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The time has come and so... drumroll... the qualifying tournament for FB-8 is declared open :smile44:

I. Regulations and Deadlines

The qualifying tournament will be held using the "Swiss" system

Start of the tournament: April 1, 2014; registration until March 29, 2014 inclusive

Time limit per round: 2 weeks - technical losses will be assigned without regard to opinions or authority (the sole exception is CIS-14 in Minsk)
Players have the right to arrange a convenient time among themselves, but if an agreement cannot be reached, the critical time for playing is the night from Saturday to Sunday of the first week. (if the game was not completed in one session, then during the second week). In case one player fails to show up at the set time, the other must write to the organizer or one of the judges, and when the tech result is assigned, this will be the main argument.
This clause is not subject to discussion.

7 players advance to the final stage.

II. Rules and Templates.

1. By default, games are played according to /topic/10593/
2. By default, the game version is SoD 3.2 (4.0); by mutual agreement, WT or any other version of HOMM3.

3.The template for each round will be determined as follows - during registration, each participant must indicate 5 favorite templates; from all these templates, 9 will be selected (depending on the number of participants and the number of rounds, respectively). Then the selected templates are randomly "shuffled" and a list is compiled (e.g., 1-2sm4d3, 2-mininoszta, 3-Jebus Cross, 4-skirmish, etc.). In the 1st round, players ban templates that "came up" under numbers 1, 2, 3 (i.e., banning occurs from 2sm4d3, mininoszta, and Jebus Cross). In the next round, banning occurs from templates 2, 3, 4 (mininoszta, Jebus Cross, skirmish), etc. In the last 7th (9th) round, banning will occur from templates 7 (9), 1, 2. Red starts the ban

4. Town selection: standard ban. Blue starts the ban. Colors are determined during the draw and do not change with restarts.

A win awards 1 point, a draw 0.5, a loss 0.
The winners, and accordingly those who qualify for FB, will be 7 people.
The winner is determined by the total number of points scored. In case of a tie in points, additional tiebreakers apply.
1) Buchholz Coefficient
2) Head-to-head result

III. Organizational Matters
1. The tournament is official and regular.
2. The tournament is conducted according to the Rules for Organizing, Conducting, and Participating in Tournaments.
3. Tournament Host: zloi_romantic (296524052)
Tournament Judges: Pit for LM (471401475), Dirty_Player (ICQ 408722873).
4. For each game played, participants must submit a report and confirmation.
5. Saves of all games must be kept until the end of the tournament and presented at the first request of the tournament hosts or any AC member.
6. Regarding controversial issues, if any arise, please discuss them outside the forum. To resolve them, contact the host or a tournament judge via ICQ and provide daily saves, ICQ logs, and other necessary information.
The judges' decision is made primarily based on the tournament rules. If the situation that arises is not regulated by the rules, then the judges will be guided by basic logic and gaming ethics.
7. All tournament games count towards the season rating. Reports and confirmations are written in this thread and will be copied to the "Game Reports and Confirmations Online" thread. I.e., there is NO need to duplicate reports in the seasonal thread.
8. The final part of the tournament will be held using a round-robin system.

IV. Participants
1. Experienced players from HW and other gaming resources are invited to the tournament.
2. Newcomers who have shown good results are allowed (applications will be considered on an individual basis).
3. Newly registered players are not allowed to participate in the tournament (exception: active players from other gaming resources; applications will be considered on an individual basis).
4. Players who have a BWP are not eligible to participate in the tournament. If any player is awarded a BWP during the tournament, they will be disqualified and their results annulled.
5. Applications from undisciplined players who have repeatedly "ditched" tournaments may be rejected.
6. The organizers reserve the right to refuse a user participation in the tournament without publicly explaining the reasons.
7. The Winner and 2nd-3rd place finishers of the FB-7 tournament are NOT allowed to participate in the qualifiers.
8. The tournament application must include:
- 5 most favorite templates
- convenient time for playing

9. Players Gomunguls, Aya, Maretti advance to FB-8 without a qualifier, while players Piterius and LeBron have a bonus of a byeslot for 1 round (if, of course, they wish to participate)

The randomizer arranged the templates as follows
1-2sm4d3
2-Spider
3-skirmish (played according to OFB rules, i.e., with a town ban and no color change, but by mutual agreement you can play according to seasonal rules, i.e., allrandom)
4-6lm10a
5-JC
6-8mm6a
7-anarchy
8-diamond
9-Mini nostalgia

