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MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

Yes its that time again, It is time to look for Judges for the next installation of ....

TOP GREY LABYRINTHIER!!!!!

If interested, please PM me only! This requires a great deal of work, being able to do a lot of duties and being active in the site. It worked great to have Dented Ford as a Co-mod (hopefully i wont stick a knife through my hand like i did last year...) so im looking for a total of two to three people.

Last years event took the better part of (too lazy to look it up but i think it was about 5 months) So expect a great deal of time to invest in this project. Also this would be a good time to leave some comments here on how i ran it the last time, and some changes that you might consider.

Once again it will be Top Chef Format, and some of the challenges may mimic some of the challenges on the show. The finale will be a final three, and the contestants will be brought through a series of challenges to make it to that point.

Any other questions, comments concerns, let me know. I will be limiting the amount of peopel that can enter, with one exception. Due to Cordelia not being able to finish the competition last year, she will be given a spot if she likes it before anyone else. after that i will be having a total of 12 spots availible, and the sign ups will start soon within the next month..
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Zag · Tired of his old title

Well, I'm not going to offer to judge, because I hope to compete again. Hopefully I won't burn out like I did last time.

I really liked the format -- where you had some interesting and very specific requirements for the puzzles. I can tell you that there is one very specific type of puzzle that has been popular on GL but I was dreading that you would ask for it. Of course, that's all I'm going to say -- I don't want to give you any ideas. Felicitous

The only thing I didn't like was the team events. They were frustrating to coordinate, and I was pretty uncomfortable eliminating someone because of one. Perhaps, if you feel strongly that you need to have some team events, make them non-elimination rounds, where the members of the winning team get some benefit to the next round.

I don't have any solution to your problem that a lot of people signed up but then just faded away. Even some who were doing very well, like Tahnan, just disappeared.

Cordelia · Daedelia Member

Frankly, I feel like I need a rematch...to get that awful taste of abandonment out of my mouth.

Someone had mentioned puzzles with a "final answer" rather than a process, which I think is valid. I will say this, and I think it's true in a lot of artistic endeavours: restrictions breed creativity. Making something restrictive does not hamper the creator, but instead gives a nice structure on which to build. One other thing that you could do is take a finished puzzle and ask the competitors to "dress it up."

Team events are HARD in a forum. On top of that, team events do not necessarily result in ascertaining puzzle-making skill. You could do a puzzle chain, where you give the competitors each a goal, which is the beginning of the next player's puzzle.

Dented Ford · Hoopy Frood

groza528 · No Place Like Home

I really should defend my title, but if you have trouble finding judges I'll judge.

Zag · Tired of his old title

marcusI · Daedalian Member

I don't feel qualified to judge. Most of these puzzles are way too hard for me. I would love to play again. I lasted longer than I should have last time. I hope to be better this time.
I agree that the team efforts were difficult to manage. But I think they resulted in some of the best puzzles. I also enjoyed working with the others here creatively.

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

Zag · Tired of his old title

I'm not sure what you are using for an email system, but I highly recommend Thunderbird. It's free, its spam filter learns (really well!), and it knows not to dump any mail from any email address in your book. Just get email addresses from all the competitor's as part of the sign-up process.

If you like, I can set you up with a zag.net account for the game.

MNOWAX · 0.999... of a Troll

it wasnt my client that was filtering the emails, it was hotmail Razz

i have a new Gmail account set up for the game, but thanks for the offer! Revenge most foul!

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Scurra · Daedalian Member

For various reasons, I don't think I shall be able to compete this time around. But I would certainly be willing to judge some of the rounds.
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Undercover Monk · Professor Chaos

I loved the expirience last time so if you don't mind me being onboard I would love to be a judge again. So in the words of the immortal David Hasselhoff "This is is HOFF the chain!" Enthusiastic Grin

/in as judge
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