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>DUEL, only one point needed to win, but with two wins against that opponent
>to win the round, right?

Correct - except that we count losses not wins so both people can lose if
they double hit. This is to encourage good swordsmanship.

Is there thrusting allowed?

No - too dangerous. It was even excluded in many later medieval tourneys.

Fighting at
>half-sword disallowed? Half-sword being only allowed in defensive manuvers
>would be good.

Halfswording is legal. You may grab your own blade but not your opponants.

>10 STRIKES, I take it that feining is at the Marshall's discretion if it
>is
>a swing or not.

Correct

>TIME FIGHT, Is the fight stopped to recognize each point?

No

If so, it will
>take a long time, if not, than there may be different scores from each
>marshall. Maybe take the average of the scores.

Upto the marshals but will probably have one marshal keeping track of one
fighter's hits.

Easy markings to
>distinguish between fighters, such as ribbons etc.

Yup, armbands - possibly

>Fight until the whistle. When the whistle blows -you stop.

Whistle, horn, explosion... whatever we decide.
>
>HERO PIT- please elaborate.

Everyone lines up. the first person steps into the designated fighting
arena. The next person in line enters and they fight a duel. The winner
stays in the arena and the loser goes to the back of the line. The next
combattant in line steps in and fights the winner of the previous duel. When
every contestant has had at least 3 fights in the arena, that tourney is
over. The person with the most victorys wins.
>
>TEAM DUEL, So, the team takes the bracket position as a unit, the team
>then
>either moves on or gets eliminated as a team. Right?
>-I like it.
>
Yup. Like modern martial arts competitions.

>BRIDGE, do doel rules also apply or is it just to be cleared off of the
>bridge? Same disallowments as duel? or is there grappling to get them off
>of the bridge?
>
Same rules as duel. No pushing.
>
>What kind of tournaments can and must be held? Can I run just an
>individual
>tournament or does there have to be team contests? How many different
>events constitute a tournament-is there a minimum?

I'm thinking all different styles must be done at a tourney. Yes, it could
just be individual ones or just team, but if you choose one catagory, you
must do all tourneys.
>
>Point standings should be per event ex. someone could be first in points in
>the duel catagory but forth in the hero pit. There should be a 'Grand
>Knight' standing- average of someones points with a minimum of three
>catagories ex. duel, hero pit, and 10 strikes. If they have all four, it
>is
>still the average of all of them, not their top three.

Correct. We can probably have averages of standings in each individual
tourny style, but only overall placings will be considered.

Individual points
>should not be linked to team points.

Correctamundo
>
>Can a team have more than four members, but only enter four per tournament?

Yes. Only teams of 4 may enter. One group could enter 2 teams of 4 if they
wished, or more if they have the people but each one is considered a
different team. They may have one listed standin in case someone gets hurt.
If another gets hurt, they may withdraw or continue a person down.

>If so, do they have to be the same four? My thoughts are that not all
>members will be able to make it every time. Can you adopt a stand-in if
>your team is short a combatant? If so, that 'stand-in' cannot be currently
>competeing for another team in that same tourny.

See above.

>Four with optional stand-ins sounds like the way to go. Teams must consist
>of four members. In the event that a team is found short a combatant at an
>event, the may choose to elect a fourth member as a 'stand-in'. A
>combatant
>may only be a member of one team annualy; save for a regional 'Champions
>Team'.
>
Dont really care if someone bops from team to team. It's only the teams that
get the points not the individual person. They wouldnt be able to be in
multiple teams in a single tournament though...

>hmmmmm.........
>
>

Any more questions?