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==Round winners – April 2024 (Round #[[Round 166|166]])==
Congratulations to the winners of round [[Round 166|April 2024]]: [[User:pPilot|pPilot]] from [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] took [[Gold medal|Gold]] with a large marginal to [[User:0beroff|0beroff]] from [[Region:Stockholm|Stockholm]] who secured a [[Silver medal|Silver]] by biking all over [[Region:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[User:uppuppuppner|uppuppuppner]] from [[Region:Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]] took home his first [[Bronze medal|Bronze]]. Well done mates!
==Upcoming events==
If you are organizing an open [[event]], don't forget to write to [Mailto:insider@turfgame.com insider@turfgame.com] a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the news letter :)
===SCOnanza aka [[Event:Scottish Turf Open 2024|Scottish Turf Open]] – Saturday June 1st===
The [[Event:Scottish Turf Open 2024|Scottish Turf Open Championships]] is BACK in [[Municipality:City of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] at the start of June for its second year! Click [https://www.esoc.org.uk/news/sconanza-2024 HERE] for more information. This is the second installment of this already legendary event. And [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTAAFb8tzF4QnEamXyPq22XCXF8EK5nwtQ6sMVJpEQEeNdcg/viewform HERE] is where you sign up for this [[Event]].
[[File:Sconanza2024.jpg|none|600px|]]
===24h [[Event]] 7th of June in [[Municipality:Luleå|Luleå]] June===
You can participate in the event either by bike or foot and be in a team or do the entire [[Event]] by yourself. If you want to play in a team but don´t have teammates, write that in the registration formula and the organizer will try to set up a team for you. Note that you have to register since the event is gonna be private when it occurs. But you will be awarded the special [[Event24]] medal.
Sign up and get more details [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT1IbvOUHy1m1WhhC-hj0V68iCZJBG-PFCO5auS-tYHRFxEA/viewform HERE]:
You can book a room at Scandic between the 5th and the 10th of june using the code luleturf2424 and get 10% off. You need to book via this e-mail: [Mailto:lulea@scandichotels.com lulea@scandichotels.com]
===[[Event:Göteborg Open 2024|Göteborg Open]], Saturday 6th of July===
Why not visit [[Municipality:Gothenburg|Gothenburg]] for our annual foot and bike [[event]]? Read all about it our website: [HTTP://www.turfgoteborg.se/2024/05/06/turf-gbg-open-2024/ www.turfgoteborg.se/2024/05/06/turf-gbg-open-2024/]
===[[Event:Skåne Open 2024|Skåne Open]], 24th of August===
Participation will give you the event medal. Details will come later this summer but you can sign up already now [https://turfskane.com/events/skane-open-2024/ HERE].
===[[Bonanza:Enköping 2024|Bonanza 2024]] on the 14th of September in [[Municipality:Enköping|Enköping]]===
More news will follow when we get closer to the date! Don't forget to mark the date in your calendar!
==[[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage Zones]] – part 2==
It is the [[Turf Crew]]'s ambition that all [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritages]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO]'s list should have one zone. If [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] demotes a world heritage and removes it from the list the attribute should be removed. This happened with the Victorian docs in Liverpool as they lost their historical values due to new developments in the areas. Sometimes we miss when a WH has been removed, feel free to make an issue if you are aware.
We have made [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]] up until the ones approved by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] [[2021]]. There was no [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritages]] approved in [[2022]] (Corona). We will shortly start working on the new ones from [[2023]]. We use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] web site as an aid when creating the [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]], click [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/&order=year HERE].
[[Zone|Zones]] are placed within the [[World Heritage Sites|WH]] boundary, even if the [[Zone|zone]] is in grounds where you have to pay, or in places where you could only take the zone with satellite data connection (like Amazonas).
We don’t move them for convenience, only if they are dangerously placed or physically inaccessible or by mistake are outside the actual [[World Heritage Sites|WH]].
You can find all [[World Heritage Sites|WH]] zones using third part tools like [https://turf.lundkvist.com/ Lundkvist] or [[User:UrbanGeeks|UrbanGeeks]] [https://turf.urbangeeks.org/ Turf Map Tool], use the Tag filter.
