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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-15-2012 04:17

Congratulations on finishing your hunt Cordy

Jan-15-2012 04:29

Hi all (mainly my fellow Jackrabbits & NQ), I finished my first round hunt today, would it be a problem if I start the next on Tuesday 17th .......?

Jan-15-2012 04:31

Cordy you shouldn't have dumped the newspaper in the trash, I was in it too :)...... that aside congrats on finishing

Jan-15-2012 07:03

Well done Cordy - job done :) Enjoy that Scotch!

Jan-15-2012 07:19

Nice going, Cordy. I would have done the same had I not planned on blowing the crap out of Shanghai.

Oops, spelling mistake. I meant the crabs out of Shanghai. :)

Jan-15-2012 08:08

Oops, I thought I was out of the running so I started a new AVH yesterday just for myself. Do I need to cancel this one to restart on the 16th?

Jan-15-2012 08:41

Nope - you can carry on with the current AVH, Ima. There was quite a group of us all tied for 3rd place in our category (you, me, Syn, Shawn, etc). See Night Queen's post above (Jan-14-2012 11:38) for full details). Good luck with the current hunt :)

Jan-15-2012 09:41

Congrats to all the Dragons!

Sal Iva and Lady J both showed their resolve in successfully tracking down their villains. Good sleuths take on tough assignments. Great sleuths stick with their cases to the very end.

Great going!

Also, congrats to Cordy for showing her greatness.

Jan-15-2012 09:50

Ima, congrats on your successful AVH! You did really well.

As a group, everyone did quite superb sleuthing. Only one failed AVH is quite a testimony to accurate sleuthing.

We are still pulling for you Cekuray and agniswarkhan. These two are still on their very first AVH's.

We are still waiting and cheering on for a few others too.

Jan-15-2012 10:49

I have no problem with that Si. I'm sure you'll catch up with us anyways, but I'll even accept that you'll get an extra day if you start the 17th...