[POLL] Which Prizes Do You Find Most Enticing?

[Horation]

There's one prize per tier for critics and one for builders (in their own topics). But you are free to make an entry and try to get 25-100 replies in it @BardDandelion. I'm sure it would be quite interesting to say the least.

[Math Wizard]

@Mister Phes

As I don't have much more time to participate I wanted to leave my feedback- I guess I'll do it here. 

I think the "first to" critic awards are a great idea to get people commenting! I might suggest starting the critic award for builders at the beginning of the contest, and starting the award for critics after a certain threshold like halfway through the contest, or once there are maybe 15 or 20 submissions. 

By the way, what is the status of the builder "first to" awards? We haven't heard much about them, just about the critic ones. 

[Autumn]

4 hours ago, BardDandelion said:

Maybe I got something wrong, thought there are two prizes to get in each of these upper tiers. And in both only one is claimed.

This is what I thought too, I was sure it says that in this thread: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/announcement/75-challenges-round-2-have-begun-win-lego-sets/

I was aiming for 50. Am I too late for 25 as well?

[Horation]

"As with Round #1, there will be TWO different Challenges; one for Building Entrants and another for Creative Critics.

The Prizes have been split 50/50 between the two Challenges." from the contest rules on classic-pirates.com 

@Math Wizard, I am working on a full list for all the entrants, but I am going to need some time.

[Mister Phes]

4 hours ago, Math Wizard said:

By the way, what is the status of the builder "first to" awards? We haven't heard much about them, just about the critic ones. 

That's because most of the Builders aren't really engaged in that initiative.

9 hours ago, BardDandelion said:

Anyway, I'm fine with 25 set. :) 

In that case:

Please send me a Private Message which includes:

• Your full name
• Shipping address
• Phone number
• The 25€ LEGO set you wish to claim as a prize

[YellowFrog]

15 hours ago, BardDandelion said:

Maybe I got something wrong, thought there are two prizes to get in each of these upper tiers. And in both only one is claimed. 

I was thinking the same, but if not, a 25€ prize is fine too.

Edited August 8, 2024 by YellowFrog

[Autumn]

8 hours ago, Horation said:

"As with Round #1, there will be TWO different Challenges; one for Building Entrants and another for Creative Critics.

The Prizes have been split 50/50 between the two Challenges." from the contest rules on classic-pirates.com 

@Math Wizard, I am working on a full list for all the entrants, but I am going to need some time.

So if the 2x prizes for €50 and €100 are split between or builders and critics, and both critics prizes have been claimed what about the x4 €25? That would mean x2 for critics and BardDandelion has claimed his. Who gets the other?

[Math Wizard]

Also @Mister Phes I just had another idea for a prize. What if you added one for the best storytelling? It could be something that is voted on or just selected by a judge, but it could be another end of contest prize.

[Mister Phes]

8 minutes ago, Autumn said:

hat would mean x2 for critics and BardDandelion has claimed his. Who gets the other?

YellowFrog reached 100 but was beaten by Horation... and by that time Math Wizard had already claimed the 50 Prize, so YellowFrog decided to claim the second 25 Prize. Just over an hour ago from the time of writing.

24 minutes ago, Math Wizard said:

Also @Mister Phes I just had another idea for a prize. What if you added one for the best storytelling?

Maybe for a future contest but I need to focus on wrapping the current contest... and that's going to take many hours of my time as it is!

[Autumn]

26 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

YellowFrog reached 100 but was beaten by Horation... and by that time Math Wizard had already claimed the 50 Prize, so YellowFrog decided to claim the second 25 Prize. Just over an hour ago from the time of writing.

Maybe for a future contest but I need to focus on wrapping the current contest... and that's going to take many hours of my time as it is!

Does this not count?

11 hours ago, Autumn said:

I was aiming for 50. Am I too late for 25 as well?

 

[Mister Phes]

10 minutes ago, Autumn said:

Does this not count?

YellowFrog made a similar post 20 hours ago:

20 hours ago, YellowFrog said:

If I'm not mistaken, I've hit 100 comments (or I've fallen short by just a few)! I'll leave it to the moderators to make the count though, but I eagerly await the answer...

 

So I replied:

19 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

Unfortunately gents you're a few hours too late!

