Welcome Comrades to the 33rd edition of the Dispatch
There is always something to talk about on Conquer Club - and this week it is our new Conqueror. For some, he has manipulated the rules and done himself and the rest of us an injustice; for others he has come up with a plan to succeed where so many have failed - whichever, congratulations
Emmdizzle .
Most of us only have to talk about these things - this week we interview one of the players who has to decide, who keeps us all on the straight and narrow, multi-hunter
Evil Semp .
There will be talking face-to-face at the Annual Risk Classic.
Steelhorse - or should that be Carter? - spills the beans in War Games. We get a chance to discuss what will be next to come out of the Foundry, and in Platoon Report we give a shout for the winners of season 2 of the Clan League.
From this issue, the four execs heading up the sections will be taking it in turns to publish, while wise old
samuelc812 offers his advice and encouragement from behind the scenes. Sam has had a hand in our new crossword too - have fun.
We'll be on a relaxed schedule over the summer and hope to get back into publishing fortnightly when the vacation season is over.
laughingcavalier -
Newsletter Executive Introducing
Conquer Club Crossword , a fun new way to amuse yourself in between turns
Challenge yourself with the crosswords we've assembled, try your hand at the arcade and climb to 1st Place! There is something for everyone, now there is no excuse to say you're bored in between turns
To celebrate summer in the northern hemisphere, in Issue #34 of the Conquer Club Dispatch we will have some special crosswords and a contest to boot! So register now and get a feel for it, and most importantly have fun in between turns!
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thenobodies80 &
samuelc812 We have got a shout out for reporters, so if you would like to join the newsletter team please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... Evening Conquer Clubbers. I'm afraid it is another short edition of the Mess Hall that I present to you today. However, this should change in future issues with the promise of fresh blood joining the team. Thanks for the applications that I have received so far, you shall hear from me very soon
. This edition we have our regular feature From the pit... by
elfish_lad as well as a story of love, a story of love for the game by
deathcomesrippin . We also have an interrogation of the hunter of multis
Evil Semp . Below you shall also find our latest chef cartoon
nagerous Click image to enlarge. From the pit... by elfish_lad show
The Elf Howls at the Darkside of the Moon Click image to enlarge. Personal Menu " (right where it belongs). Number four on the list. It is the new tab entitled: Perspective .Step One :Perspective... Perspective simply means... a mental point of view... you have clicked this tab because you must need a new one... and... by the way... Elf... I AM your father... Step Two :Elf... the matrix has you... and now you are truly and completely buggered... Step Three :Step Four :Step Five :Hey Elf, welcome. You now have only one of two choices. You can either find some perspective with regard to your time at CC or you can buy my new piece of shit solo album. It's up to you. Oh. And... "On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair...Warm smell of colitas, rising up thr..." [ugh!] Step Six :Conclusion :Click image to enlarge. Epilogue :numerous times I'll tell ya!
Conquer Club: A Love Story by deathcomesrippin show
The first time I saw you, it was like something I had never felt. A fluttering of my heart, a slight irregularity in the beat, just for a moment, enough to tell me that I had found something worth looking into. The maps were flashing by, the colors swirling into a mesmerizing avalanche of colors. It took my breath away. I knew you had to be mine. The “Play Now” bar loomed on the screen, drawing me into its embrace……
show: interrogation of evil semp
Q. Hey there Evil Semp
Once again the tournament team is back to bring you all the big tournament news. The News from the Front continues with an update of the scoreboard and the first completed TPA tournament. Amazzony provides an overview on the recently announced Tournament General Achievement Medals policy. You will also fined an interview with Steelhorse about his 1st Annual Classic tournament.
Sir. Ricco
Tournament Executive
News from the Front by the Tournament Team show
Now Enlisting: Traveling the World with my Friends? hosted by ralphcptcField Reports: Musical Chairs: Eastern Hemisphere Tour hosted by keiths31second game is in progress.Triples Tyrants League hosted by kratos6441v1 Teams Railed hosted by SerbiaSmiert Spionen The James Bond Tournament hosted by barterer2002Anarchy in the Hive hosted by Jace22LxDx Bartertown hosted by LindaxMaster of Assassin [TPA Major Event] hosted by poptartpsycho18here Terminator Pay Attention hosted by MarValJRH's Random Escalators hosted by jrh_cardinalBattle Results: HA's Manual 64 hosted by HighlanderAttack Scoreboard [Top 5]Military Conference: A summary of a recent TPA discussion provided by amazzony MudPuppy in the official TPA topic in this post .MudPuppy wrote: 1v1 is probably the most popular format style among tournaments yet the TPA doesn't have its first traditional 1v1 scheduled until Week 12. There are also 3 assassin tourneys, including a Major, planned for the first 4 months when that style makes up ~3% of overall CC tourneys.
