Week 18 Weekly Digest (4th-10th March 2023)
OK, everybody; Week 18 is now here! As per usual, I have 3 things to get through this week, so let's get straight to it!
Round 16 Results
After a week of voting, Round 16's results are now in! I can confirm that I got
3 responses in the Google Form, and the winners of Round 16 are as follows:
The leaderboard for Round 16 is as follows:
As such, the leaderboard for the overall contest so far is as follows:
Great round, everybody! Now let's move onto Round 17 voting...
Round 17 Voting
Our Round 17 submissions are ready and built. Therefore, the voting stage must now begin!
Please vote for your Round 17 favourites via this Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk0r_cA7dx6V_z7WKniby-wz5xI_sxV_X5aDv0NP4xTjhFdg/viewform
Let me just recap a few things about voting, if you need a reminder.
- If you're not clear on how I'd like you to vote; please pick your top 5 track layouts and rank them in order of preference from #1 to #5. If you give a player a particular ranking, the points allocated are as follows; #1 ranking = 5pts, #2 ranking = 4pts, #3 ranking = 3pts, #4 ranking = 2pts, #5 ranking = 1pt.
- You will also receive the opportunity to nominate a submission for Realism or Originality if you wish. Unlike last year, these nominations are not compulsory; you can award them if you wish, but you do not have to nominate anyone for Realism or Originality. Each Realism or Originality nomination a player gets will grant them 1 Realism point or 1 Originality point.
- Please only fill out this form once. I have not mandated this within the form itself, but I'm trusting you all here.
- Please do not vote for yourself. I know that there is no way I can mandate this, but I trust you not to. Please can I request that you only nominate submissions that are not your own.
- Please judge submissions on track layout only. This is a coaster layout building contest; theming is pretty much irrelevant here.
- I know that this form of voting is a lot more anonymous than the voting process was in the last contest. If you would like to add a slightly more personal touch, you can still post a comment in this thread indicating your top 5 choices, as well as any Realism or Originality nominations, like you did last year if you would like to. However, can I please request that the Google Form be your first port of call for voting; I will only count votes cast within the Google Form, as if you post in this thread, I wouldn't like to assume whether you've already voted in the Google Form or not. Post your choices in the thread by all means, but please make sure that you log your votes within the Google Form first, as the votes within the Google Form are the votes I'll be counting.
Here are the Round 17 submissions so that you know what you're voting for:
- All-Terrain Racer, a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster by @Matt N:
- The Charles Leocoaster, a B&M Wing Coaster by @mo237:
- The Moto GP Experience, a Vekoma motorbike coaster by @Thameslink Rail:
- Spaghetti, a Premier Rides launch coaster by @RicketyCricket:
- Monza, an Intamin Mega Coaster by @Connor98:
- Pile of sCrap, a B&M Sitting Coaster by @Poisson:
The Round 17 voting deadline is
Friday 10th March 2023 at 11:59pm.
Now that Round 17 voting has been covered, it's about time I revealed the next round...
Bonus Round Building
Now that our Round 17 submissions have been built and submitted, I think it's about time that I revealed the next round! I can reveal that Round 17 was the last regular round of the contest... but do take careful note of the word
regular in that statement. I couldn't let the contest end without a little...
bonus, could I?
Yes, folks;
the Bonus Round is back for another year!
After 17 rounds with tough constraint, I think it's high time that we let our hair down and built a little more freely. In this round, you have carte blanche to build
whatever you want; the only constraint in the Bonus Round is your own creativity!
As such, there's nothing I can really show you or provide to you for this round. All I would say is that I would advise you to
play to your own strengths in this round. Whether you want to go completely nuts or build something reserved but realistic, build a submission that best showcases your greatest strengths as a coaster builder.
The other thing I should probably reveal is that
any votes gained in the Bonus Round are worth double the points they were worth in any prior round. So if there was ever an ideal round to compete in, it's this one; it offers double the points of any of the previous rounds, and it's your prime opportunity to build whatever you want without constraint!
To submit, please build your submission, film a POV and off-ride shots, and post them in this thread. You can do a brief description of what your ride is if you wish. If you have any issues with uploading your video(s), please don't hesitate to PM me.
May I once again emphasise that this is a
coaster layout building contest. By all means add some light theming and landscaping if you wish, but the
coaster layout should ideally be the focus. Quality of coaster layout is pretty much the be all and end all here; heavy theming won't gain you any points, and no theming won't lose you any points.
The Bonus Round submission deadline is
Friday 10th March 2023 at 11:59pm. If you struggle for time and would like me to extend the deadline, please PM me or request an extension in this thread before the deadline. I would be more than happy to facilitate an extension for you if you would like one.
If you do not make contact with me and ask for an extension, I will assume that you are happy to forfeit this round and move on after the posted deadline.
So that's everything for Week 18! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
Good luck, everybody... get building for the Bonus Round and voting for Round 17, folks!
