[MR] Siege Tabletop Competition at WoW

[Jonathas]

Forwarded to the tavern by request.

Greetings:

To all those seeking to operate, build, or other wise use machines
to rein down terror upon your enemies it is with great excitement
that I announce that the Siege Guild will once again be
participating at this years War of the Wings 3. Both with Full sized
engines and baby tabletop models will be present. In order to help
stimulate the use of Siege Weapons here in our Barony and because
Siege here in Sacred Stone is in it's infancy the Siege Guild is
sponsoring a Tabletop Siege Engine Challenge. This contest is
designed to challenge and amuse all who are interested in siege
craft but more importantly it will help determine the War point.
This contest will be held at the War of the Wings III October 9-12,
2008 at Elchenburg Castle - Elkin, North Carolina

Rules:

As the Guild's primary goals is the support of the Atlantian Army on
the battlefield, and to promote general education about siege
craft. Tabletop engines are requested (but not required) to be
designed and built as if they were a full size field ready engine,
and must be of a period design. This will allow the models to be
used as design ideas for those interested to build combat ready
engines.

The Rules for this Challenge are as follows:
1) All engines must be of a period design. Documentation is not
required to enter.
2) All ammunition will be, a single tennis balls for rock throwers,
and a siloflex shafted combat archery arrow for the arrow shooters.
3) Each engine must fit inside the box 24 inches on as side at some
point during its normal firing movement.
4) There will be three prizes, longest distance, most accurate, and
best over all. Best Over All will be determined by the distance
less than the longest, plus the distance from the center of the
target, lowest score is the winner. If there are enough entrants
this will be divided into classes; catapult, ballista, and
trebuchet.
5) All shots will be taken from a standard folding table.
6) The ammunition may not be altered in any way prior to shooting,
and will be provided by the competition sponsor.
7) There will be two firing rounds. One round to determine the
distance challenge and one round to determine the accuracy
challenge. Each engine will have three shots, all will be
measured. Distance will be measured from the table edge, Accuracy
from the center of the target.
8) Please send questions to swordsman at triad.rr.com<swordsman%40triad.rr.com>
9) Children of all ages, 0~99 are encouraged to enter. Team entries
are more than welcome as it takes more than one to crew a combat
engine.

For a brief time immediately following the shooting competition,
while the display competitions are being judged, the designers and
builders of the engines are requested to attend their engines so the
general populace, and the judges, may talk with them about the
design. Remember a goal of the Siege Guild is to promote knowledge
of siege craft to the general populace.

**Please feel free to post this announcement in its entirety on any
list or website.**

Bassi Inn Fiskni Einarsson
Deputy Knight Marshal of Siege
E-mail swordsman at triad.rr.com <swordsman%40triad.rr.com>
Phone 336-793-4486
Have fun Siegeing the Day!!