Last [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] [[User:allinug|allinug]] and [[User:FeTaTo|FeTaTo]] shared their experiences with visiting [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]]. This time we will hear from [[User:allinug|allinug]] again.
”Now that I have returned home after two months of "[[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage]] slalom" by train, I am beginning to sum up my impressions: 39 [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]] spread over [[Country:France|France]], [[Country:Spain|Spain]], [[Country:Portugal|Portugal]], [[Country:United Kingdom|Great Britain]], [[Country:Belgium|Belgium]] and [[Country:Denmark|Denmark]]. There were, of course, some other interesting [[Zone|zones]] as well, although it was often sparse among them. In [[Country:Monaco|Monaco]], [[Country:Andorra|Andorra]] and [[Country:Ireland|Ireland]], I had to do without [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]], although there are such in the two latter countries. Many of them are cathedrals and other impressive buildings. But the [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage site]] that I appreciated the most during the "second half" of my trip was the natural phenomenon at Giant's Causeway on the north coast of [[Region:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]:
"...an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant." (excerpt from Wikipedia)
[[File:Giant Causeway.jpg|none|600px|]]
==Turf statistics [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded]==
For those that have missed it, the first stop for Turf statistics, [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded], have had a bit of a make-over and now have a few more Top lists and a new layout. One new Top List is for [[Revisit|Revisits]], something that gave a new status to a [[Turfer|turfer]] in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Country:Finland|Finland]].
===[[Revisit]] Turf God by [[User:Petter69|Petter69]]===
After realizing that one of our local fellow [[Turfer|turfers]], [[User:ojarnstr|ojarnstr]], had many MANY more [[Revisit|Revisits]] than anybody else I had to catch up with him to understand why. He chose one of his favorite [[Zone|zones]], [[Zone:HundbananStep|HundbananStep]] in [[Municipality:Pargas|Pargas]] for our meeting. By the way, zone [[Zone:HundbananStep|HundbananStep]] is a very nice zone up the 470 steps with a beautiful view over the well known [[Municipality:Pargas|Pargas]] limestone quarry. [https://hundbanan.fi/ HERE] you can find more information about Hundbanan, unfortunately only in Swedish and Finnish
After climbing up the steps and taking the zone, it was time for some questions.
[[File:Ojarnstr hundbanan.jpg|none|600px|]]
When and why did you start turfing?
* I started in July 2013 after reading an article in the newspapers about [[Turf]]. I was a gamer and liked being out in nature, so I thought this would be perfect for me. And I've been playing ever since. I was actually the first player on mainland [[Country:Finland|Finland]]. Back then it was a different game obviously, with only a few zones to visit. I have never won a [[Round|round]], but [[Round 42|round 42]] I was no 1 in [[Country:Finland|Finland]].
So why do you have so many [[Revisit|Revisits]]?
* Even if we have some legendary and active [[Turfer|turfers]] in my city, like [[User:M0112|M0112]], [[User:spagetti|spagetti]], [[User:Tagliatelle|Tagliatelle]], [[User:Grandi|Grandi]], there have been longer times when I have nearly been alone. So I have not actively tried to be no 1 with Revisits, but I live in a city where it has just happened.
Which zone do you have the most [[Revisit|Revisits]] on?
* That has to be [[Zone:Tummelstenen|Tummelstenen]], closest to where I live and on the way to work. Probably a couple of thousand [[Revisit|Revisits]] on that [[Zone|zone]].
How are you going to celebrate when you reach 50.000 [[Revisit|Revisits]] (now 44.000)?
* Ha, I'm not planning on celebrating that, more now aming on reaching 25 million [[points]] in total to climb to rank 59.
Have you ever approximated how many points more you would have had without having to take so many [[Revisit|Revisits]]?
* No, but as I normally make one longer Turf bicycle round per day, I normally tend to make some 50k [[points]] a week. When other players are active, I make some 100k [[points]] a week, so I guess you could estimate something from that if you wanted.
So a couple of rounding off questions at the end, Firstly, if you could change something with [[Turf]], what would it be?
