Well it is a new season and the first week is in the books. I forgot to post the matchups before the week started but here are the results for week 1.

Tigreux dal Belacostă def. Maricopa Havana Hijinks 255.80-159.80
Gordon Hiatus Support Team def. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis 215.60-171.80
Florencia Shepherds def. Els Talossaes Rexhitais 305.80-173.80
Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis def. Cjovani Squilats 364.80-234.90
Vuode Villains def. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice 190.60-130.60

The standings after week 1. Placement, team name, record for the season, points scored (the first tie breaker in the standings).

1. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis 1-0 (364.80)
2. Florencia Shepherds 1-0 (305.80)
3. Tigreux dal Belacostă 1-0 (255.80)
4. Gordon Hiatus Support Team 1-0 (215.60)
5. Vuode Villains 1-0 (190.60)
6. Cjovani Squilats 0-1 (234.90)
7. Els Talossaes Rexhitais 0-1 (173.80)
8. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis 0-1 (171.80)
9. Maricopa Havana Hijinks 0-1 (159.80)
10. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice 0-1 (130.60)


Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis are off to a hot start which based upon previous seasons could mean bad things for the rest of us as he is usually a slow starter who comes on strong towards the end of the season, Florencia makes a great first showing this week as well. The Villains were the lowest scoring winner for the week which does not bode well for the team when he starts facing the powerhouse teams.

Here are the matchups for this week. Remember to keep checking injury status and make sure you have 3 starts each week by your goalies.

Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (0-1) v. Florencia Shepherds (1-0)
Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice (0-1) v. Maricopa Havana Hijinks (0-1)
Cjovani Squilats (0-1) v. Tigreux dal Belacostă (1-0)
Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis (1-0) v. Gordon Hiatus Support Team (1-0)
Vuode Villains (1-0) v. Els Talossaes Rexhitais (0-1)

Good luck this week everyone!

Just want to let everyone know that the season officially starts tomorrow (9-29-26) so make sure you keep up with your rosters, always check the injury status of players and if they are not playing move them to the bench and put a player who is active in his place. Also make sure you get at least 3 starts by your goalies each week as you will lose all goalie points if you don't get 3 starts per week. Good luck everyone!

Don't forget everyone, the league draft takes place tomorrow. You may select your own players by being on the league draft page at 1:00 talossan time tomorrow or let the computer select your players for you (only big problem with this is that it will sometimes select players who are injured or not currently on an NHL roster)

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 18, 2026, 12:12:26 AM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 15, 2026, 10:15:40 PMHachi League Commissioner Lenxheir, I am excited to see my team get blown to smithereens. Do you know when the first matches start?

@Tric'hard Lenxheir ?

The league draft is tomorrow at 2 PM Eastern time (1 PM Talossan Time) and the first official games begin on September 29th. You can either draft your own players (which requires online access) or let the computer choose your team and then set your rosters from those players. Good luck!

As in past years the computer will select a random draft order and it will be a "snake" draft. This means that the order reverses after each round. So if you pick first in the first round you pick last in the second round and then first again in the third round and so on. I managed to once again pick a date for the draft which I will not be able to attend online so the computer will be picking my team for me LOL

I have scheduled the league draft for September 19th and 1:00 pm Talossan time. If you cannot be online to make your picks the computer will pick a team for you. Good luck to everyone this year!

@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
@Iason Taiwos
@King Txec
@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu
@þerxh Sant-Enogat
@Sir Lüc
@Glüc
@Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat
@Breneir Tzaracomprada (still need you to accept the invitation and name your team)

I would like to nominate @Bentxamì Puntmasleu for Premier and @Adam Grigoriu for Presiding Officer.

Congratulations on your victory Eðo Grischun. As I said I did not expect to win just didn't want to see someone run unopposed. Lead the province well!

Quote from: Sir Lüc on August 29, 2026, 10:23:39 AMWell, major shocker!

Tadej Pogacar just crashed out of TCAT Spain with 30km remaining in what was supposed to be a mostly uneventful and boring sprint stage. Other riders also went down but got up quickly, except for MAN's Tulett, who seemed to take quite a hit (unsure how he is doing atm)

According to PCS, this is the first stage race Pogacar abandons in his whole pro career, out of 51 he started, and just the second time he wears a leader's jersey but doesn't end up winning a stage race.

This definitely hands a huge chance to Cjovani to win their second TCAT edition, with REX also sure to have an easier time lifting off the bottom of the standings now that everyone else is without their star rider.

Does this mean he is done for the rest of the race or just this stage?

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on August 29, 2026, 10:46:52 AM

Quote from: Glüc on August 29, 2026, 04:30:39 AMIt might be actually good for Talossa to have both of them in government for a term. If Miestra and AD formed a party together I'd vote for that I think.

<soapbox>If this isn't an argument against party-based voting and in favour of direct candidate-based voting, I don't know what is.</soapbox>

The party based voting is actually an individual based vote. Everyone knows who basically runs each party and they are voting for that person to lead his/her party in the direction they feel is correct.

Quote from: Glüc on August 29, 2026, 04:30:39 AMThere hasn't been much election debate going on so far. Although admittedly I probably missed some of it due to not paying attention. I've read the mailers, but I think party leaders questioning each other about what and how they intend to do things (or for example how they would approach the next government formation) might be more informative.

