Why is this back you may ask? Blame Blackson.
Conceptual Map Contest-Original link just for anyone who wants to look back at the smashing success of the first CMC.
Okay, so I have a bunch of spoilers set up below for any information you may need on the competition.
In this contest, a concept is an idea for a map.
Pretty self explanatory actually. Each round, people will make a map based on a certain concept. That's it. Simple, right?
All rules are listed below. Any questions or info you need to ask me, feel free to.
-This competition will be separated into rounds. A certain amount of people will be eliminated depending on how many people sign up.
-Maps must be submitted to NUMA. For whatever reason if you can't submit your map to NUMA, please PM me the reason why, and we can come to a compromise.
-All maps must have a concept, a theme, must be fun, and have good aesthetics.
-Yeah, there are themes. I am open for suggestions.
-There is no NReality folks.
-All maps must be conceptual. That said, all maps also must have the tags CMC2 and conceptual.
-All maps must be completable.
-In the result of a tie in the final round, the two finalists will go at it again in a 1 on 1 match-up again. Then, if they tie again, there will be another 1 on 1 battle, but this time, there will be a poll up for a week (more if it remains tied) in which anybody can vote on which ever map they liked better.
-Make sure to have fun. That's what this competition is all about!
The judging is as follows.
Fun-?/25 - The fun of the map.
Aesthetics-?/25 - The looks of the map.
Theme-?/25 - How well the map follows the theme.
Conceptual-?/25 - How innovative is this concept, and was it used to it's best?
To be more in depth about Theme & Concept:
When I mean a concept, I mean that you're supposed to add some kind of odd innovation into your map. It's not a matter of making a map, and then deciding what the concept is after you've made it. What I'm aiming for is creativity, innovation, new ideas, and all of that. Does that make more sense to you guys?
This is an example of something having a clear concept, and it's innovative as well. Something like this would get a higher score in the "Concept" category of the competition.
This does have a concept, but isn't innovative, in which this map would score less than another map with innovation.
As for theme, the theme is...a theme. It's meant to give the map a specific...theming. In this case, the theme is minimalism (Using a minimal amount of objects, while getting as much out of those objects as you can). Whether or not that contradicts with your concept is your problem, and you have to find away around it.
For example:
This has a more minimalistic theme, and thus would score more in the "Theme" category.
This on the other hand would score much less because it's not minimalistic at all.
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You have a week for each round to submit your map. The earlier everyone submits their maps, then the maps hopefully shall be judged faster.
Okay, I'll need the following people.
-An image maker. This is a little less important, as I can do some imaging myself, but even so, a more professional image-maker would be best.
The prizes are as follows:
-First place gets there username in gold font when I post the final judging, a crazy cool sig & sigbar, and 15 awesome RCE's from yours truly.
-Second pace (the runner-up) gets there username in silver font when I post the final judging, a cool sig & sigbar, and 10 RCE's from yours untruly.
-Third place gets a nice sigbar, and 5 RCE's from yours truly.
-All participants get a nice sigbar stating that you have participated in this competition.
Uh...as for the past winner and runner up (spudzalot & Blackson), I still owe you guys your rates. :P So I'll be sure to get on that in a week or so (I get a weeek vacation off from school, which is fantastic).
The TRC competition is on hold, because as you may have heard, the NReality speedruns/highscores are still missing. So those of you who happen to be in the quarter-final as of now and are looking at this, don't worry, the competition will be continued as soon as Unreality gets his site up and running again. Check the thread for more info on that.
Sig Nups
Erik-Player
Blackson
Daikenkai/DDRave
wolfgang/wulfgang
spudzalot
Kablamo_Boom
flagmyidol
SkyRay
Nphasis
BE_nSPIRED
maxson924
ska
Minion_of_Pi
boonie92
jackass/jackass77
chume14
apse/aapse
deltainferno
RedSham
Any Questions asked go here.
5 people will be eliminated.
Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/158527
Blackson - http://nmaps.net/158539
Daikenkai/DDRave - http://nmaps.net/158824
wolfgang/wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/158512
spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/158857
Kablamo_Boom - http://nmaps.net/158503
flagmyidol - http://nmaps.net/158588
SkyRay - http://nmaps.net/158592
Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/158518
BE_nSPIRED - http://nmaps.net/157814
maxson924 - http://nmaps.net/158839
ska - http://nmaps.net/158543
Minion_of_Pi - http://nmaps.net/155634
chume14 - http://nmaps.net/159020
boonie92 - http://nmaps.net/158560
jackass/jackass77 - http://nmaps.net/158555
apse/aapse - http://nmaps.net/158894
RedSham - http://nmaps.net/158825
deltainferno - http://nmaps.net/158612
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Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/158527
Fun 18/25 - Mildly Fun.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Very good.
Theme 14/25 - As far as the objects go, you did ok when it comes to being minimalistic.
Conceptual 13/25 - Not very inventive, and could have been pulled off better.
Total 62/100
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Blackson - http://nmaps.net/158539
Fun 22/25 - Nice!
Aesthetics 14/25 - It's ok.
Theme 23/25 - Very well done.
Conceptual 16/25 - Definitely not new, but you really pulled it off well.
Total 75/100
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Daikenkai/DDRave - http://nmaps.net/158824
Fun 17/25 - Simple rocket dodging. Nice.
Aesthetics 15/25 - Points docked for those pointy edges.
Theme 20/25 - Well done.
Conceptual 6/25 - Rocket dodging is not really a concept, but you pulled it off well.
Total 58/100
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wolfgang/wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/158512
Fun 17/25 - A bit boring, but fun nonetheless.
Aesthetics 10/25 - Fair.
Theme 19/25 - Pulled off nicely.
Conceptual 13/25 - Not bad.
Total 59/100
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spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/158857
Fun 23/25 - Well, this was fantastic.
Aesthetics 19/25 - Looks very good as well.
Theme 18/25 - Good.
Conceptual 21/25 - Definitely not new, but pulled off differently, and greatly for that matter.
Total 81/100
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Kablamo_Boom - http://nmaps.net/158503
Fun 14/25 Not bad.
Aesthetics 12/25 S'ok.
Theme 18/25 Well done!
Conceptual 3/25 Ehhh...forward planning isn't a concept. :/
Total 47/100
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flagmyidol - http://nmaps.net/158588
Fun 10/25 - :/
Aesthetics 10/25 - :/
Theme 8/25 - Those spikes outside the map ruin the minimalism. :/
Conceptual 2/25 - Box isn't a concept. :/
Total 30/100 :/
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SkyRay - http://nmaps.net/158592
Fun 13/25 - It's ok. More on the boring side though.
Aesthetics 10/25 - Minimalism isn't an excuse for no gold. :/
Theme 20/25 - Nice.
Conceptual 15/25 - Not new, but not badly executed either.
Total 58/100
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Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/158518
Fun 16/25 - Hey, not bad!
Aesthetics 18/25 - Hey, even better!
Theme 13/25 - Hey, not bad!
Conceptual 6/25 - Hey, not...horrible! :/
Total 52/100
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BE_nSPIRED - http://nmaps.net/157814
Fun 16/25 - Hey, not bad!
Aesthetics 16/25 - General Nspired tiles & placement.
Theme 9/25 - Below average.
Conceptual 9/25 - A very overused concept in general, not pulled off any differently then I've seen it pulled off before. The execution was ok though.
Total 50/100
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maxson924 - http://nmaps.net/158839
Fun 12/25 - Mmehh...
Aesthetics 11/25 - Mmehh...
Theme 10/25 - All those mines on the floor of the map were unneccesary. :/
Conceptual 9/25 - Mmehh...
Total 42/100
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ska - http://nmaps.net/158543
Fun 21/25 - Very good job.
Aesthetics 15/25 - Above average.
Theme 19/25 - Awesome.
Conceptual 17/25 - Not new, but pulled off very well.
Total 72/100
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Minion_of_Pi - http://nmaps.net/155634
Fun 13/25 - The start was really annoying.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Hey, not bad!
Theme 14/25 - Er.
Conceptual 14/25 - I see the concept, but it could have been pulled off better.
