Warrior Games 2011
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The Warrior Games 2011 were a competitive guild event held on the 27th March and 3rd April 2011.
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Background
These were the first Warrior games held in almost 3 years. The events contested were of a similar format to those of Chimara's original Warrior Game trials, 2007, though were the first games to feature a points system and elect a Champion at the conclusion of the tournament. Most of this format was devised during the Warrior Games plans, 2009.
Planning
In February, following the success of the Witch Trials, Mavado made several posts on the Warriors Board suggesting the revival of the Warrior Games.
Games Revival
So, been thinking whether we could put on our own annual warrior games. For example, been thinking maybe set loose small groups of warriors that have to make the biggest corpse piles they can at set locations within a set time limit, and before they decay. Or even the first team to hit 50-100 corpses or something. To make this more fair, gfr would be disallowed, so dragging corpses (or carrying one if you have enough str) is the only means of collecting them. Herding contest, where you are given a small list of certain NPC's, and you have to herd them all into one room, first to get them all in the same room, alive, wins. Or a game where we'd strip a maiden naked and let her loose in the middle of terrains to run around, and warriors have to hunt her down with track, first one to find her it wins. For the lady warriors out there, you'll just have be open minded. Baton relay around AM, where you would have a team of 4, first team to the finish line wins. Boat races, 'nuff said. Funniest warcry contest. Anyway, if you have some good ideas/suggestions, post em up.
Support for the Games outpaced the development of the events and format and soon there were offers of donations and sponsorships coming in from all angles.
Boat races is a drinking game where two equal teams have to drink in one after another and after drinking place the glass on their head upside down. First team to have everyone finished wins. Looks like the games are generating interest, and we've got our first sponsors! Garrion has generously donated $1000AM, a set of iron gauntlets, a warrior's brain cell, black leather gloves, t-fang, laced grflx jerkin, 2 pairs of grflx boots and a grflx scale! Phoenix Pshop has generously donated a permalight blackened canteen, a t-fang and a pair of dex gauntlets! I'll personally add, a suit of radded KS armours, (KS vambraces, KS greaves, KS sabatons, KS coif, KS bevor and KS hauberk), a pair of iron gauntlets, $25,000AM, and xp prizes of 10m, 5m, 2m, and 1m (which can be exchanged for money at a rate of 1r per 1m xp, in the event the winner wants the money, or in the event we cannot organise a suitable time to get the xp). If you'd like to donate, sponsor or help organise this event, please contact me. I'd be pretty keen to get a group together to help plan, organise and run the event :)
Development of Idea
Chimara posted his recollections of the original games and the problems he had getting some of the events to work.
The old drinking game was "Here are x bottles, everyone must drink all of the contents and last one to pass out wins". It took into account time differences between when people drank to when they passed out...it worked quite well for a first time basis and was more or less a way to "end the games". I never got the tracking one sorted properly, because I couldn't think of ways to avoid scrying and whatnot (obv. crystal but not infallible). Plus PK/NPK checks were more of a problem then. As Sinule said, darts was one of the games. A CTF tournament free for all where points were tallied up individually. I think I was rather busy back then so never got round to publishing those scores and declaring a final winner... I think we did do a quiz but it was quite a while ago so don't remember all the finer details.
Mavado then posted two options for the date and time of the Games, slated for mid-March, as well as an outline of the potential events.
I've received new donations for the games: Garangkal has generously offered $10k AM Asaram has generously offered a suit of warded grflx armours Caramon has donated 2 t-fangs and a metal helm permalight. A big thank you to all the people who have donated! I'll hopefully have a rough events list by mid week, and a tentative date for the event by the end of the week. Proposed date: Sunday March 13th, Putting the time to a vote: A) 4PM GMT http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=13&month=3&year=2011&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 B) 2PM GMT: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=13&month=3&year=2011&hour=14&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 Personally, i'd prefer B, since it'd be easier for the guys over in the Eastern Aussie states. Vote! Proposed events: Tracking contest: All contestants will be taken to the terrains, and will have to track down a not-so-helpless maiden (Lanfear). First person to find her, wins! Corpse piling contest: Contestants will be split into their Warriors specs, and sent out to collect corpses, each guild will have a seperate collection point. The event will run for 20-30 minutes, and the corpses will be counted by marshals at each collection point, before being buried (before they decay). Teams that collect the most corpses, will win. GFR will be disallowed. Scavenger hunt: Items will be placed on named NPC's, and each team (based on Warrior's specialization) will be required to bring back the item as well as the head of the NPC, to provide proof of kill. Any means of scrying the NPC is allowed. The team with the highest number of items will be declared the winner. Foot race: 4 players from each Specialization will be selected for a baton relay. Each player in the team will be placed at a different location (the same location for each team) and have to run to the next player, and pass the baton over. The first team to get their baton to the finish line, wins. The race may be set over multiple different cities, with friendly helpful wizards keeping standing portals alive at various locations. CTF brawl: Free-for-all-no-holds-barred-group-up-and-butcher-whoever brawl in CTF. Every man for himself, fun for the whole family. A quiz, followed by... A good ol' fashioned drinking contest at a random pub on disc, each player will be given a round of increasingly potent alcohol to skoll. Last player to remain conscious, gets to draw with texta all over the unconscious players. At this stage, I'm calling on players from each Spec to elect a captain to organize their teams. If there is no team captain selected within the next week, i'll just ask someone to be the captain. Each event will be scored on a first, second and third basis, and the main prize money will be split on a 50:30:20 basis, based on the final scores for each team, and will be split equally among all competing team members. There will be door prizes as well, for every player that enters, and the remaining prizes will be given out during the quiz. Any Specs that are unable to form a big enough team, may be combined, at the discretion of the event organizer (me). Depending on the success of the Warrior Games, i may create an inter-spec CTF tourney, but that would be held at a separate, later date. If you'd like to donate to the games, then please contact me. Any comments/suggestions?
