Welcome Comrades to the 35th edition of the Dispatch. The past week has been a sad one for CCers with the passing of chat moderator
MrMoody This is awful news and has affected many CCers greatly, not least fellow chat moderators,
slowreactor ,
jakewilliams and
InsomniaRed and all of the chat regulars. A few of them PMed me with their thoughts for the newsletter. It is hard to put words to such a situation but these guys tried.
jakewilliams wrote: MrMoody was the first moderator I remember having contact with on the site, back when I was a freemium looking for RT games. I have tried to emulate his style on how a chat mod should act - friendly toward regulars and new people alike, firm on the rules but fair, and never afraid to use a/s/l to break up any silence or tension. He was a model for how a mod should act. He has my respect as a moderator not because he deserved it (which he did), but because he earned it.
HollyElizabeth wrote: Moody was a very dear friend of mine. He was the first person I ever talked to on CC. He was a very kind man and he meant so much more to me than anyone can imagine. He always knew what to say to make me laugh or smile and I could always count on him for anything. He will be very greatly missed. And i know that, while right now it seems that he is gone forever, I will see him again and I know that he is finally happy. I love you Moody, from the bottom of my heart. You were the best friend a girl could ask for.
MrMoody was a popular chat moderator and will be sorely missed.
I leave you with a poem chosen by
stahrgazer to commemorate MrMoody's passing.
nagerous -
Newsletter Executive I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead--. He is just away!
With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand
He has wandered into an unknown land,
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
And you-- O you, who the wildest yearn
For the old-time step and the glad return--,
Think of him faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here;
And loyal still, as he gave the blows
Of his warrior-strength to his country's foes--.
Mild and gentle, as he was brave--,
When the sweetest love of his life he gave
To simple things--: Where the violets grew
Blue as the eyes they were likened to,
The touches of his hands have strayed
As reverently as his lips have prayed:
When the little brown thrush that harshly chirred
Was dear to him as the mocking-bird;
And he pitied as much as a man in pain
A writhing honey-bee wet with rain--.
Think of him still as the same, I say:
He is not dead-- he is just away!
James Whitcomb Riley If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... In this edition of freestyle news we have an article from dhallmeyer with assistance from his fellow cook moderators on the Society of Cooks and how it operates. We also have an interview with Emmdizzle about his recent rise to the top of the CC charts and TheSaxLad poses the question to coincide with the interview, Cheat or Clever? That is not all as the elf returns with his regular feature From the Pit... and we have our usual cartoon featuring the newsletter's comedy chef:
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Society of the Cooks by dhallmeyer show
What is the Society of the Cooks?
Controversially Colonel To Conqueror – Emmdizzle by TheSaxLad show
The Saxlad Presents Controversially Colonel To Conqueror – Emmdizzle Cheat or Clever? An exceptional way of trying to avoid established teams, is what this is.
Players should not use the Invite a person to get around having a good team join vs them.
Abusing the invite system.
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=122025
show: Interrogation of Emmdizzle
Q. Hey there Emmdizzle
Welcome back to another issue of the War Games. The 'News from the Front' has all the latest TPA updates. jrh_cardinal has a word with the Independence Day Contest winners. jleonnn makes his opening with a brief overview of the new Play-In tournament. amazzony continues her series 'Join This? Or Not!' as she chews through the open tournaments. There is something on everything, so enjoy.
Sir. Ricco
Tournament Executive
News from the Front by the Tournament Team show
Now Enlisting The First Open Centum Invitational hosted by Sir. Ricco Ultimately Random hosted by barterer2002 LV's 1v1 Series : Random hosted by Lord Voldemort Field Reports Musical Chairs: Eastern Hemisphere Tour hosted by keiths31 Game 7418233 , as it has turned into a defensive battle. Bones2484 (3rd), kratos644 (23rd), benga (13th), and killmanic (9th) still remain to fight it out.Triples Tyrants League hosted by kratos644 1v1 Teams Railed hosted by Serbia Anarchy in the Hive hosted by Jace22 Master of Assassin hosted by poptartpsycho18 Terminator Pay Attention hosted by MarVal JRH's Random Escalators hosted by jrh_cardinal ralphcptc Powers of Three hosted by kinnison Amazing Race: History of War hosted by Night Strike Put me In Coach hosted by safariguy5 Battle Results Smiert Spionen The James Bond Tournament hosted by barterer2002 LxDx Bartertown hosted by Lindax Scoreboard [Top 5]Military Conference A summary of a recent TPA discussion provided by amazzony Risk_Averse wrote: How come I didnt see my name in the scoreboard? or is it not updated often enough?
