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  • $\begingroup$ In Ancient Greece they held Olympic games every four years for a thousand years. The universally accepted rule was that war between Greeks was forbidden during the Games, and for a thousand years they respected the rule. They just had their wars between the Games. $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 22:05
  • $\begingroup$ I'm not optimistic I can convince these dragons to respect greek precedent; they're only quasi Athenian/Spartan (and would never admit to a culture before theirs.) $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 22:09
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    $\begingroup$ The point is that not even in Ancient Greece did the Olympic Games do anything useful about avoiding war, and the Greeks did obey the rule of no fighting during the Games. Sporting events never did anything useful about avoiding war. $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 22:12
  • $\begingroup$ Re fire as an event class: these dragon's fire, at it's hottest, can melt stone, but the hotter the flame, the shorter range it becomes. Finite fuel (firegall.) I'd like to avoid fire contests that turn into fire duels, so I'm looking for contestant against the course/target events, rather than contestant vs. contestant, directly. $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 4:08
  • $\begingroup$ Some of us weren't fond of the first incarnation of the games, and this new-age king doesn't realize there's nothing better than real combat for determining who is really the best. What's a dragon to do? $\endgroup$ Commented Jan 24, 2017 at 5:10