Results from HQ for August 2011

My UK & Co friends won in July ....
Did they do it again in August?
Or did my American buddies exact revenge?

Read on .....

The Challenge
The USA fielded 28 players, snatched 8283 points = 48% of the spoils of war.
The UK & Co fielded 22 players, snatched 9005 points = 52% of the spoils of war.
UK you did it! Even without your most magnificent General jules44 you romped to glory with a 4% lead. In June and July the USA won .... so does this mean their reign or terror has ended?

The Titans
The USA fielded a crack squad of 8 worthy warriors, nabbed 5545 points = 48%
Oh dear ... alarm bells are ringing ....
The UK & Co fielded an even better pack of sharp shooters, 10 of them, grabbed 6014 points = 52%.
Wow ... USA domination has been smashed ... the trenches are bloody ... the USA limp away defeated .... but what a fabulous battle!
The UK & Co army won the August Titan by 4%.
Stand at ease troopers ... and someone crack open the champagne!

The Mogul
The guillotine is well oiled .... and remember, it's the snappiest runners who can limbo dance under it in 60 secs and get all 10 right who bag the bonus points for their country.
The USA shot under and snatched 2980 bonus goodies .. which is good. ... = 45.5%
But the UK refuse to be beaten on this one .... they wriggled under like grease lightning and bagged 3560 points to add to the Uk arsenal = 54.5 %
Once again the UK & Co win the August Mogul with a 9% lead.

The Survivor
The USA grabbed 2580 points before Piranha devoured them = 40.6%
Hmm ... does Piranha find Americans more tasty I ask myself?
The Uk & Co snatched 3780 points before maceration in the mighty maw = 59.4%
The UK & Co win the August Survivor by 18.8%

I'm sorry USA ... I don't really need my high-tech abacus to work this one out.
Grab the consolation prize .... a box of mansize tissues. Use them well ... ball them up and use them as cannon shot!
Final Score ... 4 battles = 1 war.
The USA = 45.5%
The UK & Co = 54.5%
A crate of champagne to the UK & Co army who win Augusts war by 9%

That is a noble win! Fantastic!
Cease celebrating or commiserating. Time is of essence!
There's a new war to be fought .... new treats to be devoured on the Mogul smorgasbord, generously supplied by Qmel USA and martin cube UK ... and whatever martin cube is lacing the nibbles with .... it worked!