House Ailurus
by Moonflower
0 Tomes — 2 Tourneys
House Avis by Misades
0 Tomes — 1 Tourney
House Chiroptera by Dani Adventures
1 Tome — 0 Tourneys
A salmon pink banner with a white rabbit head in the center. Text:
House Lapin by Dani Adventures
House Lapin
2 Tomes — 4 Tourneys
Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox
House Meles
0 Tomes — 3 Tourneys
House Mollusca by Dani Adventures
House Mollusca
2 Tomes — 2 Tourneys
House Sauropoda by DaniAdventures/ShyRedFox
House Sauropoda
1 Tome — 1 Tourney

Tourney of Tales April 2026

Game of Tomes    Start Here    Current Events      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.  
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  • 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.
    • Here you can see the alliances made by the Minor Houses. (In other words the smaller Minor Houses teamed up with a Major House. It's beneficial for both the Minor and Major Houses.)

    A graphic with each of the house crests, and a line between House Chiroptera and House Meles, and a line between House Lapin and House Avis.

    by ShyRedFox

    Happenings

    Special Streams

    Events are hosted on our Twitch channel. Game of Tomes Event Calendar will show the streams in your timezone.  

    Launch Party

    Tue Mar 31, 2026
  • Queen Sable Aradia: 7 -11 pm UTC
  • Anassa JaySeaBoom: 11 PM-1 AM UTC
    • Wed April 1, 2026
  • Seneschal HappyHappySad: 3-10 AM UTC
  • Queen Badger Purpleheart: 10AM - 2PM UTC
  • Princess ShyRedFox: 2 - 4 PM UTC
  • Anassa JaySeaBoom: 11 PM - 1AM UTC
    • Thu April 2, 2026
  • Queen Badger Purpleheart: 10 AM - Noon UTC

    • Results Streams

    (Urge your team & find out who's in the lead!)
    Streams start at 1:30PM PDT/3:30PM CDT/8:30PM UTC.
  • Sat Apr 4
  • Sat Apr 11
  • Sat Apr 18
  • Sat Apr 25
  • Lore Stream Sat May 2
  • Final Results Sat May 9

    • Video Submission Deadlines

    Have your videos to Sable by these dates if you want them to appear on the listed streams.  
    For the Launch Party
    March 22
    First Results Stream
    March 29
     

    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. NEW! We've updated the bingo, Tiny Tasks, and 25 Challenge so they are all gamified. Check it out!
    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: LitMon Boosts
    Join us for the Challenge Week April 2026. Details will be posted here and on the Game of Tomes Discord server. Start time is the end of the Results stream on April 18. See the ⁠Game of Tomes Discord #⁠challenge-week channel for more details.
     
    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
    On hiatus this event.
     
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    This article is a work in progress, and may be subject to changes.
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    This article is part of a series related to streaming the Game of Tomes. For more information, see Streaming Game of Tomes.
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    House Meles

    Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox

    House Ailurus

    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

    Undead Horde by Dani Adventures

    Awards and Honors

    Gold and grey logo with book and text
    A badge or medal of a book - the Iron Tome - on a navy background. Text:
    Defender of the Realm by Misades
    A shining gold medal with a silver ribbon, showing a design of a laurel wreath with stars overhead. Text: Warden of the Risen Shore, and in a circle beneath, July 2025
    Warden of the Risen Shore medal by ShyRedFox
    Navigation

    Navigation

     

    Updates

  • 5/11/2026 - Self Care Mafia Recognition and Promotions added.
  • 5/10/2026 - Final Results and Litgame Final Results added
  • 4/30/2026 - Added "current weather" to sidebar
  • 4/27/26 - Week 4 Results and Litgame Results added
  • 4/4/2026 - Craft Wars Poster and link added, first results stream info added.
  • 3/30/2026 - kickoff streams added and challenge week info
  • 2/2/2026 - page created

