Welcome Comrades to the 72nd edition of the Newsletter
Well we are still steadfastly looking for Sully. We seek him there, we seek him there, but he is elusive and seems nowhere. If you are hiding him then ... but seriously Sully, wherever you are, your team are diligently marching on. Keeping in step, gathering the goss and working the words. We have a routine and won't let anyone get in the way of putting out the Dispatch ... ooh what's over there? No, must keep control!
This issue our very own Strategy Executive
Viceroy63 is interviewed. I don't kinow what it is but each issue the newsletters get more personal and more gritty.
Viceroy63 certainly holds back nothing! I won't try and precise it here, you need to read it all!
Meanwhile everyone else has been busy, busy, busy:
In the Mess Hall Saf gets all Mafiaso on it. I always thought that Benjamin Franklin had a monopoly on the lightening rod but I was oh so wrong. Strategic Services gets all technological with video lessons! Now this alone is worth the price of your Dispatch. Watch carefully as crazymilkshake5 first loses then wins using his favourite strategy! Viceroy63 tells us what not to do on the first move and reports on the SoC score-board.In War Games DaveH brings us more wizardry with Excel while WorldCup4James brings us tips on tournetiquette . In Cartographic Surveillance koontz1973 both drags us visually into the Foundry with one hand and shows uis what's happening in there with the other. I have a look at Conquership from both a histo-copyright perspective and from my HIPPO analysis. And finally, the Platoon Report has another Francophone special from Quicksilver while our reporters Chapcrap and Wpbrj update us on the ICL vs Premier Legue and Clan League Divisional Semi's respectively. Time to have your say on the first and root for your favourit team on the second. And some teams are doing a brilliant job at upsets! So, be like
Viceroy63 , who asserts:
I am the Lord of my vice and not the other way around.
Enjoy the fruit of our labouring fingers!
thehippo8 Foundry 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... Welcome back to the Freestyle Section readers. We have another scum insider and an interrogation with
Viceroy63 for you this issue.
As always, if you would like to write for the freestyle section or have any good article ideas, please send me a PM.
You Stay Classy, CC.
safariguy5 Freestyle Executive The Scum Insider by safariguy5 show
The Scum Insider Newbie Help Mafia Information , Mafia and You , and Rules and Terms of Mafia .What is "Mafia"? Mafia News pancakemix has started a new game based on creating your own character. Should be interesting what kinds of characters everyone playing chooses. / also has a game where everyone has an opportunity to be the mod and impose crazy rules on everyone else.Mafia Callouts Replacement Thread to see what games are in need of reserves/replacements.viewforum.php?f=213 Advanced Roles and Strategy by safariguy5 The Lightning Rod What is It? Example How to Play this Role Town or Third Party due to possible balance issues if given to mafia. If someone is the Lightning Rod, it is a difficult role to play because both Town and Mafia will be trying to get rid of the Lightning Rod at some point. The Lightning Rod invalidates most night actions on both sides, so it's probably best not to reveal one is the Lightning Rod unless one has a plan for winning.
show: Interrogation of Viceroy63
Q. What is your favourite historical era?Let me say first that since this is probably the shortest interview on record and since the point of this whole thing is to get to know some more things about who I am and what I am about, I will use this forum to it's fullest extent so that for those who are interested in learning about me, you shall have it.VIDEO "10. More men died in the Civil War than any other American conflict, and two-thirds of the dead perished from disease.
Approximately 625,000 men died in the Civil War, more Americans than in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined.
