American Tea Dueling Society

The american tea duelling society presented their inaugural competition at anachro con in atlanta on february 26 2012 with major thadeus tinker co inventor with doctor geof fetishman of the sport of tea duelling presiding as tiffin master and assisted by lady elsie recently voted top steampunk personality in the 2012 spc reader s choice awards acting as pot mistress.

American tea dueling society. The atds is the official sanctioned body for tea dueling in the united states and is an affiliate of tea. May your biscuits be crisp and your nerve unwavering. The american tea dueling society is proud to present this year s tournament in the sport of tea dueling. The american tea dueling society.

While the american society of tea dueling debuted this competitive sport at anachrocon in february 2012 this sport itself has been known in the uk for some time now. They state tea duelling is a truly egalitarian sport offering a level playing field for men women old and young you can find the american rules here. Vance was similarly happy to have been defeated by buttercup and could not think of a better way to finish a duel. This is buttercup s first dragon con and their first time dueling.

Vice admiral radha narasimhan fb. The american tea dueling society. American tea dueling thanks to bednall photography. Any attempts made by yours truly to pin down the exact origins of tea dueling has been met with failure as of the date of this post.

The american tea duelling society is an affiliate of the honourable association of tea duellists. They were thrilled and excited to have won. The american tea dueling society which coordinated and ran the event for the alternate history track can be found on facebook. Friday may 25 2012.

It is a fun concept and we are happy for people to promote and run competitions etc as long as this is done free of charge other than with the express permission in advance of the creators. It works best when the tea duellists are surrounded by a throng of excited onlookers eager to cheer on the victor and point out any instances of cheating to the wise and patient referee known as the tiffin master. The american tea duelling society is an affiliate of the honorable association of tea duellists and is the official sanctioned body for tea duelling in the united states. Tea duelling is a steampunk hobby that is played whenever three or more steampunks gather in what is known as a tiffin party.

Tea dueling was started by two british gentlemen and the complete rules can be found here. The difference engine steampunk convention. Tea duelling is a concept created and developed by geof banyard aka doctor geof and john naylor aka tinker. The creators exert all rights to the concept titles imagery and rules.

Duelists from the audience can see the dueling mistress to sign up at the beginning of the tourney.