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The SK Chess Tournament Results Thank you to everyone who participated in this month's SK chess tournament. We had a total of 14 contestants! After some tough and interesting games, 14 was whittled down to 4 battling it out for 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st place. The bronze match saw @Squeegee and @alyster fighting for that all important 3rd place. After an intense battle, Alyster reigned supreme and is therefore awarded a bronze medal! All eyes were on the final as @Eclipse and @Clover were not just battling for 1st place - but also for the honour of The Knights Radiant and Seven Kingdoms respectively. Could TKR really become SK Chess King?! Not on Clover's watch! The battle of the minds was concluded and Clover brought the crown home for Seven Kingdoms. I therefore announce Clover this tournaments winner, and Eclipse as a worthy runner up. 1st place: Clover 2nd place: Eclipse 3rd place: Alyster 4th place: Squeegee Keep an eye out for future tournaments. We are trying to hold something at least once a month, both with chess and others games. Once again, thanks to the participants and congrats Clover, Eclipse, Alyster and Squeegee!

Anyone who does sock, shoe, sock, shoe is going to burn in hell

Official State Portraits of all SK Kings All made using this online tool. Feel free to make your own and submit it to the SK Portraits gallery. Due to varying image qualities and directions the subject was facing in the photo, some of these came out a bit more....unique, than others. For this gallery, portraits were chosen for maximum stateliness, or lacking that, hilarity. Name/Title is written below each portrait. Portrait was burned following his overthrow and banishment. Lionheart "The Mad King" of House Targaryan, First of His Name, First King of The Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tenages "The Twice Crowned" of house Baratheon, First of His Name, Second King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mikey "The Unready" of House Tyrell, First of His Name, Third King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cody "The Wroth" of House Blackfyre, First of His Name, Fourth King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tenages "The Twice Crowned" of House Baratheon, First of His Name, Fifth King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Valdoroth "The Scrivener" of House Drox, First of His Name, Sixth King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brooklyn "The Blackheart" of House Cerwyn, First of His Name, Seventh King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Blake "The Bastard" of House Blackfyre, First of His Name, Reigning King of the Andals, The Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm Also known as Squeegee

what kind of fucking savage puts on sock, shoe , sock, shoe

You’re already putting in far more effort than the majority of your fellow countrymen. Kudos.

Almost every aspect of the American Justice system is disgusting, the death penalty is just the tip of the iceberg. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stinney

If you put milk in first be prepare to be crusaded filthy heretics.

I feel like we explain to you every week how long this marathon is... if only you read the forum post that literally breaks it down week by week

I’m voting for the demented, out of touch, old man with all the sexual assault accusations.

You know those horrifying videos of chickens being turned into nuggets, or hotdogs being made? That’s kind of my relationship with religion. My dad’s a pastor, and once you ‘see how it’s made’ you don’t want it anymore. people are nuts

He's too blue-black brain to understand that distinction.

The dress is black and blue, say anything else and you're perma banned.

Loads of beer last night kept telling me I'm 21. The headache in the morning reminded me "Nope!"

I really like South Park and Family Guy. They have the cleanest, brightest, detailed, and most fluid animation out of any Anime I've seen, And I've seen A LOT of anime. American Dad, Rick and Morty, etc.

I was going to vote against but Anun Tidera convinced me otherwise. I would like to put forth a motion that we capital punish Anun. Joking aside, I do not support the death penalty. I don't trust the criminal-justice system to fairly execute it's most basic of power, let alone have it dictate who gets to live or die. It is a system structured around systematic racism, tribalism, and profit.

The problem with death penalty is that there’s always a chance that innocent people end up getting convicted and set to death. And once you’re dead and then new evidence comes out, too bad, that can’t change anything. And if they’re actually guilty, just let them rot in jail.

I'm not opposed to guns as a general rule, I just don't think every Cleetus and Billy need to have one.

All anime is cartoons though

Opposite- need more enforcement.

Grumpy old bastard........... Get in here Gudea

I guess Reddit, if it counts. Though to be honest, I don't really consider it nearly as much of a social network, especially because you don't even know who you're talking with, so the social bit isn't really there. It's basically just a more modern forum/community organization UI. Aside from Reddit (as a lurker) and Discord, I don't use any though...

Facebook is how I learned my entire family is full of inbred racists so... not Facebook.

How would you really know how anybody other than yours was doing? Also I appreciate the ellipses.

I'm not too convinced you guys got it figured out over there either ;P

I'm actually not too sure yet. I'm doing a little bit of research into their political views and what legislation they have supported in the past before making a decision. I only turned 18 two months ago. I still have a few months to decide though.

Eclipse goes forward to finals. I will cry softly now on how stupid my blindness was.

