a mini-crypt, recruited troops, and went to kill the Wolves. Further on, almost no mana against 20-49 Cerberi. Had to sacrifice Mages. Went further, and further it gets funnier - to get secondary skills, I either have to beat upgraded Lizardmen, or go around through Gr. Eyes. Started looking for a well, since without mana I can't break through these. Found one 2 days away. Well, in short, the Lizardmen stood in two stacks and Lightning hit my own units. And Solmyr is only level 5... I take Rampart, build a Mage Guild, replenish mana. I see a prison behind Thunderbirds. I decide to fight, because if they give a good hero there, I could turn the game around. But in the end, the battle was decided by morale: in round 1, the birds get morale twice - I have to cast Lightning, hitting my own Gremlins (30 out of 127 lost). No choice here, shooting Gremlins were taking down one stack of birds at a time, so in round 1 Gremlins shoot... and in round 2, when they absolutely needed to take out another stack of birds, anti-morale on the Gremlins... over 2 rounds (2-3), part of the shield is killed, birds block the Gremlins - loss and surrender on my part :(
Thanks to my opponent for the game, or rather for the time spent ;) Good luck in the remaining matches.

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Wrote a bit too much... an FRPG habit, I suppose :)

I want to participate too!! 285757198

Pradromalo - unfortunately, the teams are already full, and we are not accepting any more applications.

Regarding the "Fathers and Sons" tournament - please contact me via ICQ or, preferably, send me a private message. For the future - before registering for a tournament, please read at least the first post of the thread.

The match between Avern and Prince has been postponed to round 121 (due to a late start); we will try to finish it tomorrow.