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Fillies and Gentlecolts. The Equestria Games Committee would like to announce the first LoE Equestria Games. This is a celebration of the spirit of teamwork and the bonds of friendship throughout all of Equestria! This competition will feature a variety of events and all ponies young and old are welcome to join.
The Games will be held from July 22-28, with events occurring at 12PM and 9PM GMT. You don't have to show up at both times. The same events will be held at both times with the exception of the Pillow Tag and the Airshow Competition which will only be held at 9PM GMT on their respective days since these require more ponies and coordination ahead of time. The two times are so ponies in different time zones can still participate in the events.
Following the Opening Ceremony the schedule for the events is as follows:
Tuesday, July 24: Pegasus Airshow and Flight Race. - CLOUDOPOLIS (Meet at Flight School) Event Early Session at 12PM GMT, Late Session at 9PM GMT.
Wednesday, July 25: CK Earth Pony Hoof Race, Unicorn Obstacle Race. (Meet at CK Stadium) Event Early Session at 12PM GMT, Late Session at 9PM GMT.
Thursday, July 26: Pillow Tag Tournament. - HEARTLANDS PVP ARENA Event starts at 9PM GMT.
Friday, July 27: Earth Pony Triathalon, Unicorn Teleport Race. (Meet at Cantermore Fountain) Event Early Session at 12PM GMT, Late Session at 9PM GMT.
Saturday, July 28: All Team Cross Country Race, All Team Relay. - (Meet at Ponydale Town Hall) 7PM GMT.
Equestria Games Closing Ceremony - CK Stadium following last events.
Everypony is welcome to attend the events as a competitor. Ponies who aren't already on a team will be assigned to the third Crystal Kingdom team. You can check out my Planning thread on the forum for more information and maps of the race routes.
And if you would like to volunteer to help with the events, please let me know either here or when you see me in game.
Current Rankings
Crystal Kingdom: Gold 7 Silver 4 Bronze 5 TOTAL POINTS: 34
Cloudopolis: Gold 5 Silver 8 Bronze 3 TOTAL POINTS: 34
Ponydale: Gold 4 Silver 5 Bronze 7 TOTAL POINTS: 29
Current Team Rosters
PONYDALE:
Captain: Festive Cheer
Lemon Cloud
Random Fandom
Day Dream
Cheshire Cat
Fluffy Cloud
Stellar Eclipse
Melody Sweetheart-Cheer
Pink Horse
Amethyst Crust
Night Flame
CLOUDOPOLIS:
Captain: SirDeadPuppy
Sunny Skies
Sky Arrow
Fourth Dimension
Chrome Thunder
CMC Scootaloo
Sweet Cookie
Sweet Zeal
Black Orichalcos
Eggy Purplemane
Marchprincess
SnowyBreze
Pastel
Rosalia
Novy Sprinkle
Night Striker
Shadow Azure
Golden Sky
CRYSTAL KINGDOM:
Woven
Blue Storm
Frozen Wing
Sunny Sandbar
Lucky Light
Mysteryfail
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR MAKING LOE A WONDERFUL PLACE WHERE WE CAN HOLD EVENTS LIKE THIS!!!!!! GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT TIME!
I am really looking forward to watching the events and seeing all ponies do their best! ^-^
The Cloudopolis team is ready for the Equestria Games and to have a lot of fun! :) really looking forward to it :D
lloking forward to cheering for the pones! good luck to those competing! :D
(edit: this is 4:00 pm est right? I'm not sure if i have the conversion right)
Ermegherd! This sounds so much fun! :D I want in but I am unsure about what time that will be on my time zone. D:
Quote from: marshmallowfluff on 2018 Jul 21, 15:57:54lloking forward to cheering for the pones! good luck to those competing! :D
(edit: this is 4:00 pm est right? I'm not sure if i have the conversion right)
Nope. 5pm where I'm at (est)
Well, I didn't know about this till right now (AT 1 FLIPPIN AM) so I'll probably join tomorrow lol
Mike, if you ask I can tell what time it will be. For those unfamiliar with GMT, 9PM will be:
5PM EDT
4PM CDT
3PM MDT
2PM PDT
10PM London Time
11PM Other Euro Time
And Pawz, you've missed nothing yet. Please come to the Opening Ceremony today at 9PM when it will kick off!
