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Overview Participants Reports

Announcement

Scorpiona

11 years ago

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"only XL-2"

Greetings to all fans of "XL" templates! This tournament is just for you:smile20:

I. Rules and Templates.

1. The rules are standard. The tournament will be held using the SoD 3.2 (4.0) + HD-mod version of the game.
2. XL templates: 8mm6a, 8хм12а, 6LM10a, 8xm8a, Spider.
3. Template selection is standard; Red starts first, with Blue making the final choice.
4. Castle selection is done by poll in a standard manner; Blue starts first. After restart, the color does not change (by mutual agreement, Random can be chosen, with resource selection and color swap).
5. Total number of restarts (113), i.e., 111+111+111, 111+112, 113
6. Time limit per turn with chess timer - 21:00+08:00+01:15
7. Roads are medium and fast
8. The time for one game is 2 weeks

II. Regulations

Stage 1 – Group Stage

16 groups of 6 players each. Two players from each group advance to the next stage, based on the highest score.
In case of equal scores, places are determined according to additional criteria (in order of priority):
1. Berger coefficient.
2. Head-to-head result.
3. Points scored in a game "weigh" more than technical defeats.
4. If it is impossible to determine who advances to the playoffs based on previous criteria, players will be offered a scheme for tiebreaker games. At this time, it is impossible to foresee all possible combinations of results. Therefore, the final scheme will be developed based on the situation that arises in the groups at the end of the stage.

Round 1: February 14 - February 27
Round 2: February 28 - March 13
Deadline for 2 games: March 15
Round 3: March 14 - March 27
Round 4: March 28 - April 10
Deadline for 4 games: April 12
Round 5: April 11 - April 24
Deadline for 5 games: April 26
RESERVE, voting for the playoff bracket: April 25 - April 28
Playoff draw: April 27 - April 28
Vacation: April 29 - May 8, CIS-2015

Attention!!! Failure to play the required number of games (report the played games) by the deadline results in disqualification, except for vacation or valid reasons, provided that you inform the organizers about the reason in advance.

In the group stage, each player can take a two-week break; notify the tournament organizers in advance (before the start of the round), with the obligation to play the games before the next deadline.

Victory – 3 points; defeat – 0; draw – 1 point (counted at Stage 211+ at the discretion of the organizers)

Players who have already advanced to the playoffs should send me two answers to the question in ICQ:
1. Template selection
a) Template selection is done in a standard manner.
b) Random template selection (specify preferences: coin toss once for template selection or every time after restart).
1. Castle Selection
a) Castle selection is done in a standard manner.
b) Castles are selected randomly, with color change after restart.
P.S. Please do not just write "1a 2b," but provide a complete answer. All voting results will be posted on the forum..

Stage 2 – Olympic Tournament

32 players, random distribution, 1st place and 2nd from the groups.
Changes to the rules based on the voting results:Random castle selection, with bonus selection and color swap.

Round 1 1/16 May 9 - May 22
Round 2 1/8 May 23 - June 5
Round 3 1/4 June 6 - June 19
Round 4 1/2 June 20 - July 3
Round 5 FINAL up to 2 wins July 4 - July 31; August 14

III. Organizational Issues

1. The tournament starts on February 13, 2015 (processing of the poll for castle selection, determination of the final regulations of the tournament, draw of groups)
2. The tournament is official
3. The tournament is held according to Rules for organizing, conducting, and participating in online HOMM3 tournaments
4. Tournament host, organizational issues – Scorpiona (ICQ 469326983), Nitro (ICQ 627769385) – organizational issues.
5. Tournament judge – Dirty_Player (ICQ 408722873)
6. Organizers reserve the right to refuse participation in the tournament to a user without publicly explaining the reasons.
7. The winner of the tournament will receive a medal under their avatar.
The winner of the previous tournament "only XL" AlexTheGreat[/B]

