Gameroom Rock/Paper/Scissors Tournament III

[LazyMcCrow]

Waiting on @Visorslash.

Probably still smarting after I cut him to ribbons :gloat:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Day 3 results

The natural logjam that always occurs at the beginning of the tournament is beginning to split apart. The people that are going on early runs are established as the favorites for the tournament; the more distance they can put on the rest of the pack, all the better. Everyone else is jockeying for position, looking to establish themselves as powerful foes. Everyone is gunning for the points, but of course it is a zero-sum game. The oddsmakers, always eager to get a better idea of the situation at large, are eagerly anticipating another day which will bring greater clarity to how things really stand.

In the stadium, meanwhile, the crowd cares nothing for this. They simply want another day of great Rock/Paper/Scissors action, which they are about to get. The referee walks out, acknowledges the contestants, and raises his hand in the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

The first match of the day is between issaikhaan, still searching for his first points of the tournament, and classical_hero, who is looking to rebound and establish himself as a member of the upper tier after a loss yesterday. khaan, unyielding, throws Rock, but he can tell by a sharp cry of victory from his opponent that he has lost even before he sees what classical has thrown. Upon finally glimpsing, his suspicions are confirmed: it is Paper.
classical_hero defeats issaikhaan

Up next is a battle between two people going in different directions: Undefeated The King and winless Montmorency. Now, as the highly-educated contestants and audience (Rock/Paper/Scissors is the rare sport that appeals to the masses but still is very attractive to the intellectuals, you see) are all aware of the law of averages, which dictate that, all other things equal, Monty should be able to catch up to The King's point total. However, evidently, the law of averages has decided not to kick in quite yet, as The King's Paper covers Monty's Rock. The streaks continue.
The King defeats Montmorency

Sigurd watches this previous match and grits his teeth. He has been in this position before, trying to maintain pace with a leader. In the second tournament, Sigurd fell just short of matching Centurion1's blistering pace, drawing the #2 seed as a result and falling to Stildawn in the semifinals as a result. He has vowed not to let that happen again, though The King is proving a worthy opponent. Sigurd's match for this day, however, is against the equally capable edse, who logged his first victory of the tournament in high fashion yesterday against BSmith. However, it is quickly apparent that edse still has some work to do before being able to put on a run, as Sigurd's Rock smashes his Scissors. Sigurd has once again maintained pace.
Sigurd defeats edse

The next match is between Ishmael and atheotes. atheotes, a mere half-point behind the leaders, wishes too to maintain pace and hopefully start leapfrogging the competition starting with his match against The King tomorrow. However, perhaps atheotes is looking too far ahead for his own good. He receives a sharp rebuke when he sees that his Rock has fallen before Ishmael's Paper. Now it is Ishmael, incidentally, who is only one point off the leaders, but he notes that he is taking the tournament "one day at a time" in the press conference after the match.
Ishmael defeats atheotes

At the start of the day, there were three players that had not yet put points on the board. The first two of this group maintained their positions. BSmith is determined to leave that group - at this point, he'll take a draw. His opponent though, LazyMcCrow, is fresh off a victory against Visorslash and brimming with confidence. This will not be an easy task. However, BSmith is up to the challenge and cuts through Lazy's Paper with a throw of Scissors. Serenaded by cheers, BSmith smiles and sighs with relief. The monkey is off his back.
BSmith defeats LazyMcCrow

The last match of the day is between Zaccino and Visorslash. Having seen atheotes lose earlier today, Zaccino wants to establish himself as a clear-cut third, a mere half-point behind Sigurd and The King. Unfortunately for him, all he can accomplish is maintaining pace with atheotes for the third day in a row. Today, Visorslash's storyline has won out, courtesy of a throw of Paper to Zaccino's Rock. Visorslash smiles when he sees his name ahead of Lazy's - the man who defeated him yesterday - in the standings.
Visorslash defeats Zaccino

Standings through Day 3:

Sigurd: 3
The King: 3
classical_hero: 2
Visorslash: 2
Ishmael: 2
Zaccino: 1.5
atheotes: 1.5
edse: 1
LazyMcCrow: 1
BSmith: 1
issaikhaan: 0
Montmorency: 0

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It is now Day 4!

Day 4 matchups:

Montmorency vs. issaikhaan
classical_hero vs. edse
The King vs. atheotes
Sigurd vs. LazyMcCrow
Ishmael vs. Visorslash
BSmith vs. Zaccino

[Visor]

How's it going Lazy?

[LazyMcCrow]

How's it going Lazy?

[/GLOAT]

[atheotes]

Day 3 results

The next match is between Ishmael and atheotes. atheotes, a mere half-point behind the leaders, wishes too to maintain pace and hopefully start leapfrogging the competition starting with his match against The King tomorrow. However, perhaps atheotes is looking too far ahead for his own good. He receives a sharp rebuke when he sees that his Rock has fallen before Ishmael's Scissors. Now it is Ishmael, incidentally, who is only one point off the leaders, but he notes that he is taking the tournament "one day at a time" in the press conference after the match.
Ishmael defeats atheotes

CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ishmael]

CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a typo; I sent in paper. Sorry to disappoint .

[GeneralHankerchief]

CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, it's paper, thanks for the catch. I do this about five times per tournament.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Can't wait for my Day 7 match..

[GeneralHankerchief]

Quick heads-up, I'll be off the grid for a day or so starting in about 18 hours. Naturally, I'd like to have the next day of action written up by then, so if the two people I'm waiting on could send them in to me ASAP, it would be greatly appreciated.

[GeneralHankerchief]

All orders are in (thanks guys!) but I'm going to bed now. We'll have a new round before I go AFK, though.