Tourney of Tales July 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.)

Happenings

Special Streams

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

Launch Party

Coming Soon!

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 Jul 11

Sat Jul 18

Sat Jul 25

Lore Stream Aug 1

Final Results Sat Aug 8

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

June 22

First Results Stream

June 29

Meles Badger Trust Fundraiser

On July 3, Meles Streamers will be doing a set of charity streams to raise funds for Badger Trust. Attendees, Donators, Streamers, and Guests will get special badges for the event. Find out more here: Badger Trust Fundraiser 2026.
Schedule

Meles Badger Trust Fundraiser Streams

Here's the stream schedule. Join us as we celebrate Badgers and raise money for a good cause!

PDT	EDT	UTC	Streamer / Channel
1-2am	4-5am	8-9am	Wordigirl
2-6am	5-9am	9am-1pm	Purpleheart
6-10am	9am-1pm	1p-5pm	Shyredfox
10am-2pm	1pm-5pm	5-9pm	Imogen
2-4pm	5-7pm	9-11pm	Shyredfox
4-7pm	7-10pm	11pm-2am	Thunder

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

Get your GoT Merch!

Navigation

Updates

7/3/26 - Adjusted Molluscan Word Crawl information to reflect change of discord channel and add warning. Updated Challenge week section with link and blurb.
7/1/26 - Added information about Molluscan Word Crawl. Updated Exercise Challenge with form link.
6/30/26 - Updated information about Night Monarch Election.
6/28/26 - Challenge Week dates and graphic added.
6/16/26- Merch Link added. Badger Trust Fundraiser schedule added. Typo correction.
6/16/26- Results stream times and video submission deadlines updated, Night Monarch election updated, Litmon adoption form dates added. Alliance Graphic added. Summer Camp Lineup added. Badger Trust Fundraiser added.
6/3/26- Results stream times and video submission deadlines added, shortlink to page added.
6/1/26- Article Created.

Special Community Events

Current Weather

House Avis by Misades

Halifax
Nova Scotia

Summer
Sunny
79 °F, 26 °C
Comfortable
W 9 mph, 14 kph

by Moonflower

The Treehouse
Port Arthur, Texas

Summer
Cloudy
96 °F, 35 °C
Oppressive
SE 13 mph, 20 kph

House Chiroptera by Dani Adventures

The Cavern
NSW, Australia

Winter
Rain
30 °F, -2 °C
Humid
NW 49 mph, 78 kph

House Lapin by Dani Adventures

The Warren
Okanagan City, BC

Summer
Partly Sunny
84 °F, 28 °C
Dry
S 6 mph, 9 kph

Meles Minor House Crest by Shyredfox

The Den
Bozeman, Montana

Summer
Rain
93 °F, 33 °C
Humid
N 19 mph, 30 kph

House Mollusca by Dani Adventures

Tokyo
Closest land city to Zafforza City

Summer
Thunderstorm
90 °F, 32 °C
Muggy
E 60 mph, 96 kph

House Sauropoda by DaniAdventures/ShyRedFox

Mesa Mitchell
North Carolina

Summer
Hail
86 °F, 30 °C
Muggy
SW 32 mph, 51 kph

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)

Get your GoT Merch!

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. 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.

Molluscan Ingredient Gathering Word Crawl

On the July 3, 10, 17, and 24 at at 12 am UTC, Lady Wynter will be hosting a run-through of this amazing word crawl on her stream and in the "RECORDING" voice channel in the Game of Tomes Discord server. Tome Knights are welcome to join the voice channel, but be aware your voice will be heard on Lady Wynter's stream

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

The Trope Plague is spreading! This July 11 through 18, will you join those valiantly writing to find a cure?

Chaos Cartel Exercise Challenge

We spend a lot of time in our chairs, so the CC is challenging us to get our butts moving! Share your success here before Midnight on August 3 to get a nifty badge.

Summer Camp Line Up

A celebration of those participating in World Anvil's Summer Camp Event. Share your page of articles here.

Wignow Challenge

On hiatus this event.

Night Monarch(s) Election!

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

by HappyHappySad + HF

Misty (HappyHappySad)

See Night Monarch Election 2026 for Full Election Details, including the link to the voting form:

Night Monarch Election 2026

Tradition / Ritual | Jul 7, 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 | Jun 29, 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 opens July 1, and will close Aug 10.

After the event, House Librarians will add the LitMon to your character pages.

Weekly Results

Check here if you missed the results stream.