Category Archives: TRONIC

December Notes

Posted on December 21, 2010 by pruword

November has come and gone. Ladle 39 went off without the great revelations of Ladle 29, and fortress remains good old fortress. The formula for success is just as we thought; teamwork, discipline, balance, focus. Despite this, we seem restless. … Continue reading →

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Reformatting

Posted on November 25, 2010 by pruword

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 →

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Is Fortress Growing?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by pruword

The main subject of Play Fortress throughout Spring 2009 was the TRONIC progression. Broadly speaking, this concerns the growth of the game of fortress. We discussed a lot and did very little. Despite our inaction, fortress has grown substantially, especially … Continue reading →

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Just talkin' 'bout m-my g-g-g-generation

Posted on August 20, 2010 by pruword

Ladle 35 was our best ladle so far. We won against uNk (and Liz), a team that made it to finals in Ladle 34. Everyone could see that our defense, sweep and attack worked. I’m not going to claim that … Continue reading →

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TRONIC Amendment

Posted on February 15, 2010 by pruword

I have identified 2 major flaws to the current set up of TRONIC.

* Problems with time constraints and an impossible reliant on commitment of the players.

* A lack of attention to skill differences between teams.

These two problems are fatal flaws for a tournament of this size, fortunately I have thought of a way to remedy them. Continue reading →

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Ladle 30 Power Rankings

Posted on February 6, 2010 by pruword

Ladle 29 proved to be a captivating one, and as 16 teams raced towards the final, Speeders pulled out ahead to beat Plus two games to none in the finale. Ladle 30 promises to be a good one as well. … Continue reading →

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tron school – first month

Posted on February 3, 2010 by pruword

End of a month. It’s been interesting. Most interesting was my visit to BETT, europe’s biggest education fair. Didn’t go to buy technology, though I visited the open schools stand. I tried promoting the game to them, but they can’t … Continue reading →

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January Power Rankings

Posted on January 8, 2010 by pruword

1. Twixted Xats They won the last one in convincing fashion. They have the same personnel and no other power team has significantly improved. The strategy will look the same, we’ll see if anyone can handle it. 2. Speeders 1 … Continue reading →

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Is It Fortress?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by pruword

Over the time I’ve spent playing Fortress and working with the Tron International Competition, I have contemplated on multiple occasions if Association Fortress as we play it now is the game for the such a large competition. Competitive play has … Continue reading →

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Growth of the Game

Posted on November 14, 2009 by pruword

There are more capable fortress players now than ever. Fortress physics account for 55 of the ~180 servers on the master list these days. That is 31% of the market share. Of these 55, 32 are fortress servers, 18%. Over … Continue reading →

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