Quote from: PawzTheDrFoxFan on 2018 Jul 22, 01:15:19Nope. 5pm where I'm at (est)
ah thank you! sorry i got confused with the time conversion! :D
Quote from: marshmallowfluff on 2018 Jul 22, 11:13:46ah thank you! sorry i got confused with the time conversion! :D
Me too, but I guess now we have a lot of time to spend until 5PM. ;)
Sadly, I was not able to make it due to life events and vacation, but I bet that you all(the team that made it happen)did a great job of making it the event! Looking forward to more! ^-^
Quote from: Moon Dasher on 2018 Jul 22, 14:16:09Sadly, I was not able to make it due to life events and vacation, but I bet that you all(the team that made it happen)did a great job of making it the event! Looking forward to more! ^-^
wait I didnt look at the date,Ill be there sorry.
is the event on both server America and European?
Just the Amareica server. We are in room d29f0ff of the Crystal Kingdom Stadium right now.
And enjoy these pre-event promo pictures by some V E R Y F A M O U S ponies:
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This promo picture looks wonderful, you outdid yourself there, Gloomy Feathers! I put this on Derpibooru for last-minute advertisement.^^
And now, time for the Games! I will join you any moment! 0:)
What teams are there and is it late to sign up?
No, it's not too late. You can still join a team. Each team has a member cap of 20 now and I think Team Cloudsdale (my team) is now full. But there is still Team Ponyville that has only 8 members right now.
You can ask Sir Dead Puppy, the captain of Team Cloudsdale, or Sunny Skies, the co-captain, if there's a spot open in the team.
But I would recommend joining either Team Crystal Empire (they have only four members) or Team Ponyville, whose team captain is Festive Cheer. Those two teams are lower on members right now.
Hi Rainbow Dash :) we have 18 members in the Cloudopolis team, we still have two more rooms for ponies to join :) but i would recommend joining the Ponydale Team or the Crystal Empire Team since they are low in members (as Scoot said). You need to talk to the captain of the team to sign up.
So what's this about the Dragon Kingdom declaring war on Equestria? And the games being subject to attack?
Booo... I was asleep all day and missed the opening ceremony. ;-;
Is it too late to join a team, by the way? My pony, Silver Trot, is a unicorn, and I'd love to participate with him in some of the games. :3
As ponies are saying, you can feel free to show up to the events and join a team. You can also practice on your own ahead of time. The team Captains are:
Ponydale: Festive Cheer
Crystal Kingdom: Woven
The first events are at 12PM and 9PM GMT tomorrow at Midway Village so feel free to show up.
Also yes, we do fear a greater dragon attack on the Games and we need all the ponies to help defend and keep and eye out for this threat.
I'll be in the teleport race tomorrow, but can provide some security during the relay with either Chrome or one of my pegasus characters.
Very well then! I will try to show up for the relay race and assist with whatever else might be necessary. :)
I will try to provide security too for tomorrow, i´m going to wear the moonlight armor just in case :) we should have some ponies to patrol the area :)
Even without dragons, there will still be that diamond dog camp and lantern monsters to deal with on the 2nd half of the course.
Yes it was my thought that if any ponies who weren't participating in the race wanted to battle the dogs/lanterns to help out the racers that would be amazing.
I look forward to seeing everypony later today. Please check out Pumpkin Glow's adventures thread on here for more information about dragon attacks.
A little late and I apologize, I will do better with rules clarifications in the future, but here is the info for the events today:
For the later session please meet in Midway Village at 9PM GMT. The All Team Relay will begin 15 minutes after that time:
1. Earth Pony on hoof to the wheat farm area.
2. Pegasus on wing following the roads to the Cloudopolis gates.
3. Unicorn on hoof or teleports back to Midway.
No shortcuts, bunny hopping, performance enhancing items, or other cheating.
Following this, we will head to the Pumpkin Farm for the Unicorn Teleport Race:
Unicorns teleport from one spot to another in order to get around.
