With Independence Day now behind us and a lot of people having earned some deserved rewards, it's time to give everyone a new opportunity to earn reward for themselves. And this year, the Independence Games present something new - the first

INTERCLUB INDEPENDENCE GAMES

Yup, that's right. Independence is not only a Brotherhood concept but also one quite well-known and well-appreciated by the Rebels, so we are joining forces with the Rebel Squadrons to bring you even better and more challenging games.

What is new ?

• You will be competing against members not only of our club but also of the RS. All events are open to all members of either club!
  
• Half of the events will be created by the RS, half by the DB, so expect a few things you have not done in a long time or may never have thought of at all!
  
• Competition is now on three levels: Individuals compete for the title of Grand Champion and MVP against all members of both the RS and the DB, Units (DB Clans and RS fleets) compete against other units within their club (as unit sizes are quite different, it would not be fair to have units compete on an interclub scale) and finally, the DB and RS compete as "national teams" to resolve the old question of whether the Light or the Darkness is currently dominant.
  

What is (mostly) the same as always ?

• Every leader in the DB (of AED and higher status) will still have a chance to submit and run their event, however this time around we cannot guarantee that all events will be taken as only 20 DB events will make it on the final roster. So make your proposal a good one!
  
• Every member is still free to play any number of events for gold, silver and bronze medals that will at the end translate into nice, shiny Crescents (of quite high levels)
  
• Every participation and placing will net you points towards the final Grand Champion honor - and this time it's the honor of being champion of not one but two clubs!
  
• There will be events all over the scale from quick "get a Crescent before dinner" competitions to the elaborate. Oh, count on a good platform mix too!
  
• The proven web-based submission system is of course still used to handle all the submissions.
  

Event creation begins today, play starts on the 26th of April and is scheduled to last four weeks (although we may increase that if we get a high share of long events).

Are you ready to show how Darkness reigns supreme, how good your Clan is in a diversified competition setup and how flexibly you yourself can deal with a multitude of different events ? Honor awaits if you are, a place among the defeated is for you if you are not.

In celebration of our continued Independence from the Empire,

Dark Jedi Master Kaiann Yetaru Entar

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House Summits: Expect notice from your CONs very soon to tell you how to submit your own event. I'll be sending those instructions to the summits today.