Games take a New Direction
Following an unfavourable reaction among the playerbase (mostly non-warrior in nature) to the proposed times of the Games, Mavado delegated the organisation of the Games to Chooxen, who took over the project, split the Games over two days, set events more in-keeping with the Games organised by Chimara, as well as introducing the points system outlined in the Warrior Games plans, 2009:
UGH! Following extensive discussion and planning, we've developed a programme for the 2011 Games guaranteed to rock your socks off. The aim of the Games is to provide warriors of all character ages and skill levels with the opportunity to compete, earn prizes and bellow 'UG/H' needlessly. As such, we've pushed back the date a couple weeks to allow for preparation and anticipation, and have split the event over two consecutive Sundays. New and finalised dates and times are: Sunday 27th March NY: 8AM UK: 1PM Sydney: 11pm http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=27&month=3&year=2011&hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=136 Sunday 3rd April NY: 9AM UK: 2PM Sydney: 11PM http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=3&month=4&year=2011&hour=14&min=0&sec=0&p1=136 We've done our best to make the times doable for people across all three English-speaking continents, and we're sorry if they clash with anyone's schedule. The events we've devised are mostly a reimagining of old favourites, with the emphasis on competition at all levels. The criteria by which prizes and points throughout the overall tournament might be earned shoud be fun and competitve for highbies, midbies and newbies alike. The events we're running this year are: Day 1 - Warriors CTF Brawl, Darts Tournament, Drinking Competition. Day 2 - Warcrying Imps, Track in Field, followed by the Prizegiving ceremony. More details on exactly how these shall work to follow. The prize fund this year is shaping up to be epic. Already, the organisers have contributed over A$125,000 worth of cash and gear and that figure may well rise. Prizes will be awarded based on performance in individual events as well as earning players points that will be accumulated over the course of the tournament. The warrior with the most points at the close of the tournament is crowned Champion, and is set to win a jackpot currently peaking at A$40,000. There are generous prizes reserved for runners-up as well as younger players, details of which shall be announced at a later date. If you'd like to sponsor the Games, donate to the prize fund or help organise events, please get in touch with myself or Mavado, we'd be delighted to hear from you. We should have a webpage up and running within the week with much more info on it. Until then: UGH!
Format
The format stuck closely to that of the original games and borrowed the point system from the Warrior Games plans, 2009 that never went materialised.
Point system
Points were awarded for the top ranking warriors in each competition. The way the points were awarded is outlined in the Events subcategory below. Though winners of individual events won on-the-spot prizes, the warriors with the most points at the end of the competition received additional superior prizes as well as the overall winner being crowned Champion.
Prize fund
The final prize fund amounted to roughly AM$170,000, the largest amount for any guild event on record. Despite offers of donations and sponsorships as outlined above, this came entirely from the pockets of the organisers, with Mavado contributing $100,000 alone.
A brief rundown of how the prizes were allocated is as follows:
- Prizes awarded to leaders of the scoreboard at the end of the Games: $100,000 in cash + ~$30,000 in gear.
- Champion: AM$50,000
- Runner-up: AM$20,000 + complete suit of Klatchian steel armour
- 3rd place: AM$15,000 + wearable permalight
- 4th place: AM$10,000 + complete stat item set
- 5th place: AM$5,000 + complete Grflx armour set
- On-the-spot prizes: $32,500 in cash + ~$5,000 in gear.
- $26,000 to winners of tournaments
- $6,500 + $5,000 in gear to newbie winners exclusively
Events
The events were scheduled across two consecutive Sundays.
Day 1
Sunday 27th March 2011
Warriors Brawl
Location: CTF Castle, SE from Tulip on the Klatch road.
“A 30 minute free-for-all brawl in the CTF Arena, not judged on teams but on individual kill / hoist scores for each player. If people want to group up and work together, they’re perfectly welcome to but will be judged on individual scores. A training session for anyone unsure how to play or requiring a tune-up will be announced on the board shortly.”
- Scores are determined by:
- Each kill (solo or group) = 2
- Each flag hoist = 5
- Points awarded:
- Points awarded that count towards the leader board based on highest player score at the end of the brawl (see above).
- 1st place: 10 points
- 2nd place: 7 points
- 3rd place: 5 points
- 4th place: 3 pointes
- 5th place: 1 point
- On-the-spot prizes:
- Highest score: $5,000
- For players under 40 days of age:
- Most solo / group kills: AM$2,000
- Most hoists: AM$2,000
- Rules:
- Rack selection is limited to healing and armour – no magic, components or ranged.
- Let anyone into your team – team scores do not count and there is no limit on melee racks.
- No magic or faith effects on a player prior to entering team rooms.
- No camping outside team rooms.
- Killing members of your own team is allowed and encouraged as we are ignoring teams in the scoring system.
Darts Tournmanet
Location: The Troll’s Head, Romeo Street (outer Shades), Ankh-Morpork.
“Players are paired off for a darts tournament in one of AM’s dodgiest establishments. The first round will be paired based on the age of players entering so that warriors play others of a similar experience level. Thus, younger players will have every chance to advance far into the tournament, though a decent ranged bonus would undoubtedly prove a huge advantage.”