sonicsteve :The scoreboard only covers completed tournaments, which so far are HA's manual 64 and DJ Teflon's Speed Terminator.
barterer2002 added:As sonic noted, I update the scoreboard when a tournament ends. We should be getting some more ending shortly but so far only 2 have done so. Once a tournament that you were in ends you will appear on the scoreboard.
For those stat heads out there I've added a second spreadsheet with some additional stats on them (wins, top 5, top 10, finals played in, percentage joined, percentage won, percentage top 5, percentage top 10, percent entered won, percent entered top 5, and percent entered top 10. If there are any other stats that you want me to look at I can see if they're easily doable too.
Independence Day Contest Complete by jrh_cardinal show
The results are in for the Independence Day Tournament Contest . Entrants in the Contest were required to create a tournament idea related to United States Independence Day. Nine different organizers stepped up to the challenge, creating ingenious ideas that exceeded all expectations. Tupence, the Director of the Contest said "...I was really surprised with the amount of time people must have spent designing their entries. We decided to put all 9 entries up for voting because all the entries were so good, we felt they all deserved a chance at winning." The Conquer Club public then voted on their three favorite designs, with each winner receiving a General Achievement Medal for the Contest.HighlanderAttack , DJ Teflon , and White Moose . HighlanderAttack created the tournament HA's 4th of July , which takes participants through a history of the United States and the Independence Day holiday. When asked what inspired his tournament idea, HighlanderAttack responded "As usual when I create a holiday tourney--I Google it, read about it, and insert the appropriate maps. Whatever my brain comes up with is the final product." DJ Teflon also based his tournament, Time Lord Vol I - Independance Day , on the history of the United States and more specifically, US Independence Day. However, he also added the storyline of a time traveler attempting to foil the evil plots of the Galactic Federation, who are trying to destroy the American Civilization in various key time periods in the past, present, and future. As to what inspired this idea, DJ Teflon answered "For a while, it has been part of my second big plan (along with developing speed tournaments), to have a Time Lord tournament series. He will be venturing through the history and future of a fantasy CC universe. The contest gave me some extra motivation to get the series started." White Moose took a slightly different approach with his entry, Independence Day . Rather than the history of Independence Day, he chose a Science Fiction approach. The tournament is based around one day, July 4th, when aliens attempt to take over Earth and destroy the human race. Each important happening in the storyline is another round of the tournament, culminating with the destruction of the alien spaceships and the two men responsible returning to earth as heroes. What inspired his idea? White Moose replied "My tournament was obviously inspired by the movie Independence Day. Growing up it was one of my favorite movies." Tupence and the rest of the Tournament Director team
Play-Now Tournaments by jleonnn show
The Play-Now Tournaments will serve to gather all the tournaments that are needing immediate reserves into one place to make it easier on players to get into the play-now tournaments."My first experience with this is great says amazzony. "For 2009-10 NCAA Football 1v1 tournament I got 4 reserves (needed only 2) with less than 24 hours and first person signed up 11 hours after I made the post." "My experience with this unbelievable!" sensfan is quoted saying. "Within 4 hours I found the person I needed! Thank you!
Join This? Or Not! by amazzony show
"Join This? Or Not!" will be completely unprofessional, biased and subjective view on Create/Join a Tournament forums and what can be found in there. My wish is to highlight the star tournaments that are recruiting for players, but on my bad day I might just hammer down a tournament just for the kicks of it (naah, there will be reason for that). So, lets hope that I end up writing these things on my brighter days and all you lazy less-lifers out there will go and join a tournament thanks to this. Sir. Ricco has Every Setting Combination Series: Championship II jamer007hufc 's England Torney Madagascar is back BigNick's Pool Party! bignick5849 . Come on, join the party, the host has prepared a lot of tasty stuff!gcwca_4_life 's Premium only Gcw's Random Map 8 Man [Escalating] Madness barterer2002 's freemium allowed History of the World Part I America THE WAR TO END ALL WARS Lindax , we have Create Your Own Tournament: Damsel in Distress Speed Assassin III will take place on Saturday 11 September.
