The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

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The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:04 pm

The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff
Second Annual BrikWars Battle Contest

Welcome, BrikWarriors, to the dawn of a glorious new Rekonstruktion! In some places, the streets are swept clean, the fields are lush and green, the sun dappled forests are thickly boughed, and the majestic peaks stand tall and proud. The army regulars are all lined up in neat little rows, their equipment shiny and new, their uniforms starched and absent of explosive debris. Freshly painted starships sit in their docks with weapons systems fully charged while creatures and critters on planets far below scent the air for the coming danger. Because in other places, the battle has always been and always will be. Minifigs stand, blades dripping blood, in piles of corpses as lasers lance overhead and topple the last remnants of once great empires. Realities smash together and collectively reassemble. The whole BrikVerse heaves in a breath of newly minted, grade-a, fresh friggin' air as the New Year rolls in.

Participants

Those wishing to participate in the contest should submit an original battle report via a new thread in the Reports from the Field forum between January 3, 2018 and February 5, 2018, including the identifier tag [RK18] in the title.

Participants may also submit Forum or Chat Battles via the Forum Battles forum with the same identifier tag in the title, provided that those entries are begun and ended within the contest's timeframe. Incomplete Forum or Chat battles may still be considered for judging at the request of the Entrant but it should be kept in mind that the judges may dock the report points in any category for being incomplete.

Participants may submit more than one entry. Contestants can only win one Reward, however, and only their highest scoring piece will count in this regard.

Entries may represent any BrikWars tone, style, etcetera. The BrikVerse is a wildly diverse setting and the purpose of this contest is to encourage more awesome new content. In terms of general theme, keep in mind the New Rekon and its implications. Entrants may feel free to continue older storylines in new ways but should also not feel beholden to any existing Kanon (basic common courtesy and community groundrules notwithstanding).

Judges

Judging of the entries will commence immediately following the contest, beginning February 7, 2018, and will end no later than February 14, 2018. The final scores will be announced and formalized in this thread on February 14, 2018.

For the 2018 Contest, the following are Judges:
  • Scratch
  • motorhead fan
  • Scribonius
The following are Secondary Judges:
Judges will read each entry and score it based on the following categories:
  • Fun -- Relating to the conceptual gameplay, the inventiveness of the actions taken during the game, the tactics striven for, the general level of amusement and shenanigans, and overall "wow" factor.
  • Violence-- Relating to the mechanical gameplay, the clever and creative use of (rather than strict adherence to) the general rules to keep the game fast and fresh, the amount of straight up action movie carnage wrought, the general level of conflict (whether abstract or visceral).
  • Photography-- Quality of the report's photography, the use of clean lighting and clear pictures, the appropriate capture of the action and turmoil of the piece, the overall visual attractiveness of the playing field, the characters and armies involved in the conflict, and the action of that conflict.
  • Writing-- Overall quality of the writing, consistency of appropriate tone and pacing, clarity of characters and narration, general level of originality, and accessibility of emotional or cerebral engagement.
  • TIEBREAKER CATEGORY--Story-- Every battle tells a story, even if it's a simple one. This tiebreaker category is used to judge the overall quality of that story or concept and how well it was conveyed through the combination of the report's general gameplay, photography, and writing. Secondarily, judges may wish to use this category to judge how well the theme of the New Year was pushed by the story the report told.
Each Judging Category is rated on a scale from 1-10, except Fun, which is rated on a scale from 1-20. The scores from each category will be added together, with the exception of Story, for a Final Score of between 4 and 50. The Story Score will only be used in the event of a tie between entries. Judges are encouraged to keep an open, diverse mindset when judging entries as they are not inherently required to adhere to any particular interpretation of Kanon or individually preferred tone. In short, we all have a good general idea of what constitutes as Brikwarsy but a great many of us have some pretty different ideas about the specifics.

Judges may enter the contest as Participants (see above) but may not judge their own entries. Instead, the Secondary Judge will take their place in the scoring of those particular pieces.

Rewards

The 1st Place Winner will become our BrikWars Monarch of 2,018, join the ranks of BrikWars Royalty, and gain full on bragging rights. They will also earn a unique custom badge, which will be pinned to the winning post and generally used however the winner sees fit (such as its inclusion into their forum signature).


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Previous Monarchs and Royal Courts

The previous year's Monarch has the transition period of the contest's duration to issue any last minute ridiculous decrees. This year, the Reigning Monarch has decreed that Rekon entries featuring the Immortal War in some manner will earn 0.5 points on their Final Score.

Enjoy the Kickoff and the New Year! Happy BrikWarring and, as always, Have Fun.



Go To: 2018 Entries, Final Scores, and Winner
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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:08 pm

Who's for judging?

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by sahasrahla » Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:49 pm

can i enter a battle that's currently in progress?

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by motorhead fan » Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:17 pm

I'd love to enter a battle, but I am in the process of moving house so I am completely unsure about whether I will have the time or not.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:35 pm

sahasrahla wrote:can i enter a battle that's currently in progress?
No, sorry. That is, unless there's some kind of special circumstance and the judges want to allow it.
Contest Rules wrote:Participants may also submit Forum or Chat Battles via the Forum Battles forum with the same identifier tag in the title, provided that those entries are begun and ended within the contest's timeframe.
motorhead fan wrote:I'd love to enter a battle, but I am in the process of moving house so I am completely unsure about whether I will have the time or not.
I look forward to it if you find you have the time. Good luck with the move.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:57 pm

Can I get stickies switched for this one, please?

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Sat Jan 13, 2018 5:06 am

Still need judges, please.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by motorhead fan » Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:26 am

I'll judge!

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Scribonius » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:09 pm

*thinks* I'd rather make an entry, but it occurs to me that I'm not going to have the TIME to make an entry, so I am willing to be a judge... ^0o^

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:21 am

I'll take it. And if you do decide to make an entry, it's still all good. We'll just have the secondary judge judge it.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:50 am

We're past the halfway mark. Get those entries in, folks.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by dilanski » Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:44 am

Can I get a confirmation of the exact time for entry closing? I'll be cutting it close and don't want to miss out due to timezone shenanigans.
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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:26 am

Anywhere on Earth is usually when I close submissions.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:27 am

Speaking of, today and tomorrow for submissions, folks.

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Re: The 2,018 Rekon Kickoff

Post by Quantumsurfer » Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:50 pm

Apologies for the delay. Please let the judging begin.

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