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Rather than give a strict play by play, entries in this category use a more literary flow

7 Wonders: Cities, Leaders, Wonder Pack, and Babel: The Beginning

“A glorious vision came to me in my dreams,” President Gamer declared as he seated himself at the table.
Without needing to be asked a serving girl brought him a mug of cider. The others looked at him, waiting for further explanation.
When one was not forthcoming, Professor cleared his throat and spoke. “Pray tell, what was in this vision.”
President Gamer’s face brightened. “A grand temple devoted to Artemis. I have already contacted the builders to have the plans drawn up.”
“Wait,” Space Cat interrupted, gesturing with the scrolls in her hands. “I thought we were ready to move forward with my plans.”
At this the table erupted into an argument. It appeared everyone had a different plan for their city.
“No one cares about your ridiculous dream.”
“I have already found a trader willing to bring in the special marble needed.”
“The plans are finished. We should begin immediately.”
“Enough!”
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Story War Super and Deluxe Round 5

Deep down in the depths of the Sewer, the Gardner and the Floating Brain faced off against the Banshee and the Cyborg. A phosphorescent moss cast an eerie glow upon the battle.

Before anyone else could make a move, Cyborg activated his Portable Hole which sucked in the Floating Brain. It was never seen again. Despite losing her ally so quickly, the Gardner battled on. As the Banshee opened her mouth to release her ear shattering cries, the Gardner wrapped her trusty Towel around her head. Even though the Banshee’s screams had taken down stronger foes, the piercing shrieks could not penetrate the Towel. The Banshee wailed on until she collapsed from exhaustion.

Meanwhile, the Gardner kept Cyborg busy by sending her plants to attack him. Vines ensnared him and attempted to burrow into his circuitry. His laser defenses could only keep them at bay so long, and soon he was engulfed in plant life.

The Gardner stood victorious in her domain deep within the earth.

Story War Super and Deluxe Round 3

Things had been peaceful on the Lunar Colony. The colonists were seeing steady progress in their endeavors and were a generally happy bunch. Considering they were living in space, things were pretty normal.

And then it got weird.

Several reports came in of Nyan Cat flying around Medusa, which seemed to mesmerize her and render her incapable of turning anyone to stone. Bystanders were relieved, but still puzzled over where these creatures came from and why they were fighting.

The rainbow trail of the Nyan Cat was also reported to distract the Ninja (who obviously wasn’t a very good ninja if people saw him). The Mad Scientist used this lapse in concentration and tased the Ninja, who recovered with amazing speed and bombarded Nyan Cat with Insane Glue.

Before Medusa could come to her senses, the Mad Scientist pulled a beaker from his lab coat and splashed some sort of concoction on Nyan Cat, dissolving the glue.

Medusa and the Ninja then fled the scene. The Mad Scientist and Nyan Cat have refused to shed any light on this strange encounter.

Story War Super and Deluxe Round 2

Things began simple enough in the nearly empty courtroom. The Politician and the Pirate took their seats as did the Barista and the Police Dog. But things didn’t stay civil for long.

“I was just trying to help the Police Dog apprehend criminals,” the Barista was explaining to the judge.

The Politician leapt to his feet. “We were set up!”

“Tha’s right,” the Pirate agreed also rising. “Arrre business be a legit’mat one.”

The Police Dog growled at the implication that he was corrupt.

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Story War Super and Deluxe Round 1

The Builder and the Frog Prince faced the Bugbear and Queen Bee on the Plains. Knowing they would need a defensible position, the Builder erected a fort with incredible speed. The Builder and Frog Prince felt safer behind its walls.
 
Queen Bee found this laughable, and actually laughed manically as she activated the Machine of Death. She wasn’t entirely sure what the machine did, but she felt certain that soon she and Bugbear would avenge all their bug comrades eaten by the Frog Prince.
 
Little did Queen Bee know, the Frog Prince was considered worthy and used Thor’s hammer to not only destroy her Machine of Death, but also to turn the fort into a giant bug zapper.
 