Thus, in the 1st round Red starts the ban from templates - 2sm4d3, Spider, skirmish
In the 2nd round, the ban proceeds from templates Spider, skirmish, 6lm10a
In all rounds, Red starts the template ban

I repeat for everyone - if you have a problem with your opponent (cannot find a common time, being ignored, etc.), write to me on ICQ - we will sort it out
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I played this template for the first time; in my opinion, it's not even close to Jebus Cross in terms of imbalance. The stables are almost on the way from the respawn, so I decided not to reset because of them. I also found 2 troglodyte external dwellings, but I wasn't in a hurry to portal them—by the end of the week, I found a wyvern external dwelling near the swamp village. I got lucky and portaled the wyverns. Also, on the first day, I took a swamp companion, mini-consuls, and a couple of hives. 121 - consul-three with GS losing 1 wyvern. Then another 2 consuls 1+3, then 2 Dragon Utopias (2+3). I got the King's Sword, armor, and a blue hat. I picked up a +6 sword from the ground somewhere. Kyrr appeared. There was more meat there (5 angels + about 40 wyverns against my 7 angels, 10 monarchs, and 8 regular wyverns), but combat stats were twice as high; the King's Sword and a morale/luck charm made the FB purely formal. Thanks for the game!
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Подземелье / Dungeon Faction Подземелье / Dungeon
Шакти / Shakti Start Hero Шакти / Shakti
Шакти / Shakti Main Hero Шакти / Shakti
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Кайри / Kyrre Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Кайри / Kyrre Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Map Template
6lm10a
Game Length
127 days
Game Date
4/16/2014
Reported
4/16/2014 8:59 AM
Rating Impact Archived
=Lizard= 1681 1689 +8 ↑
Player_ 1497 1489 -8 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/16/2014 9:05 AM

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First time playing this template; in my opinion, Jebus Cross isn't even close in terms of imbalance. On the respawn, stables were almost along the way, so I didn't skip them because of them. Also found 2 Troglodyte external dwellings, but didn't portal them right away — by the end of the week I found a Wyvern external dwelling near the swamp village. Got lucky, the Wyverns were portaled. Also on week 1 I took a swamp fort, a mini Griffin Conservatory, and a couple of beehives. Day 1 week 2 - a level-3 Griffin Conservatory with a Griffin Sanctuary losing 1 Wyvern. Then another two conservatories (1+3), then two Dragon Utopias (2+3). Got a Sword of Judgement, Plate Armor, and a Blue Key. Picked up a +6 sword somewhere on the surface. Kyrre appeared. There was more meat on their side (5 Angels + about 40 Wyverns against my 7 Angels, 10 Monks, and 8 regular Wyverns), but my combat stats were twice as high, and the Sword of Judgement and the pendant for morale/luck made the final battle pure formality. Thanks for the game!
Victorious Dragon Utopias) There might have been a chance if, after seeing the stats, I had turned around and gone looking for luck in treasure chests, but I decided that after the Dragon Utopias the opponent would likely have a dip in meat and mana, so I wanted to take the town, scout the situation, and then turn back. A stupid decision.
Thanks for the game!
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The early game surprised me. In the end, I got a good start. I immediately grabbed a hidden stash of Vassals and headed to the next zone; of course, there's no way back to my starting town on the way out. I went into the darkness to level up my hero, got experience, healing, then Earth Magic and Tactics skills. I revealed 3 Hives. Meanwhile, the opponent with 8 Vassals and 2 Vivians went deeper into the respawn area, found another hidden stash of Vassals and Gnolls, revealed a Necropolis and a Temple. After a while, I combined my army and prepared to take the first Hive on day 121. The 8th level Hive fell without problems. My plan was to then take another Hive with my hero and head back home, but the opponent lost many troops in the first week, built up his mages with a hidden stash, and almost took control of town 1 with 0 troops. Thanks for the game!
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Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Тазар / Tazar Main Hero Тазар / Tazar
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Башня / Tower Faction Башня / Tower
Сольмир / Solmyr Start Hero Сольмир / Solmyr
Тамика / Tamika Main Hero Тамика / Tamika
Map Template
6lm10a
Game Length
122 days
Game Date
4/16/2014
Reported
4/16/2014 9:29 PM
Rating Impact Archived
kalababa 1497 1514 +17 ↑
Huanito 1559 1542 -17 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/16/2014 9:31 PM

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The church surprised me. As a result, I got a promising map. I immediately took a hidden stash of Vassals and went to the next zone; of course, there's no way back to my starting point on the way out. I went into the darkness to level up my Taza, got experience, healing, then Earth and Tactics. I revealed 3 Hives. Meanwhile, the noobs with 8 Vassals and 2 Vivians went deeper into the respawn area, found another hidden stash of Vassals and Gnolls, revealed a Necropolis and a Temple. After a while, I combined my army and prepared to take the first Hive on level 121. The level 8 Hive fell without problems. The plan was to then take another Hive with Taza and break back home, but the opponent lost a lot of troops in the first week, built Mages with a hidden stash, and almost took control point 1 with 0 resources. Thanks for the game!

