Welcome Comrades to the 38th edition of the Dispatch
A shorter edition this time, but still jam packed full of exciting articles. In the clan section we have a round up of the C.C.'s semi final matches between four juggernauts of the clan scene, Legends of War, Knights of the Round Table, The Odd Fellow's Union and The Horseman of the Apocalypse. The use of premiums to allure people to tournaments is discussed in our War Games area. As for the foundry, we have dolomite discussing the use of strategic resources in maps. Elsewhere, we have an interrogation of ManBungalow where we learn the truth about his relationship with the.killing.44, or maybe not...
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Click here for Recruitment Details... Another exciting edition of freestyle news, we have Victor 'Sully' Sullivan discussing Mr Squirrel's big new forum game Briarsburg Mafia and the mafia games forum. Deathcomesrippin has also kindly provided us an article in which he looks at usernames and people's motives behind picking theirs. We also have TheSaxLad on blakebowling, the latest addition to the suggestions team and an interrogation of ManBungalow.
Mafia Games: A Sadly Overlooked Sub-forum by Victor Sullivan show
The mafia subforum under the off-topics forum, Serious Interwebz Business, has had a regular flow of mafia players for a long time. But that's just it: it's been the same mafia players.Sully : Anything you'd like to say before we get into the interview?Mr. Squirrel : You mean other than the standard phrase, "It's a pleasure to be here and to have the chance to speak with you"? ummmm.... nope. Sully : What is "mafia"?Mr. Squirrel : Mafia is a game of diplomacy. The game is constantly changing depending on what role you play and who you are playing against. If you are town-aligned, your objective is to seek out enemies of the town based on their actions in the game. If you are mafia-aligned then your objective is to fool the 'townies' into believing you are one of them while slowly killing them off day by day. The games can range from being a hilarious comedy to a suspenseful investigation. You never really know how a game will turn out when it starts. It can seem fairly daunting at first, but once you get the hang of it you become addicted.Sully : How long have you been playing mafia?Mr. Squirrel : I first started playing mafia in middle school on the bus. Because I lived so far from the school, we had plenty of time to kill by playing a simplified version of this game. I started playing more seriously and competitively on ConquerClub in May of 2009 when I joined Stroop's Lord of the Rings themed mafia game. Nowadays, I have become so absorbed in mafia that I actually have quit playing risk altogether and focus solely on my mafia games. Sully : What made you decide to do a giant mafia tournament for a premium prize?Mr. Squirrel : I decided to host this game because I have seen the mafia forum grow a lot since I first joined. A lot of the older mafia players talked about games they used to play with up to 35 players. I felt that our forum deserved a huge game like that once again.Sully : What are your goals for this tournament? Or rather, what do you plan on getting accomplished through your mafia tournament?Mr. Squirrel : I would love to see the forum grow even more and incorporate more people. Its always interesting playing against new people because you have no preconceptions as to how they will act under pressure or who they will side with during a hotly debated vote. I'm hoping that this game (and interview) will bring some new players who might have never noticed us tucked into the "Serious Interwebz Business" forum before. Sully : What's the story behind your mafia?Mr. Squirrel : My mafia takes place in 1947 in a fictional industrial city called New Briarsburg. It is the aftermath of WWII and the unity shared on the home front has now been broken. As the crime rate rises in the city, the citizens unite to try and bring peace. This mafia game will be the conflict between the malevolent crime factions and the honest townies seeking to bring them to justice. Sully : How many players will you be accepting and how many spots are open?Mr. Squirrel : I made the game to accommodate 30 people and there are currently no spots left. I am accepting reserves, though.Sully : Anything you'd like to say as a closing statement?Mr. Squirrel : Just thank you for the interview, Victor, and I hope to see some new players in our forum pretty soon.mafia subforum and Mr. Squirrel's New Briarsburg Mafia .
What is in a name?! by deathcomesrippin show
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Blakebowling, Lackattack's new Lady in Red?! by TheSaxLad show
After all the hype about a new forum moderator and programmer, and after the departure ofNewtonboy and Sw0rdf!sh there has been much discussion and much speculation as to who Lackattack’s new web developer admin will be, and after much investigation and even an interview with the man himself I think we have found him, even before he is announced.Blakebowling , (well shout for him quite loudly) and ask him about his roles in the CC Team, and this is what he had to say...I started coding for lack in mid September, there was an evident need for some forum modifications, and other changes related to the phpBB software that lack did not have the time to make, so I was brought on as the forum guru to help Lack and Andy out.
I did apply, in a sense, a few years ago (before lack became overwhelmingly busy), we had some discussions about the chat software (Live Chat) that CC uses, it was new to me, and he gave me a few tips to get me started. Since then I had sent little nuggets of information to Lack or Andy to help them out and make CC (specifically the forums) a more enjoyable place to be.
