The Literomantic Games April 2023

The Literomantic Games are an international competition of Literomancy sponsored by the Great Houses for the Tourney of Tales. The Games are divided into ten equally-weighted events. The House with the most points relative to their population at the end of the Tourney wins the Literomantic Cup*, and the participant with the most points in an event receives a gold medal*.   Participants are encouraged to participate in as many events that interest them, and the only real limit is the number of points received per event.   There has been a channel on our Discord created for the Games! Search for #literomantic-games in the Writing category.  

Rules

All submissions to the Literomantic Games must be new work, made between April 01, 2023 and April 30, 2023 in your timezone

Both fanfiction and original work are permitted

Doubling up (tripling up, etc.) on events is permitted, but you must submit for all relevant forms to receive points

Events

 

Event 01: Word of the Day

The first event gives a number of points dependent on the number of preset prompts the participant writes for. There is no minimum word count for the prompt to be considered completed.     The words of the day are also found in the second section of the form.   The link to the form for the first event is found here.  

Event 02: Poetry

The second event gives a number of points dependent on the number of poems the participant writes. There is no minimum word count for the poem to be considered completed.   The link to the form for the second event is found here.  

Event 03: Very Short Stories

The third event gives a number of points dependent on the number of Very Short Stories the participant writes. The maximum character count for each Very Short Story is 280.   The link to the form for the third event is found here.  

Event 04: Drabbles

The fourth event gives a number of points dependent on the number of drabbles the participant writes. The maximum word count for each drabble is 100 words.   The link to the form for the fourth event is found here.  

Event 05: Filking

The fifth event gives a number of points dependent on the quality of a completed filk's lyrics as judged by the Filk Master. Only one filk may be submitted.   The link to the form for the fifth event is found here.  

Event 06: Short Story

The sixth event gives a number of points dependent on word count and whether or not the short story is finished. The story must be between 3,000 and 10,000 words.   The link to the form for the sixth event is found here.  

Event 07: Articles

The seventh event gives a number of points dependent on the number of World Anvil, or otherwise, articles the participant writes. The minimum word count for an article to be considered complete is 100 words. The article must represent a complete idea and/or thought, even if not finished.   The link to the form for the seventh event is found here.  

Event 08: Prompts

The eighth event gives a number of points dependent on the number of random prompts the participant writes for. There is no minimum word count for the prompt to be considered completed. One prompt will be released per day.   The prompts are located in the #literomantic-games-daily-prompt channel on the Game of Tomes Discord.   The link to the form for the eighth event is found here.  

Event 09: Daily Word Count

The ninth event gives a number of points dependent on the number of days the participant writes 444 words or more.   The link to the form for the ninth event is found here.  

Event 10: Prompt Creation

The tenth event gives a number of points dependent on the number of prompts the participant creates. There is no minimum word count for the prompts, although multi-word prompts are encouraged.   The link to the form for the tenth event is found here.  

The Results

The Literomantic Games were a huge success in April 2023, and will be returning in July 2023 with some changes planned. Thank you everyone for your participation.   A total of 67 medals were given out, including 27 gold medals (as everyone who received 30 points in an event was awarded a gold medal), 12 silver medals, 9 bronze medals, and 19 copper medals (which were awarded to all participants who did not place as a hallmark of their achievements). Overall, DuoChanFan and Mykola Void tied for 1^st place as medalists; Foxx and Sable Aradia tied for 2^nd place; and Bard With Many Names and ShyRedFox tied for 3^rd place.   House Lapin won the Literomantic Cup with 516 points divided by 4 participants for a score of 129. House Ailurus came in for second place with 500 points divided by 4 participants for a score of 125. House Meles stole third with 139 points and 2 participants for a score of 69.5. House Chiroptera earned fourth with 68 points and 1 participant for a score of 68. House Sauropoda was in fifth place with 26 points divided by 2 participants for a score of 13.   Overall, there were 13 participating Tome Knights and 1,249 points gained between them. Congratulations to all!