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Graf_Bananov

11 years ago

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I took all the resses, the opponent still had some left, the start wasn't great: a hero without lizards and they aren't placed, a double for the opponent (and as it turned out, there was a Naga set near the Castle and 2 confluxes on the respawn). But on 112 I get advanced logistics for Tazar, which can't help but make me happy. We started making contact from week 2, the blue-faced one crawled out of a one-way portal, which confused me a bit, the question immediately arose of how many troops were there? — it turned out to be 160 gremlins, 2 nagas, 4 mages, and 6 golems. But somehow we scattered in different directions without a battle between the main heroes, then I managed to close the one-way portal. On 132 I take 4 conservatories. If the opponent hadn't pushed on the second week, I would have most likely lost. On 135 I take a Dragon Utopia — I'm a bit shocked by such lousy artifacts, but nothing, on the next turn I scout another one in the same area — a bit better, a shield +4 to all stats. Then another 3 utopias and I got control, I decided not to drag it out and kill the opponent.
Thanks for the game!!!

Graf_Bananov

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Победа / Def

Scorpiona

Faction Башня / Tower

Start Hero Нила / Neela

Main Hero Нила / Neela

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 217 days
Game Date: 3/2/2015
Reported: 3/2/2015 7:16 PM

Graf_Bananov 1569 → 1584 +15 ↑

Scorpiona 1583 → 1568 -15 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/2/2015 8:08 PM

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Scorpiona

11 years ago

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Graf_Bananov

took all the respawns, opponent still had some left, start wasn't great: hero without lizards and they aren't stationed, opponent had double (and as it turned out, there was a Naga set near the Castle and 2 Griffin Conservatories on the respawn). but on 112 I get advanced logistics for Tazar, which can't help but please. we started making contact from week 2, the blue-faced one crawled out of a one-way portal which was a bit confusing, immediately the question arose how many troops were there? - it turned out 160 Gremlins, 2 Nagas, 4 Mages, and Golems 6 pcs. but somehow we scattered in different directions without a battle of the main heroes, then I managed to close the one-way portal. on 132 I take the Conservatory 4 pcs. if the opponent hadn't pushed on the second week, he most likely would have lost. on 135 I take the Dragon Utopia - a bit shocked by such lousy artifacts, but nothing, on the next turn I scout another one in the same area - a bit better, Shield +4 to all already. then 3 more Dragon Utopias and I got control, decided not to drag it out and kill the opponent.
Thanks for the game!!!

There were options of course... the hero's intuition didn't work :smile17: chose the wrong option :smile17: As a result, I built up my towns poorly, built the Mage Guild late, couldn't unite my army, native treasure sites were empty (18 ducks, Sniper's Bow and Helm +4), the Dragon Utopia on the respawn max with Boots and Helm of the Navigator.
And the opponent played excellently, step by step devouring the center with Dragon Utopias and his mega fat treasure site with several Dragon Utopias and a bunch of Dragon Fly Hives and came to kill :smile20:

Once again HotA pleased with its unpredictability :smile01: and showed that choosing a strategy is the main thing :rolleyes: but this still needs to be learned :p

Thanks for the game!

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Medium_HP

11 years ago

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Thank you for playing.

Medium_HP

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Победа / Def

Dark30

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 124 days
Game Date: 3/2/2015
Reported: 3/2/2015 9:04 PM

Medium_HP 1784 → 1785 +1 ↑

Dark30 1349 → 1348 -1 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/2/2015 9:06 PM

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Dark30

11 years ago

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Medium_HP

Thank you for playing.

it was, thanks.

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Dark

11 years ago

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ready for the tournament

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=Lizard=

11 years ago

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The start is very pleasant: stables along the road, a respawn of a Dragon Utopia, a Griffin Conservatory, and an external dwelling of Angels for 20-49 gremlin mages (I took it on the second week). 114 I hired a Devil in the Refuge, things got really good. 116 I killed the neighbor faction - Conflux. However, on the second week everything turned out much worse: the Conservatory was mini, all 3 scouted Hives were also mini. The guards of the Hives and treasure zones were wild, so my army by the end of the week: 2 Angels, 8 Wyverns, a Devil. 126 I'm building 4GM in Conflux - Town Portal! I settle in the capital for mana (plus to pick up the external dwelling of Angels). Then Kyrre appears - right at the teleport, and from there it would take her at most half a turn to reach me. Her stats are roughly like mine (something like 9-8-4-4), but with a full buyout from 2 Castles: Champions, Titans, 10-19 Naga Queens, Orcs... I figure they've come to kill me. However, the opponent didn't take the risk and turned back. Afterwards I ran to the treasure zones and fattened up. It was scary when, on the 4th week, I had 13 Angels and 30+ Wyverns with higher stats, but the army power, according to the tavern, was weaker. 147 I finally upgraded 11 out of 12 Angels (1 Angel remained at the weak spot), and I sat down to defend the capital to prevent the opponent from having Archangels. On his turn, he attacked rather unexpectedly.

