6.1 Qualifications:
6.11 Will be held every six months, one or two weeks prior to the Crown tournament and election.
6.12 Will be the responsibility of the highest group officer (excluding the Prime Minister) not running for Crown.
6.13 Anyone may enter Crown qualification events.
6.14 Crown contestants will be required to enter a minimum specified number of Crown Qualification cultural events.
6.15 Crown contestants must pass the Reeves test.
6.16 The group may set other criteria for Crown contestants.
6.17 Multiple entries are allowed in a contest, but a single entry may not be entered in more than one contest.
6.18 The following orders will be awarded for outstanding entries: Dragon, Hydra, Rose, Owl, Warrior (for warskill events).
6.19 Typical cultural skill contests include (but are not limited to): flat art, 3-D art, heraldry test, singing, instrumental music, best tasting cooking, factual writing, composition, weapon and shield construction, passive construction, active construction, best looking garb, best fighting garb, strategic gaming, vitners, poetry, etc.
6.1A More specific rules for these qualifications shall be put out by the sponsor at least six weeks prior to the date set for Crown Qualifications.

6.2 The Month of Crown:
These events occur twice a year during the period of Crown Qualifications and Monarch selection:
6.21 Event: Guildmaster elections
Date: one week prior to and during Crown Qualifications
Sponsor: Prime Minister
6.22 Event: Crown Qualifications
Date: one or two weeks prior to the Crown tournament/Election
Sponsor: highest uninvolved group officer (excluding the Prime Minister)
6.221 The winner of the cultural events at Crown Qualifications shall hold the title of group Arts and Sciences Champion for 6 months.
6.222 The winner of the war events at Crown Qualifications shall hold the title of Warmaster for six months.
6.23 Event: Crown tournament
Date: third weekend of the month, once every six months in April and October
Sponsor: same as for Crown Qualifications plus the Guildmaster of Reeves.
6.24 Event: Crown Coronation Feast
Date: one or two weeks after the Crown tournament
Sponsor: outgoing Royal Consort
6.25 Event: Weaponmaster tournament
Date: one or two weeks after the Crown tournament
Sponsor: Reeves guild
Note: This is a passage of arms in several different weapons classes. It is held in a tournament format and the winner will hold the title of Weaponmaster for six months until the next such tourney.

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