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Dec
18

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2014 Simulation Cup – Nominate your game

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2014 Simulation Cup

2014 Simulation Cup

That’s right–it’s that time of year again.  It’s officially time to accept entrants for the only sim and role play competition that dates back to the last millennium (more specifically, 1999).  What, you haven’t heard of the Simulation Cup?  It’s an annual event where sims and role play games have the opportunity to showcase their excellence and compete against each other in a friendly manner to win various prizes.  Oh yeah, it’s usually called the Tournament of Simulations (ToS), which you might be more familiar with.

How to Enter

The sim’s host (or host’s representative) will submit the short entry form below along with a sample of their role play activity.   Read More

Dec
9

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Contest Time! The 2014 Quote Competition!

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Xanadu Crest

Today, my fellow Kazon, we stand on the precipice of what may very well be one of the most tragic failures of peace in the history of our world. As I speak, the gears of war are turning, drawing us closer and closer to a conflict that will no doubt kill thousands and devastate the region for years to come. God have mercy on us all

–Kal Verner, State Radio Broadcasting Network Anchorman – The Steam Age

Who doesn’t love a good quote? They can be tragic, like the one above, inspirational, like the speech before a big battle, or monumentally ignorant, like a person making a speech about a topic they have little knowledge of.

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Dec
2

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Flashback week competition runner-up – James LeChance from ORIGIN

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Here’s the runner up for the Flashback week competition 2014, written by MrXanadu. You can see the winning story by clicking here.

3rd place – “James LeChance” from ORIGIN

james lechanceKirrath Prime, Orsai System
June 25th 2353….two years before the ORIGIN expedition

The Archaeology Department at Earth University had finally gotten permission from the Kirrathian Government to unearth the Ironian ruins along the Ukar River basin. It had been a tedious process, but the government finally caved and lifted their restrictions. Read More

Dec
2

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Flashback week competition runner-up – Savis from Nova Lux

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Here’s the runner up for the Flashback week competition 2014, written by Tib. You can see the winning story by clicking here.

2nd place – “Savis” from Nova Lux

SavisWritten by Tiberius Creations

The morning rose over the mountains, the wind whipping the sand around like mini tornadoes dancing to nature’s barren ballet. The sun peeked through the small window and into the basement that the inhabitants of Defiance called home. It eventually reached Savis’ eyes, blinding him and waking him up. He sat up and grumbled “over ninety million miles away and it has perfect aim.” Savis stood up off the bed and moved towards his closet. Read More

Dec
2

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Announcing the winner of the Flashback week competition – 2014

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Flashback week - write and roleplay about your character's past

A few weeks ago we ran a week-long event called Flashback week where we encouraged roleplayers and writers to think about the backstory of their character and write about a flashback to a different time in their lives. We held a competition for the best story, and our team of judges have voted, and the scores have been calculated! Read More

Nov
15

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Flashback Week 2014

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Flashback week - write and roleplay about your character's past

Flashback week is now over and the competition results have been announced here.

Flashback Week is a week-long writing event where writers and roleplayers are encouraged to think about something that happened in their characters past. Read More

Nov
2

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November Thanksgiving writing challenge

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Johnny recently won the Halloween writing challenge, and in the comments of the announcement set a challenge to everyone else to write a thanksgiving story. The following was written by Johnny:

Thanksgiving turkey dinner

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations.

In the English tradition, days of thanksgiving and special thanksgiving religious services became important during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII. That was in 1536. Read More

Nov
2

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Announcing Flashback week 2014

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Flashback week - write and roleplay about your character's past

Flashback Week is a week-long writing event where writers and roleplayers are encouraged to think about something that happened in their characters past.

Flashback week is now over and the competition results have been announced here.

Nov
1

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Winner of the Halloween story competition

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A few weeks ago I set a writing challenge to write a scary short story for Halloween. Entrants were asked to submit on the comments on the original article, so you can see all entries here.

Weed monster Read More

Oct
19

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Winner of the October image competition

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Time to announce the winner of the October Image Competition!

To enter the competition you had to submit a form to nominate your game here (there were actually loads of games with great images that missed out by not being nominated!). Read More

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