- Points awarded:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 7 points
- 3rd: 5 points
- 4th: 3 points (3rd and 4th place determined by playoff between losing semi-finalists)
- On-the-spot prizes:
- 1st place: $5,000
- Rules:
- No bronze helms, flat caps, witchy mockery or similar means of boosting bonuses.
- In fact, the only performance enhancing drugs permitted are iron gaunts (and booze)
Drinking Competition
Location: Mavado’s House, junction of Cat’s Tail and Willow Avenue, southeast Bes Pelargic.
“Probably the funnest event of previous years, players are locked in a Phouse and each given a round of increasingly potent alcohol to quaff. The last warrior still conscious wins. The losers are drawn on in crayon for being so unwarriorly.”
- Points awarded:
- Last warrior standing: 10 points
- 2nd last: 7 points
- 3rd: 5 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 1 point
- On-the-spot prizes:
- 1st place: $5,000
- Rules:
- No Cure Drunkness! Or that wizzie spell that gives you more Con. Or any similar trickery! UGH!
- Everyone drinks when told to CHUG! No half measures, no willy woofters.
- Once you pass out, you’re out the game. You can still drink for the hell of it though.
Day 2
Sunday 3rd April 2011
Warcrying Imperial Guards
Location: Square of 1000 parades, Bes Pelargic.
“Simply write a custom warcry message, something really ferocious, witty or funny, then step up in front of a panel of judges and deliver it to an Imperial Guard. Points are awarded in separate categories for Best Message, Biggest Flinch of an Imp to the warcry and Fastest Kill of an imp. If you don’t want to attack an imp or attempt killing one, feel free just to compete in the Best Message and / or Biggest Flinch categories.”
- Points awarded:
- Best message:
- 1st place: 5 points
- 2nd place: 3 points
- 3rd place: 1 point
- Biggest flinch:
- 1st place: 5 points
- 2nd place: 3 points
- 3rd place: 1 point
- Quickest kill:
- 1st place: 5 points
- 2nd place: 3 points
- 3rd place: 1 point
- Best message:
- On-the-spot prizes:
- Best message: AM$2,000
- Biggest flinch: AM$2,000
- Quickest kill: AM$2,000
- Rules:
- Warpaint is allowed but no bronze helm, flat caps or stat boosts other than gaunts.
- If you don’t want to risk attacking an imperial guard, feel free just to shout the message and compete only for the Best Message.
- Players can win points in each category so, theoretically, one player could walk away with 15 points.
Track in Field
Location: Widdershin’s Gate, Ankh-Morpork.
“A certain fishy NPC is dragged around the terrains surrounding Ankh-Morpork, and players must use their tracking skills to find the NPC the fastest.”
- Points awarded:
- 1st to find Ryatt: 10 points
- 2nd: 7 points
- 3rd: 5 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 1 point
- On-the-spot prizes:
- 1st place: $5,000
- For players under 40 days of age:
- 1st (below 40 days) to find Ryatt: $1,500 + Tiger Fangs
- 2nd: $1000 + Iron Gauntlets
- Rules:
- No following, no pursuing, no grouping, no scrying nor any other cheatery!
- Ryatt gets a two minute headstart before the players may leave the starting line, no exceptions.
Results
Day 1
Warriors Brawl
In the opening event, clever tactics from Nierra who focused on hoists ahead of kills saw him take an early lead, which the rest of the warriors were chasing through the match.
- The raw scores at the end of brawl were:
Holister - 61
Solo kills : Nierra (x2), Barkhausen (x4), Ignavus (x2), Hew (x6) and Kaxak (x3)
Group kills : Nierra (x2), Panthera, Ignavus and Kaxak (x3)
Team member kills : Baldarov (x4)
Total kills : 28
Flag hoists : 1
Baldarov - 30
Solo kills : Nierra, Barkhausen (x2), Ignavus (x2) and Hew (x2)
Group kills : Nierra, Barkhausen, Panthera and Kaxak (x2)
Team member kills : Holister (x3)
Total kills : 15
Flag hoists : 0
Nierra - 176
Solo kills : Barkhausen
Group kills : Kaxak
Team member kills : Ignavus
Total kills : 3
Flag hoists : 34
Hew - 8
Solo kills : 0
Group kills : Holister and Kaxak
Team member kills : Ignavus (x2)
Total kills : 4
Flag hoists : 0
Panthera - 30
Solo kills : Baldarov and Holister (x3)
Group kills : Barkhausen, Baldarov (x2), Holister (x2) and Kaxak (x2)
Team member kills : Nierra and Hew (x4)
Total kills : 15
Flag hoists : 0
Ignavus - 22
Solo kills : 0
Group kills : Holister
Team member kills : 0
Total kills : 1
Flag hoists : 4
Kaxak - 114
Solo kills : 0
Group kills : Nierra
Team member kills : Barkhausen
Total kills : 2
Flag hoists : 22
Barkhausen - 19
Solo kills : 0
Group kills : Holister and Ignavus
Team member kills : 0
Total kills : 2
Flag hoists : 3
- Points and prizes were awarded as follows:
- 1. Nierra – 176 score (3 kills, 34 hoists) – 10 points, AM$5000
- 2. Kaxak – 114 score (2 kills, 22 hoists) – 7 pts
- 3. Holister – 61 score (28 kills, 1 hoist) – 5 pts
- 4. Baldarov – 30 score (15 kills) – 3 pts
- 5. Panthera – 30 score (15 kills) – 3 pts
- Player under 40 days with most hoists:
- Kaxak – $2000
- Player under 40 days with most kills:
- Hew – $2000
Darts Tournament
The darts tournament was a tense affair with more than a couple upsets resulting in a final of newbie 'giant-slayers'.
