[MR] Games and Gemstone prizes in the Southern East Kingdom!

[Marc]

Hi All!        -- Please share this with all appropriate lists! --

Greetings to our SCA Cousins in the former Central Region of the East 
Kingdom! (OK, so that was back in AS X...so I'm old)
Someone at Atlantia's Thirtieth Year Celebration won a 27ct Amethyst 
I donated and I only wish i could have seen their face..

Well, that's just a taste of what I'm giving away starting in Five 
weeks.  Join us and enjoy!

Now that I have your attention, Yes...  I am awarding a 35ct Ruby at 
Bhakail's Yule this year, which is bigger than the 30ct Ruby from 
last year's 12'th Night.  So here's how you get one of the 84 
gemstones I'm giving away...
          (Now, you DON'T have to be at all of these...but why 
wouldn't you?  Don't like gemstones???)

At Iron Bog's "River Wars" on 15 October, you can learn to play "Nine 
Men's Morris" and then be one of the 20 from that class who play 
three rounds to win a 26.8 carat, 'Long Cushion cut Green Amethyst from Brazil

At Carillion's "Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins" on 22 October(yes the 
following week), you can learn to play "Hnefatafl" and then be one of 
the 20 from that class who play three rounds to win a 27ct oval cut 
Tanzanite gemstone from Africa.

At Bhakail's "Yule" on 3 December, you can learn to play "Alquerques" 
and then be one of the 20 from that class who play three rounds to 
win the 35ct oval cut Ruby gemstone from Burma(OK, so now it's 
Myanmar(sp?), but who cares?).

Then comes the Grand Competition, at Carillon's Bellringers, 14 January.
There will be a First, Second and Third Prize for this event.
While I will not be teaching games for this last event, the prizes 
for this three round competition are:
          1st: Alqurques board(hand made by Lady Amy Webbe) with 12 
each 6ct Ruby and Sapphire pieces

          2nd: Hnefatafl board(hand made by Master Alexander the 
Younger) with 24 10mm Onyx, 12 8mm Amber 'soldiers' and a 28ct Garnet 'King'

          3rd: Six/Nine/Twelve man's Morris Board(hand made by Duke 
Sir Gavin King Kilkenny of of Kilcarren) with 9 each of 25 to 28ct Amethyst and
                  Citrine playing pieces

I look forward to seeing you there!

Mithgiladan