Posts from Speed and aggression.

08.04.2012 VanjaM (red, Rampart, Gem, Mephala) def HellLighT (blue, Dungeon, Damacon, Shakti) Kite 121

Regarding the last round - let the result remain as it is. It's a Swiss system, and it wouldn't be fair if 0.5 points suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Message from Gaudin:
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?

Let's make this the last round, as it should be :)

The sixth round will be held as usual, i.e., just like all the previous ones.
After the results of the 6th round are summarized, the final tournament table will be published.
If the players who take 1st and 2nd place have a MUTUAL desire, a super final will be held.

08.04.2012 shpilenger(red,random,Rampart,Alagar,Isra) def KiNB(blue,random,Rampart,Jem,?) Kite 117
From the start, Isra was taken from the tavern with a mini-graveyard and 6 heroes were bought. After that, money was tight, but I managed to build horses at the Citadel and elves in the secondary town + their external dwelling. Two villages of Inferno and Rampart were also captured. On 121, a Conflux was being captured with a fort and an exit to a snowy treasury. Isra leveled up well — expert Wisdom and basic Earth and Fire magic by 117 — 120 skeletons. The opponent, due to lack of time, cannot continue.
Thanks for the game!

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 AI - a barbarian; on the third, I captured my 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 AI, on whose respawn a Pandora's Box for 20-49 vampires was visible, or the necromancer AI. I decided to move toward the necromancers, since the necromancers had already broken their guard and were scurrying around outside their territory.
There were four heroes total. Money was tight. I carried gremlins and one mage to Solmyr, who was standing one transition away from the necromancer's castle. Out of the darkness, Vidomina jumped out and attacked the supply run. I killed her vampires with my shooters, and she, also with shooters, wiped out all my gremlins and the mage. I retreated with one gargoyle. The next turn, I killed Vidomina and holed up in the necromancer's castle.
Prospects were far from bright.
In the main town, Nagas are sitting in the Citadel. I only have enough money to buy out three Nagas, and even then I can't deliver them with two heroes. A dilemma stands. Either move Solmyr toward the barbarian AI or search the darkness for the necromancer survivor, who is surely just waiting for Solmyr to leave the castle.
In short, no tempo at all. It was 5 AM, and we had already played 6 hours. I asked my opponent to save and continue the next day. Opponent agreed.
The next day, after reconstructing 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 honestly say - I played poorly :(
The layout was very playable. The AI's respawns weren't poor. Lots of mage upgrades.
After the game, I was told that I should have been building the Citadel that I captured on the second day, since Tower is much more expensive to build :)
I didn't think of it myself, alas.

Thanks for the game!!!

08.04.2012 shpilenger(red, random, Rampart, Alagar, Isra) def KiNB(blue, random, Rampart, Gem, ?) Kite 117
From the start, Isra took the mini crypt in the tavern and bought 6 heroes. Things were not great with gold afterwards, but I managed to place Cavaliers in the Citadel and Elves in the secondary town + their external dwelling. I also captured 2 Inferno and Rampart villages; on 121, I would have captured Conflux with a fort and access to a Snow Treasury. Isra leveled up well - expert Wisdom and basic Earth and Air magic; 117 - 120 skeletons. My opponent could not continue due to lack of time.
Thanks for the game!

Why wait until the end of the 6th round? Who, after winning it, would want to test their luck? We need to decide right away about at least the match for 1st-2nd place, or 3rd-4th place (best of 3 or best of 1).

The number of rounds is calculated using the formula: [log2 N]+[log2(k–1)], where N is the number of players, and k is the number of prize-winning places (when k=1, [log2(k–1)]=0).

Message from Gaudin:
And, if we start holding a match for 1st-2nd place between R55Max and VanjaM now, then the participants who have 4 points after the 5th round may be deprived of prize-winning places according to the results of the 6th round.
These are shpilenger, theShevanesian, Javdet, and RomarioGrom.
My proposal is as follows:
The top three pairs, which will include all of the above participants, will play each other to 2 or 3 wins, by mutual agreement, in order to minimize the element of chance and the victory of the random map generator.
Everyone has a chance to take prize-winning places in the tournament.
You play your matches to the fullest, and we determine the winners based on the position in the final standings.
The duration of the 6th round will, of course, be extended in case the contenders for prize-winning places agree.

in order to minimize the element of chance and the victory of the random map generator.