Hi again everyone.
Even in the saddest of times, the wheels of the Foundry keep rolling, and so we must look towards the future and offer you once again a peek behind the curtains of the Foundry: what is happening, who is making maps, and everything else that happens in that mysterious forum that keeps producing new maps for us all to play...
This issue, we have the usual articles, plus a little bit of extra: an attempt to shed some light to the names behind the maps.
Enjoy.
Latest News show
Map Surveyors Looking for a Signature WizardMap Surveyors usergroup. Look here Monsters Invade CCDolomite13 's Monsters! map has finally been stamped with the official Foundry brand. There was only one major gameplay change during its Beta period- the lightning bolt spell now has a -2 decay rather than being a killer neutral-3. Besides that, the map still sports sneaky wizards battling for control of monsters, in order to get their sweaty palms on the powerstones that will give them dominance. So, fellow conquerors, enjoy a trip into the danger-filled Cavern of Power and go zap something! And oh yes, congratulations to our very own dolomite13 Fabled Islands of Atlantis Get Quenched Premier2k and NemesisChild have changed the map so that it now features an assault option from the center through the Temple of Poseidon, hopefully increasing the value of that area. A combination of conquest-style gameplay and standard head-to-head fighting, the map is as unique as the legend it depicts. Congratulations Premier2k and NemesisChild for their patience and hard work The Armies of Thysenal Sally Into Beta The Bison King 's first map has charged through the Foundry in just four months to go Beta. A fantasy map set in an age of feudal kingdoms entering the Industrial era, Thysenal features a dual set of bonuses: one in the standard 'continent' style, and the other for holding roads that connect important cities, much like the Indian Empire map. However, unlike the Indian Empire map, the roads also serve a gameplay purpose, as they allow quick movement across the land of Thysenal. The graphics are excellent, featuring a beautiful watercolor background and intricate icons. For those who play the it, I would recommend at least looking at the large map, as it features several interesting bits of flavor that didn't fit on the small map. Best of luck and congratulations to fellow Foundry writer The Bison King ! Napoleonic Europe Available
Maps Review Maps Briefly show
Maps briefly New maps - Design brief submitted: L'Inferno carlpgoodrich A map about Dante's Inferno. Secesh Heresy: Gettysburg MarshalNey A map of the Gettysburg battle, from the civil war of America.Pachisi Victor Sullivan The popular boardgame "Pachisi" transformed into CC format by a promising new author.Angevin Empire tokle Another first time mapmaker, with a map of the Angevin Empire of medieval France.Antarctica natty_dread, isaiah40 A map of the Antarctic with conquest gameplay.Moved maps: Baseball Evil DIMwit Moved to Gameplay.Baltic Crusades theBastard Moved to Graphics.Celtic 7 Nations The Bison King Moved to Graphics.Mexico MrBenn Moved to Graphics.Zombie Invasion MarshalNey Moved to Graphics.Lunar War natty_dread, isaiah40 Moved to Final Forge.Moved to bin: Oasis Sahara, Coliseum, Culloden
Map Showroom show
Map Showroom Zombie Invasion Author(s): Marshalney Map style: StandardMap size: Large Forum: GraphicsDevelopment status: Zombies are coming! You are trapped in a city infested with bloodthirsty, brain-eating zombies. The streets are filled with them. You are surrounded in your house, and the only way out is by a helicopter, which is behind a horde of zombies. What will you do?Northwest Passage Author(s): shakeycat Map style: StandardMap size: MediumForum: GameplayDevelopment status: This map features the expeditions of Roald Amundsen, in his famous discovery of the Northwest Passage, a route by the arctic sea. Included are also other similar but later expeditions. The map strives to be a tribute to these brave explorers, as it follows the routes of the expeditions, which are also clearly shown on the map - giving a bonus or in the case of Amundsen's route, a game victory. Central Asia: The struggle for oil Author(s): Raskholnikov & pamoa Map style: Conquest/MixedMap size: LargeForum: GameplayDevelopment status: After Napoleonic Europe, Raskholnikov is making another attempt at an epic-scale map. This time, the graphical work is being done by pamoa, a veteran mapmaker with several succesful projects under his belt.South Africa Author(s): Industrial Helix Map style: StandardMap size: MediumForum: GraphicsDevelopment status: Industrial Helices next map has finally advanced to Graphics, and is undergoing a graphical overhaul - the style is being decided, graphical decisions being made, even unorthodox methods like watercolours are being explored.
