Shaoman 2011

Official Contests & Tournaments

Apples to Apples Tournament

An Apples to Apples tournament was hosted in #oldewarderandhen. The results follow:

• Winner: Jeffan with 11 wins.
• 2nd place: Amarande with 10 wins.
• 3rd place: Anigrel & Kassidy with 9 wins.
• 5+ wins: Darian, Enya & Imzadi.

Other participants: Keisha, Nymala, Winterdawn, Belgareth, Loraella, Shylizard, Aryela, Bryce, Ilverin, Jayson, Mical, Nymala, Shariyan, Tree.

Signature Contest

As with every festival, a contest was held to choose the next event's official signature. There were three entries.

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Costume Contests

There were four separate costume contests held this year:

• Children
• Cute
• Scary
• Wheel of Time

Children

• Aloren's son as a cow
• Belgareth as Oliver Twist
• Loraella as a cat
• Samarisin's children as Wonder Woman and Wolverine
• Sarramy's daughter as a bride
• Sikozu as [...]
• Vella's daughter as a pumpkin

Cute

• Ajailyn as a doll
• Miya's daughter as an s'redit

Scary

• Ara as a Steel Inquisitor from Mistborn
• Ariana as a Care Bear
• Azi as a zombie
• Pol as a zombie
• Vella as a sexy zombie nurse

Wheel of Time

• Ajailyn as an Accepted of the White Tower
• Bryher as Nynaeve
• Sikozu as a Yellow Aes Sedai

Group Theme Competition

There were six entries:

• Brown Ajah B Horror Flicks
• Green Ajah Witches
• Recruit/Soldier Zombies
• SDS Epic Battles Bears
• White Ajah Jessicas
• Yellow Ajah Arkham Asylum

Trivia Contest

A trivia contest was held in #oldewarderandhen. Contestants had to answer trivia questions regarding "spooky" things. Trivia ran for three days, with winners being chosen for each day as well as an overall winner.

• Monday: Loraella with 38 correct answers.
• Tuesday: Belgareth with 59 correct answers.
• Wednesday: Belgareth with 34 correct answers.

• Overall Winner: Belgareth with 93 wins.
• 2nd place: Loraella with 88 wins.

Other participants: Zimone (55 wins), Roheryn (48), Bryher (41), Nandi (21), Arie (19), Aria (13), Deoan (11), Wil (11), Laralelle (10), Shylizard (10), Adolla, Narysse, Jeffan, Alaren, Anigrel, Aloren, Kassidy, Kitan, Pol, Mathei, Imzadi, Nymala, Alyria, Stephen, Sean, Kazayha, and Erin.

Themes

• Blue Ajah: Dark Blue
  • The Blue Ajah posted a thread in the Faire Grounds inviting people to join the Dark Blue/Black Ajah. Much Caps-lock occurred!
• Brown Ajah: B Movie Horror Fest
  • The Brown Ajah played clips from cult films such as Carrie, Plan 9 From Outer Space & Dracula vs. Frankenstein.
• Gray Ajah: Where's Waldo?
  • The Gray Ajah hosted two contests; a puzzle contest where contestants must put together various signatures that the members of the Gray Ajah were wearing, as well as a contest to find Waldo in one of the signatures.
• Green Ajah: Witches
  • The Green Ajah brewed potions, disguised as alcoholic beverages, that had hidden results for the person who drank them. They also hosted a "Which Witch is Which?" contest where the participants were asked to identify where each pop culture witch was from.
• Red Ajah: Ponies
  • The Red Ajah were My Little Pony ponies, where Ariana played the role of "Lis the Ripper" whose quest was to kill all of the ponies.
• White Ajah: Jessica Rabbits
  • The White Ajah were various Jessica Rabbit's, from the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and they hosted three contests. The first was a "Guess the Jessica" contest where the participants had to ask "Yes or No" questions only to determine which White Ajah member they were trying to find. The second was a "Jessica Coloring Contest" where contestants were asked to color in and submit their entries, and the third was a pick-up line contest, where participants had to submit their "best" pick-up line.
• Yellow Ajah: Escape from Arkham Asylum
  • The Yellow Ajah were various characters from Batman that have been locked away in Arkham Asylum and have now escaped. They subsequently terrorized the Faire Grounds.
• Dai M'Hael: Dark Lords of the Sith
  • Few Dai M'Hael Gaidin participated in Shaoman this year, and no thread was created.
• Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb:
  • Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb did not participate in Shaoman this year.
• San d'ma Shadar: Epic Battle Bears
  • "Every year around Shaoman, the bears are forced to shed their human forms and become something... more. This year, they are Epic War Bears with a mission to take over the Tower! However, the bears are known for being notoriously lazy, and they don't really want to take over the Tower if they don't absolutely have to, so they're taking bribes from the people of Tar Valon, hoping they'll be distracted long enough that they won't have to destroy the Tower. You must help them by giving them food, women, or anything else that you think would appease them!" (from the description on the SDS Event Themes page)
• Val'Cueran: Doctors
  • Val'Cueran were various doctors, such as Dr. Cox from Scrubs and Dr. Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs. They offered various "cures" to those with ailments.
• Accepted: Care Bears
  • The Accepted dressed as Care Bears, though no thread was created in the Faire Grounds.
• Soldiers / Recruits: Zombies
  • The Garrison teamed up this year to become zombies. A thread was posted in the Faire Grounds where they terrorized and ate people.
• Novices: Nuns
  • The Novices opened up a "Hail Mary Pub" where they offered drinks to anyone who came in.
• Citizens: Seuss-izens
  • A few citizens dressed as characters from Dr. Seuss and recited rhymes.