Blood of My Enemies

Tournament is open for the first 32 players that have a LH account.

By signing you accept all terms and rules of tournament and you declare to stick to them. If you don't play your games by your fault, admins have right to punish you by:

1. -30 pts to Normal League if case is about first 3 rounds (first stage)
2. -50 pts to Normal League if case is about last 4 rounds (second stage)

There are 2 stages and 7 rounds:

1. group stage - includes first 3 rounds
2. final stage - includes last 4 rounds

All games must be played on LH rules expert version with 1 change: ban of dimension door, town portal and fly (also angel wings) spells and with special files for this tournament copied to Data directory. Download - Files package prepared for Blood of My Enemies I tournament

Changes:

• CrAnim - Speeds up the movement of units in battle. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
• CrBanks - contains all informations about banks (location where you get reward for fighting in it). Changed: reward from naga bank is in gems instead of sulfur, because this was mistake of creators. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
• Objects - contains all objects in HoMM3. This one is without obelisks, cartographer, hill fort (thanks to that, regulations are shortened), keysmaster's tents and border guards; adds crypts on lava, wastelands and undergrounds. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
• CrTraits - reduces phoenixes and firebirds growth to 1 with fort.
• ArTraits - all about artifacts. Changes: on map there is no artifacts with necromancy, diplomacy, navigation, eagle eye, also no angel wings and boots of levitation. Price of this artifacts is halfed. +5% and +10% resistance artifacts major(3lv)->minor(2lv), endless sack of gold relic->major, boots of speed minor->major.
• SpTraits - includes all informations about spells. Changes: in town guild there is no fly, dimension door, town portal, waterwalk, scuttle and summon boat; magic mirror is now 3lv spell.
• HcTraits - file includes heroes' informations. This changes that while level up, necromancy, diplomacy, navigation and eagle eye chances to gain are 0%.

In the beginning of each round, one, selected randomly, map will be played from this list: 2sm4d(3) L+U, Balance L, Balance PC2 L, Panic L, Jebus Cross XL, 8mm6 XL+U, Clash of Dragons XL (each map can be chosen only once) 130%, no water, strong monsters, 8 minutes per turn. Players will be divided on 16 groups, 4 players in each with using random method.

Here is description of first 3 rounds (games can be played in any order):

1. 1st round - Player A vs Player B; Player C vs Player D. Map R1.
2. 2nd round - Player A vs Player D; Player B vs Player C. Map R2.
3. 3rd round - Player A vs Player C; Player B vs Player D. Map R3.

Each round persist 2 weeks. Two players with the biggest amount of points will continue the tournament.

In the beginning of each round, one, selected randomly, map will be played from this list: 2sm4d(3) L+U, Balance L, Balance PC2 L, Panic L, Jebus Cross XL, 8mm6 XL+U, Clash of Dragons XL (each map can be chosen only once) 130%, no water, strong monsters, 10 minutes per turn., with town deleting system. Deleting towns system: random chosen player by special option in ranking as A starts picking alternately with B, from every. When there are 3towns left A choses first, then B from last 2 and decides about colours. Example: player A: necro, player B: conflux, player A: inferno, player B: castle, A: dungeon, B: tower, A: from last 3 (rampart, fortress, stronghold) chooses rampart; B: from last 2 chooses stronghold and red colour.

Here is characteristic of final stage:

1. 4th round (1/8 final) - by ladder 8 pairs. Winners getting promotion to quarterfinal.
2. 5th round (quarterfinal) - by ladder 4 pairs, winners going for top 4.
3. 6th round (semifinal) - 2 pairs by ladder, losers don't need to play anymore.
4. 7th round (final) - winner becomes official master of Blood of My Enemies I Tournament and takes Premium account for next season of LH League. Loser becomes official runner-up. After final results are pronounced, and TOP4 honoured by staying in news. Lost pair from semifinal can play 3rd place game (on map played in finals), but their game must finished before final game (to write it in news).

Each of Final stage rounds persist 2 weeks. Judges can make it longer, but only in special situations. All games are one-play, what gives 7 battles to play.

Maps:

1. Map R1: Balance L
2. Map R2: 2SM4d(3) L+U
3. Map R3: 8MM6 XL+U
4. Map R4: Clash of Dragons XL
5. Map R5: Panic L
6. Map R6: Jebus Cross XL
7. Map R7: Balance PC2 L

Judge Squad consists of - Malekith, Klimsonbless, Liczmistrz.