Welcome Comrades to the 54th edition of the Dispatch
We have a fun filled issue for you this time up, with safari taking on freestyling duties full-time, while the Duke continue to sub in for jrt (who's continuing his vacation after taking a bit of a knock while moving) in Tournaments. After his hey-day last issue however, Victor only has the foundry to present while there's info galore in my Clan section.
Editor picks this week are the 2 foundry articles, one looking at the maps current in Beta, and the other on maps coming from either realistic or fictional roots!
Leehar - Newsletter Executive If you would like to apply to join the news team, please visit the thread below for more details!
Click here for Recruitment Details... Well it appears that I have been tapped to becoming the Freestyle Executive full time. Real men wear pink apparently and all that. On tap this week, we have an interview with the poster boy for the Tea Party movement,
Phatscotty . For the geography buffs out there, we have a new Current Events article discussing maps. And finally, we have another Scum Insider, bringing you the latest in mafia news and advice.
Also, the Freestyle team is actively recruiting new writers. If you're interested in joining the Freestyle team, please apply
here or PM me.
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safariguy5 Freestyle Executive Current Events by safariguy5 show
The Case of the Missing Colors
The Scum Insider by safariguy5, nagerous and Fircoal show
The Scum Insider Newbie Help Mafia Information , Mafia and You , and Rules and Terms of Mafia .What is "Mafia"? Mafia News rdsrds2120 has started creating fun RT mafia games in Live Chat. The games are played in a "Mafia" tab, /join Mafia to enter the room. It's a good way to learn the basics of the game and get a feel for how the forum version of the game will operate. Games are small, usually between 5-9 players, and finish within about half an hour. New players like God Emperor Q , grifftron , MoB Deadly and slowreactor have gone on to participate in the forum games. Come check out the fun sometime!Mafia Callouts viewforum.php?f=213 Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5 The Serial Killer What is it? Third Party character who wins when he is the last remaining player. He has a night kill every night, and generally cannot skip a night kill attempt. Because this is a difficult role to win with, many mods will have the SKer show up as innocent under investigation or give him a one-shot bulletproof ability. If the game comes down to only 1 mafia member and 1 Serial Killer, the game usually draws.Example innocent . John kills Tom the same night. Tom dies the next day unless John is roleblocked or Tom is saved or busdriven.How to Play this Roles Town Vigilante claim is usually the preferred fakeclaim due to the similarity of the roles, but a larger game with an actual Vigilante present may prove problematic. In games where there are cults, the Serial Killer is usually immune to investigation, but may want to try and keep cult numbers down to prevent a cult lynch of the SKer later on.
show: Interrogation of Phatscotty
Q. Hi Phatscotty! BOOM! Q. Three words to describe your position in the political spectrum. Fiscal-responsibility, Self-defense, Liberty. Q. Who is Scotty, and why is he Phat? Back when pretty hot and tempting was "in, a girl I used to work with had a crush on me and drew a picture of me and named it Phatscotty. After she quit her friend and I started talking and then she began calling me Phatscotty, and it kinda stuck. I made it my screen name in the late 90's and there aren't any other Phatscotty's and I have a reputation to hold up and bets to collect on (Aol Chatroom - Investing 1999-2003) And it's better than Scott2Hottie JTHUMPE WHERE ARE YOU? I WILL FIND YOU AND YOU WILL ADMIT I WAS RIGHT!Q. One thing I have been thinking a lot about is why on earth gun-nuts want everybody to own guns? I mean if I owned guns already (most gun-nuts do) why would I be interested in more people having guns? How could that possibly benefit me? I'm not a gun nut, I just believe in the Second Amendment. I believe if more people were armed, less criminals would be able to initiate force against victims of violent crime. That reality would also penetrate the criminal psyche. Criminals are already carrying guns, and it's just a fact that you can't carry a police officer around with you. Q. Describe in 3 words your feelings about the Tea Party Death Squads. Paranoid Schizophrenia Q. In 25 words or less persuade me to buy gold. Don't. You missed the boat. However, it's also true there is hardly anywhere else safe to put your money nowadays. If you must, buy 1963 or older silver dimes, quarters, 50 cents pieces and silver dollars. Ebay is a great place to find those (Dimes are like 4$ now) Q. How does it feel having to follow up the greatest person of all-time? Like I can get away with demanding a VP spot on your presidential ticket! Q. