Above is the formal announcement of our new contest. Some more information can be found on the contest page, and you can upload your (provisional) entry, should you already have one, here. A bit more informal now; I have been planning this for some time but never got round to actually starting the event. If this is a success we will start the BSC 2008 a bit earlier, not sure whether that will be a C-III event again, so if C-III is your favourite and you still have some holidays left, here is your opportunity to spend them optimally .

The number of the contest is 120, there are still a few others in the pipeline, but we do not want to wait much longer with this event. As a contest it is of course very different from our others, maybe it will compare a bit with the beauty contests. In another thread the question has been raised how we will objectively judge the maps. To be honest, we won't, but like with a beauty contest we will set a list of criteria by which we judge a scenario. I have done that for several beauty contests, and using that list the ranking between different judges was invariably almost identical. Even so, as all entries are eligible for a contest here at CBC, you also have the opportunity to partake in the Players' Choice Award 2008, so you can win two competitions with a single entry! What are you waiting for?

This contest is also different in the sense that we do not have the same map we are all playing simultaneously, so there is no need to have a complete radio silence while the contest is running. No risk for spoilers ..., well, be aware that you do not discuss details of the scenario you are designing, since it can, and I sincerely hope will, once be used in a real contest setting, and you wouldn't want to run the risk of spoiling the fun of the players far in advance. Still you can tell that you are working on a map, you may invite others to join you, ask for testers, or even discuss some ideas. Also questions about the contest in general can be freely discussed here, if you have question pertaining to a map you are designing, please write a personal message to me or Goonsquad or both.