Castle Paradox

Moogle1 · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject: Human Day Contest '06

Well, Rinku hasn't announced it formally yet, so let me do so for him. As you know, he holds a Human Day contest every year around this time with a different theme. This time, let's not beat around the bush: the theme this year is Games the Judges Won't Play. The prize is fantastic (game design literature of cash value $150 or so, plus a pair of immortality rings), but you'll never see it because none of your games will be deemed worthy.

The winner this year will be the creator of the best game that is totally ignored by the judging panel. Last year, some of the judges played some of the games, which is completely unacceptable. The point is that the creator's self-worth not be validated -- heaven forbid he should get any recognition for his contest entry.

The deadline is December 25, as always, but if you miss it, then that's probably an indication that you've caught the spirit of this year's theme. Any game that Rinku actually ends up playing is automatically disqualified.

The trick to this contest is that the judging panel (as in previous years) is actually secret, meaning you don't know who to discourage from playing your game, since anyone could potentially screw you over by playing your game. Can you do it? Do you have the skills to enter the Human Day Contest '06?
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Bob the Hamster · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Human Day Contest '06

Rinku · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 690

I endorse these rules, we'll go by them this year. But one slight modification: since it was Moogle's idea, he decides who the secret panel judges will be, not me. He may, or may not, ask me to be one of the secret judges, but regardless of which he chooses, he may not divulge to you, or even to me, whether I am a judge or not. He may also not divulge to any judge that he or she is a judge. He may also pick himself as one of the judges, but in the event he does, he may not tell himself that he is a judge. Even the judges won't know who the judges are.
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Moogle1 · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject:

Joe Man · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:37 am Post subject:

Do the judges never know they're judges, and thus the entire community is called to judge?
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Me · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject:

Rimudora · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject:

My entry's done. Details here.