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52.9% 55 votes

Random

47.1% 49 votes

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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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Chemist_HP

11 years ago

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Amster

In the first two turns, I killed a Necropolis commander with two archers. In the second turn, I killed three commanders. I summoned 500 skeletons, but I have no money at all. In the middle of the week, I encountered a Haven commander in a shared swamp area. I didn't find any outposts or buildings, so I decided not to go into a super-treasure area where there are mega-guards protecting various captain hats, etc. Instead, I ran towards an opponent who, judging by the tavern, is in a difficult situation. My aggressive attack with angels and Gosha was punished by Tazar, who inflicted shackles, but the situation was still not great: only 20 ducks and small stats. The opponent kills Gosha, but Edric, with the rest of his army and artifacts, kills Tazar without a chance and reaches the main castle.
Thank you for the game!

That's right. Terrible lack of money, only 6 heroes by the end of the game, and a bugged path to the pink commander ensured a quick encounter. I decided not to delay. First, Gosha, with 3 angels, cut down a warlock with magic. Then, on the next turn, the loser with 99 marks and 490 skeletons didn't let Tazar escape to the castle.

Thank you for the game!

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Scorpiona

11 years ago

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:smile14: Attention!!!:smile14:

Round 5, from 04.11 to 04.24, is coming to an end.
04.24, all unfinished games will be marked as 0-0. If you have any questions, contact us on ICQ.
Let's try to finish all outstanding games:smile30:

Players who have already qualified for the playoffs can send me two answers to the voting question via ICQ:
1. Template selection
a) Standard template selection.
b) Random template selection (specify preferences: coin toss once for template selection or with each generation after restart).
2. Castle selection
a) Standard castle selection.
b) Random castle selection with color change after restart.
P.S. Please write complete answers, not just 1a 2b. All voting results will be presented on the forum.

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Redwhait

11 years ago

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Scorpiona

Players who have already qualified for the playoffs can send me two answers to the voting question via ICQ:
1. Template selection
a) Standard template selection.
b) Random template selection (specify preferences: a coin toss for template selection once, or with each generation after a restart).
1. Castle selection
a) Standard castle selection.
b) Random castle selection with color change after restart.
P.S. Please write complete answers, not just 1a 2b. All voting results will be presented on the forum.

I sent the answers via ICQ.
Now, the rules allow for trading for a castle and color, which, in my opinion, is a great alternative to standard/random selection.

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Medium_HP

11 years ago

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I would like to draw your attention once again to the inaccuracy in the table. I couldn't find the game report in the list.

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KobRa_RR

11 years ago

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Redwhait HP

I sent it in the answers in ICQ.
Now, the rules allow trading for a castle and color, which, in my opinion, is a great alternative to a random choice.

+1, random choice has been boring for a long time.

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Nitro

11 years ago

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Medium_HP

I would like to draw your attention to the inaccuracy in the table once again. I couldn't find the game report in the list.

Thank you.

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Dark30

11 years ago

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Started about a month ago, don't remember the details. I was doing well, but it turned out my opponent was having a bad game. We started saving, and on his turn, the opponent sent his hero.

Thanks for the game.

Dark30

Faction Крепость / Fortress

Start Hero Тазар / Tazar

Main Hero Тазар / Tazar

Победа / Def

wowa

Faction Башня / Tower

Start Hero Сольмир / Solmyr

Main Hero Сольмир / Solmyr

Map Template: 8xm8a
Game Length: 126 days
Game Date: 4/22/2015
Reported: 4/22/2015 4:06 PM

Dark30 1340 → 1371 +31 ↑

wowa 1769 → 1738 -31 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/22/2015 5:26 PM

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wowa

11 years ago

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Dark30

Started about a month ago, don't remember the details. Started the save, on my turn the opp sent GG.

Thanks for the game.

the fact that the opp would leave XM8 was a complete surprise, in terms of randomness this is wilder than Jebus Cross, and in terms of options it could be totally barren
but I was hoping that the caps with Solmyr would at least break through somewhere at the start, and then we'd get rolling
as a result, the only road, and on it Cyclops Kings guarding a cartographer in the underground, which was discovered on day 2, the remaining restart didn't help
could've somehow upgraded the Gargoyles, waited for 121 and broken through with a supply, but there's nothing to level up on, the other guards aren't just extremely nasty, but also all shooters
went off-road, on the way beating a Dragon Fly Hive out of the wood (a chord one, can only drool))
got out to the swamp, crawled to the elevator, but under it Lot's Eye guards a scroll with resources, another turn-around
well, and no money, no building, of course
after postponing, I went with the cart on a chord of Golems, there are 97 of them, and the terrain played against me — blocked off the three-lane low ground, they scattered, and the full stack aggroed onto the cart anyway, also blocking the caps
and although I killed it manually, after the cart died the rest was unkillable with 8 shots
for what it's worth, with an income of 500 even with a trade Solmyr would've been bought out in about 4 days, and the week ended sooner
gg, thanks for the game

p.s.: in "All for One" on 8xm8 I outright vetoed it, but here I somehow let it slip.... :smile32:

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Pupa

11 years ago

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The game was a long time ago, and I don't remember who played as which faction, so I just guessed.