    • Special Community Events

    Craft Wars

    April 4, 2026 - April 11, 2026

    Current Weather

    House Avis by Misades
    Halifax
    Nova Scotia
    Spring
    Partly Sunny
    41 °F, 5 °C
    Dry
    SSW 11 mph, 17 kph
    House Ailurus
    by Moonflower
    The Treehouse
    Port Arthur, Texas
    Spring
    Partly Sunny
    79 °F, 26 °C
    Comfortable
    S 12 mph, 19 kph
    House Chiroptera by Dani Adventures
    The Cavern
    NSW, Australia
    Autumn
    Glitter Storm
    55 °F, 12 °C
    Comfortable
    W 22 mph, 35 kph
    A salmon pink banner with a white rabbit head in the center. Text:
    House Lapin by Dani Adventures
    The Warren
    Okanagan City, BC
    Spring
    Thunderstorm
    61 °F, 16 °C
    Comfortable
    SW 22 mph, 35 kph
    Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox
    The Den
    Bozeman, Montana
    Spring
    Freezing Rain
    42 °F, 5 °C
    Humid
    W 44 mph, 70 kph
    House Mollusca by Dani Adventures
    Tokyo
    Closest land city to Zafforza City
    Spring
    Rain
    42 °F, 5 °C
    Humid
    SSE 12 mph, 19 kph
    House Sauropoda by DaniAdventures/ShyRedFox
    Mesa Mitchell
    North Carolina
    Spring
    Cloudy
    39 °F, 3 °C
    Dry
    NNW 17 mph, 27 kph

    Night Monarch(s) Needed for this November!

    For more info on duties, etc., see the Night Monarch page. Remember this is all in fun!
     

    NEW for 2026

    Declaring You're Running for Night Monarch

    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 24!

    Undead Horde by Dani Adventures

    Please read the Night Monarch Care and Feeding Guide and check your plans with Sable and the NM support crew before declaring.
      Share your declaration of intent in a results stream or the GoT Discord in the #night-monarch-election channel.
      Have your NM Hero Forge links ready. After you declare, you'll be invited to the NM Support Server and Shy will have you post the links there.
      Shy will post the candidates to the Tourney Page and Election page as quickly as she can. Only names and character images will be on the tourney pages. All other election info will be posted to the election page.

      Rumors have been flying of potential candidates being called to the "dark side"...

    Contenders so far include

    (Candidates are listed in the order they declared they were running.)

    by Lady Wynter + HF

    Lady Wynter

    by Denver + HF

    BatFlower (Denver Grant, WRS)

    by HappyHappySad + HF

    by Darkened Fay + HF

    Misty and Embera (HappyHappySad and Darkened Fay)

    Blade - NM Candidate

    Talin and Marzanna (Blade and Olivette Rivers)

      See Night Monarch Election 2026 for Full Election Details:
    Night Monarch Election 2026
    Tradition / Ritual | May 16, 2026

    See all the campaign videos, posters, and news coverage!


     
    Skylotl by Shyredfox + Freepik

    LitMon Ready for Adoption!

    All participating Tome Knights may adopt 1 LitMon, and 1 House Litmon (if you don't already have one for your House).
     

    What LitMon Can I Adopt?

    See this article for the list:
    LitMon Available
    Generic article | Mar 20, 2026

    Ready to bring a special Literomantic creature into your lift? You're in the right place!

    LitMon Adoption Form
    (Please choose carefully, there is no editing on the form and you may only pick once. You'll be emailed a copy of your response. For this adoption form - please don't pick a House LitMon that isn't for YOUR house.) This form closes May 10, 2026.
    After the event, House Librarians will add the LitMon to your character pages.
     

    Weekly Results


     

    May 9, 2026

    Twitch VOD
     

    House Standings

    TomeKnights:78, Streams: 22, Redeams: 6,178, Average Word Count: 57722, Median Word Count (middle value): 18473
    Lapin Takes The Pennant!
    Meles: 498, 475; Avis: 231,603
    Lapin: 1117400 + 231603 = 1349003; Chiroptera: 516607 + 498475 = 1015082; Mollusca 892127; Ailurus 862095; Sauropoda 382450; Total Wordcount: 4500757

     