 @Horation has reached 100 and @Math Wizard has reached 50 so we're still in the process of finalising.

But we can do an official count if either of you wish to claim the 25€ sets...

 

I guess I could be evil and tell YellowFrog the confirmation for 25€ set came too slow and it was awarded to someone else.

But despite aiming for 100, technically YellowFrog reached 25 first.

[Autumn]

15 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

But despite aiming for 100, technically YellowFrog reached 25 first.

Oh, I see. I overlooked that.

[YellowFrog]

Thanks @Mister Phes for not being evil (and for all the work and generosity you've put in throughout the whole contest). Do I need to send you a message to organise the prize, like you told @BardDandelion?

Edited August 8, 2024 by YellowFrog

[Mister Phes]

45 minutes ago, Autumn said:

Oh, I see. I overlooked that.

I suppose we could settle this with sabres at dawn - the survivor get the the LEGO set! 

By  the way... you're still eligible for the 215€ Prize.

 

7 minutes ago, YellowFrog said:

Do I need to send you a message to organise the prize, like you told @BardDandelion?

Yes, that is correct.

Also, if you have a high resolution version of your sigfig/sigfrog, that would be very useful for the winner announcement.

[SevenDeadlyStreamers]

I don’t envy the work you are doing @Mister Phes and I appreciate all the Creative Critics out there. They all deserve a prize in my opinion, but we also don’t want to bankrupt Classic-Pirates otherwise we wouldn’t get to have these fun and engaging contests! 
I’m looking forward to the voting stage, I already have so many favourites!

[Mister Phes]

1 hour ago, SevenDeadlyStreamers said:

I don’t envy the work you are doing @Mister Phes

I'm a glutton for punishment!

So this will probably be the last contest of this scale... future contests will be a lot more... economical.

[Horation]

@Mister Phes, who provides the tier prizes, is it Lego or classic pirates' budget?

I'll add the list in an hour or so.

Edited August 8, 2024 by Horation
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[Mister Phes]

10 hours ago, Horation said:

@Mister Phes, who provides the tier prizes, is it Lego or classic pirates' budget?

That's the Classic Pirates budget... and due the market crash this week the exchange rate is certainly not working in our favour.

[Horation]

@Mister Phes, if it ends up helping your budget, I just don't see how anyone could claim the 100 Euro prize for entry replies, here's the update with 8 days to go (1530 EST, 09-08-24) :

                              Steve's Hand Emporium by @bingowaldorf : 15 replies

                                              Tapu Island by @Marooned Marin  : 23 

             Steve's Treasure Hunt by @KolonialbeamterdeMartinez : 17

The Merchant vessel Margaret Hamilton by @Elephant Knight : 20

         Escape from the Imperial Trading Post by @A_Goodman : 25 

  Steve's Upgraded Cutter (The Untold Story) by @Andy-Roo  : 25

                                 Steve's Double-crossing by  @YellowFrog : 12

                                         Steve's Doom by @MyFirstMOC-Hun  : 16

                                                 The Final task by @Math Wizard : 18

                          The rime of the ancient mariner by @Samarth : 17

                                   Steve's First Voyage by @SpacePolice89 : 13

                                                 Steve's Hideout by MyFirstMOC : 12

                              Found Forbidden Fortune by @thewatchman : 7

        Origin of Steve the Merchant by @SevenDeadlyStreamers : 12

                      Skull eye's Schooner by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 13

                                  The King's merchant by Marooned Marin : 24

                                                              Enchanted Island by Me : 20

                              Infant Steve recruited as royal spy by @lotr : 17

                                              Steve's Childhood by MyFirstMOC : 18

                                           Steve's Island Holiday by YellowFrog : 5

                                               End of the pier by Elephant knight : 17

                                                        Steve's boat by MyfirstMOC : 13

                                             Steve's origins in the desert by me : 35

      Infamous Steve and the Fountain of Fortune by @Juhlhaus : 15 

                                                         Quadruplets? by YellowFrog : 14

                   Steve's Arrival in port royal by @Captain Braunsfeld : 13

                              Steve's origins : Meeting redbeard by @Oky : 11

                International society of steve by @BrynnOfCastlegate : 13

                  Steve meets cap'n tongs by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 16

                                            from merchant to pirate by @Yatkuu : 8

                         Shipwrecked Merchant Steve by @LeChuck-MD : 4

               Mini Imperial Trading Post by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 25

I'll do all of the small entries later, this takes longer than expected  I'm done!

