Ale to the Victors

Ale to the Victors - An Explanation
It may or may not be obvious that the name of this event is a play on words. The words of the UM Fight Song. Being a North Woods . . . hmm . . . East Lansing . . .group, well it was inevitable. How could we resist? We hope you’ll pick your team and come play.

Archery

There will be 3 scored tournament targets for Ale Points:
 10 Brown Bottles Hanging on the Wall
 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
 Tap the Keg
Additionally Ale Points will be awarded to the team
 with the Highest Scoring Individual in the above three tournaments
 fielding the Most Participants

Armored “La Soule”

Since the theme of this event is a Medieval Football Tailgate Saturday, we have to have a
football game! The “first half of the game will be a tournament for “heavy” fighters that
incorporates a game of “La Soule.”
~ 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Highest # of Goals Scored
~ 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Last Man Standing

Rapier

The second half of the game will be played by the rapier fighters. Let’s just say that “alcohol
abuse” will not win you any points!
~ 1 Ale Point awarded to the team Spilling the Least Ale when the fighting is over.
~ 1 Ale Point awarded to the team with the Last Man Standing

Team Spirit

How do you show Team Spirit? You could wear the “correct” colors. You could wave a banner
or pennant. You could paint your face. You could . . .

Everyone has heard some kind of cheer, right? Well, we want another one! Not like the other
ones! Go Teams! And. . . given the name of the event . . . we want a fight song too! You can
have multiple entries. More than one person or group can submit cheers or fight songs for their
teams. You don’t have to settle on just one. Please limit your performances to 3 minutes. A
written copy of cheers and songs must be turned in at Troll. Herald’s will judge on performance
and lyric. Bonus points will be given for Marching Bands which must be at least 5 people and
have a drum major. Extra bonus points might be given for flag corps, baton, and/or color guard.
Bands if present will perform post-game.
- There are a total of 6 Ale Points possible: 3 Populace Points and 3 Herald Points
- 1 pt for Best Heraldry - 1 pt for Best Pre-Game Cheer
- 1 pt for Best Post-Game Fight Song

Half-Time

What football game would be complete without a Half-Time Show? Bring your dancers or non-
dancers and let them take the field for a half-time dance off. This will be a populace point.

We don’t want the Marshals to feel left out. We want to see them smile and maybe even laugh!
Grab your shield and form a line. If you form a group and break out into a snappy cadence like
the “Briefcase Brigade” in the the Thanksgiving Parade that’s ok! Or maybe you’d like to show
off some Shield Wall Maneuvers, that’s ok! Show those dancers up? Ok!

1 Populace Ale Point for Dance-Off
1 Marshalls’ Ale Point for Parade of Shields

Heraldry

As any good hostess will tell you, presentation is everything! We want our party to look good!
Pageantry is all the rage! We want to see your colors! Show us your devices!

Team
1 pt for Apparel
1 pt for Banners/Flags
1 pt for Other
Unit
1 pt for Apparel
1 pt for Banners/Flags
1 pt for Other
Individual
1 pt for Apparel
1 pt for Banners/Flags
1 pt for Other

Libations

Aside from the “football” this is where its at! Bring your beer/ale, wine/mead, or non-alcoholic
libation for judging. In addition to Ale Points for their allied team winners of this Brewing and
Vintning Challenge will offer prizes to the winners in the three categories.
1 pt for Beers/Ales 1 pt for Wines/Meads 1 pt for Non-Alcoholic

Tailgate (Day Camp)

Tailgating is all about the company, the food and drink, and the game. That the company will be
good goes without saying because you’ll be there, right? We’ve taken care of the game. We’ve
taken care of drink - water and lemonade will be available throughout the day. This is also a wet
site so feel free to BYOBeer/Ale/Wine/Mead (no hard liquor please). We just ask that you drink
responsibly. All that’s left is the food and we’ve taken care of most of that, too. The Tailgate
Tavern will be open at lunch time and will have a selection of lunch items and is included in your
site fee. After the game the Tavern will open once again with Beer Brats and Dogs (also
included in your site fee!) The Tailgate Point is up for grabs for your interpretation of Medieval
Tailgate. If you’d like us to judge your side dishes for the Tailgate portion of this event, you will
need enough to feed yourself and whoever you plan to feed plus enough for three judges to
taste. This is a BYO not a potluck.
- 1 Ale Point for Taste - 1 Ale Point for Presentation

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a Canton of North Woods Barony