- The raw scores of the Darts Tournament were:
Quarter Finals: Holister 78 v 96 Baldarov Panthera 57 v 26 Hew Nierra 104 v 43 Ignavus Kaxak 22 v 57 Barkhausen Semi-Finals: Baldarov 77 v 94 Nierra Panthera 57 v 68 Barkhausen Third Place playoff : Baldarov def. Panthera via forfeit. Final: Nierra 94 v 66 Barkhausen
- Points and prizes were awarded as follows:
- 1. Nierra - 10 pts, $5000
- 2. Barkhausen - 7 pts
- 3. Baldarov - 5 pts
- 4. Panthera - 3 pts
Drinking Competition
The final event was a chaotic affair, in which booze was handed-out perhaps unfairly due to a botched alias system. All the warriors survived tins of XXXX, bottles of Morporkian Real Ale, shots of moonshine, scumble and vodka, though everyone was unconscious by the third round of whiskey and rum served by the glassful.
- Points and prizes were awarded as follows:
- 1. Nierra - 10pts, $5000
- 2. Baldarov - 7 pts
- 3. Kaxak - 5 pts
- 4. Ignavus - 3 pts
- 5. Barkhausen - 1 p
Leaderboard at end of Day 1
1. Nierra – 30 pts 2. Baldarov – 15 pts 3. Kaxak – 12 pts 4. Barkhausen – 8 pts 5. Panthera – 6 pts 6. Holister – 5 pts 7. Ignavus – 3 pts
Day 2
The leaderboard at the beginning of day two was fairly top heavy, though there were enough points available for warriors to catch the leaders.
Warcrying Imps
The first event was conducted amidst several chaser groups doing their best to kill every Imperial Guard in site. It proved possibly the toughest event yet, with none of the warriors managing to get a kill under the conditions set by the rules.
Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid shouts: This space for rent! Contact Baldarov! The Imperial guard barely flinches. [No kill] The Imperial guard exclaims in Agatean: I'm grad yoo've got the plopah paper! Competent Uhr Kimori slices at the Imperial guard with his autumn tiger nodachi but he dodges out of the way. [No warcry attempted, No kill] Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid shouts: THAT! IS! NOT! MY! COW! The Imperial guard snickers. [No kill] Competent Goose shouts: For you Sian! I shall maintain 1 million xp! The Imperial guard seems unaffected. [No kill + had magic effects on anyway] Barkhausen shouts in Agatean: For gleat justice! The Imperial guard flinches. [No kill] Ignavus shouts: WINNING! The Imperial guard flinches. [No kill]
Mancow and Mavado both showed off their skills, though were ineligible to join in:
The rainbow of butterflies head toward an Imperial guard. The rainbow of butterflies slam into the Imperial guard with a multitude of brilliant flashes and colourful explosions. The Imperial guard exclaims in Agatean: Prepare to die, Nasty Law Disobeying Person! Reverend Ratzinga exclaims: butterflies! Maven Mancow Disease launches a powerful attack. Maven Mancow Disease makes a kebab of the Imperial guard's neck with his fine sabre. The Imperial guard says in Agatean: This inflaction will, of coorse, go on yoor permanent record. Reverend Ratzinga jumps up and down excitedly. Maven Mancow Disease launches a powerful attack. Maven Mancow Disease makes a kebab of the Imperial guard's neck with his fine sabre. Maven Mancow Disease dealt the death blow to the Imperial guard. Maven Mancow Disease buries the corpse of an Imperial guard deep within the ground. Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid grins. Crusher Mavado shouts: I HOPE YOU LIKE PANCAKES!!!!! The Imperial guard flinches violently. The Imperial guard exclaims in Agatean: Prepare to die, Nasty Law Disobeying Person! Crusher Mavado takes a sliver off the Imperial guard's neck with his golden sickle. Crusher Mavado takes a sliver off the Imperial guard's neck with his golden sickle. The Imperial guard draws the katana from the katana scabbard into his left hand. The Imperial guard draws the wakizashi from the wakizashi scabbard into his right hand. The Imperial guard says in Agatean: This inflaction will, of coorse, go on yoor permanent record. Crusher Mavado skewers the Imperial guard's neck with his golden sickle. Crusher Mavado launches a powerful attack. Crusher Mavado makes a kebab of the Imperial guard's neck with his golden sickle. Crusher Mavado dealt the death blow to the Imperial guard.
- Points and prizes were awarded as follows:
- Best Message
- 1. Baldarov – 5 pts (“This space for rent! Contact Baldarov!”) $AM2,000
- 2. Barkhausen – 3 pts (“For gleat justice!”)
- 3. Nierra – 1 pt (“THAT! IS! NOT! MY! COW!”)
- Biggest Flinch
- 1. Barkhausen – 5 pts (flinch)AM$2,000
- 1. Ignavus – 5 pts (flinch) AM$2,000
- 3. Baldarov – 1 pt (barely flinch)
- Best Message
Track in Field
As the Games approached the final event, only 10 points sat between Baldarov and Nierra at the top; the exact number to be gained from finished first in the Track in Field event. Warriors tracked Ryattenoki, Chooxen and Mancow from the Widdershins Gate, across the Sto Plains, through Skund, Pekan Ford, Hillshire, Scrogden, Dinky, Sheepridge, every pub in Sto Lat, back to Sheepridge, then through Ankh-Morpork before finishing in a pub on the Plaza of Broken Moons. It took the first warrior nearly half an hour of tracking to find Ryattenoki.
