The Crusade (autumn, winter 2013-14) Auto-translated

My crusade is over; thanks to everyone for the games, and thank you to the organizer for the tournament. Good luck and high morale to all!

Here's an example of a fighting spirit towards our beloved game! I hope you will participate in the next tournament. :)
And of course, Sevan_80 has every right to have a coat of arms with merlons in his signature. Let everyone know that he sees tournaments through to the end!

Attention! Version 3 of the Rules for Online Games in Heroes III and the Seasonal Ranked Tournament is now in effect. In-game and in controversial situations, follow these rules. Also, a link to these rules is duplicated in the first post of the topic.

Group 2. Ready to play on Friday at 8:00 PM Kyiv time. Anyone interested? Write to me on ICQ.

Here is an example of a competitive attitude towards our favorite game! I hope you will participate in the next Tournament. :)
And of course, Sevan_80 has every right to have a coat of arms with merlons in his signature. Let everyone know that he sees Tournaments through to the end!

Attention! Version 3 of the Rules for Online Games in Heroes III and the Seasonal Ranked Tournament is now in effect. In the game and in controversial situations, follow these rules. Also, a link to these rules is duplicated in the first post of the topic.

Thank you very much; I will definitely continue playing

Once this is finished, will a new one start immediately? :)

After this one ends, does a new one start immediately? :)

It would be great to finish this tournament successfully. :) After it ends, a new one will start, but not immediately and not quite the same.

Palach (blue dungeon, Shakti) def Lem (red barbarian, Crag) Jebus Cross 125
At spawn: 7 Dragon Fly Hives, 1 Dragon Utopia (slag-type, as I later checked). Key moment: on day 115, Shahtar with advancing tactics and expert offense, and a tome with haste and bless attacked 40 liches on Necro ground, naturally, with 130 Troglodytes, 40 Harpy Hags, and single units. Behind the liches there was a Pandora's box with 60 Troglodytes and a Dragon dwelling. Then gathering and heading to the center on day 122 through 23 Necro Dragons. In the center, roamed for 4 days, then opponent surrendered.
Thanks for the game.

Palach (blue dungeon, Shakti) def Lem (red barb, Crag) Jebus Cross 125
At the respawn there were 7 uliks, 1 Dragon Utopia (slag, as I saw later). The key moment was when at 115 a Miner with advanced tactics and exp offense, and a book with haste and bless attacked 40 liches on necro-land naturally. With 130 troglodytes, 40 harpagags and ones. Behind the liches was a pandora with 60 trogs and a dragon dwelling. Then gathering and exit to the center at 122 via 23 gr necro-dragons. Wandered in the Center for 4 days, opp surrendered.
Thx for the game.

I confirm

there were also hives, two external dwellings of monsters and КЗ, but there was a terrible lack of meat in the end; seeing opp in the treasure zone at 122, I decided to take home Dragon Utopias. Got wiped in the very first one :) it was a trio, less than 100 hp remained for the black dragon

thanks for the game

All reports above have been acknowledged.

Today marks the end of the first round of our tournament. Everyone should have at least one match played, and many have already played two or more.
Lucky George, Lim4, Mar, theShevanesian, Alessandro, Stratte – don't fall behind. I regularly see all of you active on ICQ (with the exception of Stratte). I hope you will soon delight us with your reports.

Unconfirmed reports:
04.09.2013 Dimast (blue, Fortress, Bron, Ciel) def darkello (red, Stronghold, Shiva, Aenain) Anarchy 116
10.09.2013 cuc9ctblu (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def BA/IEHOK (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) Diamond 132
Don't forget to confirm your reports in this thread.

We started with Sasha – a friend – and then he said he was withdrawing from the tournament due to a lack of time and that he would post in the thread.

We started with Sasha - a friend, and then he said he was withdrawing from the tournament due to a lack of time and that he would write about it in the thread.

Sasha played 3 games, and he's currently very busy in real life, but he will continue the tournament after a short break. We discussed this in ICQ.

confirming the game with Dimast

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All reports above have been acknowledged

Today marks the end of the first round of our tournament. Everyone should have at least one game played, and many have played two or more.
Lucky George, Lim4, Mar, theShevanesian, Alessandro, Stratte - don't fall behind. I regularly see everyone active on ICQ (except for Stratte). I hope you will soon delight us with your reports.

Unconfirmed reports:
04.09.2013 Dimast (blue, Fortress, Bron, Ciel) def darkello (red, Stronghold, Shiva, Aenain) Anarchy 116
10.09.2013 cuc9ctblu (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def BA/IEHOK (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) Diamond 132
Don't forget to confirm the reports in this thread.

this one...

