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Let's not argue. Neither Gasik nor I knew about the rules for the novice final. We played, and he agreed to a 2-0 score. As in other tournaments, the winner received an advantage... It was also a surprise for him, as it was for me (though I won't hide that it was unpleasant), that there was no advantage. The question now is different. We agreed to play to three wins (with an initial 1-0 lead for me). And, as we thought, I needed two wins to win the novice tournament. Now it turns out I don't have an advantage, and I need to win three times (last year, it took "tvaryne" only two wins)... So, at least make it best of two. As it was last year. The organizers are to blame for this misunderstanding. All the conditions of the tournament should be clarified immediately so that there are no misunderstandings later, and the players know what to expect. P.S. Also, in the 1/8 round, when I played against Artem (Nestor86), he had time constraints. We agreed on one game, and there was a clause that if we met in the super final, neither of us would have an advantage... So, initially, probably, no one knew that this tournament was being held differently than others.

There are no rules for the final. I'm playing by the rules of the previous novice tournament. Whoever wins two games wins the match. I'll end the game after any player has won two games.

Actually, this mechanic works in both Bo3 and Bo5, but here, as in previous Novice tournaments, the starting score is 0-0.
P.S. and please, stop arguing.
P.P.S. especially for the gifted Darkella, the point of a full double in the loser's bracket is not about the score ratio in the grand final.

Here are the rules, it's a different matter that there is no agreement, but the judge decides!:smile13:

P.S. Also, 1/8 of the time, when we played with Artem (Nestor86), he had time constraints. We agreed on one game, with the condition that if we met in the super final, neither of us would have an advantage... So, initially, probably, no one knew that this tournament was not being held like the others.

My name is Anton)))

Here are the rules, that's a different matter, but the judge decides!:smile13:

I don't understand what BO3 and BO5 are. At first, I thought BO3 meant best of three, and with my handicap. But it seems that BO3 means three games, and therefore, the first to two wins. That's probably what I'm playing.

I don't understand what bo3 and bo5 are. At first, I thought bo3 meant best of three games with my advantage. But it seems that bo3 is three games, so it's best of two. That's probably what I'm playing.

bo3 = best of 3 games, meaning best of two with re-playable draws
bo5 = best of 5 games, best of three

14.05.2013 высокий (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Gasik (Red, Rampart, Ivor, ?) Jebuss Cross, 124

I cleared everything. My opponent had one restart left.
It started poorly. Two moves from the Castle, the road was blocked by 20+ Mummies. I told my opponent about it immediately. He decided to take his turn and apparently things were going well for him; he asked me to try to break through. I had about 12 Lizardmen, 35 Gnolls, and two Serpent Flies. The Mummies were 35 strong. I led them around for a long time. I shot all my arrows on the straightaway. Losses: two Lizardmen and about five Gnolls. We play.
111 The road is very bad. A long loop. Only a fork 2/3 of a move from the Castle. The road up was blocked by 20+ Ogre Magi. Not much gold. Only 4 heroes.
112 The road down was blocked by 20+ upgraded Medusae guarding the Shackles. Damn, an ambush. Two roads blocked. I went around the Ogre Magi through rough terrain. I took a Crypt. A gold mine. Scout heroes collected a decent amount of gold. About 7 heroes.
113 Tazar gains experience from chests. Killed 50+ Wolves guarding a Hive. Took the Hive of the fourth level. 6 Wyverns. Gnolls from two external dwellings replenished the army. More and more gold. No problems with gold later on. A huge respawn area littered with chests.
114 Killed 50+ White Centaurs. A level 5 Necromancer popped out of a prison. But Skeletons in the swamp aren't useful. Immediately dismissed and a Serpent Fly was obtained in return. The Necromancer has a Scholar ability... that's good. Tazar continues forward. The road was blocked again... had to kill 10-19 Master Genies.
115 Took an external Hydra dwelling. Killed the Dragon Fly Hive guards (20+ Demon Fly Hives). Tazar stood near the Dragon Fly Hive waiting for scout heroes. He had gotten ahead of them.
116 Another 6 Wyverns joined the army. Tazar broke through Gnolls for an artifact: Sword +2+2.
117 Tazar finally finished his long journey. For a whole week, without being distracted by rough terrain, he marched to the Castle. Collecting Hives along the road. Took the Rampart secondary hero. There I bought a spell book. Troops are passed to the Necromancer. He himself splits to the main force.

Week summary: Start was very tough. Roads blocked. Had to go around a lot, but the respawn area was huge. A sea of gold. Found 6 Griffin Conservatories and two more Hives. But they are in different corners of the map. Decided next week to take three of them that are closest to the road, not even bother with the rest. Exit to the Treasure is two days' travel from the main force. 9 heroes. 123467 in the Castle.

