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Overview Participants Reports

Announcement

Scorpiona

1/24/2015 6:17 PM UTC

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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]

In reply to =Lizard=

Dima Surmay

3/7/2015 5:22 PM UTC

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A lot of troglodytes came in, plus a home hero from prison. There were many dragon fly hives, but I didn't touch them; the guardians made me uneasy, and I didn't see the cons at all. I ran along the roads and by the end of the week I was already at the opponent's respawn. He fled from the castle in search of luck, but didn't find it, and forfeited out of desperation.
Thanks for the game.

Dima Surmay

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Шакти / Shakti

Main Hero Сэр Мюллих / Sir Mullich

Победа / Def

special_k

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 125 days
Game Date: 3/7/2015
Reported: 3/7/2015 5:22 PM

Dima Surmay 1812 → 1813 +1 ↑

special_k 1448 → 1447 -1 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/7/2015 5:30 PM

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special_k

3/7/2015 5:30 PM UTC

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Dima Surmay

A lot of troglodytes came in, plus a native hero from the prison, there were many Dragon Fly Hives but I didn't touch them, the guards were off-putting, and I didn't see the cons at all, I ran along the roads and by the end of the week I was already at the opponent's respawn. He ran from the Castle in search of fortune, but didn't find it, and surrendered out of hopelessness.
Thanks for the game.

At the respawn there were 2 external dwellings of ogres. I decided to play through them. Scouted a couple of Dragon Fly Hives. And was already building a chain to capture them. But then the opponent shows up with a bunch of troglodytes, minotaurs, and 60 mana. I decided to look for fortune in a treasure site. Didn't find anything interesting, so I decided not to waste the opponent's time.

In reply to Lider1

Dark

3/8/2015 7:31 AM UTC

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It’s very interesting how the organizers will punish those who don’t complete the two mandatory games by March 13th! But the most interesting thing is in my group, where they even created a schedule with players for the mandatory games and for each round.

лето 2012.

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skd

3/8/2015 9:13 AM UTC

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darkello

It's very interesting how the organizers will punish those who don't complete the 2 mandatory games by March 13th! But the most interesting thing is in my group, where they even created a schedule with players for the mandatory games and for each round.

They'll be put in the corner.:smile10:

UTC+03:00, icq 593626431

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Dark

3/8/2015 9:54 AM UTC

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skd

They'll put him in the corner. :smile10:

I hope so, or all these turn-based moves in our group are terrible!

лето 2012.

In reply to LeBron

Jewelmask

3/8/2015 12:49 PM UTC

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LeBron

Thank you for the game.

Thank you for the game!

In reply to special_k

Maretti

3/8/2015 2:32 PM UTC

Very hard start with many tough battles, but when I finally got going with dbl build, max speed full control and many AAs there was no doubt about the result. Thanks for playing.

Maretti

Faction Random

Start Hero Сорша / Sorsha

Main Hero Нила / Neela

Победа / Def

Rabe

Faction Random

Start Hero Йог / Yog

Main Hero Луна / Luna

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 214 days
Game Date: 3/8/2015
Reported: 3/8/2015 2:32 PM

Maretti 2022 → 2023 +1 ↑

Rabe 1384 → 1383 -1 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/9/2015 9:30 AM

