Medieval Games Fellowship



The Medieval Gaming Fellowship, or MGF for short, is a premier SL medieval game / sport organization in the virtual world of Second Life. The group accordingly: "fosters and promote the qualities of competitive spirit, honor, camaraderie, and good sportsmanship." and makes available to residents, "opportunities to participate in sanctioned tournaments, all while assisting in developing their athletic potential." The league was founded by Bri McMahon on August 18, 2014. On October 1, 2014, the Virtual Jousting League run by Nyza Stillwater agreed to merge with the Medieval Gaming Fellowship group, and currently makes up the group's jousting division.

The MGF promotes medieval sporting events in swords, bows, jousting, magic, and horse racing.

Website: http://www.medievalgamingfellowship.weebly.com.

Joust Affiliations
Currently, the Following Events and their results are included into the MGF Ranking System:
 * Avilion Joust
 * Dragons Lair Joust
 * High Garden Joust
 * Nevermore Joust
 * Stillwater Legacy Joust
 * URA Joust

In addition, the MGF organizes the following jousts:
 * URA Round Robin Joust
 * MGF Team Tournament Joust (coming soon)
 * MGF Conference Jousts (coming soon)
 * MGF Traveling Jousting Faire (coming soon)

Establishment & Features
The Medieval Gaming Fellowship was established on August 18, 2014 as "The SL Medieval Gaming Association" by Bri McMahon and Jotow Resident as a promoter for Jotow's upcoming DVE All-In-One Medieval Gaming System, which included: a jousting list, an archery range, and a swords arena, which could be rezzed and de-rezzed on the fly, anytime, anywhere. Shortly after the establishment of the group, McMahon realized there was an absent of a dedicated group devoted to the promotion of SL medieval sporting events. Dissatisfied with the politics and running of single sport organizations that currently existed in SL, McMahon looked to close friends who felt the same way as she did in what an organization should be about, focusing less on politics and more on promotion and assistance. McMahon believed that no single person should oversee a group, but rather, a team effort by many passionate people was needed.

In Early September, McMahon and Ricci Juliesse were given group rights to the Jousters 4 Jousting group.

In Late September, McMahon began talks with the Virtual Jousting League's commissioner, Nyza Stillwater, after a falling out from another group left them both dissatisfied with the current state of medieval sporting affairs in SL. Stillwater agreed to merge his efforts and resources with McMahon's ideals, and as a result on October 1, 2014, the Virtual Jousting League merged with the SL Medieval Gaming Association. On October 4, Bri McMahon, Belladonna Mandrake, Tresha Florent, Ricci Juliesse, and Nyza Stillwater agreed on a new name of the group as a result of their joint efforts and shared visions believed: the Medieval Gaming Fellowship.

MGF's vision is to harbor a more open-ended group format that promoted all medieval gaming groups of individual sport or sports, regardless of their beliefs, structure, or affiliation. To that end, its primary focus is to assist with the promotion of medieval sporting events as well as foster a fun, competitive environment for participants of these sports. Staff is divided into different 'divisions' for the management and promotion of individual sports, which all links back to the group as a whole. These staff members assist with organizers of sporting events in their division as they are called upon.

The primary features of the Medieval Gaming Fellowship is:
 * Promotion of ALL medieval gaming groups (swords, bows, jousting, magic, horse racing, etc.), even if they are not affiliated with MGF, for the benefit of promoting SL Medieval Sports in general
 * A headquarters with group information as well as promotion of other medieval sporting events, medieval sport products, and other medieval sport organizations
 * Standings are calculated based on the Number of Points a participant has acquired (from top 4 finishes) and is then divided by the Number of Tournaments they have entered. Results are calculated and divided up by individual sports and also by involvement in all sports.
 * A meta-goal achievements based system, which showcases and promotes a participant's individual milestones
 * A website devoted exclusively to statistics and scores of individual medieval sporting events, with a profile page for every participant, who can then track their individual records
 * Services that help medieval gaming organizers with their events
 * Training classes for participants, officials, and host organizers of individual sports (coming soon)
 * A Team Conference System, which promotes team-based competitive play (coming soon)
 * Opportunities for support from potential sponsors, which results in business partnerships
 * A monthly round robin joust