1. No moving is allowed except for turning on the spot or adjusting the camera.
2. The competitors must at the least teleport to each of the 4 largest structures on the farm.
3. If a competitor falls to the ground, they must run back to the start location and begin their lap again.
4. The race will consist of three laps around the farm.
For the route maps please see the planning topic. Hope to see you there! X3
:facehoof: Nuts I missed the opening ceremony, is there any chance that it would be on youtube or similar? also is it too late to join a team? depending on what goes on today will determine if I make the race this evening.
You can join a team any time. Just feel free to show up at any event.
I know Jet has a video up of the Opening Ceremony. It's called Equestria Games Monday! for some reason. Wordsmith and Lens Flare also did videos and are working on uploading them.
Quote from: Holiday Cheer on 2018 Jul 08, 16:30:43From the meeting we had earlier today here is the information you need to know on the Equestria Games. Please vote in the poll to help us set the week of the Games.
The Games will kick off with an Opening Ceremony where the winners of the Photo Contest will sit on the Thrones and any Foals that want to perform a flag ceremony to earn points for their team will be given the chance to do that. We will welcome everypony to the Games and lay out the event schedule.
The existing teams as of right now are Ponydale and Cloudopolis but we would like at least one more and you can join any of the existing teams too.
The events for the Games with maps of the routes are shown below, note that the Unicorn Teleport Race will be one of two courses and the final has not been determined yet:
All-Team Events:
Heartlands Relay Race
Stick to the paths, no bunny hopping or shortcuts. Race will start and end at Midway Village. First pony will run to the second pony, second to the third who will complete the race. Each pony will be a different species, IE earth, pegasus and unicorn in that order.
I feel that this one needs some clarification. The race was intended to be run as follows:
1. Earth Pony on foot to the wheat farm area.
2. Pegasus on wing following the roads to the Cloudopolis gates.
3. Unicorn on foot or teleports back to Midway.
No shortcuts, bunny hopping, performance enhancing items, or other cheating.
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Heartlands Cross-Country Race
A one-lap free-for-all race around the Heartlands against everyone else, win points for yourself and for your team by finishing first, second or third.
(https://preview.ibb.co/d9COWo/Cross_Country.png)[/url]
Heartlands PVP Pillow Tag
Two teams face off in the PVP arena and 'tag' eachother with pillows. If someone is tagged, they're out. Last team standing wins.
Earthie Events:
Crystal Kingdom Hoof-Race
Two laps of the outer ring, stay on the road, don't use the sidewalks. Staying on the sidewalk for longer than 5 seconds or going out even further results being disqualified. No bunnyhopping, Also, slowing down the race by not allowing runners to hop makes it easier for judges to oversee the race. Start and finish are by the hospital.
(https://preview.ibb.co/fiUqu8/CK_Race.png) (https://ibb.co/cXJTgo)
Heartlands Triathalon
A three-pony relay race across the Heartlands. I apologize for changing this again but it's going back to all Earth Ponies with a slight route modification. The race will consist of a running portion, a climbing portion, and a swimming portion in THAT new order.
Starts in Midway with the first pony running along the road until the crater. The second pony will meet them at the crater and climb the spiral structure and until they reach the highest rope. They then cross the rope, where at the end they jump down and head to the river. The third pony will then race down the river and finish at the tree near to the farm.
(https://preview.ibb.co/eOMTxT/Triathalon.png) (https://ibb.co/k3sqBo)
Unicorn Events:
Obstacle Course
Unicorns do three laps around the obstacle course, gaining points for clearing each obstacle. Penalty points will be given for running off-course or failing to clear a jump.
(https://preview.ibb.co/j2uRj8/Unicorn_Obstacles.png) (https://ibb.co/bZOacT)
Heartlands Teleportation Race
Unicorns teleport from one spot to another in order to get around. The farm route has been declared as the final track.
1. No moving is allowed except for turning on the spot or adjusting the camera.
2. The competitors must at the least teleport to each of the 4 largest structures on the farm.
3. If a competitor falls to the ground, they must run back to the start location and begin their lap again.
4. The race will consist of three laps around the farm.
(https://preview.ibb.co/d01TxT/Unicorn_Teleport_1.png) (https://ibb.co/iGOxro)
Pegasus Events:
Cloudoseum Air Show
In teams of no less than two and no more than six, pegasi put together a show that has a maximum of five sequences. Teams should give themselves a name and also become comfortable with using the 'party' feature, a group chat tab that will allow up to six users to talk amongst themselves.
