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As winter looms close by, the battles in the northern and southern reaches of the Empire grow more frantic. The Great Clans are desperate to drive their enemies farther back and gain as much territory as possible before the onset of winter brings the conflict to a halt. Or at least that is what the commanders hope, for no one knows if even winter can halt the inexorable progress of the Destroyers or the Army of Fire. As winter draws ever nearer, however, one hero shall step forward from the ranks to strike a mighty blow for the Empire, driving the enemy before him in a panic and earning the adoration of thousands.
The winner of this tournament may select any one living personality currently aligned with their Clan. That personality will come to the fore as a hero in the battle against the Army of Fire in the northern reaches of Rokugan, and will be celebrated throughout the Empire as one of the greatest heroes of his generation.
Date: September 25th-26th
Place: Brisbane, Australia
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. In this Winner's Choice tournament, in place order, each of the top four may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Enigma
Eye of Shadow
Head Librarian
Iron Flower
Jade Hand
Legendary
Poison Fan
Master Sensei
Moon-Blessed
Scion of Fire
Sun-Blessed
Tiger’s Claw
Date: September 26th
Place: Brisbane, Australia
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. In this Winner's Choice tournament, in place order, each of the top four may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Enigma
Eye of Shadow
Head Librarian
Iron Flower
Jade Hand
Legendary
Poison Fan
Master Sensei
Moon-Blessed
Scion of Fire
Sun-Blessed
Tiger’s Claw
Date: September 18th
Place: Greenwood, Indiana
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. In this Winner's Choice tournament, in place order, each of the top four may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Enigma
Eye of Shadow
Head Librarian
Iron Flower
Jade Hand
Legendary
Poison Fan
Master Sensei
Moon-Blessed
Scion of Fire
Sun-Blessed
Tiger’s Claw
Date: September 18th
Place: Logrono, Spain
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South American Championship: Hero of the Empire, Part I
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As winter looms close by, the battles in the northern and southern reaches of the Empire grow more frantic. The Great Clans are desperate to drive their enemies farther back and gain as much territory as possible before the onset of winter brings the conflict to a halt. Or at least that is what the commanders hope, for no one knows if even winter can halt the inexorable progress of the Destroyers or the Army of Fire. As winter draws ever nearer, however, one hero shall step forward from the ranks to strike a mighty blow for the Empire, driving the enemy before him in a panic and earning the adoration of thousands.
The winner of this tournament may select any one living personality currently aligned with their Clan. That personality will come to the fore as a hero in the battle against the Destroyers in the southern reaches of Rokugan, and will be celebrated throughout the Empire as one of the greatest heroes of his generation.
Date: September 18
Place: Rosario, Argentina
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Note: The winner of each tournament will earn 8 Glory points; second place will gain 4 Glory points; third and fourth place will earn 2 Glory points each; and fifth through eighth place will earn 1 Glory point each. Each tournament will also host an Honor event; at each Honor event, the winner will gain 8 Honor, second place will earn 4 Honor, and third and fourth place will earn two Honor each.
In May 2008 and July 2009, L5R players raised approximately $12,000 for the fight against pancreatic cancer in the first two Solving the Riddle Global Charity Events. In September 2010, we will once again have the chance to demonstrate our dedication to helping others by raising donations to fund pancreatic cancer research and patient support. Once more, players from all nine Clans of Rokugan will unite to help Solve the Riddle of this scourge - and earn points for their clan in the Empire's Glory mega-game!
All proceeds from Solving the Riddle will benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a non-profit organization committed to a comprehensive approach to fighting pancreatic cancer. The organization funds direct research grants, advocates for additional research funding from governmental organizations, produces educational and awareness raising programs, and provides direct support to patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Solving the Riddle events may be run in your local Stronghold Store, or anywhere that Legend of the Five Rings players want to unite in the spirit of charity. A Solving the Riddle event may use the constructed, sealed deck, or draft formats. Anyone, whether or not they attend a tournament, is also welcome to make an independent donation through Solving the Riddle. Players may pledge these donations to a particular clan, and that donation will count towards that clan's overall total.
At the end of the tournament series, each clan's overall donations will be ranked in descending order. The clan that has donated the most money will earn nine Honor points, the second most will gain eight Honor points, and so on, such that the clan that has donated the least will receive one Honor point.
In addition, the winner of the the tournament which brings in the highest number of donations will receive a Personality of their clan with an appropriate keywerd. Although Winner's Choice or Level 10 events may be run to benefit Solving the Riddle, the winners of these tournaments are not eligible to receive the Personality.
Date and Place: September 4: Londonderry, N.H.; September 11: Kalamazoo, MI, Sheffield, England, Lawrenceville, GA; September 12: Athens, Greece; September 18: Vancouver, B.C., Randolph, N.J.; September 25: Barcelona, Spain; September 26: Athens, Greece
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. In this Winner's Choice tournament, in place order, each of the top four may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Date: August 4th
Place: Granada, Spain
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Gencon Indianapolis: Wrath of the God-Beast
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| Feargal Fanning |
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| Eric Gardiner |
| Lon Schlittenhart |
| Danny Swartz |
| Chris Dornan |
| Howard Hooven |
| Mark Armitage |
| Jean-Pierre Lacroute |
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| Fiction: Wrath of the God-Beast, Part I; Part II |
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| Lion: 6 |
| Phoenix: 3 |
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| Chris Dornan |
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| Story Point: Kakita Kensho-in will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Mirumoto Kenzo will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Matsu Benika will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Kitsune Mizuru will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Isawa Nakajima will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Yogo Rieko will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Daigotsu Shimekiri will join the charge. |
| Story Point: Horiuchi Nobane will join the charge. |
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As spring fades to summer and the heat of the Jade Sun sears the blood from the southern battlefields, the dark gaijin god Kali-ma looks upon the resilience and determination of Rokugan, and she knows an infernal rage the likes of which mankind has never experienced. Enraged at the temerity of the samurai who stand against her, the Destroyer commands her subordinates to release her greatest weapon, that ultimate devastation might be visited upon this wretched Empire that refuses to bend before her rightful domination.
The god-beast of Kali-ma comes forth, and Rokugan shall be scarred forever.
The ultimate weapon of mass destruction, the god-beast's origins are uncertain. Whispers among the Mantis and Unicorn indicate that it might once have been a god of the Ivory Kingdoms, the distant birthplace of Kali-ma's forces. If it was once a god, however, the beast has been broken and remade in its master's image. Bestial, nearly mindless, but powerful beyond reckoning, the god-beast's impossibly massive form towers above the Empress' armies and lays waste to all in its path. It is a weapon that cannot be defeated, a god that can never be denied by mortal hands.
Yet this is Rokugan, and more than one god has fallen upon its soil. Fortune favors the mortal man, not the forgotten gods, and victory shall come, even if at a cost too great to imagine.
The winner of this tournament may select any one living, currently legal personality affiliated with his faction. That hero shall be the one to lead the forces of the Empire in the final battle against the god-beast, to slay the thing that cannot be slain, to end the threat that should, by all rights, bring an entire Empire to ruination.
Top of Clans will be able to elect one personality from their Clan (from the list below) who will accompany the personality chosen by the winner to slay the god-beast.
The god-beast is blasphemy given flesh, and a samurai shall not suffer such a thing to exist in the lands of the Divine Empress.
Top of Clan Personality Choices:
Crab
Hida Fubatsu
Hida Sozen
Hiruma Hidora
Crane:
Daidoji Yaichiro
Doji Midoru
Kakita Kensho-in
Dragon:
Kitsuki Yodo
Mirumoto Kenzo
Togashi Nakahara
Lion:
Akodo Sadahige
Matsu Benika
Matsu Fumiyo
Mantis:
Kitsune Mizuru
Moshi Awako
Tsuruchi Mochisa
Phoenix:
Asako Katashi
Isawa Nakajima
Shiba Rae
Scorpion:
Bayushi Hirose
Shosuro Nitsu
Yogo Rieko
Spider:
Daigotsu Hotako
Daigotsu Shimekiri
Tetsuo
Unicorn:
Horiuchi Nobane
Moto Akikazu
Shinjo Yamauchi
Date: August 7th-8th
Place: Gencon Indianapolis, Indiana
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Gencon Indianapolis: The Final Plague
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Following the fires of Ryoko Owari and the events that followed, the dire threat posed by the plague that has been ravaging the Empire has lessened considerably. The dead walk with much less frequency, and far fewer succumb to the mysterious illness than before. Many attribute the changes to the work of the Jade Champion, among others, but some wonder what took place in the City of Lies that might have caused such a thing. Most, however, simply rejoice that it no longer seems their death is imminent.
Despite the improvements, however, a serious threat remains. While the plague-dead no longer seem to move across the Empire with a sense of purpose, there remains a region completely blighted by their presence, threatened by a force of the dead so vast that it could rightly be called an army. And though they are mindless, there sits at their head a figure that is somehow different than the others. Somehow more cunning, more sinister, and infinitely more deadly.
The winner of this tournament will determine the clan that will lead a precise military strike into the heart of the undead army, seeking its head and destroying it in hopes of ending the threat it poses. The threat is vast and layered, however, for even if the dead do not claim the heroes, then the plague surely will.
Date: August 7th-8th
Place: Gencon Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Story Point: A Phoenix Personality will gain the Villain trait. |
| Story Point: A Dragon Personality will gain the Master of the Blade trait. |
| Story Point: A Mantis Personality will gain the Prophet trait. |
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. In this Winner's Choice tournament, in place order, each of the top four may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Villain - Who doesn't love to root for the villain?