Total 58/100
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chume14 - http://nmaps.net/159020
Fun 18/25 - Hey, I know I had fun with this.
Aesthetics 14/25 - The curves are slightly attractive.
Theme 22/25 - Bahahaha.
Conceptual 17/25 - The squeezing is not new (Trust me, I would know. ;D), though the drone race addition was a good move. Points docked for cheatability.
Total 71/100
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boonie92 - http://nmaps.net/158560
Fun 15/25 - Good job.
Aesthetics 12/25 - Dosen't look bad, but not good either.
Theme 10/25 - Mehburger with a side of fries.
Conceptual 12/25 - Tis' ok.
Total 49/100
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jackass/jackass77 - http://nmaps.net/158555
Fun 10/25 - Pretty irritating. One laser would have been much better...
Aesthetics 10/25 - One laser would have been much better...
Theme 10/25 - Again, one laser would have been much better.
Conceptual 10/25 - One laser would have been much better.
Total 40/25
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apse/aapse - http://nmaps.net/158894
Fun 19/25 - Indeed.
Aesthetics 18/25 - Has some.
Theme 19/15 - Check.
Conceptual 14/25 - Barely above above average.
Total 70/100 - It does indeed have a total.
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RedSham - http://nmaps.net/158825
Fun 18/25 - Hell, this was enjoyable.
Aesthetics 15/25 - S'ok.
Theme 18/25 - Good job.
Conceptual 18/25 - Very well done. Not new, but executed well in my honest opinion.
Total 69/100
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deltainferno - http://nmaps.net/158612
Fun 14/25 - Not bad.
Aesthetics 7/25 - Randomly placed objects = Nono.
Theme 18/25 - Not bad.
Conceptual 5/25 - MEH.
Total 44/100
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ROUND 1 STANDINGS (Eliminations in red):
1st - spudzalot (81)
2nd - Blackson (75)
3rd - ska (72)
4th - chume14 (71)
5th - apse (70)
6th - RedSham (69)
7th - Erik-Player (62)
8th - wulfgang (59)
9th - DDRave (58)
10th - SkyRay (58)
11th - Minion_of_Pi (58)
12th - Nphasis (52)
13th - BE_nSPIRED (50)
14th - boonie92 (49)
15th - Kablamo_Boom (47)
16th - deltainferno (44)
17th - maxson942 (42)
18th - jackass77 (40)
19th - flagmyidol (30)
5 people will be eliminated.
spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/159516
Blackson - http://nmaps.net/159207
ska - http://nmaps.net/159647
chume14 - http://nmaps.net/159944
apse - http://nmaps.net/159378
RedSham - http://nmaps.net/159355
Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/159257
wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/159557
DDRave - http://nmaps.net/159306
SkyRay - http://nmaps.net/159627
Minion_of_Pi -
Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/159394
BE_nSPIRED - http://nmaps.net/159259
boonie92 - http://nmaps.net/159422
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spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/159516
Fun 21/25 - Boom baby!
Aesthetics 18/25 - Good job.
Theme 16/25 - Not bad.
Conceptual 24/25 - Yes. Just, yes.
Total 79/100
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Blackson - http://nmaps.net/159207
Fun 16/25 - Mildly fun.
Aesthetics 13/25 - Meh.
Theme 19/25 - Wahahaha, nice.
Conceptual 17/25 - Solid.
Total 65/100
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ska - http://nmaps.net/159647
Fun 15/25 - Yar.
Aesthetics 15/25 - Yar.
Theme 18/25 - Pretty despair-ful-ish-like.
Conceptual 14/25 - Meh.
Total 62/100
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chume14 - http://nmaps.net/159944
Fun 13/25 - Meh.
Aesthetics 14/25 - Looks sorta cool, actually.
Theme 24/25 - Whoa.
Conceptual 13/25 - The concept is nice, just too frustrating in the end.
Total 64/100
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apse - http://nmaps.net/159378
Fun 15/25 - Nice.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Fwoa.
Theme 22/25 - Great job on the theme.
Conceptual 12/25 - Meh. Not a new concept, but was pulled off nicely.
Total 66/100
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RedSham - http://nmaps.net/159355
Fun 12/25 - Not as fun as I had hoped.
