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| − | <center><big>'''Welcome to Community Portal on the TWC Wiki'''</big></center>
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | ===General=== |
| − | ==TWC Competitions, Games and Awards== | + | <!---NOTE TO EDITORS: to add a new entry - copy and paste the section BETWEEN the ***** symbols below, add the title and name where indicated, optionally add the author's name and/or a BRIEF description or excerpt where indicated. (if possible add the entry in alphabetical order by title) |
| − | Do you have a competitive nature? There are lots of competitions on TWC where you can show off your intellectual and artistic skills or just join in by supporting and voting for others. The medals available to winners of the contests can be viewed on the wiki '''[[Contest Awards|here]]'''. The currently active competitions are listed below with links to the forums:
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| − | ===Writing=== | + | {{Entry |
| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?802-Tale-of-the-Week Tale of the Week]''': TOTW takes an interesting picture, including winning POTW entries and other generally awesome images, and gives you the opportunity to write a short 'tale' about it. Members then vote on which entrant has written the best story, based on the materials given.
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| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?747-Writers-Study-General-Competitions AAR and Creative Writing Competitions]''': The Writers' Study hosts Monthly After Action Report Competitions (MAARC) and Occasional special creative writing competitions. MAARC is open to AARs posted on TWC.
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| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1967-Post-of-the-Fortnight-Competition Post of the Fortnight]''': The POTF competition is aimed at promoting quality posting within the Discussion and Debate area of the forum. You can't enter your own posts for this competition but post well in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?447-Discussion-and-Debate D&D section] and you may find your post gets nominated.
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| − | ===Screenshots and Videos===
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| − | '''All of the picture and video competitions can be found in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?33-Screenshot-Galleries-Picture-of-the-Week-and-Video-Competitions Screenshot Galleries]'''.
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| − | *'''Picture of the Week''': 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 Week''': UESW allows exclusively 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.
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| − | *'''Game Picture of the Week''': GPOTW submissions must be from a game other than Total War, submissions may be either edited or unedited screenshots.
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| − | *'''Video of the Month''': VOTM submissions must be videos consisting of in-game footage from either the campaign map or the battle map of a Total War game or modification.
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| − | ===Role Playing Games===
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| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?968-Community-RPG-ForumRPGs Play by Post RPGs]''': RPG's are a complex and highly entertaining way to interact and "play" with other members on TWC. In general, all participants of one RPG choose one faction for the game and pick their characters (Family Members, Agents, etc) out of this faction. Then, everyone acts out his role or character to turn a simple Total War campaign into a vivid theatre play or rather, a novel! Most RPGs have introduced a complex game system with political aspects and structures.
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| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?793743 The Total Guess Competition]''': TGC is intended to reward those who are regular players of the various Guess/Name/Identify games around TWC. The games currently included are: ''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?642930 Name that historical event]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?535292 Identify that Tank/Ship/Plane/Artillery etc]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?377843 Name that historical figure!]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?466965 Name that battle!]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?289996 Guess Where?]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?780231 The Catchphrase game]; [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?398631 Guess the movie from the picture].'' | |
| − | *'''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-Coliseum The Coliseum]''': As well as housing TGC this forum also contains many threads for other informal games and has sub-forums available for Mafia and Interactive History.
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| | + | |title=A Place in History: Andalusia |
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| | + | |title=A Place in History: Bayeux |
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| | + | |author=Perikles |
| | + | |description=The city of Bayeux in Normandy, France has seen it's fair share of history over the past 1,000 years. Below I shall discuss 2 of the main events to happen in and around this small place. |
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| | + | |title=Alcohol, its History and Place in Britains Society |
| | + | |url=http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=54964 |
| | + | |author=Denny Crane! |
| | + | |description=Alcohol has been around in many forms since time imemorial. In medecine, religion and social aspects, it has been vital in our development; having social, analgesic and antiseptic uses... |
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| | + | ===Antiquity=== |
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| − | | + | |title=A City like no other- The History of Athens up to the Peloponnesian War |
| − | ==TWC Publications== | + | |url=http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?691082-A-City-like-no-other-The-History-of-Athens-up-to-the-Peloponnesian-War&p=14558453#post14558453 |
| − | Looking for some interesting reading material? Start here:
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| − | ==TWC Discussion Forums== | + | {{Entry |
| − | Not sure where to post for the best historical discussion or the friendliest chat? Check out these suggested forums:
| + | |title=A Look in the Politics of the Western Roman Empire (454-480) |
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| − | | + | |description=The late Roman Empire is a very interesting and vivid period. In this thread I want to give the reader a look into the events happening in the high politics of the dying Western court with a focus on Marcellinus and Julius Nepos... |
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by: Perikles