The Literomantic Games July 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 each participant with 30 points (or 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.   If you wish to post your entries to social media, use the tag #litgames to increase visibility!  

Rules

All submissions to the Literomantic Games must be new work, made between July 01, 2023 and July 31, 2023 in your timezone

Submissions can be submitted at any time until the forms close, but are tallied weekly

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: Daily Word Count

  The first event — Daily Word Count — gives a number of points dependent on how many days the participant wrote 444 words or more.   The link to the form for the first event is found here.  

Event 02: Word of the Day

The second event — Word of the Day — 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 link to the form for the second event is found here.  

Event 03: Prompts

The third event — Prompts — gives a number of points dependent on the number of prompts the participant writes for. There is no minimum word count for the prompt to be considered completed.   Prompts for this event are posted periodically in the #literomantic-games-daily-prompt channel on the Game of Tomes Discord.   The link to the form for the third event is found here.  

Event 04: Poetry

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

Event 05: Very Short Stories

The fifth event — Very Short Stories — 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 fifth event is found here.  

Event 06: Scriptwriting

  The sixth event — Scriptwriting — gives a number of points dependent on the number of pages of script the participant writes. One point is awarded for every three pages of script (roughly every 900 words, if words are submitted instead of pages).   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: Maps

The eighth event — Maps — gives a number of points dependent on the number of hours the participant spent mapping. One point is awarded per hour of mapping.   The link to the form for the eighth event is found here.  

Event 09: Role Playing

The ninth event — Role Playing — gives a number of points dependent on the number of hours the participant spends role playing. Two points are awarded per hour of role play.   The link to the form for the ninth event is found here.  

Event 10: Filking

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

The Results

The Literomantic Games were a huge success in July 2023, and will be returning in November 2023. Thank you everyone for your participation.   A total of 50 medals were given out, including 13 gold medals (as everyone who received 30 points in an event was awarded a gold medal), 8 silver medals, 14 bronze medals, and 15 copper medals (which were awarded to all participants who did not place as a hallmark of their achievements). Overall, ShyRedFox came in 1^st place; JaySeaBoom, Tempest Kwake, and QueenBoxi tied for 2^nd place; and Sable Aradia came in 3^rd place.   House Mollusca won the Literomantic Cup with 132 points divided by 1 participants for a score of 132. House Lapin came in for second place with 238 points divided by 2 participants for a score of 119. House Chiroptera stole third with 90 points and 1 participant for a score of 90. House Meles earned fourth with 234 points and 4 participants for a score of 58.5. House Ailurus was in fifth place with 157 points divided by 4 participants for a score of 39.2. House Sauropoda came in sixth with 1 point, 1 participant, and a score of 1.   Overall, there were 13 participating Tome Knights and 852 points gained between them. Congratulations to all!