Map Spotlight show
Map spotlight: Thyseneal natty_dread am exceptionally writing the article and interviewing TBK. How was the idea of Thyseneal born? Tell us about the world of Thyseneal. How much background work was done to create the world? You have used a very different technique to create the map. Tell us a bit about your work process. You obviously have lots of imagination to come up with a whole world for a map. Do you have a background in role-playing games, or fantasy literature? How has the Foundry treated you; what is your opinion of the Foundry process? Are you going to keep making maps in watercolour or will you be exploring other methods in the future? Is there anything else you would like to share about the map? ed.note: notes about the nations of the world of Thyseneal. ]
Inside the Foundry History 101: Fantasy show
History 101: Fantasy “The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” -- Albert Einstein
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” -- Dr. Seuss
Dungeons & Dragons was the first and is the most successful and influential, and the science fantasy role-playing game series Final Fantasy has been an icon of the console RPG genre.“Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.” -- Terry Pratchett
Conquering Fantasy tolkienesque land. These maps aren’t just a battlefield for you to conquer. They tell a story and invite you to experience the fantasy as part of the action.Age of Realms 1 In a place of fantasy in a time of uncertainty 6 nobles fight for supremacy. Like true leaders they must not only prove their strength in battle but also their wisdom in ruling their kingdom. Without the support of peasant villages and the income from trading resources even the most skillful warrior is worthless.So annex villages and supply them with goods and you shall be the next king. Remember a leader without followers is nothing. Age of Realms 2 The battle for uniting the lands raged on for years and when it was finally over only the fools thought all will be well. The desecration of the sanctuary has brought upon the land a terrible frost spell. Many have died and many more will die unless the spell is broken. And the only way to do it is to go back in the isle of Remora and destroy the sanctuary. Only then the spell will be broken. Age of Realms 3 First there was a kingdom torn by war. 6 realms battled for supremacy but they trespassed the sanctuary and unleashed a terrible curse. All land was frozen. Terrible ice storms ravaged the land but the humans survived and they kept fighting to unite the kingdom and to end the spell. They managed to break the spell but at a terrible cost. A magical portal opened and horrific creatures spew out of it. Golems orcs dwarves elves and liches invaded the land and forced the humans to a hasty retreat in Aoria, the safe haven of humanity. Now each race has a domain and each wants total annihilation of the others. So the war rages on even more than before.Each race is unique and has a special trait that affect them and their homeland. Each race has 2 power runes from which they gather their strength. The objective is only one. Kill or be killed. Monsters! Battle For The Powerstones As a honored wizard you have volunteered to explore the Caverns of Power and retrieve the legendary Powerstones. This won’t be easy as vicious monsters guard the stones and each kingdom is sending their own wizard. As if that wasn’t enough something in the cavern seems to have weakened all of your powers. Lucky for you that some of the monsters are vulnerable to your Mind Control. Draknor - Level 1 The Dungeon of Draknor-The Halls of Testing is the first level of three, for this map series. Due to the fact that every door is a one way border, the way a player defends and attacks neighboring bonus areas is much trickier than on a standard two way border map. Dawn of Ages Orcs, Humans, Elves, and Dwarves struggle for control of this tolkienesque land influenced by Mongolic, Sumerian, Egyptian and Scandinavian mythology. CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FOR A GAME
Who's who in the Foundry? show
Who's who in the foundry? Questions asked from mapmakers: dolomite13 - The conquer 500, Monsters1. I am a senior software engineer dedicated to web development for a fortune 500 company. I live in the Greater Seattle area and spend much of my time eating sushi, drinking the wonderful wines of the great northwest, and adoring my wonderful fiancee.2. I have been involved in the pen & paper rpg, board game, and video game industry for many years. When I play a game I start to think about how I could tweak it in some way. When I saw the chance to create a map I decided to go for it. And now two years later my first map is nearing the end of its beta cycle.3. I am currently working on one map "The Conquer 500" and have a few ideas kicking around including a sequel to "Monsters!" that I hope to start working on once soon. I am a member of the Map Surveyors group that looks at maps at various stages in development and offers opinions. And I am a reporter