In reply to special_k

Koldun_nsk

3/8/2015 2:46 PM UTC

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We started quickly, had a few restarts, and conceded a triple to our opponent, but seeing 4 cans and many various crypts, dwarves, and nagabanks on the map, I decided to play. The lack of potential main heroes was a concern. On day 115, I captured a Pando fortress behind the trolls and received 40 max-level creatures. On day 117, I found Gurnisson in the tavern. In my castle, I had angels and a Stronghold. Meanwhile, my opponent was actively capturing computer-controlled towns. On day 121, I captured a tower in my mini-treasure map. The distances were large, about a week's journey on foot. On day 131, I captured a second town in another mini-treasure map, again about a week's journey from my home castle. A town portal was sorely missed. These chains of 7 heroes are very vulnerable, especially since they were traveling in close proximity to my opponent. On day 135, I took my first Utopia, which turned out to be a minimal one (+10 speed). Although I was ready to take any, my army consisted of 12 angels and some minor units. On day 136, I took a second Utopia, again a minimal one (+4 speed/+4 knowledge). Then, I acquired a bunch of various Pando fortresses and scrolls, but they gave me mostly useless items. In the tower's secondary building, I built a level 5 structure with a library. There was no control skill, but I had Impulsion with a teapot. On day 145, I took my third Utopia, and again it was a minimal one (+10 knowledge). Then, I finished off the remaining high-level Pando fortresses. On day 211, a plague occurred. I didn't find anything good and headed towards my opponent. Seeing that my army was stronger in the tavern, but I was twice behind in combat stats, on day 217, my opponent hid in a castle. I checked for a red ball and attacked, assuming that even with the lightning damage of about 900, I should win. Not to mention the large advantage in numbers. And if he didn't have a cloak, Impulsion with 3000 damage would do the trick. That's what happened in the end. As it turned out, my opponent had rage-quit somewhere in the game, exiting the battle with 1 wyvern. Thanks for the game.

Koldun_nsk

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Гурниссон / Gurnisson

Победа / Def

Sanin

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Map Template: 8xm12a
Game Length: 217 days
Game Date: 3/8/2015
Reported: 3/8/2015 2:46 PM

Koldun_nsk 1464 → 1486 +22 ↑

Sanin 1663 → 1641 -22 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/11/2015 6:26 AM

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Koldun_nsk

3/8/2015 3:08 PM UTC

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We played about a week ago, and I don't know why my opponent didn't submit a report. The map wasn't great; there were no restarts, no hiding spots, and no trees. As a result, I ended up with a Monk and a Stronghold, which was nice because I had Gunnar. I defended against a Pandora with 50 boars using them and fought. On day 135, some kind of bug happened, and my opponent either crashed or something else; the computer started attacking my hero and showed significantly better stats and an army. I decided to give up on the Utopia, especially since I wouldn't have been able to take it anyway, and I didn't have any other army besides about 50 wyverns, so I jumped to a one-way portal to the computer. On day 137, I found a Shah with level 5 and started running, hoping for a better life. In the 4th week, my opponent had an Angel Alliance + Elixir of Life + and I suspect a town portal. I couldn't find anything good (especially the Utopia, where I immediately got 2 water books), and on day 225, I got caught: GG Gunnar (25 24 24 26) 194 attack, 8 angels + some other units against Crag Hack with an Angel Alliance, a red orb, and roughly the same amount of troops. Crag killed him in one turn. Thanks for the game.

Koldun_nsk

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Гуннар / Gunnar

Поражение / Lose

Sevensan

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Map Template: 8xm8a
Game Length: 225 days
Game Date: 3/8/2015
Reported: 3/8/2015 3:08 PM

Koldun_nsk 1509 → 1508 -1 ↓

Sevensan 1917 → 1918 +1 ↑

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/17/2015 12:29 PM

In reply to Koldun_nsk

Vatya

3/8/2015 4:55 PM UTC

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Koldun_nsk

03/08/2015 Koldun_nsk (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Gunnar) lose to Sevensan (Red, Stronghold, Kreg Heg, Kreg Heg) 8xm8a 225
FF Gunnar (25 24 24 26) 194 attack, 8 angels + minor units against Kreg Hack with an alliance of angels, a red orb, and roughly the same stats. Kreg killed him in one turn. Thanks for the game.

What is strength, brother? (c) :) Hack rules!!! :)

Ася 390383586

Осень-Зима 2013-14.

