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<DIV>Come one, Come all! Join us for our annual Feast Crossbow & Table </DIV>
<DIV>Top Siege Competition to be held during this coming Central Regional </DIV>
<DIV>12th Night "CARNIVAL" Celebration!!</DIV>
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<DIV>This year's 12th Night Revel shall be held Jan. 3rd at the Bob Duncan </DIV>
<DIV>Center 2800 S. Center St. Arlington, TX 76014 in the Barony of </DIV>
<DIV>Elfsea.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Italian "CARNIVAL" theme would seem to be most appropriate </DIV>
<DIV>for our competition since the little crossbows were banned from the </DIV>
<DIV>Italian court during the 1400's with the "Ladies-in Waiting" having </DIV>
<DIV>fallen victim to the mischievous merry prankster's foodstuff missiles! </DIV>
<DIV>Aye with use of our own little crossbows being banned from the </DIV>
<DIV>Steppes 12th Hall in 2003 it would seem history does repeat itself </DIV>
<DIV>after all doesn't it!?!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Our miniature missile weaponry contest not only appeals to children </DIV>
<DIV>but the child within each of us, and is one of our few contest where </DIV>
<DIV>all ages may compete equally together for the right to brag whom is </DIV>
<DIV>the best shot with their own mini-missile launcher! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Should you have yet to attend this most amusing & entertaining </DIV>
<DIV>little contest of food flinging skill you have really missed one of </DIV>
<DIV>the real little gems of our 12th Night activities!</DIV>
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<DIV>So please plan to come and join us for this extremely enjoyable </DIV>
<DIV>and fun little feast weaponry competition! </DIV>
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<DIV>The contest is currently planed to start at 1PM. We'll try to leave </DIV>
<DIV>a sign up sheet at gate and will begin sign up on the field around </DIV>
<DIV>12:30PM in the park next door to site, or as soon as our "List </DIV>
<DIV>Babe(s)" volunteers deem sign up is ready to open.</DIV>
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<DIV>2009 CONTEST RULES:</DIV>
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<DIV>The competition is open to all small hand held or table top devises </DIV>
<DIV>constructed for the sole purpose of hurling small bits of foodstuffs </DIV>
<DIV>(marshmallows, grapes, cheese cubes, veggies, peanuts, etc.) </DIV>
<DIV>which can met the following conditions:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1) All devises will be declared within one of two categories: "Hand</DIV>
<DIV> held" - those meant to be fired while held in the hand (so called </DIV>
<DIV>"baby", "feast" or "mini" crossbows). Or 'Table-top" - those meant </DIV>
<DIV>to be fired while sitting upon a flat surface (so called "baby", "feast", </DIV>
<DIV>or "mini" trebuchet, ballista, catapult or other type siege engine). </DIV>
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<DIV>2) All feast devises must fit within a sixteen inch feast platter (or </DIV>
<DIV>circle) to be allowed to enter the list! </DIV>
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<DIV>3) All string & prod powered entries (crossbow & ballisita) may not </DIV>
<DIV>exceed a draw weight of 10 foot pounds!</DIV>
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<DIV>4) All entries must be capable of launching table grapes as ammo! </DIV>
<DIV>All ammo (grapes only) shall be supplied by the contest sponsors. </DIV>
<DIV>No other projectiles will be allowed for the contest! </DIV>
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<DIV>THE COMPETITION:</DIV>
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<DIV>- All competitors twelve years of age or under must be accompanied </DIV>
<DIV>by a parent or legal guardian! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>- All spectators must remain behind safety ropes during the </DIV>
<DIV>competition! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>- All contestants must compete in the competition using one "feast </DIV>
<DIV>weapon" only! </DIV>
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<DIV>- All contestants must demonstrate to the attending Marshall's that </DIV>
<DIV>their "feast devise" is safe, in good working order, and they can </DIV>
<DIV>operate the devise in a safe and sane manner! </DIV>
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<DIV>- All contestants must be ready when their names are called! Absent </DIV>
<DIV>contestants shall be rotated to the bottom of the list once and only </DIV>
<DIV>once! Should a contestant be declared absent a second time when </DIV>
<DIV>their name is called they shall be stricken from the competitors list! </DIV>
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<DIV>- All competitors shall be allowed to pick twelve grapes, six for ranging </DIV>
<DIV>& practice shots and six for score. Any grapes which fly to pieces </DIV>
<DIV>upon firing do count as shots, so pick your grape shot wisely! </DIV>
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<DIV>- All contestants must remain seated at the firing line's table while </DIV>
<DIV>competing (no standing allowed). All mini-siege engines must remain </DIV>
<DIV>upon the table while firing (no hand held siege engines allowed)! </DIV>
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<DIV>- All grapes shot must enter the target intact to be counted (pieces of </DIV>
<DIV>grape do not count as a score. Exception being should it splat on the </DIV>
<DIV>inner target's metal rim it shall count toward the lower points score!</DIV>
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<DIV>- The maximum target distance shall be limited to fifteen yards! </DIV>
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<DIV>- The competitor with the highest recorded score at the completion of the </DIV>
<DIV>list shall be declared the winner of the tournament! </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks again to House Arkham's folks for their support in sponsoring </DIV>
<DIV>our annual little tournament, we couldn't do it without your help!</DIV>
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<DIV>We're looking forward to having another splattering good time and lots </DIV>
<DIV>of laughs again during this year's contest! Pray come out and enjoy, </DIV>
<DIV>but please take note, wearing a good washable cloak is always </DIV>
<DIV>advisable!! </DIV>
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<DIV>Regards, </DIV>
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<DIV>HL William Black Dragon called "Ironwyrm" </DIV>
<DIV>Official Supervising "Feast Weaponry" Marshal</DIV>
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