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Games

Games and sports are popular pastimes in Nodd. Whether it's to kill some time, make some gloam, or stave off the dread of what the next day might hold in store, there are a variety of popular Noddish games to play.

Tabletop & Card Games

Microgrinder - Resembling a miniaturized version of MageGrinder, this game is found in taverns as a casual source of entertainment, though there is also a competitive scene. Microgrinder is played by placing down a small, enchanted stadium, in which various game pieces and microcitizens are then placed to battle. The game pieces typically resemble celebrities, beasts, artifacts, or similar items - All can manifest a small illusory copy of the real thing, which possess their abilities and traits at a smaller scale. Microcitizens are commonly added for the amusement of the players, whether or not they stand a fighting chance.

Smokewars - A game where two or more participants load up a smoking implement of their choice with a specific substance, then engage in duels using illusions woven from exhaled smoke.

Whim - Named after "The City's Whims", the constantly shifting ordinances of the City, this card game involves two piles of cards. Each player draws from the first pile and attempts to build a strong hand. The second pile contains cards that modify the rules of the game in various ways.

Arcanet Games

Games on the Arcanet cover a wide variety of genres, giving a constantly shifting landscape of potential entertainment. Most games are designed to be highly addictive, with many ways of separating the player from their gloam. Gambling is popular and baked into many games, with gloam payouts as well as physical prizes - prizes which may be somewhat dubious in nature, such as cursed artifacts or addictive substances.

Sports

GodGrinder - A Council sponsored event which occurs once a turn, based upon the initial GodGrinder which saw Mercian Vetch and Filo Rooke crowned as citygods. Draws many hopeful contestants seeking fame and fortune, though it has yet to offer a prize so lofty as the godhood offered at the first event.
MageGrinder - These sporting events are commonly held by many organizations for the masses to enjoy, and feature matches between individuals and/or beasts.
Trickster Ball - Played between two teams, this sport uses a modified Trickster Tin as the ball. As the game progresses the ball will cast a random spell upon nearby players, with a variety of effects designed to injure, debilitate, or distract the players. Games often end with only a small handful of active players remaining, if any.
Scarab Racing - Scarab racing has one goal - be the first living racer across the finish line. There are organized races and events, but there are also many impromptu races held above the streets of Nodd.
Beastpoke - Two teams compete to be the first to wrangle a ferocious beast into their team's goal.
Beastfighting - A term for any of a variety of events which feature beasts being pitted against one another, whether a formal event or not. Beasts of all shapes and sizes are used in these events.

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 ===Games===
-Nodd has many games and sports of great variety - there are few better ways to pass one's time, make some gloam in the process, or simply stave off the looming ennui that life in Nodd tends to bring.
+Games and sports are popular pastimes in Nodd. Whether it's to kill some time, make some gloam, or stave off the dread of what the next day might hold in store, there are a variety of popular Noddish games to play.
 ====Tabletop & Card Games====
-* Microgrinder - A tabletop game played often in taverns as well as in competitive tournaments. A small, enchanted stadium is placed upon the table within which micros and game pieces can be placed. Game pieces exist for various celebrities, beasts, weapons, artifacts, and so forth, all of which manifest in an illusory fashion once placed upon the board. Pieces are fully capable of mock battle at the micro-scale and perform like the real thing - celebrities have their catch phrases, gear, and spells, creatures have natural abilities and attacks, etc. It is very common to play the game with micros mixed in with the pieces - thus the name, as it plays out like a miniature version of MageGrinder.
+* Microgrinder - Resembling a miniaturized version of MageGrinder, this game is found in taverns as a casual source of entertainment, though there is also a competitive scene. Microgrinder is played by placing down a small, enchanted stadium, in which various game pieces and microcitizens are then placed to battle. The game pieces typically resemble celebrities, beasts, artifacts, or similar items - All can manifest a small illusory copy of the real thing, which possess their abilities and traits at a smaller scale. Microcitizens are commonly added for the amusement of the players, whether or not they stand a fighting chance.
-* Smokewars - A group of two or more individuals sit down at a sizable table with their choice of smoking implement at hand. Using specific substance engage in illusory smoke battles
+* Smokewars - A game where two or more participants load up a smoking implement of their choice with a specific substance, then engage in duels using illusions woven from exhaled smoke.
-* [[Whim]] - A card game based upon the cities everchanging ordinances, which are colloquially referred to as "The City's Whims." The game involves each player drawing a hand and then discarding or drawing based on the whims drawn from another pile of cards.
+* [[Whim]] - Named after "The City's Whims", the constantly shifting ordinances of the City, this card game involves two piles of cards. Each player draws from the first pile and attempts to build a strong hand. The second pile contains cards that modify the rules of the game in various ways.
-* Bar games? Musical hookah? That table thing you stick your hand in?
 ====Arcanet Games====
-Arcanet games run a wide gambit of genre and style, almost as many appear each day as disappear. Most tend to be highly addictive, just rewarding enough to encourage more play, and almost always have ways to spend, or waste, gloam in the process. The games often have physical prizes in addition to gloam for winners, though they are usually cursed artifacts, addictive substances, or other dubious winnings.
+Games on the Arcanet cover a wide variety of genres, giving a constantly shifting landscape of potential entertainment. Most games are designed to be highly addictive, with many ways of separating the player from their gloam. Gambling is popular and baked into many games, with gloam payouts as well as physical prizes - prizes which may be somewhat dubious in nature, such as cursed artifacts or addictive substances.
 ===Sports===
-* [[GodGrinder]] - An event put on every year by the council. Many participate in hopes of fame and fortune, though no prize as great as that granted at the inaugural 'Grind has ever again been granted.
+* [[GodGrinder]] - A Council sponsored event which occurs once a turn, based upon the initial GodGrinder which saw [[Mercian Vetch]] and [[Filo Rooke]] crowned as [[Citygod|citygods]]. Draws many hopeful contestants seeking fame and fortune, though it has yet to offer a prize so lofty as the godhood offered at the first event.
-* [[MageGrinder]] - A commonly held sporting event which pits individuals and/or beasts against one another for the amusement and delight of the audience.
+* [[MageGrinder]] - These sporting events are commonly held by many organizations for the masses to enjoy, and feature matches between individuals and/or beasts.
-* Trickster Ball - A sport involving two teams and a modified Trickster Tin which serves as the ball. At random intervals the artifact casts a spell upon nearby players, the nature of the spell is unknown until cast but is generally debilitating, distracting, or destructive. By the end of the game it is not uncommon to have one or two, if any, players still actively capable of playing.
+* Trickster Ball - Played between two teams, this sport uses a modified Trickster Tin as the ball. As the game progresses the ball will cast a random spell upon nearby players, with a variety of effects designed to injure, debilitate, or distract the players. Games often end with only a small handful of active players remaining, if any.
-* [[Scarab]] Racing - Events range from organized events to impromptu duels in the streets. In either case the goal for racers is to reach the finish line alive.
+* [[Scarab]] Racing - Scarab racing has one goal - be the first living racer across the finish line. There are organized races and events, but there are also many impromptu races held above the streets of Nodd.
-* Grylepoke - A team-based event where two teams compete to herd a snarling, aggressive beast into their goal.
+* Beastpoke - Two teams compete to be the first to wrangle a ferocious beast into their team's goal.
-* Beastfighting - A generalized term for a wide range of events and bouts where beasts of all sizes and shapes are pitted against one another.
+* Beastfighting - A term for any of a variety of events which feature beasts being pitted against one another, whether a formal event or not. Beasts of all shapes and sizes are used in these events.
-[[Category:Miscellaneous Concepts]]
+[[Category:Minor Concepts]]