Governor Mister Phes Posted July 13, 2011 Governor Posted July 13, 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean Contest - Voting Mailing List Division (Story) Voting has closed! Points will be tallied and the winners will be announced next weekend. Voting will take place in the LEGO Pirates Forum between now and 11:59PM/23:59 UTC±0, July 31st 2011. NOTE: The Creative Critic Continues so review each entry and leave your final thoughts The Rules Please ensure you've read and understand the rules before for voting, visit the Voting Information thread for more information. The Entries Bricks4Fun My Dinner with Jacqueline SilvaShado Pirate Plank Blackpyre Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics MstrOfPppts A new set acquired Legolooney The First Brick WhiteFang Trouble shows up when your looking for rum Matt Garner The Battle with BrickBeard CorneliusMurdock The interrogation Deckard "Mom what happened to my LEGOs?" Duke Brabossa's Ballad Red Bricks Battle of the skins Macoco "Where's all the rum then" JulieBlue The Last Stand operrier Rescue on the Imperial Flagship greg3 The veteran The Kid The Captain's Chivalry Brad Travis "How Pirates End Up Married" Artifex The Great Escape Seagulls Another Escape Alaina Cillis "No Match" Toltomeja Flying Dutchman vs Woodchuck Norris buddy Jack Sparrow's Outwitting the Imperials Comrade Commander The Time In Between RocketSeason The Compass Duck "Which side are you on?" Zilcho Awkward Encounters NOTE: The Creative Critic Continues so review each entry and leave your final thoughts The Questions If you have any questions, please ask them in the Voting Information thread.
Yatkuu Posted July 15, 2011 Posted July 15, 2011 Hi, here are my votes: Blackpyre - Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics - 3 points CorneliusMurdock - The interrogation - 2 points These 2 stories really made me laugh, well done guys.
Zilcho Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 My votes: 1 point to myself :) 1 point to "A new set acquired" by MstrOfPppts 1 point to "The Compass" by Rocket Season And finally: 2 points to Alaina Cillis' "No match". I found this story very entertaining.
operrier Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 There were a lot of funny stories, but here are the one I chose: "Rescue on the Imperial Flagship" by operrier - 1 point "Where's all the rum then?" by Macoco - 1 point "MOM! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LEGO?" by Deckard - 1 point "Jack Sparrow Can't Escape the Classics" by blackpyre - 1 point "My Dinner with Jacqueline" by Bricks4Fun - 1 point
Seagulls Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 WARNING!!! You have used 6 points but not verified any bonus points. Failure to do so before voting closes will render all your points invalid! Otherwise eliminate 1 point to bring your total to 5 points. "No Match"-Alaina Cillis : 3 points (Not the old "Jack sparrow escapes from X", like mine was. ) "Another Escape"-(Myself): 1 point "The Veteran"-greg3: 2 points (if I interpreted the bonus points correctly) Very well told.
hardcorowy Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Blackpyre - Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics - 2 points operrier - Rescue on the Imperial Flagship - 2 points MstrOfPppts - A new set acquired - 1 point
SilvaShado Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Bricks4Fun’s “My Dinner with Jacqueline” - 2 Blackpyre’s “Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics” - 3 Deckard’s “Mom what happened to my LEGOs?” - 1 Operrier’s “Rescue on the Imperial Flagship” - 1
blackpyre Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Bricks4Fun - My Dinner with Jacqueline - 1 CorneliusMurdock - The interrogation - 1 Deckard - "Mom what happened to my LEGOs?" - 1 JulieBlue - The Last Stand - 1 operrier - Rescue on the Imperial Flagship - 1 Alaina Cillis - "No Match" - 1 RocketSeason - The Compass - 1
JulieBlue Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Hi All JulieBlue The last stand - 1 point Mstrofppts AS new set acquired - 1 point Bricks4fun My Dinner with Jacqueline - 3 points good luck everyone! Bonus points: I have one bonus point from mailing list confirmation for: Bricks 4 Fun "My Dinner With Jacqueline" (total 4 points) Edited July 30, 2011 by JulieBlue
Toltomeja Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Bricks4Fun My Dinner with Jacqueline - 5 points Definetely the best entry! Mstrofppts AS new set acquired - 1 point Toltomeja Flying Dutchman & Woodchuck Norris - 1 point My story title is not FD vs Wn, it should be FD and WN, as they don't fight with each other. It's not a big difference, just wanted to make it clear Good luck to all! Edited July 22, 2011 by Toltomeja
CorneliusMurdock Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Superb entries by all. It was hard to choose my favorites (and not just because it took so long to find the time to read them all). 3 Points - Duke's "Barbossa's Ballad" - Nicely done. The imagery and just general quality is why this was my top choice. Doesn't hurt that it rhymes. 2 Points - SilvaShado's "Pirate Plank" - I loved the thought of the pirates all playing the game. Well written, too. 2 Points - greg3's "The Veteran" - Your veteran Redcoat was such a very detailed and sympathetic character. That's an incredible accomplishment in 300 words. 1 Point - Alaina Cillis "No Match" - I had to give you a point for the most accurate description of Jack Sparrow in this contest.
