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To Group O: Throughout the tournament, I haven't seen anyone online in ICQ (I communicated with Huanito, he's an exception). Perhaps we have a problem with scheduling conflicts. Please let me know: what time can you usually play (or from what date, if you're away).
I'm usually free after 21:00 Moscow time on weekdays, and playing on weekends will be problematic for the next couple of weeks. You can also write to me on ISQ 394-777-828 during the day – I won't be able to play, but we can discuss a time to play, chat, etc.

Group L 04.10.2012 Yostairs (Blue, Conflux, Brissa, Ignatius) def Gomunguls (Red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 123 2sm4d(3)
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ariputra (11:05:19 2/10/2012)
I messed up
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Mizrael (11:05:27 2/10/2012)
save
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Mizrael (11:05:33 2/10/2012)
let's load it and you finish it
(he loaded it in single-player; the answer to the question of why in single-player is below)
ariputra (11:12:31 2/10/2012)
you said save, finish it, and load

group C
4.10.12. RozenKran (blue, flux, Fiur) def Mizrael (red, castle, Catlin, christian), Balance, 133.

09/30/12 OUTLAW (red, Rampart, Ivor, Brokhild) def Oelm (blue, Stronghold, Tyraxor, Tyraxor), Mini-Nostalgia, 1-2-4 VT (no experience and no tax)

Ariputra, stop presenting your perception of reality as facts.

How it was from my side: didn't split the ones, asked for an auto, got a refusal, expressed same-old about the flexibility of the opponent's auto-save system, said go ahead\let's continue. You decided to load after all,

and you convince everyone here that you were forced, why lie and distort facts?

Generally didn't want to write more on this topic, but I just hate it when people invent your actions for you and then claim that you did exactly that. Ariputra is clearly one of those; it showed even when he asked for a restart: I give the auto without any questions, then the dialogue
Not only is the sequence of actions directly opposite to what I proposed, but it turns out I said it like that... Well, these are just sketches of a portrait.

Now regarding the logic of actions before the finale, so that nothing else is invented for me: I saw the miner arrive, of course; giving up the only Castle on the map with Arkhangels is equivalent to surrendering (opponent has a pack of angels), meaning it must be defended. Here came a choice of how to fight in the finale: with a level 5 hat but ridiculous stats, or in a helmet +6 to all but without level 5 spells. Adelaide is perfectly leveled for combat: off, armor, shooting, has mass earth and fire, but without combat stats there's little use from any of it. Impl is good, but if there's a cloak of denial there, the hat becomes just an ornament on the head. On top of everything, the army wasn't fully bought, and there's no money; all the one-time resources in the area were eaten long ago. After long deliberation, I decided to do this: give Brissa the hat and the pouch, reach the nearest nagash bank in 2 jumps (only she had expert air), cash it out, TP with her wherever it takes her, Vokial immediately jumps there (leveled specifically for TP to move meat between castles), takes the hat and pouch, portals them all to Adelaide, and then based on the money obtained, calculate how much meat can be bought and finally decide how to fight: with level 5 or stats. By the time I thought everything through and planned the chain of actions, the timer had already passed half a turn; if I miscalculated the distance to the nagash bank and Brissa doesn't manage to TP, remaining without moves, there will be nothing at all to defend the castle with—neither magic nor pouch. Quickly corrected the plan: give Brissa the hat entirely, give 300+ bones filled by Vokial and kill the nagash bank without returning, buy whatever is possible with the money, finish off with resource trade—the last line of defense, nothing is too precious, and put Adelaide on defense in a maximum shooting build with stats. After forming the final plan, the timer showed 2 minutes, jumped with Brissa, the nagash bank was small as luck would have it, little money. Collected the pouch, put Adelaide in the castle, and while buying archers, the timer did its dirty work. Essentially, how the turn went can be seen in the stream recording; what could be unclear or suspicious there—idk, I just didn't have time to put on the cuirass, which I later regretted in the chat with viewers, but it turned out that it was useless.

so you used Dimension Door with Brissa twice? I couldn't find another way to reach that Nagashnik you captured with Brissa at level 215, neither by splitting Brissa into a Barbarian nor directly.

5.4. The spell Dimension Door can be used by any hero no more than 1 time per day.
I can understand that you didn't know about this rule change.

b) Differences for 8mm6a:
- Dimension Door can be used 2 times a day with expert air magic.

