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Seafoam Grand Opening Contests; For fun and prizes.
Topic Started: Jun 24 2012, 05:06 AM (627 Views)
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Seafoam has arrived!

The contest has been extended to August 30th

Seafoam is opening, and to make this a really huge kick-off, I decided to host some contests, with prizes. Because prizes are awesome, and who doesn't like free stuff? The rules and contests are outlined below - read, enter, enjoy! Judging will be finished by July 31st, with winners announced on August 1st.





BASIC RULES
1. Take these things seriously. If I find you're just messing with them to screw up other people's fun, you'll be disqualified from every contest for the next three months.
2. You are allowed to enter all of the contests.
3. Be polite and ask all questions here. Do not PM me with questions, because they may solve stuff for other members in this case.
4. Please post all of your entries (be they haiku, phrases, or other) in one post, preferably the first post you make in this thread. It's easier for the judges that way.


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BEACH HAIKU
The object of this contest is to write a haiku. Haiku are a type of poem, you may be familiar with them, which is simple and short. They're composed of, traditionally, three lines with alternating amounts of syllables. The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven, and the third and final line is again five syllables. There are variations of this, and Wikipedia notes them, but for this contest's sake, 5-7-5 is the best way to go.

Now that we've got the introductory out of the way, onto the theme. Generally, haiku are nature or seasonal. This time around, the theme is beaches, or you can do something beach activity related. Entries are graded based on coherency to this theme. It does not have to involve Pokémon unless you want it to and lack there of Pokémon will not penalize you.

Rules:
1. You may enter up to three haiku, but only your best will win you a prize and you will only win one prize, not all three.
2. If you enter one haiku at first, then make another one, edit your first post.
3. If you want to edit your haiku, edit it in your post, do not re-post it.

Prizes:
Seafoam the Squirtle, Savannah the Totodile, and Aquamarine the Mudkip.
The 1st place winner gets first pick, the 2nd place winner receives the second pick and the 3rd place winner receives the third Pokémon.




ONE SHOT
A one shot is the typical name for a fan fiction that stands alone; basically, it starts, happens and finishes all in a single "chapter." Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a one shot for this contest. The theme is a trek through the islands. You are allowed to use any canon or original Pokémon character you want, it's completely up to you and you do not have to be their RPer. (It goes without saying that our short stories should have content that abides InvisionFree's rules concerning mature content.)

I really hate putting word limits on things, also, but to avoid having horribly short one-shots, I'm going to set the bar at 1,000 words minimum roughly. If you feel you can achieve a good story in less, you are welcome to try, but I would really prefer something more fleshed out plot wise than that, if it's going to be bare bones at less than 1,000.

Rules:
1. You may enter two one shots, but only your best will win you a prize and you will only win one prize, not all of them.
2. If you want to go back and make changes, you are more than welcome up until the 30th, but please, edit your first post.

Prizes:
Honeysuckle the Bulbasaur, Pecha the Chikorita, and Maize the Treecko.
The 1st place winner gets first pick, the 2nd place winner receives the second pick and the 3rd place winner receives the third Pokémon.




ONE SHOT - PART TWO
A one shot is the typical name for a fan fiction that stands alone; basically, it starts, happens and finishes all in a single "chapter." Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a one shot for this contest. The theme is Evening Beach Bonfire. You are allowed to use any canon or original Pokémon character you want, it's completely up to you and you do not have to be their RPer. (It goes without saying that our short stories should have content that abides InvisionFree's rules concerning mature content.)

I really hate putting word limits on things, also, but to avoid having horribly short one-shots, I'm going to set the bar at 1,000 words minimum roughly. If you feel you can achieve a good story in less, you are welcome to try, but I would really prefer something more fleshed out plot wise than that, if it's going to be bare bones at less than 1,000.

Rules:
1. You may enter two one shots, but only your best will win you a prize and you will only win one prize, not all of them.
2. If you want to go back and make changes, you are more than welcome up until the 30th, but please, edit your first post.

Prizes:
Cinder the Charmander, Ember the Cyndaquil, and Amethyst the Torchic.
The 1st place winner gets first pick, the 2nd place winner receives the second pick and the 3rd place winner receives the third Pokémon.




SONGS
Take any beach or nature type song out there and put it into Pokémon terms! Entries will actually be graded on how well the new terms keep the pace of the original song. Best of luck!

Rules:
1. You may enter up to three songs, but only your best will win you a prize and you will only win one prize, not all of them.
2. If you enter one carol at first, then make another one, edit your first post.
3. If you want to edit your carols, edit it in your post, do not re-post it.

Prizes:
Dogwood the Turtwig, Son the Chimchar, and Tanzanite the Piplup
The 1st place winner gets first pick, the 2nd place winner receives the second pick, and the 3rd place winner receives the third Pokémon.




CAPTION CONTEST
The point of this is to use a base image and put a caption on it, in the sense of a LOLCats or a Demotivational image or such. There is no theme other than humor. You will not be graded on what program or font you use and such. Use Paint if you like, and do not fear that it will count against you, for it will not. The base image for this contest is below.

