Greetings, comrades, and welcome to the 126th running of the Conquer Club Dispatch!
I have to tell you how very happy I am. After several issues with no articles from the Clans or the Foundry or the SoC, we suddenly have the return of all three!
Betiko has given us reports on both CC5 and CC4 in the Platoon Report In Cartographic Surveillance RedBaron0 updates us on the state of the Foundry, and in order to get your help he is announcing a NEW CONTEST! Yes, that's in addition to the very successful Guess the Map contest, also in Cartographic Surveillance, which is now in its 7th round! In Strategic Services macbone brings us an interview with SoC teacher TheGreys . Wow, what an interview! It packs a punch right from the first paragraph and never lets up. In the
Mess Hall ,
DoomYoshi brings us a fun little trivia contest. No prizes, no awards, just a bit of community fun. Finally, in
Current Recon , I provide my regular round-up of news from around the site. Oh, and did I mention our cool new section headers?
But first and foremost, our leader, Hiz Majesty, the captain of our ship and pilot of our plane, the astounding, the incredible, the supremascent supremest, the big Whammy Burger himself, gives us the
View From the Top (or from the bottom, depending on which angle you're looking from) and discusses the new servers, an upcoming event, and a new option for how to play your games.
From the Deck of the Webmonster by bigWham show
Greetings from The Deck Of The Webmonster. *By The Duk Of The Bay* blakebowling around, give him a tickle under the chin for his massive help in getting this together for us!*Upcoming Event!* *Play CC on Facebook!* here then head to Facebook . You can also access CC on Facebook via the Apps link on your left hand navigation.
Beta Log Jam. RedBaron0 show
With the inactivity in the Foundry in recent times, things have been forgotten and allowed to build up. Well I'm going to try and get things back in order, and while I should have done this earlier, I'm doing this now at least. So folks I just need a couple minutes of your time to look at one or a few of these maps below to help me decide whether or not they are ready to be quenched. post. Not really... maybe. Spam rules of the forum still apply. You must have played on the map prior to the post. All disputes will be solved by me, RedBaron0 My word is law. Czecho Slovak Fragmentation Baltic States France 2.1 WWI: Gallipoli District of Alaska 1v1: Promontory Summit Krazy Kingdoms The Temple of Jinn Pirates and Merchants 1588 Spanish Armada Three Kingdoms of China Rail South America Slovakia
Guess the Map -- Round 7 by dakky21 show
. This round comes with a surprise! Two maps are rotated as shown on the picture! In this sixth installment, the difficulty is EXTRA MEGA HARD! dakky21 . There will be 10 rounds with 9 images each, for a maximum score of 90. The images will gradually become more difficult as the issues move on.You must PM your answers to dakky21 . Please do not answer by posting in the thread or PMing to anyone else. Only answers sent to dakky21 will be official. Answers to each issue's quiz must be sent within ten days after the actual publication date. Minor typos will be overlooked. If you mean "Jamaica" and you type "Jamiaca" that's fine. HOWEVER, we are not finishing your thought for you: there is both a Baltic States and a Baltic Crusades. If you just type "Baltic" that is a WRONG answer, because it would require us to finish the thought and decide between Crusades and States. Points will be cumulative over the 10 issues. Depending on interest, the 10th round may carry bonus images and/or bonus points. In case of a tie at the end of the contest, dakky21 will PM a supplementary tiebreaking list of extremely difficult images. Please format your answers as follows:Number dot space Name of Map 1. Jamaica First place 2000 credits Second place 1000 credits Third place 625 credits Top five contestants get a GA medal. To qualify for any of the above prizes, you must score at least 35 points over the course of the contest. If and only if we get 25 or more contestants, we will have a random draw for a 6th GA medal.If and only if we get 75 or more contestants, the top player will get a Challenge Medal in addition to other prizes.Editor's note: we got the 75 in our first installment! Every issue the top contestant will get one or more Conquer Stars. Just like everything else about the stars, this is shrouded in mystery, so there's no telling what kind of star you will get! Drab? Auburn? Pink? A box of 50 Auburns? Wouldn't you like to know? This star prize can only be won once, so if you win it in week 1 and you are the top contestant in week 2 again, the prize in week 2 will go to the second place contestant, and so on down the list. ROTATED Round 6 answers: Congratulations to grt , winner of the Round 6 random prize of 16 drab stars! Standings after Round 6:
CC5 round of 16 Betiko show