Tazmaniac Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Blackpyre Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics : 3 points Duke Brabossa's Ballad : 2points I could have split them down to 1 point each with some of the other great entries but these guys won me over and I'd like to see them place. Good luck all.
Fugazi Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Lots of great stories to choose from, I'm glad I have lots of extra points! So here goes: Bricks4Fun - My dinner with Jacqueline (2 points) Deckard - "Mom what happened to my LEGO?" (2 points) Duke - Barbossa's Ballad (2 points) Blackpyre - Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics (1 point) RocketSeason - The Compass (1 point) Good luck everyone!
Duke Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Lots of good entries, I found it difficult to narrow down.. Jack Sparrow Can't Escape the Classsics (blackpyre) - 1 Point The Last Stand (JulieBlue) - 1 Point The Veteran (greg3) - 1 Point The Captain's Chivalry (The Kid) - 1 Point Another Escape (Seagulls) - 1 Point The Compass (RocketSeason) - 1 Point If my mailing list bonus point gets activated, i'll allocate that one to my entry. Barbossa's Ballad.
MstrOfPppts Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Damn I hate reading :D I have finally break through all the entries and will share some feelings here (doubt someone will read them, but still). First of all thanks for a great contest it was much fun and many promising entries were written. The idea of the constructive critics was also nice and the entrants posting their stories as WIPs helped to improve them even more. Though I am a bit disappointed with the amount of voters. Only a few days left and not even on the second page yet! I wish the community would share some more respect to the entrants. Anyway, here are my votes: 2 points for Duke - Brabossa's Ballad (I think this was the most unique and the best entry. Writing a poem was a great idea and also the realization was very appealing.) 2 points for greg3 - The Veteran (Also a unique entry, probably the only (serious) one not having problems with the word limit for setting the base completely different.) 1 point for Macoco - "Where's all the rum then" (This one really made me laugh. The jokes and the references are awesome!) 1 point for operrier - Rescue on the Imperial Flagship (This one also had some funny lines with great references as well.) 1 point for blackpyre - Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics (Nice usage of words, though not making it to complicated (for a foreigner) and an interesting ending.) I regret I didn't have time to write some more reviews or comments lately. First the holidays and then too much work. Can't be at all the places at once ... Good luck to everyone!
Bricks4Fun Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) This was such an enjoyable contest, I was glad to be a part of it. Here are my votes: RocketSeason The Compass 1 point (This one totally captured the essence of POTC for me. A serious, and tense exchange between Norrington and Redbeard; Bravo!) Mstrofppts A New Set Acquired 1 point (For a non native English speaker, I thought you did very well and also came a long way with your story. Great job!) Greg3 The Veteran 1 point (What can I say, this one completely won me over, I think it is the best entry in the contest; nice work!) Bricks4Fun My Dinner with Jacqueline 1 point (I allocate 1 point for myself) Macoco Where's all the rum then? (Another story that made huge strides in improvement; such great input from all critics turned this one into a contender.) Good Luck to Everyone! Edited July 28, 2011 by Bricks4Fun
Comrade Commander Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I allocate all six (6) of my points to.... Greg3 for the short story "The Veteran" This is because I believe it is a well written story, with deep meaning. It tells a story of a brief meeting on a foggy night, but also the story of many lego fans around the world who went digging for their forgotten redcoats with the launch of POTC. This subtle underscore of reality, with a dash of lego history and POTC lore, create a superb short story. It captures everything I expected from this competition and from my lego experiences as well. Great job Greg3 and keep up the good work!
greg3 Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Here's my votes... 2 votes for Blackpyre's Jack Sparrow can't escape the Classics - As soon as I read this one I thought "What a great story... funny, well written just perfect!!". 2 votes for Duke's Brabossa's Ballad - A well written poem that still manages to tell a story. 1 vote for RocketSeason's The Compass - I really liked the dialogue and description in this one. 1 vote for my own entry The Veteran I have to say that I've really enjoyed reading all the entries so well done to everyone who took the time and effort to enter.
Governor Mister Phes Posted August 1, 2011 Author Governor Posted August 1, 2011 Voting has closed! Points will be tallied and the winners will be announced next weekend.
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