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Just some dude who doesn't like his country going broke. Q. As a citizen of Minnesota, do you feel Paganism in Minnesota is an important enough topic to require its own Wikipedia entry? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism_in_Minnesota) Yes. There are some "interesting" people up here, and after I see them working behind the counter at my local Burger King, it would be cool if I could go to Wiki to find out wassup wit dat. Q. As a citizen of Minnesota, do you feel Minnesota is an important enough topic to require its own Wikipedia entry? Yes. Unfortunately the entry for Minnesota is overwhelmed by Jesse Ventura and Al Franken. Q. Wikipedia says the official bird of Minnesota is the Common Loon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_symb ... te_symbols). How many Common Loons do you know? Q. As a recent critic of Norway do you feel it's odd that you live in an ethnically Norwegian state? How many times have you eaten lutefisk in the last month? I have never tried lutefisk. I sounds gross. I do find it odd I was born here and have not moved South yet. I will though. Q. If I invited you to see Conan the Barbarian (2011) with Army of God and me when it releases this month, would you come? Also, would you go see it with us? I would come, and I would see it with you, so long as you promise to not cradle AOG's skull and close your eyes only to keep asking me what just happened every 5 minutes. Q. Do you think you present convincing arguments in the Off Topics forum? How many users do you think you've won over to your viewpoint? Yes. I don't know how many, but I like to think people just see both sides and they can make up their own minds on whatever issue. Q. Are you an ass or breast man? Q. How many guns do you own? Nunya Q. When was the last time you met an Ace Rimmer? It's been about 8 years. She really liked rimming my ace, but I swear I never rimmed hers. Q. Who would you prefer to be rimmed by - I am retired from being rimmed. Those days are over. Q. From an economic perspective, how would you identify yourself (right/conservative or left/liberal or same) to the following users: Fiscally Conservative to the utmost. Q. From a social perspective, how would you identify yourself (right/conservative or left/liberal or same) to the following users: Hard to say, but I am for legalizing drugs, not super-motivated on the issue of abortion either way, but strong supporter of privacy issues and free speech. I have had to call myself Independent most of my voting life, and I am still registered Independent. Q. You have a pretty high rank... have you ever posted in general discussions? If so, do you post there often? Please elaborate as to why or why not. Not much. I just like off-topics. I have tried to look in general discussions many times, but nothing grabs me. Q. What is your preferred form of birth control: (a) condom, (b) withdrawal, (c) photograph of Angela Merkel? Condoms Q. If I offered you $100 million provided you move to either (a) Denmark, or, (b) Somalia, what would you do and why would you do it? Denmark. They have laws. I can't answer the question about the money because I have to know where you give the money to me. If you give me 100 million in Denmark, doesn't that mean I have to pay 90 million in taxes or something? Q. It's 2012 and you have been elevated to the Electoral College. There's a three-way tie between Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and Dennis Kucinich and you are the last person to vote. As the Elector of Minnesota, for whom do you cast the tie-breaking vote? Kucinich Q. Have you ever had your 3rd amendment rights violated? No Q. If you could dine with any person from history who would it be and why? Benjamin Franklin. Why? Nunya! Q. Reaction to lolcat when you first saw it? Winning Q. If you could have a different meal every day of the week but the menu is repeated over and over forever, would you go insane? No. 7 choices is plenty. Q. Which Watchmen's philosophy do you agree with the most? I want to say Rorschach, but really I relate to all the characters somewhat. Q. Do you invest your money, and if so, in what? A little. in what? Nunya! Q. If you were to run the Newsletter for one issue, and got to decide on all content that is to be put into the issue by the Dispatch's eager and willing writers and reporters, what would it look like? It would look like the convicts taking the prison! Q. It's 2013 and you've miraculously won the 2012 election due to Conquer Club's global rally to get you elected. What is your first order of business, and why? Name Ron Paul my Treasury Secretary. Why? So that we can begin working on making our currency valuable again. Q. Why can't saxi and I (Victor Sullivan) count? Public Schooling Q. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party? No. Q. Would you support the tea party if it was called the coffee club? Yes Q. How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Metric or imperial is fine. 2.2 BCU's Q. Most skilled lover in your experience jefjef, joshyboy or thegreekdog? I have only ever received skilled love from one person, and that is a secret! Q. How many lives do non-domestic cats have? .5 Q. If you were trapped on a desert island with Debbie Wasserman-Schultz would you sleep with her, A) sober B) after many drinks C) if you had some unknown disease making you feverish D) Never? I would make a brown bag out of weaved coconut shavings and "provide" free clothing for "everyone's head" Q. Favorite fictional cat character? Toonces Q. How many times have you watched the musical "Cats"? Zero Q. Are you sexier then a politician? Sexier than all of them except for Sheila Jackson Lee Q. Do you like anything other then politics? Economics Q. Best estimate of Garfield the Cat's current weight? 2.2 Courics Q. Obama or a shitty dick? Turd Sandwich Q. Why are you not in KOA or some other clan? I am starting to look at clans. I will check out KOA Q. Why do cats like to eat fish? Because they taste good Q. Have you ever licked your elbow? No, but I like my woman to make her knees touch her elbows Q. How many cats do you own? 2 Q. If you had to sleep with any female on CC, who would it be? (and why) There are some hotties out there. I wouldn't like to sleep with any of them until I got to know them. I would like to get to know the Violet-Dazerazer gang though, maybe we could go out and grab a hot dog? Q. Who is your nemesis in games? Q. What is the land speed of a 3 lb flying wren? The code to get a power hitting team of ladies in the NES game Baseball Stars Q. What lower ranked player gave you your best game? patches70 Q. If you were to accept an IMPOSSIBLE MISSION, which 2 CC comrades would you enlist to help you? Q. I assume PhatScotty implies you are a "cool dude from Scotland" -- true or other meaning? Pretty Hot and Tempting Q. What were the fewest number of rounds in one of your 1v1 feudals? 4 Q. Views on the Ancient Egyptians' obsession with cats? Beastiality Q. When are we gonna go have drinks again? Soon bra! They keep sending me to work in the East. It won't be long before we fire the entire crew in Denver again though, and I will make a point to not get airplane sick again and get a better hotel that allows me to actually sleep! Q. What is your quest? A Vision Quest to help guide the 4th great Awakening in American History with fiscal responsibility and common sense. Q. Have you ever been persuaded to change your views on a topic by something someone posted? Yes, rds got me to think real good recently in the "Is H-word a choice?" thread Q. How do you earn a living in R/L, and how did you choose that profession? Q. What is one nice thing you can say about Obama? He reads a teleprompter well Q. What is one shitty thing you can say about R Paul? This is his last chance Q. If you were to name a flaw in the TEA party movement what would it be? Flawless Victory. Seriously though, I suppose as long as there is 1 tea party phony misrepresenting the issues, not rooting out the phonies would be. However, there haven't been very many votes to judge them on yet. They've only had 6 months so far. Q. What do you think about Canada? Q. Favorite beer? Premium, but I barely ever drink. Q. Ever been outside of the USA? Been to Canada a handfull of times, Venezuela, Mexico a few times. Random Carribean islands. My passport has stamps in it. Q. Favorite tv show? Boardwalk Empire is really hittin, Just gettin into Curb Your Enthusiasm (better late than never), South Park, Chris Matthews. Those are just the ones I try to be sure to watch. Q. Favorite book? Tragedy and Hope, The Creature from Jekyl Island, The Iliad, Atlas Shrugged, Neo-Tech Q. Have any children? Dodged a few bullets Q. How do you feel about NAFTA? Not very good. There were some pluses, but more negatives. Q. Tea party's biggest accomplishment? The election of Ron Paul!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6D3uPLlCu8 Q. Tea Party's biggest failure? Christine O'donell Q. Tea party's main objective? Balanced Budget, emphasis on smaller government Q. Which idear do you find more titilating - a devil's threeway with Baron von PWN and Lady Gaga or with ol' Saxi and Betty White? Q. Whenever you make those two-sentence, vague responses, have you ever questioned yourself? Q. What made you come to CC and what is your favorite part? Q. Why is it that u only play feudal and kings court? Cuz I'm working on certain medals at the moment Q. Is it fair to say that corporatism (aka croney capitalism) is just as much to blame for the state of our bad economy as the unions and the welfare state? Absolutely. Q. Thanks for your time!
