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In all other cases, it's + game, there's nothing to argue about here.

Very often, situations arise where 1-3 players have the same number of points. No one knows how to handle such a situation. If there were an optimal solution, it would have been found already.

We can immediately dismiss the option of additional games, because it is unknown how long such a thing might take. There was already a tournament where Pit, Javdet, and Dreamcatcher were competing for a spot in the next round. There were 3 rounds of additional games, as a result of which the group stage lasted for 2 months. After that tournament, this option was no longer used.

There was an option to determine the winners based on the seasonal rating in case of a tie (in my opinion, this is the best option), but many people were against it, saying that it is unfair to those who do not play in the season.

Through discussions and arguments, we somehow concluded that the date of the last game is the least problematic criterion, as it seems to encourage activity.

What nonsense (not directed at you)... Who thinks that playing for rating is less fair than relying on luck? And even if they do, they are definitely wrong! At a minimum, a game (any game) will remain a game, and luck will remain luck.
And it's obvious that the priority should be given to games, not random chance.

There are people who don't report wins during the season but do report losses, and that's fair:p
I've encountered similar situations as a player/organizer, and everything was always resolved normally (date of the game, if the players don't mind, then a game between them).

If there was an optimal solution, it would have been invented already.

Ideally, you should create a calendar of tournaments and make it publicly available...

Group exit with equal points was discussed in this thread - check from message 13 /topic/6162/
Back then in the Lyubimchiki tournament, a situation arose where 3 players in a group of 4 each had 3 points. The criterion was the seasonal rating.
Many options were proposed, but no definitive solution to the problem was found.
Therefore, by default, the tournament host now chooses the method that, in their opinion, is most suitable for their tournament or simply the one they like best.


It is absolutely necessary.
I handled this for 2 years.
Due to the specifics of my job, I don't have the opportunity to be regularly and for long periods in ICQ and communicate with players and tournament organizers.
Therefore, all forum work related to contacts is extremely problematic for me. I would like someone to take on compiling the calendar, contact current and potential organizers, and find out on the forum what people are interested in.
Here is the thread: /topic/at/326207/, it ends with the calendar for 2010.

R55Max, maybe you could take it on? I saw somewhere that you were not against it... If you have questions, I'll help. Write to me in private messages.

to R55Max
Commendable drive and initiative, of course, but... this is a hell of a lot of work and a ton of time. Are you sure you can handle such a global project? If memory serves me right, the last attempt to make a clear (and I understand you're aiming for that) calendar (for more than a year) ended with the organizer himself vanishing into thin air. IMHO, Pete's approach (like the Preliminary Calendar 2010) is quite good, because you never know for sure how long a particular tournament will drag on, whether there will be interest in some idea or not, etc. A preliminary draft is what's needed. Look at it yourself, assess your own strength.

Message from Dirty_Player:
The whole problem is that tournament ideas very often arise spontaneously. For example, no one knows, including me, when I'll get the inspiration for the next tournament. To open the EC2 Mages tournament, I thought for about 15 minutes, and another 15 minutes to write the first post and the rules
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How many players will be sure that by registering now they will be able to play in a tournament starting in 2-3 months?

There will be many players, I even think that qualifiers will be necessary! I don't just want to do it on HeroesWorld alone, but I'll also send proposals to other sites (foreign ones), create a website under the auspices of IAHF, and it will be possible to play on any site, the main thing is that the general rules are followed, again mutual advertising and work with newcomers are necessary. No need to invent anything special, the main thing is to believe and help

I will post everything in a detailed and clear format later.

I wasn't writing about that at all...

It so happens that in the group stages, an average of 20% of games are not played – people who have lost their first games lose motivation. Another, more pressing problem is the delay in deadlines. How can we combat this?
Hence the system: burger > individual > deadlines > coin – in my opinion, this is optimal for Heroes. I generally believe that all group matches should be played according to this system.
And there is no escaping friendly matches.
Besides, equal results, as you say, are quite rare. Usually, everything is decided in the burger round, and if not there, then in the individual match.