I confirm. Thx for game.
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Took my 3 restarts and we began. Ivor with 6 elves + 2 native, both with two stacks. A couple of crypts + 2 experience stones, decent gold and an external dwelling of Centaurs in the depths. On the first day, 1-5 are placed in the Citadel, the adjacent zone is taken. And at the end of the week, a small loss against 75 Gargoyles. He went in with 11 unupgraded elves, but 18 Dwarves pulled through. (-40 Centaurs and -8 Dwarves). On the second day, I break through the blocks and go for the treasure zones. There I find a Pandora's Box with 80 Skeletons on Mummies + another Pandora behind the Dwarves with 45 Lizardmen. I see another Pandora (+Tree of Knowledge) behind 20+ Cavaliers. I have Mass Slow, 40 mana, 22 Grand Elves, Centaurs and Dwarves. (I didn't take the Skeletons). I go in and see 40 Cavaliers :eek:. And if it weren't for morale at the worst possible moment, I would have won, but those pigs kill me. I'm wasting the entire second week messing around, the opponent is doing God knows what, but judging by the overviews, he also lost his army somewhere. On the third week, the opponent charges through the impassable terrain, while I'm finishing off the remaining 18 Horses, hoping for some Monks or at the very least Ogres :))), but I get... ALL of the magic! LOL! (no Wisdom, of course).
In short, in the end the opponent took my main, but the army there isn't big and he's locked in. The opponent needs to go to sleep, so we agreed on an FB. Val'esca has about 25 Sharpshooters, 4 Champions, 3 Cavaliers, 18 Pegasi, 88 Pikemen, 66 Skeletons + Mass Haste and Sharpshooter with 100 and 30 mana and noticeably higher stats! I have 10 Grand Elves, 11 Wood Elves, 5 Horses, 130 Skeletons, 78 Gnolls, 15 Centaurs. + Mass Slow and Shield + 40 mana. Anyway, I pulled it off. Thanks for the game!
ICQ - 666274941 Skype - Ivannabuke
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Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Ивор / Ivor Start Hero Ивор / Ivor
Ивор / Ivor Main Hero Ивор / Ivor
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Валеска / Valeska Main Hero Валеска / Valeska
Map Template
Skirmish
Game Length
134 days
Game Date
4/16/2014
Reported
4/16/2014 9:40 PM
Rating Impact Archived
MrP1nchy 1614 1615 +1 ↑
Niemand 1166 1165 -1 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/17/2014 4:32 PM

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Valeska has about 25 outcasts, 4 champions, 3 knights, 18 pegasuses, 88 pikemen, 66 skeletons + mass spell and outcasts with 100 attack and 30 mana, and decent stat bonuses! I have 10 grand knights, 11 wooden knights, 5 horses, 130 skeletons, 78 gnolls, 15 centaurs. + mass slow and shield + 40 mana. Anyway, I won. Thanks for the game!
I sometimes read reports like this and just don't understand... How could Valya have lost?
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Осень-Зима 2013-14.
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A good report should have an element of intrigue!
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player shameonyou has been placed on the wanted list for the game. Reply on the forum when you are ready to play?

лето 2012.
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It gave a good respawn (2 external dwellings of shooters and swords, an external dwelling of pikemen), but little gold. I leveled the Necropolis hero to level 6, captured the Conflux computer opponent. The opponent's chain to their native town didn't work out, they surrendered. Thanks for the game!
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Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Кейтлин / Caitlin Start Hero Кейтлин / Caitlin
Мефала / Mephala Main Hero Мефала / Mephala
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Тазар / Tazar Main Hero Тазар / Tazar
Map Template
6lm10a
Game Length
117 days
Game Date
4/16/2014
Reported
4/17/2014 11:17 AM
Rating Impact Archived
theShevanesian 1653 1673 +20 ↑
Redwhait 1786 1766 -20 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/17/2014 12:04 PM