There is a chance for everything I suppose, but for now I'll be in the Suggestions department, giving technical and my personal input, as well as trying to get the damn thing organized. Either way, its not about the color (or the thousands of fans and haters that come with it), its about helping a site that I've grown to love become even better.
show: Interrogation of ManBungalow
Q. Hey there ManBungalow!This is self-explanatory .Ovulyashka, Esq. carl denham, Esq. Bruce Wayne, Esq. Cock Cake, Esq. Катенька, Esq. Marinus van-der Lubbe, Esq. Ron, Esq. Goober, Esq. the.killing.44 and ManBungalow, Singapore, late August 2009 Game 4855836 . That or losing 100 points in one game.jackwiggin introduced me in early 2008 and I was hooked!
amazzony gives us a listing of some of the best-looking tourneys open for sign-ups and tells the stories of tourney organisers who give away premium.
Join this? Or Not! by amazzony show
"Join This? Or Not!" is a completely unprofessional, biased and subjective view on Create/Join a Tournament forums and to the tournaments that people have come up with. Without further ado, here are today's fabulous tournaments.College Hoops 2010 flexmaster33 - is waiting for you just a couple of more days.merch313 's 313's InterClanGalatic War The Speed League - Season 4 DJ Teflon & Co is expecting you every Wednesday. Don't miss out on an opportunity that only a few organisers are capable of giving you.Dijxtra's World 2.1 Standard 8 Player Freestyle Frenzy JoshyBoy .
Premiums by amazzony show
There are 2 types of tournaments that offer premium awards. One section is (official) tournaments ran by Tournament, Special Events or some other team of CC and those premiums are given by lackattack , the owner of this site. And then there are the tournaments which are run by „normal“ CC players who also put out the extra effort and buy premium to the winners/runner-ups of (their) tournaments. Premium Prize Policy :„The only way to provide premium for your tournament winner(s) is to buy it yourself. When you do, Conquer Club is willing to match that purchased premium for any amount an organizer may wish to apply to their tournaments.“ Simply put it means that if you buy a year of premium to your tournament winner then you get another year to give out in portion(s) of 3, 6 or 12 months to other winners/runner-ups to any tournament(s) you wish. ripnet World 2.1 Conquerer and used the CC match for his second tournament - ripnet's New World Quads . Woodruff The Track Meet where he wants to give out overall 3 years worth of premium. „Knowing that I will be able to have additional prizes for my tournaments (broken into smaller prizes) definitely helps me to want to purchase the premium prizes myself,“ Woodruff adds. poptartpsycho18 Best Movie Ever, CC Edition III ) agrees:“It [CC’s premium system] is one of the reasons I decided to offer a premium prize, so that I could get the 12 months to use for another tourney where I might instead be able to break it up amongst several players as different prize levels.“ „I think it is good that CC recognizes individuals who are willing to contribute to overall enjoyment of tournaments by offering premium prizes. And I think it would be unfair if they did not match the contribution as a minimum,“ says friendly1 World 2.1 FOW Tournament .drunkmunky 1st Premium Strategist Tournament . Tammy DeLee The Feudal War Elite Singles Prize Challenge and The New World Elite Singles Prize Challenge says:"I know it would make it more appealing and it gives the players something to strive for." JoshyBoy Now THIS, is random! and I Can't See A Thing! , his reasoning is quite simple:"I don't know, I guess I just like the fact that I'll be making people happy by donating a year of premium."
Under the Hood: Strategic Resources by dolomite13 show
Under the Hood: Strategic Resources strategic resources ". Strategic resources allow a map creator to create maps that do not use the standard continent based bonus structure. Instead specific territories or a combination if territories provide bonuses.Age Of Merchants As the north wind blows, ships set sail. In a land to conquer, only one shall prevail. From Duna to Puerto Rico, from Chino to Puerto Castillo, in the far east at Puerto Grazio the Age of Merchants begins! You must decide which path to take or attack like crazy and rely on fate! Make your decisions wise and this land you shall rule. Age Of Realms Trilogy - 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. War rages on more so now than ever 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. Age of Realms 1 you gain bonuses bu holding resources pairs and a castle. Age of Realms 2 expands the bonus to include villages in the bonus structure, Age of Realms 3 replaces the resource pairs with magical runes and blood water. These three maps show how strategic resources can be use creatively to help tell a story as well as provide a solid bonus structure for the maps.Poker Club In poker club you conquer cards in a poker deck. Holding cards pays a bonus based on your best possible poker hand. For instance holding 1 pair is a +4 bonus while holding a full house grants a whopping bonus of +9. The way the maps creator laid out the territories and bonus structure make this one of the most complex yet one of the most fun maps. More Conquest Supermax: Prison Riot! A riot has just broken out at a Supermax prison. Your gang is spread out 5 cell blocks and the yard. Its chaos and only by uniting your gang will you survive. Lunar War - Beta A map of the moon 50 years in the future, where a war for resources is being fought. Conquer Man An abstract map with a classic arcade design that features animation and our hero Conquer Man! American Civil War A graphic depiction of 1861, the onset of the war between the United States and Confederate States of America. Further Reading issue 35 of the Conquer Club Dispatch we delved into the realm of fantasy based maps including the Age of Realms trilogy. And don't forget to check out issue 26 for a look at the roots of Conquer Man.
