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Choosing a starting Castle?
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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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We have a save with Mareti, we might finish it today or tomorrow morning.
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Graf_Bananov
We have a save with Maretti, we might finish it today or tomorrow morning.
Morning has passed, and you still haven't responded to your opponent in ICQ. Considering that you missed several scheduled replays, I don't see a reason to prolong the round.
Maretti wins.
In the Helight-Lebron match, Helight wins by technical knockout.
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Vik has a great approach to handling substitutions. In my opinion, instead of giving someone a free win (I often see this happen with Satyr), it's better to replace inactive players or those who have given up on the game with someone who is always available and ready to play on time and participate in the replacement game.
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11 years ago
We managed to finish afterall. I started with Gosha and 3 stacks, but found myself blocked most places. Had to go through 1 way monolit to swamp area. But everything worked out fine.

Got Kyrre from prison and changed to her as main late since Gosha didnt get log. In the end I had 26 aas, 139 monarcs, 2230 skell warriors, full control, red orb, 4 to speed, max speed, stats 41 27. TFP
Battle Report Accepted
Random Faction Random
Галтран / Galthran Start Hero Галтран / Galthran
Галтран / Galthran Main Hero Галтран / Galthran
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Крепость / Fortress Faction Крепость / Fortress
Мирланда / Mirlanda Start Hero Мирланда / Mirlanda
Тамика / Tamika Main Hero Тамика / Tamika
Map Template
6lm10a
Game Length
213 days
Game Date
6/6/2015
Reported
6/6/2015 10:27 AM
Rating Impact Archived
Maretti 2025 2026 +1 ↑
Graf_Bananov 1535 1534 -1 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/6/2015 11:02 AM

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Maretti
We managed to finish after all. I started with Gosha and 3 stacks, but found myself blocked in most places. Had to go through one-way monolith to the swamp area. But everything worked out fine.

Got Kyrre from prison and switched to her as the main hero late in the game since Gosha didn't get a log. In the end, I had 26 Aas, 139 Monarchs, 2230 Skeleton Warriors, full control, the red orb, 4 to speed, max speed, stats 41 27. TFP
I strongly disagree with playing random maps, especially against Maretti. I didn't sign up for a tournament to play random maps. I don't know how to play against Maretti's luck; what can I do to win? I took the first restart because of a block, and the second restart because the only road led to the exit with a one-way teleport. I had to take the second restart because of blocks from ranged units; I didn't have any starting ranged units, and as a result, I'm playing on a swamp map without a main hero against Galtran's Necropolis, who started with it. The plan for the game was to stay on the starting location and find out how many skeletons my opponent would bring to me.
Thank you for your time!!!
I DISAGREE WITH THE CHANGES TO THE TOURNAMENT RULES. I have a bad feeling about this.
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06.06.2015 Maretti (Blue, Random, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def Graf_Bananov (Red, Fortress, Mirlanda, Tamika) 6lm10a 213

I strongly disagree with playing random, especially against Maretti; I didn't sign up for this tournament to play random. I don't know how to play against Maretti's luck; what can I do to win? I took the first restart because of the block, and the second restart because there was only one road leading to the one-way teleport exit. I had to take the second restart because of the ranged units blocking the way; I didn't have any starting units, and as a result, I'm playing on a swamp map without a hero against Galtran's Necropolis from the start. There are 2 roads: one leads directly to Maretti, and he arrived on the 2nd week, and the other leads to a one-way teleport. The plan for the game was to sit on the respawn point and see how many skeletons my opponent would bring.)))
Thank you for your time!!!
I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE CHANGES IN THE TOURNAMENT RULES. I have some lingering negative feelings.

