News Post 1132

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Scavenger Hunt Game Results


View all team scores on this PDF.

Average: 918

Rank A: 2227 and above

Rank B: 1265 and above

Rank C: 918 and above

Rank D: 470 and above

Some unlucky soul in the staff team will be selected to hand out prizes. Hmm, who should it be...

Scavenger Hunt Effort Prizes Results
Here are the prizes again, in case you forgot: click here for thread.

Eighteen winners, one for each prize, were chosen from the pool of nominees. After much deliberation, they were ranked as follows (I also included a link to their entry and a comment):

1. Blackie (1718)'s aywas movie

I virtually knew this nomination would win first prize in the effort contest the moment I saw it - you can tell an entry is special if you go back and watch it a couple of times and notice new, enjoyable things every time. This film has four important qualities: impressive directing and shooting, fantastic acting, great humor, and an engaging storyline. It amazes me that such a quality entry was made in the short time frame that Scavenger Hunt allowed. This nominee is very talented - this entry was among other top-quality tasks submitted by her.

2. Dew (#17)'s animation

Early on in Scavenger Hunt, there was a thread full of people INSISTING that this task couldn't be done. I read that thread and thought to myself - I guarantee it, someone is going to come along and do this task, and do it fantastically. Dew created a great short with top quality animation and a cute story. This entry is a great example of how the amazing and "impossible" can be achieved!

3. Maro (#206)'s fursuit

Teams submitted fursuits of varying quality, but this one impressed me all out. You'd swear that it'd been made over the course of a few months. There's depth in the mask, great fur texture, and it's an overall wonderfully crafted entry.

4. Serith (#9483)'s NPC story

In Scavenger Hunt, you expect stories of questionable quality. After all, teams are expected to turn in nearly 200,000 words in content. This story, however, was crafted by someone REALLY OBVIOUSLY TALENTED. Wow! I could tell the quality from the first paragraph. It hooked me from the first line. The voice is fantastic, the tension crackles on the page, and the characters were fantasticly written. Not to mention, the writing itself is nearly flawless. It won't surprise me if I see this nominee on bookshelves soon.

5. payne's grey #2358's sprites

There are only a few words... Payne. Is. Insane. And insanely talented! This submission is BEAUTIFUL, and--they're all animated! Holy crap! And they're all so gorgeous-looking! You'll love them, just go take a look.

6. Paradoxical 36's book outlines

These book outlines following the adventures of Spenser are super creative and were great fun to read through. By the time you're through, you'll get an idea for how much trouble Spenser tends to get into!

7. Kayeli (#3168)'s train layout

The skill in this entry is immediately visible. The texture and detail are fantastically crafted, and every time I look at it, there's another tiny detail that catches my eye.

8. Graymare (#14978)'s train layout

When I first saw this entry, it wowed me. It immediately went on the consideration list for the Effort Prizes. The link seems to be broken now so hopefully Graymare will share it with all of you again, because it was a really beautiful entry.

9. Rune #8106's mural

Rune went all out. It's a framed scene created in a way that makes it look like it's part of the room. It's well drawn and I think many people would be proud to have the painting on their wall - I sure would be!

10. Eggy (#18951)'s scripts

This nominee turned in all three scripts, which can be viewed from the link. The layout is clean and visually pleasing, and the features work great.

11. Anthraxe (#13289)'s metal sculpture

Wow! Talk about complex. This drylis sculpture is neat to look at, and must have taken a while to make. The method of creating it is very unique and interesting.

12. Xin #395's jewlery

The queen of jewlery strikes again! Naturally, an absolutely FANTASTIC piece comes from Xin, who always manages to impress me with her wire skills :)

13. Hana1#2033's embroidery

Talk about going all out! Most people did a couple of lines for a background, but this one really WORKS! The pets look great, and the emulation of Explore is neat.

14. Keptin #85's stained glass

I can imagine making an actual stained glass piece is really difficult. Keptin's came out lovely.

15. RyuArashi #3998's TCG

I saw a lot of TCG entries that were pretty obviously inspired by Magic or YGO!, but this one was really unique and grabbed me with its concepts. I really want to play it, as a major TCG fan!

16. Tawreh (#410)'s maki article

This article doesn't leave anything out! After reading this, you'd swear that the maki is an actual creature in our world.

17. Skitty #543's comic

This comic is really entertaining. The ending was totally unexpected, and the humor throughout is fun and made me laugh. (change the comic page number in the URL to go to the next page)

18. Arkinzon’s awesome artwork - Beltaine Arion

The challenge - could someone actually draw one of the pets Beer designed, detail and all? Arkinzon took on the challenge and produced a piece that I think should make Beer proud!

Prizes for this category will be distributed as follows: first place winner gets first pick, second gets second pick, third gets third pick, and so on, until there is one prize left.

''I hope all of you enjoyed Scavenger Hunt. Please be good sports and don't diss, complain, or otherwise lessen the joy that the winners in each category earned and deserve. Our rules against poor sportsmanship are still in full effect and we will not hesitate to eliminate all prizes from someone who ruins another user or team's moment of pride.''

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 * date=Mon Aug 8, 2011 12:10am
 * news_id=1132
 * category=Contests