New Old School Student: First Nations of South America by Victor Sullivan show
Firstly, congratulations on your "son's" admission into Sully's Old School for the Quenched, Tisha! The First Nations of South America depicts this continent prior to colonization and invasion by Spanish conquistadors. Much like its "brother", First Nations of North America, this map is beautifully depicted and presents classic gameplay in combination with bonus areas never before organized in this such way.Breaking it down Old School: (5 territories, 2 borders, 2 troop bonus) Next is Northern Andes. (9 territories, 2 borders, 4 troop bonus, making this extremely easy to hold once obtained) With Northern Andes and Meso-America as the core, there are many routes to go from here, but arguably the best option is to take N. Amazon (16 territories, 3 borders, and a hefty 8 troop bonus) . Assuming you get to this point, the game is practically yours for the taking as the high troop bonus and low border territories make it easy to guard your bonuses while still being aggressive.(3 territories, 3 borders, 2 troop bonus - not an easy feat) The next steps will take awhile, but it's to take Patagonia, South Andes, and Abipon. [i](16 territories, 3 borders, 12 troop bonus - a very nice improvement!) From there you may do as you please, while still easily guarding your precious bonuses. Despite this strategy's being more difficult than the north-to-south strategy, it provides a much higher bonus for the same amount of territories and borders.
See State of Play for round-ups on Cup and League, as well as recent challenges. Read Rum Rants for a pirate's point of view.
State of Play by laughingcavalier (TSM) show
Conqueror's Cup Semi-Finals - TOFU vrs KORT Chuuuuck announced that TOFU leader Chariot of Fire had exceeded his game quota, playing in 21 games rather than the 20 which are allowed. The rule on this is clear, if draconian: all 21 games are forfeited. No way to get back from that in a challenge standing at 20-20 at the 2/3 point. TOFU admitted their mistake, CoF accepting that it had been his, while his clan reaffirmed their loyalty to him. All TOFU could do was throw themselves on KORT's mercy, asking them to allow only a single point penalty. KORT have maintained their silence on the issue - remarkable quiet in what has been a fierce thread. Conqueror's Cup Semi-Finals - THOTA vrs LoW Incandenza wrote: In the oft-misquoted words of Mark Twain, rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.
It's always a great pleasure to take on a top clan, that's the whole reason we do this, and LoW is as elite as they come. You look at that roster and their home maps, factor in their recent strong performances in the cup and the league, and that's a clan that always brings the heavy lumber. We're happy to have advanced to the finals against such stiff competition and wish LoW the best in the future.
While we're still a ways off from discovering our next opponent, we're very much looking forward to an exciting conclusion to the first Conqueror's Cup. Hats off to
Chuuuuck for putting this whole thing in motion.
Today's a great day to be a horseman. Tomorrow's going to be even better.
LoW co-leader reptile wrote:
The Odd Fellows Union (20) vs Knights of the Round Table . KoRT led coming out of the first set, but TOFU - coming from behind for the first time in their career - have pulled that back and the second set looks set to finish in a dead heat. The pace of play has slowed right down - is that part of the TOFU plan? But all the third set games are under way, though it will be a while before we have a result.Clan League: Season 3 4 U 2 NV , organiser for the Impreial Dragoons if they had expected to see both LoW and TOFU, last season's first & second division champions in the rear view mirror. 4 U 2 NV wrote: It's still early in the season, but we're happy about our start so far. We hope to continue this success in the upcoming matchups. Our clan is working hard on finding our best strengths to go forward in our home games. A special thanks needs to be given to Squirly and MudPuppy for their contributions to our success so far.
Competition - Premium Prize - Predict the Clan League Challenges Round-Up merch313 wrote: Well played MM! This challenge was back and forth from the start and came down to the last few games where we (BSS) squeaked by. We had the luck on our side
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hiddendragon recommends similar for MM. hiddendragon wrote: Billy seemed to be in everyone of their home games. The challenge was exciting but I would like to see Memento Mori become more diverse.
TheMissionary wrote: It was a great challenge. It helped us to know where we are and where we need to work so far. Being a young clan, we don't know who to expect what from, and BSS was a good test for us on playing a clan that's been around for a while. Throughout the challenge it showed how much more experience they had then us. They have about 5 teams that play regularly together, while we are still working on ours. It's definitely beneficial to have the experience with your partners. Some of the closest games I've ever played on the site. Couldn't have found a better challenge for where we are right now.
RUM RANTS: Thanks to jpcloet by BoganGod (BotFM) show
From the bogan news desk (located securely between the rum cask, and the gents).Lindax , Dako and many others are the unsung heroes of CC. How much poorer would CC be without the TLO tournament? How lame would the clan side of the site be without jp's tireless search for innovation, and more importantly consultation with clan leaders, normal members and people in the clan leaders association? Dako a tech genius, that takes the time to help. Ok enough kudos for good people, only enough for 3.joshyboy , and Arama86n in particular. So now that I have been avoiding what I wanted to write about - my loyal readers will of course be used to my off topic rants, and drunken meanderings - Clan War Tournament Privileges jpcloet , and all the posters in suggestions, a big round of applause.
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