http://www.history.com/news/2011/05/10/ ... war-facts/ What was the question I would not know much about that as I was never in the military or studied military strategy. But I would imagine that just the psychological factors alone make for one big difference. It can never be the same losing lives than losing points. First let me say that I believe that modern day generals if alive back then with the knowledge that they possess now would certainly put to shame any of the historical great leaders of the past. Simply because they studied the past and also Psychological Warfare and many things that were perhaps not considered then. Today's Generals do not need to play at Conquer Club for they play the real deal. No; I am not really a Viceroy. I believe that originally Viceroy is a brand of Cigarettes from the 1960's or so. The Term “Viceroy” is used in the Star Trek Movie, “Nemesis” and means pretty muck like Lord, or "2nd" At least according to the movie. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Classified Secrets will not be discussed in this interview. Sorry. Sorry for the confusion mate; I am Puerto Rican. Water mostly. But sometimes when I get a little crazy, I throw in a bit of Tang Drink Mix and some ice. Then it's like, Watch out babe! They were eliminated from the game. It was their own fault. They were doing well until Trench Warfare came around and they could not grasp the totally new concept of the game. I kept telling them, "Stacks are useless, focus on an area and consolidate your forces." But they would not listen to me and kept dropping 1 to E6 and 2 to N5 and so on and when I came around I just had to eliminate them all. Sorry. I have to go with the No Spoils because you really need to have a set of balls on ya to go up against Escalating. And if the balls are that big, just imagine the smell of testosterone? The one where I win. OK; All joking aside. Yes, I was mad at you but only for the night. But as the evening wore old and my eyes grew tired, I went to sleep that night realizing the truth that,... Now this is a good question for me. I am a Star Trek fan. If I could do a map it would definitely have to be the Cardasian Occupation of Bajor. With DS9 as the source or center of the map along with the planet Bajor to the side and the planet of Bajor and it's moons to one side and the Federation Fleet mixing it up with the Cardasians in space warfare on the other side of the map. Oh, and lets not forget that worm hole and those prophet cubes/cylinders. You just win the game if you get all of those. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Classified Secrets will not be discussed in this interview. Sorry. It is really interesting and scary at the same time, to see all of the little things that you folks have picked up and learned about me in just a matter of months. I guess that we really are a closed knit society here at CC. =) VIDEO VIDEO I don't know for sure? Every time that I start a game it goes unfinished. It's your move by the way in our last game. =) crazymilkshake5 wrote: Who?
I'm sorry, Whom or What was the question again? I do believe that I did mention in one of the treads, about an Entertainment Section sponsored Tournament but I could be mistaken. I think that once I learn how those tourney's are done, that I may try to host one. I'm not sure though. First we have to figure out just how many dedicated trench players there really are. Maybe someone should start a thread on that? I know however that there are a few tournaments because I was invited and I said yes. I am playing in one now and from what I can tell the people are all very enthusiastic about it so far. I actually do not have one. I only recently discovered the world of the internet. A few years ago I was on my space but then my laptop broke and I did not have the resource nor the inclination to fix my very first computer. Now I am Back and by sheer luck came across Conquer Club. I also know of another "Risk" site but it can't even hold a candle to CC. If the question is simply if I could....? Then the answer is, No I would not in the first place what ever it is that we are asking about. If something is morally wrong then it is totally wrong and I would not take any part of anything wrong. Even if to my own hurt. I am not an Angel but I am a mature adult and I have learned from this life and am grateful to my God for the quality of what I know and have been taught. I think that I sometimes overly think my moves. I gain great pleasure in overly thinking my moves but I do not let the dice gods interfere with my games. I pray to a God that is bigger then the dice gods and so I have the advantage in that. I would be proud to be related to a General Roy of that stature. I am trying to be a vegetarian, I don't eat those kinds of animals. Besides Donkey meat is hard to chew. Buenos, sigue la carretera come tres luces mas pa lante. Vas a ver un puente, sigue por debajo de esse puente y la primera boca calle que vez, hace una derecha y parqueate rapido ahi. La Zapateria estas a cruzar la calle donde indica el letrero, "Zapateria!" --- De nada. Why ask why? Thank God that I have over come most if not all of my vices in life, in my mature age years. The only ones left are vices of not having or being humble enough or giving enough of a person. But give it time. I am not dead yet and I am making great strides in those direction. Or better said, My God is making great strides in me in those direction. I debated with myself about whether or not to answer this one and just post that OSS classified information would not be discussed but perhaps it is for the best within my soul to answer this quesion. That would have to be the MUVs (Multi Ulitility Vehicle's). Because it's a family people car and I am into families. It is better to make sacrifices for others then not to have anyone to love. Red; Because it brings out the blue in your eyes. Rice; Because it goes great with beans. Water on the rocks; Shaken not stirred. Like I said earlier, I am a Star Trek fan and so Star Trek is my all time favorite show. In particular Star Trek (The Next Generation), but I love them all. Yes you did. And Thank you for the question. I had rice and beans with a salad on the side. And I washed it down with water on the rocks, Shaken and not stirred. You are all welcome and I thank you for allowing me to share some of myself and my thoughts and beliefs with you all. I also want to give a special thanks to Dim, Leehar and just everyone else who made this article possible and contributed to this work.
