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I'll add to the list of failed Hell attempts -- had a GrFi of TSO that got to Tomb 3, then ducked out when that seemed unlikely and got to the bottom of Dis only to get overwhelmed. And I just played my final game for this tourney. Thanks to Moanerette again for setting it up. I'll be there for Tave...

Thanks, sanka -- you are killing it with the N.C. combos, seems like. I know only too well that Crawl is Crawl, and I often play very badly! On uniques, I have no idea who/what those two are, but I have got Gloorx, L. Hydra, Lom Lobon, Mnoleg, Parghit, and the Enchantress of of that list. Anyone els...

Ok, that was truly frustrating - dragged a MfFE (Nemelex Choice) of Qazlal through the whole game, got the Orb, then got bounced around by the densest pack of blink traps until I was petrified by a lich and dismantled. Sometimes this game ...

Congrats to sanka on both wins -- I'm a little behind on that. I've been a little luckier, though I had one GrGl with 10 runes get surrounded by SIX orbs of fire and 2 liches rounding the corner of the lung in Zot:5! I suspect that I had shoutitis at that point, so my fault I'm sure, but frustrating...

I agree -- while I think that the new system might be better in that it doesn't reward winning early games, I have a hard time figuring out what might help my score (not that I am that concerned about it anyway). Well, at last a win, and this version is definitely tougher for me. I did give up on Ne...

Sorry to have been AWOL to the party here so far, team, but it has been a pretty sad party for me so far. I just can't seem to win in 0.30, probably because I don't really know the game well and just keep doing the things that worked for me before (not that I ever was winning a ton!). My first game ...

I'm here, and will add the line to my RC soon! Thank you, Moanerette, for getting this rolling again -- didn't mean to shove the team captain role off on you (or anyone), but thanks for picking it up. As always, no idea how many games I'll work in given real life (I seem to squeeze in more than I th...

Well, that is it for me this time - no streak again. I had a health emergency which both gave me more time play but even less focus than usual. The game continues to get harder for me, given that I have never been a very adaptable player and tend to just bull forward. Thanks once again to the clan -...

What a bummer, Moanerette -- sorry to hear that, and I hope you get the situation resolved soon.

Way to go, Sanka -- I briefly tried a Meteoran (not a delver) for the first time and was promptly squashed, and I can imagine that a delver would be even worse.

Thought I posted earlier, but I must have messed up. Thanks, Tavern Snacks, for another tourney rollercoaster. I didn't check in very often on the forum, I'm afraid, but I certainly checked out how you all were doing on the tournament page. I have personally added the new Hells to Tomb on my list of...

Way to go, floatboth -- not sure I've ever won my first game in a tourney, actually.

Welcome back, floatboth -- I'll put you in today.
I am currently splatting a lot of attempts at a fast run (per my usual in tournaments), and realizing just how much these depend on luck for a middling player like myself. Oh, well.

Seems like you're all being more adventurous than me -- nabbed another win with 10 runes, but it was a Gr, so much easier. Didn't intend to get the Abyssal rune (I hate the Abyss and mutations now -- not sure if anything changed, but I've racked up a ton of mutations recently any time I've gone ther...

I've got it, I hope -- didn't mean to steal your thunder, certainly, I just enjoy the clan bit (though I don't necessarily post much). Again, let me know if you don't show up -- I haven't set up a clan before, so I may be doing something wrong.

Got it, sanka -- welcome aboard. Let me know if something doesn't seem right in terms of you showing up in the clan. And yes, I do wish Moanerette would join as well.

To the best of my knowledge, that's right. You play as "andrew" I assume?

I will put the requisite lines in my RC file for "TavernSnacks" for anyone who'd like to continue this -- I've appreciated Moanerette's setting this up before, so I guess that's the least I can do. I, too, will probably not have as much time as last tourney to play, but I usually squeeze i...

Fun tourney, all, and thanks especially to Moanerette once again for setting up the clan. I had some highs (under 30,000 for a 3 runer, I think a first for me) and not-so-highs (could NOT get a streak going to save my life). Definitely find tourney and clan play more fun -- this is pretty much the o...

Yep, I gave up on Tomb after nearly dying 4 times, and with no blinks left. I'm able to get the golden rune only when I have the right toolkit -- maybe should have switched to TSO at the end. Good work, sanka, on all the Nemelex combos. I splatted a busload of them (GrNe, GhAM) -- again, signs that ...

Congrats, floatboth. I'm always a little tentative about playing with Qaz -- especially impressed by your pairing him with DS (which can go so many different ways that don't always play nicely with loudness). Trying for 15 myself, which I do once every tourney and hate with a passion -- too long and...

Well, I did try for a Nemelex Combo, and I struggled through D and S vaults with DjWn, only to have it all go down the drain. Ah well.

Great job, sanka. I'm having a tough time getting anything going -- combination of poor play, not adjusting to changes in .27 (I haven't played it much) and who knows what, so I'm glad someone is getting wins.

Great playing with you all this time around. I'd never complain about what the tourney runners/devs do, because it's all volunteer, but figuring out things like which uniques I'm missing is too much work -- I can't believe you had the patience for it, petercordia. I had a little more time to play fo...

Starting a Naga anything shows you're braver than me, petercordia -- I'm pretty sure the only naga I've ever won was during the melee damage glitch a few years ago. That got me my naga win on my quest to win all the species, and while I feel a little guilty about the * next to that win in my head, I...

