Atlantian Thrown Weapons Royal Rounds

What is a Royal Round?

• A Royal Round is a challenge/activity that provides a consistent standard by which throwers can compare their skills against themselves and others.
• This activity is divided into 4 sections, each of which has 2 parts: Axe at 10' and 20', Knife at 10' and 20', Spear at 15' and 25' (20' and 25' if using a hard target), and Plumbata at 30' and 50'.
• Each weapon type is scored separately, creating an opportunity for any thrower to concentrate on a single weapon at a time, if they like, rather than trying to work on all at once.

General Rules

• For a weapon to score, it must be sticking in the target. If it falls out of the target before it is scored, it shall count as a miss.
• The thrower has the option to ask the marshal of the line to score a throw and retrieve at any time.
• If a weapon is cutting the line betweek two values, count the higher value
• The thrower may start at either distance.
• During a Royal Round, when a thrower changes distance, the thrower is allowed up to two unscored "calibration rounds" of up to three throws each, then must complete and score that distance.
• A new round for a weapons form cannot be started unless the previous round for that weapon type has been completed or abandoned. The thrower may begin another weapons form (example - you may throw multiple weaons from one distance, and then move to another distance)
• In general, a Royal Round must be completed in the same day in which it is started (accommodations can be made, if necessary)
• Royal Rounds may be thrown at any official event (including announced practices)
• For now, you may submit (when the site is ready) multiple RRs per event, but this may be restricted at a later time
• There must be at least 2 people (including at least one marshal) for the score to be counted
• The marshal may throw, with one witness.
• Until we have a site set up to track scores, please submit all scores electronically at: scores-sca.org/atlantia_thrown
• scores may be submitted for a single weapon type or any combination of the three - they will be tracked independently

Target

• 3 concentric circles 14"/8"/3" -- Scoring 1/3/5, respectively for axe, knife and spear
• 3 concentric circles 36"/20"/7.5" -- Scoring 1/3/5, respectively for plumbata
• The center of the target face should be between 40" and 60" off the ground for axe, knife, and spear, and flat on the ground (horizontal) with the center used for distance calculation for plumbata.

Distances

• Axe - Submit Axe Scores
  • Short: 10' - 20'
  • Long: 20' - 30'
• Knife - Submit Knife Scores
  • Short: 10' - 20'
  • Long: 20' - 30'
• Spear - Submit Spear Scores
  • Short: 15' - 25' (20' is the minimum if using a hard target)
  • Long: 25' - 35'
• Plumbata - Submit Plumbata Scores
  • Short: min 30'
  • Long: min 50'

Throws

• 5 throws from each distance (total 10 throws - max 50 pts per weapon type)

Weapons Specifications and Restrictions

• Axes
  • Blades (scoring parts) can be no longer than 5", measured point to point around the blade, (to coincide with the current TWIC* requirements, and make it possible to easily add the middle distance and have a TWIC score to submit). If the blade is olnger than this, there must be some form of identification of the end of the 5", such as paint or tape. Any part of the blade that sticks in this extra area does not count towards the scoring.
  • If an axe has multiple scoring surfaces (ie double bladed), the thrower must designate which surface is to be used for scoring.

• Knives
  • The weapon should be identifiable as a knife (sorry, folks, cleavers don't count as knives for this. Go ahead and use it as an axe, but subject to restriction above)
  • The actual tip of the knife needs to be obvioiusly in the target. At that point, any of the edge that is also sticking in the target can be counted towards the score, with the part that is in the higher scoring ring being the section that counts.
  • As with axes, if there are multiple points (both ends?), one must be designated as the scoring point (handle sticks don't count).

• Spears
  • Spears must be between 3' and 8' long with a maximum 3" blade width
  • If the handle is touching the ground, as long as the head is still obviously 'in the target' and not just leaning against it, it still counts.
    • Plumbatas
      • There are no current restrictions on plumbata construction, at this time.
      • If the shaft is touching the ground, as long as the tip is still obviously 'in the target' and not just leaning against it, it still counts.
      *TWIC - Thrown Weapons InterKingdom Competition. Details can be found at TWIC