Group 6, 08.09.2013. SVAROG (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def. c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) JC 124
A bit late report, played well, 2 dragon lairs, 2 cons with 3+4 angels, 4 hives, several pandoras, all for experience. The only downside is a lack of money, not even enough to place dragons in the main castle, only painted 1 dragon lair, found an outer market on 121 and painted the 2nd lair, there were 2 more necropolis lairs that were covered in cobwebs, all pandoras for experience on 117, Galtran level 16, with logistics expert (+gloves, +boots), earth, air, defense, wisdom. On 121, I take a pandora for full fire, and go to the castle to replenish mana, on 122, I take 2 cons with 7 angels, on 123, I run to the Grail (13 gold and 17 silver), along the way, I destroy a utopia, they gave a shield +4 all and a necklace +3 all, on 124, with full moves, I rush into the treasure, on the next turn, the opponent writes GG, our Grail is nearby, and there are mythical creatures and ifrits. Thanks for the game!!!

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Group 6, 14.09.2013. SVAROG (red, Citadel, Kragg, Kragg) def. Captain (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) JC 147
A very interesting game.
111 - wolf lairs are not built, scouts run around, at the end, the picture is: a bear lair, 2 cyclops lairs, a con, and a pandora behind the sorceresses, there is an outer market, a difference of 6 heroes.
112-113, scouting finds gloves near the castle for wolves and boots, but the guard is unpleasant, 10+ liches, the road to one of the villages is blocked by 100+ archers for the tavern, I send Kragg on a griffin.
114 - Kragg has nothing to do yet, I run along the upgrade paths, they give earth as the third skill. I drag the mosha up to the village, but there is a block of 10+ vivs for art +50% to earth, I see 2 utopias nearby, a con, no money for bears yet, I place orcs, because I found 2 of their lairs.
115 - I stand in front of the bear lair, I give Kragg a chain +4, on the reserve, another utopia (total 4), I place the bears.
116 - I paint the lair, Kragg rushes in front of a hundred archers.
117 - I take con 1 with a losh, Kragg breaks through, equal to 100 archers, with bated breath, I hope to get a good hero, but from the obelisk and the bonfire, Loins level 1 crawls out)))), then a bird lair and I head to the village for the book.
121 - Kragg kills 50+ nomads, they give 15 gr. ogres, just right for utopias, a couple of moves are missing to the village.
122 - finally, I reach the village, I place a GM, no haste, no slow, but there is bless, I want to break into the capital with Kragg, but there is no one nearby, I had to spend the whole day returning.
123 - here is a mega mistake, I break Kragg with full 3000 mana, for some reason I decide to upgrade the bears first, there is simply not enough money to buy back Kragg:smile04: Kragg sleeps peacefully in the tavern, as befits a true warrior before a major battle.
124 - Kragg, slightly tipsy, finally leaves the tavern and immediately takes con 3. I decide that the pace is lost, it will take at least 2 days to reach the Grail, and I run to the 2 utopias, which are conveniently located nearby.
125 - 6 silvers, 4 angels, and meat easily deal with the first utopia (1), they give a teapot)).
126 - with loshes, I bring 14 ducks from 2 hives and take the 2nd utopia. They give wings, a water book, Kragg flies for a shield +12/-3. Then I break into the main castle and through the stables to the third utopia.
127 - in the third utopia, again a water book, boots for resistance, and that's it, I break into the Grail and immediately sit in Inferno. Ivor is always glowing with small parameters 11 14 5 9, Kragg has 17 27 15 16. I spend the night in the castle.
131 - I bring up the growth, Kragg with 10 silvers, 18 ducks, 4 angels takes a gladius and a pandora with 30 monks. On his turn, Ivor attacks, there is a mixed art "armor of the damned", I am immediately cursed in every possible way, there is no strike magic, there is a chain lightning that hits hard, I decide to buy it off, losing 2 bears, 10 vivs, and 19 monks. Ivor remains in the same place, he has no mana.
132 - I place GM2 in Inferno, there is lightning for 450, there will already be something to throw with, I drive Ivor home, there are 3 angels, 8 horses, 20 crosses, and singles left.
133, I capture the central castle, I sit there, the treasure has already been cleared by the blues.
134 - Ivor comes out with 6 greens, angels, and a horde of battle gnomes, remembering how painfully the chain hits, and seeing that the KS has grown to 3 times, I decide to run home in search of battle magic.
135-137, I collect everything from the lairs, I take another hive with 6 vivs, I run to the 4th utopia.
141 - I bring up silvers, meat, and in the utopia they give a KO and an enhancement to it, and also an artifact that neutralizes the immunity of creatures to magic))) armag for 1630. On his turn, the opponent captures my capital and kills the rest of the meat on a losh. Ivor spends the night in my main castle.
142 - I see that they didn't bring new meat, I calculate 1630 damage, it's enough for all his units, I put on boots +15 and a jacket +10 resistance, 6 silvers, 1800 health, if the silvers are not destroyed in the first round, then everything will be fine. Before the attack, I offer the opponent a draw, they laughed in response.
143 - I attack, the blues destroy 10 cyclops and meat with a chain, the silvers are intact)))
Armag and Ivor die, leaving a sword +5 all, KV, armor of the damned, artifacts +3 to speed, and much more. For some reason, Kragg leaves the capital and the blues capture it back with a losh, then Malkoln comes with a portal with 10!!! angels, dragons, and meat:eek: he attacks, I cut down half of his angels and run to the village, fortunately, there are 50 centaurs and 20 gnomes.
Then there was a long struggle, I collected an elixir of life, in the end, I killed the rest of the blue army (summoning 124x2 air elementals). Surrender! Thanks to Captain for the interesting game, and special thanks for not agreeing to a draw!!!:smile13:

