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A game for 1st place. Tvarine needs a victory, but there's no visible desire for it.

"Mom! I have prime time!" © :D

By the way, what date is the draw scheduled for after the group stage?

Group G:



The result of the UrukHai vs rebellious game was not awarded. It doesn't affect anything; the group is closed.

lol, what a twist! :peka:

Group F
11.12.2013 aka.Ward3n(blue,Castle,Caitlyn,Charna) def BA/IEHOK(red,Rampart,Kyrre) 115 Diamond

that was a game...

lol, what a twist :peka:

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I want that too :(

by the way, what date is the draw scheduled for after the group stage?

I agree, I would like to know the dates of the draw and the start of the playoffs so that I can remember them (put them in my calendar). Otherwise, with the New Year holidays, you'll get out of them, and the playoffs will already be over :D.

24.12.2013 BlooDy)DriVeR (blue, Necropolis, Galtran) def Piterius (red, Fortress, Valeska) 214 JC
I was luckier with the map than my opponent. On turn 123, I managed to break through the Fairy Court and by weeks 2-3, I had consumed most of the treasure. My opponent, with superior stats, started clearing the secondary Rampart. I got the secondary Swamp as my own on week 4, and in the central castle, I built Archers, took 2 Angel lairs, and we spent the next two months developing in different parts of the map. By turn 213, I had 30 Archers, 100 Gremlin Ducks, 1.5k skeletons, and several other large stacks. On turn 214, my opponent offered the Moon without items and with most of his army. In the first round, the main stacks of Wyverns and Knights were destroyed, and Peter conceded. Thanks for the game and good luck in the next stage of the tournament!

24.12.2013 BlooDy)DriVeR (blue, Necro, Galthran) def Piterius (red, Castle, Valeska) 214 JC
I got luckier with the layout than my opponent — on 123 I broke through the GO of Fairies and by week 2-3 managed to gobble up most of the treasure zone. My opponent, with large parameters, went to clear the secondary Ramp, while I got the secondary Swamp on week 4. In the central Castle I built Archers, took 2 Angel external dwellings, and until month 2 we were leveling in different parts of the map. By 213 I had gathered 30 Archers, 100 upgraded Dragons, 1.5k Skeletons, and a few more fat stacks. On 214, my opponent brought Luna without items and with most of his army; in the first round, the main stacks of Wyverns and Cavaliers died, and Peter surrendered. Thanks for the game, and good luck in the rest of the tournament!

A rough start with a complete lack of Dragon Fly Hives at the respawn; the only reinforcements were an external Cavalier dwelling and a level 1 Griffin Conservatory. Obviously I went for the Cavaliers to at least have something to hit with on the second week. But the GO of 50-99 Cyclops Kings packed tightly with 5-9 Fairies. I only cleared that on 132 after taking the home Dragon Utopia. Then I broke 8 Rust Dragons for 2 Pandora's Boxes — one had all the magic, the other was empty. The center turned out to be Castle territory; my opponent had already been operating there all week, so I had to retreat to a neighbor. I didn't get much power there, and when my opponent revealed 30 Archangels and 100 Monks, it got really grim.

Thanks for the game!

Well, after Pandora, any Pandora focused on magic will feel empty. :)

And we don't enjoy transitional games either.

Group I

24.12.13 =Stinger=(red, Tower, Solmyr) def AYMAN(blue, Rampart, Kyrre) Diamond 126

We picked all restarts.
The small respawn was lacking hiding spots, and overall it was quite tight; what kept me going was that on the secondary there was a +5 cap behind a horde of medusas, КЗ behind a horde of gr. minotaurs, there was also a Pandora's Box on an adjacent zone behind a horde of gr. master genies and a horde of gr. bulls, and +3 to spell power.
And most importantly, I capped a hat +4 behind a lot of air elementals on the respawn.
Then I visited three paid spell power boosters.
I managed to capture the opponent's Castle with scout heroes on week 1 to stop them from interfering, while with Solmyr and Chain Lightning at 290 I executed a daring plan to hit-and-run a horde of master genies.
On the third try, the funny old men who were casting spells on themselves fell while I blasted them with Lightning Bolt. I was very lucky that a well was located right next to them.
Meanwhile, the scout heroes captured 2 Dungeon villages, and the Pandora's Box gave 6 hydras.
Next, the same fate awaited a horde of bulls, which I also trimmed on the second attempt; the Pandora's Box behind them gave 20K experience, and Solmyr got Expert Air Magic. I then spread out to the Dungeon, built Grail Building 1, and from there spread out after a double mana the next day to another secondary and capped a hat for all level 5 magic.
After that, it was simple — I captured 3 of the opponent's castles and attacked him in his castle with 700 Lightning Bolts and 1100 Implosion, locked him in the castle and killed him with magic.
18 unicorns stood behind the wall, with no right to leave alive )))
Thanks for the game!