Aesthetics 8/25 - Ok.
Theme 17/25 - *shivers*
Conceptual 5/25 - The concept is really old, and was generally executed badly. :/
Total 42/100
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Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/159257
Fun 16/25 - Good job.
Aesthetics 16/25 - Good job.
Theme 12/25 - Not so good of a job on this part.
Conceptual 18/25 - Good concept, good way of executing it.
Total 62/100
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wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/159557
Fun 14/25 - Pretty nice, actually.
Aesthetics 19/25 - Way to go!
Theme 21/25 - Yes, I was looking for something like this.
Conceptual 14/25 - Not bad, old concept, but executed well.
Total 68/100
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DDRave - http://nmaps.net/159306
Fun 7/25 - I disliked it. ;_;
Aesthetics 9/25 - I disliked it less, but I still disliked it. ;_;
Theme 20/25 - ;_;
Conceptual 4/25 - Meh.
Total 40/100
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SkyRay - http://nmaps.net/159627
Fun 19/25 - Very fun.
Aesthetics 21/25 - Looks awesome.
Theme 20/25 - Generally just fits the theme.
Conceptual 22/25 - Very well done.
Total 82/100
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Minion_of_Pi -
Fun 0/25 -
Aesthetics 0/25 -
Theme 0/25 -
Conceptual 0/25 -
Total 0/100
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Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/159394
Fun 21/25 - Awesome.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Very well done.
Theme 9/25 - Despair? Nah.
Conceptual 13/25 - Nice concept, executed well too, just not newly executed or anything.
Total 60/100
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BE_nSPIRED - http://nmaps.net/159259
Fun 14/25 - A bit boring, but fun.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Nice.
Theme 14/25 - The face thingy added on a few points.
Conceptual 6/25 - No comment.
Total 51/100
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boonie92 - http://nmaps.net/159422
Fun 18/25 - Good difficulty level.
Aesthetics 13/25 - Slightly above average.
Theme 12/25 - Slightly below average.
Conceptual 7/25 - Nehh.
Total 50/100
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ROUND 2 STANDINGS:
1st - SkyRay (82)
2nd - spudzalot (79)
3rd - wulfgang (68)
4th - apse (66)
5th - Blackson (65)
6th - chume14 (64)
7th - Erik-Player (62)
8th - ska (62)
9th - Nphasis (60)
10th - BE_nSPIRED (51)
11th - boonie92 (50)
12th - RedSham (42)
13th - DDRave (40)
14th - Minion_of_Pi (0)
4 people will be eliminated.
SkyRay -
spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/161009
wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/161015
apse - http://nmaps.net/161031
Blackson - http://nmaps.net/160421
chume14 -
Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/161100
ska - http://nmaps.net/161153
Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/160525
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SkyRay -
Fun 0/25
Aesthetics 0/25
Theme 0/25
Conceptual 0/25
Total 0/100
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spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/161009
Fun 21/25 - Awesome.
Aesthetics 23/25 - Awesome.
Theme 14/25 - Not quite as awesome.
Conceptual 22/25 - Awesome.
Total 80/100
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wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/161015
Fun 17/25 - Nice use of enemies.
Aesthetics 22/25 - :O
Theme 24/25 - Almost perfect. :D
Conceptual 18/25 - Fresh concept, almost. Only seen it used one before. Good implementation as well.
Total 81/100
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apse - http://nmaps.net/161031
Fun 14/25 - Mehburger with a side of fries.
Aesthetics 14/25 - Meh.
Theme 12/25 - Meh.
Conceptual 5/25 - Meh.
Total 45/100
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Blackson - http://nmaps.net/160421
Fun 18/25 - Nice.
Aesthetics 18/25 - Very good.
Theme 9/25 - So'k.
Conceptual 17/25 - The concept is nice, but kind of predictable based on the random trap doors.
Total 62/100
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chume14 -
Fun 0/25
Aesthetics 0/25
Theme 0/25
Conceptual 0/25
Total 0/100
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Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/161100
Fun 15/25 - Quite fun.
Aesthetics 15/25 - Quite aesthetics.