15.09.2013 kalababa (red, Castle, Sorsha, Maandor) def Yostairs (blue, Tower, Tan, Mullich) m200-balance 143
We started almost immediately. GO Archmages, second exit through Griffin Conservatory with Liches, so heading to the center through the zone with mines. Never found a decent Mage, had to make Maandor in the main towns. By early week 2, already 100 Skeletons and I take the central Castle - Necro, Transformer, and Skeletons are already close to 300, thanks to 2 external dwellings of Troglodytes and a solid stack of Pikemen. I head to the center and see that the opponent is already on the third month (visible 4 Hives and an external dwelling of Dragons) - no clue what to do, I try using a Prayer to take the main town, but everything there has already been bought up, I grab a View Air and see an unclaimed Griffin Conservatory with a +4 Crown. Maandor is leveling up like a father - Earth, Air, Wisdom. The Griffin Conservatory turned out to be level 3, already 12 Spell Power and 90 Mana. I built 4 Mage Guilds in the Necro town - there's Lightning Bolt, Meteor Shower, Raise Dead, and a Resurrection scroll. By the start of week 4, Skeletons are already 600, the opponent took my main town and secondary town, positioned all his army within striking range, and the opponent attacks. On Tactics, Mullich clusters under Meteor Shower. The game went 1-on-1 following the scenario of the Cobra-Tvaryna game. Thanks for the game!

Group 5.
Pyre (blue, random, dungeon, Synca, Arlash) def Chemist_HP (red, random, dungeon, Jeddite, Roland), Anarchy, 211

On the first week I found 2 external dwellings of green dragons on the secondary, by week 1 day 7 I could only take one, built a Portal of Summoning but didn't have enough gold to buy the dragon, cursed for a long time (should have built the Citadel instead).
On the second week I took 2 Griffin Conservatories (for 4 angels total), found Vidomina level 5 in a prison, gave her 2 angels and sent her to make skeletons. Found Boots of Speed.
On the third week I took another Griffin Conservatory (+2 angels), gave them to Tamika and also sent her to make skeletons. Found one pre-mining Dragon Fly Hive and saw a Cartographer. Built dragons in Rampart.
On the fourth week I took the Cartographer and saw where I needed to push. 3 Dragon Utopias are located in the zone between me and the opponent (like on a mini-NoST). Captured 3 Dragon Utopias and another batch of Dragon Fly Hives. On week 1 day 3 day 7 Roland emerges into this treasure zone. My parameters are 3 times higher, but in terms of raw army he is stronger.
Buyout on week 2 day 1 day 1, Town Portal to Vidomina for skeletons, pick up another Sword +12 and attack. 18 green dragons, 4 angels, 12 scorpicores, 42 wyverns, 40 elves, 40 Evil Eyes, 350+ skeletons. Opponent has 3 Chaos Hydras, 29 scorpicores, 21 wyverns, 97 pit fiends, 97 air elementals, 49 medusas, 550+ skeletons. Stats decided the game despite the anti-morale.

Thanks for the game!

15.09.2013 kalababa (red, Castle, Sorsha, Maandor) def Yostairs (blue, Tower, Tan, Müllich) m200-balance 143
Started almost immediately. ГО Archmages, second exit through the ghoul's lair, so we go to the center through the area with mines. Never found a decent mage, had to make Maandor in the mains. At the start of the second week, already 100 skeletons and I take the central Castle - Necro, Transformer, and skeletons are already reaching 300, thanks to 2 external dwellings of troglodytes and a solid stack of spearmen. I head to the center and see that the opponent is already in the Treasure Vault (visible: 4 Hives and an external dwelling of dragons). Dunno what to do, I try to take the main with Celeste, but they've already bought everything there, I take a view spell and see an unclaimed Griffin Conservatory with +4 cap. Maandor levels up like a father - Earth, Air, Wisdom. The Conservatory turned out to be a level 3 dwelling, already 12 spell power and 90 mana. In Necro, I built 4 mage guilds - there's Bolt, Meteor, Raise Dead, and a Resurrection scroll. At the start of the fourth week, skeletons are already 600. The opponent took my main and secondary town, positioned with all their might within movement range, and the opponent attacks. On Tactics, Müllich clusters under Meteor. The game 1 on 1 went according to the script of the Cobra-Tvaryna game. Thanks for the game!

Yes, already a fairly standard situation for balance (even M-U): Treasure Vault against Necro with magic, victory again goes to the latter. Thanks for the game.