Lured in by the hypnotic light, Queen Bee and the Bugbear met their ends in a flash of blinding light. The Frog Prince would have to send Thor a gift basket to thank him for the loan of the hammer.

One Night Ultimate Werewolf Game 3

This is another misadventure in the land of Lobstopia, check out the tag for more.“Someone here must be a werewolf,” Professor said. “We’re not leaving until we find out who it is.”
 
Glances were exchanged across the room.
 
“Maybe if we knew who the Masons were, it’d be easier to figure out,” Chubby Unicorn said.
 
Despite the slight slur to her words, Professor agreed she had a point there.
 
“It’s not going to happen,” President Gamer said. “Masons are a secret society. You can’t be a secret society if you go around telling people what you are.”
 
“I’m a Mason,” Shutter said.
 
President Gamer groaned.
 
“He must be one, too,” Clumsy Ninja said.
 
“Or maybe that’s what he wants us to think, to throw us off track,” Professor said.
 
“That’s a good idea!” President Gamer exclaimed.
 
“He’s the Mason,” Chubby Unicorn said.
 
Despite these revelations, the discussion continued long after sunset. At some point Chubby Unicorn stumbled out into the night, but somehow found her way back as well.
 
“Let’s just put it to a vote, shall we?” Clumsy Ninja proposed.
 
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One Night Ultimate Werewolf Game 2

This is another misadventure in the land of Lobstopia, check out the tag for more.
The villagers looked down at the bodies of The Professor and Space Cat and wondered how this could have happened.
 
It had started with a rumor that werewolves were living in the village, and things just escalated.
 
The werewolves had tried to lay low – they hadn’t even attacked anyone! They suspected that the Seer was behind all of this, but didn’t want to do anything hasty. After all, they weren’t even sure who the Seer was.
 
The Robber had laughed to herself. It had been so easy to trick everyone. She’d laid enough false trails that no one could tell what was going on. Even the town Troublemaker had inadvertently helped her. But when people turned up dead, she stopped congratulating herself. Maybe if she hadn’t done such a good job, the villagers would have found the werewolves.
 
Space Cat had only meant to cause a little trouble that night. She never imagined that the next morning she and an innocent villager would be accused of being werewolves and immediately killed.
 
President Gamer and Clumsy Ninja were glad to have survived this sticky situation.

One Night Ultimate Werewolf Game 1

As a result of several brutal and mysterious murders, rumors had been spreading all around the village about the possibility that werewolves were responsible. As the mayor of Lobstopia, it was my job to calm the populace. Thus, I called a town meeting. Looking back, I realize that setting the meeting just before dark on the night of a full moon was not my wisest course of action. In my defense, no one else had a better meeting time. Unaware of the danger, everyone gathered anyway.

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Avalon Game 3

“We’ve made good progress,” Shutter said when everyone had been gathered, “but we could use some help. I’d like to send Chubby Unicorn and Clumsy Ninja out to gather new allies.”
 
“I’m not sure that’s the best pairing,” President Gamer said, and Space Cat agreed.
 
“Why?” Shutter asked. She knew that President Gamer was either Merlin or Morgana, so she was interested to know why President Gamer was objecting.
 
“They’ll get sidetracked,” he said.
 
Shutter glanced at Chubby Unicorn. “I think they can handle it.”
 
Chubby Unicorn, secretly Morgana, knew she’d have to be careful, but also knew she couldn’t let the Loyal Servants of Arthur succeed. She’d have to keep Clumsy Ninja from discovering her true identity.
 
They set out, but as President Gamer predicted, they easily became sidetracked and couldn’t manage to recruit a single new ally.
 
President Gamer took charge of the next meeting, and suggested he, Shutter, and Space Cat go out to fight the Saxons.
 
Professor and Chubby Unicorn objected, though they couldn’t say it was because they were evil. Clumsy Ninja also objected.
 
