Motorability Grand Opening

By Osprey Therian

Motorability Grand Opening Celebration

United Spinal Association’s 7-sim Motorability Island, formerly Motorati, is set for its grand opening on the 29th of March - however it’s open to the public now and motorheads might be interested in renting one of the reasonably-priced parcels.

From the Motorability website:

“Fashion, Cars and Avatars Proceeds to UnitedSpinal.org Date is Saturday March 29th - Time 9am SLT - 3pm SLT Donation Kiosks will be set up around the event locations . 9am - 10am - Callie Cline to feature her Fashion Designs 10- ?? Dancing and music at Parkade and the US.org Welcome Center and AskPatty.com 10am - 12pm Racing at Fairgrounds - Demos only to help get people interested in signing up 12pm - 3pm Parkade and other dance events ongoing Events going on all morning - Tours of the United Spinal Welcome Center”

Combat Cards Spring Tournament

By Osprey Therian

Combat Cards Arenas in Europa
Tournament Event Listing

On 2 March at 2 pm fighters will gather at Europa to determine who will win the Combat Cards Constructed Cup and 5000 lindens, and the Open Cup and a set of cards. If you are new to the game you will enjoy watching the duels - and you can jump in after we roll out 1.5 and the new cards and fight in the Free-For-All. Game devs Doc Boffin and Osprey Therian will be on hand, of course.

With the addition of the cards released on the 2nd March, Combat Cards is moving towards 50 unique cards in two series, Fantasy and Horror, all featuring Second Life Avatars.

SkyDancer Second Spring

By Osprey Therian

Dancoyote Antonelli’s lovely live production Second Spring is an exhilarating and colorful happening. Music, costumes, and execution are all wonderful, indicating close teamwork that has paid off for the audience in a finely coordinated performance. Performances take place above Ars Silmulacra, one of the NMC sims, but you can’t get in unless you have joined a group specially created for performances.

I have a group of pictures on Flickr, so if you are curious take a look - then go and join the viewers to see the wheeling and swirling dancers for yourself.

Top 10 Competition results

Kat Burger’s Top 10 Competition came to an end on the 23rd. A total of 25 players were qualified for the finals, and 16 showed up to battle it out on the ten skillgame machines that featured in this tournament. Go now to check out Kat’s finals webpage. Maybe you recognize someone among the Top 10 winners.

http://www.katek.com.au/Finals.htm

Happy holidays from Michalius

The Nut

By Osprey Therian

Second Life Ballet is currently performing its version of The Nutcracker, at their theatre in IBM 10.

Kat Burger’s Top 10 Competition

Kat Burger invites everyone to join her Top 10 Competition of skillgames, running December 16-23. If you like playing those gridgames, do check it out.

Kat Burger welcomes everyone to enter her skillgame freeplay tournament.

Have you ever wondered who the best skillgame player is? Maybe you think you are the one. Now there’s a chance to find out. Kat Burger hosts the first of many Top 10 events, starting at December 16th. The games included in this freeplay competition are Dragonz, Gempuz, Gem Sorter, Letterz, Pipz, Quince, Solo Dices, Sudoku, Syzygy and XMemory.

Ted Castronova At Metanomics

by Onder Skall

We’re holding an event today on Metaversed Island featuring an interview with Ted Castronova. His study “Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier” made academics, and by extension businesses, take games seriously. It precipitated a huge shift in thinking about games, and many were inspired to begin studies of their own after reading it.

Check out the full post with instructions over at Metaversed.com, or watch it live over at SLCN.tv today at 11am PST. If you miss it, just give us a few days and we’ll have it available in archive for you.

Combat Cards 1.4 Release

By Osprey Therian

Combat Cards: The Trading Card Game of Dueling Warriors

On the 28 October at 2pm there will be several exciting things going on at the Combat Cards Arenas in Europa. One is the launching of Combat Cards 1.4 and the release of 12 new cards (and two beta cards). Another is the finals for the summer tournaments in the Constructed and Open leagues. Seasoned fighters will slog it out for the 10,000L Constructed Cup, which should be interesting; the Open Cup fighters will do battle using demo decks, the winner getting a full set of Combat Cards. The third is a free-for-all for any fighters present using constructed decks, with the highest scorer after the event’s battles declared the winner - no other eligibility requirements, for a 2500L prize.

If you’ve fought before but weren’t able to gain eligibility for the Constructed Cup, you should check the scores, then come along with your weapon at the ready. See if you can pick off fighters above you in the rankings.

Wizardry Tournament @ Aglarond Elvenvalley

By Osprey Therian

Aglarond Elvenvalley is holding their first wizardry tournament at 12:30pm today, using the Huddles Wizardry system. There is a good turn-out, and although most seem to be sim frequenters there are a few strangers, I think, like me. I’ve never been to a wizardry competition (that I remember, anyway), so I’m looking forward to the event.

A wizard in attendance

Combat Cards

By Osprey Therian
Trading card aficianados can go and fight at the Europa Combat Cards Arenas today at 2pm* to blow off steam and get a bit of practice in for the Combat Cards tournament finals and free-for-all next Sunday. All skill levels are welcome.

*Anyone can fight robots or people there anytime, but on Sundays there is an event.

The Show Must Go On!

By Osprey Therian

Phobos 93/164/65

This is the next-to-last chance to see this show before we retire it and develop a new one. Join the troupe at the home stage in Phobos at 2pm on Saturday.

Combat Cards: Prepare for the Constructed Cup

By Osprey Therian

 

Constructed Clash
14 October @ 2pm at the Combat Cards Arenas in Europa

This event will help you get your Combat Cards constructed deck built and ten fights fought and you might gain eligibility to the Constructed Cup finals that take place on 28 October. Doc Boffin will be teaching deck-building and giving out a card to attendees. There will be fighters wanting to get some fights in. Watch your scores to see who you should challenge. The top four scorers will battle it out on the 28th for a 10kL prize.

The Open Cup, on the 28th as well, is for demo deck fighters and has cards for a prize. A third contest is for constructed deck fighters present on the day to fight - no other eligibility requirement, and has a 2.5kL prize, plus cards.

The Constructed Cup and attendant festivities and bloodshed herald the arrival of 12 new cards (and 2 new beta cards) - see them on the Combat Cards blog.

Raglan Shire Medieval Fair for ONE.org

By Osprey Therian

You can participate! Sign up for jousting, archery, and other events!

Raglan Shire’s community of vigorous and creative Tinies is raising money this weekend for ONE - an American charitable movement bent on improving the lives of human beings on a global scale.

Today’s Renaissance Fair @ Renaissance Island

By Osprey Therian

Renaissance Island has a fair going on all day today - check it out!

Events run until 6 pm with jousting, jesters, dragons, and much more.

Second Front at The Gate

By Osprey Therian

Yesterday I went to see Second Front at The Gate, which was a performance group being streamed from SL to Brussels through the 2-way streaming portal called The Gate.