Posts from 2016 Winter Tournament: "Frozen Heart"

But where is it actually written in the rules that you can't jump in the game?

Since there is no response to my message on the IRMG forum regarding version 1.7.9, and the discussion is taking place here, I will also express my opinion:
I suspect that version 1.7.9 of the generator does not generate starting zones correctly (a mountain in the middle of the starting zone or a sausage-shaped starting zone). Moreover, the old templates were used (which have not been updated for about a year).
Daniel and I played at least 20 games (probably more) on version 1.7.9, using the old templates, and it almost always generated such starting zones as I described - at least one of the two players definitely had this, the other might have been luckier.
We returned the previous generator, left the templates the same, and played a few games - it's like night and day; the above-mentioned problems are practically gone (at least, there was no mountain in the starting zone even once).
I will not argue with DVP or Moz - they know better what exactly might be influencing the above-mentioned problems (IRMG or the template itself). That is, this is a theory.
But the situation is as I described. That is, how it is in practice.
I admit that this may only be Daniel's and my impressions. And for everyone else, everything is generated perfectly in version 1.7.9, and there are no problems. Then the issue can be closed.

P.S. In my administrative work, there have been several cases when I said - this cannot be, because it never can be. And then it turned out that it can, if the stars align in a certain way in the sky. So here - let's sit down and carefully figure it out. I am not against new versions (either of the generator or of the templates). I just would like to have such versions in the tournament that have no complaints. And there will be no need to revert to the previous version in the middle of the tournament.

Point 10 clearly refers to adjacent zones of any type ("a portal/garrison connecting them" in the singular).

10. It is forbidden to use the "Astral Gate" spell to jump from any zone to the opponent's starting zone if the connecting portal/garrison has not been breached. It is also forbidden to use the "Astral Gate" spell to jump into the opponent's adjacent zone and then, in the same turn, run into the opponent's starting zone.

It is also forbidden to use the "Astral Gate" spell to jump into the opponent's adjacent zone and then, in the same turn, run into the opponent's starting zone.

For example, if the starting zone template has 5 portals, and all portals are captured by the red player, I don't understand how the blue player will be able to capture them. If capturing portals by the red player is considered a sufficient condition for teleportation, then what will be the difference between capturing 1 portal by the same red player for teleportation by the blue player, and therefore the condition I mentioned above?

What’s so terrible about that?
It’s forbidden to rush into the starting zone, which means that at least one turn will be spent deciding how to counter the opponent in the current situation.
And there are only a few players who, by the 3rd week, can create such a situation for chudo_ud0...

This rule was introduced when Dima started massively leveling up and exploiting Warlocks – he would take the Jump skill and, every two turns, jump into the starting castle, which was a clever tactic.

Read carefully!
Point 10 is interpreted only as follows -
if you, while in ANY zone on the map, have not created a passage from it to the opponent's starting zone, you cannot jump into their starting zone.