for this very newsletter. I hope to keep contributing to the foundry for a long time to come.Industrial Helix - South africa, Russian revolution, Gallipoli, German/Italian unification1. I am a recent graduate student in the field of War and Society (aka Military History) where I wrote my thesis on the impact of cultural perceptions of China in Britain during the Opium Wars. As I am currently searching for relevant employment my current occupation is waiting tables at a Thai Restaurant with prospects of a phd on the horizon. As for hobbies I dabble in art with a recent interest in painting, both watercolors and oil. I started to teach myself French last year and that entertains me when nothing is going on in the foundry.2. As I imagine it happens to most players, I had been playing CC for a short time and had a really good idea for a map. So I looked up the process and followed a few maps as they progressed through the foundry. Since I believed myself reasonably capable with photoshop and inspired by a good idea I submitted my first map (japan) to the then called drafting room. That failed and 13 Colonies took wing, since then its been a habitual process of looking at wars and old empires and deciding if I'd like to conquer that on CC.3. Ultimately, I'd like to see more ideas from people without graphical skill and a way for them to see their ideas turn into maps. So really, just more community participation.MarshalNey - Zombie Invasion1. A 34-year-old native Missourian, I'm a graduate student moonlighting as a substitute teacher. Intensely interested in history, political science and philosophy. I travel frequently to tend to the important people in my life. As hobbies, I dabble in sketch art, computer programming, theater, RPGs and whatever else gives me a chance for creative endeavor.2. A friend of mine once told me that I debated every topic as if my life depended upon it. He didn't mean it as a compliment- it is a flaw that I strive to control- but it did infect the way that I viewed some of the CC maps. I desperately wanted to comment, but the topics seemed to go on forever and I was quickly lost in the back-and-forth filled with abbreviated jargon. In the end it didn't seem worth the effort.3. Keep the Zombie Invasion map moving forward. It will be a challenge with the start of the school semester.kabanellas - King's Court, Clandemonium, Napoleonic Europe1. I'm a 35 years old Architect and designer, living in Porto (the second largest city in Portugal). I love to play music, to read, and I'm a fan of gastronomy (good wine and good cooking, though I'm not getting overweight 2. I just love to create and design, and I'm totally into strategy games (including Risk). Mix it all up and you get the perfect combination that will impel you to go berserk and start creating maps like there's no tomorrow 3. Well... too achieve the 100 maps goal while I'm living and win that super-sexy-golden-statue that hasn't been invented yet The Bison King - Thyseneal, Celtic nations1. I'm a native Ohioan who has lived in both Columbus and Cincinnati. I'm a freelanced artist and animator. I'm a die hard traditionalist who prefers to work with pencil and paper. You can see examples of my work here:http://artbistro.monster.com/member/The ... ing/albums http://www.vimeo.com/user4021179/videos 2. I've always been interested in maps, and I've been sketching them ever since middle school. Some friends of mine and I had this game back in the day called MEK world. Basically a self made RPG with waring armies. I designed the map, but honestly it was pretty lame. It looked like a donut with a dick attached to it. Kind of like if Spain had a big lake in the middle of it and Florida floated over and attached itself. I'm much happier with the maps I have made since then.3. I'm looking forward to the nearing release of what will be my first map, Thyseneal. I have another map in production as well, the Celtic 7 nations. I have a few other idea's floating around like a much needed Colonial Africa map, and California. My friend was also tossing around the idea of a Viking Invasion map. I would help him with the graphics, if he goes through with it.Rih0 - Peru1. Man, I'm 14. Brazilian, student.2. Actually, I do mapmaking because I see on it a chance to improve my photoshop skills, and since I'm a player, I think it would be good to play a map made by myself.3. Well...actually, a goal on the foundry would be to finish a map. I mean, i haven't passed further than gameplay workshop yet, but I believe that with some work I can do it. I also have many islands projects, such as my mediterranean isles pack, but i haven't submited yet, even due to the foundry limit.theBastard - Baltic Crusades1. hm, what can I say, everything could sounds as self-praise 2. release my ideas, few historical (medieval - my favourite era) maps in CC, bring new ideas.3. gain new copy of Photoshop at the first isaiah40 - Exodus, Lunar war1. I yam what I yam while being a cook!2. I just decided to give it a try one day and now we have Fractured America.3. Well now, I really