“I want to redeem myself,” she said, and Chubby Unicorn quickly agreed to this idea.
 
President Gamer relented, a little, and allowed Clumsy Ninja to go in his place. The group went off to battle and easily bested the Saxons.
 
Despite this victory, they faced a new threat: the Picts.
 
“I think Professor, Shutter, Clumsy Ninja, and Chubby Unicorn should handle this one,” Space Cat said.
 
Shutter and Clumsy Ninja immediately protested. After all, they had just been out fighting. President Gamer also voiced concerns.
 
“Fine. I’ll go back out, and I’m taking President Gamer, Chubby Unicorn, and Professor,” Space Cat said in a tone that brooked no further arguments.
 
Perhaps the Picts were just too fierce, or Space Cat wasn’t as prepared for another battle as she thought. It could have been Chubby Unicorn and Professor sabotaging the mission. In any case, the four retreated in defeat.
 
Shortly after their return, Professor came up with a wonderful idea. He suggested they attempt to retrieve the Holy Grail. Knowing it was highly unlikely that anyone would find it, he still chose his team carefully: himself, Chubby Unicorn, and Space Cat.
 
“I can’t possibly go,” Chubby Unicorn said. “I need more time to recover from all that fighting.” She didn’t say that she was afraid the others were beginning to suspect her of being evil.
 
President Gamer, Shutter, and Clumsy Ninja objected to being left out of such a historic opportunity, so Professor relented and allowed the three of them to tackle the practically impossible quest. He felt sure they would return without the Holy Grail, so he was surprised when they actually did return with it.
 
Chubby Unicorn needed to do something to salvage the mess Professor had made of their plans, so she informed the others of a rampaging dragon that needed slaying.
 
“We really need to take care of this menace,” she said. “I think Professor, President Gamer, Clumsy Ninja, and Shutter are the perfect team for this.”
 
“I don’t think I want to fight a dragon,” Professor said, a little worried that Chubby Unicorn was turning on him.
 
“Me neither,” Shutter said.
 
Space Cat objected to the team just because she could. This irritated Chubby Unicorn, so her new team pick was Clumsy Ninja, Shutter, Space Cat, and herself. After all, if she went herself, she had a better chance of making the mission fail.
 
Despite her best efforts to get the others roasted on accident, they managed to bring down the ferocious beast.
 
Chubby Unicorn then met with Professor in secret.
 
“We’re out of time. We need to kill Merlin. It has to be either President Gamer or Shutter.”
 
“I’ll take care of it,” Professor said.
 
As he was slipping through the silent hallways that night, he caught sight of Shutter out and about as well. Initially he was going to kill President Gamer, but he thought perhaps Shutter’s presence meant she was Merlin. He quickly dispatched her, but discovered his error the next day. He and Chubby Unicorn fled, their wicked plans thwarted.

Avalon Game 2

Though Arthur had loyal servants, Clumsy Ninja felt they needed to increase their numbers to help battle the dangers of the realm. She called a meeting and proposed sending Professor and Shutter out to gather new allies.
 
“I’m not sure that’s the best pairing,” President Gamer said.
 
“Why?” Clumsy Ninja asked.
 
“Professor will probably recruit people who share his anti-pants position.”
 
The rest of the group gave President Gamer a few weird looks.
 
“I think I can handle that,” Shutter replied, and the pairing was approved.
 
They set out at once, but despite their best efforts, they couldn’t convince anyone to join the cause. They returned in defeat without any clear idea why they had failed.
 
Despite this setback, Shutter was determined to make progress for King Arthur. She knew the Saxons were threatening to move farther inland, and proposed President Gamer, Chubby Unicorn, and Space Cat go fight them off.
 
“I feel like I should go on this one,” Clumsy Ninja said. “I’m itching to swing my sword.”
 
Professor also objected. “I want a chance to redeem myself and fight.”
 
Shutter would not be swayed and sent the team off.
 
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