Sequences are counted from the moment the first pegasus takes flight to where the last pegasus lands. Any moves or maneuvers can be used as long as team members can make it to a rest point without emptying their energy.
Performances will be judged by four selected ponies and points will be awarded on creativity, ability to perform and interactivity with the crowd. Their scores will be between 1 - 10 and will add up to a final score.
Penalties will be given if ponies leave the Cloudoseum space, fall below the clouds, perform out of sync or if team members are excluded from a sequence / don't turn up.
Crowds can choose to sit where they please but are advised to use a route at the back of the Cloudoseum to climb up onto the roof, which allows access of the top bunk of clouds. Earth ponies can jump onto one particular cloud at the bottom bunk if they choose to, where they can maneuver to the clouds on opposite sides.
Flight Race
Pegasi race against eachother using the map provided and end in the cup next to the flight ring statue. Crowds can sit in the buildings either side of the race track.
1. EDIT TO THE ROUTE: Instead of making the turn half way through the second lap, just make three complete laps around and through the rings and end in the cup on the statue.
2. When taking off please stay on the runway until the end then make the sharp left turn.
3. Fly through all loops including the loop of the statue.
4. You may fly above or below the cloud bridge, but be aware if you stay above it you must stay outside of the buildings and yellow flags so as not to give yourself an unfair advantage.
(https://preview.ibb.co/fEH1HT/Pegasi_Race.png) (https://ibb.co/dZyVBo)
Moving this over here for clarification of the rules and guides to maps for those that need it
This event. Was a disaster. Hopefully I can try and join again next year!
Don't give up on us yet! Please come back tomorrow.
To everypony on behalf of the Games Committee, I want to apologize for the delay and eventually cancellation of today's events in the Heartlands. There was an issue with the dryads that was causing a massive lag spike and the game devs are working to fix it as we speak. This said, we will be moving the schedule around to give them the maximum amount of time to work on it.
Tomorrow's events will be the Cloudopolis Events, so please meet at the Cloudopolis Flight School at 12PM GMT (Early Session Flight Race) or 9PM GMT (Late Session Flight Race and Airshow). We hope to see you there and hopefully things will be much better. Thank you all for your patience, let's make the Games amazing and a memorable experience for all.
Quote from: Holiday Cheer on 2018 Jul 23, 20:37:35Don't give up on us yet! Please come back tomorrow.
To everypony on behalf of the Games Committee, I want to apologize for the delay and eventually cancellation of today's events in the Heartlands. There was an issue with the dryads that was causing a massive lag spike and the game devs are working to fix it as we speak. This said, we will be moving the schedule around to give them the maximum amount of time to work on it.
Tomorrow's events will be the Cloudopolis Events, so please meet at the Cloudopolis Flight School at 12PM GMT (Early Session Flight Race) or 9PM GMT (Late Session Flight Race and Airshow). We hope to see you there and hopefully things will be much better. Thank you all for your patience, let's make the Games amazing and a memorable experience for all.
No worries, these things happen -- we know it wasn't your fault! Thanks for being honest about all this, and for being so quick to address the issue; can't wait to enjoy the rest of the week's events!!!
I'm willing to bet the Dryads in Everfree and Brambles have the same problem which is why there's lag there too.
If it's a script, it's probably at a mob-level and not area-level, so if it can get fixed to the actual mob in one area, it should work in all areas. I could be wrong.
I'd like to sign up for CK.
Good morning from the Team Cloudopolis Air Racers!
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A beautiful day dawns as our flyers make a practice flight.
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Some special footage of our speedsters taking off from the runway.
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The starting gun sounds, and the racers are off!
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After the Air Race, time to enjoy an amazing Airshow!
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Hope you all enjoy the rest of the games this week!
Due to all the lag issues incurred on Monday in the Heartlands, the Cross Country and All Team Relay events will now be rerouted to Ponydale. We are looking into new routes for other events. Please stand by for these and for updated maps.
We are still going to attempt the pillow tag PVP tournament tomorrow in the Heartland PVP area. Meet in Midway at 9PM GMT.