- Points and prizes were awarded as follows:
- 1. Nierra – 10 pts AM$5,000
- 2. Baldarov – 7 pts
- 3. Hew – 5 pts (1st under 40 days) $1,5000 + a pair of Tiger Fangs
- 4. Ignavus – 3 pts (2nd under 40 days) $1,000 + iron gauntlets
Leaderboard at end of Day 2
- 1. Nierra – 41 pts
- 2. Baldarov – 28 pts
- 3. Barkhausen – 16 pts
- 4. Kaxak – 12 pts
- 5. Ignavus – 11 pts
- 6. Panthera – 6 pts
- 7. Hew – 5 pts
- 7. Holister – 5pts
Champions and prize giving
The top 5 ranking warriors all received the following:
- 1. Nierra – 41 pts CHAMPION AM$50,000
- 2. Baldarov – 28 pts RUNNER-UP AM$20,000 + a complete suit of ksteel
- 3. Barkhausen – 16 pts AM$15,000 + a permalight watch
- 4. Kaxak – 12 pts AM$10,000 + complete stat item set
- 5. Ignavus – 11 pts AM$5,000 + complete suit of grflx armour
Baldarov kindly awarded his suit of klatchian steel armour to the third place Barkhausen.
Champion Nierra was under 40 days at the time of his win (22 days) and 3 from the top 5 were under 20 days of age: Barkhausen (11), Kaxak (11) and Ignavus (16).
This following is an edited log of the prize giving:
[Hall of Heroes]
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This is the Great Hall of Heroes, a large long room situated on the first floor of the Warriors' Guild Memorial. Light enters the impressive, alabaster-clad room from a skylight set into the roof high above. All around are statues and plaques dedicated to the most famed Heroes of Discworld, from the lowly wooden engravings to the most impressive marble effigies. In one corner a set of sturdy stairs lead down to the entrance.
An octogram on the floor glows in eldritch fashion.
There is one obvious exit: down.
Blessed Couchman and Maven Mancow Disease are lying here, Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid is kneeling here, a jet black moon dragon is perched on Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid and Barkhausen, an aristocratic Ramtop wolfhound, Competent Uhr Kimori, Ignavus, Hew, Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid, SuperTed and Rotund Muad are standing here.
To the northeast, Vanzur Kambri shouts: uggh uggh
Maven Mancow Disease hunts around, finds a plaque and reads it.
Ignavus exclaims: UGH!
Very close to the west, Quiet Jill yells: HGU!
To the southeast, the big bronze gong in the Temple of Small Gods bongs ten times.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: UGH! Right, let's go through the scoreboard
Barkhausen scribbles something on Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid.
Ferric arrives from below.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid hunts around, finds a plaque and reads it.
Barkhausen reads Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid.
In the distance to the northeast, Old Tom, the tongueless and magical octiron bell of Unseen University, tolls ten sonorous silences.
SuperTed comes out of hiding.
Maven Mancow Disease offers to show the Grflx scale to Competent Uhr Kimori who accepts the offer and sees it.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: In joint 7th place, with 5 points a piece, Holister and Hew! Well done lads, nice one.
The octogram pulses for a moment.
msb
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically at Hew.
You have a total of A$95075.03, 18Rh 90s and Ls 1|-.
Ignavus cheers Holister.
Hew struts proudly around the room.
Ignavus says: Oppps
Ferric cheers enthusiastically.
(Warriors) Zonked wisps: which scoreboard with this be
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: Warrior Games! Ugh!
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: Warrior Games!
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: No idea. There's like, lots of warriors here.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: In 6th place, the currently absent Panthera with 6 points!
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically.
Ferric recovers three roasted sheep and leaves them here.
Ferric recovers four roasted sheep.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Now onto the top 5, who all win stuffs. In 5th place, at just 16 days of age, it is the UGGALICIOUS Ignavus with 11 points. He wins $5k and a set of grflx armour.
Ferric bites into four roasted sheep and three roasted sheep, carefully chewing around the bits of gristle.
Nierra d'Parranoid exclaims to Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Huzzah!
You give a black backpack to Ignavus.
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: WOOHOO UGH!
Hew cheers enthusiastically at Ignavus.
You give a pair of black leather gloves to Ignavus.
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: other note, do i get the first to find ryattenoki money and the first under 40 day money, or just one of them? :p
Mancow Disease tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Nierra d'Parranoid and you: dex gloves = grflx armour? :P
Maven Mancow Disease peers around spam.
Maven Mancow Disease looks at you.
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: i'll eat these seven sheep I found to celebrate your victories.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: You know what Nierra, I forgot all about that. You get the $5k. Aye, there were prizes for peeps under 40 days in the Tracking Contest, leme see who won stuff.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Okay first player under 40 days of age to come in after Nierra in that last event was Hew, and he wins $1.5k and a pair of Tiger Fangs ooooh
Nierra d'Parranoid tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Pffffffff. :p
Nierra d'Parranoid tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Fair cop guv. Nice one man :)
You get two tiger fangs from a pocket in the black backpack.
You give two tiger fangs to Hew.
You get some Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
Barkhausen cheers wildly.
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically at Hew.
You give some Ankh-Morpork royals to Hew.
(Warriors) Hew wisps: woooo! thank you!