haven't thought about it too much other than wanting to contribute a few more maps. Right now I am working on Exodus which I am hoping to turn into a map series about Israel from the time they made their exodus from Egypt to modern day, a total of about 7 maps.natty_dread - Orient express, Lunar war1. I'm a 28 year old guy from Finland. One could say I'm a jack of all trades, master of none... I've studied art, carpentry, automechanics... worked in various fields from offset printing to being a street musician. My hobbies include guitar playing, being a general smartass on the interwebs, drawing, swimming... I also started learning C# programming recently. I have a girlfriend (possibly soon to be wife) and a pet hamster, both are cute.2. I stumbled in the Foundry and noticed people were making maps there. Initially, I wanted to make a map to get the free premium, so I started to make one - although along the way my motivations changed, as I decided to just buy the damn premium, but by then I had found mapmaking to be fun so I kept at it. My first attempt was a map of a protein molecule (I've always been fascinated with biochemistry.) That map didn't succeed: although it definitely had some fans, it didn't gather enough support in the end. By then I had started another map project, the Nordic Countries, which is already quenched. In the process I learned tons about computer graphics, and I still keep learning - which is a large part of the appeal of mapmaking to me; I like challenging myself.3. Currently, I want to finish my current maps - Lunar war which is a co-project with Isaiah40, and Orient Express which is the first part of a map pack called Age of Steam. I'm also starting to work on another project, Antarctica, and the two other maps of the AOS map pack are waiting in queue. I'm going to keep mapmaking as long as it is fun and keeps challenging me, which will likely be for some while. My ultimate goal is to break cairnswk's 25 map record, some day... DubWarrior - Flanders1. I'm DubWarrior, 23 and living in Belgium. I'm an illustrator and graphic designer. I play CC for a year and my first map for CC is Flanders 13022. well, almost everything. I liked the idea of customizing a game with your own map. I like working with graphics and I like games, so it look like a perfect combination, no?3. definitely making more maps. I have already some ideas, so check melting pot topic soon pamoa - Central asia1. Swiss architect 42 married with a newborn child2. 1st correcting French map3. nice graphics and rather complex gameplayEvil DIMwit - Baseball1. I'm 20 years old; I'm Israeli-American; I study computer science at the University of Pennsylvania.2. Well, I've always been interested in game design for some reason. The Foundry's a convenient creative outlet for that sort of thing.3. No long-term goals. If I get an idea for a map that I really like, I'll start developing it. That said, I do have a couple of map ideas that are waiting on various XML updates before I can continue them.ender516 - Thyseneal, Napoleonic europe, Celtic nations (XML)1. In real life, I am a software designer.2. I liked the idea of creating new variations on the basic game played here, and when I first started, there was a shortage of people willing and able to produce the XML needed to turn an image into a functioning map. So I thought I could put my programming skills to good use. Sadly for me, my days in the sun are fading with the dawn of the Map XML Wizard.3. I hope to come up with a map of my own, but my graphical skills are undeveloped, and my ideas don't seem to draw too much attention. Still, I will persevere.paulk - The Cube1. I'm a freelance webmaster, father and husband. I sit in front of the computer most of my time, so CC is a form of escape from my ordinary tasks. Plus it jogs my mind 2. I got interested in map making because I looked through all maps trying to find an easy playing map without tons of rules, with many small bonuses and with fast gameplay, but did not find any fitting what I looked for. So I created my own map, the first and smaller 3*3*3 version of the CUBE, complete with XML. The majority wanted something bigger, so the current 4*4*4 CUBE emerged, with all it's complications. And on that way it has been, since 2007.3. Future goals would be to get the 3*3*3 version of the CUBE approved. Other than that I don't know. I have a few ideas.Mapmakers who didn't answer the survey: thenobodies80 - CyprusMrBenn - Mexico, New Asiainitus - Volatile earthCoolC - Scandinaviatisha - First nations South Americajleonnn - Guatemalacairnswk - Stalingrad, Cricket, Das SchlossRaskholnikov - Napoleonic Europe, Central asia, Battle for godpremier2k - AtlantisNemesischild - Atlantisblitzaholic - Clandemoniumporkenbeans - Battle for god, Siege 2Chipv - King's CourtRedBaron0 - Philadelphia
All the action from the frontlines: THOTA line up against old adversaries LoW in the second Conqueror's Cup semi-final and we cover battles involving Devil's Brigade, Soldiers of War, FOED, Nemesis, AoC, Imperial Dragoons, BotFM and Empire.
