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I voted Historical Fantasy.

I suppose it's premature to speak of specific concepts, but I'm having an idea. I've always loved the "Heroes in Hell" series of novels, in which historical figures like Sargon the Great, Julius Ceasar, Ernest Hemingway, Confucius, and Napoleon come to be recombined in new and entertaining ways. Obviously, that's copyrighted, but a similar concept under a different name -- like "Valhalla Roll Call" for instance -- could be done.

The great battles of history could be celebrated -- Austerlitz, Horns of Hattin, Agincourt, Guadalcanal, Salamis, Thermopylae, Bosworth Field, and so on. Their victors could also be present as terts, and you would get a bonus for matching the battle to it's victor. So you get +1 if you hold both Napoleon and Austerlitz, another +1 if you hold both Horns of Hattin and Saladin, and so on and so forth.

mint-murray wrote: Who will have the rights

The rights to the map will follow with CC policy. The author of the map keeps it but CC has the right to use it for as long as it wants.

mint-murray wrote:High Fantasy it is (can include dark fantasy)

Dark fantasy deals mainly with creatures of a nasty nature. High fantasy can include light/dark elements.

Dukasaur wrote:I suppose it's premature to speak of specific concepts

Never too early to get your ideas in.

koontz, I sent you both of these images for the graphics contest, only one is shown in the list above:





Did the second one get taken into account at all in the voting process?

science fantasy.....just because it's cool

I'll guess 71 maps in the jar. Though, I think someone with a little more computer savvy then me, will blow-up the jar size and count them exactly.

ManBungalow wrote:koontz, I sent you both of these images for the graphics contest, only one is shown in the list above:





Did the second one get taken into account at all in the voting process?

ManB, I have to apologise to you. This is a mistake on my part. When I sent the entries of, I entered your first one twice. rds sent me a PM saying this and I, in my own haste never rechecked your PM. Again my apologies. I will endeavour to not make this mistake again.

ViperOverLord wrote:I'll guess 71 maps in the jar. Though, I think someone with a little more computer savvy then me, will blow-up the jar size and count them exactly.

Does not work. The pixels become very hard to count like that. So far, you are the forth to answer (though you need to send a PM) and all are different.

koontz1973 wrote:Incase you are all wondering, here are the answers.

koontz1973 wrote:Does not work. The pixels become very hard to count like that. So far, you are the forth to answer (though you need to send a PM) and all are different.

I'm searching for duplicates, that is why it takes so long to post you my guess

Woot woot -- go Historical Fantasy!

BMO

Historical, because if you dont know the past you have no future

Always been a fan of epic fantasy but historical might get my vote later in the week.

JaneAustin suggested I add a few books to this so everyone can see the type of things that can be made.

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Attention all Conquer Clubbers!! Welcome to the second graphics competition in conjunction with The Great Community Map Project.

....................................................Everyone is a Critic

Below, you will find two images from my Rorke's Drift map. The only difference between the two images are the impassables for the outpost have been removed. Your job is to put them back in.

Original Image


Download this image.


Do not copy my impassables. This contest is to see if you can come up with something better.

Rules:

• You cannot resize the images.
• You must not change the game play.
• You can submit up to two entries.
• DO NOT put your name on the image!
• Send your images to me koontz1973 via PM.
• All submissions must be in by this time.

Prizes:

First Place.

• General Achievement Medal
• 500 Conquer Credits or your name (variation may be used) as one of the regions on The Great Community Map.

Second / Third Places.

• General Achievement Medal

All entries will be judged by a crack squad of troops who recently broke out of a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by El_Jefe they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Mod-Team.

Welcome to the fifth weekly competition held in the foundry in conjunction with The Great Community Map Project. We have a great one for you this week.

.................................................Carnival Games

Take a close look at the image below. It is from a simple childhood game of guess how many jellybean's are in the jar. Only this time, it is maps in a jar. But like jellybean's, more than one of the same colour can be in the jar. Do not send the maps names, just the number of different maps.
Example
1 Midgard map = 1 map found.
2 Midgard maps = 1 map found.