Hew cheers enthusiastically.
(Warriors) Yevpea wisps that he screams and throws his panties at Hew.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Next in after him was Ignavus AGAIN who wins $1k and a set of gaunts. Well done to both of you.
Ferric bites into three roasted sheep, carefully chewing around the bits of gristle.
You get 10 Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
Hew cheers enthusiastically at Ignavus.
You give 10 Ankh-Morpork royals to Ignavus.
You get a pair of iron gauntlets from a pocket in the black backpack.
You give a pair of iron gauntlets to Ignavus.
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You see Ignavus the Destructive Fighter.
He is a strapping young human lad.
He is in good shape.
He is standing.
He has been scribbled upon with crayons.
Wearing : a pair of mirrored sunglasses, a pair of dark grflx hide boots, a pair of sturdy black grflx leather gloves, a pair of gleaming grflx leather leggings, a soft grflx leather shirt, a large backpack, a hunter's pack, a leather gorget, a black grflx scale helmet, a silver rose pin, a stone medallion and a wakizashi scabbard.
Carrying: a pair of iron gauntlets, a pair of black leather gloves and a black backpack.
His purse is home to only moths!
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Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid the Master Trapper, I luv Smaragdi, Member of the Apex Club, Fletcher of the Sung Family Samurai, Finder Not Keeper (Playtester)
Barkhausen the Messenger Boy of the Imperial Guard, Wannabe Tough-Guy, Sentimentalist
Chooxen the Clean Killer
Ferric the Tentative Fighter, Superstitious
Hew the Greenhorn Campaigner of the Lancre Highland Regiment, Ghostbuster
Ignavus the Destructive Fighter, Deputy Deliverer
Maven Mancow Disease the Senior Wizard of the Sages of the Unknown Shadow, AMAZING TAXI FOR HIRE, Private Detective (Idle: 2)
Rotund Muad of the Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle, the Fourth Level Wizard, Death From Above, Keeper of Suspense, the leader of idle:hoh (Idle: 2)
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid the Dispute Settler of the Ankh-Morpork Palace Guard, Member of the Apex Club
SuperTed of the Order of Midnight, the Fifth Level Wizard, TAXI: OFF DUTY , Errand Runner, a member of idle:hoh
Competent Uhr Kimori the Gnasher of Teeth, Gatherer of Fluff (Idle: 20)
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SuperTed comes out of hiding.
Ignavus asks you: Not that I care that much, but I didn't get any money for my 5th place over all. You said 5k?
Hew reads two tiger fangs.
Ignavus puts the pair of black leather gloves in a pocket in the large backpack.
Hew looks closely at the tiger fang.
You exclaim to Ignavus: you're totallr ight, my bad!
Ferric throws himself to the floor in a happy embrace.
You get some Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
You give some Ankh-Morpork royals to Ignavus.
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You have a total of A$87575.03, 18Rh 90s and Ls 1|-.
Maven Mancow Disease ponders at you.
Ignavus exclaims to you: No prob, thanks. I am actually new, so the money is really awesome!
Maven Mancow Disease says: what was that one for? :P
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: I'll join these here games next time.
Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid seems to spend some time talking to himself while kneeling.
Ignavus puts some Ankh-Morpork royals in a pocket in the large backpack.
Barkhausen looks closely at the javelin.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Right, back to the leaderboard! In fourth place is Kaxak, with 12 points! Here's not here today but he wins $10k and a full set of stat items and weapons, huzzah!
Barkhausen (hiding) peers carefully at the mail hauberk.
You tell Ignavus: Awesome :D
Nierra d'Parranoid tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: you forgot my 5k! :p
You exclaim to Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and Nierra d'Parranoid: all in good time!
Ignavus exclaims to Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Nierra has been disqualified on grounds that he was too hard to beat in anything!
Barkhausen opens the medium satchel.
Barkhausen slips a bold green crayon to the medium satchel.
Nierra d'Parranoid exclaims to Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose, Ignavus and you: I'm just a leetle noobie, Ignavus!
Hew holds two tiger fangs in his left hand and right hand.
Hew beams brightly.
Barkhausen congratulates Hew.
Ignavus envies Hew.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: In third place, the electrifying, crucificying, high-flying Barkhausen with 16 points. Dude wins $15k and a permalight watch.
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically at Barkhausen.
You get one Ankh-Morpork crown from a pocket in the black backpack.
(Warriors) NewZeur wisps: Ugh!
You get some Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: ArgUgh!
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You have a total of A$15000.70.
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: Nice! Ugh!
You give one Ankh-Morpork crown, some Ankh-Morpork royals, one Ankh-Morpork half-dollar and 2 Ankh-Morpork ten-pence to Barkhausen.
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: you didnt mention HIS age :P
Barkhausen drops the human left kneecap.
Hew cheers enthusiastically at Barkhausen.
You get a chunky gold wristwatch from a pocket in the black backpack.
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This is a chunky gold wristwatch, with a thick golden strap that comprises of a number of thick golden bars on a thinner strap also made from gold.
The time reads: 10:37am, Saturday 11th August Secundus, UC 2028.
It appears to have something written on it.
It is in excellent condition.
give it to barkhausen
You give a chunky gold wristwatch to Barkhausen.
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Login name: Barkhausen Real name: ???
Member of the Imperial Guard
Location: Kalamazoo
First logged on Thu Jun 12 21:26:28 2008.
11 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes and 20 seconds old.
On since Sun Apr 3 13:40:48 2011 (2 hours, 30 minutes and 25 seconds).
Idle for 11 seconds.
