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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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Dima Surmay
I ask the organizer to check all the draw results. Especially the draw between Stinger and Bishop looks like a clear case of match-fixing.

Yes, yes, and if the Sylvan players don't provide the replays, then ban them all...
Удача любит подготовленных!!!





Стримы и обучение тут:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWlnXU5R5RLCMuWzIpBc65Q
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Kilgor
I had a necro player + 2 necro AIs captured, by week 1 day 17 I beat all the AIs, captured the external dwelling of Wyverns and even built it in the Citadel of the AI.

Due to the large time difference, we agreed on a draw.
I confirm, we played for a week, it was quite promising, but then mismatches occurred due to the rather significant time zone difference.
Thanks for the time.
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BISHOP
Thank you for the game!

I confirm.
For those who value fair play, there was a game, and there were even spectators at the M200 tournament in Moscow, where they played this game in parallel. But since a lot of time has passed, and many things have been forgotten, plus there isn't much time for replaying, and we don't want to waste the time already spent on the game, we decided to commit a crime and arrange a fixed match.
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It was a decent match, but my opponent gave up.

Thanks for the game.
Здесь, в этой великой стране, твой член не становится длиннее, если у тебя есть автомат.

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Battle Report Accepted
Сопряжение / Conflux Faction Сопряжение / Conflux
Пасис / Pasis Start Hero Пасис / Pasis
Пасис / Pasis Main Hero Пасис / Pasis
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Некрополь / Necropolis Faction Некрополь / Necropolis
Изра / Isra Start Hero Изра / Isra
Изра / Isra Main Hero Изра / Isra
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
116 days
Game Date
8/3/2014
Reported
8/3/2014 10:38 AM
Rating Impact Archived
Simon5760 1481 1498 +17 ↑
FAVorite 1551 1534 -17 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 8/3/2014 10:41 AM

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Simon5760
It went pretty well, but the opponent gave up.

Thanks for the game.
I spent 2 restarts... and on the third try, it blocked the path nicely (up to 50 snipers blocking the road)... I hoped the opponent would take their restart... but they didn't... they wandered around their base, without money or resources... and then lost on the defense of the secondary base... thanks for the game.
Не медли. Если ты будешь медлить — ты не достигнешь цели. Тот, кто ждет — не может преуспеть.
Шри Чинмой (с)
Не отыгрывайтесь на вторых, а выигрывайте у первых.
Валерий Афонченко (с)
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Dirty_Player

rebellious vs Grizvald
Yesterday I didn't have time to play, and today an opponent hasn't appeared yet. The time difference is a real hindrance.
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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Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Кайри / Kyrre Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Кайри / Kyrre Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Подземелье / Dungeon Faction Подземелье / Dungeon
Шакти / Shakti Start Hero Шакти / Shakti
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Map Template
2sm4d(3)
Game Length
141 days
Game Date
8/3/2014
Reported
8/3/2014 2:08 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Heroin_HP 1778 1789 +11 ↑
Diabler 1676 1665 -11 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 8/4/2014 11:47 AM

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Mizrael played better and, despite my excellent starting position, was slowly winning strategically, but a couple of days before the final, he overcomplicated things and gave me a lot of useful artifacts, which ultimately decided the outcome a couple of days later. Thanks for the game!
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Подземелье / Dungeon Faction Подземелье / Dungeon
Шакти / Shakti Start Hero Шакти / Shakti
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Башня / Tower Faction Башня / Tower
Сольмир / Solmyr Start Hero Сольмир / Solmyr
Сольмир / Solmyr Main Hero Сольмир / Solmyr
Map Template
Diamond
Game Length
216 days
Game Date
8/3/2014
Reported
8/3/2014 8:18 PM
Rating Impact Archived
bubuch 1718 1727 +9 ↑
Mizrael 1563 1554 -9 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 8/4/2014 3:59 PM

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thanks for game
gg
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Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Вистан / Wystan Start Hero Вистан / Wystan
Вистан / Wystan Main Hero Вистан / Wystan
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Тираксор / Tyraxor Main Hero Тираксор / Tyraxor
Map Template
2sm4d
Game Length
117 days
Game Date
8/3/2014
Reported
8/3/2014 10:11 PM
Rating Impact Archived
zwei 1463 1482 +19 ↑
Captain 1573 1554 -19 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 8/4/2014 4:55 PM

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The start was decent; there's a hidden stash of archers, a stable, but not much money, and the initial setup is weak. Kreg arrived, received land after training, killed the swamp comp, visited the stronghold, and was too lazy to go around a block of 20-49 gr. lizards, which turned out to be around 50. He lost at the end of the first week.
In the swamp, I placed ducks, bought archers, and slowly started to develop, but the opponent lost and surrendered.

Thanks for the game!
ICQ 673161719.

