Dies Decimus - Bellum Mercium

Salvete, omnes! We started off our tenth day of GLA with sessions of Quid Rides?, Voces Feminarum, and Stylus Amicitae. As always, they were engaging and informative. But they were missing something - war! Thankfully, our plan for the rest of the day involved lots of war. 

But first - a birthday! Today was Bridget’s birthday, and we celebrated by singing her a song and giving her a very special birthday party hat at breakfast. Happy birthday, Bridget!!!

Our typically peaceful provinces went to war this afternoon and evening at GLA. A trade war. It’s called Bellum Mercium, which translates to “commodity war”. At the beginning of each “year” (45-minute round), each province received a set amount of different commodities based on the natural resources present in their geographical area. Provinces could earn points by fulfilling the requirements for ANC (Annual Necessary Commodities), purchasing new territories, winning wars against other provinces, or advancing their civilization with certain materials. After four “years”, our international conflicts ceased and points were tallied. Each province earned a certain amount of province points depending on their ranking at the end of the game. 

Waiting for the scores to be announced was intense and it was a very close game for some provinces. The rankings are as follows:
I Germania with 88 points
II Italia with 65 points
III Achaea with 55 points
IV Africa with 43 points
V Aegyptus with 42 points
VI Asia with 37 points 
VII Hispania with 36 points 
VIII Gallia with 34 points
IX Britannia with 33 points

The province points awarded by Bellum Mercium shook up our province rankings quite a bit! They are now: 
I Asia 
II Germania
III Italia
IV Achaea
V Aegyptus
VI Gallia
VII Britannia
VIII Hispania
IV Africa

We have some clear forerunners, but the province cup is still anyone’s game!

GLA Out of Context - for the many strange things we say while isolated from the Real World!
“They got that hourglass figure on lock”
“He would’ve joined the army but he was allergic to peanuts”
“Me giving a mewing tutorial to Grandpa Benji”
“Don’t make me give a Churchill speech in Latin”
“I was conjugating last night while falling asleep… I’m scared”

​Valete, 
Ciara and Philip (Your True Aediles)