Rules:
Submissions:
1. Kmail or post your short fiction with the prompt "Big Box Summerpalooza 2024 - Coming to a Theater Near You!". Details for this prompt are in the next section. The entries must exactly have 100 words. Only one entry can be sent per person.
1.1. KOL's hit the big time, and Hollywood has decided to bring stick figures to the silver screen. Give your exactly 100 word elevator pitch for the KOL related movie that's being released.
2. Entries:
- Should not have any explicit content
- Must be in one paragraph
- Should not explicitly include names of other users
- Must be in English and should not include emoticons.
Include your your in-game name when submitting your entry via posting on the thread.
3. Deadline of entries is on May 31, 2024, 11:59 AM GMT +8. Depending on the number of entries, semi-finals might be held.
3.1. In the case of having semi-finals, the top five from the last contest automatically goes through the final if they enter.
3.2. The five seeds will be divided into two groups and each group will vote on one of either semi-final. The number of voting entrants will be as equal as possible.
3.3. Note that the voting period will require votes from entrants, and that a full vote is expected from them within such periods. Try to be around when these times pop up. Incomplete votes will be completed using a random basis, non-votes standing unless a penalty is required.
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Voting:
(General)
1. The voting period takes place after the period of submissions has closed. Semi-finals will take two weeks at most.
2. For both the semi-finals and the final, each entrant will give 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, down to 1 points to their ten favorite entries excluding their own.
3. Entries will be compiled, shuffled, and posted in a single masterpost along with the name of the entrant.
4. Kmail your votes in the following format, points on the left and letter of entry on the right:
12 - _
10 - _
8 - _
7 - _
6 - _
5 - _
4 - _
3 - _
2 - _
1 - _
5. There will be an extra vote from a jury of non-entrants and/or non-players and me. The number of jurors are least five for the finals.
6. Polls will be opened to add a public voting option. Their function in the semi-finals and the final will also differ.
(Semi-Finals)
_____ - _____
1. Semi-finalists will vote on the same semi-final as they are in. Seeded entrants will vote individually on their designated semi-final.
1.1. To avoid confusion look carefully at the designated semi-final that you're in an do not send votes to anyone on the other semi-final.
2. The qualifiers will be determined as follows:
2.1. The five eight scoring semi-finalists based on entrant votes will qualify for the final.
2.2. Then a poll will pick the next five qualifiers from the remaining pool of entries.
(Final)
_____ - _____
1. Entrants who didn't qualify on the semi-finals will also vote on the final.
2. The jury will consist of at least five people, always including me, the host. They will rank every story in the final, with the combined ranks converted into the corresponding points.
3. Poll votes will be based on their percentage, which will then be converted into points based on entrant points.
3.1. The total of the points of the poll must equal all the points given by the entrants' votes, which will be estimated in the masterpost and later adjusted.
4. The total of the entrant, jury and public vote will be combined, with the most points winning.
Prizes:
1st place: 11 million Meat
2nd place: 9 million Meat
3rd place: 7 million Meat
4th place: 5 million Meat
5th place: 2 million meat
Consolations:
6th-10th place: 100 thousand Meat each
The rest get pasta.
Contact penshoppe_91 #1498748 for any questions in-game.
Good luck and may the best story win.
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