Journeys of Discovery – 8; Erik the Red (Winner: Gillipig)
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:17 am
Journeys of Discovery – 8; Eric the Red
Congratulations to Gillipig who won 4 of his final 6 games! BluU was second with 3 wins and traffic133 third with 2 wins
Erik the Red (c950 – c1000) was a native of Norway and the founder of the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik's family left Norway, exiled on account of manslaughter, and they settled in Iceland but Erik was himself exhiled around 982 for killing two men. For three years he sailed around and explored the southern part of a somewhat mysterious and little-known land. When he returned to Iceland after his exile had expired, he brought with him stories of "Greenland", deliberately giving the land an appealing name in order to lure potential settlers. In 986 he left Iceland with more than 20 ships and around 400-500 people. He arrived in Greenland with 14 boats and an estimated 350 colonizers.
As other explorers, he looks like he is eating unripe gooseberries and presumably his long unkempt hair was red.
Although the settlement eventually disappeared, it opened the door to centuries of occasional explorations of the area and colonization attempts by northern Europeans. Eric the Red's son was Leif Ericsson, who went on to become one of the first Europeans to sail to North America.
Can you be the person who comes out on top after exploring Nordic Countries, Iceland and Greenland?
Good Luck!
Dave
[spoiler=Gameplay]48 players playing best of three knock-out. The final three then battle it out in 3 games with each person and the player with the best record then wins the tournament.
Nordic Countries, Iceland and Greenland Maps; all games will be Standard, Automatic, Sequential, Chained, Flat Rate and Foggy.
Three games will be sent out each round, so freemium players can join providing they keep three slots open.
Reserves will be used for the first round only. Matchups for the first round will be random.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Players]calicus
Moonchild
sandman175
greenoaks
friesuschrist
hmsps
canona85
General Brewsie
azak848
MrPinky
smegal69
DaveH
Dukasaur
Lord Zod
Dark Sheet
smithrog
shaolin dragon
BlackZ
Fuzzy316
dazza2008
fairman
Sniper 08
Will Lee
BluU
193roadster
Leatherhead
dprsetrob
aalii
cptbeefalo
danalan
traffic133
shoop 76
stollmike
crazycolin
Guderian09
ganguscalm
Jimmy V
thehippo8
MoB Deadly
bmusic
Milen83
rmjw10
TheTrueNorth
Gillipig
Crarg
phillipm
General Bax
samgrossy[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 1]azak848 & friesuschrist; 9483621, 9470139, 9470166
crazycolin & Fuzzy316; 9470108, 9470138, 9470164
TheTrueNorth & BlackZ; 9470089, 9470137, 9470163
aalii & Crarg; 9470088, 9470136, 9470162
Dukasaur & Milen83; 9470087, 9470135, 9470159
BluU & calicus; 9470086, 9470131, 9470158
phillipm & fairman; 9470085, 9470129, 9470157
MoB Deadly & DarkSheet; 9470084, 9470128, 9470156
rmjw10 & Will Lee; 9470083, 9470127, 9470155
ganguscalm & canona85; 9470082, 9470126, 9470154
smegal69 & samgrossy; 9470081, 9470125, 9470153
1931roadster & MrPinky; 9470080, 9470124, 9470152
danalan & greenoaks; 9470079, 9470123, 9470151
hmsps & dazza2008; 9470077, 9470121, 9470150
sandman175 & General Bax; 9470076, 9470120, 9470149
Moonchild & thehippo8; 9470074, 9470119, 9470148
Guderian09 & shaolin dragon; 9470073, 9470118, 9470147
bmusic & DaveH; 9470072, 9470117, 9470146
Lord Zod & Gillipig; 9470071, 9470116, 9470145
General Brewsie & shoop76; 9470070, 9470115, 9470144
Jimmy V & Sniper08; 9470069, 9470114, 9470143
dorsettrob & cptbeefalo; 9470067, 9470113, 9470142
Leatherhead & smithrog; 9470066, 9470112, 9470141
traffic133 & stollmike; 9470065, 9483628, 9470140[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 2]shoop76 & shaolin dragon; 9555254, 9555351, 9555401
MoB Deadly & thehippo8; 9555251, 9555349, 9555398
TheTrueNorth & Dukasaur; 9555249, 9555348, 9555395
ganguscalm & Will Lee; 9555246, 9555347, 9555393
DaveH & smegal69; 9555243, 9555346, 9555391
sandman175 & fairman; 9555240, 9555345, 9555390
Gillipig & Jimmy V; 9555239, 9555344, 9555389
BluU & cptbeefalo; 9565269, 9555341, 9555388
1931roadster & azak848; 9555235, 9555339, 9555384
crazycolin & traffic133; 9555234, 9555338, 9555382
hmsps & Leatherhead; 9555233, 9555337, 9555381
greenoaks & aalii; 9555232, 9555336, Game 9555379[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 3]MoB Deadly & BluU; 9612059, 9612053, 9612046
aalii & Will Lee; 9612058, 9612052, 9612045
TheTrueNorth & 1931roadster; 9612057, 9612051, 9612044
hmsps & Gillipig; 9612056, 9612050, 9612042
traffic133 & DaveH; 9612055, 9612049, 9612041
shoop76 & sandman175; 9612054, 9612048, 9612040[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 4]BluU & Will Lee; 9678273, 9678267, 9678271
1931roadster & Gillipig; 9678403, 9678400, 9678402
traffic133 & shoop76; 9669256, 9669251, 9669247[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Finals]BluU & Gillipig; 9723534, 9723539, 9723544
BluU & traffic133; 9723533, 9723584, 9723543
Gillipig & traffic133; 9723530, 9723582, 9723542[/spoiler]
Congratulations to Gillipig who won 4 of his final 6 games! BluU was second with 3 wins and traffic133 third with 2 wins
Erik the Red (c950 – c1000) was a native of Norway and the founder of the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik's family left Norway, exiled on account of manslaughter, and they settled in Iceland but Erik was himself exhiled around 982 for killing two men. For three years he sailed around and explored the southern part of a somewhat mysterious and little-known land. When he returned to Iceland after his exile had expired, he brought with him stories of "Greenland", deliberately giving the land an appealing name in order to lure potential settlers. In 986 he left Iceland with more than 20 ships and around 400-500 people. He arrived in Greenland with 14 boats and an estimated 350 colonizers.
