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==People Involved== | ==People Involved== |
Revision as of 07:20, 10 August 2005
General
- The Games are Perhaps the most highly watched public sporting event in Perplex City
- As an extension of the Perplex City Academy, the Academy Games encourage public mental competitions
- It is a largely student-run organization
- The headquarters of the PCAG is at the Games Plaza which is close to the harbour.
- Most competitions take place elsewhere in the City, but the final 16 competitions are always held at the Plaza.
- The award ceremony takes place on the roof of the building in summer.
- Exhibition matches take place most days of the year
- PCAG Prizes include the "Scribe Prize"
- A study by the Perplex City Academy shows that students who take a Games Year tend to excel in the work place
- Making 8% more salary at their first jobs
- Making a stunning 22% more after ten years
- Essentially, a Games Year involves spending one extra year at the Academy, taking part in devising and setting puzzles
The 268AC Season
Exhbition Matches
- 21-MAR-05 - Jackson Nuru is ejected for using cognitive enhancers
- 30-MAY-05 - Myra Champaign Accepted into league
- 01-JUN-05 - Summer Holiday Exhibition moved to a larger venue to meet demand
- 13-JUL-05 - Bryce Goran is bumped Out by Myra Champaign
Championship Matches
- 02-AUG-05 - Championship Season Officially Opens
- 06-AUG-05 - Weekend Highlights:
- Ryan Cahill plays his first match, marking the popular Season Opening
- Serena Duncan impressively beats Ryan Cahill 5-2.
- Myra Champaign 4-3 win over Franz Lambert
- Georgi Shepherd 4-3 win over Lucius Jorgensen
- Jack Fleury surprise 6-1 victory over Gabriella Petel
- 13-AUG-05 - Upcoming Weekend Highlights:
- Mikhail Terpening vs. Kevin Hamlet
- Ethan Roanoke vs. Janice Termigant
- Klaus Johnson vs. Jeannie Murrow
- Terpening, Roanoke and Murrow favoured to win.
Season Leaderboard
People Involved
PCAG Winners
- 223AC - Professor Sanjean Adamek - Overall Winner
- 248AC - Professor Astrid Lindstrom - Overall Winner
- 256AC - Roberto Solitano - Languages Section Winner
- 267AC - Ryan Cahill - Overall Winner
- 268AC - Serena Duncan - Early favourite and pre-season champion
PCAG Record Holders
- Professor Estelle Sedgewick holds the record in the linguistic category
PCAG Officials
- Robert Zhi-hui, Chairman
- Paula Ching, Director of Substance Compliance
PCAG Puzzle Setters
- Sienna Greenlawn, currently a puzzle-setter
Noteworthy Players
- Serena Duncan - "Championship favourite"
- Gabriella Petel - "Championship favourite"
- Ryan Cahill - Last Year's Champion
- Myra Champaign - 9th youngest player ever admitted
- Ryman Gardner - Appearing weekly on 'The Lab'
- Bryce Goran - Failed to qualify for Championship play
- Janice Termigant
- Klaus Johnson
- Franz Lambert
- Georgi Shepherd
- Lucius Jorgensen
- Jack Fleury
- Mikhail Terpening
- Kevin Hamlet
- Ethan Roanoke
- Jeannie Murrow
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- article, 21-MAR-05 "PCAG Ejects Nuru" (link)
- feature, 23-APR-05 "The Perplex City Tour Guide" (link)
- article, 09-MAY-05 "Study Shows Games Year Aids Careers" (link)
- article, 31-MAY-05 "Champaign Accepted into Competition" (link)
- News in Brief, 01-JUN-05 "Holiday Exhibition moved" (link)
- article, 17-JUN-05 "Champaign Leaves Match in Tears" (link)
- article, 22-JUN-05 "Names of Six 'The Lab' Contestants Leaked" (link)
- article, 14-JUL-05 "Goran Out of Games" (link)
- article, 03-AUG-05 "PCAG Championship Season Opens" (link)
- article, 08-AUG-05"Serena Takes Lead in Beginning Rounds of Championship Play" (link)
- http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments.html - Many members of the Academy Staff played in the games
- Pietro Salk's Eulogy (link)