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"Новичок-2014. Winter"

Greetings to all fans of Heroes of Might and Magic 3, future participants, and supporters of the traditional "Новичок" tournament. I hope the new season will once again delight us with great games and new discovery players.

This is our traditional, and also anniversary - tenth tournament for Новичок.
We do not have a precise and strict definition of who a "Новичок" is. This tournament is for those
- who only recently realized that you can play the favorite old game Heroes over the internet,
- who only recently found out that they are not the only one who can easily beat computers and that it's not so simple with a real person,
- who recently started playing with more than one or two heroes and building chains...

We do not invite fathers and grandfathers, we don't want to see clones, and would a medal obtained in such a dubious way even have value for a strong player?

The main goal of the tournament is to get to know each other and gain experience in communication and gameplay.


Winners of past tournaments:
"Новичок-2013. Summer" - The_
"Новичок-2013. Winter" - высокий
"Новичок-2012. Summer" - twaryna
"Новичок-2012. Winter" - 7z
"Новичок-2011. Summer" - Sky Pioneer
"Новичок-2011. Winter" - Sevensan
"Новичок-2010. Summer" - тенью бездомной
"Новичок-2010. Winter" - Сатир
"Новичок-2009. Summer" - Erdem

Participant Requirements.

1. A player registered on our forum or another gaming resource for no more than a year is considered a Новичок.
2. Players who have longer playing experience but wish to play in the tournament will be considered on an individual basis.
3. Already sufficiently strong players who have shown good results in any tournament are not allowed to participate.
4. A tournament participant must have at least one game in the seasonal rating according to HeroesWorld rules (you can play after registering). This is necessary to ensure that you are technically able to play online and have an understanding of World's rules. In separate cases, this criterion may be waived (if the player is known on other gaming resources and plays successfully there).
5. Players wishing to participate in the tournament agree to provide any additional information requested by the tournament judges.
6. Organizers reserve the right to refuse registration to anyone if they believe there are valid reasons, without a public explanation of those reasons.

Applications should be left in this thread. In the application, specify:

1. ICQ number for contact;
2. convenient time for playing;
3. when the first online game was played;
4. if the participant came from another gaming resource, they must write where from and their nickname on that resource.


Organizational Issues.

1. Leads - The_ (IСQ 241568808), Lim4 (ICQ 451224720, creating and updating tables, tracking tournament results), Grizvald (ICQ 592025309, compiling the participant list and selecting players for participation in the tournament), Judges - Pit for LM (ICQ 471401475).
2. The tournament is held according to the Rules of organization, conduct and participation in HOMM3 online tournaments.
3. For each game played, participants must provide a detailed report and detailed confirmation in this thread. Only in this case will the game be counted.
4. Technical results are assigned for games not played within the established timeframe.
5. All tournament games go into the seasonal rating. The list of reports will be passed to the Rating lead. Do NOT duplicate reports in the seasonal rating.
All tournament reports must be written using the automatic report writing system.
6. Saves of all games must be kept until the end of the tournament and presented upon first request by the tournament leads, judges, or any member of the AC.
7. Disputable moments, if any arise, should be discussed off-forum. For a resolution, you must contact the tournament lead or judge via ICQ and provide daily saves, ICQ logs, and other necessary information.
The same judicial decision is made primarily based on the tournament rules. If the situation that arose is not regulated by the rules, the judges are guided by basic logic and gaming ethics.
8. Based on the results of the tournament, the winner will be awarded a "Winner of the Новичок Tournament" medal under their avatar

Regulations.

Stage 1. Group Stage.
All games in the group are played on template 2sm4d(3).
Each player in the group plays one game against all others. 1 point is awarded for a win, 0.5 to both for a draw, and 0 for a loss.

One week is given per game. Games can be played in any order.
If a player has not played the required number of games by the end of the current round, they must explain the reasons on the forum or by contacting the tournament leads personally. "Disappeared" participants will be disqualified and replaced by players from the reserve list.

Two players who scored the most points advance from the group to the playoffs. In case of equal points, places are distributed according to additional indicators (in order of priority):
1. Berger Coefficient (calculated only based on results shown in the group).
2. Head-to-head match.
3. Points earned in a game "weigh" more than technical wins.
4. Points earned in a game against the LM team.
5. If it is impossible to determine who advances to the playoffs based on the previous indicators, players will be offered a tie-break game scheme. At this moment, it is impossible to foresee all possible combinations of results. Therefore, the final scheme will be thought out according to the situation that develops in the groups by the end of the stage.
In this case, the seasonal (permanent) rating will play a major role.