Be advice: Cloudopolis Team can´t receive more members, we reached the maximum members allow per team according to the rules.
~ Co-Captain of the Cloudopolis Team
Has any more lag events happened so far?
a few but nothing like what happened in the Heartlands.
Speaking of which: Moving the pillow tag tournament to Sweet Apple Acres might be a bad idea. There's not much room or cover to hide behind. And there's the matter of Angel's angry relatives in that one spot. One person standing near the bottom of the hill can see the whole orchard.
Ok everypony after some work, we had to revise the routes for the remaining events due to the Heartlands Dryad-Lag Incident. They will now be held in Cantermore (Unicorn Teleport and Earth Pony Triathalon) and Ponydale (Cross Country and Relay). Here are the maps:
Unicorn Teleport Race:
(https://image.ibb.co/mGUPto/Unicorn_Teleport_Race.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
RULES:
1. 3 Laps around the course
2. If you fall you start the current lap over
3. You may skip buildings
4. Have fun and be a unicorn
Earth Pony Triathalon:
(https://preview.ibb.co/jCGheT/Triathalon_Map.png) (https://ibb.co/jp7oKT)
RULES:
1. First part is running up the hill and doing parkour across rooftops
2. At the end of the rooftops, drop down meet second pony who will run to the river
3. At the river, meet third pony who will swim to the end and climb the bank to the finish
4. No bunny hopping during the running portions of the race, hopping up the river is allowed.
All Pony Cross Country Race:
(https://preview.ibb.co/jJfm68/Cross_Country_All_Team_Map.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nF8vzT)
RULES:
1. One Lap, every pony can compete.
2. Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth Ponies will be judged separately due to abilities affecting performance.
All Team Relay Course:
(https://preview.ibb.co/ecNoKT/Relay_Map.png) (https://ibb.co/juiHDo)
RULES:
1. Earth Pony starts, runs (no bunny hopping) to intersection down the hill from the Clover Cafe.
2. Switch to Pegasus, who must fly below the building roofs up the street, turn at the train station and meet the next pony where the road splits toward the Fountain Tree.
3. Switch to Unicorn who can use teleports or run back to the archway near Town Hall.
Thanks for the information Holiday! :) Cloudopolis team is going to try their best in the remaining events :)
~ Co-Captain of Cloudopolis Team
We've had some great events over the past several days! Here are some of my favorite memories so far...
The Wednesday morning earth pony race in the Crystal Kingdom was lightly attended, with one racer per team. Even though my earth pony (Silver Sky) is still a filly, I decided to jump in and try my luck. Just wait til I'm older!
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This photo was taken at the exact moment little Silver Sky was asked if he wanted to race. Cue the confused derpy eyes. :o
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On Thursday evening, we enjoyed a massive pillow fight at Sweet Apple Acres. Team Cloudopolis may have finished #3 on the field, but we're #1 in the hearts of our fans!
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The Friday races in Cantermore (Teleport Race and Triathlon) were an absolute blast for the whole crew from Cloudopolis. Some of us had never been to the capital city, and we enjoyed every moment of it!
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The triathlon racers lining up for what would turn out to be an incredibly close race. Congrats to everyone who ran!
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Finally, after an intense day of racing, ponies from all 3 teams gathered in the Waterfall Cave beneath Cantermore to enjoy some well-earned peace and quiet. ^-^
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Here's to a great finale to the 1st Annual Equestria Games! (Go Cloudopolis, soar above the rest!)
Well the Equestria Games for 2018 have officially passed and we'll be forgetting all about them soon. Well I hope we won't actually because hopefully there are enough memories and friendships that were created during these Games that will last for a long time. There were some very special moments and I think this event was a huge success for the Legends of Equestria community as a whole. I personally have made a lot of really great new friendships because of it.
But I want to say a couple of things here before we go and leave this topic for next year and move on to the next big event. First of all the official winners in case you missed it.
Silver Medal (Second Place): Ponydale
Gold Medal (First Place): Cloudopolis
Gold Medal (First Place): Crystal Kingdom
Thanks to all the teams having such capable and amazing athletes, the scores were very close and we of the Games Committee didn't feel it was right to try and break the tie in any way. Everypony deserved to taste victory. So congratulations to all the amazing ponies who competed in this year's Equestria Games.
