1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.
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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. Winnipeg has put together an impressive streak of Challenge Cup Finals appearances, but has no hardware to show for their dominance in the west so far. What do the Aurora have to do differently to get over the hump this year?
b. Buffalo, fresh off a rebuild, crushed their way through the first two rounds of these playoffs after coming in as a wildcard, scoring two consecutive sweeps against two of the best teams in the East. Have the Stampede convinced you? If so, what sold you?
c. Two very different teams took two very different routes to the Cup Final: which of them impressed you more? Why?
d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?
b. The Buffalo Stampede have had a great start in the playoffs! It is exciting to see another team that was previously a strong contender come back after a solid rebuild. Now that the playoffs are done and they have taken the cup, they definitely have proven their point and convinced me of their teams strength.
c. Continuing from the previous answer, I am thoroughly impressed by the Buffalo Stampedes brute force through the playoff bracket. Going up against the past few seasons top teams, beating Philly by the skin of their teeth and winning the cup for the first time in eleven seasons is no small feat, and I congratulate the team for their efforts.
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5. Written, 3 TPE, Blood on the Ice (150 words min)
Continuing an emergent tradition: this year's final features a god-bear of cosmic wind facing an unfamiliar rival on a familiar battleground: this year, the great glowing north faces a furious herd of buffalo! Tell me who wins and why! The arena and the rules of the fight can be whatever you desire. Get creative!
A bear slept soundly in the heart of a vast and majestic mountain range while the Aurora Borealis glimmered above. A herd of buffalos stomping through the valley awakens the bear who is very outnumbered. As the shimmering lights danced across the night sky, their energy seeped into the bear, bestowing an ancient power upon this creature. With fiery eyes and a coat ablaze with stardust, the bear awoke and prepared to defend its territory. The clash commenced under the watchful gaze of the shimmering auroras, with thunderous roars and earth-shaking tremors. The bear's cosmic energy radiates with each mighty swipe of its paws sending beams of light in purple, blue and green hues towards the herd, while the Aurora Borealis pulses brighter with each beam sent. The force of this creature is simply no match for the beasts, and are forced to retreat and reroute their travels across the valley.
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