What luck? :confused:
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Maretti
What luck? :confused:
Sorry, I didn't express myself correctly. I'm a noob, and I also had bad luck.
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I have a request for the participants and organizers. If both players have the technical capability to stream, could you announce the dates of the matches and, accordingly, the streams of the decisive stages of the tournament in advance in the tournament thread?
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Amster, please confirm that the report is correct.
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Pupa
The game was a long time ago, I don't remember who played as whom, so I just guessed.
Thank you for the game!
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twaryna
Thank you for the game!
Thank you for the game!
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Thank you for playing!
Battle Report Accepted
Random Faction Random
Ябаркас / Jabarkas Start Hero Ябаркас / Jabarkas
Дас / Dace Main Hero Дас / Dace
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Random Faction Random
Моандор / Moandor Start Hero Моандор / Moandor
Моандор / Moandor Main Hero Моандор / Moandor
Map Template
8mm6a
Game Length
227 days
Game Date
6/10/2015
Reported
6/13/2015 2:06 PM
Rating Impact Archived
twaryna 1863 1875 +12 ↑
Medium_HP 1781 1769 -12 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/14/2015 11:56 AM

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twaryna
Thank you for the game!
Thank you for the game.
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The first two rounds were fun – logistics and boots appeared near the city… but in the end, everything was reset.
The stable near the city gained good momentum, merged into a max-sized structure at 122, finished it off in the next turn, and gathered a couple more structures, totaling around 125, with about 9 angels. Then, I got stuck in the swamp treasure… after that, we ran around for a long time, and towards the end of the game, there was a final battle where the opponent, with superior stats and 1000 more skeletons, defeated me, and I was left with 1 angel (but there was also a weak unit running towards the water with 9 archers)… after that, I gathered more skeletons, and the structure became good, and I had 14 archers and 600 skeletons again… after that, the momentum became very strong, and I managed to defeat 2 Necropolises, one of which had 800-1000 skeletons, 20 vampires, and 5 angels… I lost 1 archer and a few ducks, after which the opponent surrendered.
Thank you for the game!
Battle Report Accepted
Random Faction Random
Дас / Dace Start Hero Дас / Dace
Тамика / Tamika Main Hero Тамика / Tamika
Победа / Def Победа / Def
Random Faction Random
Сандро / Sandro Start Hero Сандро / Sandro
Клавиус / Clavius Main Hero Клавиус / Clavius
Map Template
Spider
Game Length
217 days
Game Date
6/16/2015
Reported
6/16/2015 6:45 PM
Rating Impact Archived
Gomunguls 1933 1945 +12 ↑
HellLighT 1847 1835 -12 ↓
Rated Sep 28, 2022

Accepted by opponent on 6/16/2015 6:49 PM

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Gomunguls
The first 2 weeks were fun — logistics and Boots of Speed appeared near the town... but in the end everything was resurrected.
The Stables near the town gave a decent tempo; on week 1 day 2 I bled into a maxed Griffin Conservatory, cleared it the next turn and killed a couple more Conservatories, totaling around 9 Angels by week 1 day 5. Then I got stuck in a swamp treasure zone... after that we ran around for a long time and toward the end of the game there was a final battle where the opponent, with superior stats and 1000 more Skeletons, chopped me down until I had only 1 Angel left (but there was still a weak hero running toward a Dragon Utopia with 9 Archangels)... then I recruited more Skeletons — another good Conservatory gave me 14 Archangels and 600 Skeletons again... after that the tempo became very strong — I managed to take down 2 Necromancers, one of which had 800-1000 Skeletons, 20 Vampire Lords, and 5 Angels... I lost 1 Archangel and a few Vampire Lords, and after that fight came the surrender.
Thanks for the game!
The worst side of the Spire played a nasty trick on me — throughout the entire game, the only control I had was a Dimension Door scroll (and a 5-level Hat toward the end). There was no Town Portal anywhere; the opponent once exposed himself in the Bracelets of the Warlord, but the lack of a strong secondary stack played a dirty trick, and I had to reload without the Bracelets and buy my way out. Then came another week of hopeless searching for Town Portal. Mentally exhausted and lacking good motivation, I decided to surrender. Thanks for the game.

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