* Well, I think [[Turf]] is a great game and great games shouldn't make drastic or big changes, I think this has been perfect with [[Turf]], sometimes something needed adjustments, but no big changes. Now as we talk about [[Revisit|revisits]], I have suggested shortening the revisit time from 23 to let's say 12 hours. Then I wouldn't have to wait until Saturday evening doing my next round on a sunny weekend day, if I had made a round after work on Friday evening.
Lastly, what is your best [[Turf]] memory?
* Definitely our [[Event:ABOA Turf Open 2023|ABOA Turf Open]] last summer, that was great. We had hoped for some 50 participants, but 83 [[Turfer|turfers]] from several countries showed up. It was so nice to meet all turfers in real life.
Keep on turfing!
We hope to read more about the recent updates to [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded] and its care takes, if [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] manages to pin him down between his [[Turf]] rounds.
==One week [[Region battles|Region Battle]]==
The third week of the April round something new took place. It was a new take on the [[Region battles|Region battle]] many of us have been part of in the last few years. This time the Battle was one week instead of one Round. 21-28 April the first ever one-week regional competition was held between [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]], [[Region:Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]] and [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]], and that was also the order in which the teams ended up. This was a test in collaboration with [https://turfportalen.se/ turfportalen.se].
===From [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] [[User:féarglas|féarglas]] summarizes the whole thing:===
"Another [[Region battles|regional battle]] but just three [[region]]s and with a twist that appealed to many in [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]]. A week was easier for people to know if they could commit the time and a nice length of time to commit to. The week of madness provided a welcome motivation after a long winter, encouraging us out more, meeting each other and working together. Despite a wet start where we wondered if cloud seeds had been sent from [[Municipality:Gothenburg|Gbg]], the rest of the week was pleasant weather, dry and warm. Many medals and ranks were gained, many personal goals achieved, many kilometres covered. Those who wanted to go crazy went crazy while those who preferred a slower pace did so. There was something for everyone and a lot of fun was had. We enjoyed the 'dash for glory' a few hours before the end of each day, with a few very close endings that required enthusiasm and team effort. 'Many smalls make a big' became the motto and [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] pulled together, winning the competition. A nice bonus to the rewards of taking part. Thank you to [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]] and [[Region:Västra Götaland|VG]], and to [https://turfportalen.se/ Turfportalen] for developing, supporting and hosting."
===Some additional comments from team members in [[Region:Västra Götaland|VG]] and [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]]:===
* A week is better than a month. Much easier to really make an effort.
* No mid round starts, the pph advantage is too big. 50 000 points/day for doing nothing! That's 3 times more than our average player took.
* Do ([[Country:Sweden|Swedish]]) calendar days 00-24 instead of 12-12. Makes it easier for the people working normal hours to turf in the evening to get a lead or catch up. Now you can only watch from the side and see the other teams gain.
* Overall all we really enjoyed the competition and the team spirit we got. Lots of cheering and having people turf a lot more than they normally do. Especially considering the cold weather we had.
* I thought it would be more exciting with just a week but I missed the tactical planning from one-month competitions.
* A week gives you very little time to compensate for temporary things that impact like bad weather, bike breakdowns or competing activities. At the same time, full speed ahead a full month is too much.
* Even if I'm retired I have competing things to do Monday-Friday, weekends are optimal for turfing. Perhaps have 16 day competitions starting on a Friday ending on a Sunday giving the teams three weekends to turf like hell.
* I would have preferred the same rule as in the Ultimate region fights for the red line, which is based on active turfers in the region.
Many things to consider for upcoming battles. Huge congratulations to the [[Region:Scotland|Scottish]] team!
==Turf [[Picture of the Month]]==
This months [[Picture of the Month|Turf Picture]] is of the zone [[Zone:SpårSpan|SpårSpan]] taken by [[User:Fafng|Fafng]].
[[File:SpårSpan.jpg|none|500px|]]
If you have a [[Zone|Zone]] picture you want featured as [[Picture of the Month|Turf Picture of the Month]], send it to [Mailto:insider@turfgame.com insider@turfgame.com]. Please include your [[Turf]] nick for recognition!
Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//[[User:Munin|Munin]]
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==Round winners – April 2024 (Round #[[Round 166|166]])==
Congratulations to the winners of round [[Round 166|April 2024]]: [[User:pPilot|pPilot]] from [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] took [[Gold medal|Gold]] with a large marginal to [[User:0beroff|0beroff]] from [[Region:Stockholm|Stockholm]] who secured a [[Silver medal|Silver]] by biking all over [[Region:Stockholm|Stockholm]], [[User:uppuppuppner|uppuppuppner]] from [[Region:Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]] took home his first [[Bronze medal|Bronze]]. Well done mates!
==Upcoming events==
If you are organizing an open [[event]], don't forget to write to [Mailto:insider@turfgame.com insider@turfgame.com] a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the news letter :)
===SCOnanza aka [[Event:Scottish Turf Open 2024|Scottish Turf Open]] – Saturday June 1st===
The [[Event:Scottish Turf Open 2024|Scottish Turf Open Championships]] is BACK in [[Municipality:City of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] at the start of June for its second year! Click [https://www.esoc.org.uk/news/sconanza-2024 HERE] for more information. This is the second installment of this already legendary event. And [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTAAFb8tzF4QnEamXyPq22XCXF8EK5nwtQ6sMVJpEQEeNdcg/viewform HERE] is where you sign up for this [[Event]].
[[File:Sconanza2024.jpg|none|600px|]]
===24h [[Event]] 7th of June in [[Municipality:Luleå|Luleå]] June===
You can participate in the event either by bike or foot and be in a team or do the entire [[Event]] by yourself. If you want to play in a team but don´t have teammates, write that in the registration formula and the organizer will try to set up a team for you. Note that you have to register since the event is gonna be private when it occurs. But you will be awarded the special [[Event24]] medal.
Sign up and get more details [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT1IbvOUHy1m1WhhC-hj0V68iCZJBG-PFCO5auS-tYHRFxEA/viewform HERE]:
You can book a room at Scandic between the 5th and the 10th of june using the code luleturf2424 and get 10% off. You need to book via this e-mail: [Mailto:lulea@scandichotels.com lulea@scandichotels.com]
===[[Event:Göteborg Open 2024|Göteborg Open]], Saturday 6th of July===
Why not visit [[Municipality:Gothenburg|Gothenburg]] for our annual foot and bike [[event]]? Read all about it our website: [HTTP://www.turfgoteborg.se/2024/05/06/turf-gbg-open-2024/ www.turfgoteborg.se/2024/05/06/turf-gbg-open-2024/]
===[[Event:Skåne Open 2024|Skåne Open]], 24th of August===
Participation will give you the event medal. Details will come later this summer but you can sign up already now [https://turfskane.com/events/skane-open-2024/ HERE].
===[[Bonanza:Enköping 2024|Bonanza 2024]] on the 14th of September in [[Municipality:Enköping|Enköping]]===
More news will follow when we get closer to the date! Don't forget to mark the date in your calendar!
==[[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage Zones]] – part 2==
It is the [[Turf Crew]]'s ambition that all [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritages]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO]'s list should have one zone. If [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] demotes a world heritage and removes it from the list the attribute should be removed. This happened with the Victorian docs in Liverpool as they lost their historical values due to new developments in the areas. Sometimes we miss when a WH has been removed, feel free to make an issue if you are aware.
We have made [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]] up until the ones approved by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] [[2021]]. There was no [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritages]] approved in [[2022]] (Corona). We will shortly start working on the new ones from [[2023]]. We use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site UNESCO] web site as an aid when creating the [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]], click [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/&order=year HERE].
[[Zone|Zones]] are placed within the [[World Heritage Sites|WH]] boundary, even if the [[Zone|zone]] is in grounds where you have to pay, or in places where you could only take the zone with satellite data connection (like Amazonas).
We don’t move them for convenience, only if they are dangerously placed or physically inaccessible or by mistake are outside the actual [[World Heritage Sites|WH]].
