Posts from Peter invites you to visit, part 2.

Ugh :( Seems like everyone is so addicted to alcohol.
Let's have extended coverage of the Siberian Championship :smile14:

I'll take care of it! ;)

The guys from St. Petersburg are great, they found a fantastic venue and organized everything perfectly. Yura unexpectedly brought the tournament finalist. Cobra gets a demerit for skipping it.

Cobra is in hibernation!? He skipped his own event!?? :eek:

P.S. Photos!!!

I'm writing a huge report; photos will be attached, so please be patient.

"It was awesome" - this thought kept running through my head as I drove home, leaving the guys from Moscow at the bar with Falcone and Aiwe, but let's go through everything in order :) On Friday morning, a group from Moscow arrived at the Leningrad railway station, but as it turned out, Timur The not only traveled alone on a different train, but also decided to repeat last year's feat of Vatya and got the stations mixed up, so his arrival was questionable. Also, his phone cheerfully told us that "the subscriber is not available," but all's well that ends well, and when we were already on the subway heading to the supposed location of the minibus, Timur showed up and joined us :smile03:. At the same time, Aiwe and Falcone were stocking up on supplies for the whole group at the local store, periodically calling us to clarify what to buy, and we kept hearing that they needed to buy more beer, preferably three cases ;) The journey was uneventful, and around 2:00 PM we arrived at the location. We had barely unpacked when a zealous organizer, using a combination of kicks and persuasion, got everyone to play the first round. The m200 strategy was spiced up with Jebus L, as a result of which Balance was excluded from our team. Round 1 zloy_romantik lose The (GO with 75 mages on medium monsters, opponent has trolls) rutz def Noom Aiwe def Vatya Falcone def Just Observer With that, the cultural program was over, and a poker-preference-billiards extravaganza began :) Reanimator Misha also joined us, who plays 2v2, but apparently, offline 2v2 games give him a good skill in scouting, as he managed to find us using only a navigator and some kind of map, because we gave him the wrong address :D A little later, the local chef prepared an amazing shashlik, which was devoured at lightning speed, and where there's shashlik, there's cognac.... The revelry continued until about 4:00 AM, when even the most resilient decided it was time to sleep. The second day started for me around 10:00 AM with a call from Matrosov, who said he had arrived at the station and asked for directions - Misha and Noom were sent to find him. Matros was found, he arrived and said that he didn't have much time, that he had to leave in the evening, so the events had to be accelerated, and the alcohol marathon started before lunch :) Round 2 zloy_romantik lose Vatya (everything was going well, but he went into the hive without checking - max hive - gg) Aiwe def Falcone rutz def The Noom def Just Observer Round 3 Aiwe def rutz (after this match, Aiwe made it to the winners' final, which was supposed to be played only the next day) The def Noom Falcone def Vatya Round 4 Falcone def The Then there was an excellent pilaf from Tamerlane, a sauna, the phrase "vodka doesn't drink itself," again poker, the arrival of Napalm, an artifact found by Aiwe, Vatya and Aiwe's "arguments," first getting lost, but then finding happiness, etc. Day 3 Round 5 - losers' bracket final rutz def Falcone (Lexa's phrase about the bouncing harpies made my day :D) Round 6 - grand final Aiwe def rutz (Dima's shout right in my ear that his centaur went on its own cost me many victories :) ) In general, everything was mega awesome, despite the fact that many St. Petersburg residents ignored this session, and some simply chose to watch a Zenit match (Kober, you know, yes, whose garden is that stone thrown into? ;) ), against this background, a big thank you to Matrosov and Napalm for finding the time and visiting us, thank you to Misha Reanimator, who came to see what 3v3 is like and stayed for two days, thank you to the guys from Moscow, a special thank you to Yura Observer, who brought a friend who unexpectedly made it to the final (I'll still find out who you are, Roma - rutz :D), and thank you to the chef Tamerlane (although he's apparently called something else, but we decided that Tamerlane is Tamerlane), who fed us very well. In general, thank you all, Aiwe, congratulations on the victory, the tournament is closed. I hope to see you again in February ;)

Aive and I are flipping a coin.

https://youtu.be/puneyZRC8CI

Thanks to the guys for the excellent organization, I was glad to meet everyone, and St. Petersburg is generally great.
P.S. If the argument about the light bulb is finally resolved, please announce the result:D

Everything went just great, a super group, a super place, a super chef! Heroes, switching between poker, a sauna, and a game of fool at 5 a.m. :D. Every second of this event was worth being there. It started with me waking up, drinking a ton of coffee, and going to pick up Lyokha. While waiting, I quickly sketched out a plan of action in the car :D. In the store, we kept discussing that we should buy bread, and in the end, we forgot :D :D. Upon arrival, we immediately started playing the first round as long as we could. In the end, only Zloy and The finished; the others saved their games for tomorrow :D. The second day started tough. Roma fully lived up to his nickname, waking everyone up early so that we could finish the games. I was lucky, and my games were quick: the enemies just crumbled :D. Matroskin reignited our enthusiasm from Friday morning, and the day turned out to be eventful :smile54:. It ended with me playing a game of fool for money and drinking tea. On Sunday, I had a final game with Roma - Rutz - on Skirmish. I got a ramp, found a level 5 Isra in the dungeon without any experience for a Necromancer - straight to the parents. 13 Grand Mages were blasting everything under the cover of dwarves, skeletons, and zombies. I also took another box with 5k experience, got water, and used the bolt transferred from Alagar. I got a chain attack from the graveyard. From the lookout, I saw the opponent's Necropolis and the path to it. Without much thought, I sped up, calculated the moves, and went around the group of Efreet (Isra with a log still). On turn 117, I executed the plan: several battles inspired me so much that I attacked the Efreet as well. They gave me 40 Gargoyles in a box :D. I take the Necromancer, build a Guildhall for mana. On his turn, Rutz surrenders. We're going to St. Petersburg, to a bar to wait for the night train. In the end, I woke up at home, which is definitely not the most ordinary way to end the evening :D :D. Thanks to everyone who came; you're the best!:smile20:

And in general, St. Petersburg is a truly magnificent city. Right in the city center, in a fancy pub, a liter of beer costs 169 rubles!!!
I was also pleased with buying metro tokens at the train station :))))

The organizers did a great job; the organization was good As for those who, due to circumstances beyond their control, did not attend this event — heroes won't play themselves!

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I agree with the enthusiastic reviews. Almost everything was great, and what wasn't great was due to my personal difficulties. Thank you for organizing the event. P.S. Will anyone follow up on the outstanding issues? It's a bit awkward.