The Editor's Puzzle published in SIGeom Exchanges 8.1 was based on an ancient Japanese prophecy [Conitzer 2009]. It was concerned with the complications associated with determining the champion of all warriors. What follows is a synthesis of two correct solutions that were received.
['St Ephane Airiau', 'Ulle Endriss', 'Joseph Y. Halpern']
Solution to Exchanges 8.1 puzzle: identifying the champion