Tourney of Tales April 2026

Welcome to the Tourney of Tales!

The Tourney of Tales is a house based writing competition. We provide virtual write-ins with a competitive (but friendly!) spirit. Tourneys happen in April and July. They begin on the first of the month, and end on the last day of the month, in each participant's time zone.

Full rules and word counting instructions are posted on the Game of Tomes (GoT) homepage.

Check out the list of Current Houses on our front page.

Happenings

Special Streams

Events are hosted on our Twitch channel. (Here's a UTC Time converter, should you need help with the time conversions.)

Launch Parties

Coming soon.

Results Streams

List coming soon!

Want to Spread the Word?

We have graphics and posters ready for you to print and share. Take them to your library, your work, where ever! (Folder Link)

Challenges and Community Activities

Flames of Encouragement

Has someone done something great for you or the community? Show your appreciation!
- Share a Flame of Encouragement
- Check out the Wall of Fire (all the Flames given)

Self Care Bingo and Tiny Tasks

Earn badges for doing self care! Share about your self care in the Discord #Self-Care-Cafe and you'll likely earn a star for a free spot on the bingo page. When the markets are open, they are accessible here.

Body Guard Bootcamp

In this challenge, bodyguards and candidates test their mettle! (Really anyone can join but it's a fun theme!)

Literomantic Games

A friendly competition of Literomancy sponsored by the Great Houses for the Tourney of Tales and the Word Wars! Earn points for special use of your words and creativity.

Challenge Week: (Theme TBD)

Join us for the April 2026 Challenge Week. Details will be posted here and on the Game of Tomes Discord server.

Chaos Cartel Exercise Challenge

We spend a lot of time in our chairs, so the CC is challenging us to get our butts moving!

Wignow Challenge

The Wignow Challenge uses 4 the Words to rescue Wignow. Challenge details TBD.

Night Monarch(s) Needed for this November!

Do you feel the pull of the tome? Interested in raising and leading the undead horde this November?
Elections are coming up in July.
Apply by June 27!

Undead Horde by Dani Adventures

NEW for 2026

Please read the Night Monarch Care and Feeding Guide before declaring.

Share your declaration of intent in a results stream or the GoT Discord in the #undead-dive-bar channel.
Rumors have been flying of potential candidates being called to the "dark side"...

Weekly Results

Coming soon

WIP

This article is a work in progress, and may be subject to changes.

Streamer

This article is part of a series related to streaming the Game of Tomes. For more information, see Streaming Game of Tomes.

Missing

Status: Location Unknown

Deceased

Status: Deceased Character

Retired

Status: Retired Character or Article

House Meles

Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox

House Ailurus

by Moonflower

House Avis

House Avis by Misades

House Chiroptera

House Chiroptera by Dani Adventures

House Lapin

A salmon pink banner with a white rabbit head in the center. Text:

House Lapin by Dani Adventures

House Mollusca

House Mollusca by Dani Adventures

House Sauropoda

House Sauropoda by DaniAdventures/ShyRedFox

Undead Horde