ANST - PENNSIC-Squire's Tourney

jhartel jhartel at net-link.net
Fri May 22 13:13:22 PDT 1998


This just came across the Middle Bridge and since it involves
squires/students who may wish to fight in the tourney at Pennsic I
thought I'd foreward it on.

Moriel***


Ree Moorhead Pruehs wrote:
> 
> Einarr wrote to His Grace Duke Sir Logan Ebonwoulfe, asking for more
> details on how an Atlantean speed tournament was set up (this is the format
> for the Pennsic Squires' Tournament) and (for the benefit of a friend who
> is not on the Bridge) how a Knight/Master at Arms who may not be attending
> Pennsic may sponsor his/her squires to the Tournament. For the benefit of
> those who might have similar questions, His Grace's reply follows.
> 
> Rhiannon Ottersdale
> 
> ========================================
> 
> >First, all fighters line up in a single file line.  The first and last
> fighters
> >in line are paired off as are the second and next to last, and so on.  All
> >pairings meet at the same time, on the field, and a lay-on is called.  The
> >winners report to one side and the "not-so-winners" report to the other side.
> >
> >The loser of each bout must report to the MoL.  We then do the line up thing
> >again with the winners side and losers side.  Eventually you will have a
> single
> >representative from each side (winners and losers, or undefeated and defeated
> >as we like to call it) and thus begins your final round with all losses
> >erased.  I am planning a best 3 of 5 with no weapons form being repeated more
> >than once for the finals.  We do this style (speed style) at most of our
> >larger events were we have more than 50 fighters showing up for the list.
> We did
> >this at Pennsic a couple of years ago with 120+ fighters and were in our
> finals in
> >about 40 minutes.  The advantage is that the tourney itself goes fast,
> >leaving plenty of energy for pick-ups and small melee type stuff.
> >
> >As far as Knights/Masters that can't make it but have students/Squires that
> >want to enter all I need is a letter/e-mail from the Chivalry member stating
> >it is their desire to have their Squire enter.  I have already received 6 of
> >those.
>
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