    Tome Knight Milestones

    Every word counts, and every Tome Knight is important to the game. Help us celebrate the achievements!
    authorbeth, solimond, starkat26, jameswoodwright, rokaynenthejackalope, littleboom, deadeyeace115, flubb2
    lhaek99, em_nutmeg, tarafaebelle, dj_d_20, thunder_ofdragons, tabbycat54, jayseaboom, prez_of_all_trades
    mrbigtanderson, purpleheart_nathaliabooks, thekidsareasleep, attorraru, dragonmagpie, creativechaos1020, rowean, wrenwritten, qualityimprovisation, prideascending, browiniedreamer, creativetatertot, kitoypoy, elfking101
    eliagh ladywynter_author, dazzlikat, theoutrageousolive, storyarcsandsubplots, foxwriter, mystery_mochi, shyredfox, clockwocket, novamoonlight42, thetigerwrites, sunnyl
    angelndarkness
    bladeofglory6, cathryndalton, syriina, wordigirl, desdemona_rose, mikarochandra, rpgdinosaurbob, darthtorlin
    bardwithmanynames, sablearadia, erin_righ, darkenedfay, nerdtasticnomad, duochanfan

     
     

    Self Care Mafia Recognitions

    Silver Badges with '100% Goodfellas (NAME) April 2026' on them. The names are Captin Blade, Princess Cathryn, Queen Sable Aradia, Sir Clockwocket, Erin Righ.
    To General Archon Bard With Many Names, Librarian Lady Wynter , To Colonel Dreiolin Eiliagh
    To Lt. Colonel : Dame Bentocat, Regent Dazzlinkat, Librarian NovaMoonlight
    To Major: Princess Sunny, To Captin: Denver, Seneschal HappyHappySad
    To 2nd Lieutenant: BlueSpaceRocket, DarthTorlin, Sir Imogen, Librarian Lee
    To 2nd Lieutenant: Princess Rowean, Thunder, Sir Wordigirl

     
     
     

    Literomantic Games April 2026 Results

    Creative Time 33/748 : Daily Word Count 33 /731 : Filking 21 /651: Word of the Day 29 /482: Role Playing 31/482: Group Writing 28/393 : Short Prompts 16/218: Snippets 17/207: Articles 22/181
    See image description
    Gold Trophy with text first place and Avis banner - Silver Trophy with Second Place and Mollusca banner- Bronze Trophy with Third Place and Lapin banner
    Four Gold Trophies with the text 'Most Entrants' and each with a house logo, Meles, Chiroptera, Ailurus and Sauropoda, A Sliver Trophy with '2nd Most Entrants' Mollusca, Bronze Trophy with '3rd Most Entrants' and Lapin banner
    Gold Trophy with '10 Clockwocket Bard EIliagh Brielle
    Blue ribbon with 'Eiliah The Raptor's Tech' , Blue Ribbon with 'Thunder The Undead You' Blue ribbon with 'Olivette Toxic' Blue Ribbon with 'ShyRedFox Meles' Blue Ribbon with 'WordiGirl Binding Writes'
    One Bronze Trophy with ' THIRD PLACE Blade SHAKE THE KNIGHTS' and one with 'THIRD PLACE Clockwocket THE KING OF OVERTHINKING'
    One Silver Trophy with 'SECOND PLACE Tara LET ME TAKE YOU' and one with 'SECOND PLACE Happy RISE AGAIN'
    One Gold Trophy with 'FIRST PLACE Lee TOME KNIGHT'S PRAYER' and one with ' FIRST PLACE Nova GET ME THROUGH NOVEMBER'

     
     

    Challenge Week Results

    Teams: What's Kraken?, The Amazing Flying Sea Bunnies, Diggers and Dinos, Donut Stop Us!, Undead Folkband Revival Tour; Solo Challengers: Darkened Fay and Eiliagh

    The Amazing Flying Sea Bunnies - Goal Met - 5.03 Toams Written ; What's Kraken? - Goal Met - 4.11 Toams Written
    Donut Stop Us! - Met Goal with 3.07 Toams Written; Dinos and DIggers - Met Goal with 1.76 Toams
    Undead Folkband Revival Tour; Goal Met with 4.68 Toams Written
    Darkened Fay Goal Met with 1.21 Toams Written, Eiliagh Goal Met with 2.01 Toams Written
    Total Toams Written: 21.9
    Milwordies 1.09

