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The RudedogOne of the most impressive awards, the Rudedog is given in recognition for the most impressive move up the power chart. In the early years of the Hall of Fame, it was only awarded twice. The Early Winners
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O mighty kings, emporers and rulers, do recognize the accomplishments of they who acheived glory in battle, in diplomacy, and in economics The ComebackNothing is as exciting to watch or be a part of than a comeback. Faced with adversity, strife, and near-certain death, empire countries who are able to survive can claim quite an impressive accomplishment. Imagine, if you will, breaking three days late, to find your two sectors to be completely surrounded by the then most powerful country in the game. The smart move would be to scold yourself for breaking late, saying hellos and goodbyes, and throwing in the towel. For some bold players, it is this very opportunity that they thrive on, scraping and clawing for sectors until finally, after several updates, they arrive on the sandy shores of the coastline. The comeback. It is to these comeback kids that we issue the Rudedog. |
MuscleA new addition to the SAWA list of awards, the Muscle is issued in bold recognition of victories in quality consecutive games. Its first recipient receives it retroactively Retroactive Issues
Fodderland Recent AdditionsNone have been issued at this time. |
"Fodderland declares Abarat FODDER."
-Fodderland, the very first time.
The Recipe for Victory calls for a whole lot of skill in battle, with a pinch of luck, and a smidgen of subtle psychological warfare. The long illustrious list contains those who you could consider chefs, master conjurers of the tastiest place to be on the power chart - the top. Doing it once is very gratifying, naturally. Doing it multiple times over the course of a career is a definite indicator of mastery. Yet this distinctive category, consecutive victories, is special. When a sports team wins back to back championships in a competitive league, the second victory is always harder. The same is true in Empire. Winning one game always means that more people are going to be coming after you in the next game. Winning again means that you withstood the personal vendettas, the special alliances formed just to dispatch you, and the random traumas that occur in Empire games on a daily basis. When Fodderland won Washington 1989, they said it was a fluke. When Fodderland won Harvard 1990, they knew he was the best. |
Greatest GamesOnce in a while, alot of great empire players,
colorful leaders, and the right number of newbies decide to join a
game. The map and other constraints are just right. The machine is
stable, and the net connection to it is good. The Early Winners
Harvard '89 Retroactive MentionsNone have been issued at this time. Recent AdditionsNone have been issued at this time. Did you know?OU Empire, deitied by Erick Hendrickson, was the first empire game that featured small start islands, and no continents. The first KSU (Kent State) empire games showcased new empire features, such as bmap, anti-ballistic missles, special satellite orbits, and nuclear fallout. It's deity was Jeff Bailey. The largest empire game currently in the EHoF records was Alderon, whose 1024x1024 map was so large, that people had more sectors than they new what to do with. Also featured was the 50mg nuke, the Zeus of all weapons. The only person I know who was crazy enough to stick around in that game was Atlantis... |
> Announcement from Mirkwood, (#10) dated Wed Feb 28 20:05:02 1990 The regal Elven-King, finely attired in his elegant afternoon electric purple tea-robe, looks askance at his strange diplomatic visitor. The Saint taps his foot in an impatient but subtly hip rhythm. "Your allotted time has elapsed," he says. "We must now discuss surrender terms." The Elven-King cocks his head and considers this. He whispers a sharp question to an aide. The aide shakes his head. "I'm afraid," the King says, "that we lack the proper facilities to accomodate your surrender." - Mirkwood, before the nukeoff, Harvard '90
Greatest Games in Empire HistoryThere are quite of few games of Empire every year, some good, others bad. It is the greatest of the games that will be honored here.Fall Harvard '89:Winners were JustUs with help of Evil_Empire, with an apparent nuke-down of the terrifying Afrika Korps, a major tech producer and enemy. This game, (one I was not in sadly) has been known as one of the greatest in empire history, and was the first of a line of Harvard Empire Games. Washington Empire 89:Winners were the Ultima/Fodderland alliance, though the win is still actively contested by the Zenith and his allies. Zenith, tech-producer, was apparently leading the world in tech, only to be secretly surpassed in tech by Ultima, who demonstrated his superiority with a nuclear capability that Zenith had not yet acquired. Zenith was nuked into near oblivion by Pucela, who received the nukes from Ultima, built with Moria(DAK) funds. Fodderland, through conquests of his own, then proceeded to climb to #1, but then all 3 suddenly dissolved. It was just around Christmas break, but many players felt that the game wasn't complete yet so it would go on. Also featured in this game were Atlantis, Dorsai, Gnur, Kaerconan, and U.S. Madison. Winter Harvard '90:Deitied by Zenith, this was the second of the Harvard Empire Games, and a truly memorable one. It was in this game, that the Elves of Mirkwood were introduced. The game was won by Fodderland, Suboceana, and Redline, under heavy protest from Cannae, Taygeta, and Mirkwood. Cannae was repeatedly nuked by Fodderland, Taygeta was pulped by nukes from Fodderland, and Mirkwood did the nuclear tango with Redline. On another note, this game involved one of the longest land wars between arch-enemies Evil_Empire and Cannae, played by Tom Tedrick. Also the Harvard Nuke-off Jamboree, rendered in true game-like fashion by Suboceana. |
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