Theme 15/25 - Quite theme.
Conceptual 18/25 Very quite conceptual.
Total 63/100
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ska - http://nmaps.net/161153
Fun 16/25 - Fun.
Aesthetics 17/25 Very nice looking.
Theme 15/25 - So'k.
Conceptual 14/25 - Mhm.
Total 62/100
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Nphasis - http://nmaps.net/160525
Fun 15/25 - Nice.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Very nice.
Theme 16/25 - Nice.
Conceptual 13/25 - So'k. Been used a lot before, but well implemented.
Total 61/100
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ROUND 3 STANDINGS:
1st - wulfgang (81)
2nd - spudzalot (80)
3rd - Erik-Player (63)
4th - Blackson (62)
5th - ska (62)
6th - Nphasis (61)
7th - apse (45)
8th - SkyRay (0)
9th - chume14 (0)
2 people will be eliminated.
wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/161863
spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/162482
Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/162330
Blackson - http://nmaps.net/157151
ska - http://nmaps.net/159784
wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/161863
Fun 18/25 - Fun stuff, but frustrating.
Aesthetics 22/25 - Sweet.
Theme 19/25 - Those hanging things really make it for me.
Conceptual 15/25 - Nice concept, nice execution.
Total 74/100
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spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/162482
Fun 18/25 - It was fun, just overly frustrating in parts.
Aesthetics 16/25 - Mm.
Theme 17/25 - Heh.
Conceptual 18/25 - Concept is definitely nice, just implemented awkwardly in parts.
Total 69/100
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Erik-Player - http://nmaps.net/162330
Fun 19/25 - Quite the fun beans.
Aesthetics 18/25 - Nice.
Theme 19/25 - Hahaha.
Conceptual 5/25 - Not much of a concept, unfortunately.
Total 61/100
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Blackson - http://nmaps.net/162715
Fun 19/25 - Real fun stuff.
Aesthetics 16/25 - Not bad looking.
Theme 14/25 - Nehh.
Conceptual 20/25 - This is a pretty cool concept, even if it isn't 100%.
Total 69/100
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ska - http://nmaps.net/159784
Fun 20/25 - Hot race.
Aesthetics 17/25 - Mm.
Theme 15/25 - Sorta-adventure-ish.
Conceptual 4/25 - Meh.
Total 56/100
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ROUND 4 STANDINGS:
1st - wulfgang (74)
2nd - spudzalot (69)
3rd - Blackson (69)
4th - Erik-Player (61)
5th - ska (56)
2 person will be eliminated.
wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/164482
spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/164067
Blackson - http://nmaps.net/164083
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wulfgang - http://nmaps.net/164482
Fun 16/25 - Pretty nice, although, as you said, undercooked.
Aesthetics 16/25 - Definitely not your best, aesthetically, but it's still pretty good.
Theme 21/25 - Mhm, yes.
Conceptual 12/25 - Those 12 points came from the kra being completable in both directions, the good implementation of the KRA, and the use of the trapdoors. 13 points docked for cheatability and the general concept of a KRA.
Total 65/100
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spudzalot - http://nmaps.net/164067
Fun 17/25 - Difficult-ish, but fun nonetheless.
Aesthetics 20/25 - Cool looking, for sure.
Theme 18/25 - Very nice!
Conceptual 19/25 - Not the most inventive stuff you've ever came up with, but you definitely implemented it very well.
Total 74/100
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Blackson - http://nmaps.net/164083
Fun 0.1/25 - It was fun watching the ninja's face splatter on the tile border.
Aesthetics 3.9/25 - He doesn't look that good to me.
Theme .4/25 - Mm.
Conceptual .002527/25 - Hey, the concept wasn't bad, just implemented averagely.
Total 7.5025/100
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FINAL STANDINGS:
1st - spudzalot (74)
2nd - wulfgang (65)
3rd - Blackson (3.402527)
Congratulations to wulfgang for coming in second place!
And congrats to Blackson for coming in third place! You made the final round real close man, only missing second by 70.608583 points.
All prized will be handed out (most likely slowly but surely) to all the finalists. And a special thanks to all who participated in the competition!
