LtCMDR Tyra Memorial Marksmanship Competition

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Lieutenant Commander Du`bas Tyra Memorial Marksmanship Competition
Competition Admin	Cataldo Blackstar
Named For	LtCMDR Du`bas Tyra
Founded	Year 24 Day 26
Type	Marksmanship Competition
Eligibility	Imperial Officers
Motto	Never without a fight!
Currently Held By	Joint Task Force - Ruby
Website	Score Submission Form [1]
Forum	Imperial Gaming Commission (CommCent)
Affiliation	Imperial Military

The Lieutenant Commander Du`bas Tyra Memorial Marksmanship Competition is a Military sanctioned initiative designed to increase the lethality of individual officers. Named for LtCMDR Du`bas Tyra, an Imperial officer who sacrificed himself for Imperial victory in the War for the Hosnian System, Commander Tyra's bravery in the face of death are echoed in the Competition's motto, "Never without a fight!". While individual Imperial officers may earn commemorative qualification badges, participating units can claim the coveted "Tyra Cup". Presented during or shortly after the Winter Celebration, the Cup is awarded for the Imperial Task Force with the highest combined score across all weapons categories in the preceding year. The Cup is currently held by Joint Task Force - Ruby.

Rules

General Rules

In order to earn a marksmanship level, an Imperial simply plays a game in the appropriate category and logs their time played. Whenever an Imperial has reached the point threshold for the next level, they move into the next category after verification with the approval authority. Point counts are cumulative within a category. Some levels have additional requirements that must be verified by either screenshot or corroboration from another Imperial.

Level	Minimum Points	Additional Requirements
Unqualified	None	None
Qualified	25	None
Sharpshooter	100	Must play at least one Star Wars title
Expert	250	Must play at least one Star Wars title and one session with another Imperial
Distinguished	500	Must play at least one Star Wars title and two sessions with other Imperials

Calculating Points

Point calculation is based on the number of hours played. One hour of a game equates to one point. Partial credit is allowed in increments of 15 minutes, which will be the minimum amount of playtime required to earn credit. 15 minutes will equal one quarter point. If a game lasts less than 15 minutes, multiple rounds may need to be played to reach the minimum.

Some activities qualify Imperials to receive a point multiplier, as described below. Multipliers are additive.

Activity	Multiplier
Melee Activity	1.5
Playing a Star Wars Title	1.25
Playing with one other Imperial	1.5
Playing with two other Imperials	1.75
Playing with three or more Imperials	2

Recordkeeping

There is a form available for documenting games and may be used as a formatting guide for emailed submissions. Spreadsheets can also be used and submitted to the approval authority if an Imperial prefers, so long as it contains all of the required information.

Please note that this competition relies heavily on an Imperial’s honor to only report credit for games actually played and to do their best to accurately estimate the duration of those gaming sessions. Known or suspected integrity violations are extremely serious and offenders will be referred to their Chain of Command and/or ISB as appropriate.

Weapon Categories

Melee Weapons
Games in this category are ones in which a player participates in an in-person or live action fashion. These games do not normally include a game board or tokens but may include equipment, balls, or scoring areas and have clearly defined rules. This category is exempted from the additional requirements for higher level qualifications. Examples: Football, LARPs (SCA, Amtgard, etc.), Cosplay, Karate, Fencing, Tag, Hide-and-seek, etc.
Qualification	Description	Qualified Officers
	Melee Weapons - Distinguished: Awarded as recognition of an Imperial Officer's mastery with melee weaponry across numerous forms. They are considered an expert in at least one weapon form and have often demonstrated advanced proficiency with other melee weapons.
	Melee Weapons - Expert: Awarded for demonstrating advanced proficiency with melee weaponry as well as the ability to train other Imperial Officers in the use of the same.
	Melee Weapons - Brawler: Awarded for demonstrating intermediate proficiency with melee weaponry and is capable of assisting newer officers in explaining the various forms available.
	Melee Weapons - Qualified: Awarded for demonstrating basic proficiency with melee weaponry.

Competition Awards

The Tyra Cup

The Tyra Cup is made of black durasteel taken from a wrecked Rebel armored vehicle, embellished with gold and rancor tusk ivory. The Cup bears the Imperial Seal on its face and is also adorned with a enameled representation of the Obsidian Crescent. Inside of the Cup is soil from the planet Hosnian. Before the cup is relinquished to a winner new each year, the Hosnian soil is placed on the world of the current holder who must then refill the Cup with Hosnian soil. In this way, the memory of Commander Tyra continues to spread across the Empire.