FW: OK what is a Roman Melee? (Womans Tourney at Pennsic)

["Susan and Frank Downs" <sfdowns@pinn.net>]

Poster: "Susan and Frank  Downs" <sfdowns@pinn.net>


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From: "Susan and Frank  Downs" <sfdowns@pinn.net>
To: "Logan and/or Arielle" <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: OK what is a Roman Melee? (Womans Tourney at Pennsic)
Date: Mon, May 24, 1999, 10:12 PM


It sounds to me like a series of grand melees, followed by some kind of
elimination tourney for the sundry winners.

Regards, 

Naro

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>From: Logan and/or Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>
>To: Svanhildr@aol.com
>Subject: Re: OK what is a Roman Melee? (Womans Tourney at Pennsic)
>Date: Mon, May 24, 1999, 11:23 AM
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>Poster: Logan and/or Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>
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>Actually it sounds exactly like a standard grand melee (only with the addition of
>the sexism involved).
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>Regards,
>
>Duke Logan
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>Svanhildr@aol.com wrote:
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>> Poster: Svanhildr@aol.com
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>> OK a Roman Melee starts out with all fighters in a Circle...
>> layon is called...
>> And it is basically every person for them selves. You can team up
>> (temporarily) to beet the tougher Fighters.. But in the end only one person
>> can win.
>> After fighting a few rounds of this style Melee you can then run a finals
>> such as is done in Double elim to determine the winner of the over all
>> tourney.
>> Winners of each Melee and the overall Victor will receive a prize. ( The
>> prizes will be on display at the beginning of the tourney.
>>
>> Basically it is different then what has been done. Roman Melee's are not
>> frequently done in the SCA (at least in this region) Thought it would be good
>> to take away some of the Tourney Anxiety that some feel in Double elims etc.,
>> in hopes to draw more people out to fight. Also cuts down on choosing your
>> own bouts as happens in the William marshal style tourney's
>>
>> Hope this helps
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