Steampunk Metropolis World Cup

Would London roll into battle in the Steampunk Metropolis World Cup on a series of enormous London Eyes?

I’m going to create a steampunk world cup for giant, moving metropolises (metropli?). But instead of playing football, the Steampunk Metropolis World Cup will involve titanic mobile cities battling to the death in county-sized arenas.

 Top seeds for the Steampunk Metropolis World Cup would have to be New York, London, Tokyo and Beijing.

Each qualifying country can only have one city representing it in each World Cup, thus ensuring the Steampunk Metropolis World Cup’s continuation in future years. If Tokyo chews up and spits out New York, the Americans can always come back in four years time riding the sprawling Los Angeles, or perhaps sashay into battle on San Francisco.

So, we already have our four favourites in New York, Tokyo, Beijing and London.

The second tier of contestants would include Paris (stalking forward on tripods shaped like the Eiffel Tower), Berlin, Seoul and Cairo (advancing on giant inverted pyramid legs).

I realise not including Mexico City or Rio De Janeiro in either the first or the second tier is controversial at this stage, but I think the South American cities’ time will come in future Steampunk Metropolis World Cups, when the developed nations have lost their own first or second cities.

Just one major question remains at this stage of the planning process. Which nation will have the honour of hosting the inaugural Steampunk Metropolis World Cup?

I’ll have to think about the next few cities, but one thing’s for sure: every game will be a killer. After all, in the Steampunk Metropolis World cup, every match will hinge on a sudden death knock-out.

Tags: Steampunk, Steampunk Metropolis World Cup

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