Additional registration. Late registrations will be accepted during the first two rounds (until October 27). A player who registers late will be seeded into a specific bracket and included in the list of possible replacements. If a spot becomes available in a group from the same bracket and games with the withdrawn player have not yet begun, the replacement issue will be considered individually. Applications from players who recently registered on the forum are reviewed on an individual basis. Players known on other resources and experienced in the game but new to HW need to provide tournament organizers with information about themselves (the resource name and their nickname there).

I.2. Game Version SoD 3.2 (4.0), by mutual agreement between WT or any other version. It is recommended to use a mod to improve the functionality of the interface - HoMM3 HD. During the group stage, the HDmod version is determined by mutual agreement. The player using the HDmod is responsible for all bugs that arise when using it.

Group. Date of game. Player 1 Nickname (color, castle, starting hero, main hero) [game result - def, lose, draw] Player 2 Nickname (color, castle, starting hero, main hero), template, game time.

9. The winner of the tournament and players who take 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded Medals under their avatar.

Round I. September 29 - October 12. Round II. October 13 - October 26. Round III. October 27 - November 9. Round IV. November 10 - November 23. Make-up games, draws - November 24-26.

If a player has not played the required number of games by the deadline at the end of the round, they must explain the reasons either on the forum or by contacting the tournament organizers directly. "Missing" participants will be disqualified and replaced with players from the reserve list.

Two players who have scored the most points advance from the group. If there are an equal number of points, places are determined according to additional criteria (in order of priority): 1. Berger coefficient. 2. Head-to-head result. 3. Points earned in the game "weigh" more than technical losses. 4. If it is impossible to determine those advancing to the playoffs based on previous indicators, players will be offered a scheme for tiebreaker matches. At present, it is impossible to foresee all possible combinations of results. Therefore, the final scheme will be developed based on the situation that develops in the groups towards the end of the stage. 4. 1. If a controversial situation arises only in one group between two players (equal KB, draw in head-to-head match, equality in techs), then a replay is scheduled between them. 5. 2. If there is an equality of indicators 1-3 among three players only in one group, the player with the higher seasonal (if equal, permanent) rating at this time takes a higher place. The remaining two players play a replay. 6. 3. If there are an even number of contenders for promotion from different groups, a cross-draw will be held. The winners advance + lucky losers (criterion - seasonal and permanent ratings). 7. 4. If there are an odd number of contenders for promotion from different groups, first, one player who has the highest seasonal (if equal, permanent) rating will be selected from those who have scored the most points in the groups, who advances directly to the playoffs, and a cross-draw will be held among the rest, the winners of the games advance to the playoffs. If necessary, more lucky losers with the best result in the seasonal (if equal, permanent) rating also advance. 8. 5. The deadline for tiebreaker matches is 1 week.

Dimension Door can be used 2 times a day with expert air magic.

...I violated the current rules, purely out of sincere misunderstanding. After Mizrael pointed out the rules, I admitted defeat.

group L
05.10.2012 Gomunguls(Red,Rampart,Ivor,Ivor) def aka.Ward3n(Blue,Stronghold,Tyraxor,Tyraxor) balance,1.2.5
Good start, good game... in the capital castle, in the secondary elven town... on week 2 two Griffin Conservatories (2+3) and headed to the opponent... opp surrendered and capitulated... Thanks for the game!!!

Group A, 01.10.2012
KobRa (red, Rampart, Kyrre) def Amiloo (blue, Inferno, Octavia), @ 8mm6a on 121

There was one rest left.. On the respawn there were 3 external dwellings of pegasi, but I never took any of them due to unpleasant shooter guards and an external dwelling of the eyes near the computer. On the second map I planned to clear a couple of cons and slowly move towards the utopias, but my opponent had a rough time

Thanks for the game!!

Waiting for the rest :) be more active in icq!!

Message from ariputra:
I know the rules, or at least I thought I did. When I was playing, I had a well-established idea that scrolls could be used in PvE without setting up the game master, so I didn't even look at the rules about it or ask anyone. If I had any doubts, I would definitely have asked, for example, Gomunguls or Dirty Player, Scorpions.

In light of this, I am ready to review the results of other tournament games with Shamys in "one for all".