Hear me now!RIGHT BRACKETS ACE (1) vs RGX (16) ACE , the unlucky semifinalist of the past CC4 (they lost against TOFU after a marathonian 6 month+ war including a breathtaking tiebreaker) was facing GON on the first round and left the underdog with no chance (current score is 28-7 , war not finished but clinched pass to the round of 16!)RGX on their side were the last seeded team of the 16 and was facing a much balanced challenge against HH . In spite of the very similar level of both clans, RGX won by a convincing final score of 25-16 RET (9) vs FALL (8) RET made it through after facing FAD with a significant margin (26-13 , war not finished but clinched pass to the round of 16!)FALL on their side were facing VVV , and although it isn't finished yet, seem to be the clan that will manage the most impressive score (30-8 so far but clinched pass to the round of 16!)PACK (4) vs LHDD (13) PACK was facing AQOH (RIP) and won with a final score of 26-15 . This sadly concluded the presence of the losing clan in the clan world since they disbanned after thatLHDD was facing FISO and won with the same final score of 26-15 .The current score is 26-16 for LHDD ... will the dragons have what it takes to beat the odds and win against the bookie's favorite? With only 5 wins left, it seems very likely.FOED (12) vs TSM (5) FOED qualified after beating KNT by an impressive 30-11 TSM qualified after beating ATN by a no lesser impressive 29-12 LEFT BRACKETS TOFU (2) vs MM (15) TOFU hasn't started their participation in the CC5 yet given that they are one of the CC4 finalists (ongoing)MM was facing LOTZ on the first round and after a big spanking (18-3 ) on the first batch, LOTZ thought they had enough and didn't show up for batch 2RA/MYTH vs ATL (7) RA and MYTH is the only war undecided and is still a very close call (currently 18-16 for RA) , it seems still impossible to determine who will win this war at this point.ATL qualified after beating rather easily GR 29-12 KORT (3) vs TNC (14) KORT , just like TOFU is in the middle of the CC4 finals and will start the CC5 in this roundTNC has made it through after beating SOH 26-15 LEG (11) vs OSA (6) LEG qualified after beating the newcommer clan TWD by 27-14 OSA has just clinched their victory against another new clan PHNX 27-13 (still ongoing)
CC4 Finals Betiko show
Now I guess a lot of you are wondering.... What is really going on in the finals? Game 14757177 Battle of ActiumGame 14757179 FNAGame 14757391 Game 14800969 Game 14800983 Game 14800988 Game 14800991 Game 14800997 Game 14804078 Game 14801515 Game 14801520 Game 14801522 Game 14801524 Game 14846780 Game 14846642 Game 14846638 Game 14846635 Game 14846634 Game 14846631 Game 14846620 Game 14846614 Game 14847433 Game 14847431 Game 14847429 Game 14847428 Game 14847426 Game 14847424 Game 14847421 Game 14847415 Game 14847414
SoC Graduate Grilling by macbone show
SoC Graduate Grilling - Janomike and doublediamond by macbone TheGreys , who graduated several months ago and has come on board as a Terminator/Standard teacher. I wasn't prepared for what I would learn.Vital stats: Signed up for basic training: March 17, 2014 macbone: Thanks for agreeing to do this interview, man! TheGreys mac: Wow, man, I had no idea. Thank you for sharing that. OK, next question. What brought you to Conquer Club? Greys mac: Why did you decide to join SoC training? Greys mac: What has stayed with you the most about training? Greys mac: Why did you want to become an SoC teacher? Greys mac: I see that you're a fan of a variety of settings. What are some of your favorite maps? Greys mac: If you could sit down for a game of Risk with five other people, living or dead, who would you choose, and why? Greys mac: You discover that the truth really is out there. What is it? Greys macbone ), dhallmeyer , or any of our SoC teachers.
Name that Avatar by DoomYoshi show
No prizes, just for fun.
Up-To-Date News and Announcements show
On September 30th, over in the tournament world, The first MAJOR tournament of TPA Season V , was launched by sempaispellcheck . There is still plenty of space in that tourney -- remember, ALL Major events in the TPA season count toward your final score.Freemium-friendly tournament in the Great War series: Mulhouse-Lorraine. This tournament explored not only the battles in the opening days of World War I, but also the history of the conflict, tracing it back to the disintegration of Charlemagne's Empire. In the final tally, seven iterations of the Mulhouse-Lorraine tournament began, involving 122 players.Great War Guessing Game . We are still waiting for the winner! And here's a little secret -- once we have a winner, we are going to restart that game with a new goal and a new prize!ambitious new map of the Great War conflict is in the Foundry and looking for your advice!A poll in the General Discussion forum is collecting data on just how many people have noticed a significant improvement, and by how much.bruceswar 's map Baltic States was officially quenched. Our congratulations to Bruce on this great milestone!