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Captain of the [Ship Name]
Master of the Blade
Prophet
Date: August 6th
Place: Gencon Indianapolis, Indiana
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The winner of this tournament will be able to name a Follower in an upcoming set.
Date: August 7th-8th
Place: Gencon Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Story Point: Kakita Nakazo will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Tamori Emina will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Ikoma Noda will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Tsuruchi Arishia will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Isawa Toshiji will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Shosuro Oniji will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Kokujin Akae will return to the story. |
| Story Point: Utaku Qsi-Tsing will return to the story. |
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Personality Choices:
Crab
Hida Haruo
Hida Iseki
Hiruma Hiroji
Crane:
Daidoji Gudeta
Doji Sabaru
Kakita Nakazo
Dragon:
Kitsuki Hakahime
Mirumoto Yuichi
Tamori Emina
Lion:
Akodo Kobi
Ikoma Noda
Kitsu Ineko
Mantis:
Kitsune Tsutaro
Tsuruchi Arishia
Yoritomo Ietsuna
Phoenix:
Agasha Kushojin
Isawa Chinatsu
Isawa Toshiji
Scorpion:
Bayushi Takaharu
Bayushi Utamaro
Shosuro Oniji
Spider:
Chuda Isoruko
Daigotsu Makishi
Kokujin Akae
Unicorn:
Iuchi Najato
Shinjo Suboto
Utaku Qsi-Tsing
Date: August 7th-8th
Place: Gencon Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Crane: 4 |
| Spider: 3 |
| Mantis: 2 |
| Dragon: 2 |
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| Empire: 8 from the Unicorn |
| Dragon: 4 |
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Note: The winner of each tournament will earn 8 Glory points; second place will gain 4 Glory points; third and fourth place will earn 2 Glory points each; and fifth through eighth place will earn 1 Glory point each. Each tournament will also host an Honor event; at each Honor event, the winner will gain 8 Honor, second place will earn 4 Honor, and third and fourth place will earn two Honor each.
All players who earn Glory and Honor may donate their points to the Empire or keep them for their clan. The top player at each tournament will also have the choice to donate their point to one specific clan.
In the Empire of Rokugan, there are two groups of samurai who are exalted above all others. The first is the collection of individuals known as the Emperor's Chosen, men and women chosen directly by the Emperor or Empress to serve the throne directly, including the Imperial Advisor, the Imperial Chancellor, the Shogun, the Voice of the Emperor, and the Imperial Treasurer. The other such group is the Jeweled Champions, a group of samurai who ascend to the highest levels of society through achievement, typically by succeeding at a great tournament held among the most gifted individuals in the whole of Rokugan. These individuals include the Emerald Champion, the Jade Champion, the Amethyst Champion, the Ruby Champion, and the Topaz Champion. The Jeweled Champions, while generally less influential than the Emperor's Chosen, are somewhat more glamorous to the average samurai, for the potential to achieve such a position is something that any individual can dream of for himself.
Among the Jeweled Champions, the Emerald and Jade Champions are lifetime appointments determined by the results of massive tournaments. The Amethyst Championship is likewise a lifetime appointment, although that position is filled at the discretion of the Imperial families, who select the most prominent courtier of a generation. The Ruby Champion is selected by the Emerald Champion from a number of applicants, and serves at the Emerald Champion's discretion. The Topaz Champion is the most gifted young samurai of a generation, selected at a grueling gempukku tournament and serving for a period of one year.
Or at least, this is how it has been until now.
The Divine Empress, in her infinite wisdom, recognizes the difficulty that samurai possess in refraining from war with their enemies. Is it not the duty and nature of a samurai to seek war? In light of this, the Child of Heaven has ordered the Emerald, Jade, Amethyst, and Ruby Champions to hold their respective tournaments on an annual basis, not to replace the Champions, but to give the samurai of the Empire an outlet for their competitive natures, and to provide opportunities for advancement. Each year, each of the Champions (save the Topaz) will hold a tournament of the sort normally used to fill the position, and the winner of these tournaments will become favored vassals of the Champions. The Jade Champion, for example, will oversee the Jade Championship each year, and from that tournament the winner shall join the Jade Champion as one of his advisors and agents in use throughout the Empire. In this manner, the Empress fosters positive outlets for inter-clan rivalries and encourages cooperation between the clans.
In addition to these positions, based upon her desire to continue sponsoring the sophistication and refinement so often neglected among the samurai caste, the Empress has created a new position, the Turquoise Champion, to be determined on an annual basis in a competition to identify the greatest artisan in the Empire. The Turquoise Champion, once identified, will have one year to sponsor art and beauty throughout the land in whatever manner suited to the artisan in question, then surrender his title to his successor the following year, although an individual Champion is free to defend his position in the competition as he sees fit.
As is so often the case, the Lost mirror their pure counterparts in the Empire with tournaments of their own. The insidious Obsidian Champion, greatest warrior and champion of Shourido, and the malevolent Onyx Champion, the most powerful of all the Lost's blood sorcerers, likewise have been commanded by their dark lord Daigotsu to hold an annual tournament. Unlike the Empire, however, the Obsidian Champion and Onyx Champion hold their tournaments to see if it is possible to defend their title and retain their position. All among the Lost who hunger for power and influence are free to try and take the positions by force, if they so desire.
Date and Place:
Amethyst: July 10-11, 2010, Loutraki, Greece
Turquoise: August 28, 2010, Manila, Philippines
Ruby: September 18-19, 2010, Luxembourg
Emerald: October 2, 2010, Sacramento, CA
Obsidian: October 16, 2010, Feeding Hills, MA
Onyx: November 2010, Santiago, Chile
Jade: December 2010, Spain
Topaz: January 1, 2011, Chicago, Illinois
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Winner's Choice: Vancouver
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| Lion |
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| Andrew Ornatov |
| Jonas Solberg |
| Nathan Flaming |
| Chris Cappelletti |
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| Story Point: A Spider Personality will gain the Vicious trait. |
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| Jigoku: 2 (Donated by the Spider Clan) |
| Lion: 1 |
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Note: The winner of a tournament will gain 2 Glory points he may keep for his clan or donate to the Empire. The second place player will gain 1 Glory point for his clan.
This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. Each time a Winner's Choice tournament is held, the winner may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen by a winner, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Villain - Who doesn't love to root for the villain?
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Vicious
Captain of the [Ship Name]
Master of the Blade
Prophet
Unbreakable
Date: July 24
Place: Vancouver, British Columbia
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| Chris Medico |
| Josh Jonas |
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| Mantis: 1 |
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Note: The winner of a tournament will gain 2 Glory points he may keep for his clan or donate to the Empire. The second place player will gain 1 Glory point for his clan.
This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. Each time a Winner's Choice tournament is held, the winner may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen by a winner, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Villain - Who doesn't love to root for the villain?
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Vicious
Captain of the [Ship Name]
Master of the Blade
Prophet
Unbreakable
Date: July 24
Place: Rockville, MD
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| Matt Rose |
| Josh Griffis |
| Chris Torres |
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| Scourge of the Scorpion Clan trait. |
| Glory Points: |
| Empire: 2 (Donated by the Dragon Clan) |
| Scorpion: 1 |
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Note: The winner of a tournament will gain 2 Glory points he may keep for his clan or donate to the Empire. The second place player will gain 1 Glory point for his clan.
This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. Each time a Winner's Choice tournament is held, the winner may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen by a winner, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Villain - Who doesn't love to root for the villain?
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Vicious
Captain of the [Ship Name]
Master of the Blade
Prophet
Scourge of the [Clan Name]
Unbreakable
Date: July 10
Place: West Babylon, NY
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In an Empire besieged upon two sides by enemies from foreign lands, and ravaged from within by a terrible plague, the security of Rokugan is the foremost concern of the Divine Empress and her servants among the Great Clans. With patrols from the Army of Fire having been seen attacking the Crab lines from the rear on the southern front, and isolated reports of individual Destroyers being found far from the front lines in the south, concern regarding enemies afoot within the Empire itself has been mounting among the Emperor's Chosen. The Shogun has commanded that the passes through the Spine of the World Mountains be secured against the possibility of enemy troop movement, ensuring that both battles be conducted in isolation without the possibility of further enemy collaboration.
Winners in this tournament series will earn victory points for their clan. The faction claiming the most victory points in this event will determine the clan affiliation of the young hero chosen from the Imperial Legions to command the forces sent to secure the Iuchi, Seikitsu, and Shamate passes through the Spine of the World Mountains. Such an important duty will surely herald a meteoric rise through the ranks for any hero chosen for such a task.
In addition, tournament winners at those stores which have reached level 7 or higher will have an additional vote to determine the second in command of the forces closing the passes:
Akodo Sadahige, the Braggart
Kakita Idzuki, the Magistrate
Bayushi Tsimaru, the Killer
Hisao, the Noble Ronin
Date: April, 2010
Place: Global Storyline Event
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In the late winter of 1172, the second year of the reign of Empress Iweko I, the Empire of Rokugan will become mired in the terrible conflict known as the Plague War. With a mysterious plague of unknown origin ravaging the countryside and war on two fronts, the Empire is besieged as perhaps never before. The plague leaves in its wake not only death and devastation, but legions of undead returned to a horrible, blasphemous semblance of life by its terrible touch. Taken by itself, this would be among the most insidious threats the Empire has ever faced, one in which those who are loyal and honorable men can be taken from the service of their clan and Empress and turned against their brothers with no control over their own actions. Unfortunately, the plague itself is far from the only threat facing Rokugan.
