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Week #1 SEN Mapping Contest
All submissions are due April 28th, 2010, by 11:59:59PM EST
Introduction
This is the first of a series bi-weekly mapping contests to be held at SEN! Don't miss out! For this specific contest there is no material reward, although future contests may or may not hand out rewards. However, bragging rights will be a major factor in participating in these contests; a score board for rankings will be kept in each contest's original post displaying previous top three placers. Now is a perfect chance to get your name into this list!
Specifications
- All maps will be judged by a handful of pre-determined judges based on a set criteria.
- The maps to be submit must adhere to the prescribed theme.
- There is no specification for an amount of players.
- Mapping teams are not allowed.
- Mod supplements are not allowed. Although maps with mods can be submit for fun, they will not be judged (this includes Farty's EUD enabler).
- Maps started previous to the starting of this contest are not allowed.
- Only one map per participant may be submit in each contest.
- Late maps may be submit, but are not guaranteed to be judged, and will not count towards the rankings.
Theme
The theme that each of the maps need to adhere to is: Puzzle
The theme is meant to be rather open ended, and also serves the purpose of making sure that maps started prior to the contest aren't submit. As long as the map's story or gameplay focuses on puzzles of some sort, in some way, you'll score full points for the Theme category.
Example Ideas for a Map:
- A remake of the classic Tetris game.
- A large maze where players race to find their way, where each player's progression through the maze affects the other players in some way.
Here are a few definitions of the word puzzle:
Quote from Google Define
- perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
- a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
# be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" - a game that tests your ingenuity
Judging Criteria
Gameplay: 10 points
- Does the map keep the player's constant attention?
- Is the map too hard, too easy?
- Is the map actually fun?
- Was the entire idea copied from someone else? If so, did you shape the idea into something unique?
- Is your map not just a Final Fantasy or AoS clone?
- How shiny is your map? How polished?
- Is your terrain blocky in places?
- Do you have proper grammar?
- Does your map contain more than just a maze made with terrain walls?
- Does your map include some sort of puzzles, or solvable events of some sort?
- Do you incorporate baffling and challenging problems in a meaningful and relevant way?
- Are there major bugs?
- Is the map complete?
- Do you use the entire map's space?
Judges
- Loveless
- CecilSunkure
Previous Contest Rankings:
[encasebox]Top Ranked Players:
1. qPirateKing
1/0/0 Ave: 29.5/40 SM: 5 TP: 5
2. chia_tyrant
0/1/0 Ave: 27.5/40 SM: 3 TP: 3
3. Mp)SkLoped
0/0/1 Ave: 24.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 1
4. Leeroy_Jenkins
0/0/0 Ave: 19/40 SM: 0 TP: 0
5. Foxwolf1
0/0/0 Ave: 14.5/40 SM: 0 TP: 0
Example:
1. Mr. Death
1/2/0 Ave: 31.3/40 SM: 6 TP: 11
Key:
-1/2/0 is the total wins for first place/second place/third place over all the previous contests.
-Ave: is the average score for all the user's submit maps.
-SM: is the total submit maps for the particular user.
-TP: is the total points awarded for placing in the top three ranks in contests.
Scoring Process:
-Winners will be scored by the positions they place in. A first place position is worth 5 points, a second place position is worth three points, and a third place position is worth one point.
-The participants who have not yet won any of the top three positions will be ranked by their average map scores.[/encasebox]
[encasebox]Maps submit on time:
-Bound Escape by MP)SkLoped
BoundEscape (P).scx (237.32 kb)
BoundEscape (P).scx (237.22 kb) (Muted Version)
-chia-tyrant's map
-FoxWolf1's Map
-Murder Mystery by Leeroy_Jenkins
-qPirateKing's Map
Other maps submit (not on time):
-conFuse Demo By Azrael666[/encasebox]
Additional Notes:
- If anyone wishes to donate something to the contest to act as a giveaway prize, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact one of the judges via a PM to set up the donation.
- The banner was created by LoTu)S, thanks for the awesome banner!
Post has been edited 16 time(s), last time on May 2 2010, 12:47 am by CecilSunkure. Reason: Updated rankings.
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