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I'm writing from my phone, I can't check the tables, I'm trying to remember the tournament situation from memory, so I might be wrong.
I've always been in favor of playing the final in several games, so I agree to play my last round not in one match, but in a series of matches to 3 wins, but with two small, but as I think, fair amendments:
1. If in the final I come across a player that I have already played against in the tournament, then the series starts with a score of 1-0 in favor of the opponent (as in a double elimination). If I come across an opponent that I haven't played against, then I'm ready to play to 3 full wins from both sides (if I remember correctly, VanjaM has such a chance, I don't remember about Romario).
2. If you really want to get rid of random coefficients, then in case of a tie in points, if these opponents have not met before, let them compete in a head-to-head match, and not by coefficient.

If someone doesn't agree, no problem, we'll play 1 game and go home.

I would like to know who has what chances of reaching the final at the moment?

Mega respect for using your phone, I wouldn't be able to do it

Huge respect for the phone, I wouldn't have been able to handle it))

If you're talking about the fact that it takes a long time to type on it, that's not true. With T9, the typing speed isn't much slower than on a keyboard.

The player LeonidosIk is not responding; he is not online on ICQ, and I have sent him several offline messages.

04/07/2012 Captain (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Shakti) def Scorpiona (red, Dungeon, Random, Vokial) Kite (l - u) 141
Scorpiona played incredibly well, with stats of 8-15-11-10 and almost 400 skeletons with 30 vipers, but after returning from the treasure room with 0 mana, she was trapped in the castle and shot through the walls.
Thanks for the game!

07.04.2012 Captain (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Shakti) def Scorpiona (red, Dungeon, Random, Vokial) Kite (l - u) 141
Scorpiona played incredibly well, with stats of 8-15-11-10 and almost 400 skeletons with 30 vipers, but when returning from the treasure room with 0 mana, she was locked in the castle and shot through the walls.
Thanks for the game!

I managed to turn the tables in the first game of this tournament:p
It was an interesting run:smile20:
While GG was wandering around the treasure room, she lost all her castles, and I thought her stats would catch up, but that wasn't the case:smile04:

Thanks for the game!;)

Javdet (Sylvan, Mephala, Jedite) def Stryfe (Inferno, Pyrrh, Pyrrh) Kite 117

There was no point in continuing; in my opinion, with 2 knight units, 2 pegasus units, and 1 imp... the economy was lacking, but it was still working. The opponent resigned.

Thanks for the game.

Javdet (Sylvan, Mephala, Jedite) def Stryfe (Inferno, Pyrrh, Pyrrh) Kite 114

I gathered almost everything on my map... and then I had to break through to the secondary objectives, because there were no interesting objects left and I ran out of money... I had a choice between a bunch of monks and pits... I chose the pits, and they crushed me :( And thank you! P.S. Turn - 114.

07.04.2012 twaryna (red, Swamp, Gunnar) def Gaudin (blue, Tower, Solmyr) Speed 1 (l - u) 122

We each took one restart and began.
On the second day I killed the pink computer - a Barbarian; on the third day I captured the native secondary town.
At the Barbarian's secondary town I found a Griffin Conservatory and a Dwarf Cottage, and a mana doubler.
Then a crossroads - either go kill another Barbarian computer, at whose respawn a Pandora's Box for 20-49 Vampires or a Necromancer computer was visible. I decided to move toward the Necromancers, since the Necromancers had already broken their own guard and were scurrying around outside their territory.
There were four heroes in total. Money was tight. I transported Gremlins and one Mage to Solmyr, who was standing one transition away from the Necromancer's castle. Vidomina jumped out of the fog and attacked the delivery. I killed her Vampires with my shooters, and she in turn wiped out all the Gremlins and the Mage with her shooters. I retreated with one Gargoyle. On the next turn I killed Vidomina and holed up in the Necromancer's castle.
The prospects were far from rosy.
In the main town, Nagas are stationed in the Citadel. I only have enough money to buy three Nagas, and even then I can't transport them with two heroes. A dilemma arises. Should I move Solmyr toward the Barbarian computer, or seek out the Necromancer survivor in the fog, who is surely just waiting for Solmyr to leave the castle?
In short, there was no tempo at all. It was 5 AM, and we had already played for 6 hours. I asked my opponent to save and continue the next day. The opponent agreed.
The next day, after restoring the current situation in my mind's eye, I decided not to continue and surrendered, sparing my opponent's time and my own, of course.
The outcome of the game was easily predictable.
I must admit honestly - I played poorly :(
The setup was very playable. The computer respawns were not poor. Lots of Mage boosts.
After the game, it was suggested that I should have built the Citadel in the town I captured on the second day, since Tower is much more expensive :)
I didn't figure it out myself, alas.