No mail.
Project:
Working on being a better person. Also, killing townsfolk.
Plan:
To master the Glorious Chainsaw Method, and make his swords become like things unto chainsaws.
Ferric cheers enthusiastically at Barkhausen.
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: ew horrible permalight
Maven Mancow Disease cheers enthusiastically at Barkhausen.
Nierra d'Parranoid tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease and you: Piiiiiimpin'
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Oh yeah and Barkhausen is 11 days :O Like wow.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: It's blingin!
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps that he blushes. In a manly way.
Barkhausen removes a pair of metal gauntlets so he can wear a chunky gold wristwatch.
Barkhausen wears a pair of metal gauntlets.
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: You happy wiv treasure?
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: Heck yeah!
Maven Mancow Disease exclaims: Don't forget to use BoP for your deposits people! Just a 2% charge!
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Well he can have that or the female version I ordered just in case Panthera won :P
Ferric ponders.
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: What was that?
You get an elegant gold wristwatch from a pocket in the black backpack.
shot it to barkhausen
Cannot find "shot glass", no match.
Try something else.
Command [fill shot glass 1 from bottle 1] failed in alias shot.
Cannot find "shot glass", no match.
stop
Removed queue.
You are not fighting anyone.
Okay.
show gold watch to barkhausen
You offer to show the elegant gold wristwatch to Barkhausen.
Ignavus whistles.
Barkhausen keeps his watch.
(One) Ferric wisps: Which DA?
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Up to you. Anyway, crackin on!
You put the elegant gold wristwatch in a pocket in the black backpack.
Barkhausen reads the chunky gold wristwatch.
The crowd goes BoP! BoP! BoP!.
Barkhausen reads Ignavus.
Hew hefts a tiger fang to see how much it weighs.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Okay, in second place, I'd like a drumroll please. He is a maverick. A prophet, a playtester, he likes to say UGH! In second place with 28 points, it's Baldarov! He wins $20k and a full set of ksteel.
Ignavus does a drumroll. K'tisssh!
Maven Mancow Disease does a drumroll. K'tisssh!
Hew cheers enthusiastically at Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid.
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically at Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid.
Barkhausen exclaims: Woo!
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Unfortunately I misjudged how long the ksteel order would take, it should be done by the end of the weekish. But here's your dosh in the meantime, grats!
You get 2 Ankh-Morpork crowns from a pocket in the black backpack.
You get some Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
Nierra d'Parranoid exclaims to Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Noiiice one!
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You have a total of A$20000.
You give 2 Ankh-Morpork crowns and some Ankh-Morpork royals to Crusher Baldarov d'Parranoid.
(Warriors) Baldarov wisps: I would like to have that ksteel set passed on to Barkhausen please as I have my own already :s.
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: WOO!
(Warriors) Uhr wisps: nice one :)
(Warriors) Baldarov wisps: and I can't wear both at the same time
(Warriors) Uhr wisps: you cant?
(One) Fifir wisps: do you like it?
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: That's very generous, I'll do just that. Well done to both of you.
(Warriors) Baldarov wisps: not without wanting to move
(Warriors) Goose wisps: uncool! i want one:P
Mancow Disease asks Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: just what?
(Warriors) Thiago wisps that he vollenteers to take any prize not wanted
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: do i have someone on ignore or something? :P
In the distance to the northeast, Old Tom, the tongueless and magical octiron bell of Unseen University, tolls eleven sonorous silences.
You tell Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and Mancow Disease: it was on channel. bald is giving his ksteel to bark as he already has a set
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: woo
Baldarov d'Parranoid tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease and you: Actually I have more than one probably at this time :(
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Baldarov d'Parranoid and you: lucky bastard
To the southeast, the big bronze gong in the Temple of Small Gods bongs eleven times.
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: I wonder what I should do now...
Goose tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Mancow Disease and you: shotgun the next
Baldarov d'Parranoid tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Mancow Disease, Goose and you: I need the money more than anything nowadays
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: Class Act that Baldarov!
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Baldarov d'Parranoid and you: buying ks armour *whistles*
To the east, the bell of the Assassins' Guild clock slowly chimes eleven times.
Baldarov d'Parranoid tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease and you: I keep dying :(
msb
You have a total of A$52575.03, 18Rh 90s and Ls 1|-.
Ignavus gets out his "Cockbill Street Loves Nierra" poster board and waves it at the camera.
Uhr Kimori tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease, Baldarov d'Parranoid and you: I know that feeling
Ignavus gets out his pen and scratches out Nierra's name and puts down Baldarov's.
Uhr Kimori tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease, Baldarov d'Parranoid and you: and now I figure out we have a reply button :D
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Ignavus, Hew, Goose, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Uhr Kimori and you: rofl
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: I'm trying to think of somewhere good to loot. I just came from sto lat, and someone had killed many dudes already.
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Right, and now a moment of quiet please. This year, the game's have been dominated by one warrior. More than man, perhaps a machine, a beast, a god or something really cool we haven't even though of yet. Out of 5 games, he won FOUR BABY. It's astounding. Ladies and gentleman. With a flabberghasting 41 points, I am proud to crown this year's Champion of the Warrior Games... Nierra d'Parranoid!
Goose tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew and you: shotgun any unwanted goods greg
Competent Uhr Kimori waves a flag and cheers
Ignavus cheers enthusiastically at Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
Nierra d'Parranoid exclaims to Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: Wooo :D Its been fun!
