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Guess i'll use this post here to keep a running tally of the number of bases entered per category. Keep an eye here if that's of interest to you:

Fantasy / Arcane: 6
Nature: 2
Novice: 11
Realism: 3
Tech / Sci-Fi: 1
Other / Misc: 4

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A couple of questions for you:

If the base is meant to be for private use, not for public events (AKA not a club, but someone's house for example) will that alter how things are scored?

If the functional items are hidden because they don't fit the theme/decor, will that count against us? For example, if I don't want a random NPC in the middle of my bedroom and so I hide the face maker in the closet, will that still be kosher for functionality? Will we need to list all of the hidden functional items on our entry if they are hidden?

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10 hours ago, Aalya said:

If the base is meant to be for private use, not for public events (AKA not a club, but someone's house for example) will that alter how things are scored?


No, the rubric does not favor event spaces over personal residences.
The only potential difference is in the Player Engagement category, as event spaces are generally designed to host players. However, as we've stated elsewhere, no base is expected to achieve a perfect score. This rubric is simply our attempt to capture the multitudes of ways that a base can be special.

 

10 hours ago, Aalya said:

If the functional items are hidden because they don't fit the theme/decor, will that count against us? For example, if I don't want a random NPC in the middle of my bedroom and so I hide the face maker in the closet, will that still be kosher for functionality? Will we need to list all of the hidden functional items on our entry if they are hidden?


Not at all! While we appreciate seeing services in a base, this time we aren't awarding points just for including them. In fact, we find it even more impressive when services are cleverly hidden or integrated into the design. If your base has hidden functional items, please let us know in advance so you get credit for the effort you put in to disguise them. 

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@Snarky

Attempting to keep discussion off the contest entry thread, but we did see your request here:

The category your base is entering under: Arcane or Other ( please advise ) 

Two judges have taken a look and felt that out of the two options Arcane made the most sense. That being said, it's your base, classify it how you feel best fits your intention. No wrong answers
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18 minutes ago, Easter Bunny said:

@Snarky

Attempting to keep discussion off the contest entry thread, but we did see your request here:

The category your base is entering under: Arcane or Other ( please advise ) 

Two judges have taken a look and felt that out of the two options Arcane made the most sense. That being said, it's your base, classify it how you feel best fits your intention. No wrong answers
 🙂

arcane then.  

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10 hours ago, Rudra said:

Would it be possible to get a base or a few bases graded without entering the competition?

Great question, Rudra! We would, actually, be happy to evaluate your base, but: we would prefer to do this after the competition, so as not to confuse people or judges (okay, they are people too, just judge shaped people) :). In the meantime, if there is something specific you'd like to know regarding your base, or if you'd like to talk to someone about it 1:1 and get some feedback, there are many of us who are happy to do that.

 

The easiest and fastest way to get responses regarding your base would be to join the Builder's Discord (see my sig for a link), but if not, we will look for you after the contest and see about getting you an evaluation if we've not heard from you before then. And if we don't, well, sometimes we get busy and forget, so track us down! 🙂

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