As with any of the events we've done this wouldn't have happened without so much support from the community. I deserve only the tiniest bit of credit in actuality despite what you all may think. There is an incredible group of ponies who have worked very hard to come up with ideas, plan events, and help run them. This includes but is not limited to:
Melody Sweetheart who had the original idea to hold the Games back when we were just finishing the Gala. Without her this would never have happened and she lives up to her name everyday on LoE.
Sapphire Moonlight who did some of the original art for the Games, helped with ideas, gave the Opening Speech, and even participated as her OC Autumn Breeze. She is the best party assistant a pony could ask for.
Even Tide who created a lot of the original routes and maps for the Games events even though we had to change them later due to the Heartlands lag issues. They really did a lot to get the Games going in its early stages and created a great framework to follow.
Berry Shade who probably did more than anypony to get the Games going from helping in the early planning with ideas, volunteering to test events, running the early day Games sessions for our ponies of differing time zones, and just helping out in any way they possibly could.
Lens Flare who did a lot of the same things Berry did including helping with the early day sessions and also recording events for Youtube.
Gloomy Feathers for some great promotional art which we used to get this thing in the hands of the LoE Team.
Sweet Pencil who drew a Flag for the Games which was also incorporated into the art.
Pumpkin Glow who is the best trafficorn and best companion a pony could ask for. She helped encourage me through the entire Games and really gave me the energy and support I needed to never give up with running it. She also did a ton to help plan and test events and be a trafficorn for the actual races.
Blue Cloud who was there for all the events to be a spokespony and to do the start of race countdowns. He also entertained us with comedy torch lighting/extinguishing acts a the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Clever who happily stood in to run the Unicorn Teleport and Triathalon events when I was unable to. She really saved the day and I'll always be grateful.
Wordsmith, Jet Black, and all the others who recorded Youtube videos of the Games.
The Team Captains: Sir Dead Puppy, Sunny Skies, Festive Cheer, and Woven who showed great leadership, organizational skills, and radiated the spirit of teamwork to lead their teams during this event. Seriously the Games would have been a huge mess if these ponies had not stepped up to help organize the teams.
And all the other ponies who played some part great or small in the Games, including but not limited to: MyaChan, Aquatic Showers, Summer Blade, CMC Scootaloo, Rosalia, Mysterfail, Ancient Quills, Sky Arrow, Silver Star.
Until Next Year. <3 Holiday Cheer.
Wow I'm so sorry I didn't see this until now! >n<
Holly, you're one of the bestest best friends anypony (or dragon) could ask for. Thank you so soooooooooo much for going through with all of this. I know it was stressful at times, but I'm super happy we got through it together as a team- of course I don't mean just us! Pumpkin, Lens, Jet, Blue... I could make a gigantic list but I don't want to take up too much space. But I know all of my friends helped and I'm proud of every single one of them. I love you all <3
I honestly had a lot of fun standing in for you during the unicorn race, despite some complications and delays. I was, of course, extremely nervous at first, but I had some amazing friends with me, helping me through my anxiety during the event, and eventually I was able to roll with it. I also really had fun being Emerald Isle and participating in the triathlon in honor of the CK team. I hope I did good enough! Haha!
I guess what this little softie is trying to say is: Thank you for, once again, showing me the magic of friendship. <3
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Attention citizens of Equestria. It has been almost a year now since the spirit of competition united and divided the ponies of Equestria in pursuit of that greatest of accolades, that of Champion. The time has come once more to reignite the passion that led so many ponies to go down in history as Legends of Equestria. We proudly bring you, the 2019 Equestria Summer Games!
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The Games will be hosted in one of the cities which tied as Champion in last years Games, The Crystal Kingdom, with most events taking place there. As it is the goal of the Games to include as many ponies as possible from different time zone, there will be held each day an early session at 7PM GMT and a late session at 11PM GMT. The same events will be held during each session.
