Category Archives: Social-Political

Is Fortress Growing?

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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Biweekly Gazette Concept

I’ve been thinking about playfortress, what it should accomplish, what it is accomplishing. Right now it seems to me that is essentially a Fortress discussion board, where I start all the threads with a long post. That is something important … Continue reading

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When Things Fall Apart

In the past year of Fortress, many new Fortress teams have been started. Arrow, Plus, Twixted Xats,  degree, Team Unknown, PLS RES US. A couple of these teams were created because of the growth of Fortress, and many of the … Continue reading

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Finishing Up

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From the Wiki: Etiquette and Protocal

Originally @ http://wiki.armagetronad.net/index.php?title=Etiquette_and_Protocol Etiquette and Protocal – Multiple Authors Good behavior is essential in any social activity, but sadly many people have convinced themselves that good behavior on the internet is not required. In this article, we’ll talk somewhat in depth … Continue reading

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Team Reviews

Today we’re going to dive into a segment for keeping you up to date with whats going on in the grid. Recently, there was a small clanwar between TX and VcL. Unfortunately there weren’t enough players for a full 6v6, however we did get a taste of VcL’s fortress team before the ladle. With it not being a formal match, Lizmatic was allowed to defend for VcL, making the teams fair. Continue reading

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100k ante

Well, I found the motivation to set up a prezi and showed it to a bod I met at Reboot Britain a week back. We happened to be sitting beside one another at a presentation which was promoting games in … Continue reading

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controversy

Just in case people think that my concerns are unjustified, here’s the kind of discussion happening in cricket at the moment: controversy in cricket Not that interesting, since I don’t play cricket. Football, baseball, basketball, all the big sports have … Continue reading

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pointless

There isn’t any point to this post. None. Because the people who read it are dismissive or lack backbone. But this is not surprising. Let’s look at the situation. The world is in the greatest state of flux it has … Continue reading

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March 8th, 2006

On March 8th, 2006 Anarchic Wanderers played three matches against the clan, Fortress Elite. The match was ad hoc, messy, disorganized. The match was between the first Fortress team and the team that would become most storied. Both legends in … Continue reading

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