You can find all [[World Heritage Sites|WH]] zones using third part tools like [https://turf.lundkvist.com/ Lundkvist] or [[User:UrbanGeeks|UrbanGeeks]] [https://turf.urbangeeks.org/ Turf Map Tool], use the Tag filter.
Last [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] [[User:allinug|allinug]] and [[User:FeTaTo|FeTaTo]] shared their experiences with visiting [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]]. This time we will hear from [[User:allinug|allinug]] again.
”Now that I have returned home after two months of "[[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage]] slalom" by train, I am beginning to sum up my impressions: 39 [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]] spread over [[Country:France|France]], [[Country:Spain|Spain]], [[Country:Portugal|Portugal]], [[Country:United Kingdom|Great Britain]], [[Country:Belgium|Belgium]] and [[Country:Denmark|Denmark]]. There were, of course, some other interesting [[Zone|zones]] as well, although it was often sparse among them. In [[Country:Monaco|Monaco]], [[Country:Andorra|Andorra]] and [[Country:Ireland|Ireland]], I had to do without [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]], although there are such in the two latter countries. Many of them are cathedrals and other impressive buildings. But the [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage site]] that I appreciated the most during the "second half" of my trip was the natural phenomenon at Giant's Causeway on the north coast of [[Region:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]:
"...an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant." (excerpt from Wikipedia)
[[File:Giant Causeway.jpg|none|600px|]]
==Turf statistics [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded]==
For those that have missed it, the first stop for Turf statistics, [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded], have had a bit of a make-over and now have a few more Top lists and a new layout. One new Top List is for [[Revisit|Revisits]], something that gave a new status to a [[Turfer|turfer]] in [[Municipality:Turku|Turku]], [[Country:Finland|Finland]].
===[[Revisit]] Turf God by [[User:Petter69|Petter69]]===
After realizing that one of our local fellow [[Turfer|turfers]], [[User:ojarnstr|ojarnstr]], had many MANY more [[Revisit|Revisits]] than anybody else I had to catch up with him to understand why. He chose one of his favorite [[Zone|zones]], [[Zone:HundbananStep|HundbananStep]] in [[Municipality:Pargas|Pargas]] for our meeting. By the way, zone [[Zone:HundbananStep|HundbananStep]] is a very nice zone up the 470 steps with a beautiful view over the well known [[Municipality:Pargas|Pargas]] limestone quarry. [https://hundbanan.fi/ HERE] you can find more information about Hundbanan, unfortunately only in Swedish and Finnish
After climbing up the steps and taking the zone, it was time for some questions.
[[File:Ojarnstr hundbanan.jpg|none|600px|]]
When and why did you start turfing?
* I started in July 2013 after reading an article in the newspapers about [[Turf]]. I was a gamer and liked being out in nature, so I thought this would be perfect for me. And I've been playing ever since. I was actually the first player on mainland [[Country:Finland|Finland]]. Back then it was a different game obviously, with only a few zones to visit. I have never won a [[Round|round]], but [[Round 42|round 42]] I was no 1 in [[Country:Finland|Finland]].
So why do you have so many [[Revisit|Revisits]]?
* Even if we have some legendary and active [[Turfer|turfers]] in my city, like [[User:M0112|M0112]], [[User:spagetti|spagetti]], [[User:Tagliatelle|Tagliatelle]], [[User:Grandi|Grandi]], there have been longer times when I have nearly been alone. So I have not actively tried to be no 1 with Revisits, but I live in a city where it has just happened.
Which zone do you have the most [[Revisit|Revisits]] on?
* That has to be [[Zone:Tummelstenen|Tummelstenen]], closest to where I live and on the way to work. Probably a couple of thousand [[Revisit|Revisits]] on that [[Zone|zone]].
How are you going to celebrate when you reach 50.000 [[Revisit|Revisits]] (now 44.000)?
* Ha, I'm not planning on celebrating that, more now aming on reaching 25 million [[points]] in total to climb to rank 59.
Have you ever approximated how many points more you would have had without having to take so many [[Revisit|Revisits]]?