In the southern provinces, the great Carpenter Wall has been overrun by a seemingly endless series of iron-clad enemies of apparent gaijin origin. Known only as the Destroyers, these enigmatic individuals are led by bestial demons of a type never before seen in the Shadowlands. Led by a seemingly indestructible rakshasa and lorded over by a horned nightmare that may be a god made flesh. In the north, the second Army of Fire descends from the steppes to infiltrate the Northern Wall Mountains and lay siege to the holdings of the Dragon, Phoenix, Badger, and Ox clans. Smaller, deadlier, and more cunning than before, the Dark Oracle of Fire's minions use guile and tactics where before they used only brute force and relentless assault.
The convergence of these three threats at one time can be no coincidence, and many in the Empire suspect a common origin for them. Some believe that the dark god of the Destroyer Horde is responsible, while others blame the Dark Oracle of Fire or the mysterious figure known only as the Ebon Daughter. Whatever the origin of the threats, however, one thing is clear: the Great Clans dare not ignore any of the threats potentially facing them at this crucial point in the reign of the Iweko Dynasty.
During the Plague War, the lords and generals of the Great Clans will be faced with threats that can arise seemingly from nowhere, striking deep into the heart of their lands and soul and then fade into nothing. As threats and crises arise, the lords of the clans will be forced to assess the threats against them and respond accordingly, hoping against hope that they can extinguish one fire before another arises to consume them.
At the Kotei events Glory will be awarded to the top four players in the tournament, and Honor will be awarded to the top four winners of whatever side event that Kotei is hosting. The tournament winner will have the opportunity to choose a character from the clan who will appear in a story telling how the glory was won. Both the top tournament winner and the top side event winner will face a choice: keep the Honor or Glory for the clan, give the Honor or Glory to one of two clans revealed at the start of the Kotei, or give it to Rokugan. (Or, if Spider wins, possibly give it to Jigoku instead.) If the players keep the Glory or Honor, the full points are counted for the clan they represented. If they choose to give the points away - whether to one of the two clans named at the start of the Kotei, or to the Empire (or Jigoku) - then the clan will receive half the value in Strategic points. The second through fourth place players in both the Honor and Glory contests must award their points to their clans
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| Plague Outbreak (Scorpion 1) |
| Plague Outbreak (P21) |
| Bandit Attack (Lion 2) |
| Bandit Attack (Spider 3) |
| Peasant Uprising (Unicorn 2) |
| Earthquake (P17) |
| Wildfire (P20) |
| Flash Flood (P37) |
| Bandit Force (P27) |
| Rampaging Oni (P30) |
| Yobanjin Wyrm (P4) |
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| Scouting Party (P3) |
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| Outbreak (P26) |
| Outbreak (P28) |
| Plague Refugees (P11) |
| Plague Refugees (P32) |
| Peasant Uprising (P16) |
| Cohort (P29) |
| Skirmishers (P1) |
| Peasant Army (P14) |
| Captured Imperial (P19) |
| Portal to Toshigoku (P33) |
| Rampaging Oni (P30) |
| Yobanjin Wyrm (P4) |
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| War Refugees (P38) |
| Unproven Allegations (Phoenix 3) |
| Unproven Allegations (Scorpion 2) |
| Unproven Allegations (Spider 2) |
| Insurrection (Crane 3) |
| Insurrection (Lion 3) |
| Insurrection (Unicorn 1) |
| Advance Units (Crab 1) |
| Advance Units (Dragon 3) |
| Advance Units (Mantis 1) |
| Plague Outbreak (P11) |
| Scouting Party (P9) |
| Centuriae (P23) |
| Infection (P32) |
| Lesser Oni (P24) |
| Yobanjin Wyrm (P2) |
| Portal to Gaki-do (P20) |
| Captured Imperial (P19) |
| Portal to Toshigoku (P33) |
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| Unproven Allegations (Scorpion 2) |
| Insurrection (Lion 3) |
| Advance Units (Crab 1) |
| Scouting Party (P12) |
| Centuriae (P31) |
| Outbreak (P28) |
| War Refugees (P6) |
| Scouting Party (P10) |
| Centuriae (P36) |
| Infection (P11) |
| Earthquake (P8) |
| Flash Flood (P18) |
| Peasant Army (P16) |
| Yobanjin Wyrm (P2) |
| Portal to Gaki-do (P25) |
| Portal to Sakkaku (P35) |
| Rampaging Oni (P39) |
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| Unproven Allegations (Scorpion 2) |
| Plague Outbreak (Scorpion 3) |
| Plague Outbreak (P27) |
| Bandit Attack (P8) |
| Peasant Uprising (P18) |
| War Refugees (P5) |
| War Refugees (P22) |
| Centuriae (Crab 2) |
| Scouting Party (Phoenix 2) |
| Skirmishers (P10) |
| Wildfire (P13) |
| Hunting the Ronin Son (P14) |
| Cohort (P31) |
| Cohort (P36) |
| War Band (P12) |
| Portal to Gaki-Do (P30) |
| Portal to Sakkaku (P35) |
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| Scouting Party (Spider 2) |
| Plague Outbreak (Mantis 3) |
| Centuriae (Crane 2) |
| Centuriae (P7) |
| Centuriae (P42) |
| Plague Refugees (P33) |
| Infection (Scorpion 3) |
| Bandit Force (P5) |
| Peasant Army (P22) |
| Rumor Mongering (Dragon 2) |
| Scorch the Earth (Unicorn 2) |
| Old Rivalries (Lion 2) |
| War Band (P10) |
| Legion (P31) |
| Pandemic (P27) |
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| Plague Outbreak (Dragon 1) |
| Scouting Party (Lion 3) |
| Centuriae (Unicorn 1) |
| Plague Outbreak (P37) |
| Cohort (P42) |
| Infection (P34) |
| Old Rivalries (Lion 2) |
| Old Rivalries (Crane 1) |
| Scorch the Earth (Spider 3) |
| Rumor Mongering (Mantis 2) |
| Pandemic (P28) |
| Portal to Sakkaku (P15) |
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| Turn 8: |
| Plague Outbreak (P18) |
| Scouting Party (P4) |
| Centuriae (P19) |
| War Refugees (P16) |
| Plague Refugees (P38) |
| Bandit Force (P21) |
| Lesser Oni (P24) |
| Old Rivalries (Phoenix 2) |
| Scorch the Earth (Crab 3) |
| Rumor Mongering (Scorpion 1) |
| Captured Imperial (P26) |
| Portal to Sakkaku (P15) |
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| Infection (P18) |
| Skirmishers (P4) |
| Cohort (P19) |
| Battle at the Palace of Breaking Dawn (P14) |
| War Refugees (P6) |
| Scouting Party (P8) |
| Wildfire (P13) |
| Peasant Army (P17) |
| Plague Outbreak (P22) |
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| W1: Resolved by Amoro's Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Mukami's Legion |
| Evolving to Cohort |
| W1: Resolved by Mirumoto Elite Guard |
| W1: Resolved by Legion of Flame |
| Evolving to Skirmishers |
| W1: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes |
| W1: Resolved by Shadow Blades |
| W2: Resolved by Inquisitors |
| W1: Resolved by Lioness' Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Order of the Spider |
| W1: Resolved by Shinjo Scouts |
| W2: Resolved by Ikoma Wardens, Bayushi Elite Guard |
| W2: Resolved by Dark Wind, Khol Regulars |
| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers, Storm Riders |
| W2: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Justicars |
| Two-turn threat |
| Two-turn threat |
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| W1: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| W1: Resolved by Storm Riders |
| W1: Resolved by Ikoma Wardens |
| W2: Resolved by Justicars |
| W1: Resolved by Shadow Blades |
| W2: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Mukami's Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Lioness' Legion, Shinjo Scouts |
| Unresolved |
| Two-turn threat |
| Two-turn threat |
| W1: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Mirumoto Elite Guard |
| W1: Resolved by Legion of Flame, Order of the Spider, Khol Regulars |
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| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| W2: Resolved by Legion of Flame |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Dark Wind |
| W2: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Shinjo Scouts |
| Unresolved |
| W1: Resolved by Mirumoto Elite Guard |
| W2: Resolved by Storm Riders |
| Evolving to Infection |
| Unresolved |
| W1: Resolved by Lioness Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Justicars, Ikoma Wardens |
| W1: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Mukami's Legion, Khol Regulars |
| Two-turn threat |
| Two-turn threat |
| W1: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes, Order of the Spider |
| W1: Resolved by Inquisitors, Shadow Blades |
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| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Lioness Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| Evolving to War Band |
| Evolving to Cohort |
| W1: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard |
| Unresolved |
| Evolving to Skirmishers | Evolving to Cohort |
| W2: Resolved by Legion of Flame, Shadow Blades |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Dark Wind, Khol Regulars |
| W2: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Amoro's Legion, Order of the Spider |
| W1: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes, Inquisitors, Ikoma Warden, Shinjo Scouts |
| Two-turn threat |
| W1: Resolved by Mukami's Legion, Mirumoto Elite Guard |
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| W1: Resolved by Shadow Blades |
| Evolving to Infection |
| Evolving to Pandemic |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Amoro's Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Legion of Flame |
| Evolving to War Band |
| W1: Resolved by Storm Riders, Lady Doji's Eyes |
| W1: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers, Justicars, Ikoma Wardens |
| Evolving to Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Order of the Spider |
| W2: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard, Lioness Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Inquisitors, Dark Wind, Shinjo Scouts |
| W2: Resolved by Mukami's Legion, Mirumoto Elite Guard |
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| W2: Resolved by Shinjo Scouts |
| W2: Resolved by Storm Riders |
| W2: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes |
| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| Evolving to Cohort |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard, Justicars |
