The immediate problem was solved, the administration compensated us something. Great.
BUT let's try not to launch rockets and have a big party. No, I don't expect other problems to appear, it's just to let Hoch get some more sleep... Wake up sleepy, we don't get the beer...

Bonus for problems?
I agree. We all deserve a little compensation.
But it seems to me that the solution is simple (provided the problem is fixed soon).
Hochstedter has finally managed to sleep since the Guards started. A reward he didn't expect in the coming weeks (nor did the poor carbon fiber - titanium mouse).
Hochtedeter offers beer to everyone!?!?

And not everyone suffers! Small players even benefit - the gap between them and the big ones doesn't widen while the server is down. And all we got the beer.

Trouble again. I hope they get resolved as soon as possible - go for it!

I want to express my concern about the withdrawal syndrome that may affect some players. Worse...! Poor little mouses that instead of clicking missions and filling rows are being frantically clicked on the refresh button....
#freeHotch´sMouse

Working now (for me).

I think it will be okay for HOCH too. I didn't feel any Hochquake...

A player can be highlighted on the map. Why not two or three?
In addition to helping with sabotage, it helps a lot in confirming who confuses friendship, chivalry and sappers. Sappers can also be confused with pushers.

I look for good squares but sometimes I also find accounts that are great at finding good squares but then, for some reason I don't know, don't get them. One case is one case, two is coincidence, three is likely conspiracy!
Being able to highlight multiple players removes or confirms many suspicions.

Plenty of residences no doubt. Good relationship cost/benefit residences? I dont know if the overlay doesnt interfere.
Yesterday the crusade went normal for me. Today will be something worse. I will survive. We will survive.Please resolve for the next one to go well.

...I think Hoch spent it all yesterday. I don't know if the planet survived another hotchquake like yesterday.These emerging problems could be announced in advance, there were a few days off and Hotch could give the mouse a few days off...
#freehotchsmouse

The crusade map has overlapping squares on the edges.
The connection between squares is not seen.I tried to play like that but after reaching the intended square, there was no connection...

Immediately after writing, with the sun setting in the west (beautiful today) I noticed a flash and a roar coming from the east. I understand now... Calm down, the world hasn't ended and the mouse hasn't melted! Tomorrow is another day. With some good will the problem is solved before a few thousand clicks (what? one, two hours? ).

On behalf of all gallant knights and Hochstedter, I want to express the feeling of lost treat and hope for a quick resolution.
Problems happen and solutions are sought and implemented. Life is not perfect.
(reading the sentence it seems that Hocht is not a gallant knight - it was unintentional and I didn't have time to change it... )

No opponents appears on Guards - 1min to start

Everything seems ok now.

I want to thank you on my behalf (for everyone, I think) for the effort.
Especially by Hochstedter. In addition to the millions of clicks on the Guards, extra recruiting queues? And merchants? And other possible ones? There is no titanium-carbon mouse that can resist...

I am sure admins are doing everything possible to resolve the issue.
BUT events are approaching and warehouses remain full or not empty -> potential loss of resources.
Plannings are already changed by events (very welcome!), adding emerging problems...

Table for checking advances, delays and also the effect of the speed increase curve.

Disclaimer:
Values are only approximations. I don't have access to maintenance reports for mouses (high or low tech), fingers or tempered glass...

As always Hochstedter is absolutely correct. The difference between the Top 8 and the others is small - 50 points and... glory.
As I wrote when I started this post this minigame will be an allegory about medieval knights. There were all sorts of things: some roamed, others protected the weak, some sought the Grail, one fought with windmills, but also those in search purely and simply for personal glory. That of altruism and helping others... let it be.
In this minigame you can reach the top with a lot of effort clicking, some luck finding equipment and some wisdom and attention in the tournament. No one has to share their effort, their luck and their knowledge - but there are those who don't mind sharing the hard-won possible glory...

Here's the result:

In my review:
- 2 players undoubtedly gave way to others;
- 2 players probably gave way to others;
- 1 player does not share is hard effort;
- The rest... some follow the leader's example, others are distracted (most certainly);
- 2 players have achieved their sunny day - many more will come!

And so I end the challenge.
The quest for chivalry continues. Ever!

Is chivalry ally dependent?
I dont think so...

We did it again.
We are all, the community, to be congratulated. We managed to get Mastema to win the final.
I contributed my little bit, mylovelynighingale too but Hochstedter was magnanimous. I always believed in him - he did for other what we had already done for him.
(And now I'm going to look in old family photos for the presence of a Terminator...)

Daily participants (I didn't register but) over 120
Different players in the finals: 15
Maximum number of player wins (base rank): 6
Maximum number of second place for a player: 5 - We have to help him and for that I propose that we stop helping Hochstedter from now on.
Fighting to reach the finals - the sunny day (probably more): 11

I always hope for the best from the community. In this case from the medieval chivalric community. The bloody fights, with guts and blood everywhere, are in the game and not in this mini-game...
Even Hochstedter has declared himself human (ie the high-tech mouse is not incorporated...). My faith in the species will not be defrauded...

I'm disappointed.
Vacation before reaching level 50? I don't want to believe it. I'm going to have to believe you really are human. Or... or... the hyper-resistant mouse has broken down. This already seems more realistic to me!

You're still the guest of honor in the betting. You have the best chance of getting the resources to create an empire. And I will be very happy if you participate. Seriously.

That said... I wish you a good vacation.
(In France, 9H tempered glass is also sold for the smartphone....)

I propose some bets about the Guards.

Prize (offered by me) for each of the winners in each category: Full warehouse filling for one year. One filling per month + one extra at Christmas (13 total).
Answers here and valid only until Sunday, August 15th. One answer per individual - no edits! Winning ties - resources divided equally by all the winners. Payments start at the end of each step - need to claim.

BETS and the HUGE PRIZES

A1 - What day does the fastest guard reach level 50? (Warehouse level 35).

A2 - Who will be the first player at level 50? (Warehouse level 10).

B1 - Who will be the second player? (Warehouse level 45).

B2 - How many days later? (Warehouse level 45).

C1 - How many different players will win the final until the first guard reaches level 50 (starting on Monday)? (Warehouse level 10).

(Of course I need everyone's collaboration (especially the fastest ones) to determine the exact data - thank you in advance to Hochstedter)

My bets (model to bet):

A1 - October 4th
A2 - Hochstedter
B1 - mylovelynightingale
B2 - 14
C1 - 2

Disclaimer:
I hope to fulfill and deliver the promised prizes but I cannot guarantee my total destruction, abandonment, or otherwise. Any missing points or undefined emergent situations will be decided by the post's author.
In other words - Everything and anything else can be changed by the simple will of the author. There is no guarantee.
Hochstedter can play. I hope he plays (him and the entire community). And that he doesn't falsify the results... I don't think so, I have a good opinion of him and the high-tech mouses he uses.
(My sole responsibility - The administration/owner/team/... is not involved in this event. I hope I don't have problems by creating it without warning...)

Tracking evolution...

Hochstedter is, of course, correct. My blunder. I made a mistake in putting the start date. Hotch's efficiency was really low - the rest of the players could still be... I should have looked at the data critically.
I present the table corrected according to the data from Hotch (today's level) and target level 50. My values don't exactly match his and, of course, they don't consider the speed-up curve. They make an average of what has been achieved so far. They are an approximation...

As the table is a rough approximation I have added a % lag column.