I have counted over 500 valid replies, I might have miscounted by a few though, so feel free to challenge these, and as always, the classic pirates staff have final say, not me and my estimate.

Edited August 9, 2024 by Horation
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[Mister Phes]

9 hours ago, Horation said:

I have counted over 500 valid replies, I might have miscounted by a few though

You've been doing a fantastic job!

We'll conduct a more thorough count when someone decides to claim a prize

[Marooned Marin]

@Mister Phes 

Am I eligible to claim any 25€ set, my both large and small builder topics reached 25 replies?

If there is available prize, I hereby would like to claim it.

[Mister Phes]

1 hour ago, Marooned Marin said:

Am I eligible to claim any 25€ set, my both large and small builder topics reached 25 replies?

Well, if you don't think you can make it to 50 by the end of the week, you may claim the 25 Prize.

[Marooned Marin]

54 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

you may claim the 25 Prize.

I'll claim it then!

Question. On the off-chance that I win something on the builder contest, is it possible to wait a little and combine two prizes for one bigger set, or due to the marketing and sponsor purposes of the contest I pick 25€ set right now and let you know my contact information via PM?

[Horation]

@Marooned Marin, I think it depends on whether or not the additional prizes you win are provided by Lego or the budget of classic pirates.

Anyways, update, 0816 EST, 10-08-24 :

 

                               Steve's Hand Emporium by @bingowaldorf : 15 replies

                                                 Tapu Island by Marooned Marin  : 23 

              Steve's Treasure Hunt by KolonialbeamterdeMartinez : 17

  The Merchant vessel Margaret Hamilton by  Elephant Knight : 20

            Escape from the Imperial Trading Post by A_Goodman : 25 

     Steve's Upgraded Cutter (The Untold Story) by Andy-Roo  : 25

                                    Steve's Double-crossing by  YellowFrog : 12

                                           Steve's Doom by MyFirstMOC-Hun  : 17 (+1)

                                                   The Final task by  Math Wizard : 19 (+1)

                             The rime of the ancient mariner by  Samarth : 17

                                    Steve's First Voyage by  SpacePolice89 : 13

                                                 Steve's Hideout by MyFirstMOC : 12

                                Found Forbidden Fortune by  thewatchman : 7

        Origin of Steve the Merchant by  SevenDeadlyStreamers : 13 (+1)

                      Skull eye's Schooner by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 13

                                  The King's merchant by Marooned Marin : 25 (+1)

                                                              Enchanted Island by Me : 23 (+3)

                                 Infant Steve recruited as royal spy by  lotr : 17

                                              Steve's Childhood by MyFirstMOC : 18

                                           Steve's Island Holiday by YellowFrog : 5

                                               End of the pier by Elephant knight : 18 (+1)

                                                        Steve's boat by MyfirstMOC : 13

                                             Steve's origins in the desert by me : 36 (+1)

        Infamous Steve and the Fountain of Fortune by  Juhlhaus : 15 

                                                         Quadruplets? by YellowFrog : 14

                   Steve's Arrival in port royal by  Captain Braunsfeld : 13

                                Steve's origins : Meeting redbeard by  Oky : 11

                International society of steve by  BrynnOfCastlegate : 13

                 Steve meets cap'n tongs by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 16

                                                from merchant to pirate by Yatkuu : 8

                           Shipwrecked Merchant Steve by  LeChuck-MD : 4

               Mini Imperial Trading Post by SevenDeadlyStreamers : 26 (+1)

Without the critiques coming along for their first to 100 challenges, there's far fewer replies going around, just 10 in 2/3rds of a day vs the 500 of the first week, that's 60 a day vs just 15, so a drop of 75%.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Horation
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[Marooned Marin]

Yeah, you're right Horation.

Forget my question @Mister Phes, I'll be mighty happy with Exotic Parrot 31136 | Creator 3-1.

I'll think it will make a addition in the living room.

I will send you my contact info later today. Thanks!