1. KORT vs THOTA 33-27 KORT Wins
KORT was able to make the CC1 finals to play THOTA. Some clans did not think KORT stood a chance, while others thought they did not even deserve to be there. Well the words in the forum were fierce but the games were even fiercer. KORT stormed out to an early lead in batch 1. (13-7) THOTA, being THOTA came back in batch 2 to make it 20-20 going into batch 3. Between a few forum blow ups and other BS this war was just a barn burner. As the war winded down it became clear that THOTA was gonna be unseated and dealt their first loss. KORT won the match 33-27. This tops my list since THOTA had never lost before in years of playing. Made for a great war to watch.
2. THOTA vs TSM (Round 2) TSM Wins 30-30 4-3 Tie Break
TSM vs THOTA played 2 wars. The first was tough and THOTA pulled it out like they always did. 2nd time around was in the CC2 Semifinals. Both sides were itching to make the finals and did not give an inch. We have a small issue with some Greek and a turn.
Some forum banter and great games later, we had a 30-30 tie. There was a 7 game set to come. It seemed THOTA would do it again and pull off that come back and then win the tie break. TSM fought hard and just squeezed out that win in the 7th game. One of the best games ever to watch. TSM would fall to KORT in the finals.3. Empire vs TOFU Empire Wins 40-21
Here is an interesting war. Interesting for a number of reasons. TOFU was favored in this war by as much as 5 to 7 games by some people. Others thought it would be a close war. It was anything but close. Empire came out swinging and never looked back. It was an ambush and Empire clearly proved they had moved to the next level. COF would come back in batch 3 and try to salvage some wins and possibly the war, but it was too little too late. Was TOFU a bit less without COF? That is up for debate but some people surely thought so. Final ended at 40-21 in Empires favor. Nobody saw that score coming in a million years. Empire would later fall to KORT in the semifinals. The shock on people's faces was pretty priceless.
4. TNC vs LOTZ TNC Wins 140-61
My shocking pick for number 4. Yes I am picking this war for the sheer size alone. It was the largest war ever to be played until recent. (1ST REG vs MD now with 203 games) This set the bar for wars. Once most got past the shock of playing 201 games, they were able to see it was a bit one sided. The final ended up 141-61 with TNC winning. I do not think most were shocked with the result but the sheer size beat any other war by far. This was a fun war and one to be remembered.
5. THOTA vs ID 53-47 THOTA Wins
WOW! That says it all for this war. It was what many consider the first of the great wars. They had originally setup a 60 game war, which at the time was huge. They battled hard with ID seemingly being outmatched if you went by rank alone, but ID played THOTA as tough as ever. They played to a 30-30 standstill. Rather than going with a tie they added 40 more games. THOTA would edge out ID, who at the time was the number 2 clan. Final ended up 53-47, but surely nobody on either side would have said either side really lost. Congrats to both clans for setting the bar sooo high.
6. PACK vs IA PACK Wins 28-23
Holy wow! Where to start? How about with the forum where seemingly most of the action took place. It was soo fierce it cost a few players, from the eventual winner PACK, their medals. IA took a brutal forum beating and also a beating on the battle field. PACK proved 2 things with this war. They were one of the elite clans and that they surely had a mouth on them. While they might have damaged their rep at the time, they have since calmed down some and taken a lighter approach but still a very tough clan.
7.THOTA vs LOW 32-28 THOTA Wins
One thing to know about this war other than it was a killer war. BANTER! This is the only war that I know of to ever have parts of its thread shipped off to flame wars. For those of you who were not around then, Flame wars was a place to let your op have it. You could flame or bait or anything. There was no modding there for that. That forum would be taken down later. Anyhow putting the pre match banter aside, there were still games to be played. Like it would seem THOTA would give another lead to a clan only to snatch victory away at the end. Tough war by the top 2 clans of the time, with those Ponies doing what they always did. Win another. Surely a great one to watch.
8. KORT vs TOFU 40-20 KORT Advances
COF and 21 games? Need I say more? I think anybody who has been around clans knows what I am talking about. A highly watched war. The 2 up and coming clans! Many people picked TOFU to win and some took KORT. It would be a fierce match with both sides landing blows. KORT would land the KO punch when COF would join 21 games. The limit of games to join was 20, and he went over the limit. By rules of the CC, all 21 games were to be taken and moved into the KORT win column. There were harsh words tossed at both sides. Clans were upset with the KORT or CORT decision. This is the most viewed thread for a single war. It is also one of the only war threads to be locked. Did TOFU deserve to win? Did KORT really win? That is all up for debate. No medals were ever issued. The only war of its kind. KORT would go on to beat THOTA in the finals. I think the clan would not want to see a repeat anytime soon. A black eye for all the clan world as some would say. Bad blood on both sides boiled over and the arch rivals were born. They are now playing in a 2nd match, with TOFU taking the lead. If one word could sum up this match it would "Chaos" This war would be higher on the list if a clan had been issued medals.
9. BPB vs BSS 21-19 BPB Wins
WOW, sooo BPB does play in matches? Hey where is the DQ afterwards? Seems that is where all the BPB met up after a fierce battle in the forums and games. I mean would you expect less of Owen and Fruitcake? BPB won the war with a slight lead and then proclaimed they were the best clan ever. Game, Set, Match! A fun war to watch and proved that bpb did belong. When Forumites unite anything is possible.
10. G1 vs LOD 23-22 G1 WIns
This war was sooo close it was crazy. It was the first time we had seen a war like this. The clan scene was much smaller then, but these 2 clans played so close nobody came out a loser. It was a proving ground for many wars to come. G1 just beat out LOD(Now AOD) by 1 game! Well done by 2 of the best clans to ever play CC. Surely something to watch for those around back then.
your turns were essential for you lads to win it...
