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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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So, we've made some progress.

We have the winners' final: MrP1nchy vs Aiwe.

In the match between Graf_Bananov vs Defiant, the score is 1-1, and the deciding game is in progress; according to yesterday's information, the save was 127.
The winner will face Simon5760, and the winner of that match will, in turn, face - and will have to wait for - identity.
Подарок от Gomunguls на ДР :)


Осень-Зима 2013-14.
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The deciding game turned out to be epic. Both of us used up all our restarts; in the end, it clearly swung in my favor: in addition to Aislinn, Charna also arrived. I played the first 2 weeks perfectly and built up Charna well: exp tactics, earth, armor, necro. I racked up 500+ bones (though I had no necro artifacts), captured both secondaries (one of which was a double), and entered the treasury. On the 3rd week, I took two 1-unit Dragon Utopia + black market, acquiring all 3 necro artifacts in total and some stats. At level 4 in the guild, I got Town Portal, and one of the boxes in the treasury gave me the entire 5th level, which means full control. Everything was great; I relaxed a bit. And then something terrible happened—Charna was killed (thankfully without artifacts): for some reason, I didn't notice that tactics had apparently been disabled in the hero options, so instead of the "Do you want to retreat?" prompt or a screen with the hero fleeing the battlefield, I got a defeat screen, and I mechanically pressed "OK". That was it; after that, the game was over. To make matters worse, I started getting distracted at home, the timer began to slip (we were playing on chess clock), chains weren't connecting, and I made idiotic mistakes, like accidentally taking wyverns into a battle against 100 snipers and losing 8 of them. I managed to lift my spirits a bit by getting an excellent Vokial with exp necro, ballistics, attack, shooting, wisdom, advanced earth, and basic logy. At this point, I could have basically pressed the opponent, whose situation was clearly worse, but for some reason, I went to grind—picking up some cons, hives, built flight in a ramp-secondary, necril. In the end, the opponent caught Vokial on the move and sent him into oblivion (again, good thing Vokial had no artifacts, otherwise it would have been an immediate гг). Tant became my main. I had a red orb, so I wasn't afraid of magic. It all ended with the opponent digging up my Charna with full control, and using her and his own scrubs with flight and Town Portal to cut down everything possible in 1 turn, and then he settled into the main. I attacked him in the Castle; the catapult didn't break the wall in 1 turn, and without much hope, I closed it off from birds and angels, hoping to hold out until round 2, but the titans with the golden bow showed who was boss here. After that, 2k bones became useless.

The opponent played well; everything he did was clean. As for me, after a regrettable mistake, I got "stuck" in the game and couldn't capitalize on my advantage.

Thanks for the game—a 100% deserved, strong-willed victory. Good luck moving forward!

A big thank you to the organizers and judges, especially Pit, for the tournament! :)
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Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Эйслинн / Aislinn Start Hero Эйслинн / Aislinn
Вокиал / Vokial Main Hero Вокиал / Vokial
Поражение / Lose Поражение / Lose
Башня / Tower Faction Башня / Tower
Рисса / Rissa Start Hero Рисса / Rissa
Нила / Neela Main Hero Нила / Neela
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
231 days
Game Date
4/25/2014
Reported
4/26/2014 12:04 AM
Rating Impact Archived
Defiant 1570 1557 -13 ↓
Graf_Bananov 1620 1633 +13 ↑
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/26/2014 9:08 AM

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The deciding game turned out to be epic. Both of us used up all our restarts, and in the end, it clearly swung in my favor: besides Aislinn, Charna also arrived. I played the first 2 weeks perfectly, built up Charna well: exp tactics, earth, armor, necro. Gathered 500+ bones (though there were no necro artifacts), captured both secondaries (one of which was a double), and entered the treasury. On the 3rd week, I took two 1-unit Dragon Utopia + black market, acquiring all 3 necro artifacts in total and some stats. In the guild at level 4 they gave Town Portal, and one of the boxes in the treasury had the entire level 5, which means full control. Everything was great; I relaxed a bit. And then something terrible happened — Charna was killed (luckily without artifacts): for some reason, I didn't notice that tactics had apparently been disabled in the hero options, so instead of the "Do you want to retreat?" prompt or a screen with the hero fleeing the battlefield, I got a defeat screen, and I mechanically pressed "OK". That was it; after that, the game was over. As luck would have it, I started getting distracted at home, the timer began to run out (we were playing on chess clock), chains weren't connecting, and I made idiot mistakes, like accidentally taking a wyvern to a battle against a hundred snipers and losing 8 of them. I managed to regain some spirit by getting an excellent Vokial with exp necro, ballistics, attack, archery, wisdom, advanced earth, and basic logy. At this point, I could have basically pressed the opponent, whose situation was clearly worse, but for some reason, I went off to grind, picking up some cons, hives, built flight in a ramp-secondary, and necropolis. In the end, the opponent caught Vokial on the move and sent him into oblivion (again, lucky that Vokial had no artifacts, otherwise it would have been an immediate гг). Tant became the main. He had a red orb, so I wasn't afraid of magic. It all ended with the opponent digging up my Charna with full control, and using her and his own low-tier heroes with flight and Town Portal to cut down everything possible in 1 turn, and then he settled into the main. I attacked him in the Castle; the catapult didn't break the wall in 1 turn, without much hope I closed it off from birds and angels, hoping to hold out until round 2, but titans with a golden bow showed who was boss here. After that, 2k bones became useless.