barterer2002 wrote: The reason there are 2 assassins early is that the first major is the assassin tournament. Prior to each of the majors there will be a "warm up" of a similar styling approximately 3 weeks prior.Assassin 3
General Achievement Medals Policy by amazzony show
If you thought that after the huge Tournament Database update the Tournament Directors would press brake and give themselves to rest for awhile then you were dead wrong. After lackattack announced the change of The Contest Achievement medal to General Achievement, these medals have slowly started to be used in tournaments. And, to top it all, a few days ago (more exactly, on July 14), General Achievement Medals Policy was released by Lindax and the tournament team. Basically, what it means is that "A Tournament Organizer (TO) has the option to grant a General Achievement Medal ... to a player or team participating in his/her tournament" (from official announcement). Beware, it won't be given out to everybody and you must "establish a specific objective" and "clearly describe how the objective(s) can be achieved" (official announcement) which means that "the Tournament Directors reserve the right to accept or deny any idea for a General Achievement Medal." (official announcement) Lindax , Director in charge of General Achievement Medals. "Policy is subject to change depending on how this new idea works out." To share your ideas, comments or just keep an eye on where the subject is heading, visit the official announcement.
The 1st Annual RISK Classic and Satellite by Sir. Ricco show
The following is an interview with Carter (Steelhorse ) about the 1st Annual RISK Classic and Satellite tournament.
Hello! This issue will be dedicated to all the victims of World War I. Wars are terrible, especially ones that big. But on the bright side they make good material for strategy games.
Long story short, I hope you enjoy this issue. (I was going to write a longer introduction, but some stuff happened and...)
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Latest News show
Nordic Countries Shipped & Ready for the TrenchesReporter's Note: With apologies to our fearless leader natty_dread , I'd like to share the skinny on his map Nordic Countries, which quenched about a month ago. Macedonia Charges Forward Into PlayN.N. has finally lead his Macedonia map into beta-testing. In bold, rough-hewn tones, this map offers the joys of quick, simple gameplay as only small standard maps can. The map sports one gameplay quirk- a special bonus for holding the 4 regions that contain lakes- but otherwise contains 9 standard bonus areas and 42 total regions. So give this map a try and see if you have anything to say! I already have a Macedonia game going and I like what I see thus far. So, best of luck to n.n. in making it 'Over There' to the land of Quenched Maps.Stalingrad - Epic Battle of Attrition Goes BetaCairnswk , is finishing up his map of one of the longest and bloodiest battles in human history. In an era when static defense had supposedly died an embaressing death at the hands of the World War II blitzkrieg, the battle of Stalingrad became the exception. Lasting approximately half a year and causing the death of untold millions, the battle brought nearly all of the military arms into play. Naturally, this map reflects that fact. No less than seven separate unit types are represented- infantry, snipers, artillery, armor, bombs, aircraft and flak. Each unit type has its own method of assaulting and/or bombardment. I would personally recommend that players read the map thoroughly before starting play- this is almost certainly the most ambitious and involved CC map to enter beta testing. However, it is potentially the most satisfying for hardcore strategists such as myself, and I can't wait to play it. Best of luck to cairnswk on this breathtaking epic from history.
Maps Review Maps Briefly show
Maps briefly New maps - Design brief submitted: Oasis Sahara Nilcius An exotic map of North Africa bay a first time map maker. Moved to Gameplay.Cyprus Thenobodies80 A map of modern Cyprus that revolves around the political divisions of the Island. Moved to Gameplay.Guatemala Jleonnn A straightforward map of the country Guatemala. Moved to Gameplay.(TBA) Asia MrBenn, Peter Gibbons A new map of the complete continent Asia. Done in the style of Europe where every current nation equates to a territory.Cybercity: The uprising Bob XIII A futuristic city map. Cyberpunk style, with complex gameplay.Moved maps: Celtic 7 Nations The Bison King Moved to the Gameplay workshop. Working on territory connections, and bonus values.Mexico MrBenn Moved back into the foundry this map is currently in the gameplay workshop.Conquer 500 dolomite13 Resurrected from the bin to Gameplay.Napoleonic Europe 1812 Kabanellas, Raskholnikov Moved to Final Forge.