121 The Necromancer, with the troops left by Tazar (12 Wyverns, 2 Hydras, Lizardmen, and Gnolls), attacks a Griffin Conservatory. You could say blindly. If it was a level 4 one, I'd have gotten wrecked. Losing one Wyvern, he took out two Angels. Next turn, he should take another one. Doesn't matter which one anymore. Forgot to mention. When transferring troops from Tazar, I learned Slow. It helped.
Meanwhile, Tazar buys the growth (4 Hydras and 5 Dragon Flies) and rushes towards the ГО. On the way, he was distracted by a Hive. Killed the 20+ Elf guards and gained 12 Wyverns without losses. Hands everything over to scout heroes, and he himself, with a Serpent Fly, returns to the road to the ГО.
122 The Necromancer takes another level 2 Griffin Conservatory. The chain passes the Angels to Tazar; all the rest of the swamp creatures are sent by scout heroes down the road. Towards another Hive, Griffin Conservatory, and Shackles. Tazar, with 4 Angels, strictly on the road, kills the guards and stops near the ГО. Scout heroes kill Medusae and 50+ Wolf guards, take a level 6 Hive. Boots of Speed. Simultaneously, a chain is built towards the Griffin Conservatory.
123 The most interesting day. I tried to do everything as fast as possible to meet the turn timer. Took a Crypt. Troops passed to the Griffin Conservatory. Scout hero took +3 Angels. Got a headache: how to pass everything across half the map to Tazar now. Might as well leave the Angels here. But somehow I got them near the main force. Though I didn't reach it by 2/3 of a move. Dismissed the hero in the Castle, bought another one. Almost got them to the Castle. Dismissal and purchase again. Troops in the Castle. Wyvern upgrade. Troops catch up to Tazar.
Tazar, with 36 upgraded Wyverns, 5 Hydras, and 7 Angels (himself around level 15 already), easily defeats Red Dragons. Then Archangels. Gets 15 Cyclopes from a Pandora's Box. Takes the Hydras' boots +2 to all stats and frees a level 20 hero. A Dragon Utopia is revealed.
124 The captured level 20 hero frees Valeska the Tenth from prison. He himself stands near the Reds that guard a Jousting Lance +4+4. Tazar defeats the Archangels guarding the Dragon Utopia and the Pandora. In the Dragon Utopia: Shield +12, something else... Tazar's Defense is already 30+. Turn is passed to the opponent.
The game is saved. The opponent doesn't respond to requests for a week.

Thank you for the game!

After numerous attempts to contact Gasik, who was not responding to messages, and after his statement about forfeiting the match, it was decided to award the second victory to high, and therefore I declare him the winner of the "Novichok-2013. Winter" tournament. *thunderous applause* :smile49: :smile03: Having demonstrated excellent gameplay, he overcame the path of a novice and became the best among them!

Also, high is awarded a medal that will be displayed under his avatar!

It's a pity that the tournament wasn't without its "incidents," but I hope that most participants and viewers will only have positive emotions and impressions! I want to wish all participants not to stop at what they have achieved (or, conversely, not to give up because of what they haven't achieved:) ) and continue to develop in this direction!

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Thank you! I'm very happy. So many emotions. It was my first tournament, and I participated for half a year. But it was worth it. Thank you to my opponents for the games, and to the judges for their patience. Special thanks to Anton Grigoriev (Nestor86). We became especially close. We discussed opponents, watched each other's games, and learned from each other.

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Thank you! I'm very happy. So many emotions. It was my first tournament, and I participated for half a year. But it was worth it. Thank you to my opponents for the games, and to the judges for their patience. Special thanks to Anton Grigoriev (Nestor86). We became especially close. We discussed opponents, watched each other's games, and learned from each other.

Well done, congratulations!

An epic newcomer, with no losses throughout the entire tournament! An outstanding achievement, congratulations!

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Thank you! I'm very happy. So many emotions. It was my first tournament, and I participated for half a year. But it was worth it. Thank you to my opponents for the games, and to the judges for their patience. Special thanks to Anton Grigoriev (Nestor86). We became especially close. We discussed opponents, watched each other's games, and learned from each other.

My congratulations! You deserve it!

*thunderous applause* Well done! :smile12:

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Special thanks to Anton Grigoriev (Nestor86). We became particularly close. We discussed opponents, watched each other's games. We learned from each other.

Will you sign up for 2v2 if there is one?)

Congratulations! Excellent result.

Congratulations! I watched some of the games – your skill level is impressive. The final match reports show a very strong and consistent performance. Well done! I would like to see you participate in other tournaments!