The opponent played well; everything he did was beautiful. As for me, after a regrettable mistake, I got "stuck" in the game and couldn't realize my advantage.

Thanks for the game, a 100% deserved, strong-willed victory. Good luck further!

A big thank you to the organizers and judges, especially Pit, for the tournament! :)
opp took 5 rests, took 3 rests even though everything was playable (don't know why Castle dropped twice — but I don't like this castle)
If not for Charna, victory would be unseen; no DD and Town Portal in 3 guilds, intended to crush opp with 211-213 titans and imlo under 3000k but the month of plague was very disappointing (thought about surrendering but opp didn't want to visit me).
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Thanks for the game!
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Запись игр- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SXjPXlWWghB6Lng-p763w
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The match between Simon5760 and Graf_Bananov is scheduled for May 12th. Defiant, a very dramatic report on the last game, I read it and felt like I was playing myself. Thank you for participating, good luck in other tournaments!
Подарок от Gomunguls на ДР :)


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A close match, but the Gundula's specialization made the difference. First battle: http://youtu.be/AA61ITqbsI4 Second battle: http://youtu.be/eXJQvfi6bVQ Thank you for the interesting game!
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Запись игр- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SXjPXlWWghB6Lng-p763w
Battle Report Accepted
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Гундула / Gundula Main Hero Гундула / Gundula
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Кайри / Kyrre Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Map Template
Mini-Nostalgia
Game Length
222 days
Game Date
5/7/2014
Reported
5/7/2014 9:30 AM
Rating Impact Archived
Graf_Bananov 1633 1646 +13 ↑
Simon5760 1586 1573 -13 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/7/2014 2:07 PM

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A close match, but the Gundula's specialization made the difference.

First battle: http://youtu.be/AA61ITqbsI4
Second battle: http://youtu.be/eXJQvfi6bVQ
Thanks for the interesting game!

It was a pleasant game, but I couldn't find a way to control the situation. The battle turned out as expected.
Thanks for the game!
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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We got rid of the residual troops and started moving. The separation worked perfectly, but I didn't find a main worthier than Frog, so I decided to level him (in the end, he didn't let me down) + I also recruited in the tavern. For the first 3 days I didn't know what to do, I ran around, farmed crypts, didn't see any Dragon Fly Hives or conservatories, there were only 4 external dwellings of psychos, of which only 2 were within reach, but I had a ton of money. On day 114, not far from Castle, I dove into the fog without any hope and saw victory there: 2 external dwellings of Phoenixes standing next to each other, just warming my heart. Also a dungeon venturer that gave me a couple more birds, resulting in 17 of them. On day 121, I ate 2 Dragon Fly Hives and rushed into the treasure chest, expert-earthed Frog, and crawled to ГО, had to hit 2 at once, I barely managed the Wyvern with only a few losses of units, but the Titans showed me where the crayfish spend the winter. -3 birds and 2 angels. Then I took the wings and got into a Dragon Utopia which gave me КЗ, КВ, and a Teapot. And on day 131, I bought everything and flew to my opponent. The battle was quick, I had an advantage in meat and stats.

Thanks for the game!
Now our fate is in the hands of the SM:smile54:
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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Сопряжение / Conflux Faction Сопряжение / Conflux
Random Start Hero Random
Ябаркас / Jabarkas Main Hero Ябаркас / Jabarkas
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Тазар / Tazar Main Hero Тазар / Tazar
Map Template
Jebus Cross
Game Length
131 days
Game Date
5/7/2014
Reported
5/7/2014 5:58 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Simon5760 1540 1560 +20 ↑
Graf_Bananov 1679 1659 -20 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/8/2014 2:04 PM

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We got our ranged units and off we went. The starting position split turned out great, but I couldn't find a better main than Fábio, so I decided to level him (he didn't let me down in the end) + grinding at the tavern. For the first 3 days I didn't know what to do, ran around clearing crypts, saw neither Dragon Fly Hives nor Confluxes, there were only 4 external dwellings of psychics, of which only 2 were reachable, but there was plenty of gold. On 114 not far from the castle I dove into the darkness without any hope and saw victory there: 2 external Phoenix dwellings standing next to each other, just warming my heart. Also a dungeon treasure room which gave me a couple more birds, ending up with 17 of them. On 121 I ate 2 Dragon Fly Hives and rushed to the treasure chest, expert Earth Magic for Fábio and crawled to the GO, had to fight 2 at once, I only managed the Wyverns with the loss of some units, but the Titans showed me where the crayfish spend the winter. -3 birds and 2 angels. Then I grabbed the wings and entered a Dragon Utopia which gave me КЗ КВ and a Teapot. And on 131 I bought everything and flew to my opponent. The fight was quick, with an advantage in troops and stats.