Our features look at the serious side of clan life, how best to govern those unruly bunches of testosterone-filled gamesplayers, and the fun side as the Brethren of the Fat Mermaids invite you to join their yo ho ho and a bottle of rum day.
As we went to press,
jpcloet announced the arrival of
Clan Gaming Privileges . Anyone who has organised a tournament knows how easy it is to set up games with this tool; anyone who has tried to track clan events without tourney-style labels will also appreciate its usefulness. Well done to the clan directors who have been campaigning for this for a long time. We hope this will encourage more clan games, and more formal recognition of those games - medals next?
State of Play by pmchugh (Nemesis) and Dai_atan (Legion) show
Devils' Delight shaneback had this to say on the challenge:shaneback wrote: Its been a hard fought challenge from start to finish. The Soldiers of War are a group of classy players who definitely bring it. They exhibited great teamwork and versatility by playing well on both the home and away maps. It has been an enjoyable challenge so far. There are a couple games still active but it appears we are going to walk away with the close win 22-18. We just added 5 new members in the last couple months, so it was nice to get them into the action and have them contribute to the win. We are still working out the details for our next challenge which will be starting soon.
Devils Brigade 22-18 Soldiers of War Furious FOED FOED vs Nemisis FOED vs AoC Imperial Upset? Exceptional result so far, maybe early, anyway a precongradulation goes for pirates.
ID vs BotFM Empire's Toughest Challenge Yet! SoW vs EMPIRE
Cup Semi-Finals: THOTA vrs LoW by laughingcavalier show
It’s tough being number one. Fancy a stroll round Charleston? Someone will be waiting in the bushes to jump out at you. Want to add New York to your string of tourney titles? There’s bound to be a gang of muggers lurking in the metro. Those are just friendly games: imagine the pressure when it comes to clan competitions. There is no such thing as an easy match when everyone wants your head. Every opponent will be doing their damnedest to upend you into the nearest ditch and make off with your crown of laurels. The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse have gone through that for years and with ten victories to their name, including victories over a string of their nearest rivals, they remain undefeated. That’s some record. Streets ahead of any other clan. There’s a reason the ponies trot with a swagger. Incandenza , blitzaholic , comic boy , hatchman , Big Whiskey ... these are names that conjure magic, names that mothers use to frighten naughty children who will not go to bed. And that’s just a few of the current stalwarts, with no mention of the illustrious THOTA players of times gone by or the recruits who are currently building their reputations under THOTA colours. Legends have lost a lot of good players in the intervening year, but paradoxically their results have become stronger. Maybe some of their best have matured as players, maybe a tightened roster has allowed them to come together better as a team. Maybe they really are playing better than a year ago. C.C. TOFU vs KoRT [0-1 of 60] is a clash between the best of the up-and-coming teams, this semi is a joust between the aristocrats of the old regime. As of today, THOTA are widely recognised as the best clan on the site. Many have tried and failed to change that – can LoW be the clan who will unseat them? C.C. Semis THOTA vs. LoW [1-0] Round 1
How Clans Work by Dai_atan (Legion) show
Last month my home clan, ++The Legion++, did something amazing, it experienced the glory of democracy! ABSOLUTE MONARCHY! Limited Monarchy Faux Parliamentary Presidential Direct Democracy Anarchy the.killing.44 of LoW and SirSebstar of De Veroveraars der Lage Landen whose interviews helped put this article together.
You Don't Have to be a Pirate to Talk Like One by BoganGod (BotFM) show
Attention all those envious types out there, here is your chance to pretend to be one of the select unwashed, toothless few. September 19, that is 19/9/2010 in real world notation (Americans have everything backwards)... International Talk like a Pirate Day http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
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