Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
Resistance since no matter what they won the series, if the enlightened won Budapest things would have been interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt may be a tie.
ReplyDeleteYep, by 12 points. Largely thanks to penalty portals, ENL got very unlucky there... One would be tempted to say, it was Fate.
ReplyDeletewhat are penalty portals?
ReplyDeleteIf the enl won the Americas the score would be E19 R20. If ENL won Budapest and the Americas the score would have been tied at E19.5 R19.5
ReplyDeleteStuart Menges some of the portals were worth negative points.
Jesse Threlkel No, there won't be a tie. We're leading 18-14 and the best possible outcome at Americas Anomalies will be 5-2 for Enl, bringing the final Score to 20-19 Resistance.
ReplyDeleteStuart Menges " Infected Portals" were introduced at these Anomalies. Controlling those at a measurement leads to losing 20 points, while Controlling "Vital Portals" adds another 20 points. #Calvinball
ReplyDeletethedeacon 1972 you stumbled into the circle of deep reasoning, run run run.
ReplyDeletethedeacon 1972 Niantic math is hard to follow some times.
ReplyDeletePortals were identified.
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