Stage 2. Team Tournament "New Players" vs "Legends and Myths". The Новичок team, consisting of players who scored at least 2 points in the group stage, plays against the team of the best HW players.

Stage 3. Playoffs - 16 participants.
Matches are best-of-3 (first to 2 wins). Time limit per round is 2 weeks.
The Grand Final is first to 3 wins, starting with a score of 1-0 in favor of the upper bracket winner; i.e., the upper bracket winner needs to win 2 times, and the lower bracket winner - 3 times.

Dates.

Registration: December 28, 2013 - January 18, 2014.
Approval of participant list: January 18-22, 2014.
Group stage draw and start of the tournament: January 24, 2014.

Rules.

1. Game version. The tournament is held on game version SoD 3.2(4.0) + HD mod + by mutual agreement HW_rulez (For correct operation, the patch must be installed for both players), and by mutual agreement WT.
2. The tournament is conducted according to the rules of online games in Heroes 3.
3. Restarts total 3 days (111+111+111 or 111+112 or 113).
4. In the final part of the tournament, the template is chosen by a draw from a list of 5 templates: 2sm4d3, jebus Cross, Panic, 8mm6a, mini nostalgia.

All players on the tournament participant list must do the following:
1. Check if your ICQ number is entered in your profile; add it there if it is not.
If it is in your profile, a small green daisy - the ICQ symbol - is visible under the avatar. If not, you must follow the algorithm.
2. Leave an application in this thread. To do this, click the Register for tournament button located at the beginning of this thread.
3. To create a report, you will need to click the New report button located at the top of each page of the thread and fill in all necessary fields according to the template. After that, write your detailed comments on the game.
4. To confirm the report, the second player must find the game report, click the Confirm report button, and also write a detailed report.
5. It is considered good tone to thank the opponent for the game.
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"New Players" vs "Legends and Myths". Split into 2 heroes, but was afraid to be left without rests, plus Jabarkas with 11 orcs in the tavern and Goshan, and decided to play, as it turned out, in vain. I had 0 money, a wood mine in the middle of nowhere. In the end, God came on day 124 with 50+ archers, and I wasn't even allowed to build a bolt tower in the GM. gg. Thank you for the game.
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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Подземелье / Dungeon Faction Подземелье / Dungeon
Random Start Hero Random
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Поражение / Lose Поражение / Lose
GoD
Красный / Red
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Лойнис / Loynis Start Hero Лойнис / Loynis
Кейтлин / Caitlin Main Hero Кейтлин / Caitlin
Map Template
Skirmish
Game Length
123 days
Game Date
2/9/2014
Reported
2/9/2014 5:06 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Simon5760 1559 1548 -11 ↓
GoD 1666 1677 +11 ↑
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 2/9/2014 5:16 PM

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"New Players" vs "Legends and Myths".
I split into 2 heroes, but was afraid to stay without rest, + also Jabarkas with 11 orcs in the tavern and Goshan, so I decided to play, turned out it was in vain, 0 gold, wood mine in the middle of nowhere, in the end God arrived on 124 with 50+ archers, and my Mage Guild 2 didn't even give me a Bolt. gg

Thanks for the game

Truth be told, we played 2 games - in the first I had a misclick, as a result we agreed that if I won, it would be a draw and we'd play a second.

In the first one, Roma had evil guards that killed almost all of Solmyr's gremlins. I had Inferno and Aine. I thought I'd put up efreets, limited myself to 1-4 in the Citadel + there was a hidden Magog. On 131 I managed to take 2 max Dragon Fly Hives and Spell Power was 11 + Anti-Magic in a shrine, so even Solmyr's kettle couldn't save me anymore.

In the second game I found a hidden archery range, seemed decent on gold, there are also 2 Dragon Fly Hives and Kate. On the first week I put horses in the Fort. On the second week I went through the Cerberi to the adjacent lava field, ate 2 treasure chests there, then killed 17 Fire Elementals for a chest with 2nd level magic and broke through 35 ogres for a path to the opponent. On my turn, Goshan attacks, but besides 17 Harpies there's essentially nothing there.

