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Revision as of 10:58, 23 October 2018
<h3"> Weekly Competitions
Tale of the WeekThe Tale of the Week Contest is a good way to boost your creativity: Each week an interesting picture, often from the Picture of the Week Contest, is chosen for competitors to write a short 'tale' about. After the submission period has concluded, a vote is held to ascertain which entrant has written the best story, based on the materials given. The winner of the weekly contest is awarded 1 point for the AAR Competitions Medals Scoreboard.
The following graphics competitions are held in the Screenshot Galleries:Picture of the WeekThe Picture of the Week Contest, in short PoTW consists of screenshots from all Total War games edited in any way, usually improving the graphics and the like, though from time to time creative twists are applied Unedited Screenshot of the WeekThe Unedited Screenshot of the Week Contest, in short UESW, allows ONLY UNEDITED Total War Screenshots. The emphasis lies on the perfect shot at the perfect time, though the picture can be cropped, to leave out unit cards and the like Game Picture of the WeekThe Game Picture of the Week Contest, in short GPotW, Submissions must be from a game other than Total War, submissions may be either edited or unedited screenshots |
<h3"> Community Spotlight
A Conquest of the StarsThe 2017 first-place award for Creative Writing went to Tigellinus, for his epic story A Conquest of the Stars. Eleusis and Kaldratos are rising stars in a wide-ranging interstellar war, champions of their respective factions - and brothers. Meanwhile, Risa is caught between her fear of death and her loyalty to those who saved her when her home was destroyed.
Nous Pauvre Couillon de FrontThe first place winner in AAR of the Year for 2017 was theSilentKiller, for the Nous Pauvre Couillon de Front AAR. At 22 years of age, Thomas Rampasse hadn't achieved anything and didn't know what to do with his life. When war began, he volunteered for the Army and was sent into the carnage of the Western Front during the First World War. With historical details and events - such as the transport of thousands of soldiers from Paris to Sèzanne in Parisian taxis - this gripping story takes us into the clamour and terror of trench warfare, in which disobeying orders might be the only sane action at the time, but an action which could expose Rampasse to more danger... |
<h3"> Monthly Competitions
The Writers' Study holds monthly competitions for both AARs and creative writing pieces. The MAARC EventThe Monthly After Action Report Comptetition, in short MAARC, is open to AARs posted on TWC. Each month, writers can nominate their AARs if they were updated at least twice in the that month. After the 4 Week nomination period, usually 10 days voting is held to find the 3 best AARs for the month. Winning the MAARC gets you a score/leadership points:
These points can be gathered to finally gain the three AAR Competitions Medals! The MCWC EventThe Monthly Creative Writing Competition, in short MCWC is open to creative writing pieces such as serials, short stories, and poems.
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<h3"> The Writers' Study
AAR CompetitionsThe Monthly AAR Competition-or MAARC-is held here. Each month, writers can nominate their AARs if they were updated at least twice in the that month. After the 4 Week nomination period, usually 10 days voting is held to find the 3 best AARs for the month. Winning the MAARC gets you a score/leadership points:
These points can be gathered to finally gain the three AAR Competitions Medals! |
<h3"> Community RPG's
View the RPG forum here |
<h3"> The Artists' Studio
The Graphics WorkshopThe Graphics Workshop is THE place for all your artistic needs regarding:
And of course the Graphics Competition - Each week artists race against each other to create pictures about general topics in signature style - for the Graphics Competition Medals!
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<h3"> The Scriptorium
The Scriptorium is the repository for the best articles written on TWC covering Total War and a host of other subjects. The Scriptorium also runs two writing competitions every year, one in the winter at the beginning of the year, and another during the summer in the middle of the year. See here for a guide to the competitions. |
TWC Content and Publications |