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127 ROUND 1 RESULTS and ROUND 2! · 2:06am Nov 15th, 2019

First of all, hello people, I have another blog post of lore you might want to check out. I tried to synthesize EVERYTHING!

Now, for what you're here for. The results of the FIRST ROUND!

BLACK
Optimal Distribution vs Devotion’s Legacy
68.8% > 31.3%
Optimal Distribution takes the first round with a major majority!

ORANGE
Meeting Your Maker vs Solar Waltz
78.6% > 21.4%
Meeting Your Maker! FanOfMostEverything has taken two clear wins already, is this a portent of things to come?

LIME
The Little Cafe by the Way vs Of the Fae
80% > 20%
A clear victory for that simple fic about heroes at a cafe before everything goes downhill.

RED
Alone vs The Wheel Weaves
50% = 50%
WOAH. We have an absolute perfect tie! That’s… well that’s unfortunate, now I have to break this. As arbiter of SotS, I shall simply choose my favorite… and that goes to Terrence’s the Wheel Weaves! Close one!

GOLD
Neither Fear nor Favor vs What Could Have Been
31.3% < 68.8%
And it looks like the season 9 ponies take over the Discworld by a pretty fair margin.

PINK
Requiem for the Shadows vs A Heart’s Gambit.
35.7% < 64.3%
You know, when I saw this bracket come up, I thought it would be the clash of the titans. But a Heart’s Gambit takes it rather decisively.

FOREST
Naivete vs Playing Both Sides
43.8% < 56.3%
The Melnorme win out by a short margin against the story about the previous generation. I was watching this one as the results came in, it was actually a close battle.

TEAL
A Dark Wind vs Broadcast
13.3% < 86.7%
Geez. Broadcast blew its competition out of the water. You all like Night Vale, it seems.

BLUE
War Immaterial vs Soft Target
64.3% > 35.7%
The war in the Warp takes precedence over Daleks and Retcon!

GREEN
The Polarized Nation vs Eye of the Storm
46.7% < 53.3%
EXTREMELY close, but Keywii eeks out a victory just barely!

CYAN
Gordian Knot vs An Unpleasant Note
66.7% > 33.3%
I was surprised by how this one developed. The meme note held sway for most of the early game before falling away to TIME SHENANIGANS.

VIOLET
Black and White vs Message Received
64.3% > 35.7%
A chat between philosophers versus a mini-clipshow goes to the philosophers.

FUCHSIA
The Meaning of Redemption vs Reflections in a False Tower
78.6% > 21.4%
Ah yes, my baby. Glad to see it’s performing well, and I hope to see it run a long and bloody trail all the way to victory…

GRAY
Every Rose has Thorns vs Edge of Dawn
13.3% < 86.7%
The longest fic submitted also has one of the strongest first rounds! A massive score for Galliar! I look forward to seeing it in battle soon…

BROWN
The Last Victory vs A Lady in Pain
60% > 40%
Meta shenanigans pull ahead of DnD lore in a relatively close tousle.

PURPLE
The Bacon Horse Protects vs From Cinders
20% < 80%
The League of Sweetie Belles will never die.

NEW BRACKETS!
Optimal Distribution vs Meeting Your Maker, both FoME! …I made sure nobody fought themselves first round, but the rest is RNG, I’m not adjusting now.
The Little Cafe by the Way vs The Wheel Weaves
What Could Have Been vs A Heart’s Gambit
Playing Both Sides vs Broadcast
War Immaterial vs Eye of the Storm
Gordian Knot vs Black and White
The Meaning of Redemption vs Edge of Dawn (THE BATTLE OF THE TITANS!)
The Last Victory vs From Cinders

REMAINING AUTHORS
GMBlackjack: 5 (I see many of mine about to die today…)
FoME: 2
Mal: 2
Sketchy
Terrene
SgtSarge
Keywii
Triv
Galliar
TheUnbalancedOne

THE SURVEY: https://forms.gle/KQhhuRCUiSo6W5hj8
You only have one day this time, but hey, you should have read them at this point, in theory.

-GM, master of posts.

((now seriously go back and check out my lore post))

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Comments ( 7 )

Yeah, that last matchup wasn't even remotely fair. And now I have to go punch myself. The RNG is a harsh mistress...

WOW, I'm really surprised at how well Broadcast did! Thank you to everyone who voted for it and War Immaterial! Best of luck to everyone else on the next round!

Sad that Fear nor Favour did so poorly, as I consider it some of my best writing, but against Season 9 it never really had a chance. Alone did a lot better than I expected, for a short piece with a relatively obscure source. I had expected Soft Target to be a bit more popular, what with all the demands for Daleks in the story comments. As for Gordian Knot... wow. That's the one I didn't expect to get through. Thanks guys!

I am very tempted to write up some author's notes, but in the meantime, here's to the next round!

I lived. And... now I'm up against Hazbin. Was nice while it lasted. :derpytongue2:

Sad to see a few of the ones that dropped go. I thought every snip was a winner, but that is the cost of battle. Not everyone makes it out, even the best of us.

I tend to have a hard time choosing between stuff like this in votes, but maybe I'll have an easier time as the pool of choices diminish. Also holy cow, I didn't think the last victory was going to get much attention, being so..rough and non specific. Wasn't sure I'd ever expand on that but maybe it's worth thinking about

I just narrowly avoid losing to American politics and now I have to beat flippin' 40K!

DANGIT!

GG, friends, the storm may settle.

Well, it was worth a shot. GG Fan!

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