Posts from 1 joint “Expert” contest.

To participate in the competition, you must register on the portals www.heroesworld.ru and www.heroesportal.net.

Prize Pool:

On HW, the winner receives an award in the form of a cup:

On HP, 3 participants will be awarded prizes:
1st place – a special artifact, the Angel of Prosperity (or 1000 gold, at the winner's choice), 2nd place – 700 gold, 3rd place – 300 gold.
Note: if you register only on one of the resources mentioned above, the winner will receive a prize only on that resource!

Organizers and hosts of the competition:
From HP, Sub-Zero, from HW, VDV_forever.
Send your tasks to konkurs_heroes_1@mail.ru

Task Evaluation:
Tasks will be evaluated on a 5-point scale, in 2 categories:

1) difficulty of the solution; 2) interestingness.

Goal of the competition:
To prepare the maximum number of mini-tasks that will be included in the next joint HW and HP tournament. To diversify the gameplay of Heroes 1 by trying a new type of competition. To gather the largest possible number of participants. Ultimately, to re-ignite interest among both veterans and newcomers in the amazing and diverse world of Heroes 1!

Competition Rules:
1) The participant prepares a small task for Heroes 1 and, with a description of the solution (+ step-by-step saves), sends it to the competition organizer.
2) The task must be interesting, small, and not trivial (tasks like killing 100 peasants on day 1 with a starting hero will not be considered).
Example: you need to get out of the starting area on day 3. You can only leave the starting area from two sides, the passages of which are guarded by quite strong monsters. Or, reproduce more than 100 ghosts by the end of day 2, etc.
3) The conditions of the task can be diverse and are chosen by the participants themselves.
4) When preparing tasks, you can use both maps posted on www.handbookhmm1.narod.ru, and your own maps if necessary.
5) No more than 2 tasks are accepted from each participant.
6) The task must be limited to a time interval of 3 game days.

Dates:

From June 18, 2009 to August 18, 2009

P.S. Huge thanks to Sub-Zero for sponsoring the competition from HP.

Competition thread on HP

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Sent the second task, this time it's even a little more interesting.

Sent the second task, this time it's even a little more interesting.

Confirming receipt, thank you for actively participating in the contest! ;)

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Good day, esteemed contest participants! Thank you all for participating. I have evaluated the submissions; now, we need to wait for the results of my colleague, the respected Sub-Zero. After that, by adding the scores and dividing by 2, we will determine the average score for each submission and announce the results. Sincerely, VDV_forever

So,
the contest is over. The turnout could have been better, but the tasks themselves were quite good.
A total of 4 tasks were submitted by 3 participants: bobchik, Ergon, and DeadLord.

The places were distributed as follows:
1st place – the task about the brave young man Kilburne from DeadLord – 9 points;
2nd place – the task about diplomatic service from Ergon – 5 points;
3rd place – the task about a middle-distance race from bobchik – 3 points.

The winner, DeadLord, will receive a beautiful cup, and his profile picture will be updated with a special badge, which we all congratulate him on!:smile49:

Sincerely, VDV_forever