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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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reached level 123 using Necropolis with a couple of Angels, five Draconians + horses + 300 skeletons. Gosha used Earth magic and tactics. But the opponent on level 124 decided to surrender for some reason.
Thanks for the game!
ICQ - 666274941 Skype - Ivannabuke
Battle Report Accepted
Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Галтран / Galthran Start Hero Галтран / Galthran
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Кейтлин / Caitlin Start Hero Кейтлин / Caitlin
Кейтлин / Caitlin Main Hero Кейтлин / Caitlin
Map Template
Jebus Cross
Game Length
124 days
Game Date
6/15/2014
Reported
6/15/2014 3:21 PM
Rating Impact Archived
MrP1nchy 1553 1575 +22 ↑
ProtosArchon 1752 1730 -22 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/19/2014 10:04 AM

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definitely among the players, but that doesn't change the fact that CMK is a complete garbage template:D
Well, it's a matter of opinion; I think CMK is the best template of all.
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Another bunch of off-topic stuff... Aren't you tired of it? Pit said it right – if you don't like it, don't participate in the tournament; everyone has equal chances – red, blue, SMK, non-SMK...
Anyway, I'm taking a break – approximately for 2 weeks; for all questions, please contact Dirty and Pit...
When playing, enjoy the game, not the arguments.
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The whole problem lies in the "obsessiveness" of 2 templates, Smaki and Jebus Cross. But despite this, they are still the most popular.

Almost no one plays Minisota in the season, nevertheless this template is declared in almost all Tournaments.
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Осень-Зима 2013-14.
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Dirty_Player
A funny paradox. People have been trashing SM for years, yet in every vote it still ends up among the top templates.
Have you never seen any Jebus haters or what?) But it's the same trend—for most people, it's all about contrarianism, probably because they themselves are contrary :D
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A truly strong and experienced player would never say that one build is better or worse than another. They would say: one is more complex, the other is simpler. For example: 8mm6a is more complex than 2cm4d3. Because anything can be used to play.
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You guys keep piling up a bunch of off-topic stuff... Aren't you tired of it? Pit said it right – if you don't like it, don't play in the tournament; everyone has equal chances – red, blue, Castle, or not Castle...
Anyway, I'm taking a break – approximately for 2 weeks; for all questions, contact Dirty and Pit...
When playing, enjoy the game, not the squabbles.
I'm actually surprised how Peter managed to turn a simple question – why red is the first to pick templates out of three, thus leaving the choice of template and Castle to blue – into something big, and the question was about the tournament.
He didn't receive a logical explanation for this; if it was just a whim, that's one thing, but if it was justified by something, I would like to know and understand, because I don't see any logic here.
Instead, they managed to bring in everything possible, a ton of statistics, which is completely irrelevant here? The Champions League was mentioned several times. About universal justice, which Pit stands guard over (this is about protecting everyone everywhere), which is absurd, for the simple reason that, with all due respect, you can't, and won't, track down such minor jabs in all topics (and that's right), and how many of them have there been already, but here there's a whole bunch of text because of some Castle, instead of a simple answer from the organizer to a simple question.
I'll repeat once again, my comment about Castle, put in parentheses, was not an attempt to offend anyone's feelings, but purely my personal opinion about this template; I certainly have nothing against the people who play Castle.
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Started without rests. Ryland was in the tavern from the start. On the first week, horses were in the fort; there wasn't really anywhere else to spend the money anyway.
On the second week, I started joining various small units; the most reasonable things I found were 100 harpies and 40 elves. A max Dragon Utopia was found, but I had nothing to take it with.
The cartographer repelled 131. The opponent took the Dragon Utopia and then attacked through the main guards. Meanwhile, Claudius repelled the fourth secondary site, not far from where the shackles lay. I take the shackles, build Mage Guild-4 houses, and get resurrect. Ryland doubles his mana and settles in the Castle. Stats are equal; he has 5+ Black Dragons, while I have no good stacks, only snipers and elves. Well, there are also horses and one-way wood. And 160 mana with resurrect. After standing for a couple of days in the chapel, Vokial finally attacks with two dragons, casts Armageddon, and cannot escape, as he only had enough mana for one Armageddon.

Thanks for the game.
ICQ 423164784

Battle Report Accepted
Random Faction Random
Уланд / Uland Start Hero Уланд / Uland
Риланд / Ryland Main Hero Риланд / Ryland
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Random Faction Random
Корониус / Coronius Start Hero Корониус / Coronius
Вокиал / Vokial Main Hero Вокиал / Vokial
Map Template
Anarchy
Game Length
136 days
Game Date
6/16/2014
Reported
6/16/2014 11:09 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Sanin 1636 1649 +13 ↑
PReDS 1586 1573 -13 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/23/2014 5:01 PM

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The_
I'm actually surprised...
Yes, Timur, let's continue discussing whether the wording of the phrase corresponds to its meaning in a private message.
Подарок от Gomunguls на ДР :)


Осень-Зима 2013-14.
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With Cincinnat, there's a time conflict; he returns on June 22nd, while I'm available all week until Saturday. Therefore, we'll try to play on Monday!