Another short and sweet edition from the Office of Strategic Services for the 72nd issue of the Conquer Club Newsletter.
First we Begin with a Video walk through that you are sure to get a Kick out of. There is a strategy in there some where so pay close attention to "Video Walk Through: Oasis" by CrazyMilkShake5.
Also in this issue we learn of the most important first move that we can make in any setting, in any game. Patience is a commodity in the very first move. So be sure to read, "The Very First Move In Any Game" by me, Viceroy63.
And of course the continual list of SoC Student winners for the first half of the Month of May. May the games begin, Er um, List begin.
Viceroy63 Strategy Executive Video Walk Though: Oasis by crazymilkshake5 show
Hey all! I have done something that no man has done before! I have SHOWN you an article! Yes! shown you. so please watch the strategy Guide I have made to the map Oasis! Unfortunately I don't win this game due to a bum roll. But if you watch the second video It shows me winning. (I would suggest you watch it in 720p and/or full screen.)VIDEO VIDEO
The Very First Move In Any Game by Viceroy63 show
The Very First Move In Any Game
Current SoC Training Fields Winners List by Viceroy63 show
Current SoC Training Fields Winners List Games of May Academy Basic Training Field 02 Academy Basic Training Field 03 Academy Basic Training Field 08 Academy Basic Training Field 09 Academy Basic Training Field 10 Academy Basic Training Field 12 Academy Basic Training Field 02 Academy Basic Training Field 09 Academy Basic Training Field 10
Hello again my friends, and welcome to your favorite part of the Newsletter, "War Games", where you can find information about CC Tournaments! We have a couple of very important articles this time. One is targetted towards tournament organisers, and the other is targetted towards tournament players.
DaveH continues his long-running series of Tournament Tips. This time, he covers the subject of how to extract a list of CC's maps from the site to your Excel spreadsheet. I advise all TO's to sit up and pay attention to this one because choosing maps is one of our most important tasks in building tournaments, and having your own customizable database of maps is the first step towards doing this efficiently.
WorldCup4James covers the subject of Tournament Etiquette. Sometimes simple courtesies can go a long way to making the whole tournament experience better for everyone, and I urge everyone to read James' words of wisdom.
Sensfan has been overwhelmed by his duties in real life, and will no longer be writing TPA Wrapup. If you are a TPA player or organiser, I would love to see you apply for a reporter's job here. (Warning: the pay is lousy. On the plus side, it can be a lot of fun!)
Next issue we begin our new Meet the Tournament Directors series, to complement our Meet the Tournament Winners and Meet the Tournament Organisers. I've begun an interview with Tournament Comissioner
Night Strike which I hope to unveil then!
Dukasaur Tournament Executive Tournament Tips by DaveH show: List of CC maps
Many tournament organisers want to use all of CC's maps, so in this issue I'll show you how to create a full list of CC maps in Excel. Actually there are two ways of copying the full list of 209 maps- the first is that you can type them all in http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=358&t=79067 Classic (2006-01-03 04:20:04) - Classic Shapes | Classic Art - Classic (Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:48 pm)
Code: Select all =LEFT(B3,FIND("(",B3,1)-2)
Let's Be Players: Tournament Etiquette by WorldCup4James show
Tournaments add another dimension to gaming at Conquer Club, raising the stakes from just competing for points (enticing as they are for some of us Play Strong: Commitment Know the Length of the Tournament timely manner and consistently over the extent of the tournament. You'll need to access Conquer Club every day.Look Over Tournament Updates: Regularly Check the Tournament Page and Keep an Eye on Your Inbox Helpful Tip: blue Communication is Key "Trust, but Verify" verifying the result of a game can never hurt! Just a quick post to the extent of 'I won Game XYZ' is all it takes!Be Courteous to Other Competitors NOT designed to create hostility and enemies! Enjoy the game, take the game seriously, but respect the outcome, especially in tournaments.private message to the organiser so that appropriate action can be taken, if necessary.Acknowledge the Hard Work Conquer Club Tournament Handbook .