Thanks for the game!!!

(if I remember correctly, VanjaM has such a chance, I don't remember about Romario).

I calculated it a bit, and it seems that shpilenger still has a chance to meet you in the last round.
But this will happen if VanjaM loses his match in the 5th round, and shpilenger wins his.
But this is just a rough estimate. It will be clear after the results are summed up.

I also wanted to clarify something right away.
As I understand it, you suggest holding the final to 3 wins in the 6th round?
Or can we do it like this:
We play the 6th round as usual, then we sum up the results of the 6th and final round.
The players who take 1st and 2nd place in the tournament table meet in the final to 3 wins, and the players who take 3rd and 4th place play for 3rd place to 2 wins.
All this is by mutual agreement of the players.
I would like to hear the opinion of the players.
I'm afraid of overcomplicating things :)
I just don't quite understand how it will be yet.
And the potential participants, except for R55Max, are still silent.

P.S. By the way, the prizes for the winner and prize-winners are already ready and sent for review to the persons specified in paragraph 3 "Organizational Issues" in the tournament header.
In my opinion, the prizes are exactly what is needed. You can't take your eyes off them :)

regarding a game with Sevan.
There's an inconsistency with the timing. It won't work out. I'm handing over the tech support.

To Gaudin:
We need to see how they play, and then, after the last round, look at the standings to avoid making any mistakes. Only then can we start discussing things, because with these assignments of 0.5 points, it's completely unclear what might happen. Actually, I meant the 6th round – a final match to 3 wins.

We need to see how they play, and after the last round, we can look at the standings and then discuss. Actually, I meant round 6 – the final, best of 3.

That's why I'm clarifying. :)
According to the rules, there are 6 rounds, meaning the last round is the sixth.
Will we look at the standings after the last, sixth round?
There will be nothing left to discuss, as there are no more rounds.
And the winners will be determined by coefficients, or will a super final be held with the players' consent?
That is, as I suggested in the second option?

We play the 6th round as usual, then we summarize the results of the 6th and final round.
The players in 1st and 2nd place in the standings meet in the final, best of 3, and the players in 3rd and 4th place play for 3rd place, best of 2.

Or will the top two pairs start competing for prize places in the 6th round?
The misunderstanding remains. :)

In general, as I understand it, we will summarize the results of the 5th round tomorrow and return to the question.

Ariputra wrote in the official ICQ chat – no response... is this happening to everyone, or am I special?

Ariputra wrote to me in ICQ - no response... is this happening to everyone, or am I special?

It happens to everyone. I also wrote to him several times, but ariputra remains silent. Last week, he wrote to me about his desire to withdraw from our tournament and the Novichok tournament. It seems he decided to go through with it :)

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08.04.2012 VanjaM (red, Rampart, Gem, Mephala) def HellLighT (blue, Dungeon, Damacon, Shakhti) Kite 121
We took all the external dwellings and charged forward. At respawn: 2 Griffin Conservatories (1+2), external dwelling of elves, pegasi, centaurs. Decided to stay home for a week in general; at the end of the week I took a secondary Dungeon, where I pulled Grand Elves from the portal. Took Dwarf Cottage 15 at respawn, a crypt, upgraded only the elves. (I was planning to take all, but when I saw the Dungeon I decided to take the remaining external dwellings on week 2.) Mephala leveled up Logistics; on 117 through the overview I see Shakhti boosted in 2 moves on an angel. I take Griffin Conservatory 1. Knowledge is only 1 — I go to replenish mana. On 121 I take a second one and sit down to replenish mana again. At home there were Unicorns in the fort. Opponent attacks the castle. 38 Grand Elves, 3 angels, 4 unicorns + meat versus 3 bears, 1 angel, almost 100 troglodytes, 6 behemoths. In Fireball the Grand Elves handled their task without issue. Thanks for the game!

Regarding the previous tour — let the result remain the one already assigned to me. It's a Swiss system, after all; it wouldn't be fair if another 0.5 points appeared out of nowhere.