festival of japan

[Kerry Pratt]

Mark Harris wrote:

> If a polearm tourney is fought using polearms, is a Shogun tourney
> fought using Shoguns? :-)

  Actually, that is close to what happened.  We began with a  single
elimination challenge tourney.  When only two individuals were left,
they became opposing warlords.  The remaining fighters were randomly
split into two teams,  the title of Shogun to be bestowed upon the
warlord who achieved the most victories in the two melee scenarios. 
Each scenario was fought twice with the warlords changing sides each
time.  The purpose being to determine which warlord could come up with
superior tactics and lead his force to victory regardless of the
fighting prowess of any individual members of his team.
  The first scenario was a bridge battle.  The bridge was 8 feet long, 6
feet high, and 5 feet wide.  The second scenario was an open field
battle.  There was much honor and glory for all of the fighters involved
and everyone displayed an amazing amount of teamwork.  It is absolutely
amazing to see how much the complexion of a battle changes when there
are no shields present.

Ld Cameron de Blakstan