As other explorers, he looks like he is eating unripe gooseberries and presumably his long unkempt hair was red.
Although the settlement eventually disappeared, it opened the door to centuries of occasional explorations of the area and colonization attempts by northern Europeans. Eric the Red's son was Leif Ericsson, who went on to become one of the first Europeans to sail to North America.
Can you be the person who comes out on top after exploring Nordic Countries, Iceland and Greenland?
Good Luck!
Dave
[spoiler=Gameplay]48 players playing best of three knock-out. The final three then battle it out in 3 games with each person and the player with the best record then wins the tournament.
Nordic Countries, Iceland and Greenland Maps; all games will be Standard, Automatic, Sequential, Chained, Flat Rate and Foggy.
Three games will be sent out each round, so freemium players can join providing they keep three slots open.
Reserves will be used for the first round only. Matchups for the first round will be random.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Players]calicus
Moonchild
sandman175
greenoaks
friesuschrist
hmsps
canona85
General Brewsie
azak848
MrPinky
smegal69
DaveH
Dukasaur
Lord Zod
Dark Sheet
smithrog
shaolin dragon
BlackZ
Fuzzy316
dazza2008
fairman
Sniper 08
Will Lee
BluU
193roadster
Leatherhead
dprsetrob
aalii
cptbeefalo
danalan
traffic133
shoop 76
stollmike
crazycolin
Guderian09
ganguscalm
Jimmy V
thehippo8
MoB Deadly
bmusic
Milen83
rmjw10
TheTrueNorth
Gillipig
Crarg
phillipm
General Bax
samgrossy[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 1]azak848 & friesuschrist; 9483621, 9470139, 9470166
crazycolin & Fuzzy316; 9470108, 9470138, 9470164
TheTrueNorth & BlackZ; 9470089, 9470137, 9470163
aalii & Crarg; 9470088, 9470136, 9470162
Dukasaur & Milen83; 9470087, 9470135, 9470159
BluU & calicus; 9470086, 9470131, 9470158
phillipm & fairman; 9470085, 9470129, 9470157
MoB Deadly & DarkSheet; 9470084, 9470128, 9470156
rmjw10 & Will Lee; 9470083, 9470127, 9470155
ganguscalm & canona85; 9470082, 9470126, 9470154
smegal69 & samgrossy; 9470081, 9470125, 9470153
1931roadster & MrPinky; 9470080, 9470124, 9470152
danalan & greenoaks; 9470079, 9470123, 9470151
hmsps & dazza2008; 9470077, 9470121, 9470150
sandman175 & General Bax; 9470076, 9470120, 9470149
Moonchild & thehippo8; 9470074, 9470119, 9470148
Guderian09 & shaolin dragon; 9470073, 9470118, 9470147
bmusic & DaveH; 9470072, 9470117, 9470146
Lord Zod & Gillipig; 9470071, 9470116, 9470145
General Brewsie & shoop76; 9470070, 9470115, 9470144
Jimmy V & Sniper08; 9470069, 9470114, 9470143
dorsettrob & cptbeefalo; 9470067, 9470113, 9470142
Leatherhead & smithrog; 9470066, 9470112, 9470141
traffic133 & stollmike; 9470065, 9483628, 9470140[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 2]shoop76 & shaolin dragon; 9555254, 9555351, 9555401
MoB Deadly & thehippo8; 9555251, 9555349, 9555398
TheTrueNorth & Dukasaur; 9555249, 9555348, 9555395
ganguscalm & Will Lee; 9555246, 9555347, 9555393
DaveH & smegal69; 9555243, 9555346, 9555391
sandman175 & fairman; 9555240, 9555345, 9555390
Gillipig & Jimmy V; 9555239, 9555344, 9555389
BluU & cptbeefalo; 9565269, 9555341, 9555388
1931roadster & azak848; 9555235, 9555339, 9555384
crazycolin & traffic133; 9555234, 9555338, 9555382
hmsps & Leatherhead; 9555233, 9555337, 9555381
greenoaks & aalii; 9555232, 9555336, Game 9555379[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 3]MoB Deadly & BluU; 9612059, 9612053, 9612046
aalii & Will Lee; 9612058, 9612052, 9612045
TheTrueNorth & 1931roadster; 9612057, 9612051, 9612044
hmsps & Gillipig; 9612056, 9612050, 9612042
traffic133 & DaveH; 9612055, 9612049, 9612041
shoop76 & sandman175; 9612054, 9612048, 9612040[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Round 4]BluU & Will Lee; 9678273, 9678267, 9678271
1931roadster & Gillipig; 9678403, 9678400, 9678402
traffic133 & shoop76; 9669256, 9669251, 9669247[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Finals]BluU & Gillipig; 9723534, 9723539, 9723544
BluU & traffic133; 9723533, 9723584, 9723543
Gillipig & traffic133; 9723530, 9723582, 9723542[/spoiler]