Fwiw I don't know how I'm going to vote yet. (Other than not Breneir of course. And probably not GP either because Im not really convinced yet they are not just Breneir with a fake mustache)

On another note Ive seen people wonder whether people are really just voting for URL because they want to keep out the Progressives or the other way round, but I'm kinda the opposite. It might be actually good for Talossa to have both of them in government for a term. If Miestra and AD formed a party together I'd vote for that I think.

A party that contained both Miestra and AD would be interesting but it would likely implode. Let me preface this by saying I do NOT intend this as an insult BUT they are both alpha personalities and would likely clash over who gets to be in charge, I do have to admit though that it would be interesting to see what they could do together.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 20, 2026, 04:34:17 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 18, 2026, 11:37:08 PMyour apparent hatred for one another

Do you think the Baron hates me?

I've mellowed out a lot towards him since we've been working well together on excluding a sex pest from polite Talossan society.

At times you both appear to have extreme hatred towards one another. Not always but at times it comes off that way. It does seem that having a mutual dislike of another person has calmed the waters a bit

I am back! Well prepared for another last place finish! Good luck everyone!

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 18, 2026, 06:01:55 PMThis discussion has clarified a lot.

One of the benefits of political parties is that they offer a clear ideological signal. If the people of Vuode re-elect Eðo Grischün, they know what they are getting - support for the URL manifesto, the Democracy Agenda etc.

And in me they will get someone who will vote in the best interests of the people of Vuode and Talossa, not someone who will vote in the best interest of the party he is associated with. I have no doubt that my esteemed opponent is a good and loyal member of your party Miestra, I also have no doubt that despite our differences both yourself and the good Baron are loyal subjects of the kingdom and well meaning patriots. I do fear that your apparent hatred for one another may blind you and as such your parties at times. If truth be told, I had no true belief that I would win this election I simply felt that it was wrong for someone to run unopposed.

Quote from: xpb on August 18, 2026, 10:11:34 AM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 18, 2026, 08:31:12 AMTo be clear on at least one occasion as a member of the Cosa representing the Progressive Alliance I was TOLD to change my vote to preserve an alliance with another party. It was one of the reasons I left the party and my position as attorney general (which I never felt qualified for in the first place).

We all possess free will, and you were convinced in discussion to preserve an alliance which you could have also chosen to let fall.  You are also free to join or leave any party that you wish, as are we all.  At times a party or individuals may contact members to consider all factors related to their actions, however there is no way to compel someone to vote in any specific way.

The only exception to this is when there were fictitious citizens accepted into the Kingdom that one person or small group of persons were directly manipulating.  I believe that that problem has been eradicated.

All i can tell you is that I was told by the party leader that I had to change my vote. I did leave the party after feeling compelled to vote as I was told. Hence the reason I am now running for Senate as an independent. I will not be compelled to vote for or against any issue based upon a party affiliation.

Quote from: xpb on August 18, 2026, 08:08:52 AM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 17, 2026, 09:24:40 AM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 16, 2026, 05:04:12 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 16, 2026, 04:44:38 PMI am not a member of any party

So you're not going to be a reliable vote for your old party, the Progressive Alliance, who are backing you in this election?

I never was, it was one reason I left, I did not like being told how to vote.

I believe every party has discussion and cooperatively constructs a strategy, yet all individuals are free to vote their conscience, including with the Progressive Alliance.

To be clear on at least one occasion as a member of the Cosa representing the Progressive Alliance I was TOLD to change my vote to preserve an alliance with another party. It was one of the reasons I left the party and my position as attorney general (which I never felt qualified for in the first place).

Quote from: xpb on August 18, 2026, 08:08:52 AM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 17, 2026, 09:24:40 AM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 16, 2026, 05:04:12 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 16, 2026, 04:44:38 PMI am not a member of any party

So you're not going to be a reliable vote for your old party, the Progressive Alliance, who are backing you in this election?

Not true. On at least one occasion I was TOLD to change my vote to preserve an alliance with another party. I did not appreciate that at all.

I never was, it was one reason I left, I did not like being told how to vote.

I believe every party has discussion and cooperatively constructs a strategy, yet all individuals are free to vote their conscience, including with the Progressive Alliance.

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on August 17, 2026, 09:29:35 AM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 17, 2026, 09:26:21 AMDidn't really want to know who voted just a running total like you see on tv in the United States

You don't have that in the US either, what you see during Election Night are the numbers coming in as they count all the ballots after the polls are closed.

Okay true, I guess the difference is in how long the election runs in Talossa LOL

Quote from: Istefan Perþonest on August 16, 2026, 07:04:17 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 16, 2026, 11:12:46 AMI was just wondering if there is any way to follow election results. I found a link to see who has not voted yet but I was wondering if we can see current results, not who voted for who just total votes cast for and against issues and candidated.

The core trouble is that would blow up ballot secrecy. If the system reports a live record of who voted, and a live total of current results, then someone can copy both down, and when the next vote comes, in, they know both who voted and how they voted (because they can see which totals changed).

Didn't really want to know who voted just a running total like you see on tv in the United States

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 16, 2026, 05:04:12 PM

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on August 16, 2026, 04:44:38 PMI am not a member of any party

So you're not going to be a reliable vote for your old party, the Progressive Alliance, who are backing you in this election?

I never was, it was one reason I left, I did not like being told how to vote.