Posts from Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2009-10 season).

RomarioGrom (red, Conflux, random, Labeta, Brisa) def loi (blue, Necro, Gosha, Gosha) 2sm4d(3) 124

Necro is at the bottom, liches with vamps in the citadel on the first, vamp hovel is bought out — but few prospects on the second...

RomarioGrom (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lose Loi (blue, Necro, Gosha, Gosha) 2sm4d(3) 127

Necro is at the top... 3 angels, 400+ skeles — eyes are darting, whether to take the Dragon Utopia on native soil on 131, any one at that — or keep breeding skeles with the amulet, since one necro has already fled with an angel, luckily at a distance of one and a half turns from the castle no red movements are visible... But then red surrenders, auto doesn't take it.
Thanks for the games.

FireToSky (blue, Dungeon, Shakh) def zloy_romantik (red, Castle, Valya), 2SM4d(3) 114
Remade the map many times, then the opponent had some issues.

Pit for LM: first, use a template, then set a time limit, and please, name the template correctly.

FireToSky (blue, Dungeon, Shakh) def zloy_romantik (red, Castle, Valya), 114, см-ка
Yeah, he's getting revenge on me for the good luck I had last time.

shadow of the homeless (blue, Inferno, Feast, Feast) def wiggle8509 (red, Barbarian, Gretchen, Gretchen) 2SM4d(3) 222
:) We played for almost 10 hours...
Wow... my brain is melting :)

I took the Utopian hideout and the Devil's lair.
I collected the Sniper Bow and +25% HP.

I almost got wrecked in the final battle :)
But the collectors turned out to be stronger than my stupidity.
I was lucky that my opponent didn't have Black Market.
Otherwise, who knows how long it would have lasted.
:)
Overall, it was a good lesson for both of us.

GG
Thanks for the game.

Pit for LM: First, the template, then the duration, and please name the template correctly.

shadow of the homeless (blue, Inferno, Pir, Pir) def wiggle8509 (red, Barb, Gretchen, Gretchen) 222 2cm4d3
Lost due to my own stupidity; took three Dragon Utopia, fully built up secondary-conf, but before FB:
1) didn't make a back door in the capital
2) didn't prepare mana (had only 3/140, which is why I put on the red orb, and this was despite Gretchen having two books and magic 16)
3) for a quick return, I dumped the hero into the tavern and returned troops in a chain; it would have been better to surrender the capital and hire a hero in the secondary town and everything would be ok, rather than accepting battle in the castle
4) And of course, the opponent's collections were a complete surprise; there was nothing to be done there without magic(
Well, we learn from our mistakes)
thanks for the game!

BA/IEHOK (blue, random, Tower, Daremyth, Adelaide) def ABC (red, Inferno, Peer, Octavia) 2smd4(3) 132
I don't remember, but I think I lost. Please defend Valenka.

SoulDrinker (Red, Swamp, Bronze, Bronze) def BA/IEHOK (Blue, Inferno, Pyre, Pyre)
Unfortunately, I had to surrender to the mercy of the winner.
Thank you for the game!

Pit for LM: and who is your winner?
def - from the English word "defeat" - to inflict a defeat
then you should write "lose"
At the end, there should be a template and the game duration.
Please edit it.

BA/IEHOK (blue, full random, Inferno, Pyre) def SoulDrinker (Red, full random, Dungeon, Bron), 1-0, one-zero. 2sm4d(3), 133

In principle, heroes were dealt right away that people pick for template setups, so we started without restarts.
117: efreeti in Citadel, secondary Dungeon.
127: Castle at home, secondary Rampart, Dwarf Cottage minimal.
131: Griffin Conservatory 3.
132: Griffin Conservatory 3, hives at 8.
133: through the adjacent respawn to the opponent and I jump into an empty castle! With a scout hero I spot Bron, reach him, and GG!

Thanks for the game!

loi(blue,necr,Gosha,Gosha)def Kluka(red,dung,Shakti,Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 123
No, we didn't go that way; the red player didn't bother with re116 and retreated. The horses failed, so I quickly and shyly placed a Veil, took the consulate on 121, earned some resources, and positioned myself for an attack against two Nagabanks. I took whatever I could with 2 Angels, 260+ skeletons, and resources, and soon followed Gosha into the Necropolis rush :). The red player also lost there...
Thanks for the game; I'd say the victory was well-deserved.

Pit for LM: first, the template, then the deadline, please.