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Замок / Castle Faction Замок / Castle
Валеска / Valeska Start Hero Валеска / Valeska
Крег Хак / Crag Hack Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Оплот / Rampart Faction Оплот / Rampart
Ивор / Ivor Start Hero Ивор / Ivor
Ивор / Ivor Main Hero Ивор / Ivor
Map Template
Mini-Nostalgia
Game Length
122 days
Game Date
8/3/2014
Reported
8/4/2014 4:51 AM
Rating Impact Archived
Cincinnat 1629 1645 +16 ↑
Ominous1 1652 1636 -16 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 8/4/2014 6:10 AM

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Cincinnat
A decent start — there's an external dwelling for archers, stables, but little gold and poor layout. Crag Hack arrived, was given Earth Magic after training, killed the swamp stack, went to visit the Stronghold, and was too lazy to go around a block of 20–49 green lizards, which turned out to be nearly 50. A loss at the end of the first week.
In the swamp, I built the Griffin Conservatory, bought archers, and slowly started to develop, but the opponent threw in the towel and surrendered.

Thanks for the game!
threw again at max Griffin Conservatory, the recapture was easy
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03.08.2014 Heroin_HP (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Diabler (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Galthran) 2sm4d(3) 141

10 characters
I doubt it's worth limiting myself to 10 characters either. The restarts began, my opponent quickly re-restarted — my rolls were consistently normal. Soon I got a cat external dwelling, lots of gold, 2 Griffin Conservatories in the adjacent zone, and a stable. However, there was a restart due to a meeting on 117. I re-restarted — and this is what I got.


Complete lack of gold, 2 roads, one of which was immediately blocked, the other leading to КЗ. On 117 I only reached the entrance to the secondary area. With difficulty, losing all the Troglodytes, I took the Minotaur external dwelling, but I didn't have enough gold not only to place a portal, but even for 122 I couldn't recruit all the Minotaurs (they were in the fort). I had absolutely no desire to play; I wanted to save, but I remembered we agreed to play to the end, so I continued playing this. On 124 I take a Griffin Conservatory unit, Gosh is leveling up nicely — Earth, Log, Offense, though base everything. On 125 I break into the treasure zone, see a red globe, but it's behind an impassable guard and a couple of Hives. I take everything, and on 126 I hit a block of 50-99 Liches for 4 resources or so, the artifact is useless and annoying. I just skip 127 because I have nothing to fight with — no TP, my army has 8 Dwarves, an Angel, 14 Minotaurs, a hundred Skeletons. Also, Gosh didn't get Tactics, and the Shaman ran off somewhere looking for gold. On 131 I break through those Lich-paralyzers, lose an Angel, a couple of Dwarves. I see the Sword of Judgment behind some Trolls — too bad no Slow. I also see a Dragon Utopia. I go for the Trolls — thanks to the terrain, no losses. On 133 I break into a Dragon Utopia trio. With Shield and stats 10+ they fell easily; they give КЗ, +3 All, and a Bag. I decide to go straight to the opponent, since the swamp treasure zone is not an option. I arrive, take the Rampart, run around the wrong places, waste moves for nothing — well, that's understandable, after 12 hours of play and night outside, the brain isn't thinking much. On 141 I buy Pegasi, take the army, and run to take the secondary hero, where the opponent might be, and the treasure zone hasn't been eaten yet. I enter the Underground Gates — and a battle happens. The opponent deliberately positioned a scout hero so that I would attack him. Naturally, this is not a red-rush according to the rules, but under the opponent's loud cries of "red-rush red-rush," my tired brain takes the opponent at his word. And only later, at a friend's birthday party, do I realize I was tricked.

I will not confirm it; if it's a technical defeat, let them confirm it technically somehow.

P.S. In all fanks and tournaments I will hardly write thanks for the game and the password to my save anymore. Because in the opinion of some organizers, this can be considered an admission of my defeat. I'm just curious how they will determine the winner then — because usually both say the passwords and thank each other for the game. Probably whoever writes the report first is the winner. Now when I see a thank-you for the game and the game password from an opponent, I will immediately run to write a report. After all, Heroes is like chess — if your opponent says checkmate and shakes your hand, it's too late for you to do anything, even if there was no checkmate.
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Diabler
I doubt it's worth limiting it to 10 characters.

Don't doubt it. Basically, no one was trying to cheat or gain an unfair advantage; the weak unit was positioned so that it could reach the enemy, that's one. Secondly, I didn't know about this rule, so I wasn't deceiving you. Thirdly, I had full control and 4500 mana on my Kir, with more units, and this was just against your magic, so the talk about a special redraw is nonsense. You just got upset because I killed your level 15 unit, which was destroying your units, and that was obvious. Or should I have kept quiet and continued playing? If I had known about this rule, I wouldn't have even put that unit there! The accusations of a redraw are just one message in ICQ? You're clearly a clown. You didn't ask for an auto-save, and when you found out there was no redraw, you wrote a complaint to Romantic or someone else, but not to me. I would have given you an auto-save and replayed the game, it wouldn't have been a problem. But I still don't understand what you wanted. Maybe you were hoping for something? Because on the last day, Romantic wrote to me and told me about this rule, and that we should finish the game, which was already over, and you didn't even respond to my message in ICQ about this. As a result, I don't care about your loss or about you. Only girls do such things, and even not all of them. Hence, without a weak unit, life is bad. I repeat, I would have given you an auto-save and replayed the game if you had been decent! But since you weren't, all the grievances are on you. The topic is closed!
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Just replay the game, or agree to a draw, as is currently fashionable. You gave up too early.
Org stated clearly – you are to blame for not immediately noticing that there was no redraw. You said the password, you thanked him for the game, so we give you the loss. What's the point of a draw or a replay?

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