Greetings and salutations everyone! Once again I have the honour and pleasure of covering for
jricart while he deals with real life matters.
Sonicsteve is also on vacation, so even more honour and pleasure comes my way...
I present you with an interview with sandman175, along with angola's update on the TPA season, and our regular look at tourneys currently in the sign-up stage. I hope you enjoy our little Tournament Section. In the immortal words of
Daryl van Horne , "little, yes, but powerful, potent, full of juice!"
Dukasaur on behalf of, jricart Tournament Executive Meet the Tournament Winners! by Dukasaur show: sandman175 interview
Sandman175 is a highly active tournament player, with nine tournament cups to his credit! One of these was for winning Jim's Tourney Series #1: Board Games , hosted by jimfinn . This tourney was first posted on February 06, 2011, and completed on May 30th.Hi Sandman! Jimfinn contacted me and recommended that I should interview you for the CC Dispatch about your win in the tournament. Are you up for it? Okay, thank you! What attracted you to this particular tournament? Ach! A man of few words, I see. If we're going to get to my 3 kilobyte minimum, I guess I'm going to have to do most of the talking. It's okay, I'm good at it... What other maps do you like? And what are your favourite spoils and reinforcement settings? Yeah I love flat rate spoils! Although, they're only really good on small to medium maps, no? Don't you find that on the large maps flat rate spoils soon become almost irrelevant once the big bonuses start coming in? So what are your priorities on CC now? I see you've got your highwater score listed in your signature: Personal Best, so far...
What else? Chasing any medals? Any major tournies you're in?
TPA update by angola show: tpa update
TPA Year 1 continues on and sonicsteve has really run away with the title.sonicsteve is still in first with a whopping 48.23 points. MudPuppy is second with 42.32, while HighlanderAttack is third with 42.08.sonicsteve .TPA Year 2 is underway with one tournament already complete, two tournaments underway and two more in the sign-up stage.
Join This? Or Not! by Dukasaur (covering for sonicsteve) show: Join This Or Not
And now for our regular look at a selection of the tournaments in sign-ups:ViperOverLord 's Alpha Beta series has reached Alpha Beta 15 , showcasing the revamped Nordic Nations map. Greenoaks ' KISS series has reached #41 with KISS WWII Australia (although there still seem to be spots available in KISS #36 Age of Merchants -- if you are not intimidated by this difficult map then this might be the place for you!) Fuzzy316 's Fast and Furious series is up to Qualifier 11 while Kuma32478 's Grand Championship has added not one but four tournaments to the list this weekend: California ,City Mogul , Cyprus and OmahaBeach .TPA season underway, it's important to keep track of new events, especially Premier and Major events. The Major that is currently on the board accepting sign-ups is Lindax 's WCF Doubles II . This tourney has already been up for a week, so if you're serious about getting on the TPA scoreboard this year, grab a partner and get in there before it closes!My personal pick for most creative new tournament goes to perchorin for Sacred Vows of Silence . This is a tournament that addresses the traditional tendency of 3-player games to degenerate into diplomatic arguments. Its solution is simple: No diplomacy allowed! To prevent even a hint of diplomacy from sneaking in, no game chat of any kind is allowed. It is an 1800+ tourney, but if you meet that criterion, I think you might really enjoy this challenge.Tournaments Tab and take a look at the many others waiting to be filled. Requests for Immediate Players section of the tournament forum. You can be playing very quickly after signing up as a reserve.
Hey, folks! Sully here to bring you another edition of Cartographic Surveillance. thehippo8 briefs on beta maps, koontz1973 gives us the run down of maps in and out of the Foundry Workshops, and I've supplied an update on all things stamped. Also, in an effort to keep things consistent and more focused on maps in the works and whatnot, I plan on getting back to the roots a bit with consistent articles like Map Spotlights and Stampage Updates and I've "hired" a "consultant" to help out with article ideas and attempt to supply more of what the community wants.
Stay frosty,
Victor Sullivan Foundry Executive Stampage Update by Victor Sullivan show
It's time for an update on all things stamped!