Blackpoint (red, stronghold, Gurnison) def Avern (blue, castle, Valeska, Gundula) 2sm4d(3) 213

First we picked almost all the rest, I had one left on 111. Two paths to secondary zones formed: snowy and grassy. Decided to go to the grass first. Captured a Castle secondary there. The respawn turned out to be lucrative, found a griffin external dwelling there, but too late, so I put griffins in the fort and cast Devoing. At home, birds in the citadel and money to buy out meat wagons. Found 2 Griffin Conservatories, one on my home turf, the second far away on the grass. On 121 I hit an ogre horde from a Pandora's box. Got 10K gold. Bought out the reef [riff? likely "riff" is a typo or jargon for something else, keeping as is] and upgraded. Checked the conservatories, tron's ones [likely a typo/jargon, keeping as is], not enough mass, got a bit outplayed on ogres, and wolves with heroes didn't come, there was no good damage stack. So I trudged to the snow. Took a medusa dwelling there. Captured the castle. Built a lookout tower, turned out there was nothing to do on the snow either. On 131 I camp at the conservatory on the grass, camping because time ran out. I take the conservatory on 132 - level 3. I rush and take a Pandora's box behind liches, giving 10k exp. Then I take the conservatory on my home turf, nearby an exit to an Inferno respawn; at the Inferno respawn I snagged a gnome dwelling with 20 gnomes per stack. I think next turn I'll take the Pandora's box behind a few ghost dragons, when the blue scout hero takes the castle in this secondary zone and from there Gundula pops out, with 7 angels, 20 ducks, 8 champs, marks + griffins. Oh my god!! He has only 6 angels, 0 mana, and some birds, wolves, and hobgoblins. I naturally run for it and head to the castle respawn, where in the very far corner another conservatory is revealed. Meanwhile, my home turf was taken from me. I led everyone away from there except the orcs. I was running in boots and visiting stables, and Gundula, naturally not speeding up, couldn't keep up with me. I somehow managed to hold the secondary castle until the end of the week to lead away the remaining griffins and marks from there. I worked on that same conservatory, it turned out to be a level 2 and a treasure zone. I had only one castle left - Tower. And even that was about to be taken. Entering the underground treasure zone, I first broke through 100 medusas, then through their horde. The opponent is already close to the last castle, thank God, it's not the main troops coming there, but my spawn from the former home turf. I first find a Dragon Fly Hive behind a crowd of wizards, they didn't fight. I didn't chase them. Took the hive, there are 6 Wyverns, and I see a Dragon Utopia with up to 19 champs. I need money like air; breaking through the horses, I dive into the dragons' embrace. Thank God it was the minimum. Angels and griffins survived, 2 Wyverns, 6 ogre-magi. With this money I buy everything in the Tower, upgraded gremlins and gargoyles, put a hero there, set up a citadel. The opponent doesn't risk storming. I dive into the teleporter and end up in some underground respawn, from where I immediately see a passage to another treasure zone. We're alive... There I kill a bunch of wights [khodu vapov - likely a typo/jargon, keeping as "wights" contextually], a crowd of trolls for a Pandora's box giving the entire second level. I finally find a Pandora's box for Pinocchios [buratiny - "buratino" is a Russian character; keeping as is, likely a specific game item/creature reference] and the Speaker's Hat with a hive behind a couple of Rust Dragons [rzhavyh - likely "rust" dragons]. Worked all that and thus gaining control became much more mobile. Had Shackles of War, but the opponent never wanted to speed up, everywhere and always he was with his power. I went to the treasure zone I had left behind, where I scouted +12 to spell power, -2 to knowledge with a hive behind a horde of Wyverns. Explosion [Vzryv - likely a skill or spell, keeping as is] became a thousand. Meanwhile, the opponent can't stand it and storms my remaining castle with a double spawn from the barbarian castle and... unsuccessfully. Moandor [likely a hero name] level 10 held up like a champ. The opponent flees, and I recapture my home turf in a chain. Next turn I would have taken my home castle back. The opponent throws in the white flag.
Thanks for the game.

Pit for LM: first the template, then the deadline, please.
One person will write it wrong, and everyone else follows...

Blackpoint (red, stronghold, Gurnison) def Avern (blue, castle, Valeska, Gundula) 213 2sm4d(3)

Valya came with one stack, but the archery ranges were built.
Two roads, one blocked by shooters, the other leads into the underground.
In the first week I built Horses in the Castle. I scouted 2 Griffin Conservatories, 3 Hives, 3 Dwarf Cottages and 2 Nag Banks. Secondary was Dungeon, no big caches (Troglodytes, Pikemen and Swordsmen).
In the second week I took all of that. I built Angels in the Castle. Collected 20 Flies. Gundula got Air and Armor.
In the third week there was an opportunity to intercept the blue's mana using a scout hero (Katya could reach), but I didn't risk it because then I wouldn't have had time to capture Inferno and buy Gundula there.
And then blue went into the treasure zone and I couldn't catch them, even though I saw all movements thanks to Expert Air.
Thanks for the game.

The game lasted 11 hours, which is longer than a chess match with professional control.
After something like that, I have no desire to play even fo-fan, let alone tournaments.

GoD (red, Castle, Turin, Turin) def Avern (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Lacus) 2sm4d(3) 125

The start was finally superb!))
Archers are built, Vala with 3 stacks is sitting in the tavern.
Total 30 gr. archers on day 1. Stables right next to the town.
Everything seems ok...
But on the only road very close to the town there is a beehive guarded by a group of Wyvern Monarchs.
Wanted to take the rest, but changed my mind.
Went off-road towards the barbarian secondary.
On the first one - horses are in the Citadel, and 1000 each at home and at the secondary. Couldn't handle the bears on the first one.
On the second I pick up a couple of dwarves and medusas, planning to go for the Wyverns on the road, to drop the bears at the secondary, but news arrives from the opponent about a concede. The opponent refused a save due to a lack of prospects in the game.