| Unresolved |
| W1: Resolved by Mukami's Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Mirumoto Elite Guard, Shadow Blades |
| W1: Resolved by Khol Regulars, Lioness Legion |
| Unresolved |
| W1: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Legion of Flame |
| W1: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Order of the Spider |
| Unresolved |
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| W2: Resolved by Justicars |
| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| W2: Resolved by Khol Regulars |
| W1: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard |
| W2: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Order of the Spider |
| W2: Resolved by Inquisitors, Shadow Blades |
| W2: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Lioness Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Mukami's Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Shinjo Scouts, Mirumoto Elite Guard |
| W1: Resolved by Legion of Flame, Storm Riders |
| W1: Resolved by Lady Doji Eyes, Ikoma Wardens, Dark Wind |
| Two-turn threat |
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| Evolving to Infection |
| Evolving to Skirmishers |
| Evolving to Cohort |
| W2: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers |
| W1: Resolved by Lady Doji's Eyes |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Legion of Flame, Ikoma Wardens, Khol Regulars |
| W1: Resolved by Mukami's Legion |
| W1: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Justicars |
| W2: Resolved by Shadow Blades, Storm Riders |
| W1: Resolved by Dark Wind, Shinjo Scouts |
| W2: Resolved by Iron Warriors, Mirumoto Elite Guard, Lioness' Legion |
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| W1: Resolved by Storm Riders, Lady Doji's Eyes |
| W2: Resolved by Legion of Flame, Mirumoto Elite Guard) |
| W2: Resolved by Amoro's Legion, Iron Warriors |
| W1: Resolved by Hiruma Stalkers, Justicars, Ikoma Wardens, Order of the Spider |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Lioness' Legion |
| W2: Resolved by Dark Wind, Shinjo Scouts |
| W1: Resolved by Inquisitors, Khol Regulars |
| W1: Resolved by Shadow Blades |
| Unresolved |
| W2: Resolved by Bayushi Elite Guard |
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The Plague War Map has 69 provinces, each having a code name associated to them. Provinces marked as P1, etc., are called Other Provinces. Provinces not marked as P1, etc., are called Home Provinces. Each Clan in the Game has 3 Home Provinces, which use the usual nomenclature for the Clans (CB for Crab, CN for Crane, DG for Dragon, LN for Lion, MN for Mantis, PX for Phoenix, SC for Scorpion, SP for Spider and UN for Unicorn).
Each week of the Kotei season, Imperial Assembly will be able to vote on their move for that turn. They will have the option of moving a single unit to a different province and of engaging a Threat - the Plague, the army of the Destroyers, the Army of Dark Fire, or other assorted challenges.
In order to move and engage Threats in the map's provinces, each clan will be given eight Resource Points each turn, which lasts for two weeks. That number can be increased based on events in the previous turn's Koteis, or for resting a unit for a week. If your clan has Resources Points left at the end of a turn, they carry over to the next turn.
Basic resource allowance per turn: 8 Resource Points
Meet attendance number for Kotei the previous turn (based on Imperial Assembly membership): +1 Resource Point
Clan has given Points to a Clan, the Empire, or Jigoku the previous turn: +2 Resource Points
The selected unit neither moved nor engaged the previous week: +1
The engagement status of a unit is active for the entire turn at that location, so a unit that moved on the first week of a turn and engaged a threat will remain engaged to that same threat if it's still on the map the following week. The cost of engaging each Threat is noted on that Threat's card on the Plague War Map.
Moving Units around the map uses Resource Points:
Move from any Province to any of your Home Province: 1 Resource Point
Move from any of your Home Provinces to any Other Province: 2 Resource Points
Move from any Other Province to any Other Province: 3 Resource Points
Each Clan has two units, each starting in a Home Province. Each unit has a military and influence value, which determine how well it can resolve Threats.
When a Threat is resolved, it will generate a number of reward points, which will go either to the clan or to the empire, depending on the type of Threat. Rewards from Clan Heartland Threats may be given to either the clan or the empire, while those from For the Empire Threats must be given to the Empire. Members of the Spider Clan may also award those points to Jigoku.
The complete rules for the Plague War map are available here
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Kotei 2010: Weeks of the Ronin
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Results:
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| Hunting the Ronin Son |
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| Battle at the Palace of the Breaking Dawn |
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| Hiruma Stalkers (Crab) |
| Justicars (Dragon) |
| Ikoma Wardens (Lion) |
| Hiruma Stalkers (Crab) |
| Justicars (Dragon) |
| Ikoma Wardens (Lion) |
| Order of the Spider (Spider) |
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| Story Point: The Crab, Lion, and Dragon will stop Karatsu |
| and will rescue the Legionnaires. |
| Story Point: Former Crab, Lion, and Dragon samurai will join |
| The Legion of Two Thousand |
| Story Point: The Crab, Lion, Dragon, and Spider will save |
| the Palace of the Breaking Dawn from Karatsu's army. |
| Card: Palace of the Breaking Dawn |
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Week 5 Challenge: Decades ago, a samurai cast out and forgotten by his clan grew weary of the Empire, and ascended into the most remote portions of the unaligned Great Northern Mountains. There, he discovered others like himself, men and women who had left the Empire behind to forge their own private existence, free from oppression by others. A powerful shugenja and a charismatic leader, the samurai brought all these people together and forged a city of his own, deep within the hidden recesses of the mountains. Slowly, others trickled into the mountains, and the city grew.
By the time the people there realized their lord was a madman, it was too late.
Throughout his years as a tyrant, that man called Karatsu has never been denied. Even the elements bend to his will. Now that a force from beyond Rokugan's borders threatens his reign, Karatsu struggles to maintain control of his tiny empire. There is but one man who knows enough about the city's location, its defenses, and the spells that keep it hidden from the outside world, that could threaten all Karatsu has built. Only one man can threaten him.
His only son, who abandoned him years ago.
For the first time in twenty years, Karatsu the Tyrant walks among the Empire once more, seeking the death of his son. And he will destroy anyone or anything that gets in his way, even if he must seal a pact with the Dark Oracle of Fire himself to protect that which is his.
For the duration of Turn 5, the Kotei Interactive Map will feature a Threat called "Hunting the Ronin Son". This Threat will represent the attempt of Karatsu the Tyrant to locate his son, the ronin known in Rokugan as Kuronada: As a small contingent of the Legion of the Two Thousand performs their duty to the Empire, they are ambushed by Karatsu himself.
Should the Threat be resolved succesfully, the clans resolving it will come in time to the rescue of the Legionnaires. Karatsu will not discover the exact location of the Palace of the Breaking Dawn and only minor casualties will be inflicted on the Legion detachment. In addition to that, the clans involved will see one of their former clansman turned ronin join the Legion of the Two Thousand.
Should the Threat not be resolved, however, Karatsu will decimate the Legion detachment and learn the precise location of the Palace of the Breaking Dawn, and valuable information on its defenses.
The fate of the Legion of the Two Thousand Lieutenant and the Ronin rest in your hands!
Week 9 Challenge: The Palace of the Breaking Dawn is the headquarters for the present incarnation of the Legion of Two Thousand, a ronin organization that has already proved itself a powerful force for good in the modern Empire. It is from here that the noble warriors known as Utagawa and Tamago guide their forces in the war against the Empire's enemies, calling upon the incredible talents of the officers under their command, such as the diverse skills of the man who calls himself Kuronada. But Kuronada's service is not without a price.
The madman Karatsu, tyrant of the hidden city and willing if begrudging ally of the Dark Oracle of Fire, has come to cleanse the world of what he perceives as his failure of a son. Kuronada alone possesses the knowledge to present a threat to Karatsu, and the madman will not endure such a threat to exist. Earlier in the war, he tested the might of the Legion and found them wanting, but was driven back by the intervention of Great Clan forces. Since that time, he has laid low and waited, watching. Now he knows the location of the Palace of the Breaking Dawn, and he will see the Legion and his son ushered from the mortal realm by his hand.
L5R players, the fate of the Ronin Stronghold, the Palace of Breaking Dawn, is in your hands! Foiling Karatsu a first time as he was Hunting for his Ronin Son made the Clans aware of the threat he represents to the group called the Legion of the Two Thousand but also to the Empire, due to the blasphemous pact he made with the traitor Tamori Chosai. The threat can end now, or be allowed to roam free.
If the Battle at the Palace of Breaking Dawn Threat is resolved, a force of Great Clans samurai (originating from the Clans that resolved the Threat) will arrive in time and foil Karatsu's vengeance, dealing a blow to the forces of the invader by helping Kuronada eliminate one of their powerful surprise allies. In addition to that, the Palace of the Breaking Dawn's legality will be extended until the end of the Celestial arc.
