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.

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.)

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.

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

Undead Horde by Dani Adventures

Awards and Honors

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

Updates

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
Cloudy
23 °F, -5 °C
Dry
WNW 14 mph, 22 kph

by Moonflower

The Treehouse
Port Arthur, Texas

Spring
Thunderstorm
83 °F, 28 °C
Humid
W 50 mph, 80 kph

House Chiroptera by Dani Adventures

The Cavern
NSW, Australia

Autumn
Sunny
56 °F, 13 °C
Muggy
NW 15 mph, 24 kph

House Lapin by Dani Adventures

The Warren
Okanagan City, BC

Spring
Partly Sunny
32 °F, 0 °C
Dry
SSW 13 mph, 20 kph

Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox

The Den
Bozeman, Montana

Spring
Partly Sunny
51 °F, 10 °C
Dry
W 25 mph, 40 kph

House Mollusca by Dani Adventures

Tokyo
Closest land city to Zafforza City

Spring
Cloudy
37 °F, 2 °C
Dry
SSE 8 mph, 12 kph

House Sauropoda by DaniAdventures/ShyRedFox

Mesa Mitchell
North Carolina

Spring
Partly Sunny
79 °F, 26 °C
Dry
NW 14 mph, 22 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)

Talin and Marzanna (Blade and Olivette Rivers)

See Night Monarch Election 2026 for Full Election Details:

Night Monarch Election 2026

Tradition / Ritual | Apr 30, 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: 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

bladeofglory6, cathryndalton, syriina, wordigirl, desdemona_rose, mikarochandra, rpgdinosaurbob, darthtorlin

bardwithmanynames, sablearadia, erin_righ, darkenedfay, nerdtasticnomad, duochanfan

Self Care Mafia Recognitions

Coming Soon!

Literomantic Games April 2026 Results

Challenge Week Results

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

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

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

by Tara Fae Belle

Click for April 11, Week 2 Results

April 11, 2026

Twitch VOD

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.