More information about this archive is in http://www.oocities.org/legviiii/competitions/index.htm.
Competition rules are in the order of last use:
AMC Competitions |
Gasmules Competitions |
Impromptu Competitions |
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| Notes on Anonymous Entry | Overall Best Non-combatant | Beatiful Buns | ||
| Notes on Documentation | Overall Best Combatant | Wet Tunic | ||
| Active and Other Competitions | Best Campsite | |||
| Best Military Unit | ||||
| Best Banquet Hall Setting |
Those that wish to enter a competition item must first have it registered at the competition table at the market. Your name will be entered on a Register with a description of the item entered, to enable the organisers to return the items after the competition. You will then be allocated a registration number. This number will be noted on the Competition Entry Form instead of the entrants name. Then each entrant must complete the details on the Competition Entry Form, listing: items name; a brief description of the item and its usage. The Competition Form is attached to the item, ready for impartial judging.
All items entered into competitions held during the Ninth Australasian Medieval Conference must have supporting documentation, to prove that the submitted item has relevance to a particular medieval period. Also the item's creator must know the purpose and historical method of manufacture of the item. Therefore your research must include the following: what the item is; the period it was used and where it was used; the historical method of manufacture and the materials involved; how this particular item was made and the materials that were used; why (if applicable) any changes to the design, manufacture or materials were necessary.
The actual item doesn't have to be an exact replica of an historical one, but must look or act like it came from the period. If any changes are made from the historical example, the changes need to be documented also. The ideal form of documentation will consist of a photograph, photocopy, technical line drawings from an archaeological study, or textual description from a period source, and a summary in point formation of the necessary information as given above: Tertiary documentation, that is, your own visual representation of an item described in text or twentieth century line drawings based on a historical item, is not acceptable. It may however prove useful in gaining an overall "feel" for the period or item. Make sure you cross check your documentation against other sources - the more sources that you use, the better your documentation will be. Please use a bibliography/list of sources in your documentation to assist the judges.
Remember that bigger is not always better, the judges do not have time to wade through pages of information, so keep it clear and concise. You will be judged on the quality of supporting evidence, not the quantity. Therefore, documentation is to be kept to a maximum of five pages. In case of a dispute, you may keep some documentation as back up, so you can resolve things easily.
Archery Competition: Friday 3:30pm-6:00pm
Bardic Competition: Trials at the market Friday afternoon & Saturday
morning; Finalist perform at feast & winner decided by popular
acclaim.
Virulent Curse Competition: Friday night Feast
Glima Wrestling: Friday night Feast
Items to be registered by 12.00 pm Friday in the Marquee; on view at Market, then Judging at 2.30pm. 3 classes for each competition: A) professional, B) non-professional, C) novice (i.e. has never entered anything in a competition before).
and Australasian Medieval Convention Association Competitions. Information available at the Conference.
Individual competition. The emphasis is on top-to-toe authentic appearance, including shoes, costume and accessories. Theoretically, someone dressed as a peasant or leper could win if everything was in place (sores etc.). More seriously though, someone presenting themselves as a Viking trader's wife, with a well made, plain, workday dress and appropriate accessories would be as worthy of consideration for a prize as someone dressed in the panoply of a Byzantine Emperor.
All attendees, except nominated judges, are eligible. Entrants must nominate themselves prior to, or at, registration.
Individual competition. Same as non-combatant competition, with extra points being given for fighting style and good combat field behaviour.
All combatants, except judges, are eligible. Entrants must nominate themselves prior to, or at, registration.
To be confirmed, but will cover all mass period fighting and display fights which are held before (probably) Sunday evening.
Authenticity would be a criterion, but we'd also be looking for things like friendliness, hospitality, and constructive participation in Convention activities.
All attendees, except nominated judges, are eligible. Grouping to be decided by attendees, but may include an individual campsite or a small grouping within an larger encampment; e.g., if your group has 2 authentic tents and a number of modern ones, you may decide to nominate the authentic part only. If any grouping is unclear, the judges will decide. Nominate your grouping as soon as possible (otherwise you will be judged by the company you keep!).
Judged from Friday onward. To be awarded on Sunday night.
Group entries only. This competition covers the overall authenticity and standard of the group's equipment, its use or display of tactics, and its general esprit de corps
Groups are asked to nominate their unit(s) at registration or beforehand in order to be included in this competition. Minimum number in a unit is 3. Units may elect to be judged during any organised or display combat.
Depending on the timetable, probably over Saturday & Sunday. Winner to be announced Sunday night.
For groups of 2 or more people only. Covers authenticity of personal effects, decorative accessories.
All attendees, except nominated judges, are eligible to enter this competition. Groups must nominate their grouping at registration or beforehand; there will be no "on the night" alterations permitted except for very good reason, eg illness or injury.
Most probably Saturday night.
An impromptu competition devised by a number of the ladies (ahem!) present at the conferention, aided and abetted by a large number of gentlemen (also ahem!) willing to get their buttocks fondled for the chance of winning (or not, as the case may have been) a case of beer.
Judging of the preliminary rounds was done by the ladies in question (thus revealing their real motive), with the final round being judged by the openly gay men present (thus exposing the homophobes). The only rule any one remembers is "No clenching".
One of the judges describes the way to... "discern between a firm arse and a clenched one. Grab a buttock in each hand and attempt to give 'em a good wobble. Clenched buttocks will be fairly immovable. A 'firm arse' will be a bit jubbly."
A number of strategies to fool the Wobble Test are known to many of the contestants, among them is the "Eely Maneuver", named after its inventor. This technique involves tilting the pelvis forwards slightly, giving the impression of a firmer and more pert set of buttocks without the telltale immobility of clenching. I prefer to tighten the gracillis and adductor muscle groups in my thighs to take up the slack in the gluteus without having to adopt a dodgy posture.
Proposed by a number of the chaps as a form of retaliation against the "Beautiful Buns" competition above. Never got off the ground, partially because it was nothing more than wishful thinking but mainly because no one would compete. It may have had something to do with the way the organisers were drooling when they asked ladies to enter.
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