Map Showroom show
Map Showroom The King's Court Author(s): Kabanellas & Chipv Map style: ConquestMap size: LargeForum: GameplayDevelopment status: Kabanellas and Chipv are bringing us another map with complex and intriguing gameplay. Kings' Court is a conquest map with a hex grid, although a smaller one than the Hive, it makes up for this with interesting features. One could describe the map as a hybrid of Hive and Feudal.Baltic Crusades Author(s): TheBastard Map style: ConquestMap size: MediumForum: GameplayDevelopment status: TheBastard's first map is progressing slowly but steadily. Baltic Crusades is a conquest map with a gameplay that leans heavily on autodeploys. It is set in the Baltic countries in the medieval times, featuring wars of religion, christians and pagans, Teutonic knights and much more. Age of Steam: Orient Express Author(s): natty_dread Map style: StandardMap size: MediumForum: GraphicsDevelopment status: Yours truly has decided to pick one of his own maps for this issue. I don't feel comfortable praising my own creations, so I'll just give you the scoop on the map in a nutshell:Napoleonic Europe Author(s): Raskholnikov , Kabanellas , Ender516 Map style: StandardMap size: LargeForum: GraphicsDevelopment status: Another graphical masterpiece from Kabanellas, with a gameplay designed by Raskholnikov. This map features Europe in the Napoleonic era, when the French empire was at it's peak. The gameplay includes famous battles and historically accurate countries and territories.
Map Spotlight show
Map Spotlight: Russian Revolution
Inside the Foundry History 101: The Great War show
Introduction "A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one."
History Related Maps WWI Ottoman Empire by
cairnswk In 1908 the Young Turk movement, a reformist and strongly nationalist group, with many adherents in the army, forced the restoration of the constitution of 1876, and in 1909 the parliament deposed the sultan and put Muhammad V on the throne. In the two successive Balkan Wars (1912–13), Turkey lost nearly its entire territory in Europe to Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and newly independent Albania. The nationalism of the Young Turks, whose leader Enver Pasha gained virtual dictatorial power by a coup in 1913, antagonized the remaining minorities in the empire.
German/Italian Unification by
Industrial Helix The wars of unification took place in the last half of the 19th century and saw the rise of the united kingdoms of Italy and Germany. France and Austria Hungary stood as the established powers of the region, but after a number of successful wars the balance of power shifted, especially in Germany. These two maps reflect these various wars that took place during this tumultuous time.
Europe 1914 by
qwert On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary soon issued a declaration of war.
Summary "What our sword has won in half a year our sword must guard for half a century."
Facts World War 1 was officially started in 1914 More than 8.5 million people died as a direct result of World War 1 Today there is still an unexploded mine shaft from World War 1 at the New Zealand Memorial Park in Messines. The German cruiser Emden23 sunk 23 Allied vessels More than 2,600 Allied ships were sunk by the German U-Boats during World War 1 During World War 1, 24 total nations declared war on one or more of the Central Powers The were 5,200 US Casualties per square mile during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June of 1918 Germany produced 123 Zeppelin and similar airships during World War 1 There were 56,000 mines laid by US Navy during the North Sea barrage Britain produced 5,400 Sopwith Camel fighter planes during World War 1 There were an estimated 58,000 British casualties on the first day on the Battle of the Somme An estimated 32 million artillery shells were fired during the Battle of Verdun There were approximately 275,000 Italian prisoners taken at Caporetto The Japanese sent 75,000 troops to Siberia in 1918 Under The Versailles Treaty, the size of German Army was limited to 100,000 soldiers. Over 19 million soldiers from all nations were wounded during World War 1 Web Resource firstworldwar.com wikipedia.org world-war-1.info
When THOTA won season 1 of the Clan League everyone knew it confirmed them as the best clan around. So is the same true this year of the League Division 1 winners? Or can the Div 2 winners call themselves contenders? Are THOTA going to be surpassed - or will they keep on pulling it out when the going gets hardest? Or maybe it's some other formula entirely we'll need to decide who is the best clan in town...
With all this excitement and too few reporters, we've not paid enough attention lately to the many great challenges going on, so we begin to put that right with a quick look at the latest clan war to come to an exciting finale.
Latest News League: Legendary Champions by laughingcavalier (AoD) show
Spectators' Gallery: League Div 1 Finals: LoW vs. BpB (7-6) reptile reptile wrote: Last season we had unfinished business without the playoffs, so this year we decided to make sure that playoffs or none that we would finish on top and finish what we started last year. You could even say that in a battle of the sexiest clans on CC, LoW has taken the cake
... looking forward to next year and all challengers.
