[Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?

[Jeanine Schlauch]

You are correct - this is a game and it has certain rules.  One of those rules is the way Crowns are chosen.  That is the way this game has been played for 50 years.

Morgan

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It is just that the floor hates me, the tables and chairs are bullies and 
the wall gets in the way. 

----- Original Message -----
From: "danoman1000 ." <danoman1000 at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 12:56:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?

I think you're missing my point.  This is neither a democracy nor a
monarchy.  This is a game in which we strive for the ideals of the middle
ages.  If this were a monarchy, reigns would not last six months and the
crown would not be won by civilized tournament.  It's a game.  And since it
is a game, I think that players should all be able to have influence.

Sneferu

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Illora <illoraofthewestlea at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> My take on that is.... this is NOT a democracy. We signed on for a monarchy
> and that is what we have. If it becomes a democracy where everybody is the
> same and it is not like the middles ages anymore.... why not stay home and
> be modern?
> Illora
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org
> [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org] On Behalf Of danoman1000
> .
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 10:32 AM
> To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Winning or Just Not Losing?
>
> When people grumble about a tournament not being won cleanly, I think that
> it is a symptom of a bigger issue.  The SCA has many varied activities that
> each person can pick and chose from.   Heavy combat is one of the oldest of
> these activities.  It's very visible, and it draws in a lot of our new
> membership.  But it is not the only activity we do.  Yet the fact remains
> that it is the only way to win the crown.  And the crown makes the rules
> for
> all of our activities.  I can't speak for anyone else, but that seems
> unfair
> to me.  It doesn't make sense to me that a person who is good at combat is
> necessarily a good ruler.  And it doesn't make sense to me to quibble about
> the fairness of combat, when it's already unfair that only the combatants
> have the opportunity to rule.
>
> Sneferu
>
>
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