Kyrre 21-18-8-(90) +3 morale / +3 luck / Expert Earth / seemingly Golden Bow

84 Champions
1 Silver Pegasus
1 Silver Pegasus
2 Angels
32 Wyverns
12 Grand Titans
17 Naga Queens

Wystan 25-21-21-(112) +3 morale / +3 luck / Expert Earth / 10% Resistance

11 Archangels
1 Angel
1 Grand Gargoyle
13 Wyverns
21 Marksmen

The opponent decided to hit the Archangels with Implosion, but my Resurrection (specially trained from a specifically leveled Alamar) was clearly more serious. On the second round, I killed the Silver Pegasi and Champions. Implosion on the Archangels again and all stacks - 6 Archangels remaining. Resurrection - again 11 - returning behind the wall, gg.

I must say, the opponent turned out to be significantly stronger than I expected. Respect! Thanks for the game!

=Lizard=

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Кейтлин / Caitlin

Main Hero Вистан / Wystan

Победа / Def

Jubi-Juby

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 147 days
Game Date: 3/3/2015
Reported: 3/3/2015 3:40 PM

=Lizard= 1672 → 1683 +11 ↑

Jubi-Juby 1569 → 1558 -11 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/3/2015 3:44 PM

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Jubi-Juby

11 years ago

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=Lizard=

The start was very pleasant: stables along the road, a respawn Dragon Utopia, a Griffin Conservatory, and an external dwelling of angels for 20-49 Grand Liches (captured in week 2). On day 114 I hired a devil in Refugio, and things got much better. On day 116 I killed a neighboring opponent - Conflux. However, in week 2 everything turned out to be much worse: the Griffin Conservatory was a mini, all 3 scouted Hive dwellings were also mini. The guards of the Hives and treasure zones were wild, so by the end of the week my army was: 2 angels, 8 Wyverns, a devil. On day 126 I built a 4th level mage guild in Conflux - Town Portal! I set up in the capital to regenerate mana (plus collect the external dwelling of angels). Then Kyrre appears - right next to the teleport, from which she needs at most half a turn to reach me. Her stats are roughly on par with mine (something like 9-8-4-4), but she has a full buyout from 2 castles: Grands, Unicorns, 10-19 Rocs, Orcs... It seems I'm about to be attacked. However, the opponent did not take the risk and turned back. Afterwards I escaped into the treasure zones and fattened up. It was scary when, in week 4, I had 13 angels and 30+ Wyverns, and higher stats, but the army strength, according to the tavern, was weaker. On day 147 I finally upgraded 11 out of 12 angels (1 angel remained with the noob), and sat down to defend the capital, to prevent the opponent from having access to Archangels. On his turn, he attacked rather unexpectedly.

Kyrre 21-18-8-(90) +3 morale / +3 luck / expert earth / seemingly Golden Bow

84 Grands
1 Silver
1 Silver
2 angels
32 Wyverns
12 Grand Unicorns
17 Rocs

Wystan 25-21-21-(112) +3 morale / +3 luck / expert earth / 10% resistance

11 Archangels
1 angel
1 Grand Gargoyle
13 Wyverns
21 Marksmen

The opponent decided to slam an implosion into the Archangels, but my resurrect (taught by specially leveled Alamar) was clearly more serious. In the second round I killed the Silvers and Grands. Another implosion into the Archangels and all stacks - 6 Archangels remained. Resurrect - again 11 - return behind the wall, GG.

I must say, the opponent turned out to be significantly stronger than I expected. Respect! Thanks for the game!

Not enough experience... Should have won based on the game... Respect to the opponent and thanks for the game!

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PutinKING

11 years ago

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Thank you for playing.
I managed to get through it quickly!

