Crimbopalooza 2023 Stories and Results

Crimbopalooza 2022 Stories and Results

Crimbopalooza 2021 Stories and Results

Here are the results of the 2021 Crimbopalooza Story Contest, included are the tables for both finals and semi-finals.

Crimbopalooza 2020 Stories and Results

 

Crimbopalooza 2019 stories and results

Here are the stories from this year's Crimbopalooza. Stories are listed on its running order, with the scores next to the entrant name. Semi-final non-qualifiers will be listed by their ranking afterward.

Crimbopalooza 2018 stories and results

Here are the stories from this year's Summerpalooza. Stories are listed on its running order, with the scores next to the entrant name.

Crimbopalooza 2017 stories and results

Here are the stories from this year's Crimbopalooza. Stories are listed on its running order, with the scores next to the entrant name. Semi-final non-qualifiers will be listed by their ranking afterward.

Crimbopalooza Story Contest 2017 Rules (Draft)

Being a great writer is not an easy task, you have to work your way to the top, be ready to adapt to any situation, and always have the expertise to cook anything anytime anywhere. Do you have what it takes to write the next best story?

Rules:

Submissions:

1. Kmail or post your short fiction with the prompt "A Lamb Sauce Crimbo". 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. Stories have to feature the ingredient inside this mystery box:

1.2. Stories have to be fresh, not frozen. They must be properly written, neither overdone nor raw.

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 November 30, 2017, 12:00 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.

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.
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Voting:

(General)

1. The voting period takes place after the period of submissions has closed. Semi-finals will always be two weeks long. 

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 minimum number of jurors are three for each semi-finals and five for the finals, with one or two jurors in the semis possibly also voting in the finals. Their function in the semi-finals and the final will differ.

5.1. There will be two different sets of judges for each semi-final. A person cannot judge on both semi-finals at once. 

5.2. The upper limit of the number of judges in the final is ten. Only one judge from each semi-final can return for the final.

6. Polls may 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.

2. The qualifiers will be determined as follows:

2.1. The top eight scoring semi-finalists based on entrant votes will qualify for the final.

2.2. Then a poll will pick their own qualifier, namely the entry with the most votes that isn't on the top eight.

2.3. Finally, the judges will choose between the highest non-qualifier by the entrants and the poll. They will pick their favorite story, and the most out of three will qualify

3. In case one aspect of the vote fails, here is as follows:

3.1. If entrant vote fails, the poll will determine the top nine while judges choose between the 10th and 11th placed entries.

3.2. If poll vote fails, entrants will determine the top nine while judges choose between the 10th and 11th placed entries.

3.3. If jury vote is unavailable, entrants will determine the top nine while the poll will still only pick one qualifier. 

4. Qualifiers will be announced in no particular order, not showing how they qualified.

(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: 10 million Meat
2nd place: 8 million Meat
3rd place: 6 million Meat
4th place: 4 million Meat
5th place: 2 million meat
Consolations:
6th-10th place: 200 thousand Meat each

The rest get pasta.

Contact penshoppe_91 #1498748 for any questions in-game. 

Good luck and may the best story win.

Crimbopalooza 2016 stories and results

Here are the stories and results from that story contest on the first post, rather overdue. These will be ordered as how it went in the final, with scores next to the entrant name.

Explaining the Palooza story contest voting system

So the voting system is mainly divided into three parts, the entrants voting for each other; a jury vote that consists of non-entrants, non-players and me; and a public vote represented by a poll.

This is mainly a positional vote where points based on rank are given to entries, except for the public vote, which is proportional

The entrant vote is where each entrant votes for the other entries excluding theirs, in this case a top ten where the points to give arr 1-8, 10 and 12. This is like how we do it with the captions, but instead of 1-3, it's that ten sets of points.

The jury vote will usually consist of three or five jurors, one of them will always be me. Each juror will rank every entry from 1 to n, 1 being the highest this time. These rankings are then combined and the totals ranked, the top ten then given the same set of points as above.

Public voting is different, instead of a positional vote based on who ranks highest, there will instead be a pool of points equal to the number of points given in the entrant (maybe also jury) vote. e.g. 15 entrants will have given 870 points if all voted.

A percentage based on the poll rank will then be the basis of how much of the points from the pool will be given to an entry. e.g. An entry scoring 5% on the poll will receive 5% of 870 points, 43 or 44 points depending on the rounding.

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Revision by MooseBlaster:

Three part voting system: entrants vote for other entrants; votes from a non-entrant based jury, and a public vote represented by a poll.

The entrant vote is where each participant votes for the other entries excluding theirs, where the points to give are 1-8, 10 and 12(58 total). Similar to the caption games, where higher points is better.

The jury vote consists of three or five jurors, one of them being me. Each juror will rank every entry from 1 to n, 1 being the highest this time(like in a race, 1st place is better). These rankings are then combined and the totals ranked, the top ten then given the same set of points as above.

Public voting is different, as there will be a pool of points equal to the number of total points* given in the entrant vote.

The percentages from the poll will equal the percent of the total points that entrant gets. E.g. An entry scoring 5% on the poll will receive 5% of the total points.

Most points win.

*Total points in entrant vote= # of entrants multiplied by the 58 points per

Crimbopalooza Storytelling Contest

Now on the forums!: http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showthread.php?t=228559

Rules:

Submissions:

1. Kmail your short fiction with the prompt "Most Unforgettable Crimbo Moment". The entries must exactly have 100 words. Only one entry can be sent per person.

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.

3. Deadline of entries is on December 30, 2016, 12:00 AM GMT +8. Depending on the number of entries, semi-finals might be held.

Voting:

1. Each entrant will give 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, down to 1 points to their ten favorite entries excluding their own. The top three highest scores in the final will receive prizes.

2. Entries will be compiled, shuffled, and posted in a single masterpost along with the name of the entrant.

3. 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 - _

4. Polls may be opened to add a public voting option. The top 10 of each will receive the same set of points, but with each value multiplied by the number of entrants. Polls will be available once a masterpost is posted.

Prizes: 

1st place: 5 million Meat

2nd place: 3 million Meat

3rd place: 2 million Meat

Consolations

4th-6th place: 150 thousand Meat each

7th-10th place: 100 thousand Meat each

The rest get pasta.

Good luck and may the best story win.