Bang, fortnight, bang, fortnight, bang ... but how, how does time move so quickly? It can't be fought - time is here to stay. It may be our friend, our enemy, our plaything, and now ... it's taking over! Speaking of taking over, time for your involvement - check out
koontz1973 's article
We Want You Now! Where Are You? Yes, that's an imperative. Quick march! And for those wondering what's happening and where to march
to ,
koontz1973 delivers another
What's Where? If you think that's not timely enough, I check out
Conquership – a 2-player game of naval strategy . Interestingly, the origins of that game are lost in time. And, to add to the curiosity,
Lostatlimbo and
Victor Sullivan have added decay into the game to ensure that we don't forget the importance of timeI Which brings us swiftly to this by
George Bernard Shaw :
Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.
thehippo8 -- Foundry ExecutiveWe Want You Now! Where Are You? koontz1973 show
The foundry has many maps waiting to be played at the moment but there are other maps that need you. Not when they are in beta but now. Conquer Club here . See, it is not that hard.drafting room . Here you can decide on what maps will ultimately get made, what is main foundry gets you into the world of game play and graphics. You may of only played 1 game, but if you see a problem, post it. You may not be a graphic artist, but if you do not like the maps graphics, post it. Simple again.koontz1973 (Rorkes Drift) That is 7 brand new map makers learning a programme, creating a map and getting bitched slapped
What's Where? koontz1973 show
Drafting Room Main Foundry Game play section Graphics section DiM Final Forge With xml stamps. koontz1973 .Flapcake Waiting for the xml. DiM .
Conquership – a 2-player game of naval strategy by thehippo8 show
Click image to enlarge. Natty Dread said: I don't think anyone has a copyright on the battleship game. Well, I’ve never been too keen on thinking and wanted to know the answer for sure.The “truth” as we know it Wikipedia article , the the BoardgameGeek.com website , the BoardGames.About.Com website and a miscellaneous lone voice , to name but four examples, all say that a mysterious individual called Clifford Von Wickler in the early 1900s invented the game on paper but (inexplicably you might think) he chose not to patent it. Somehow the game thereafter enters the public domain and in 1943 Milton Bradley distributed it as a paper and pencil game. Milton Bradley to turn this into a three dimensional plastic version with ships and pegs and In 1967, Classic Battleship came to life. Super Invisible got grumpy. Indeed, see the wiki , there is a whole family tree that follows from the Classic Battleship game:Click image to enlarge. Milton Bradley’s interest? Why didn’t the mysterious Clifford not complain? And is this really the only version of the game that came into existence? Well, as you may have guessed it, this mystery has a few unsolved portions. Indeed, it is reasonable to surmise that the “official story” is likely bumpkin. An alternate reality Milton Bradley’s Classic Battleships game, there were some earlier versions. Milton Bradley itself had a game called Broadside Naval Battle Game, which came out in 1962. There a really good description of it here .Richard Hogan reckons that there wasn’t even a person called Clifford Von Wickler (quoting Theodor Lauppert (also a strangely mysterious figure) and the suggestion is that it may be a misspelling of Van Wickler but that at any rate the person has no footprint outside of the story he invented the game. Mind you, in an alternate reality BruhnDK talks about his grandfather owning a patent before Milton Bradley published Broadside. However, methinks we can forget about that given the thread set out there points to even earlier patents – this one in 1956 and this one in 1936. Interestingly, Richard Hogan has a reference to Salvo: The Game of Wits , a 1931 of the Starex Novelty Company, Inc., of New York being held at the National Heritage Museum:National Heritage Museum website notes:While the exact origin of the game is uncertain, some sources suggest that Russian soldiers invented it shortly after World War I.