PutinKING

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Ивор / Ivor

Main Hero Пайра / Pyre

Победа / Def

Graf_Bananov

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 134 days
Game Date: 3/3/2015
Reported: 3/3/2015 8:24 PM

PutinKING 1410 → 1433 +23 ↑

Graf_Bananov 1622 → 1599 -23 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/3/2015 8:51 PM

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Graf_Bananov

11 years ago

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PutinKING

Thanks for the game.
I got through on luck :D

may everyone get the Book of Earth and Angel Wings in their first utopia). It was clear from the start it wouldn't be easy, the respawn was inconvenient with only one exit and no stable. I took 3 Dragon Fly Hives on the second week for 30 Wyverns, aimed for the utopia on turn 131. And then the opponent shows up near the main Castle with Angel Wings. On turn 132 they captured the Castle while I took the utopia and was disappointed because I didn't get the Book of Earth and Angel Wings and the dolphin(arrived)
Thanks for your time!

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Scorpiona

11 years ago

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The map provided a fun challenge, with a two-player setup that involved jumping between four different areas, and constant skirmishes from the beginning of the second week, which made things quite difficult. I lost my cities twice, and eventually, I was defeated. :o
Thank you for the game!

Scorpiona

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Шакти / Shakti

Main Hero Шакти / Shakti

Поражение / Lose

herolwy

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Map Template: 6lm10a
Game Length: 211 days
Game Date: 3/4/2015
Reported: 3/4/2015 2:52 PM

Scorpiona 1559 → 1553 -6 ↓

herolwy 1796 → 1802 +6 ↑

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 5/15/2015 2:02 PM

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MuLLIyTa

11 years ago

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The loot distribution was a bit uneven, so we quickly met near the yellow compass. My opponent holed up in a castle without a Citadel, and I took him down there.
GG, thanks for the game.

MuLLIyTa

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Шакти / Shakti

Main Hero Шакти / Shakti

Победа / Def

Jubi-Juby

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 123 days
Game Date: 3/4/2015
Reported: 3/4/2015 6:27 PM

MuLLIyTa 1514 → 1531 +17 ↑

Jubi-Juby 1564 → 1547 -17 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/4/2015 6:30 PM

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Jubi-Juby

11 years ago

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MuLLIyTa

The distribution was a bit uneven, so we quickly met near the yellow compass. My opponent holed up in a castle without a citadel, and I overwhelmed him there.
gg, thanks for the game.

Lost again due to a lack of experience((( My opponent says I had a good chance and a decent position in the final round on turn 123))) But it wasn't meant to be((( Thanks for the game! And good luck to my opponent in the playoffs!

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Makiavelli

11 years ago

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It was a good start; on the 3rd week, I almost had complete control, and my opponent didn't have any, but I couldn't fight in time while my army was stronger. In the end, I won with a slight advantage against Redwait.

Thank you for the game!

Makiavelli

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Поражение / Lose

Redwhait

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Шакти / Shakti

Main Hero Шакти / Shakti

Map Template: 8xm12a
Game Length: 221 days
Game Date: 3/4/2015
Reported: 3/4/2015 8:16 PM

Makiavelli 1463 → 1462 -1 ↓

Redwhait 1845 → 1846 +1 ↑

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/4/2015 8:18 PM

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Redwhait

11 years ago

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Makiavelli

Thank you for the game!

The opponent played well, and I didn't play very well, but I still managed to pull through :o
Thank you for the game!

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twaryna

11 years ago

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The double was surrendered; the opponent had one restart left, but chose not to use it. The roads gave out well, though there wasn't much money, but I got Müllich, a stable near the Castle, 2 clues, and a conservatory deep in the respawn (turned out to be a 4). On the first week, I killed the computer, built horse dwellings in the fort; the computer had swordsmen. More or less gathered hives, scouted the center—there was a Dragon Utopia and a 2-clue conservatory. After taking it, I headed home, picked up the 4-clue conservatory, and went to the Dragon Utopia. At the same time, skirmishes with the opponent began (end of second, start of third week). I see another untaken Dragon Utopia where the opponent was. On 132, I take two 2-clue Dragon Utopias. The first is empty; the second gives a level 5 hat and КВ. On 134 is the finale. More power + Müllich and mass slow—surrender follows.

Thanks for the game!