In reply to special_k

BISHOP

3/8/2015 4:56 PM UTC

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Thank you for your time!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYZ8Pk6yWouZ-0nQSdYXBlg
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BISHOP

Faction Некрополь / Necropolis

Start Hero Random

Main Hero Галтран / Galthran

Победа / Def

Browser

Faction Замок / Castle

Start Hero Валеска / Valeska

Main Hero Валеска / Valeska

Map Template: 8xm8
Game Length: 114 days
Game Date: 3/8/2015
Reported: 3/8/2015 4:56 PM

BISHOP 1870 → 1871 +1 ↑

Browser 1274 → 1273 -1 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/15/2015 6:09 AM

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skd

3/8/2015 7:42 PM UTC

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On the rests I lost initiative and ended up against a Necropolis player. It didn't start out too badly, except that a stack of 10+ Nagas blocked a dragon external dwelling, and resources blocked one road. The second road led to a portal to an adjacent zone with the center — there was only 1 road to one of the central treasure zones. On 116 I didn't risk going there because Kobra on his turn took a second castle, but not the computer's, and a resource exchange upon meeting was no longer possible. Essentially, there was a 1 in 3 chance that I would run into him. I decided to turn back, take out the computer, and help out in my part of the map — which ended up being a huge mistake. I could have fought him starting at 121, and then it would have played out however it would have =) in reality, everything went slowly, and I was behind in firepower, parameters, and magic.
GG. Thanks for the game.

UTC+03:00, icq 593626431

skd

Faction Random

Start Hero Димер / Deemer

Main Hero Тамика / Tamika

Поражение / Lose

KobRa_RR

Faction Random

Start Hero Видомина / Vidomina

Main Hero Клавиус / Clavius

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 135 days
Game Date: 3/8/2015
Reported: 3/8/2015 7:42 PM

skd 1559 → 1554 -5 ↓

KobRa_RR 1824 → 1829 +5 ↑

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 3/8/2015 7:46 PM

In reply to skd

KobRa_RR

3/8/2015 7:46 PM UTC

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skd

At restarts I lost the initiative and ended up against a Necropolis player. The draw wasn't too bad, only the block of 10+ Nagas for an external dwelling of dragons + resources blocked one road. The second road goes into a portal to an adjacent zone with the center — there is only one road to one of the central treasures. On day 116 I didn't risk going there, because Cobra took a second Castle on his turn, but not a computer player, and then you can't knock out RP (resource points) upon meeting him. Essentially it was a 1 in 3 chance that I would run into him. I decided to turn around, take a computer player, and help out in my part of the map. In the end, that was a big mistake. Otherwise, from day 121 I could have fought with him, and then whatever would have happened =) in reality, everything turned out slow, and in the first battle in terms of mana, parameters, and magic I was behind.
GG. Thanks for the game.

Thanks for the game!

In reply to Maretti

Rabe

3/9/2015 9:30 AM UTC

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Maretti

Very hard start with many tough battles, but when I finally got going with dbl build, max speed full control and many AAs there was no doubt about the result. Thanks for playing.

CONFIRM!

I only started playing for one reason - there was a bear den and a home Dragon Utopia in close proximity. By 113 I realized that this was ALL there is.
Due to a total lack of money, I couldn't slot in any monsters, and breaking through the guard of 50-99 orcs at the first den was unreal(
The final point in the whole story was set by the Dragon Utopia - КВ + a bag of gold...
Thanks for the game!

"Одержать сто побед в ста битвах — это не вершина воинского искусства. Повергнуть врага без сражения — вот вершина.
"Сущность войны — обман. Искусный должен изображать неумелость. При готовности атаковать демонстрируй подчинение. Когда ты близок — кажись далёким, но когда ты очень далеко — притворись, будто ты рядом."

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=Stinger=

3/9/2015 1:39 PM UTC

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Early contact on week 2. I encountered a heavily fortified Tazaru with a full army, including 8 angels and stats around 20. There were 2 angels and 8 vipers left, but I managed to capture 4 utopias, get a Fortress, and gather almost 100 vipers, as well as 17 archers. It wasn't possible to defeat Tazara, so we agreed to a draw. Thanks for the game!