I don't know if I could do that, being around hardcore religious people makes me nervous

Well, there is only one valyrian bastard standing between you and the Iron Throne....

Who had this ideia is a genius, very funny and unique.

Admins can see, I'll screenshot it for you.... for a price Just so we're clear, I'm talking about money, not anything unseemly.

Zenica, Ilysium - The heads of all of the King's councils and committees were rushed to the palace today for an emergency meeting with HRM, King Valentino. No official statement has been released by the palace, nor any governing body. In an unprecedented move, HRM, King Valentino called a meeting with all of his government department heads. Amid the flurry of activity behind the palace gates, helicopters and jet fighters flew overhead, and security around the palace was increased to ensure that this emergency summit was protected. All palace tours were cancelled and the public was forced to evacuate the area in front of the gates. News media were not allowed inside, either. Rumors flew as one black sedan after another arrived, each bearing the license plate of a different department sped up to the gate. The Minister of State, The Chief Commander of the Military, the entire Regency Council, The Chairperson of the Crown Council, The Minister of State, the Chief Justice of the Royal Supreme Court and the Royal Ambassador to the 7 Kingdoms Alliance were all rushed inside. "I've never seen anything like it," remarked Louise Trumble, longtime owner of a souvenir cart on the sidewalk across from the palace. "Even during state visits! It's all so hush-hush, but, like, in a really loud way." The Chief Communication Director for the Royal Family, Morgan Ledbetter, was not immediately available for comment. However, the most likely reason for this meeting is to further discuss the king's plans for further expansion. The great success that he's had raiding other countries has, reportedly, spurred discussions inside the palace of taking over other countries instead of just pillaging them. Our country's coffers have never been so full and the success of the military in planning and executing invasions has highlighted the triumph of the king's Manifest Destiny initiative. That, along with His Royal Majesty's unequaled approval among our citizenry has given him a "green light" to pursue historical growth. An anonymous source close to the palace stated, "This may very well be the new golden age of Ilysium! We could be at the beginning of the newest empire to grace our planet!" This source went on to say, "The King knows that he has the full support of his subjects. Beside, who wouldn't want King Valentino as their leader? He the most! Those countries would be lucky to have him!" But, the question remains, why the sudden and hurried meeting? A high ranking official inside the State Department told us, "I can assure you that this meeting was only last minute to the public. His Majesty doesn't do something like this on a whim." When pressed to find out how long this had been in the works for, he ended the conversation abruptly. Dale Whistles, our chief legal correspondent stated that, even though the king has full legal authority, any acquisitions such as taking over countries would still need coordination with all of the various departments. Questions such as citizenship for the people of conquered lands, legal rights for POW's, establishing rule of law and how to assure fellow alliance members that this is the right move for Ilysium all must be considered and decided upon. We will, obviously, stay on top of this quickly developing situation. Don't forget to subscribe to our news service. For only 2 gold crowns a week, you can get our up to the minute news sent right to your phone!

I know how to play, I am a novis but I know the moves well enough.

37 here, with the body of a 21 year old and the mind of an lobotomy patent.

Im 18, what a year to graduate high school

29 here, what a year to turn 30 huh?

I'm 19, that's practically 53 already

Im in. Gotta show my mentor who's boss

Count me in, but that's another game I haven't played in years.

I'm a big supporter, as long as there are strict measures in place.

Nope, disagree. The right to live is a universal one, regardless of crime committed. That therefore means you have to defend everyones right to live, even if they are the lowest of humanity and deserve to be in prison for the rest of their life. There is never a perfect justice system, and miscarriages of justice will always happen, unfortunately. Of course, systems around the world could be massively improved, but it would be silly to assume we could reach a perfect system. However, if you were found guilty and later proved innocent, under capital punishment it would be too late for you. You are dead - no coming back from that. But, if you were in a system without capital punishment, you could at least get your freedom back. There is no return from a wrongful conviction that leads to death. I also don't want to point the finger at the executioner or attorney. It doesn't add anything to this debate, and in my opinion, we should be looking at the legislature to change this.

I’m against capital punishment. It isn’t an effective deterrent as multiple studies have shown. As for the argument that it will cause overcrowding in jails it really won’t. Simple fix to that in the U.S. is maybe don’t convict people to a shit ton of years for using drugs. Really says something that China, a communist country with 3-4 times the number of people as the U.S, has a smaller prison population. Also don't get me started on how corrupt private prisons are. They should be illegal.

In addition to what my man @Heathsaid, egg has to have come first because the first chicken came from the first chicken egg, no?

I'm happy to come second to that nutslapping, Queen loving Tory loyalist @Gudea! Never before have I seen someone go through the training programme with recruits so thoroughly. Plus, I've learned a few insults from him myself.

Lol, looks like the forms are a bit borked again if it's posting as me ...

Best royal portrait