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Jan-2-2012 23:31

What: An Arch-Villain Hunt Tournament
When: Starts Jan. 9 (a Monday)
Who: Anyone subscribed: newbies, intermediate, and advanced players

Prizes!
Winners (yes, that is plural) will win 3-month gift subscriptions. If there are 7 or more in a category, runner-ups will win 1-month gift subscriptions. If you are just starting out or been around since the start of Sleuth Noir, there is a category for you.

Categories will be:
Jack Rabbits (sleuths with less than a million points)
Jackalopes (sleuths with less than 10 million points)
Old Dragons (8 figure sleuths)
Note: You cannot enter more than one category. Your category will stay with you as to where you are when you accept your round 1 mission from the prince.

Competition will be head-to-head. No teams, simply individual. Very simple. To reduce the blind luck factor, there will be playoffs as follows:
2-3 competitors: Best 2 out of 3 with all competitors
4-6 competitors: Top 2 sleuths will have a sudden death playoff.
7-9 competitors: Top 3 in sudden death
10 or more: a 2nd round will be announced where the top half will advance.

You can start your AVH anytime on January 9. Entries starting after that date will not count (except by special permission). If you fail your AVH, you are simply outâ€"so be careful. Subsequent rounds will start January 16. January 16 may be pushed back depending on the results of the 1st round. You are timed simply on the day you finish. NOT on the time of day. Don’t want anyone feeling like they have to start at a particular time of the day to be competitive. Only whole days will be counted, and YES, there may be ties. Any category must have 2 or more contestants to be viable.

Special Note: If January 9 is a bad day for you and you still want to enter this contest, please state so in a reply. Also state what date you can start. Reasonable requests will be accommodated, and only your total days on your AVH will be counted.

EVERYONE join in!

Jan-14-2012 11:25

Dragon Update

1st in - Riza Hawkey - Vidocq Society - (2 days) a finalist
2nd in - Night Queen - Queen's Gambit - (3 days) potential finalist

still hunting:
Sal Iva - Blue Pagoda
Lady Jas - Blue Pagoda
Aknas - Serenissima Investigations - potential finalist

Riza will start her next round Monday, Jan. 16.

Jan-14-2012 11:38

Jack-A-Lope Update

1st in - joyfuljones - Queen's Gambit - (2 days) finalist
tied for 2nd in - ShadowChii - Obelisk - (3 days) finalist
tied for 2nd in - Andrew Corelli - Intelligence Agency - (3 days) finalist

tied for 3rd in - Shawn Savage - Joss Boss (4 days)
tied for 3rd in - Summer Daze - Joss Boss (4 days)
tied for 3rd in - Ima Vagabond - Medicine Show (4 days)

still hunting:
Cordelia Falco - Zero Gravitas
Synesence - Queen's Gambit
Anais Nin - Vidocq Society

Joyfuljones, ShadowChii, and Andrew Corelli should start their next round on Monday, Jan. 16. If that day doesn't work for any of you, please announce your start date.

Jan-14-2012 11:46

Roadrunner Update

1st in - Friday Robinson - Joss Boss - (3 days) finalist

still hunting:
Botsie Boots - Fearless Investigations
Amira Diamond - Fearless Investigations

failed hunt - Sherry Kola - Queen's Gambit

Friday Robinson may start her next round Monday, Jan. 9.

Jan-14-2012 11:54

It appears Botsie Boots and Amira Diamond have not logged on in several days. If neither Botsie nor Amira log on by Sunday, Jan. 15, I will declare Friday Robinson the winner.

Jan-14-2012 12:06

Jack Rabbit Update

tied for 1st in - Vivian Claire - Joss Boss - (4 days) finalist
tied for 1st in - AlexisLee - ALM - (4 days) finalist
tied for 1st in - ThePumpkinKing - (4 days) finalist
tied for 1st in - Fleur Veritas - independent - (4 days) finalist

still hunting:
Cekuray - Fearless Investigations
Curley Swirles - Fearless Investigations
Little C - Fearless Investigations
Si Kosis - Queen's Gambit - potential finalist
agniswarkhan - Tertius Vir - potential finalist

All 4 finalists above may start their next round on Monday, Jan. 9. If Si and agniswarkhan become finalists, their next round start will be announced later.

Jan-14-2012 12:11

Correction on next start dates. Jan. 16 (not Jan. 9).

Jan-14-2012 13:12

Jan-14-2012 13:11
Arch Villain Caught!
The notorious criminal Theodorus "Matchstick" Satterwaite was brought to justice by Synesence after a painstaking hunt in which the heroic detective successfully tracked the villain around the world.

Finally....

Jan-14-2012 13:20

Congrats Syn!

Jan-14-2012 13:26

Thank god it's all over...

Now I'll just have to wait patiently...And get an artifact!

Jan-14-2012 15:09

nice going Syn