If the Threat is not resolved, Karatsu will burn the Palace to the ground, taking a huge logistical and human toll on the Legion of the Two Thousand as the legionnaires will fight till death to protect their headquarters. While Kuronada himself will not perish, he will have his secret exposed and Karatsu will remain a thorn in the Legion's side during the struggle against the invader, undermining the Ronin's effort in helping the Empire, and causing a dangerous distraction from within the Empire.
As it was the case for Turn 5, Turn 9 will be a Ronin Turn. Every point earned by Ronin players during the last 3 Kotei tournaments of the 2010 season, will count as double and still be granted to the Empire.
So take your Palace of the Breaking Dawn decks and place well at one of those Kotei (either in the Kotei itself or its associated Honor Event) to help the Legion of Two Thousand have a place they can call home in the Empire!
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Kotei 2010: The Plague War (Results)
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Story Effects:
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| Week 1: March 6-7 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part I |
| Week 2: March 13-14 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part II |
| Week 3: March 20-21 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part III |
| Week 4: March 27-28 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part IV |
| Week 5: April 3-4 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part V |
| Week 6: April 10-11 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part VI |
| Week 7: April 17-18 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part VII |
| Week 8: April 23-24 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part VIII |
| Week 9: May 1-2 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part IX |
| Week 10: May 8-9 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part X |
| Week 11: May 15-16 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XI |
| Week 12: May 22-23 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XII |
| Week 13: May 29-30 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XIII |
| Week 14: June 5-6 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XIV |
| Week 15: June 12-13 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XV |
| Week 16: June 19-20 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Part XVI |
| Week 17: June 26-27 |
Fiction: State of the Empire, Conclusion |
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Clan
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Glory
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Honor
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Glory to the Empire/Jigoku
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Honor to the Empire/Jigoku
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Dragon
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70
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84
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22
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11
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Lion
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57
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35
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26
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15
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Unicorn
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41
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68
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5
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7
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Mantis
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46
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67
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2
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15
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Crab
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58
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44
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18
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30
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Phoenix
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47
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67
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6
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10
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Crane
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34
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53
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8
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76
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Spider
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30
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36
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13/16
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67/4
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Scorpion
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16
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46
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1
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10
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Ronin
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0
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0
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0
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11
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Empire
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78
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205
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Jigoku
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16
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4
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Kotei
Location
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Date
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Focus
Clans
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Recipient
of points
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Madrid, Spain [113 People]
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3/6-3/7
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Unicorn,
Crab
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Unicorn / Matsu Mari
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Victor Diaz (Lion)
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Jordi Pereira (Spider)
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Pablo Garcia (Unicorn)
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Toni Morcillo (Phoenix)
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Rokugan [Theme Deck]
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Raul Galan (Crab)
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Francisco Gallego (Dragon)
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Fernando Arsuaga (Unicorn)
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Jubal Gutierrez (Crane)
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Feeding Hills, MA [92 People]
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3/6-3/7
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Spider,
Crane
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Spider / Mirumoto Bokusui
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Gilles Labelle (Dragon)
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Sean James (Dragon)
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Josh Griffis (Crab)
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Jon Palmer (Lion)
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Mantis [Decorating]
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Angela Ditillio (Mantis)
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Joseph Hicks (Mantis)
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Sara Schloth, et al (Phoenix)
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Wedge (Ronin)
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LaFayette, LA [44 People]
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3/6-3/7
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Dragon,
Scorpion
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Mantis / Yoritomo Tatsuhiko
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Kyle Christen (Mantis)
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Tom Gustafson (Phoenix)
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Andrew Gregorian (Lion)
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Kaleb Pomeroy (Dragon)
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Rokugan [Theme Deck]
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David Bennett (Crane)
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Bryn Strahan (Spider)
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Patrick Lange (Spider)
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None
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Adelaide, Australia [28 People]
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3/6-3/7
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Lion,
Mantis
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Dragon / Mirumoto Hojatsu
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Joe Italiano (Dragon)
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John Mertens (Spider)
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Sam Groom (Crab)
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Dan Chlebowczyk (Crab)
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Crane [Theme Deck]
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Jethro Poole-Knight (Crane)
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Mitchell Chapman (Phoenix)
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Shane Pheeney (Crab)
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Sam Groom (Crab)
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Irvine, CA [94 People]
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3/13
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Crane,
Spider
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Dragon / Togashi Shintaro
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Joe Frazier (Dragon)
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Case Kiyonaga (Unicorn)
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Kellen Walker (Crab)
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Brandon Bryant (Lion)
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Rokugan [Trivia Contest]
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Joe Bartolick (Mantis)
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Timothy Dempster (Crane)
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Adam Gaitaud (Spider)
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Stephanie Dane (Spider)
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Tulsa, OK [74 People]
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3/13
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Dragon,
Scorpion
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Dragon / Akodo Kurogane
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Douglas Dee (Lion)
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Steven LaFollette (Crab)
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Will Stampley (Lion)
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Grant Huddleston (Dragon)
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Scorpion [Costume]
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TiMar Long (Scorpion)
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Will Hurtford (Crab)
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Sarah Chronister (Mantis)
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Jonathan Wood (Crane)
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Dublin, Ireland [36 People]
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3/13-14
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Phoenix,
Mantis
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Dragon / Mirumoto Ishino
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Aaron Boyhan (Dragon)