Thanks for the game!
Now our fate is in the hands of SM:smile54:
on 114 the first Dragon Fly Hive turned out to be max, I thought GG, but no, the respawn is terrible 1/3 of the map (which is not good), came out of respawn on 121 with 24 upgraded Wyverns, 1 angel and 3 hydras and some small fry, ran through the sands and realized there was nothing to catch with such troops and went to respawn to wait for the opponent.
Thanks for the game!
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Thank you for the games! It was fun to play.
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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Random Faction Random
Ивор / Ivor Start Hero Ивор / Ivor
Ивор / Ivor Main Hero Ивор / Ivor
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Random Faction Random
Брисса / Brissa Start Hero Брисса / Brissa
Брисса / Brissa Main Hero Брисса / Brissa
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
117 days
Game Date
5/11/2014
Reported
5/11/2014 12:49 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Simon5760 1542 1561 +19 ↑
Graf_Bananov 1658 1639 -19 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/11/2014 12:57 PM

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Thank you for the games! It was enjoyable to play.

We started a 2-player game without the Dungeon map, and we rested fully 8 times. In the second week, the opponent said there was no Dungeon (I also didn't pay attention, as I rarely play this map). I had all the trump cards, but we decided to play again and rest again. This time, it didn't work out properly even once (not even once could we get a good hand). :smile18: I even took an extra rest, but it was all in vain. I decided to concede.
In the end, I spent a day and didn't get any enjoyment from the game at all.
Good luck to everyone.
Suggestion: Remove this terrible map from Heroes. I don't understand why it's even included for beginners to play. 2-player game - complete :smile18:
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Galtran entered and immediately grabbed logistics and attack. Bones only started accumulating normally at the beginning of the third week (once I collected all three necro-artifacts), but the opponent collapsed in Dragon Utopia.
Thanks for the game.
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Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Тазар / Tazar Start Hero Тазар / Tazar
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Сопряжение / Conflux Faction Сопряжение / Conflux
Random Start Hero Random
Тираксор / Tyraxor Main Hero Тираксор / Tyraxor
Map Template
Mini-Nostalgia
Game Length
134 days
Game Date
5/11/2014
Reported
5/11/2014 7:33 PM
Rating Impact Archived
identity 1608 1622 +14 ↑
Simon5760 1594 1580 -14 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/11/2014 7:56 PM

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Galtran joined and immediately grabbed logistics and attack. Bones only started accumulating normally at the beginning of the third week (when I collected all three necro-artifacts), but the opponent threw in Dragon Utopia.
Thanks for the game.

I played all day, by the end my brain was fried, and I entered this useless Dragon Utopia, not even with my main account, resulting in a loss(
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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We only have 4 matches left. Masha updated the table.

The deadline for Simon5760 vs identity and MrP1nchy vs Aiwe is May 26, 2014.
How are things going in the upper bracket? We haven't heard anything from you...
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Birds in the citadel, then I go to the treasure zone, there are 2 boxes on gremlins/vamps, Dragon Fly Hives, then into another treasure zone, there I take 2 Dragon Utopias, another couple of Dragon Fly Hives, I split up on 127 to the stables, from the army a bunch of gremlins, vamps, birds, about 5 angels, on 131 I plan to take the 3rd Dragon Utopia with a loser and break ГО, but news comes of a wipe in the max Dragon Fly Hive.

Thanks for the game!
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Battle Report Accepted
Сопряжение / Conflux Faction Сопряжение / Conflux
Random Start Hero Random
Монер / Monere Main Hero Монер / Monere
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Валеска / Valeska Main Hero Валеска / Valeska
Map Template
Mini-Nostalgia
Game Length
127 days
Game Date
5/14/2014
Reported
5/14/2014 2:45 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Aiwe 1699 1710 +11 ↑
MrP1nchy 1606 1595 -11 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/14/2014 3:48 PM

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In the first game, I defeated all the AI opponents and placed Angels. However, in all 4 zones, there was only 1 mini-ogre and nothing else... I went into the Terrak dungeon, but there were only boxes (which I couldn't take) and a block. I went into another dungeon, and in the very first hive, I was defeated. Thank you for the game.
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