Torn City Times

Pixie- [2342246] — This month's word search is totally topical, so I hope you've been keeping up with recent events! It's time for another edition of the notoriously difficult TCT Wordsearch! But first, let's see who won last month's puzzle. It appears that these word searches are getting harder and harder, as Wordsearch 7 was solved by just 79 people! A lot of you had trouble with the words Cauterize, and Colour Coding, in particular. And once more, someone found a secret bogie in among the genuine clues - we swear we're not doing this on purpose! One player who found our word search especially hard even provided us with a poem, one which he wrote while simultaneously trying and failing to solve our dastardly clues. I found it tricky, sorry for being picky. Your clues were hard, I feel like a re**rd. I should try harder, I found two words. I should slow down and not go faster, but I'm easily distracted, hey look, some birds! I'll try again, do not di...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out who is allied with who, which team's secret plot was revealed over the weekend, why Dekloren was kicked from his own team's Discord, and more in our Elimination Gossip roundup. ELIMINATION REDUCES FAT The Heavyweights became the first team to be Eliminated on Sunday, with their final, greasy life being taken at 8.15pm. The general consensus was that Heavyweights could beat most teams 1v1, and a member of Seal Team Six confirmed that they and others were stacking against the big fat sods for this very reason. But ST6 weren't bodyshamers from the beginning. According to Karma Farmers leader ZOMB13, Heavyweights were initially allied with his side along with Seal Team Six, Vikings and Pandemic. However, KF and ST6 betrayed Heavyweights out of fear they would double-cross them, and later, KF and ST6 even began hitting each other too. The Heavyweights were clearly a contender if they could get their alliances right, but alas, they could not. A...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Let's see how our twelve Elimination 2020 teams are lined up, and how they've fared over the first 24 hours of life losses. The first 24 hours of Eliminations have passed, and it's been a rollercoaster of a ride for some teams, with alliances and rivalries seemingly shifting numerous times over the course of the competition so far. Let's take a look at how the teams are lined up and what we've learned so far. Thanks to IceBlueFire for the use of his data, and to CRLF for posting this excellent statistical thread. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE ANY NOTABLES TO ADD TO YOUR TEAM THEN PLEASE INBOX ME. NOTE 2: OUR GOSSIP ARTICLE WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW. INBOX ME IF YOU HAVE ANY TALES TO TELL. LEADERS: Stretch, IceBlueFire, Dolfwagos NOTABLES: deft (3rd in Battle Stats), Dekloren (34th in Battle Stats) Aries21 (50th in Battle Stats) Blexi (74th in Battle Stats) Tarelli (7th top scorer 2018) Stretch led Nasty Surprise in 2018 and was part of the victorious...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Elimination betrayer, CONFESS! False bountier, CONFESS! Homewrecker, CONFESS! Succubus, CONFESS! Emotional torturer, CONFESS! Dog Tag trickster, CONFESS! Pastor Williams was intrigued to see yet another buffoon confess a forthcoming vault theft this month. Of course, the Pastor was obliged to inform the poor simpleton's faction, and he assures us that this fate will befall any who confess future sins to his Excellency. Only those who have sinned already may confess, and their identities will forever be kept a secret - even if their sins are still in progress. The Pastor's Response "There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - Jean Racine Betrayal and deception are commonplace during Elimination, but those whose duplicity is revealed are sure to be tainted with their crimes forevermore. Whatever your "friend" is paying you, it cannot be worth your reputation and the consequences should your misdeeds become public - and given t...

Josephine [1923258] — Torn's resident statistiatrix Josephine is back at it again with a set of seriously unsolicited and loosely compiled statistical observations. There is no single way to play Torn — even the game's advertisements claim that you can choose the path of the fighter, the criminal, or the executive. But regardless of which playstyle you adopt, certain parts of the game and experiences are universal to everyone. For example, most people travel — when Natural Selection allows it — regardless of whether they're focused on war or making money. You can travel for rehab, for profit, or to escape a persistent foe. Even those who don't care for flowers and plushies will likely find themselves on the way to Hawaii or South Africa sooner or later due to the multitude of merits to be gained from traveling. Pictured: I'm here for the sun, the surf, and the Shark Bait merit. Merits are one of those universal experiences I mentioned earlier. The specific and of...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Players may now register for this month's Elimination competition. Registration closes at noon on September 10th. Twelve new teams revealed. Rule changes summarised. Community Events go live. Elimination registration opened at noon today, allowing players to pick from one of twelve new teams created especially for this year's competition. All of the new team banners can be seen below. Aren't they gawjus? To register for Elimination, you need to visit the Elimination page by clicking the link in the sidebar, or the link in this sentence if you're lazy. Before you choose a team, you will be required to make five attacks on any players of your choosing in order to prove that you are committed to the event. If you can't manage that, you may as well be playing Farmville. After you've slaughtered five innocent people, you will have your pick of four randomly selected teams out of our pool of twelve. If you don't like the options you...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out why medical items are so cheap, which supplies might be affected by Elimination, and what else is going on in the world of trading this month. It's been another interesting month for traders and their customers, with the impending arrival of Elimination and World Tourism Day sure to affect the market. These events follow in the wake of Beer Day, a few notable Patch List changes, and a massive slump in the price of medical items. So let's hear what's been happening and what some of our most successful traders think about all this in August's month's Market Report. ELIMINATION MATERIEL With Elimination registration opening up tomorrow, it is surprising to see that some of the most important competition items aren't being price gouged as we might expect. Here's a rundown of how Elimination related supplies are faring at the moment. Xanax - Flat since mid-June. Hovered around $829-830k ever since then. Supply increase noted t...