Transitional games.

For players competing for 1st and 2nd place. Group B and Group O - 6 players with 4 points and the same Tiebreaker (TB) of 7. They are competing for two first places and two second places. 2 Dungeons + 2 Necropolises + 1 Castle + 1 Barbarian.
A player from Group B plays one game against a player from Group O according to the tournament rules - a total of three games.
We get 3 winners. We award the two available first places to the winners with the higher Permanent Rating (PR). The winner with the lowest PR receives second place.
The second available second place goes to the "lucky loser" - the player with the highest PR among the three losers. The other two losers receive third places in their respective groups.
If, unfortunately, any of the players receives a technical defeat, then regardless of their rating, they will be placed in third place.
The group from which you advance will also depend on the PR. If it turns out that the first places are taken by players who played in the same group, then the one with the higher PR will advance from their group, and the other - from the other group. The same applies to second and third places. I don't know if I explained it clearly. For example, Dirty_Player and SVAROG win and take first places. Dirty advances from Group O in first place, and SVAROG - from Group B, because Dirty has a higher rating.

I used the preliminary rating as of the end of autumn. It did not include incorrectly written and unconfirmed reports. I checked - only Mizrael has one unconfirmed victory, i.e., his PR should increase slightly. There may also be small adjustments (1-3 points) when considering the games of your opponents. This does not affect the overall picture.
For tactical reasons, I will not publish the rating so that players with high ratings do not throw their games, especially since the playoff bracket will already be known and it will be clear who goes where. Although, of course, if you want to analyze the situation, it is quite transparent.

I made the draw based on the following considerations:
1. players with the same Castle do not play against each other (therefore, Dirty_Player does not play against VanjaM, and wowa - against SVAROG);
2. the player with the highest PR in one group plays against the player with the lowest PR in the other group;
3. the player with the higher PR receives the red color in the first generation.

Thus, we get:
Dirty_Player (Dungeon) vs wowa (Necropolis)
ProtosArchon (Stronghold) vs VanjaM (Dungeon)
SVAROG (Necropolis) vs Mizrael (Castle)

The deadline for these games is January 1, 2014. By this time, I hope to have time to finally summarize the results of the season.

Next, we have only one remaining vacant fourth spot in group B, and three players from this group are competing for it. I wanted to do it like last time, but I don't want to deprive anyone of their last hope. Therefore, we will have 2 games here. First, we will determine the winner between the two players with the lower rating, and then that winner will play against the player with the highest rating. Winner [Sevan_80 (Fortress) vs Grisha=) (Stronghold)] --> vs RoninHW (Rampart). The deadline for these two games is also January 1, 2014. Please try to complete them; judging by the season, you are all quite active.

The first stage of the tournament has ended. GoedenDag is preparing a brief statistical overview of the groups at the end of the transitional games.

We are finishing up with the last three groups.

Group D:

twaryna - Satyr - I'll also put in 0-0 tomorrow morning if there isn't any new information. It's a game for 1st place. Twaryna needs to win, but doesn't seem very motivated.

No, the players didn't bother contacting the organizers. So, they weren't that interested.

Group I:



Respect to Ayman; he managed to advance from the group thanks to other people's losses.

Group M:



This bloodthirsty guy showed everyone who's boss.

Thank you to everyone who participated but didn't make it out of the groups. Better luck next time.

Regarding deadlines.
The deadline for transitional games is December 24th – January 1st.
The playoffs will begin on January 1, 2014. The draw will be closer to New Year's.
The first round of the playoffs will take place between January 1st and 13th. There may be a slight extension due to Kyiv.

Winner [Sevan_80 (Fortress) vs Grisha=) (Stronghold)] --> vs RoninHW (Rampart).
You have until January 1, 2014 to complete these two games. Try to finish them; judging by the season, you are all quite active.

Grisha, let's play quickly; we don't have much time (I sent you a message on ICQ).