<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Greetings,<div><br></div><div>With all due respect, Wolfgang, we will have 30+ fighters on Saturday and Sunday...and a Tournament--any Tournament--is designed to reduce the number of fighters for some indeterminate "prize". </div><div><br></div><div>So, you're expecting a substantial number of fighters to sit and wait for this to play out. If you work hard, you may find a format that engages the crowd...and that's a big "if". But you will be doing it at the sacrifice of our need to be good hosts to our friends that have given up their weekend to help recruit.</div><div><br></div><div>Tournaments have been tried in the past...they drag the tempo of fighting down...and they reduce the general noise and chaos that bring the crowds into the SCA compound.</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I recommend we let the fighters fight for all they're
worth...especially on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is a another matter...and we can involve the crowd in individual fights--but tracking fighters through a Tournament is rather dicey in this type of setting.<br><br>Regards,<br>
Tadhg<br>
...brick by brick<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 3/7/12, JOHN <i><variglog@sbcglobal.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: JOHN <variglog@sbcglobal.net><br>Subject: [Namron] The Battle Of The Champions Coming To Med Fair!<br>To: "'Barony of Namron Mailing List'" <namron@lists.ansteorra.org><br>Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 1:39 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1786502438">
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<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="
font-size:10.0pt;">As part of our Entertainment offering at Fair, we will be doing a
Tournament-style Fighting Demo at 2 pm Saturday and Sunday and Baroness Maleah has
given it the name <b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">The
Battle of The Champions</span></i></b>! Spectators will be provided
streamers and Herald(s) shall introduce the Fighters and encourage the spectators
to cheer for their favorite. The Tournament will last between 30-45
minutes.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="
font-size:10.0pt;">Ann Marie is going to advertise this along with our other major
Entertainment Schedule in the Fair Program!</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Now we are seeking someone who is
Tournament savvy to help us organize <b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">The Battle of The Champions</span></i></b>, including lining
up Fighters, Herald(s) and designing a quick paced format that will keep
spectators hanging around to the end. If this is something you would
enjoy doing, please let me or Lord Bucello know.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">We greatly thank you!</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Wolfgang</span></font></p>
<p class="yiv1786502438MsoPlainText"><font size="2" color="black" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;">Entertainment Director</span></font></p>
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