Posts from Moscow qualifier.

Nagan, let the players decide, not just one or two people, which template and version to use.
Right now, I see three people in favor of TE and 8mm, and three in favor of SOD and CM (Vitalik, Keba, Pit) - and those in favor of SOD are active, regular players. In my opinion, why bring out old dinosaurs from dusty closets? They probably won't even remember how to move units anymore. :)
Let everyone who wants to play in Moscow get together and decide for themselves. Otherwise, "the organizers decided everything for you" - in my opinion, that's not democratic. :)
By the way, many people from Ukraine told me the same thing about the Michurinsky qualifier - that there's a dictatorship and a cult of personality in Russia. And in Ukraine, we discussed everything together. It's supposedly more democratic. And not a single player had even a hint of a negative feeling after the meeting in Kyiv. :)

P.S. Besides, as we can see from the discussions, there are a lot of bugs in TE-Lite, and there are still too many differences... there might be arguments later.

A big request - don't give up, it's better to help the organizers in any way you can.
Including with suggestions, as your head is good at organizational planning - I've already seen that.

I'm for SoD, for example, and following the pattern—as long as it's not balance. I feel good about 8mm6, although if I do play it, it's only with Vika's article in a browser tab.

I also keep the game window open when playing complex games. For a tournament, you could print out a poster. :)

At the same time, the undeniable and important advantage of the small map is saving real time. If you have to resort to maneuvering on it, the game usually lasts for more than 2.5 months; on the 8mm map, it's scary to imagine. After all, it's naive to expect that there won't be anyone who wants to play until the last hero. And its imbalance is somewhat exaggerated (who likes to restart until they get a perfect start? - sorry, it's not about the template).

At the same time, an undeniable and important advantage of the small map is saving real time. If you have to resort to maneuvering on it, the game usually lasts for more than 2.5 months; on the 8mm map, it's scary to imagine. After all, it's naive to expect that there won't be anyone who wants to play until the very last hero. And its imbalance is somewhat exaggerated (who likes to restart until they get a good starting position? – sorry, it's not about the template).

There was a real tournament experience in Kingisepp on the Lite map.

The average game duration on 8mm6 turned out to be 21 days, i.e., 3 weeks. The longest game lasted about 6 weeks. I didn't calculate the statistics for the SM map, but it's roughly the same, maybe a couple of days less.

The point isn't the map, but the playing style. Those who want to sit and grind will play for 2 months on many maps.

Show the statistics!!! Skilled players finish MM6 games in the time it takes to play SM maps! It's true that when someone gets into trouble on the last map, it's time to give up.

At the same time, the undeniable and important advantage of the small map is saving real time. If you have to resort to maneuvers on it, the game usually lasts for more than 2.5 months, on an 8mm map – it's scary to imagine. After all, it would be naive to expect that there won't be anyone who wants to play until the last hero. And its imbalance is somewhat exaggerated (who likes to restart until they get a good starting position – sorry, it's not about the template).

I specifically reviewed the Chaos tournament thread on the forum. I didn't find any reports older than 7 weeks for Might & Magic 6, even though there are also slow-paced games, starting with 2500 points, and many players are experiencing these rules for the first time.

I'm for TE-light + small map. 8mm6 is a decent template, but I've played few games on it.