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sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out who won this month's Economist's Comic Prize, and which of July's comics were deemed good enough for a runner-up spot. Mayne_00 has won July's Economist's Comic Prize, with their graphical interpretation of the Spin the Wheel results impressing Torn's money man the most from this month's published efforts. Lt_Wolf particularly enjoyed Mayne_00's artistic style, with their clean and expressive technique showing precisely the kind of refinement we expect to see in the comics section. Having received two runner-up prizes already in June, Mayne_00 now takes home a $100 million prize for being the pick of the bunch this month. Artist: Mayne_00 Lt_Wolf picked no fewer than six runner-ups for July, each of whom will receive a $10 million prize. His favourite was by Earthfiremonkey, with their entry placed in second, a ranking which has no effect on their prize money - how mean! June's winner and prolific comic creator Sl...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what the developers did last month, why they did it, and how it will affect you in this roundup of July's notable Patch Notes. Patch List #199 Munster Released Stocks 3.0 saw its second new stock added in the form of Munster Energy Corp (MUN). This stock was priced at around $420 per share when it opened and pays out one six-pack of Energy Drinks every seven days to those who own 5,000,000 shares. Logged-out Viewing Players used to be able to view Torn's forums, chronicles, and newspaper articles without being logged into Torn. This feature has now been reenabled, with all of these areas made fully accessible even to those without a Torn account. This change was made for various reasons, with one being that many inactives who still receive the newsletter can now use the forum and article links in George's mailout to see what's going on in Torn today. Patch List #200 Hospital Revives Your revive options can now be toggled directly from...

Madylin [2688829] — What is happening with FHCs? How did MUN affect the item market? And why did Casino Passes Spike? Find out all this and more in this month's market report! This month's Market Report was put together by Madylin, a new player who is familiar with the item market having recently restarted in Torn earlier this year. It's been a big month for the markets what with the MUN stock having an impact on cans, various attacking events causing a number of items to rise, and the unexpected popularity of World Tiger Day. Let's see what's happened and why in July's Market Report. ENERGY DRINKS Can prices fell by roughly 3% due to mass panic from the Munster Beverages Corp Stock announcement, but they quickly stabilized, with some able to maintain a steady price, and others continuing on their upwards trajectory. Pictured: X-MASS three-month price graph. Cans typically rise throughout the summer months as we approach the year's condensed calendar of a...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Five-fold nerve boost applied to all beer items from noon 5th to noon 7th. Manipulated beer prices close to $4k. Read our interview with the Beer Baron to find out who he is, and how he did it. Torn's International Beer Day event begins at noon TCT on Thursday the 5th of August, with this 48-hour booze-booster running until the same time on Saturday the 7th. During the Beer Day event, all beer provides five times as much nerve as usual, with this buff limited to the individual Bottle of Beer item and the Glasses of Beer produced by the Keg of Beer item. No other alcohol is affected by International Beer Day, because Tequila isn't beer, Minty Mayhem isn't beer, and Green Stout isn't... okay that one is a beer, but we haven't included it for this event. Don't ask me why. What's Your Poison? Many players prefer to make use of Beer Day by consuming the many Glasses of Beer they have collected during the previous year's Christmas To...

g_ho [1261819] — Is this the month you hit a stat goal, master the stock market, or that your spouse dashes your hopes of that final merit? See what the stars have to say about your game in this month's Tornology August: Is it a time for love or war? Will you make a billion in networth, or hit a million in stats? Will you be free to make use of Beer Day, or will you drown your sorrows elsewhere? If you are wondering what the stars have in store for you, then take a look at your Torn horoscope below to see what to do, what to keep an eye on, and what to avoid as we enter the month of August. LEO (JUL 23 - AUG 22) It’s your month Leo! The season of the lion has arrived and you are all full of productivity and passion. Rawr. This is the month to make that cash, especially through the 16 th when you’re in money-magnet Venus mode. Ride that stock market, making moves every day. Hit that Bullish merit, and maybe even Diamond Hands! You also have a new moon and a full moon working in...