Congrats, andrew -- good to get a win in. As I expected, my own win rate tanked as I moved to more difficult combos. VSxx is my go-to for extended, but every tourney I have to kill a bunch before I remember how to play (and get lucky, I'm sure). Now CBR2 seems to be down, so I'm stalled out on my st...

petercordia, I wish I had advice to give, but I've never even tried to win at that low a level before -- I'm still exploring the whole "win fast" thing myself. I'll be curious to see how you approach it. Off to a decent start for me -- a rare three-streak, but followed by a very ill-concei...

Hi, Moanerette -- I'm excited about the the tourney (though I haven't played much recently -- too busy), and I'd like to squeeze in some games, so I'm in if you've got the room on Tavern Snacks.

Thanks for a fun tournament, Tavern Drunks. We did pretty ok for a casual clan in the end, I think -- I did manage a couple of lucky starts that lead to fun wins for me, while some of you were consistently winning. I'm always just a little bummed by the end of the tournament -- it certainly adds a l...

I missed being in a clan last tournament, and I'm remembering now why I like it -- its fun to have someone else's games to check on besides my own (often miserable!) one. Thanks for setting this up.

Any room left in Tavern Snacks for a long-time (but mediocre) player with relatively little time to play? If so, count me in. I play as Strat. Thanks either way.

So in the rules for getting the god point, it says: A bonus point can be earned upon reaching ****** piety (or on worship with Gozag or Xom) with one of the listed gods (but only if it is the first god worshipped that game, and you never abandon or get excommunicated). If the combo for the week is a...

Many thanks to ebering -- I loved the old sudden death format and was sorry to see it go. I'm pretty mediocre as a player, but the one-and-done adds a lot of spice to the game -- thanks for taking up the reins on this.

Anyone looking for a clan member who is distinctly average (I play as strat on CBRO, generally -- usually win 3-4 games/tourney), I'm in. For whatever reason, I find being in a clan, even when I don't know the others, adds to the tourney feel for me (gives me other games to care about, I guess).

I'll second stoneychips -- thanks to dracos for setting up the clan. I had fun (though I came close to a Nem's Choice for once, then missed because I ran out of time at the end of the tourney -- disappointment about that led to a quick splat of the character ...). Thanks also to the tournament organ...

Is it too late, or can I still sign up (I've been waiting for this, but then was gone for a couple of days and there it is). Either way, thanks for taking this up -- I love the sudden death tourney (although the name is an apt description of my performance ...)

I play as Strat (usually on CSZO).

No worries -- I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

I'm sure there's ring mail lying around -- I've been avoiding it in favor of Ozo's Armour so far. I've never been sure which way to go with this -- armor all the time is probably better than armor I have to cast on and could lose, but when to switch remains a tough one for me (again -- bad player, a...

Well, bad player back again for a little feedback. I've managed through brute force (playing a ton of games) to win all but Dg, Fe, and Op. I'm once again trying for a DgIE (which, I know, should be easy according to most people here) and thought I'd post the character just to see what others had to...

Thanks to all who popped in with advice (and good luck to Zwobot on getting those last two wins). I tried a couple of non-Be felids, and that went even worse for me to start (of course, I know enough to know that could just have been those particular starts), so on a whim I started up a FeBe. Died o...

Thanks -- IE matches up with my basic take on Dg and Op, so it's good to hear a second on those. FeBe ... I've seen a lot of talk about this, but my few attempts with it haven't exactly been rousing successes. I'll give it another go.

I've been working slowly toward winning all races, and given how lousy I am, some races have really caused me a lot of headaches. Mummy wasn't really one of these, because I assumed it would be terrible, so I've actually only played a few. Imagine my surprise when this guy ended up being relatively ...

I'll second fearitself -- thanks to cereal for setting up the clan, and to my clan-mates for their excellent play. I had fun and enjoyed checking in on the clan standings (just wish I'd been able to put together a streak at some point, but ...).

Nice win, cerealjynx! A lot of you are much more adventurous than me, that's for sure -- I tend to just look at the high point value species/background/god combos left and try to figure out what might be within my meager skill-set. I did just start a VSMo of Zin in the hopes of grabbing some new, un...

Sorry, Team Evil -- my own inimitable brand of lameness strikes twice. I've had two high-point combo (DgIE and DrFE) with three runes and was unable to finish things with either one. Congrats to fearitself, traveller, and edgefigaro for your wins so far, and I'll keep plugging away.

Thanks to OP for picking me up, and I'm excited to start -- hope I don't drag the rest of you down too much in the tourney.

I don't know how to set one up, but I'd like to be in a clan if anyone is looking -- pretty mediocre player (~20 wins), but I enjoyed the clan bit last time around if anyone isn't overly interested in performance.

Thanks -- that was my instinct, but I've ceased trusting my instincts b/c of bad play. I've always been a mediocre player, but since I switched to trying to win every race, my lack of skill is really showing up ( hence my fall back to Trog).

Just what it says -- I'm about at min delay for my dagger, level 8, went with Trog on a HaAs. Then I just found Arga. Normally I wouldn't think twice -- I'd stick with the short blades for a while, but between Trog this time and the bad play I've been displaying lately, just thought I'd get others' ...

And that's it for me ... Good luck to everyone else on week 7, and especially to fearitself, who stopped by my game and said positive things even while watching my embarrassingly bad performance. The whole tournament was a disaster for me this time around -- not sure why ( well, aside from just bein...

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