25FEB15 - The Illyriad Haiku Contest WINNERS!

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         I received a literal orc-ton of great haikus (haikoes? haikues? Just haiku?) in my IGM. Unfortunately, there could be only, well, three. I decided to pick three winners instead of one. They each receive 50 prestige....
        
         

        
        
         ...that will be donated to their favorite charity. I kid. Check your balances, winners!
         

         
          

         
         
          Here is the list of winners, in no particular order:
         
         
          

         
         
          
           Rill's entry is just.... aww, you know. Pretty. Nice. Made me tear up. You know, orcs are sensitive.
          
          
           

          
          
           

          
          
           Desert flame blossoms
          
          
           Flower and fade in a day
          
          
           Friends grow with the years
          
         
         
          

         
         
          

         
         
          
           ajqtrz2's entry is hilarious. 
          
          
           

          
          
           

          
          
           Jump the gun I did
          
          
           "Illyriad Haiku?" oops,
          
          
           I wrote of spring, sigh
          
         
         
          

         
         
          

         
         
          
           Sir Edwin's is funny as well, but also uses the word "errors" which is our favorite word. Ever.
          
          
           

          
          
           

          
          
           My build queue errors
          
          
           Thankfully do not appear
          
          
           On Global Rankings.
          
         
        
        
         

        
        
         

        
        
         Grats winners!!
        
        
         

        
        
         Here the ones we had to choose from:
        
        
         

        
        
         
          Just Trying it Out:
         
         
          

         
         
          A cat named Rikoo
         
         
          Holds up a bag with prestige
         
         
          Offers only bag
         
         
          

         
         
          Mona Lisa:
         
         
          

         
         
          Grow-ing my cow herds
         
         
          Ma-king Sad-dles for Mar-shalls
         
         
          Death rides swift-ly forth
         
         
          

         
         
          Jane Darkmagic:
         
         
          

         
         
          The cavalry charge
         
         
          Ratlings die by the thousand
         
         
          A beautiful day
         
         
          

         
         
          Orxcis:
         
         
          

         
         
          Gaming Crack is Illyriad
         
         
          to the players who write
         
         
          poem for 50 pretige
         
         
          

         
         
          Heaper:
         
         
          

         
         
          A storehouse too small
         
         
          Veterans send caravans
         
         
          Beware too much clay
         
         
          

         
         
          Elias Knight:
         
         
          

         
         
          Pondering the Orc,
         
         
          A vision of brutal strength
         
         
          crushing his hammer
         
         
          

         
         
          Sir Edwin:
         
         
          

         
         
          I send my cotters
         
         
          Into legions of chargers
         
         
          To relieve my stress
         
         
          

         
         
          LaBeteVert:
         
         
          

         
         
          Grand Illyriad!
         
         
          Persistent, addictive game.
         
         
          I love that you're free.
         
         
          

         
         
          Kliingon:
         
         
          

         
         
          Illy in Winter
         
         
          donned with many new features
         
         
          while some wait for gaffe
         
         
          

         
         
          Knux:
         
         
          

         
         
          Resources and Pop!
         
         
          "Hold, ye" quoth the magic bear,
         
         
          "Remember: have FUNN!!"
         
         
          

         
         
          Alyrra:
         
         
          

         
         
          Illyriad mystery game
         
         
          Struggle, scheme, hunter, spies, assassins blade
         
         
          Watchers Undying Flame
         
         
          

         
         
          Knux:
         
         
          

         
         
          Resources and Pop,
         
         
          Hold, ye, quoth the magic bear,
         
         
          Remember: have FUNN!!
         
         
          

         
         
          Ser Taylonus: (2)
         
         
          

         
         
          Seeking every day
         
         
          Shy gypsy fortune teller
         
         
          Where ever she lurks
         
         
          

         
         
          Illyrians wait.
         
         
          Winter winds in Westmarch blow,
         
         
          Audrey slumbers on.
         
         
          

         
         
          Marder:
         
         
          

         
         
          the tears of king sigurd
         
         
          brings on my fate
         
         
          loose my head in illyria
         
         
          

         
         
          ajqtrz2: (2)
         
         
          

         
         
          (this one was his winner above)
         
         
          

         
         
          Shimmered silver grass
         
         
          wets our feet and comes back to
         
         
          spring the morning dew
         
         
          

         
         
          Grainne:
         
         
          

         
         
          oh, Illyriad!
         
         
          slow to build, quick to demo
         
         
          ah....the prestige need!!!
         
         
          

         
         
          LoupyLou:
         
         
          

         
         
          We all love Illy
         
         
          trading, diplomacy, war
         
         
          Illy fun and friends
         
         
          

         
         
          Delwyn:
         
         
          

         
         
          Upgrading my mines
         
         
          Friendly chat to pass the time
         
         
          Eyes on an Empire!
         
         
          

         
         
          Mahaut:
         
         
          

         
         
          World of grid and tile
         
         
          War machine, farmer and king
         
         
          Growing endlessly
         
         
          

         
         
          Corgak:
         
         
          

         
         
          Sitting in the cold,
         
         
          An Illyraid Haiku is told
         
         
          By an Orc so Bold
         
         
          

         
         
          Bresslyn:
         
         
          

         
         
          Illyriad waits
         
         
          Mammoths race for city walls
         
         
          Rikoo doesn't code
         
         
          

         
         
          Digioso:
         
         
          

         
         
          Herbs Minerals Hides and Gold
         
         
          found in the wide world of Illyriad
         
         
          to keep in ones' vault
         
         
          

         
         
          Berde:
         
         
          

         
         
          Little lost Melder
         
         
               so long you have circled ‘round.
         
         
          Beg the Devs for rest!
         
         
          

         
         
          JodaMyth:
         
         
          

         
         
          Illy is silly
         
         
          The big orc Rikoo now knows
         
         
          Where the prestige goes
         
         
          

         
         
          Adrasteia:
         
         
          

         
         
          Cornucopia
         
         
               Teaming with fetid rats
         
         
          Skinners despise thee.
         
         
          

         
         
          Alyrra: (2)
         
         
          

         
         
          A love bruise
         
         
          Wicked thought
         
         
          Season of pain.
         
         
          

         
         
          Cats are really soft,
         
         
          Cats are really fluffy and playful.
         
         
          Kittens are furry.
         
         
          

         
         
          Duran:
         
         
          

         
         
          It was Elgea,
         
         
          A land of war and battle,
         
         
          A land of promise, of hope.
         
         
          

         
         
          TheDiva:
         
         
          

         
         
          Illy is a game
         
         
          of which none has been the same
         
         
          On with Illy the game
         
         
          

         
         
          Lagavulin:
         
         
          

         
         
          Wake up, start Illy
         
         
          Send harvesters across map
         
         
          Note: drink coffee first
         
        
        
         

        
        
         

        
        
         GM Rikoo
         

         

         

         
        

Edited by GM Rikoo - 25 Feb 2015 at 20:14