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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

Text by Author	# of Votes	Place
Hermes e Apolo by Alentejo and Algarve	4	1st 🥇
O Amor by Ofiussia	3	2nd 🥈
Um grito corujense by Arquipelago da Coruja	2	3rd 🥉
Presidente de Olarista by Olarista	2	3rd 🥉
Livro de fatos de Dorne Cheenzer by Dorne Cheenzer	1	4th
Grito Corujense: desta vez é pessoal! by Piatinum bees	0	5th



Submission's Deadline FINISHED!

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.

Results for each competition

Black and White photos

Contestant	Best Photo	Remaining Photos	Place
Herya			1st 🥇
Caxina			2nd 🥈

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Photos of national monuments and landmarks

Contestant	Best Photo	Remaining Photos	Place
Ofiussia			1st 🥇
Herya			2nd 🥈
Caxina			3rd 🥉

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Animal photos

Contestant	Best Photo	Remaining Photos	Place
Caxina			1st 🥇
Herya			2nd 🥈

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Free category

Contestant	Best Photo	Remaining Photos	Place
Ofiussia			1st 🥇
Caxina			2nd 🥈
Herya			3rd 🥉



Submission's Deadline FINISHED!

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.

Results

Flag	Contestant	Portuguese Judge's Score	Forest Judge's score	European Judge's Score	Islander Judge's Score	Average	Place
	Nordustra	8	9	8	10	8.75	1st 🥇
	Ankuran	10	8	7	8	8.25	2nd 🥈
	Ecologist Hegemony	7	10	6	6	7.25	3rd 🥉
	Caxina	6	9	7	3	6.25	4th
	Herya	7	5	6	7	6.25	4th
	Station 8	6	6	2	9	5.75	5th
	Ofiussia	8	2	5	5	5	6th
	Zakrya	5	4	4	4	4.25	7th
	Caxina	5	0	2	2	2.25	8th
	Ofiussia	5	1	1	1	2	9th
	Codyn	---	---	---	---	---	Disqualified

Judges's Comments on the top 3

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Nordustra


Jutsa wrote:

9/10. My actual favorite. xD But the only reason I'm scoring it lower is because, though it uses only two colours absolutely beautifully, I'd argue it's probably slightly too detailed. Nonetheless, an absolutely beautiful flag.

Pilipinas and Malaya wrote:

8/10. This flag is amazing, I love how it uses the contrast between white and black to its advantage. The only setback it has is its details, they're too much and would be too indistinguishable from afar.

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Ankuran


Jutsa wrote:

8/10. It's a truly beautiful and unique flag - no doubt about that! It displays a solid and unique emblem and has good colours. My main qualms with it are a) complexity (again lol) and b) the amount of light-on-light colouration makes it lack contrast and a little murky (if you imagine it from a distance). Still, it's very unique and pleasant, overall, and it genuinely pains me to put it so relatively low on this list.

Pilipinas and Malaya wrote:

7/10. Fairly great design, heavily dislike the colour choices. It blends together too much.

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Ecologist Hegemony


Jutsa wrote:

10/10. Arguably it's not even my personal favorite (I love Nordustra's), but it ticks all the marks for good flag design: simple, straightforward imagery, relatively unique; it's just a really solid flag tbh.

Pilipinas and Malaya wrote:

6/10. It's alright, I suppose. The eye and the recycling symbol being two different shades of green makes me feel a little unsettled.

Anything else?

Portugal Digital wrote:

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