demonstrated in 1934 ) and their old friend the Chess board (the Russians dominated the Chess world throughout this period)! Well, I'm sure it's lost in time now, but I'd love to know the full story. Which Russians? How did the game come to America? Was there a defection involved? Were their military secrets? Were the bullets sprayed against the house rrelated? Oh but the mystery just deepens!! And I will not be the one to solve it!! So, back to the scene of the crime Conquership , the copyright thing was a diversion. Lostatlimbo and Victor Sullivan stuck with the Classic Battleship and didn’t get all fancy on it. Anyway, here’s my HIPPO assessment:Heuristics – This is a game with a deceptively simple gameplay but a richness that surpasses its visual appeal. There is no simply answer to the puzzle that confronts you. And the added time pressure will no doubt cause more than the average meltdown. But There is a symmetry here too and after the initial confusion, I believe that understanding will follow. All that goes out the window with nuclear, but hey doesn’t everything?Intrigue – I can’t see how this game will be any less as fun as the original. And the original sucked many happy hours of my childhood.Planning – Given this is a two player game, planning is really no more than sitting down and playing. But, hey, what’s wrong with that?Progression – What’s more important? The sea (get some troops), time (lose your ships) or attack (potential fail for bad dice). As time moves on the various pressures grow.Overall feel – Nostalgia city, here I come. Clever imagery, clever gameplay, but am I clever enough – time will tell!
Welcome to the
Clan gor.
This issue we wrap-up Quiksilvers series of Training Clan articles, as he delves into the great unknown by unveiling his own Training Clan as the Culmination of his endeavours.
And as more and more Leagues gather momentum, we look at the positives in merging some of them to create a more streamlined direction, with a feature on ICL vs the Premier League.
We also get the latest on The CL4 Divisional Cups!
Our Section is also interested in resurrecting the Clan Spotlight feature, so if you're already an active Participant in the
Active Challenges Sub-Forum, how about taking the opportunity to get a medal for reporting on the different Clan Wars in Progress?
Even if you're The War Organizer or a fond patriot of your clan and are already spending the time keeping track of your personal War Progress, spend a few minutes to write a few words and share the exciting events with the rest of the Clan World with your own column in the Dispatch
Leehar Clan Executive Recruitment Method III: Open Bar! by QuikSilver (LHDD) show
While I was doing some research about recruitment method of other clans, more specifically about «The Barracks» and «The Underworld», I started to play a lot of games with new players on this site. These new players where all francophone and needed help with some basics of team games. They all had an open mind and really talkative in the chat, all games were a pleasure. Inbox was a pain for communication. So I started to think, how can I facilitate the communications with these guys? The answer was clear, make a group for francophone. A little bit like «Club Conquête», but a closer group for all who speaks french. The group I wanted to create isn't only for recruitment, just a place where we can make new parthners and help each other, in a language we all mastered.http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=167525 Arkado to put this up.
French Version:
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Il y a de cela quelques mois je faisais mes recherches sur les moyens de recrutement de certains clans tel «The Barracks» et «The Underworld». Au même moment j'ai commencé à jouer avec des joueurs ayant peu ou aucune expérience de jeu en équipe. C'était des francophones très gentil et très facile à jouer avec. Ils suivent bien les directives et parlables. Les parties étaient très plaisantes. Le système de message privé allait très mal pour les discussions organisés. Alors je me suis demandé comment est-ce que je pourrais facilité les conversations avec ces joueurs. L'idée du groupe francophone m'a semblé très attirante. Un peu dans le style de «Club Conquête» mais plus privé. Ce groupe n'est pas pour les recrues des Hussards, mais pour des francophones compétitifs. J'espère voir des francophones de d'autres clans s'y joindre. C'est un lieu pour avoir du plaisirs à se faire de nouveaux partenaires d'équipe et s'entraider, le tout, dans un langage que nous maîtrisons tous.http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=167525 Arkado , merci.
ICL vs Premier League by Chapcrap (Emp) show
We still have a few weeks before the ICL is scheduled to start.Premier League viewtopic.php?f=438&t=171051
Clan League Divisional Cup Semi's by Wpbrj (DYN) show
Provisional Results + Semifinal DRAW
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