Thanks for the games!
"РЫЦАРЬ АПОКАЛИПСИСА"

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The start as Swamp was gorgeous; the bronze came with 4 snakes + 7 Vasya + 19 gnolls, immediately took back the mercenary Vasya, saw 2 cons 2-4, later checked one (the 4) and the Dragon Utopia, also found an external dwelling of hydras quite far away, but decided not to take it on the 1st... On the 1st week I took back the elven Castle, on the 2nd Inferno.... everything was going well, set up a chain to already take 2 cons and the hydra mercenaries, but at 1.2.6. the opponent surrendered ... Thanks for the game.
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Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Брон / Bron Start Hero Брон / Bron
Брон / Bron Main Hero Брон / Bron
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Башня / Tower Faction Башня / Tower
Торосар / Torosar Start Hero Торосар / Torosar
Крег Хак / Crag Hack Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
126 days
Game Date
2/9/2014
Reported
2/9/2014 5:19 PM
Rating Impact Archived
49-er 1511 1522 +11 ↑
Gypsy Fish 1412 1401 -11 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 2/9/2014 6:15 PM

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The opponent quickly burned through restarts on Dungeon, apparently not getting enough Troglodytes. As a result, they started playing after 5 restarts, and I managed to snag an Ivor with three maximum stacks. Progress was easy; the stable was right on the way, I got a lot of money, immediately saw boots for MP instead of rags and a Consul right under the castle, reached the secondary town at level 114, built 1000 of everything, and the opponent did the same a little later on their first town. I built Unicorns, luckily I found crystals, then I raided the Necropolis to shake things up and checked the Consul for Archers. It turned out to be a level 1 unit, as if on cue, I took it to level 121, found a Hive on the respawn point, it was also a minimal unit, visited the stable, and went to another secondary town. In the tavern, Marusia appeared, and I had a double Inferno with two packs of dogs; I thought about it for a long time but decided not to summon Demons. By the end of the second week, I reached the Treasure room, but there was nothing there except about 10 Ducks and an Earth Expert. I didn't have enough mana, but Papal Mysticism saved me. There was a scroll of Teleportation, a Pandor on the entire fifth level, and another one for 15,000 gold; I immediately started building a Grand Magus. Then I ran around the Treasure room, leveled up, raided for mana, ran around some more; the opponent didn't show their main hero, and when Shakti was in the tavern, the stats were negligible. Because I only had 20 Vivs and 3 Angels, I decided to prolong the game and went into the second Treasure room. After all this, I went to kill the opponent, whose game clearly didn't go well from the very beginning; I captured all their castles, and they ran around the Treasure room and surrendered without a fight.
Everything happened exactly like that). It ended epically with 86 Troglodytes. There's nothing to do on the respawn point, just 1 Hive. 2 exits to secondary towns with 10-19 Sharpshooters. I broke through the Sharpshooter block, then the Snowy secondary town. And again, there's nothing to do. I broke through the second Sharpshooters. The secondary town is on grass, with 3 Consuls and a Hive. I went to the Treasure room, but there were no good artifacts there. In general, the opponent arrived with stats of 10+, and I had nothing).
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Starting as Swamp turned out great; the bronze arrived with 4 snakes+7 Vaseks+19 gnolls, immediately took the same mercenary Vaseks, saw 2 cons 2-4, later checked one (the 4) and the Dragon Utopia, also found an external dwelling of hydras quite far away, but decided not to take it on the 1st... On the 1st week I took the elven Castle, on the 2nd Inferno.... everything was going well, set up a chain to take the other 2 cons and hire hydras, but on 1.2.6. the opponent surrendered ... Thanks for the game.
Confirmed.
Surrendered a huge respawn, very little money, built nags in the fort on the 1st week. Taking secondaries didn't go well; one right near the entrance to the zone was blocked by 20+ gorgons, and I never reached the second. On 122 I took con 1 at the respawn. In the end, very stupidly gave away Craig with an angel and nags; I thought I was attacking a bunch of troglodytes behind the crypt, but about 70 gr.earth-dwellers standing slightly further away aggroed.
Thanks for the game!
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Tazar had no land. Max's utopia gave him a level 5 artifact and wings, which was a nice surprise. He saw the book of earth but decided it was better to damage the opponent's population.
Thanks for the game!
I confirm the defeat.
Good start, but in the first utopia, the only useful thing you get is a Knight's Vow, and the 4th guild gives you water walking and prayer. There are two conserves nearby, but both are level 1.
I scouted the treasure - a lot of pandoras, shackles, and two utopias. I didn't have time to properly plan the army's delivery when the opponent appeared, which messed up all my plans and undermined morale, because his skills are equal to mine, but he has more gold and flight. After an unsuccessful attempt to save and unite my army, I decided not to delay any further (where can you hide from Tazar with wings?).
Thanks for the game, and it's a pity that I didn't manage to get the Fortress Bonus...
"Одержать сто побед в ста битвах — это не вершина воинского искусства. Повергнуть врага без сражения — вот вершина.
"Сущность войны — обман. Искусный должен изображать неумелость. При готовности атаковать демонстрируй подчинение. Когда ты близок — кажись далёким, но когда ты очень далеко — притворись, будто ты рядом."
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We took a couple of restarts and started playing. In the tavern, Islin — became a sugar daddy temporarily. The starting spread isn't bad: on the respawn, 2 Griffin Conservatories, an external dwelling of Elves, Unicorns, Centaurs, and Dragons (never upgraded the Dragons though). Took Castle as a secondary hero on week 1. On week 2, I took Dungeon as a second secondary hero, revealing another Griffin Conservatory and 2 Dragon Utopias there. By weeks 3 and early 4, I cleared everything, ending up with 10 Angels and Angels in the Castle on the secondary hero. At the end of week 4, I reached the second treasure zone, where, as revealed upon uncovering, the opponent had already been active. In the end, I only got 3 Dragon Fly Hives with 18 Wyverns, the Sword of Judgment, and a useless Dragon Utopia. On day 217, the first encounter happened — I cut down 4 scout heroes. On my turn, Tazar got caught cornered. The actual meeting happened on day 221; our army strengths were roughly equal, but thanks to superior magic, I gained the upper hand in the battle and won the game.