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Axel Laeuger (Mantis)
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Albert Mialet (Lion)
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Sergio Garcia (Lion)
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Rokugan [Banner]
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Stuart Wilson (Crab)
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Peter Tisdall (Unicorn)
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Sean Frank (Ronin)
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Brian Mulcahey (Crab)
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Paris, France [114 People]
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3/13-14
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Crab,
Unicorn
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Jigoku / Chuda Atsuro
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Jean Laroche (Spider)
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Laurent Delpeuch (Dragon)
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Gael Cleach (Spider)
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Sebastien Garnung (Dragon)
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Unicorn [Theme Deck]
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Yann Miossec (Unicorn)
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Remi Cavaille (Unicorn)
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Johan Huber (Crane)
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Nicolas Pilven (Scorpion)
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Tacoma, Washington [81 People]
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3/13-14
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Lion,
Phoenix
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Jigoku / Gakku
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Andrew Ornatov (Spider)
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Dennis Dreischmeyer (Mantis)
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Michael Tunes (Unicorn)
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Roland Sakowski (Lion)
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Jigoku [Food Donations]
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Andrew Ornatov (Spider)
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Bryan Murphy (Unicorn)
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Adrienne Beck (Crab)
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Brett Zinyk (Spider)
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Szczecin, Poland [81 People]
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3/20
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Crab,
Crane
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Crab / Togashi Kyoshi
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Lukasz Ziemba (Dragon)
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Jacek Jachymowski (Crab)
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Jakub Klusek (Crane)
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Michal Broekere (Dragon)
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Empire [Theme Deck]
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Rafal Skorupski (Mantis)
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Marek Mardosewicz (Phoenix)
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Michal Michalak (Unicorn)
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Przemek Kowalczyk (Spider)
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Kansas City, MI [52 People]
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3/20
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Phoenix,
Mantis
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Crane / Kakita Hideshi
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Chris Nicoll (Crane)
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Ryan Wallace (Lion)
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Nate Warren (Phoenix)
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Jason Aken (Lion)
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Mantis [Origami Contest]
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Kilian Downey (Mantis)
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A.J. Valle (Unicorn)
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James Matthews (Phoenix)
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Gabe Villagomez (Mantis)
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Athens, Greece [60 People]
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3/27-28
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Scorpion,
Spider
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Jigoku / Daigotsu Oki
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George Baltas (Spider)
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Alex Chionis (Mantis)
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Kostas Adamopoulos (Dragon)
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Panos Georgopoulos (Crab)
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Empire [Banner Contest]
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August Arsenis (Crane)
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Michael Iakovides (Dragon)
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Chris Oldgeorge (Scorpion)
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Jim Giannakis (Phoenix)
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Rockville, MD [72 People]
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3/27-28
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Spider,
Unicorn
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Crab / Hida Hebi
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Eric Welsh (Crab)
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Josh Jonas (Unicorn)
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Josh Griffis (Crab)
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Maarten Van Twisk (Spider)
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Empire [Charity Drive]
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Wes Kreger (Mantis)
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Matt Tyler (Scorpion)
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Steve Hykes (Crane)
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Jeremy Greer (Phoenix)
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Las Vegas, NV [61 People]
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3/27-28
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Dragon,
Crab
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Lion / Matsu Kasei
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Ryan Chiriboga (Lion)
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Marty Lund (Lion)
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Ryan Smith (Dragon)
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Simon Lai (Lion)
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Phoenix [Costume]
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Stewart Chun (Phoenix)
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Billy Forst (Scorpion)
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Joseph DeSimone (Spider)
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James Chatham (Scorpion)
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Calgary, Alberta [28 People]
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4/3
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Crane,
Lion
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Unicorn / Utaku Kohana
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Michael Tunes (Unicorn)
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Allan Humphrey (Lion)
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Lee Boswell (Phoenix)
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Drew Kirkaldy (Crane)
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Empire [Costume]
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Brett Zinyk (Spider)
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Jeff Actimychuk (Unicorn)
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None
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None
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [25 People]
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4/3
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Crab,
Mantis
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Unicorn / Shinjo Yamauchi
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Case Kiyonaga (Unicorn)
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Bryan Murphy (Lion)
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Michael Tunes (Unicorn)
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Dave Brereton (Phoenix)
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Empire [Theme Deck]
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Blake McLean (Phoenix)
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Brett Zinyk (Spider)
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Bryan Murphy (Lion)
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None
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Ottawa, Ontario [45 People]
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4/3
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Mantis,
Scorpion
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Mantis / Yoritomo Naizen
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Eric Gardiner (Mantis)
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Nina Illingworth (Lion)
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Dan Gosson (Crane)
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Lucas Twyman (Phoenix)
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Empire [Costume]
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Jim Chatham (Scorpion)
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Brandonn Smith (Phoenix)
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John Kline (Crab)
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Dan Gosson (Crane)
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Lille, France [102 People]
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4/3
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Phoenix,
Unicorn
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Empire / Isawa Mitsuko
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Maxime Despretz (Phoenix)
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Faber van Kraanen (Crab)
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Vincent Destombes (Crab)
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Bruno Molinie (Lion)
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Empire [Theme Deck]
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Dominique Girbal (Spider)
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Jean Baptiste Masson (Spider)
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Remi Cavaille (Unicorn)
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Stephane Tetart (Scorpion)
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Barcelona, Spain [125 People]
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4/10
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Phoenix,
Crane
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Phoenix / Shiba Yukihito
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Gustavo Caperan (Phoenix)
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Juan Palomo (Crab)
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Toni Morcillo (Phoenix)
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Jorge Saez (Mantis)
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Dragon [Fiction Contest]
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Adrian Amoros (Dragon)
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Ignacio Sanchez (Unicorn)
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Borja Esteve (Dragon)
|
Antonio Montenegro (Mantis)
|
|
Sao Paulo, Brazil [37 People]
|
4/10
|
Dragon,
Scorpion
|
Lion / Akodo Shunori
|
Emran Omar (Lion)
|
Alex Demian (Mantis)
|
Thaigo Costa (Mantis)
|
Mateus Amaral (Spider)
|
|
Crab [Theme Deck]
|
Conrado Poke (Crab)
|
Erick Vianna (Scorpion)
|
Carlos Bustamante (Dragon)
|
Juca Santos (Spider)
|
|
Columbia, SC [63 People]
|
4/10
|
Spider,
Lion
|
Lion / Ikoma Otemi
|
