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Warrior Poets [Completed, Winner: perchorin]

Postby Pyrhhus on Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:07 pm

Robert Heinlein once famously wrote, "Specialization is for insects." In that spirit I introduce a tournament which rewards not only the strategists amongst you, but also those of a more literary persuasion.

The game settings are simple. The number of rounds and number of players each round will be determined by the number of people who sign up, but I would like at least 36. Except for the final game, however, the number of players in each game will be at least 6. The settings for all games are Standard, Automatic, Sequential, Escalating, Chained, Sunny, Casual, on the map Japan.

The choice of map is significant because there are two ways to advance to the next round. The first is the standard method: win the game. A spot in the next round of the tournament will also be awarded to the person who writes the best haiku, as judged by yours truly. The haiku must be totally original (and you better believe I'll be running Google searches, so don't test me), rhythmically accurate, and submitted in the game chat. I will judge the haiku on equal parts depth and humor, with full score given to a poem that is both funny and profound. The exception is, of course, if the tournament comes down to just two people, in which case the winner will indeed take all.

Each participant will play no more than one game at a time, so all members are welcome.

Oh, and anyone who plagiarizes will be immediately dismissed, just in case that didn't go without saying.

show: Players
  1. alt1978
  2. Bob XIII
  3. soccerghost
  4. amazzony
  5. Hopscotcher
  6. semperfi1974
  7. join cad
  8. kawe85
  9. earlybirdbrew
  10. FreedomFighter01
  11. jsnyder748
  12. luchtloper
  13. koul
  14. kodata
  15. Seigneur-Tidus
  16. jigger1986
  17. danryan
  18. Kilazul
  19. gubarretto
  20. MEK
  21. cleverAvery
  22. Conquistadores
  23. RedFun
  24. DogAlmighty
  25. Leatherhead
  26. MrGlassB
  27. sziv
  28. Andrewrh
  29. Ugly_Moose
  30. Lensois
  31. twbenson
  32. Metricsystemlove
  33. Swifte
  34. PepeAtila
  35. Whitexazn
  36. moshu
  37. Jakes1
  38. Nikotsy
  39. gradybridges
  40. benga
  41. 1931roadster
  42. mickunited333
  43. ConorJames
  44. KingRat
  45. swimmerdude99
  46. macbone
  47. lewis.evans
  48. Falme

Reserves:
SeriouslyANewb - in for cleverAvery
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Re: Warrior Poets

Postby Pyrhhus on Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:09 pm

show: Round 1
Game 7736986
Winner: PepeAtila
Best Poem: swimmerdude99
In a World of Hate
We can't seem to get away
From horrors of life

Game 7736977
Winner: MrGlassB
Best Poem: MrGlassB
behind the shattered
mirror of my dreams I see
me with the hammer

Game 7736978
Winner: perchorin
Best Poem: SeriouslyANewb
Do not pee on me
And tell me it is raining
Though I am the Newb.

Game 7736979
Winner: jsnyder748
Best Poem: macbone
Red flower petals
Blanket the battle's landscape
Brave purple is dead

Game 7736980
Winner: Metricsystemlove
Best Poem: Meticsystemlove
please don't have trade ins
you guys are rays of sunshine
on this dreary day

Game 7736981
Winner: 1931roadster
Best Poem: (none submitted)

Game 7736982
Winner: Swifte
Best Poem: sziv
Crippled by bad play
Sergeant at best forever
Yellow, suck my balls

Game 7736983
Winner: koul
Best Poem: KingRat
pausing to inhale
deep breath - measured moment
death gently granted


show: Round2
Game 7846230
Winner: sziv
Best Poem: macbone
Yellow hoists his flag
The wind tousles the banner
Only death remains

Game 7846229
Winner: KingRat
Best Poem: perchorin
me english no good
hoping for some lucky sets
this poem won't win


show: Round 3
Game 7957338
Winner: sziv
Best Poem: perchorin
hey hey! r: b: y:
y'all ain't got no alibi!
you ugly! hey hey!


show: Finals
Game 8073358
Winner:
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Re: Warrior Poets

Postby alt1978 on Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:17 am

I would like in please
to test my risk combat skills
and crush the others
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Re: Warrior Poets

Postby Bob XIII on Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:45 am

do you mean to say...

when ill wisdom brings failure
or the dice decide my fate
words may bring triumph

me wants to play too!
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Re: Warrior Poets

Postby soccerghost on Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:42 pm

Sure, I will play too,
On a map thats kinda new,
It will have to do


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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby Pyrhhus on Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:35 pm

I love that you guys are getting in the spirit already. Tell your friends!
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby amazzony on Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:38 am

I would want to play
Yet I have no skills to write
a greater Haiku
"Thou shalt accept thy dice rolls as the will of the Gods" (Church of Gaming)
"amazzony is a beast" (Woodruff)
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby Hopscotcher on Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:40 am

typing the word in
brings pleasure beyond renown
and so I write it

uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm is 240 am. my head hurt
I'm a sucker for Assassin Games

My claim to fame..... Game 6311393
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby semperfi1974 on Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:48 pm

if you have an opening i would like to join.

Thanks
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby join cad on Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:14 am

I will crush you all like insects .. I have no conscience
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby kawe85 on Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:19 am

in plz
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Re: Warrior Poets [3/??]

Postby earlybirdbrew on Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:56 pm

I'll play
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Re: Warrior Poets [9/??]

Postby Pyrhhus on Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:50 pm

this update comes
after three days of sign ups
patiently waiting
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Re: Warrior Poets [9/??]

Postby FreedomFighter01 on Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:56 pm

In please
Leaves drop
as foes
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Re: Warrior Poets [9/??]

Postby jsnyder748 on Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:00 pm

in please
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Re: Warrior Poets [9/??]

Postby luchtloper on Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:54 pm

okay I will play
This tournament will be mine
all will bow to me

luchtloper :-)
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Re: Warrior Poets [12/36]

Postby Pyrhhus on Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:05 am

Updated.

Also, I just read the Wikipedia article on haiku and despite what it says I will indeed be looking for a three-line poem of the 5-7-5 syllable structure. I do not know Japanese so the English version of the poetic form will have to suffice.
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Re: Warrior Poets [12/36]

Postby koul on Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:58 am

in please
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Re: Warrior Poets [13/36]

Postby kodata on Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:40 pm

Weapons will only kill you, words can change the world.


in please
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Re: Warrior Poets [13/36]

Postby Seigneur-Tidus on Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:30 pm

in plz
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Re: Warrior Poets [13/36]

Postby jigger1986 on Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:07 pm

I would like to join,
taunt the clowns to risk it all,
troops will fall like leaves.
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Re: Warrior Poets [16/36]

Postby Pyrhhus on Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:41 am

Updated.
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Re: Warrior Poets [16/36]

Postby danryan on Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:20 pm

In please, far too easy
to say; instead sign me up
for this tournament.
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Re: Warrior Poets [16/36]

Postby Kilazul on Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:26 pm

I'll play.
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Re: Warrior Poets [16/36]

Postby gubarretto on Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:29 pm

in pls
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