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Mid-tier respawn: external dragon dwelling, a couple of external bone dwellings, and a few hives. Came out early in week 2 with tadpoles and bones, captured the central castle, scouted the surroundings. Managed to pick up a lot of good stuff before my opponent, but spent a lot of meat, although Crag didn't force it. Over the course of a week, gathered a few bones, took a couple of uppies, full control, and stats. Had to pick up the Cuirass of +1 to all stats for AA when Crag finally made contact and took the castle from which I planned to fly for the armor. I flew the long way around, filled my mana to the brim, but was attacked. There was AotD and the Cloak, but Lightning with Orb of the Air and Mass Haste bailed me out. Thanks for the game.
http://www.twitch.tv/mikevalentine/
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Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Галтран / Galthran Start Hero Галтран / Galthran
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Цитадель / Stronghold Faction Цитадель / Stronghold
Крег Хак / Crag Hack Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack
Крег Хак / Crag Hack Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack
Map Template
Jebus Cross
Game Length
136 days
Game Date
6/17/2014
Reported
6/17/2014 6:57 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Mizrael 1560 1578 +18 ↑
Kashchei 1642 1624 -18 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/19/2014 10:35 AM

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I quickly assembled an AOTD army with Cavaliers, took over the entire center and main treasure zone; he fled to his native treasure zone looking for better opportunities. Then I persistently searched for control, built two Tier 5 Town Halls, gathered a ton of scrolls – but nothing helped.
In the end, on the third Dragon Utopia map, I finally got Control, upgraded a couple of Archmages for the first turn, ran to catch up with my opponent, and when he saw that I had Control, he surrendered.

Thanks for the game!
http://heroes3.tv/aiwe
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Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Монер / Monere Main Hero Монер / Monere
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Сопряжение / Conflux Faction Сопряжение / Conflux
Random Start Hero Random
Гуннар / Gunnar Main Hero Гуннар / Gunnar
Map Template
8mm6a
Game Length
215 days
Game Date
6/17/2014
Reported
6/17/2014 8:11 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Aiwe 1715 1730 +15 ↑
Palach HP 1708 1693 -15 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/17/2014 8:13 PM

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Very quickly assembled AOTD with KS, pushed out the entire center and main oppa; he ran back to his native treasure zone to seek happiness. After that, I stubbornly looked for control, built 2 level-5 GMs, collected a ton of scrolls—nothing.
In the end, in the 3rd Dragon Utopia they finally gave KV, I upgraded a couple of archs for the 1st move—ran to catch oppa; seeing control, he surrenders.

Thanks for the game!

Thanks for the game.
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Good road junction, there is an external market, found a birds' external dwelling - I'm playing. No imbs could be found in the tavern or at the respawn, but I quickly painted my home villages and took the birds' external dwelling; thanks to the market, got bears in the castle, boots+gloves were found in the carts, Kreg was given log, though combined with resist and luck. From the second turn, I gained a very powerful tempo, break-downs and re-break-downs, ate everything most delicious underground that the cartographer opened, stole the teapot via flight, after defeating КВ first; diplomacy accidentally worked on the Tiraxor, so I'm planning to switch to him, but an opponent appears, I reach them with 2 ДД and attack with superior stats, meat-wise it's even, but Kreg wins fb without a fight, there are only 4-11 and 30 mana.
As the saves showed, the opp had 8 hives+cartographer at respawn :eek:, but there was a strong drop in tempo, the diplomat managed to join 70+ electrics, that seems to be where it ended.

Thanks for the game!
The main hives were not in tempo for the whole game, too far behind the terrain; generally, I made a mistake by going to them, I should have gone into the underground after all, which eventually rolled me as well. Absolutely all hives throughout the entire game were no more than 6 vivs, unlike the opp. As for the cartographer, it didn't really give anything since it opened when the opp was underground and there is basically nothing super interesting on the rest of the map above ground anyway; moreover, all exits from respawn are via metro, so the underground cartographer, which the opponent opened while also having control with 2 home underground villages, was ten times more important. Once again, log is stubbornly not given, it's still hard without it, especially when the opponent gets it early.

Thx for the game
МУДРЫЙ - не обязательно старый, ОПЫТНЫЙ - не обязательно мудрый... обладатель и того и другого всегда должен помнить слова НАПОЛЕОНА БОНАПАРТА: Война состоит из непредусмотренных событий; В каждом большом деле всегда приходится какую-то часть оставить на долю :smile33: СЛУЧАЯ...
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You guys are posting a lot of off-topic stuff again... Aren't you tired of it? Pit is right – if you don't like it, don't play in the tournament; everyone has equal chances – red, blue, SMK, non-SMK...
Anyway, I'm taking a break – approximately for 2 weeks. For any questions, please contact Dirty and Pit...
When playing, enjoy the game, not the arguments.
I sincerely apologize, but I can't continue to participate in all the tournaments because I physically don't have enough time for the games; I have to sacrifice something, and I'll sacrifice OFB. Thank you very much for the wonderful selection; I wish everyone good luck in it and in the FB itself! I hope that someday I will still be able to participate in it.
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ICQ - 488-784-621, skype - juristis18

Весна 2014.

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