James Spencer (Lion)
|
Matt Rose (Dragon)
|
Joshua Jonas (Dragon)
|
Norm Albertson (Unicorn)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Robert Denton (Crane)
|
Chris Stevenson (Dragon)
|
Donald Hanauer (Dragon)
|
Jeremy Borders (Scorpion)
|
|
Green Bay, WI [76 People]
|
4/10
|
Unicorn,
Mantis
|
Lion / Akodo Hiroshi
|
Nick Jones (Lion)
|
AJ Valle (Unicorn)
|
Dan Walters (Lion)
|
Nik Vincent (Unicorn)
|
|
Empire [Tanabata Festival]
|
Kristen Markert (Crab)
|
Andrew Buchholtz (Spider)
|
Michael Brost (Crab)
|
Ian McCurdy (Unicorn)
|
|
Pretoria, South Africa [15 People]
|
4/10
|
Crab,
Phoenix
|
Empire / Matsu Benika
|
Willem Prins (Lion)
|
J.P. Naude (Spider)
|
Marie Wessels (Dragon)
|
Doud Pretorius (Crane)
|
|
Dragon [Costume]
|
Marie Wessels (Dragon)
|
Doud Pretorius (Crane)
|
Ann-Elize van Ellewee (Crane)
|
Greg Barlow (Crane)
|
|
Aukland, New Zealand [22 People]
|
4/11
|
Crane,
Scorpion
|
Crab / Hiruma Shigeo
|
K.C. Wong (Crab)
|
Jon Meertens (Lion)
|
Ciaran Brosnan (Lion)
|
Richard Casem (Scorpion)
|
|
Lion [Theme Deck]
|
Aaron Wong (Lion)
|
Ganesh Subranian (Lion)
|
Hamish Thompson (Phoenix)
|
Joseph Italiano (Dragon)
|
|
Cincinnati, Ohio [72 People]
|
4/17
|
Lion,
Crab
|
Empire / Udo
|
Jordan Summerside (Spider)
|
Anthony Calabrese (Dragon)
|
A.J. Valle (Unicorn)
|
Jon Palmer (Lion)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Stephanie Dane (Spider)
|
Aryn Keeney (Mantis)
|
Daniel Habes (Mantis)
|
Jeff Williamson (Crab)
|
|
Sheffield, U.K. [81 People]
|
4/17
|
Lion,
Unicorn
|
Unicorn / Moto Kang
|
Andrea Civiera (Unicorn)
|
Jake Cannon (Spider)
|
Rhys Phillips (Lion)
|
Neil Robins (Lion)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Bobby Moran (Spider)
|
Lee Maddison (Crane)
|
Justin Parker (Crab)
|
Simon Gill (Mantis)
|
|
Karlsruhe, Germany [54 People]
|
4/17-18
|
Spider,
Dragon
|
Dragon / Togashi Nakahara
|
Sebastian Kleiner (Dragon)
|
Faber van Kraanen (Crab)
|
Christian Reitberger (Mantis)
|
Ramon Wolf (Dragon)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Claudio Katsarski (Crane)
|
Axel Dirks (Crane)
|
Manuela Mertes (Crab)
|
Juliane Mittasch (Phoenix)
|
|
Santiago, Chile [46 People]
|
4/17-18
|
Lion,
Dragon
|
Crab / Hida Kaoru
|
Salomon Hernandez (Crab)
|
Oscar Cooper (Phoenix)
|
Sergio Saavedra (Dragon)
|
Gabriel Robles (Scorpion)
|
|
Lion []
|
Cristian Gallo (Lion)
|
Felipe Ordonez (Scorpion)
|
Mauricio Morales (Crane)
|
Alberto Mora (Ronin)
|
|
Orlando, Florida [70 People]
|
4/17
|
Crab,
Spider
|
Mantis / Moshi Takako
|
Trevor Valantine (Mantis)
|
Grant Huddleston (Dragon)
|
Ralph Tropeano (Unicorn)
|
Daniel Hatcher (Crane)
|
|
Empire [Charity Drive]
|
Anthony Padron (Crane)
|
Jeff Williams (Spider)
|
Aaron Pennington (Lion)
|
Angel Torres (Spider)
|
|
Brisbane, Queensland [28 People]
|
4/23
|
Dragon,
Scorpion
|
Empire / Daigotsu Yuhmi
|
Mik Regalado (Spider)
|
Joseph Italiano (Dragon)
|
Shane Pheeney (Crab)
|
Chris Harvey (Lion)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
John Pope (Crane)
|
Joseph Italiano (Dragon)
|
Leigh Gregurke (Scorpion)
|
Lee Hughes (Spider)
|
|
Maastricht, Netherlands [54 People]
|
4/24-25
|
Mantis,
Dragon
|
Crab / Hida Ikarukani
|
Laurent Lambrechts (Crab)
|
Michael Constant (Spider)
|
Arnaud Petit (Mantis)
|
Frans Smeets (Dragon)
|
|
Mantis [Trivia Contest]
|
Damien Maisonneuve (Lion)
|
Niklas Rinn (Crane)
|
Robert Almgren (Dragon)
|
Laurant Lambrechts (Crab)
|
|
Moscow, Russia [16 People]
|
4/24-25
|
Spider,
Lion
|
Empire / Kitsuki Suiha
|
Philip Larin (Dragon)
|
Anton Tamarov (Mantis)
|
Oleg Vasin (Crab)
|
Andrey Tretyakov (Crane)
|
|
Empire [Sportsman]
|
Oleg Vasin (Crab)
|
Alexei Dobrynin (Lion)
|
Victor Golubev (Lion)
|
Andrei Tretiacov (Crane)
|
|
Cibolo, Texas [42 People]
|
4/24
|
Phoenix,
Unicorn
|
Dragon / Togashi Miyoko
|
Matt Demand (Dragon)
|
Nicholas Basey (Lion)
|
Nathan Stone (Spider)
|
John Gianforte (Crab)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
David Bennett (Crane)
|
Edward Brown (Scorpion)
|
Jeremy Monts (Mantis)
|
Bryn Strahan (Unicorn)
|
|
South Sioux City, NE [89 People]
|
4/24
|
Unicorn,
Crane
|
Crane / Shiba Tsukimi
|
Chris Nicoll (Phoenix)
|
Howard Hooven (Dragon)
|
Jesse Anderson (Mantis)
|
Chris Fuchs (Crab)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Stefanie Baughcum (Crane)
|
Adrian Lahs (Spider)
|
Jeff Williamson (Crab)
|
Kristin Markert (Crab)
|
|
Grove City, PA [59 People]
|
4/24
|
Scorpion,
Phoenix
|
Scorpion / Matsu Fumiyo
|
Aaron Barto (Lion)
|
Josh Jonas (Dragon)
|
Matt Rose (Crane)
|
Kevin Christopher (Dragon)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Jeff Valade (Crane)
|
Mark Armitage (Spider)
|
Jon Palmer (Unicorn)
|
Sara Rhodes (Scorpion)
|
|
Rosario, Argentina [23 People]
|
5/1
|
Unicorn,
Spider
|
Crane / Kakita Idzuki
|
Ariel Alvarez (Crane)
|
Diego Lastorta (Lion)
|
Jorge Matar (Scorpion)
|
Diego Vergara (Dragon)
|
|
Crane [Trivia Contest]
|
Ariel Alvarez (Crane)
|
Diego Vergara (Dragon)
|
Marcos Mendiara (Dragon)
|
Diego Lastorta(Lion)
|
|
Dublin, CA [106 People]
|
5/1
|
Crane,
Unicorn
|
Phoenix / Houhou
|
Chris Dornan (Phoenix)
|
Ian Wright (Phoenix)
|
Doruk Ozaydin (Scorpion)
|
Roby Swann (Crab)
|
|
Dragon [Theme Deck]
|
Jim Chin (Dragon)
|
Marcos Tunes (Phoenix)
|
Rob Loflin (Unicorn)
|
Thomas Decker (Crane)
|
|
St. Paul, MN [73 People]
|
5/8
|
Spider,
Scorpion
|
Empire / Kaiu Kyoka
|
Dan Jacobsen (Crab)
|
Tom Gustafson (Dragon)
|
Joel Martin (Lion)
|
Erik Dahlman (Crane)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Troy Graham (Spider)
|
Stefanie Baughcum (Crane)
|
Dan Lennon (Mantis)
|
Josh Anderson (Unicorn)
|
|
Santiago de Compostela, Spain [64 People]
|
5/8-9
|
Dragon,
Phoenix
|
Spider / Daigotsu Azuma
|
Jorge Cabrejas (Spider)
|
Sergio Cos Cuesta (Unicorn)
|
Javier Jimenez (Spider)
|
Rogelio Cabezas (Mantis)
|
|
Unicorn [Costume]
|
Pablo Rojo (Unicorn)
|
Jose Macia (Spider)
|
Toni Morcillo (Phoenix)
|
Daniel Vidal (Scorpion)
|
|
Selangor, Malaysia [18 People]
|
5/15-16
|
Crab,
Dragon
|
Phoenix / Asako Katashi
|
Mohd Adisa Mahadi (Phoenix)
|
Ryan Hui (Mantis)
|
Andyputra Kaddyran (Crab)
|
Jeremy Lai (Mantis)
|
|
Phoenix [Costume]
|
Kenji Lee (Phoenix)
|
Raymond Chan (Crane)
|
Onn Yong Siong (Crane)
|
Andyputra Kaddyran (Crab)
|
|
Prague, Czech Republic [54 People]
|
5/15
|
Scorpion,
Mantis
|
Jigoku / Master Saleh
|
Przemek Kowalczyk (Spider)
|
Philip Dahlke (Dragon)
|
David Beke (Dragon)
|
Tomasz Gala (Phoenix)
|
|
Mantis [Theme Deck]
|
Przemek Preiss (Mantis)
|
Peter Gergely (Dragon)
|
Bartek Chrobak (Unicorn)
|
Remi Cavaille (Unicorn)
|
|
Carolina, Puerto Rico [14 People]
|
5/15
|
Mantis,
Lion
|
Empire / Togashi Shiori
|
Francisco Grillo (Dragon)
|
Anthony Santiago (Spider)
|
Anthony Alitto (Dragon)
|
Israel Falcon (Lion)
|
|
Dragon [Trivia]
|
David Rodriguez (Dragon)
|
Anthony Alitto (Dragon)
|
Kevin Kennedy (Phoenix)
|
Ivan Rosario (Crab)
|
|
Abbotsford, Canada [62 People]
|
5/22
|
Crane,
Lion
|
Crane / Togashi Gato
|
Greg Wong (Dragon)
|
Jonas Solberg (Lion)
|
Andrew Ornatov (Unicorn)
|
Ryan Lee (Lion)
|
|
Dragon [Costume]
|
Michael Starhunter (Dragon)
|
Hazel Warde (Crane)
|
Clement Chow (Crane)
|
None
|
|
Malmo, Sweden [24 People]
|
5/22
|
Crab,
Lion
|
Mantis / Arjuna Singh
|
Hand De Moel (Mantis)
|
Faber van Kraanen (Phoenix)
|
Bennie Kalf (Lion)
|
Dave Russell (Scorpion)
|
|
Dragon [Theme Deck]
|
Lene Jakobsen (Dragon)
|
Michael Iakovides (Dragon)
|
Peter Tisdall (Unicorn)
|
Henrik Johansson (Dragon)
|
|
Montgomery, Alabama [52 People]
|
5/22
|
Crab,
Phoenix
|
Phoenix / Tsuruchi Gidayu
|
Trevor Valentine (Mantis)
|
Douglas Dee (Lion)
|
Richard Walling (Spider)
|
Evan Paul (Lion)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
David Bennet (Crane)
|
Kate Saracon (Spider)
|
Jay Earle (Phoenix)
|
Patrick Lange (Spider)
|
|
Aldershot, United Kingdom [55 People]
|
5/29
|
Mantis,
Crane
|
Crane / Doji Bukita
|
Dave Ruddock (Crane)
|
Steve Jones (Phoenix)
|
Steve Chamberlain (Dragon)
|
Darren Hazelden (Crane)
|
|
Dragon [Theme Deck]
|
Jim Freeman (Dragon)
|
Lene Jakobsen (Dragon)
|
Nathan Holmes (Crane)
|
Bobby Moran (Spider)
|
|
Denver, Colorado [64 People]
|
5/29
|
Dragon,
Phoenix
|
Empire / Shinjo Ki-Chang
|
Drew Allen (Unicorn)
|
Lon Schlittenhart (Lion)
|
Michael Palser (Crane)
|
James Matthews (Phoenix)
|
|
Dragon [Theme Deck]
|
Kevin Pohle (Dragon)
|
James Matthews (Phoenix)
|
Chris Norwood (Crane)
|
Greg Wright (Unicorn)
|
|
St. Louis, Missouri [75 People]
|
6/5
|
Scorpion,
Unicorn
|
Empire / Ikoma Igawa
|
Evan Paul (Lion)
|
Jesse Anderson (Mantis)
|
Nathan Hendrick (Spider)
|
Josh Kolb (Crab)
|
|
Crab [Costume]
|
Kristen Markert (Crab)
|
Jesse Anderson (Mantis)
|
Jim Chatham (Scorpion)
|
Rebecca Hobart (Scorpion)
|
|
Grenoble, France [105 People]
|
6/5-6
|
Phoenix,
Crane
|
Crab / Hiruma Toshio
|
Sebastien Bellanger (Crab)
|
Reda Lounis (Phoenix)
|
David Attali (Lion)
|
Laurent Simon (Scorpion)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Julien Barthes (Ronin)
|
Jerome Begault (Spider)
|
Franck Perru (Mantis)
|
Remi Cavaille (Unicorn)
|
|
Manila, Philippines [87 People]
|
6/12-13
|
Phoenix,
Dragon
|
Crab / Hida Tatsuma
|
Jan Penafuerte (Crab)
|
Alain Hortillosa (Crane)
|
Daniel Ayungo (Crane)
|
Markus Calimquim (Mantis)
|
|
Unicorn [Charity Drive]
|
Joanne Gesite (Unicorn)
|
Brian Sio (Dragon)
|
Mike Rabanal (Crab)
|
Chris Deles (Spider)
|
|
Anchorage, Alaska [20 People]
|
6/12-13
|
Scorpion,
Lion
|
Empire / Hida Ikarukani
|
Joe Hicks (Crab)
|
Matt Arnold (Unicorn)
|
Jon Crutchfield (Crab)
|
Travis Hood (Crab)
|
|
Empire [Charity Drive]
|
Joe DeSimone (Spider)
|
Drew Lanz (Dragon)
|
Andrew Doud (Lion)
|
Henry Eshleman (Phoenix)
|
|
Reykjavik, Iceland [16 People]
|
6/12-13
|
Spider,
Dragon
|
Empire / Mirumoto Ishino
|
Robert Almgren (Dragon)
|
Bjorgvin Johansson (Phoenix)
|
Kristleifur Thorsteinsson (Dragon)
|
Rikard Almgren (Dragon)
|
|
Empire [Theme Deck]
|
Sigurbjorn Jonsson (Spider)
|
Atli Astvaldsson (Spider)
|
Runar Magnusson (Mantis)
|
Robert Almgren (Dragon)
|
|
Chicago, Illinois [104 People]
|
6/19
|
Scorpion,
Lion
|
Scorpion / Togashi Shintaro
|
Jeremy Nagorny (Dragon)
|
Stasinos Karampatsos (Mantis)
|
John Merholtz (Crab)
|
Mike Johnson (Spider)
|
|
Empire [Charity Drive]
|
Giovanni Aviles (Crane)
|
Jonathan Roden (Dragon)
|
Stephanie Dane (Spider)
|
Eric Horns (Unicorn)
|
|
Nuernberg, Germany [71 People]
|
6/19-20
|
Mantis,
Spider
|
Empire / Daidoji Yuki
|
Ysarion Deichl (Crane)
|
Niklas Rinn (Spider)
|
Benjamin Deinhardt (Phoenix)
|
Lukas Vogelsang (Dragon)
|
|
Phoenix [Theme Deck]
|
Juliane Mittasch (Phoenix)
|
Tobias Schleiter (Crane)
|
Thomas Rissen (Spider)
|
Christian Deibler (Phoenix)
|
|
Orem, Utah [41 People]
|
6/26
|
Crane,
Unicorn
|
Empire / Matsu Yosa
|
Case Kiyonaga (Lion)
|
Ryan Smith (Phoenix)
|
Michael Tunes (Unicorn)
|
Azver Hussain (Scorpion)
|
|
Mantis [Theme Deck]
|
Dennis Dreischmeyer (Mantis)
|
Marcos Tunes (Phoenix)
|
Michael Brost (Crab)
|
Gregory Wright (Unicorn)
|
|
Budapest, Hungary [41 People]
|
6/26-27
|
Crab,
Mantis
|
Phoenix / Isawa Takashi
|
Balazs Majlath (Phoenix)
|
Philipp Dahlke (Dragon)
|
Scharwin Farnusch (Scorpion)
|
Aron Negyesi (Phoenix)
|
|
Dragon [Theme Deck]
|
David Beke (Dragon)
|
Gabor Leder (Scorpion)
|
Laszlo Bodnar (Mantis)
|
None
|
|
Thunder Bay, Ontario [25 People]
|
6/26
|
Crab,
|
Crab / Mirumoto Maisetsu
|
Nick Jones (Dragon)
|
Steve Simonaitis (Mantis)
|
Chris Masdea (Lion)
|
Eric Gardiner (Mantis)
|
|
Mantis [Theme Deck]
|
Dane Simpson (Mantis)
|
Jeff Williamson (Crab)
|
None
|
None
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lost Traveler Castle
|
|
|
|
Top 4:
|
Story Effects:
|
| 1st: |
| 2nd: |
| 3rd: |
| 4th: |
| Total: |
|
| Dragon |
| Dragon |
| Mantis |
| Unicorn |
| 44 Players |
|
| Malcolm Latvala |
| David Winner |
| Kilian Downey |
| Drew Allen |
|
|
| Story Point: A former Dragon Clan ronin will have constructed |
| Lost Traveler Castle. |
|
|
|
|
Amid the unaligned lands of Rokugan, there stand few true strongholds of honor and law. The Great and Minor Clans secure their borders against all threats, and brave magistrates travel the land in an attempt to protect those who dwell between, but the Empire is vast, and there is much for such servants of order to accomplish. In one tiny corner of Rokugan, however, the hard-working people know that their lot is different, and they look to the tower in the distance with gratitude and pride, knowing that they are blessed by the protection of such valiant warriors as those who dwell within it.
