Solaris Gaming Commission
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Solaris Gaming Commission | |
|---|---|
| Organization Profile | |
| Type | Trade Association |
| Parent Organization | Independent |
The Solaris Gaming Commission (also referred to as the Solaran Gaming Commission) oversees the Solaris City-based "Main Circuit" of the Solaris Games and its famous Grand Tournament.[1]
Overview[edit]
The Solaris Gaming Commission tallies the victories and defeats through the year, ranking the best warriors of the major stables and cooperatives for inclusion in qualifier matches which cement who will compete in the annual Solaris VII Grand Tournament.[1]
The Solaris Gaming Commission has extensive rules and bylaws that controls the nature of the games, though some like the Black Lions Cooperative feel that they are bureaucratic nightmare, unduly restrictive and biased towards the major stables.[2]
It also handles de minor leagues like the Branson Brewery League.[3]
History[edit]
As of 3049 with the headliner Class Six arenas requiring major refurbishment resulting in reduced viewership and revenues, the Solaris Gaming Commission came up with a novel solution - that year's Solaris Championship would be a three-week, single-elimination tournament open to all comers and hosted in a variety of Class Five arenas across Solaris. Hundreds of Great House soldiers and mercenaries from across the Inner Sphere would travel to Solaris to enter the 3049 Championship including the Grady Kiefer, an unknown mercenary who entered the championship at seventy-five-to-one odds only to defeat all comers in "Death or Glory", "Neon Grid", "4-Cross", "Laserclasm", "Death Dance", "Black Pit" and "Iron Skull Mountain" to become the 3049 Grand Champion.[4]
Following the death of 3062 Champion Theodore Gross in the Solaris Riots of that year, as favorite to have won 3063 Championship the Solaris Gaming Commission debated awarding him the Championship posthumously, but public outcry and the Commission's own bylaws prevented this.[1]