The New World of Funiverse

The location that would eventually become the centre of Duckburg was originally known as "Fort Drake Borough," a fort built in the 16th century by British explorer Sir Francis Drake. By the 19th century, the fort had been handed over by its departing British occupants to Cornelius Coot, who renamed the fort "Duckburg". "Drake" means a male duck, while "borough" and "burg" are synonyms meaning a town or district that is an administrative unit.Cornelius Coot turned the old fort into a trading post for fellow traders and hunters, and their families. Eventually a small town grew around the fort on top of Killmule Hill. In Carl Barks' story The Day Duckburg Got Dyed (1957), it is revealed that Cornelius Coot at some point in Duckburg's history managed to pipe mountain water into the town.

The size and structure of Duckburg varied in the works by Barks: it was adjusted to better fit the story he wanted to tell; it could vary from a small town to a medium-sized city, to a bustling metropolis. Later writers and artists most of the time also continues this tradition. In one specific story by Barks, Monsterville (1961), Duckburg was even transformed into a futuristic city by Gyro Gearloose, however it proved that the citizens were not ready for the high level of technology that the new city provided. Thus the city was turned back to its old city structure.

Duckburg is a major center for Space exploration, mainly operated and overseen by Gyro Gearloose, and has had expeditions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, the Asteroids, and more remote parts of the Galaxy. The city also features a sea port and is in proximity of a large forest called the Black Forest and to several mountains, the most notable being "Old Demon Tooth", usually depicted as a towering pointed peak leaning slightly to the side.[7] The main river of the city is the Tulebug River, first mentioned in The Money Well (1958) by Carl Barks, and it is located near Killmotor Hill.

Duckburg is home to Yarvard University (a play on the universities of Harvard and Yale), an institution more notable for its athletic teams than for its academic achievements.

Duckburg is also the home of the Billionaires Club of some of which Scrooge McDuck, John D. Rockerduck and, according to some stories, Flintheart Glomgold are influential members. Duckburg also has a Ritz Hotel

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Laraniem Faction Cup

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❖ Battle of strategy, battle of skill. Battle of the factions❖

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oOh, Faction Cup! What...is it?

You may have seen various "World Cups" around NationStates, perhaps including our last one. Cool. Plonk in your name and some numbers, then the rest is done for you. All of it. Perhaps the number generator will give you a nice score. But that's all.

Now, may I introduce to you, the Laraniem Faction Cup. The on-site competition using real skill and strategy to win points for your FACTION.

How it works

Each competitor will create a nation (or puppet nation if you don't want to mess up your stats), then move it to Faction Cup. For each round, you'll be informed of the NationStates statistic you'll be competing against the other faction for. You'll have 24 hours to work on your nation, to try and build up those points. Once 24 hours are up, you'll be randomly selected to compete against a faction foe. Whoever wins the statistic battle gains a point for their faction. Faction with the most points by the end of the Competition, wins (hooray!)

For Example:

1. Statistic will be selected for everyone:

2. Work on your stats:

3. Compete against competitor chosen for you:

Faction Teams

To compete, you'll need to enter it into a faction (if not in one already). If you're not a resident of Laraniem at the moment, we've still got your back.

Copula

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Resident Team

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Civibus

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Resident Team

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International

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Inter-regional Team

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To sign up, telegram Faction Cup, with your participating nation and your joined faction, and then move it to Faction Cup

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