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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Reformatting
I think it may be time to reformat the Ladle, drastically perhaps. First, I’ll outline some of the shortcomings of the current format and some of the entities that have become a requirement of any format. I was planning to … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, TRONIC
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Grid Game (2)
Grid Game is my attempt at a serialized fiction using Armagetron Fortress as my material. In Part 1, Halfwall Holding, a retired player, started challenging the legend of Leo, the game’s premier player and personality. In Part 2, Halfwall fills … Continue reading
Posted in Grid Game
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Grid Game (1)
Grid Game is my attempt at a serialized fiction using Armagetron Fortress as my material. Feedback is welcome, I wouldn’t want to put time into something people don’t enjoy. Jim’s Café was a not a great server, but it was … Continue reading
Posted in Grid Game
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Fabrics
Desolate recently wrote a thought provoking piece on the cyclical nature of fortress strategy. In many ways I think he is correct. The game has stagnated. Clans play each other again and again with mostly the same players. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Depth
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Tactics can be cyclical?
A decent amount of time has passed since the three consecutive ladle wins of Speeders, where we saw conservative step defenses and tactical holing begin to become prevalent in average ladle play. The defensive side of a team was definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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November Power Rankings
This Ladle will be the third straight I have played in and I feel sufficiently qualified to give my thoughts on the clubs and players competing in it. I hear a lot about how fortress is opening up again, how … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, Depth, Players, Tactics
Tagged Crazy Tronners, drug addicts, fl tron, fortress, ladle 39, rogue tronners, tron
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zomg holers! 