Thanks for the game.
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Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Ивор / Ivor Start Hero Ивор / Ivor
Кайри / Kyrre Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Тазар / Tazar Main Hero Тазар / Tazar
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
221 days
Game Date
2/9/2014
Reported
2/9/2014 11:29 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Akella 1273 1293 +20 ↑
Slayzer 1419 1399 -20 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 2/10/2014 3:26 AM

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We took a couple of rests and started playing; in the tavern, Aislin - to become a sugar daddy temporarily. The spread is not bad; on the respawn there were 2 Griffin Conservatories, external dwellings of elves, unicorns, centaurs, and dragons (never colored the dragons); secondary Castle was taken on the first, on week 2 I took a secondary Dungeon, revealed another Griffin Conservatory and 2 Dragon Utopias there; on weeks 3 and the beginning of week 4 I cleared everything, resulting in 10 angels and angels in the Castle at the secondary. At the end of week 4 I reached the second treasure zone, where, as the reveal showed, the opponent was already operating; in the end, I only got 3 Dragon Fly Hives with 18 Wyverns, the Sword of Justice, and a useless Dragon Utopia. On 217 the first encounter took place - I cut down 4 scout heroes; on my turn, Tazar was spotted cornered; ultimately, the meeting on 221, army strength roughly equal, but thanks to better magic I gained an advantage in battle and victory in the game.

Thanks for the game.

Confirmed, thanks for the game. Good luck in future!
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I've wanted to share my thoughts on the Clash of Heroes mode for a while now. How can anyone even play this, especially on beginner difficulty? There's no balance, and the map is generally terrible. I hope they'll reconsider this tradition of including Clash of Heroes in beginner mode someday.

лето 2012.
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I've long wanted to speak out on the topic of SMKI, just how can anyone play this nonsense, and especially on a newbie, no balance whatsoever, the map is overall garbage, I hope someday they'll reconsider this tradition in the newbie bracket (playing SMKU)
Well, better SM-KU than Jebus, at least you can drop SM-KU over time ... :)
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The deadline for the second round has passed!
Everyone who has only played one game (or even none :mad: ) needs to contact me and clarify the situation. Also, don't forget to properly format and confirm your reports.
As for those who have already played more than two games, I can only say: well done, keep it up!:smile20:
Мой стрим-канал: http://heroes3.tv/Grizvald.

Восстановил старый номер аси, теперь тут: 625045517

"Это нам идеально подходит" (с)

"Лабета - папашка на первую неделю" (с)

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Well, better a SM than a Jebus; at least you can get off a SM over time... :)
I didn't say a single word about Jebus, but any map is better than a SM :cool:

лето 2012.
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And I didn't say a word about Jebus Cross, but any map is better than SMKA:cool:
Not any. At the very least, Balance, Panic, and M-200 are worse.
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+100500 cmka is not great.
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