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Rules:
1. You may enter up to three captions, but only your best will win you a prize and you will only win one prize, not all of them.
2. If you enter one caption at first, then make another one, edit your first post.
3. If you want to edit your caption, edit it in your post, do not re-post it.

Prizes:
Bluegrass the Snivy, Ashes the Tepig, and Oceanus the Oshawott.
The 1st place winner gets first pick, the 2nd place winner receives the second pick and the 3rd place winner receives the third Pokémon.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Generally, when there are twice to three times the amount of entrants as there are prizes for a particular contest, I will expand the prize pool. This does not mean that we make new Pokémon, but rather "duplicates."

A good example of this is the white Sneasels from days past. The Sneasel was so wanted that we added alternate versions of it, two more with different colored feathers, so that more people could win and less people would be left out in the end.

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Anyone that participates will receive this achievement on their profile. The Aquamarine and Pearl Lapras.
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Haiku:

summer symphony
waves on white sand beaches, crash
an ocean rhythm

the Krabby skitter
to a sandy burrow home
poor Wingulls hunger

rainbow umbrella
bodies in the warm beach sand
a sunburn follows


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KOKOMO ~ BEACH BOYS:

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go
Mandarin

Off the Seafoam Keys
There's a place called Tangelo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo
To Man-dah-rin, that Mikan-y mystique

We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight
Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo
Cle-o-patra, I really wanna catch ya

Everybody knows
A little place like Tangelo
Now if you wanna go
And get away from it all
Go down to Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go


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the storm's wrath heightens
the oceans call with distress
the guardian wakes

a rainbow ball flies
children laugh, chasing the surf
food sizzles on grills

a salty breeze blows
over the dancing blue waves
sparkling in the sun



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The crash of the waves,
The cries of the Pokémon,
The sounds of the beach.

A beautiful fish
Magikarp among the sands
Y u only splash

Such beautiful sands
Next to the clear blue ocean
I just love summer

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Riding on Lapras,
My eyes shift to the shorline,
Trainers everywhere.

Laughter all around,
Sand sparkles in the sunlight,
Pokémon run free.

Here to celebrate,
The grand opening has come,
Welcome to Seafoam!

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The Seafoam Contest Event has ended!

I will have all entries judged by September 7th. Thanks to everyone who entered!
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First, an announcement. Because of the overwhelming popularity of the haiku and caption contests, and the underwhelming entries to the one shots, I am dividing the Pokémon for th3e one-shot contests between these two events, additionally, there will be places selected among all entrants, so everyone will get at least one Pokémon! Congrats in advance to all our winners.

Haiku: Seafoam the Squirtle, Savannah the Totodile, Aquamarine the Mudkip, plus: Honeysuckle the Bulbasaur, Pecha the Chikorita, and Maize the Treecko
Caption Contest: Bluegrass the Snivy, Ashes the Tepig, and Oceanus the Oshawott, plus: Cinder the Charmander, Ember the Cyndaquil, and Amethyst the Torchic

I will update the prize roundup at the bottom of this post as each Pokémon is selected. Congratulations again to all our winners!

HAIKU-------------------------------------


1st Place: melodyme900

the storm's wrath heightens
the oceans call with distress
the guardian wakes

2nd Place: MizuJakkaru

summer symphony
waves on white sand beaches, crash
an ocean rhythm

3rd Place: Luka

Here to celebrate,
The grand opening has come,
Welcome to Seafoam!

4th Place: Doogie (I love this one.)

A beautiful fish
Magikarp among the sands
Y u only splash

ONE SHOTS-------------------------------------

No entries make me sad. D:

SONGS-------------------------------------

The unanimous winner is MizuJakkaru, with:

Tangelo (Kokomo)

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go
Mandarin

Off the Seafoam Keys
There's a place called Tangelo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo
To Man-dah-rin, that Mikan-y mystique

We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight
Cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo
Cle-o-patra, I really wanna catch ya

Everybody knows
A little place like Tangelo
Now if you wanna go
And get away from it all
Go down to Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

Ooo, I wanna take you down to Tangelo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Tangelo

Shamouti, Pummelo, oooh, I wanna take you
Tarroco, Trovita, come on, pretty mama
Rind Island, Kinnow, baby, why don't we go

CAPTIONS-------------------------------------

1st: MizuJakkaru
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2nd: Doogie
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3rd: Luka
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4th: melodyme900
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Pokémon PRIZE ROUND UP-------------------------------------

MizuJakkaru
---Dogwood the Turtwig
---Bluegrass the Snivy

melodyme900
---First choice between Seafoam the Squirtle, Savannah the Totodile, Aquamarine the Mudkip, Honeysuckle the Bulbasaur, Pecha the Chikorita, or Maize the Treecko

Doogie
---Second choice between Ashes the Tepig, and Oceanus the Oshawott, Cinder the Charmander, Ember the Cyndaquil, or Amethyst the Torchic

Luka
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Dogwood and Bluegrass, ttly. ;333

Congrats to everyone! :D <333 We'll have another contest like this around wintertime, as per usual.
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Calling again to melodyme900 and Doogie to claim their prizes so I can continue handing them out.
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