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Welcome to the First Edition of the Lusitanian Games (or Lusitaníadas in our oh so tongue-twisting Portuguese). In a never-seen-before attempt, Portugal, Europe, Forest and 10000 Islands came together to offer a fun and engaging time for all the NationStates multiverse: a cultural competition! Consisting of three seperate competitions - Writing, Photography and Flag Design - we hope these games may bring forth some peaceful banter and aid in the strengthening of bonds during such turbulent times. Without further ado, let the games begin!

How can I participate?

Regardless of your region, status in the WA, heck as long as you have a pulse you may join any of the three competitions we have in store for you!
But first, please read the rules below (click the images) and, when your project is finished, send it in the appropriate medium via telegram to each competition's judges.

Tournaments

Submission's Deadline FINISHED!

Jury: Ofiussia (Portugal); The Union Empire (XKI); Logar (Europe)

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Submissions:

For the English Competition:

• Book of Facts about Dorne Cheenzer by Dorne Cheenzer

• The Furnifest by Gurdenia

• The Political case of Mr. Van and Helligobolus by Herya

• The Whippoorwill and the Pupil by Northern Wood

• Echoes of Alora - A Memoir by Queen Tal'Navi by Skedoria
  

For the Portuguese Competition:

• Hermes e Apolo by Alentejo and Algarve

• Um grito corujense by Arquipelago da Coruja

• Livro de fatos de Dorne Cheenzer by Dorne Cheenzer

• Presidente de Olarista by Olarista

• O Amor by Ofiussia

• Grito Corujense: desta vez é pessoal! by PIatinum Bees
  

The nations who wish to join must write a story regarding either an event or a simple story set within their NS countries. This part of the competition will be divided in two seperate sections: one for English-written stories.

Regarding the texts themselves, these must be written out in a dispatch in the respective language of the competition the writer wishes to join (they can submit up to 1 in each). All text formats are allowed (poetry, prose...) and there is no word limit. Plagiarism and hate speech will not be tolerated in a submission (though hateful topics may be explored in the narrative).

In the English competition a jury composed of players from different regions will give out four different thematic awards to the best texts: best scenery, best story progression, best character development and best plot;

As for the Portuguese one, a poll will be conducted in Portugal for its citizens to choose the best text out of the bunch.

Once finished, submissions must be sent via telegram in a dispatch to:

• All the judges, for the English competition

• Our Minister Alentejo and Algarve, for the Portuguese competition.

Results of the English Competition (Mean of the Judges' Scores, 1 to 10 scale)

Text by Author	Scenario	Story Progression	Character Development	Plot
The Political case of Mr. Van and Helligobolus by Herya	7 🥈	9 🥇	8,3 🥇	7,7 🥇
Echoes of Alora - A Memoir by Queen Tal'Navi by Skedoria	9 🥇	8,3 🥉	6,3 🥉	7,3 🥈
The Whippoorwill and the Pupil by Northern Wood	7 🥈	8,6 🥈	7,3 🥈	7,3 🥈
The Furnifest by Gurdenia	6	4,3	1	2,3
Book of Facts about Dorne Cheenzer by Dorne Cheenzer	5	3,7	2,3	2

Results of the Portuguese Competition



Submission's Deadline 30th of June

Jury: Astartia (Portugal); Totaristan (Portugal); Uan aa Boa (Forest); Wille-Harlia (XKI)

You will be able to compete in 4 different categories, submitting up to 2 photos taken by you in each one:

• Black and White photos

• Photos of national monuments and landmarks

• Animal photos

• Free category

Filters will be permited for the photos, but their impact on the quality of the pictures will be taken in account. Plagiarism won't be tolerated.

The 3 best pictures from each category will be chosen by a multirregional juri, to whom you must send your pictures with links (you might wanna use imgur) or in other available mediums that facilitate the jury's work.



Submission's Deadline 14th of July

Jury: Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal); Jutsa (Forest); Pilipinas and Malaya (Europe); Markanite (XKI)

The participants will be encouraged to submit one original design - and with absolute thematic freedom - with the following limitations:

You can only use up to 4 colours and in this set of 4 you can only use one of the following {green, red, blue}. Coat of arms and others like it must abide by the same rules.

The submission of the flag design must be done in the same way as the photography one, sending the design to all the members of the jury, which will select the 3 best designs.

Anything else?

We highly recommend you join our discord server where you can keep up with the latest news on the event!