[Cynnabar] Ale to the Victors is this weekend!

[Elizabeth Calhoun]

Godaeth and Aeffe, archers, will be at the Line for Cynnabar!

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Hannah Schreiber <hannahschreiber at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to get an idea/head count as to who's planning to compete in
> what event for this coming weekend's Ale to the Victors! We want to be sure
> we have someone at least entered into every category we can for our best
> shot at winning the "Game"!
>
> We need brewers, armored. rapier and archery combatants, A&S entries,
> heralds, cooks and more!!!!
>
> If you missed my original post about the events they are listed again
> below in this email. For some reason they have not made it to the event's
> website yet. I'm also working on getting a schedule, too!
>
> So chime in -- are you going! What are you planning to do? There's a FB
> thread too where I"m keeping track as well!
>
> GO, GO, GO TEAM CYNNABAR!!!!!
>
> Thanks
> Baroness Hannah
>
> ---
>
> Archery
> There will be 3 scored tournament targets for Ale Points:
> --10 Brown Bottles Hanging on the Wall
> --99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
> --Tap the Keg
> Additionally Ale Points will be awarded to the team with the Highest
> Scoring Individual in the above three tournaments fielding the Most
> Participants
>
> Armored
> “La Soule”
> Since the theme of this event is a Medieval Football Tailgate Saturday, we
> have to have a football game! The “first half of the game will be a
> tournament for “heavy” fighters that incorporates a game of “La Soule.”
> -- 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Highest # of Goals Scored
> -- 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Last Man Standing
>
> Rapier
> The second half of the game will be played by the rapier fighters. Let’s
> just say that “alcohol abuse” will not win you any points!
> -- 1 Ale Point awarded to the team Spilling the Least Ale when the
> fighting is over.
> -- 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Last Man Standing
>
> Team Spirit
> How do you show Team Spirit? You could wear the “correct” colors. You
> could wave a banner or pennant. You could paint your face. You could . .
> .Everyone has heard some kind of cheer, right? Well, we want another one!
> Not like the other ones! Go Teams! And. . . given the name of the event . .
> . we want a fight song too! You can have multiple entries. More than one
> person or group can submit cheers or fight songs for their teams. You don’t
> have to settle on just one. Please limit your performances to 3 minutes. A
> written copy of cheers and songs must be turned in at Troll. Herald’s will
> judge on performance and lyric. Bonus points will be given for Marching
> Bands which must be at least 5 people and have a drum major. Extra bonus
> points might be given for flag corps, baton, and/or color guard. Bands if
> present will perform post-game.
>
> There are a total of 6 Ale Points possible:
> -- 3 Populace Points and 3 Herald Points
> -- 1 pt for Best Heraldry
> -- 1 pt for Best Pre-Game Cheer
> -- 1 pt for Best Post-Game Fight Song
>
> Half-Time!!!
> What football game would be complete without a Half-Time Show? Bring your
> dancers or nondancers and let them take the field for a half-time dance
> off. This will be a populace point. We don’t want the Marshals to feel left
> out. We want to see them smile and maybe even laugh! Grab your shield and
> form a line. If you form a group and break out into a snappy cadence like
> the “Briefcase Brigade” in the the Thanksgiving Parade that’s ok! Or maybe
> you’d like to show off some Shield Wall Maneuvers, that’s ok! Show those
> dancers up? Ok!
> 1 Populace Ale Point for Dance-Off
> 1 Marshalls’ Ale Point for Parade of Shields
>
> Heraldry
> As any good hostess will tell you, presentation is everything! We want our
> party to look good! Pageantry is all the rage! We want to see your colors!
> Show us your devices!
> Team:
> 1 pt for Apparel
> 1 pt for Banners/Flags
> 1 pt for Other
> Unit:
> 1 pt for Apparel
> 1 pt for Banners/Flags
> 1 pt for Other
> Individual:
> 1 pt for Apparel
> 1 pt for Banners/Flags
> 1 pt for Other
>
> Libations
> Aside from the “football” this is where its at! Bring your beer/ale,
> wine/mead, or non-alcoholic libation for judging. In addition to Ale Points
> for their allied team winners of this Brewing and Vintning Challenge will
> offer prizes to the winners in the three categories.
> 1 pt for Beers/Ales
> 1 pt for Wines/Meads
> 1 pt for Non-Alcoholic
>
> Tailgate
> Tailgating is all about the company, the food and drink, and the game.
> That the company will be good goes without saying because you’ll be there,
> right? We’ve taken care of the game. We’ve taken care of drink - water and
> lemonade will be available throughout the day. This is also a wet site so
> feel free to BYOBeer/Ale/Wine/Mead (no hard liquor please). We just ask
> that you drink responsibly. All that’s left is the food and we’ve taken
> care of most of that, too. The Tailgate Tavern will be open at lunch time
> and will have a selection of lunch items and is included in your site fee.
> After the game the Tavern will open once again with Beer Brats and Dogs
> (also included in your site fee!) The Tailgate Point is up for grabs for
> your interpretation of Medieval Tailgate. If you’d like us to judge your
> side dishes for the Tailgate portion of this event, you will need enough to
> feed yourself and whoever you plan to feed plus enough for three judges to
> taste. (This is a BYO not a potluck.)
>
> 1 Ale Point for Taste
> 1 Ale Point for Presentation
>
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