This years events (and the days they will be featured) with the rules for each are posted below:
Day 1 (Thursday, July 25):
-Crystal Stadium Obstacle Course Race
1. Speed is not key and as such all three pony types will compete together.
2. Racers will run the Figure 8 course around the Stadium track clearing the obstacles
3. Races will be timed and places assessed based on 3 best times overall
4. Race will consist of three laps around the track
5. A two second penalty will be assessed each time a pony fails to clear an obstacle
-Stacking Race to the Top of the Crystal Castle
1. Teams will consist of two pegasi and one other creature of any type (if the third member is a pegasus, they will not be allowed to fly or the team must start over from the ground)
2. Racers must start at ground level and finish on top of the stadium, racer must reach the top and run to the center of the stadium
3. Pegasi must create platforms to allow the third member to climb without the use of flight or teleportation
4. If ponies fall and aren't caught, they must start from the ground level
5. There will be a 15 minute time limit for the event, in the event that there are no winners in this time the team that makes it the farthest will be declared the winner
Day 2 (Friday, July 26):
-Nightmare Rush, a challenge that takes place at Bramble Woods in the Heartlands
1. Ponies will compete in teams of six members
2. The objective is to get as far into Bramble Woods as possible while losing no team members
3. Once a pony faints, respawn but do not attempt to rejoin your team
4. No armor or healing items will be permitted for use in this event
5. Once a single team member has fainted, the team's run is over and their distance will be marked
-Overland Flight Race in the Crystal Kingdom
1. Start and Finish will be at the train station
2. All competing pegasi will fly at the same time
3. Competitors must make one full loop around the Crystal Kingdom
4. Fliers are not allowed to enter into the city for any reason. There is one section where the world boundary comes close to the edge of the city, Trafficorns will be posted to ensure that fliers do not enter
Day 3 (Saturday, July 27):
-All Three Races Triathlon Team Event in CK
1. This race has three segments, one done by each type of pony
2. Earth ponies will begin the race at the bridge near the CK cave and will run along the railroad tracks to the Train Station. They may run on the rails as well but this will carry the risk of falling on the rail timbers
3. At the train station, pegasi will join the race and fly straight up the street from the station to the top of the Crystal Castle
4. Fliers must fly under the first arch encountered when entering the city, any flier who does not will be disqualified
At the top of the castle, unicorns will take over and race the final segment to the CK Hospital
6. Unicorns must use teleportation for the entire segment, using building rooftops is preferred but will not be requried
7. The finish line is at the hospital courtyard at the fountain
-Crystal Kingdom Swim Race
1. The event will be divided into three separate races, one for each earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi
2. Racers will begin in the water at the map's edge near the CK campsite
3. Racers will swim against the current down the stream to their right towards the Crystal Bridge
4. Places will be assigned in the order ponies swim completely under the bridge to finish
There will be a limit during this games on Alternate Accounts. Players will only be able to participate in each event regardless of how many alt characters they have available. They can still use alt characters, but in different events.
Teams are forming right now so please get your friends together and get signed up with a team. Team Cantermore led by LeadMare, Team Evershade led by Random Fandom, and Team Ponydale led by Melody Sweetheart are looking for members currently. Ponies are free to form and compete in other teams as well.
We are so super excited to see you at the Games!
Course maps for the Triathalon, Swimming Race, and Flight Race are shown below:
Triathalon:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/451545142164324363/600767502582022146/image1.jpg)
Swimming Race:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/451545142164324363/600767502586216553/image0.jpg)
Overland Flight Race:
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/451545763336421388/600767688003944469/image0.jpg)
IMPORTANT:
The stacking race to the top of the Crystal Castle (25/08/19) has been reworked-- ponies will now stack to the roof of the Crystal Stadium instead. This change is to make the difficulty less prominent and easier on the participants.
We're aware this change is a little bit last minute, but it will be more beneficial than the height we had originally planned for.
Presenting the Summer Equestria Games 2019 Trailer made by Black Orichalcos! Let's get this party started :) ^-^
Here is a YouTube playlist showing a few of the events I was present for:
Late Session Overland Flight Race
Late Session Team Triathlon
Late Session Swim Race
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1slUTen0V8_ED1aMKgoTMBWSjwb49Ts5
It was a lot of fun to watch these events and I can't wait to see you all at the closing ceremony! ^-^