What could be better than Beta? by thehippo8 show
There are all our old friends, smiling and twinkling at us from the Game Finder list. And snug on their tails are those Beta games. Does Beta mean better ... well the proof is in the pudding. And what treats we have in store!The Austro-Hungarian Empire thenobodies80 ...Click image to enlarge. Baseball: King of Diamonds Evil DIMwit and Natty_Dread bring gameplay in every sense of the term ...Click image to enlarge. California The Bison King ...Click image to enlarge. Fractured China isaiah40 and Gilligan ...Click image to enlarge. Nordic Countries Natty_Dread has another offering in this group ...Click image to enlarge. Journeys of Discovery – 8; Erik the Red tournament. Last updated on 2 August 2011, after 62 pages in the forum, and can you believe it but Natty_Dread is now working on improving the graphics more in a separate forum – itself already at 13 pages! This map is already soaring with 5769 games already played!Three Kingdons of Korea Natty_Dread gives us a third, this time teamed up with the inimitable Industrial Helix ...Click image to enlarge. Six of the best, where are the rest?
Realism or Fiction koontz1973 show
All maps come from somewhere. Either a real place, time or completely from the map makers imagination. The stories that are weaved into every map can make for some great games. Realism in Time. Circus Maximus. Map Stats Mapmaker- rocksolid Year- 2006Completed Games- 27602Active Games- 92 Battle Of Actium. Map Stats Mapmaker- cairnswk Year- 2010Completed Games- 8692Active Games- 16 New World. Map Stats Mapmaker- Coleman Year- 2008Completed Games- 102685Active Games- 223 Realism. England. Map Stats Mapmaker- MrBenn Year- 2008Completed Games- 22644Active Games- 106 NYC. Map Stats Mapmaker- snapdoodle Year- 2007Completed Games- 23750Active Games- 167 Crossword. Map Stats Mapmaker- Jota Year- 2007Completed Games- 15327Active Games- 12Fiction. Dungeon of Draknor - The Halls of Testing. WidowMakers wrote: Accompanying Story:
Map Stats Mapmaker- WidowMakers Year- 2007Completed Games- 9668Active Games- 45Lunar War. natty_dread wrote: Introduction:
Map Stats Mapmaker- natty_dread Year- 2009Completed Games- 5268Active Games- 59 Monsters! Battle for the Powerstones. dolomite13 wrote: As a honored wizard you have volunteered to explore the Caverns of Power and retrieve the legendary
Mapmaker- dolomite13 Year- 2008Completed Games- 5993Active Games- 61 Tribal War - Florida by Seamus76 viewtopic.php?f=241&t=143299 Rome by Minister X viewtopic.php?f=241&t=150702 Cuban Missile Crisis by Ace Rimmer viewtopic.php?f=241&t=145088 Denmark by Flapcake viewtopic.php?f=241&t=151728 Marooned by ManBungalow viewtopic.php?f=241&t=146086 All Your Base Are Belong To Us by DiM viewtopic.php?f=241&t=151174 viewforum.php?f=10 but if you have an idea that you want to see made, pop on over and tell the map makers. You never know, you could see your idea turn into a playable map. viewforum.php?f=63 All stats correct at time of writing.
Our newly recruited clan reporter takes the bull by the horns in giving us a double-header of CC2 and ACC bulletins, while BK introduces his swansong article for the clan team. His Spice articles have been great to see and with the ideas presented already being implemented around the clan scene (A clan war variant being applied in
ID vs TNC ) he's definitely had an impact in leaving us better for his presence. On that note we also have a resignation from
jigger1986 as he scales back his CC activities, so now's the time to join the Dispatch to share your views with the Community
Leehar Clan Executive Conqueror's Cup 2--Final Four Preview by alt1978 (PR) show
The Final Four of the Greatest Show in CC Algorithm 400 Rankings )Semifinal Match-up #1 #6 The Spanking Monkeys vs. #4 The Horsemen of the Apocalypse Clan Bios and Route to the Final Four Semifinal Match-up #2 #3 Empire vs. #2 The Knights of the Round Table Clan Bios and Route to the Final Four
All Comers Cup Update by alt1978 (PR) show
Correction:
Spice up your clan by BlackKnight_6 (TNC) show
The study of group dynamics suggests that there are several stages that can occur before several individuals can properly form into an effective group (bear with me here, this will connect in some way to Conquer Club and clan life). This stages are:issue 44 for more details on this.issue 47 for more details.issue 46 for more on this. issue 50 for ideas.issue 51 .
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