What Makes a Great Commander?

Hey guys,

I'm working on a blog post about great commanding, and I thought a little feedback from you would flesh out the article nicely. I have created a short survey asking what you consider good commanding to be, which you can find here. The survey runs until midnight on Saturday, and the results will be revealed along with the blog post.

Commanders, this is a great opportunity to learn what works best.

Players, this is good time to tell your Commanders what you expect of them.

Thanks, all!

Lightning GXC: Industries in Manhattan, Boy Bands in Space!

Recap: Congratulations to the Orcs for reclaiming Middle Earth (or rather, Charity City) in yesterday's Lord of The Rings game! The orc chieftains were:

• Cdr. James Tabush '10
• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13
• Cdr. phillip morrin '08

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Today's lightning games are:

1. Industries in Manhattan!

Teams

1. The Mob
2. Media
3. Finance
4. Manufacturing
5. Retail

Map: Manhattan

Time: 11:30am EST

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2. Boy Bands in Space!

Teams

1. Backstreet Boys
2. Hanson
3. NSYNC
4. Jonas Brothers
5. New Kids on the Block

Map: Space

Time: 10pm EST

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Lightning GXC: Lord of the Rings in Charity City!

Recap: Congratulations to the Pink Ranger for coming out on top in yesterday's Power Rangers game! Commanders were . . . sorry . . . had to make sure of this . . . commanders were:

• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13
• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13

* This is going to become a habit , isn't it? This was organised.
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Today's lightning game is Lord of the Rings in Charity City!

Teams:

1. Elves
2. Ents
3. Hobbits
4. Men
5. Orcs
6. Dwarves

Map: Charity City

Time: 9pm EST

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Lightning GXC: Power Rangers in Washington DC!

Recap: Congratulations to the Justice League for laying down the law in yesterday's Superhero teams game! Commanders were:

• Cdr. Angel Hudgins '11
• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13
• Cdr. phillip morrin '08

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Today's lightning game is Power Rangers in Washington DC!

Teams:

1. Blue Power Ranger
2. Green Power Ranger
3. Pink Power Ranger
4. Red Power Ranger
5. Yellow Power Ranger

Map: Washington DC

Time: 9pm EST

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Lightning GXC: Superhero Teams on the Internet!

Recap: Congratulations to Plankton for dominating in yesterday's Ocean Animals in Space game, and to Classical music in the Music game! Bragging rights earned by:

Ocean Animals:

• Cdr. Adam Lewis '12

Classical (someone please explain this one to me. . . :)

• Cdr. Ateria Hindel
• Cdr. Chris Donnelly '08
• Cdr. John Laird '10
• Cdr. Ho Lee '12
• Cdr. Megan Strong '09
• Cdr. Jay Jackson '09
• Cdr. Adriana Fitzgerald '12
• Cdr. Gideon Klionsky '11
• Cdr. Stephen Kendrex '10
• Cdr. Luke Peden '12
• Cdr. Mark Nagy
• Cdr. Ben Alsop '10
• Cdr. Smiles Morales
• Cdr. Julio Oyola '09
• Cdr. Elizabeth Dawson
• Cdr. Leo Sutkin '06
• Cdr. James Johnston '07
• Cdr. Matt Mitgang '12
• Cdr. Aaron Kirk '10
• Cdr. Angela Albanese '11
• Cdr. LUke Oldfield '11
• Cdr. Michael Eastwood '12
• Cdr. Potter Fan
• Cdr. Leah Hostler '09
• Cdr. Chris Barnum '12
• Cdr. Becky Strubberg '11
• Cdr. Kenneth Barry '08
• Cdr. Brian Wacker '12
• Cdr. Eliza Beban
• Cdr. Jay Rock
• Cdr. Daniel Barratt '10
• Cdr. Gregory Meyer '12
• Cdr. J C '10
• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13
• Cdr. James Tabush '10
• Cdr. Chase Bonnette '11
• Cdr. Keri Sanborn '11
• Cdr. Katy Svatek '09
• Cdr. Chen Huang '12
• Cdr. Jerica Fox
• Cdr. Seth Reptar '10
• Cdr. phillip morrin '08.

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Today's lightning game is Superhero Teams on the Internet!

Teams:

1. Fantastic Four
2. Green Lantern Corps.
3. Justice League
4. X-Men
5. Avengers
6. Teen Titans

Map: xkcd map of internet communities

Time: 9pm EST

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Lightning GXC: Ocean Animals in Space, Music Genres in Eastern America!

Recap: Congratulations to Penny for dominating in yesterday's Dr. Horrible game, and to Timothy Dalton in the Bond game! Success engineered by:

Dr. Horrible:

• Cdr. Fish Manpet '09
• Cdr. phillip morrin '08
• Cdr. Nick Greif '11

James Bond:

• Cdr. Cdr. Haley Armis
• Cdr. Emma Elfeirr '13

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Today's Lightning Games are:

1. Ocean Animals in Space!

Teams:

1. Coral
2. Dolphins
3. Sharks
4. Whales
5. Jellyish
6. Plankton

Map: Space

Time: 2pm EST

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2. Music Genres in Eastern America!

Teams:

1. Jazz
2. Pop
3. Rock
4. Classical
5. Techno
6. Rap/R&B

Map: American East Coast

Time: 10pm EST

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