The player with the closest number will be declared the winner. If multiple entries answer correctly, multiple medals (Max of 5) will be awarded.

Get the entries to me (koontz1973) by this time.

Good luck and happy hunting.

Oh I can't wait to start doing this competition. Glad there are two entries so I can do one ridiculous and one serious.

How many entries are allowed for the Rorke's Drift graphics competition?

CJ Lues wrote:How many entries are allowed for the Rorke's Drift graphics competition?

2 per person.

Cool thanx, sent in!

Got it and squirrelled it away for judging.

koontz1973 wrote:JaneAustin suggested I add a few books to this so everyone can see the type of things that can be made.

Science Fantasy

Stories that contain a mix of fantasy and science fiction elements.
A wrinkle in the skin

I don't get it why does it to be "fantasy" ? We voted before on Reality vs Fantasy, but no one said back then it will be fantasy like Dwarfes and Witches or Harry Potter. Even Sci-Fi is going to be mixed with fantasy?! In which of the upper categories get space ships, lasers and EMP bombs? If You're gonna mix that with fantasy, this thread is wrong from the start.

dakky21 wrote:

koontz1973 wrote:JaneAustin suggested I add a few books to this so everyone can see the type of things that can be made.

Science Fantasy

Stories that contain a mix of fantasy and science fiction elements.
A wrinkle in the skin

I don't get it why does it to be "fantasy" ? We voted before on Reality vs Fantasy, but no one said back then it will be fantasy like Dwarfes and Witches or Harry Potter. Even Sci-Fi is going to be mixed with fantasy?! In which of the upper categories get space ships, lasers and EMP bombs? If You're gonna mix that with fantasy, this thread is wrong from the start.

I disagree. Fantasy has many different categories to it. In the first poll, the question was reality versus fantasy. As fantasy won that poll, we now have to decide which style of fantasy should be used.

This part is just examples of what can be done. Not what will be done. You have miss read what Jane asked for. She wanted examples of literature so some of the players who may not be acquainted with fantasy would understand a lot easier what each one does.
Science fiction can come in to main parts, Star Wars is purely science fiction all the way, Star Trek has elements of science fact about it. But both are science fantasy.
Many of the books and stories listed will not sit into one category alone.

koontz1973 wrote:

dakky21 wrote:

koontz1973 wrote:JaneAustin suggested I add a few books to this so everyone can see the type of things that can be made.

Science Fantasy

Stories that contain a mix of fantasy and science fiction elements.
A wrinkle in the skin

I don't get it why does it to be "fantasy" ? We voted before on Reality vs Fantasy, but no one said back then it will be fantasy like Dwarfes and Witches or Harry Potter. Even Sci-Fi is going to be mixed with fantasy?! In which of the upper categories get space ships, lasers and EMP bombs? If You're gonna mix that with fantasy, this thread is wrong from the start.

I disagree. Fantasy has many different categories to it. In the first poll, the question was reality versus fantasy. As fantasy won that poll, we now have to decide which style of fantasy should be used.

This part is just examples of what can be done. Not what will be done. You have miss read what Jane asked for. She wanted examples of literature so some of the players who may not be acquainted with fantasy would understand a lot easier what each one does.
Science fiction can come in to main parts, Star Wars is purely science fiction all the way, Star Trek has elements of science fact about it. But both are science fantasy.
Many of the books and stories listed will not sit into one category alone.

+1

CJ Lues wrote:

koontz1973 wrote:This part is just examples of what can be done. Not what will be done. You have miss read what Jane asked for. She wanted examples of literature so some of the players who may not be acquainted with fantasy would understand a lot easier what each one does.

+1

Unfortunately it is misleading. I notice the votes for High Fantasy have pulled ahead again since you inserted "Lord of the Lings", but we are obviously not going to be making an LOTR map.

The categories were clear enough as they were, they didn't need "examples" which just serve to prejudice the vote.