Pupa

Faction Цитадель / Stronghold

Start Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Main Hero Крег Хак / Crag Hack

Победа / Def

liverpool

Faction Сопряжение / Conflux

Start Hero Random

Main Hero Луна / Luna

Map Template: Jebus Cross
Game Length: 121 days
Game Date: 4/22/2015
Reported: 4/22/2015 5:39 PM

Pupa 1524 → 1534 +10 ↑

liverpool 1404 → 1394 -10 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/8/2015 3:33 PM

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LeBron

11 years ago

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Redwhait HP

I sent it in the answers in ICQ.
Now, the rules allow trading for a castle and color, which, in my opinion, is a great alternative to a check/random selection.

That would be simply amazing :)

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Scorpiona

11 years ago

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Loinz - Dark30 is an important match for the group, a continuation of the saved game.
GAME DATE: 04/25-04/26, 7:00 PM Moscow time

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Redwhait

11 years ago

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Good distribution with an external dwelling of uniques.
Had a choice of who to level up: Muellich, Kirr, Ivor, Mephala.
Chose Ivor because I got Earth magic, while the rest were trash.
Quickly moved to the center and took the Castle and Barbarian towns.
Ivor then got Protection and Logistics. Everything was going too well, so I threw Ivor away on a split guard break :)
Had to urgently level up Kirr. Went into a treasure zone, got a decent amount of hives there. By the start of week 3, I could already take a Dragon Utopia with 40 dragons, and various other meat gave Books of Fire and Water. Then two more garbage Dragon Utopias and another Castle for the computer. In the next treasure zone, I find a normal lv3 with КЗ and Wings, and build the Flight dwelling on the same day :rolleyes:
Placed Angels in the Castle in one of the villages, and then Archangels. Already 10+ of them.
By week 4, a couple more garbage Dragon Utopias, and I attack the opponent who left himself open. The advantage in meat was considerable, and an Armageddon for 2100 killed the opponent's entire army.
Thanks for the game.

Redwhait

Faction Оплот / Rampart

Start Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Main Hero Кайри / Kyrre

Победа / Def

special_k

Faction Подземелье / Dungeon

Start Hero Шакти / Shakti

Main Hero Шакти / Shakti

Map Template: 8xm12a
Game Length: 146 days
Game Date: 4/22/2015
Reported: 4/22/2015 6:51 PM

Redwhait 1915 → 1916 +1 ↑

special_k 1480 → 1479 -1 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/22/2015 6:55 PM

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special_k

11 years ago

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Redwhait HP

Good spawn with an external dwelling of uniques.
There was a choice of who to level up: Mullich, Kyrre, Ivor, Mephala.
The choice fell on Ivor because I got Earth magic, and the rest were trash.
Quickly moved to the center and took the Castle and Barbarian towns.
Ivor then got Protection and Logistics. Everything was going too well, so I got Ivor killed on a split stack :)
Had to urgently level up Kyrre. Went into the treasure zone, there was a decent number of beehives. By the start of week 3, a Dragon Utopia with 40 dragons and various other meat was already taken, giving Books of Fire and Water magic, then another 2 trash Dragon Utopias and another Castle town for the opponent. In the next treasure zone, I find a decent level 3 with КЗ and Wings, and build the Flight home on the same day :rolleyes:
Placed Angels in the Castle of one of the villages and then Archangels, there are already 10+ of them.
On week 4, another couple of trash Dragon Utopias, and I attack the opponent who overextended. The advantage in meat was significant, and Armageddon for 2100 killed the entire opponent's army.
Thanks for the game.

That's exactly how it was. A very good respawn, but then the papal one-sided spells broke all the tempo.

Good luck to the Admiral in PO!

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tun7gus7

11 years ago

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They respawned everything! They gave out respawns without any cost, with 3 nests of hives and one console! Later, I found a Utopia on the respawn point! By the 3rd week, I found 6 hives and took them, gathering about 40 ducks. I decided to take the Utopia! It's a level 2 creature. They give a Knowledge skill to Grindan! Grindan with expert intelligence doubles mana and moves towards the opponent, and the opponent is moving towards me! In the first encounter, the opponent has 7 angels, 100+ archers, some ducks, and minor units. I have hives, 20 ducks, mages, and a hero after taking the Utopia! An explosion on the angels and archers, the opponent retreats! I have 12 ducks and minor units left! A few days later, the opponent ambushes me in a village with 6 angels and about 90 archers. This time, they have antimagic! The battle was long, but an explosion and summoning of creatures decided the outcome...
Thanks for the game!

tun7gus7

Faction Random

Start Hero Аин / Aine

Main Hero Гриндан / Grindan

Победа / Def

Piterius

Faction Random

Start Hero Сорша / Sorsha

Main Hero Сэр Мюллих / Sir Mullich

Map Template: 8mm6a
Game Length: 137 days
Game Date: 4/23/2015
Reported: 4/23/2015 2:12 PM

tun7gus7 1412 → 1431 +19 ↑

Piterius 1525 → 1506 -19 ↓

Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 4/24/2015 2:23 PM

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Dark30

11 years ago

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It happened in the evening; there was nothing to save. We finished the save, and the opponent didn't give up for a whole week, but with the combined efforts, he finally fell.
Thanks for the game.