Mancow Disease tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Nierra d'Parranoid and you: :DS
Nierra d'Parranoid tells Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose, Mancow Disease and you: I want all my goods :O
[Mancow has gained the large achievement Ancient]
Hew cheers enthusiastically at Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: WOOHOO Nierra. Dominate!
(Warriors) Thiago wisps: Ugh!
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid woos at Maven Mancow Disease.
(Warriors) Ferric wisps: UGH!
(Warriors) Nierra wisps that he beams. it has been good. Ugh!
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Dude wins $50k jackpot. And I still owe him $5k. Over the course of the competiton, he's totted up about $70 in wins. Dat's mad.
You ask Nierra d'Parranoid: want em now or at bank?
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: bank'd be grand :p
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: Huzzah!
Uhr Kimori exclaims to Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Mancow Disease, Hew, Goose and you: man, give it to him in dollar coins, then he can fill a swimming pool!
(Warriors) Chooxen wisps: Warriors of all specialisations and persuasions, the games are now at a close. Imagine a montage of the best bits with a cool music track playing over the top as the scene fades out to sole word 'UGH'. Thankyou and good evening.
Barkhausen scribbles something on Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
You accept the follow request from Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
Mancow Disease tells Nierra d'Parranoid, Barkhausen, Baldarov d'Parranoid, Ignavus, Uhr Kimori, Hew, Goose and you: rofl
(Warriors) Nierra wisps: Thanks lads. Tyil next year!
You yell: UGH!
msb
You have a total of A$52575.03, 18Rh 90s and Ls 1|-.
You tell Nierra d'Parranoid: stoppin by stabbas first
wave
You wave.
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: Aight
You lick Ferric, Barkhausen, the aristocratic Ramtop wolfhound, Uhr Kimori, the jet black moon dragon, Ignavus, Hew, Baldarov d'Parranoid and Nierra d'Parranoid.
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: These are not tears in eyes! Ugh! Me just like this song is all.
Hew grins at you.
Hew waves to you.
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: Gotta grba this then bail out, theres a kebab with my name on it somewhere :p
Hew congratulates you on a job well done.
(Warriors) Baldarov wisps: now to go buy lives :P
(Warriors) Ignavus wisps: Three Cheers for Chooxen for all the work. Mancow also!
msb
You have a total of A$52575.03, 18Rh 90s and Ls 1|-.
(Warriors) Goose wisps: I have no idea where i can solo:S
Ferric cheers enthusiastically at you.
(Warriors) Barkhausen wisps: Ugh!
You make a follow request to Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
(Warriors) Hew wisps: indeed! awesome games!
(Warriors) Uhr wisps: well done, it was fun. Ill try harder next time!
You woo at Hew.
You grin at Ferric.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid leaves south.
You follow Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid south.
[The Bird of Paradise bank]
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This is a large commercial property. The ceiling is covered with marbled white paint, the floor is laid with mahogany in a parquet pattern and is decorated with a impressive Ankh-Morpork coat of arms and the other surfaces are papered with faded warm gold and sun kissed yellow wallpaper. Sitting in the southeast corner is a money changer counter on the left side of which is a pickler. Hanging on the east wall is Bank Information. Standing against the south wall is a master bank counter. Hanging from the centre of the ceiling is a caged greeter imp. Behind you the north door leads to Attic Bee Street.
There is one obvious exit: backward.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid and Maven Mancow Disease are standing here.
A begging tin is on the floor.
Maven Mancow Disease says: set percentage 100 on bank counter
[Ignavus has gained the moderate achievement Money Maker]
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid reads the master bank counter.
You grin at Ignavus.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid reads Bank Information.
You get 6 Ankh-Morpork crowns from a pocket in the black backpack.
You get some Ankh-Morpork royals from a pocket in the black backpack.
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You have a total of A$55000.
Kasia arrives from behind you.
The caged greeter imp exclaims: Your money is safe with us!
Kasia leaves the game.
You ask Nierra d'Parranoid: ready?
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid nodnods at you.
You give 6 Ankh-Morpork crowns and some Ankh-Morpork royals to Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid deposits some money into his account.
[Nierra has gained the large achievement Wealthy]
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid deposits some money into his account.
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: I've never been so rich :O
Nierra d'Parranoid tells you: And now I need a kebab! Catch you in a little while
You grin at Thiago.
Crusher Nierra d'Parranoid waves to you.
Nierra leaves the game.
You exclaim to Nierra d'Parranoid: cheerio!
(Warriors) Thiago wisps: Thanks to whoever took over the driving of the Tshop
Conclusion and acknowledgements
At the conclusion of the events, Chooxen posted the following on the boards:
Thank you to all the competitors, organisers and spectators who came out to join in and contribute: not least Baldarov, Barkhausen, Farrah, Ferric, Geryon, Goose, Haassasin, Hew, Holister, Ignavus, Kaxak, Mancow, Mavado, Nierra, Panthera, Ratzinga, Salome, Soulreaver and Uhr. The site was designed by Epi, and the format for the games was largely based on the 2008 games organised by Chimara and developed by Epi, Lanfear and Mavado at various stages. The prize fund for the competition was a whopping $170,000 overall, which as far as I know is the biggest prize fund for any guild’s games so far. $100,000 in cash was given out to the leaders at the conclusion, and $32,500 cash was awarded throughout the individual events. The remaining ~$35,000 was given out in gear, as outlined above. This all came from the pockets of the organisers and a huge thank you has to be said to Mavado who contributed the majority of it. The Games were a lot of fun and a huge success, and we’re all really looking forward to next year’s. UGH!
