Posts from The second tournament for Heroes of Might and Magic II!

Glad the tournament was a success. Well done, Alan. Special congratulations to the tournament winner, Qwerty!

This is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
It takes 3 days to reach any town.

I apologize for the typo; I made a mistake, it's 5 days!!!
Two castles are taken without a fight, and the remaining 2 join by the 5th day.

By the 5th day, he has all the towns, and before the last one, there should be a computer-controlled unit that attacks him.
As Alan said, in this case, the 5th day would be counted, not the 6th.

I wonder where he disappeared to...????

Sincerely,
Prorock.

QWERTY, personally I CONGRATULATE YOU!!!;)

There is one thing I cannot understand: where are NPRF and PALADIN?

They had a result of 4 days.

Respectfully,
Prorock.

A few words about the result and the possibility of a better walkthrough of the map.
As can be seen from the walkthrough, the map is completed relatively easily in 8 days. Therefore, the question arises: is it possible to complete it faster?

Probably so. For example, in seven days if you break through the zombies in the right part of the map, between the Barbarian Castle and the center.
In six days? I don't know ...
Less than six days? Very unsure. And I won't believe it until I see a detailed description with saves from the end and beginning of each day.
Regarding four days, I have nothing to say. I do not understand how that is possible.

A few words about the result and the possibility of a better walkthrough.
As can be seen from the walkthrough, the map is completed relatively easily in 8 days.

No need to be modest :)

Therefore, the question arises: is it possible to complete it faster?

Probably, yes. For example, in seven days, if you break through the zombies in the right part of the map, between the Barbarian castle and the center.
In six days? I don't know...
In less than six days? I'm not very sure. And I won't believe it until I see a detailed description with saves at the end and beginning of each day.
I have nothing to say about four days. I don't understand how this is possible.

Let's turn to theory.
If the first hero earns money (together with the 1000 from the castle) in the first two days, totaling 2500, then on the second day you can buy a second hero. It's realistic!
On the second day, the second hero, together with the first (assuming there are moves left), should break through some chest (take the money) and preferably break through a gold mine so that on the third day you can buy two more heroes.
Because if there are not 4 heroes on the third turn, then even theoretically it is impossible to complete the map in 5 days.
+ if you start towards the Barbarian from the third day, you won't be able to take him!
On my third day, the Barbarian builds ogres and leaves them in the castle. I barely broke through them!

I tried to take castles with empty heroes - it only worked with the Sorcerer and Necromancer. And even then, I had to take 4 bores with me, because the computer immediately rushes back, and the castle cannot be held even with 3 bores.

When trying to rush to the Knight first, he turns around and has to be bypassed. The result is that the castle cannot be taken in 3 turns.

The Necromancer doesn't count. He is defeated easily, we leave him for a snack.

Added 19 minutes ago
If possible, in a few words about my progress day by day (I don't remember very well, so it's approximate):
1. I collect money
2. I buy a new hero, with whom I break through the right gold mine
3. I break through the right passage to the Barbarian. I don't go to the castle, because the angry Barbarian immediately attacks and defeats the hero. Therefore, I stand outside the range of the Barbarian's move (I delay for 1 turn).
4. I barely capture the Barbarian's castle, I have to defeat the remaining ogres. In principle, there is money to buy another hero, but I have to build and buy trolls and stay in the castle (I delay for another 1 turn), defending myself from the furious Barbarian. At the same time, I take the second gold mine.
5. I run to the Sorcerer from the Barbarian. I defend myself in my own castle from the Necromancer.
6. I'm still running to the Sorcerer. I start running to the Necromancer.
7. I defeat the Sorcerer's castle. The race to the Knight begins
8. I defeat the Necromancer.
9. I run to the Knight from two sides, and I run away from the Knight from the third. He gathered troops and decided to attack me himself.
10. I defeat the Knight's castle, I buy a fresh hero, I transfer the troops and defeat the fleeing hero.

As you can see, the walkthrough is not ideal. In addition to the not very good algorithm, I had to lose 2 turns.

Simple and obvious: Why did I give away my native Castle?:( And without a fight:mad: It's my own fault. It would have been done 3 days faster.

Thanks to Alan for the tournament! I enjoyed it very much. Congratulations to Qwerty on a well-deserved victory! And a special thanks for the detailed walkthrough. I will learn from it!

Qwerty, congratulations on the victory! The result is really great! :) Alan, thank you for the map.

I registered yesterday (02/27/07). I wanted to play something right away. So, I completed a map from the second tournament. It took me 14 days on the first try. I think I can improve it by a few days if I spend some time on it. But since the tournament has been over for a while, I don't see much point. However, 8 days for the winner is really impressive. I'm looking forward to the third round.

I registered yesterday (02/27/07). I wanted to play something right away. So, I completed a map from the second tournament. It took me 14 days on my first try. I think I can improve it by about three days if I spend some time on it. But since the tournament has been over for a while, I don't see much point in doing so. However, 8 days for the winner is really impressive. I am looking forward to the third round.

I invite you to participate in the Second stage of the "Van Kanigem Tournament." It will be held using Heroes II.
I wish you success.

Sincerely.

How do I register for a tournament?

How do I sign up for a tournament?

Hmm, which one exactly? You posted in the thread for a tournament that ended a long time ago.

In general, we regularly hold various tournaments. In the section for each part of the game, there is a subsection called "tournaments for Heroes...". Plus, there is a section for tournaments for all parts of the game.

by the way, it's easy to get confused, so it would be helpful to have a distinction, like - current tournaments with the possibility of participation for a certain number of days until the end, and completed ones.