* No, but as I normally make one longer Turf bicycle round per day, I normally tend to make some 50k [[points]] a week. When other players are active, I make some 100k [[points]] a week, so I guess you could estimate something from that if you wanted.
So a couple of rounding off questions at the end, Firstly, if you could change something with [[Turf]], what would it be?
* Well, I think [[Turf]] is a great game and great games shouldn't make drastic or big changes, I think this has been perfect with [[Turf]], sometimes something needed adjustments, but no big changes. Now as we talk about [[Revisit|revisits]], I have suggested shortening the revisit time from 23 to let's say 12 hours. Then I wouldn't have to wait until Saturday evening doing my next round on a sunny weekend day, if I had made a round after work on Friday evening.
Lastly, what is your best [[Turf]] memory?
* Definitely our [[Event:ABOA Turf Open 2023|ABOA Turf Open]] last summer, that was great. We had hoped for some 50 participants, but 83 [[Turfer|turfers]] from several countries showed up. It was so nice to meet all turfers in real life.
Keep on turfing!
We hope to read more about the recent updates to [https://warded.se/turf/index.php Warded] and its care takes, if [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] manages to pin him down between his [[Turf]] rounds.
==One week [[Region battles|Region Battle]]==
The third week of the April round something new took place. It was a new take on the [[Region battles|Region battle]] many of us have been part of in the last few years. This time the Battle was one week instead of one Round. 21-28 April the first ever one-week regional competition was held between [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]], [[Region:Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]] and [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]], and that was also the order in which the teams ended up. This was a test in collaboration with [https://turfportalen.se/ turfportalen.se].
===From [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] [[User:féarglas|féarglas]] summarizes the whole thing:===
"Another [[Region battles|regional battle]] but just three [[region]]s and with a twist that appealed to many in [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]]. A week was easier for people to know if they could commit the time and a nice length of time to commit to. The week of madness provided a welcome motivation after a long winter, encouraging us out more, meeting each other and working together. Despite a wet start where we wondered if cloud seeds had been sent from [[Municipality:Gothenburg|Gbg]], the rest of the week was pleasant weather, dry and warm. Many medals and ranks were gained, many personal goals achieved, many kilometres covered. Those who wanted to go crazy went crazy while those who preferred a slower pace did so. There was something for everyone and a lot of fun was had. We enjoyed the 'dash for glory' a few hours before the end of each day, with a few very close endings that required enthusiasm and team effort. 'Many smalls make a big' became the motto and [[Region:Scotland|Scotland]] pulled together, winning the competition. A nice bonus to the rewards of taking part. Thank you to [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]] and [[Region:Västra Götaland|VG]], and to [https://turfportalen.se/ Turfportalen] for developing, supporting and hosting."
===Some additional comments from team members in [[Region:Västra Götaland|VG]] and [[Region:Skåne|Skåne]]:===
* A week is better than a month. Much easier to really make an effort.
* No mid round starts, the pph advantage is too big. 50 000 points/day for doing nothing! That's 3 times more than our average player took.
* Do ([[Country:Sweden|Swedish]]) calendar days 00-24 instead of 12-12. Makes it easier for the people working normal hours to turf in the evening to get a lead or catch up. Now you can only watch from the side and see the other teams gain.
* Overall all we really enjoyed the competition and the team spirit we got. Lots of cheering and having people turf a lot more than they normally do. Especially considering the cold weather we had.
* I thought it would be more exciting with just a week but I missed the tactical planning from one-month competitions.
* A week gives you very little time to compensate for temporary things that impact like bad weather, bike breakdowns or competing activities. At the same time, full speed ahead a full month is too much.
* Even if I'm retired I have competing things to do Monday-Friday, weekends are optimal for turfing. Perhaps have 16 day competitions starting on a Friday ending on a Sunday giving the teams three weekends to turf like hell.
* I would have preferred the same rule as in the Ultimate region fights for the red line, which is based on active turfers in the region.
Many things to consider for upcoming battles. Huge congratulations to the [[Region:Scotland|Scottish]] team!
==Turf [[Picture of the Month]]==
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Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//[[User:Munin|Munin]]
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