They look to Lost Traveler Castle.
Years ago, a ronin from one of the Great Clans laid the first stones of Lost Traveler Castle, its formation part of the penance that the warrior felt must be paid for the circumstances of his departure from his clan. Although his fervent hope at the time was that his legacy might make a difference for the people of Rokugan in the future, he had no way of knowing that his fate and that of the Legion of Two Thousand would intersect at the castle he created.
The winner of this tournament will determine the former clan affiliation of the ronin who constructed Lost Traveler Castle, and as a result will tie that clan's story into that of the castle and the current activities of the Legion of Two Thousand and their battle against the Destroyer's Horde in modern Rokugan.
Date: March 27th
Place: Stillwater, Oklahoma
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Name a Personality: Sacramento
|
 |
|
|
Top 4:
|
Story Effects:
|
| 1st: |
| 2nd: |
| 3rd: |
| 4th: |
| Total: |
|
| Crab |
| Mantis |
| Crab |
| Scorpion |
| 49 Players |
|
| Alfred Dong |
| Ohmy Fasudhani |
| Kellen Walker |
| Doruk Ozaydin |
|
|
|
The winner of this tournament will be able to name a Personality in an upcoming set.
Date: February 27th
Place: Sacramento, California
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Sanctified Ones
|
|
|
|
Top 4:
|
Story Effects:
|
| Pullayup, Washington: |
| 1st: |
| 2nd: |
| 3rd: |
| 4th: |
| Total: |
|
| Bordeaux, France: |
| 1st: |
| 2nd: |
| 3rd: |
| 4th: |
| Total: |
|
| Montgomery, Alabama: |
| 1st: |
| 2nd: |
| 3rd: |
| 4th: |
| Total: |
|
|
| Spider |
| Crab |
| Dragon |
| Mantis |
| 41 Players |
|
|
| Lion |
| Phoenix |
| Unicorn |
| Lion |
| 36 Players |
|
|
| Phoenix |
| Dragon |
| Dragon |
| Dragon |
| 11 Players |
|
|
| Andrew Ornatov |
| Rob Swan |
| Mike Petke |
| Dennis Dreischmeyer |
|
|
|
| Frederic Capbert |
| Jean-Baptiste Laroche |
| Rhida Chelghaf |
| Pierre-Emmanuel Bureau |
|
|
|
| Derrick Bedwell |
| John Ling |
| Justin Purdy |
| Chris Stevenson |
|
|
|
| Story Point: A Spider Clan shugenja named M'rika |
| will join the Sanctified Ones. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Story Point: A Lion Clan shugenja named Kitsu Katsuki |
| will join the Sanctified Ones. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Story Point: Isawa Takashi will join the Sanctified Ones. |
|
|
|
|
|
It is common knowledge that the person and the estate of the Empress are protected by the Seppun, a family of eminently honorable warriors and priests who put the defense of the Imperial line above all things, including their lives. The physical security of the Empress aside, the purity and holiness of her home and belongings are the province of the Hidden Guard. The Hidden Guard are extremely few in number, however, and maintaining their vigil over the Empress and her estate is all they can manage under normal circumstances. For this reason, the sensei of the Hidden Guard select from among the Great Clans a number of shugenja, priests chosen for their exceptional piety and purity, to oversee the duties of the Hidden Guard in lands beyond the Imperial holdings.
These specially selected shugenja, known as the Sanctified Ones, are each assigned the holdings of a Great Clan, with another assigned to the lands of the Minor Clan Alliance and one final priest granted dominion over the unaligned lands. Whenever the Empress wishes to travel to or through these lands, the priest tasked with that region travels ahead and ensures that all relevant holdings and estates are properly purified and worthy of the Empress' presence. It is relatively uncommon for the Hidden Guard to assign a priest to watch over the lands of his own clan, but when such an appointment does occur, it is a great honor, for it indicates that the Hidden Guard believe the priest is capable of putting aside his loyalty and bias and serving the Empress above his own family and clan. There are few greater honors bestowed by the Seppun family.
The winner of each of these tournaments may select one currently living and legal shugenja personality from his clan to join the ranks of the Sanctified Ones. In the event that there are no suitable, legal shugenja personalities for such a clan, the winner may supply the name of a new character from the clan's shugenja family in order to create a personality to fulfill the position.
Date and Place: February 20th: Pullayup, Washington; February 20th-21st: Bordeaux, France; February 28th: Montgomery, Alabama;
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| Ian Cameron |
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This will be a Winner's Choice tournament. In a Winner's Choice tournament, the event will be sanctioned for a storyline effect, but no specific result will be determined in advance. Each time a Winner's Choice tournament is held, the winner may select one of the flavor traits listed below, which will then appear on a personality card aligned to the faction used in the tournament in a future expansion. During this season, when a flavor trait has been chosen by a winner, it will be removed from the list. When the list of available traits dwindles down to only a few left, it will be refreshed with all-new traits.
Possible traits:
Villain - Who doesn't love to root for the villain?
Empty Hand
Iron Flower
Poison Fan
Sycophant
Vicious
Date: February 6th
Place: Kansas City, Missouri
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Throughout Rokugan's history, the Empresses of the Empire have been protected by a group of extraordinary warriors hand-selected by the Emperor and his closest advisors. These individuals have been known as the Empress' Guard, and together they have protected the wives and families of countless Emperor's over the course of more than one thousand years. Now a new Empress sits upon the throne, one unlike any other in the Empire's history, and the time as come for a new Empress' Guard to be assembled.
Twelve warriors will be selected from across the Empire, twelve whose honor and prowess are beyond question. Together they will form the most elite protection that encircles the new Divine One, Empress Iweko I. And their names shall be legend.
The winner of each of these tournaments may select any one Samurai-legal, currently living personality aligned to their faction. This personality will join the Empress' Guard. These personalities are subject to Story Team approval, but Clan Champions and family daimyo will be automatically excluded.
Date and Place: January 3rd: Palma de Mallorca, Spain; January 23rd-24th: Paris, France; February 6th: Bourgoin Jallieu, France; February 13th: Barcelona, Spain; Nuernberg, Germany; February 20th: Sheffield, United Kingdom; February 21st: Santa Rosa, California; Bourgoin Jallieu, France; April 17th: Santiago, Chile
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Of all the so-called Jewel Tournaments, the Topaz Championship is perhaps the one most eagerly anticipated. It is held every year, while the others are generally held once a generation, and is open to all who might be chosen by their clans to represent them. The Topaz Championship is held in the small town of Tsuma in the Crane provinces, and there, the finest youth from each Great Clan compete in a series of grueling tests to see who among them is the finest warrior, the most learned scholar, the most skilled orator, and a dozen other accolades. Those who pass the tests before them earn the right to undergo their gempukku ceremony, the sacred ritual where a child is given their daisho and declared a samurai, before the assembled Imperials and Clan Champions. The one who emerges from the tournament victorious over all others is named Topaz Champion, the greatest youth in the Empire, and greatness inevitably follows.
The winner of this tournament will be able to help name a character that will appear as a new personality for their faction in the upcoming year. This character will also appear as the star of the annual Topaz Championship fiction.
Date: January 2nd
Place: Niles, Illinois
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