      Click for April 25, 2026 results

    April 25, 2026


      Twitch VOD
    TomeKnights: 72, Average Word Count: 48,494, Median Word Count: 15, 149

    House Standings

    Meles: 405,127 Avis: 197,890
    Lapin: 899,012 +197,890 = 1,096902 , Chiroptera: 377430 +405237 = 782,557, Mollusca 723979 , Ailurus 720903, Sauropoda: 305824

     

    Tome Knight Milestones

    Every word counts, and every Tome Knight is important to the game. Help us celebrate the achievements!
    kitoypoy, rokaynenthejackalope, creativetatertot, jameswoodwright, solimond, flub2
    by ShyRedFox
    thekidsareasleep, mrbigtanderson, creativechaos1020, wrenwritten, prideascending, attororaru, qualityimprovisation, browniedreamer, purpleheart_nathaliabooks, rowean, dragonmagpie, elfking101
    jayseaboom, thunder_ofdragons, prez_of_all_trades, bladeofglory6, syriina, desdemona_rose, mikarochandra, cathryndalton, rpgdinosaurbob, darthtorlin, wordigirl
    by ShyRedFox
    shyredfoz, clockwocket, thetigerwrites, novamoonlight42, tarafaebelle, dj_d_20, em_nutmeg, lhawk99, sunnyl, tabbycat54
    erin_righ, duochanfan, eiliagh, dazzlikat, nerdtasticnomad, theoutrageousolive, storyarcsandsubplots, ladywynter_author, foxwriter, mystery_mochi
    bardwithmanynames, darkenedfay, sablearadia

     

    Literomantic Games April 2026

    Graph with Event Popularity
    1st Brielle Merrick, Lady Wynter, 10 - 2nd, Sable, Novamoonlight, JC, Thunder, 9 - 3rd, Darkened Fay, WordiGirl,Dazzlinkat, Clockwocket, 8
    1st, Ailurus, Meles, 7 - 2nd, Mollusca, Sauropoda, Chiroptera, 6 - 3rd Lapin 3
    Mollusca 120, Lapin 82, Avis 68.5, Meles 68.25, Chiroptera 56.25, Sauropoda 55.57. Ailurus 49

     

      Click for April 18, 2026 Results

    April 18, 2026


      Twitch VOD
     
    A Mess of glitter ink, and chocolate stains, with sticky notes saying
    by HappyHappySad via Canva

      Once again, the standings in the Tourney were not available. This time, the results had been covered up by the detritus of the Avisalia celebration.
     

    Literomantic Games April 2026

    by HappyHappySad via Canva
    1st Sauropoda 7, 2nd Mollusca, Ailurus, Meles, Chiroptera, 6, 3rd Lapin 3
    by HappyHappySad via Canva

     

    Craft Wars Results


     
     
    As scoresheet
    by Tara Fae Belle
    A scoresheet
    by Tara Fae Belle
    A scoresheet
    by Tara Fae Belle

     
     

      Click for April 11, Week 2 Results

    April 11, 2026


      Twitch VOD
     
    A Header that says
    by HappyHappySad via Canva

      Someone brought the only copy of the results of the first two weeks of the April 2026 Tourney with them into the Chiropteran Craft Lounge in the middle of the height of the Craft Wars... Needless to say, the announcment of standings has been delayed until the next results stream.
     

    Literomantic Games April 2026

    Header: LitGames April 2026 Week 2 and a table with total points, people per evernt, and Event Popularity
    by HappyHappySad via Canva
    Headers:
    by HappyHappySad via Canva
    Header:
    by HappyHappySad via Canva
    by HappyHappySad via Canva

     

      Click for April 4, Week 1 Results

    April 4, 2026

    Twitch VOD
     

    Literomantic Games April 2026

    Graph with Standings after week 1
    by HappyHappySad
    A table with total points, people per event, Event Popularity
    by HappyHappySad
    Meles - 6- 1rst in green box, 2nd Molluca-5 in purple box, Ailurus-4 3rd in orange box
    by HappyHappySad
    Sable - 7 - 1rst, 2nd - Clockwocket, Shyredfox, 6, tabbycat54, thunder, RPGDinosaurBob -5 0 3rd
    by HappyHappySad

     

     
     
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