Iron DM 2009 - FINAL MATCH - it's over!

[Nifft]

So, Nifft...you gonna participate in the next Iron DM challenge?

It's likely. (In Perfectland, I'd even get to participate as a contestant!)

Hey, just a quick update on my entry, or possible lack of one. I had to take my wife to the ER today, she woke up with severe pain. Turns out to be a large kidney stone. We spent all day at the hospital and she's back home on pain meds. I got the ingredients late Sunday and made some notes, found a direction. I got to work on things just a bit tonight, but am wiped out in general. If all goes well, I should be able to find a small block of time to write it up before the deadline today. This post is in case I don't make the deadline, so our judge isn't left wondering what is going on.

You won't be holding up the next match, or the next round, so take another couple of hours if you need it.

The earliest I'll be able to judge is around midnight tonight anyway.

Best wishes, -- N

 

[phoamslinger]

Round 1, Match 8, ElectricDragon and Iron Sky

I'm going to be offline for most of Wednesday, so if you want i can either give you your set of ingredients Wednesday evening around 8pm or Thursday around noon. does one work better or worse for you guys?

 

[Radiating Gnome]

Round 7, Felipe_Real vs. Sparky . . . your ingredients have been posted.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/plots-places/266192-iron-dm-2009-round-1-all-matches-2.html#post4969334

Please post to this thread when you get them so I can stop worrying that someone is dead in a ditch, or worse, playing World of Warcraft.

 

[Sparky]

I've seen the ingredients.

 

[Iron Sky]

Round 1, Match 8, ElectricDragon and Iron Sky

I'm going to be offline for most of Wednesday, so if you want i can either give you your set of ingredients Wednesday evening around 8pm or Thursday around noon. does one work better or worse for you guys?

Either is fine for me since I'm home sick with the swine flu. If my roommate is any judge, I'll be out this whole week, so whenever works for me.

 

[Helena Real]

Round 7, Felipe_Real vs. Sparky . . . your ingredients have been posted.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/plots-places/266192-iron-dm-2009-round-1-all-matches-2.html#post4969334

Please post to this thread when you get them so I can stop worrying that someone is dead in a ditch, or worse, playing World of Warcraft.

Jajajaja... OK, so confirmed: I've seen the ingredients!

A quick question, what is the maximum amount of words allowed?

Best regards,

Felipe.

 

[Nifft]

A quick question, what is the maximum amount of words allowed?

There is no limit, except "don't annoy the judge".

Look at some of the earlier entries and the judgments handed down -- some got chided for running long, some got chided for skimping on detail.

I'd say three pages (single-spaced) is a decent average, but I'm not your judge, so caveat lector.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Radiating Gnome]

In some versions of Iron DM, word counts limits have been created, but I'm not aware of any on this particular competition. So, I don't think there's an artificial limit. Time itself is enough of a limiting factor.

That said, we've had some loooong entries, and I am not of the opinion that length is better, necessarily. Take it easy on your judges . . . . we're old and fall asleep easily.

 

[Thasmodious]

Nifft, humble minion, thank you both. I was able to get it done with a bit of extra time while not neglecting my family.

I certainly wish I had another day for a rewrite or two, brevity is not a skill I possess and I have to wrestle it in. But, it's up

 

[Nifft]

Nifft, humble minion, thank you both. I was able to get it done with a bit of extra time while not neglecting my family.

I certainly wish I had another day for a rewrite or two, brevity is not a skill I possess and I have to wrestle it in. But, it's up

Excellent.

To be fair, those things are hard for everyone, and that's why this is a contest of IRON DMs.

Off to the other thread, -- N