DBandit70 has chalked up 12 wins from 18 played - but it's the clan achievement he's really enjoyed: DBandit70 wrote: At the start of the season, LoW lost members to TOFU then lost a challenge to O&H - were you expecting the season to end as well as it has? It was a rough time sorting out exactly who was leaving and who was staying, but Reptile took the lead and kept an open line of continual communication going with the clan, always asking others for input and how we should structure things going forward. It was a strange break in a way because we hold all those at TOFU in the highest regard and still think of them as clan brothers, but they had their reasons for starting something new and we have always wished them the best of luck, unless in a match against us Looks like you guys will take the league - what is the mood in the LoW camp? The mood is very exciting to say the least. To win this year, after the clan split, is just a testimony to all of us involved. As for the new members who got involved they shared and contributed to the spirit of excitement to carried us forward. It is quite amazing to know that within LOW, not only are we playing our individual games, but that we are looking in on all the other games and offering helpful and encouraging words all the way. The team mentality has really come to fruition and maybe it took the break of the clan for that to be developed to the point it is today. Have you got a favorite game or match from the season? Think it has to be the last two matches. The semi's against KORT was entertaining form the standpoint that we were being written off after one game had ended and had us losing the match. Here is a quote jpcloet wrote: Warning: this interview contains X-rated language - skip to the next header if you may be offended. mikiesdios and superrag have been BpB’s secret weapon in the semis (where they took a clean sweep of their games) and the finals (winning their games 5-3). Some onlookers have expressed surprise at the number of games they’ve taken, but BpB are a small clan and there’s a title to be won – the clan directors may change the rules next year, but this year there are no limits on how many games players can take. What is not up for debate is the skill with which the Spanish duo play. We sent a carrier pigeon to Madrid with our questions:mikiesdios wrote: How long have you been playing together, how did you meet, do you know each other in real life? What makes you such a great doubles partnership? Are the Bullet Proof Bandits the sexiest clan on CC? Are you enjoying having premium? Does it make Conquer Club more fun? Andrés Iniesta or Alberto Contador?
Spectators' Gallery: League Div 2 Finals: TOFU vs AoC [8-3] Eyestone tells us:Eyestone wrote: It's hard to say that you are content with losing in a challenge, but even though the numbers seemed clear quite early we have played some good games. I am predicting the final score to be around 9-7 which I believe shows that we have given TOFU the hardest battle in division 2 this season, and we should be happy with that. Looking forward to play the rest of the games in the challenge soon
Conqueror's Cup: THOTA survive by Dai_atan (Legion) show
LIVE from the Conquerdome, THOTA, #1 seeds of the cup are right now facing off against Nemesis, the aptly named 8th seed.Game 7274080 and things could not be more exciting. This game has managed to draw more attention than Zoe Deschanel doing a strip tease, more chatter than Oprah on speed and more anticipation than a virgin on their wedding night, who is watching Zoe Deschanel do her strip tease.Dai_atan and include CUPSEMIS in the title, to share your Cup theories and opinions with the ConquerClub Clan scene.
FOED challenge Imperial Dragoons by laughingcavalier (AoD) show
FOED v ID (29-31) ID WINS [FINAL] Fireside Poet , and other members, their force seemed to gradually wane. After they had gone 5 behind against FOED, it was great to see them rally and fight back to take a narrow win. For the Fraternal Order of Exceptional Drinkers, this is a small hiccup. They have come into the world with a thirst for action, and are drinking their fill of challenges. We caught up with MudPuppy of ID and Pander88uk of FOED who faced each other in the final quads game open – Game 7079864 . MudPuppy wrote: It's been a great clan war from the start and not much of a surprise that it's come down to the wire. Waterloo quads is an ideal deciding game with many different strategic approaches to choose from. Doesn't get much better than this and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.
Pander88uk wrote: Without wanting to jump ahead of the game, it looks like ID are going to win this one and take an excellent series from us, so congratulations to them for that once they take this! An excellently fought war all around and very much fun indeed!
As for playing in the 'decider'; we were well behind in the game by the time it was the last one ongoing, so were concentrating a lot more on the other games in the challenge which were a lot closer at the time. So not feeling too much pressure at the stage, we should have done better in the other games before this one
Features Keeping up Appearances; A Look into Ranks and Ladders by Dai_atan (Legion) show
Any narcissistic or proud or plain curious clan member worth his or her salt will have at least once gone to look at the clan ladders and seen their clan's name and gone HEY THAT IS US! jpcloet 's RPI and Chuuuuck 's Power Ranking.
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