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Given that many pairs find it difficult to compromise on the game time, the following change is being made to the rules:
Each game is given 2 weeks. Players can agree on a convenient time, but if they cannot reach an agreement, the critical time for the game is the night from Saturday to Sunday of the first week (if they cannot play in one go, then in the second week). In case one player does not show up at the agreed time, the other player must write to the organizer or one of the judges, and when submitting the results, this will be the main argument.
This point is non-negotiable.
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Весна 2012.
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Got a good respawn (2 external dwellings of shooters and swords, external dwelling of spearmen), but little gold. Leveled up the Necropolis hero to level 6, captured the Conflux computer player. The opponent's chain to their home castle didn't work out, they surrendered. Thanks for the game!
I blundered, the chain didn't work out, got pissed off and just threw the game :D
Thanks for the game.
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Took my 3 restarts and started. Ivor with 6 elves + 2 native, both with two stacks. A couple of crypts + 2 experience stones, a decent amount of gold, and an external dwelling of Centaurs in the depths. On the first week, they place 1-5 in the Citadel, the adjacent zone is taken. And at the end of the week, a small loss to 75 gargoyles. I went in with 11 unupgraded elves, but 18 dwarves pulled it off. (-40 Centaurs and -8 dwarves). On the second week, I break through the blockers and go into the treasure zone. There I find a Pandora's Box with 80 skeletons with mummies + another Pandora's Box behind the dwarves with 45 lizardmen. I see another Pandora's Box (+a tree of knowledge) behind 20+ cavalry. I have Mass Slow, 40 mana, 22 Grand Elves, Centaurs, and dwarves. (didn't take the skeletons). I go in and see 40 cavalry :eek:. And if it weren't for morale at the worst possible moment, I would have won, but those pigs kill me. I'm messing up all of the second week, the opponent is doing god knows what, but judging by the scouting info, he also lost his army somewhere. On the third week, the opponent is charging off-road, while I finish off the remaining 18 horses, hoping for some monks or, at the very least, ogres :))) , but I get... ALL the spells! LOL! (no Wisdom of course).
So in the end, the opponent took my main town, but the army there isn't big and he's locked in. The opponent needs to go to sleep, so we agreed on a final battle. Valieska has about 25 Steel Golems, 4 Champions, 3 Cavalry, 18 Pegasi, 88 Pikemen, 66 Skeletons + Mass Curse and a Steel Golem spell at 100 and 30 mana + significantly higher stats!. I have 10 Grand Elves, 11 Wood Elves, 5 Horses, 130 Skeletons, 78 Gnolls, 15 Centaurs. + Mass Slow and Shield + 40 mana. Anyway, I pulled it off. Thanks for the game!

It happened. Somehow managed to squeeze the Cavaliers into the Fort. In the treasure zone, I lost about half the Crossbowmen and the same number of Skeletons in total (took two Pandora's Boxes with 80 Skeletons each). Towards the final battle, I forgot to bring about 60 Skeletons from the two Necro villages... In that same final battle, I messed up a bit.
And also, the stats were higher if at all, then not by much. Valya had something like 6-7-7-3. Ivor had about the same. +/-.
Thanks for the game!
Vatya
How could Valya lose?
3 cups of coffee didn't help.
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I would rather ask how Valya managed to win here.
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Took my native castle on day 116, by which time he had built a Citadel and swordsmen. Built a stable and cavalry there. Same thing at home.
Plus on week 1 took two picks of swords and one of archers.
Then to the opponent.
Thanks for the game!
Дипломатия - искусство говорить собаке "хорошая собачка" до тех пор пока не найдешь подходящую палку.
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Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Валеска / Valeska Main Hero Валеска / Valeska
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Цитадель / Stronghold Faction Цитадель / Stronghold
Гурниссон / Gurnisson Start Hero Гурниссон / Gurnisson
Гурниссон / Gurnisson Main Hero Гурниссон / Gurnisson
Map Template
Spider
Game Length
125 days
Game Date
4/17/2014
Reported
4/17/2014 5:29 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Captain 1623 1641 +18 ↑
Ominous1 1715 1697 -18 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/17/2014 5:53 PM

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Took my home town on 116, by that time he had built Citadel and swordsmen. Put a stable and horsemen there. Same thing at home.
Plus on week 1 I took two stacks of swordsmen and one of archers.
Then went to the opponent.
Thanks for the game!
I didn't take the last restart, didn't want to get a Gurni without ballista again; also had hope that the opponent wouldn't reach my home town and me quickly. Turned out the opposite — he had a double in two days' travel and a road to my main. Thanks for the game.

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