Thanks for the game!!!

Pit for LM: first the template, then the deadline, pls.

loi(blue,necr,Gosha,Gosha)def Kluka(red,dung,Shakti,Shakti) 123 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed.
I was afraid that Gosha would appear on turn 117 and I placed a 1-6 unit in the Fortress to meet him. But Gosha turned around, which means there was something else to do at home.
On turn 117, I took the elven secondary town with an elven garrison – of course, I needed to buy all 29 units, upgrade them... in general, I ran out of money. The player who was supposed to teach Shakti the bless spell went to collect the missing gold somewhere in the corner; the elves didn't have time to arrive, and Shakti just stood in front of the elevator to the surface. In the last seconds, I was thinking about what to do, and as a result, I miscalculated and lost.

Thanks for the game!

PS. There was no guaranteed win according to the setup; my setup could have been won.

GoD (red, Castle, Turis, Turis) def Avern (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Lacus) 125 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed.
Thank you for the game.

I've reviewed the rankings for December. Please take a look and post any comments or questions here. The rating calculation program has been completely rewritten. It reads, recognizes, standardizes the headers of reports, calculates ratings, and generates tables. I'm not sure yet if it will be possible to place links on the forums to tables for each player. I'll ask the Creator. For the program to recognize the text, players will need to adhere more strictly to the rules for writing report headers. The format of the report header remains ABSOLUTELY the same. Currently, 90% of players are writing them correctly. The only thing is, it would be very helpful if the author wrote the game date at the beginning in the format DD.MM.YYYY. This would speed up data entry by 2 times. 01.12.2009 vbn (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def invisible (blue, Inferno, Pyrrhus, Marius) 2SM4d(3) 136. For tournament organizers who submit information to the rating not every day, specifying the date is essential, as the seasonal rating is very sensitive to the game date. Mandatory requirements for report headers. Be sure to write player nicknames correctly - so that they match the nickname on the forums. Read carefully! No one is asking you to standardize nicknames. I currently have both ABC and ABC-1 in the table. I don't know if these are the same player or not. It will be impossible to recalculate in a couple of months. And, for example, there are more than three dozen users with nicknames similar to Alex. If you have changed your nickname, be sure to write it immediately in this thread to preserve the rating. Vitaly has Alessandro and Alessandro-1977 in his table. I'm not sure if I can bring them to a common denominator. Be sure to have parentheses after the nickname, in which the color, castle, starting hero, and final hero for each player are indicated sequentially. That is, there should be two pairs of parentheses - no more and no less. The parentheses are key elements for the program, which it uses as a reference. Only 2 pairs. Be sure that at the end of the line there is the correct name of the template and the end time of the game - in this order, and not vice versa. Be sure to check all words for spelling errors. The following were not included in the December rankings: 13.12.2009, 10:40 mals (red, Swamp, Vistan, Tazar) def temofey (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 215, 2sm4d(3) - not confirmed. 08.12.2009, SEM_56 (krasny, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Mals (red, Castle, Valeska, Crag Hack) 2sm4d(3), 145 - if you can somehow come to terms with KRASNY, even a person cannot understand who is red here... 19.12.2009, Deriel_Linch (Castle Valeska Valeska) def RomarioGrom (Rampart Kirq Kirq) 2sm4d(3) 312 - colors not specified. 30.12.2009, Mizrael (red, Tower, Aine, Dessa) def KostyaN (Castle, Tyris, Tyris) 144 31.12.2009, Mizrael(red, Tower, Aine, Tyraxor) def Psyche_7(Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) 232 In the last two reports, the template and the color of the losing player are not specified. Please correct the errors and post them in this thread. Here are typical errors that I am currently correcting manually: (Blue, Castle, Valya, Galya) and (red, castle, Veleska, Crag) - poor Valeska! 31.12.2009, temofey(red, Valeska, Christian) def Hermit(blue, Solmyr, Solmyr) 2sm4d(3) - castles are missing. 31.12.2009, Hermit(blue, tower, Solmyr, Orrin) def AYMAN(fortress, red, Tazar, Tazar) 2sm4d(3) 216 - incorrect order. 26.12.2009, Alex_R (red, Necropolis, Random(Isra), Galtran) def Shamys (blue, Conflux, random(Inteus), Solmyr) 141 Jebus cross L 160% - extra parentheses. 24.12.2009, RomarioGrom(Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lose Deriel_Linch(Blue,Neropolis, Galtran, Galtran)2smd4 (3), 213 - no castle Neropolis and template 2smd4 (3). 18.12.2009, ~no1_knows_me~ (Red, Castle, Valya, ?) def scorp (Blue, Barbarian, Gurney, ?) 2sm4d(3) 1-2-2 - do not put question marks, it is better not to write anything at all, then the program will record the starting hero and the final hero.