Iron DM 2022 Is Upon Us! Sign-Ups and Scheduling!

[Wicht]

So... we have a problem that is likely to effect the current match. As @Snarf Zagyg has not mentioned if he plans to get his entry in (in spite of the current drama), I think we may need to assume that he won't. In which case, @Wicht is going to need to decide what that means for our competition.

Ugh.

It's round 2. What it means for the competition is that if only one contestant submits an entry, then they win by default.

That is less a worry to me than wondering what happened.

 

[Wicht]

All 3 judgments are in for round 2, match 2.

 

[Wicht]

Two unanimous verdicts in a row for round 2.
Congratulations to @Kobold Stew and @FitzTheRuke.

You two can be deciding what day and time works best for your round 3 match.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Fitz can decide when we start: we're in the same time zone, and his schedule is tighter than mine during the week.

Onward!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I am fine with a Friday or Saturday (with a slight preference for Saturday start). How about Saturday morning PST (noon EST) start?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Time to start trash talking?

"A Kobold is only CR1/8! And you're already in a stew-pot! Fitz is a Level 9 Rogue! Yer gonna go down easy!"

 

[Wicht]

I am fine with a Friday or Saturday (with a slight preference for Saturday start). How about Saturday morning PST (noon EST) start?

If @Kobold Stew is fine with that time, we will plan on the final match starting this Saturday, around noon EDT.

With that much time to kill, I would offer a third place exhibition match, but I think one of our participants has left us, so that will not be happening this year.

 

[Kobold Stew]

No problem at my end -- Sept 8 was my big hurdle.

 

[Wicht]

The Final Match is upon us.

Both Contestants have till Monday to produce something glorious. No pressure.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Happy weekend!

 

[Wicht]

In some not so happy news, as I was making links in the game thread for the last match, I discovered that all of Snarf's posts have been deleted. This happened with the incarnation known as Lowkey as well. It means that we are missing some of our entries for posterity, and also that the judgments are the only record of them actually happening. I don't supposed anyone copied and saved them?

 

[Kobold Stew]

Wayback machine has the first, but not the second.

 

[Wicht]

Wayback machine has the first, but not the second.

I snagged it.

I'll make a copy of it and then post it to the thread after the last match.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I'll be on the road Monday and have a long work day on Tuesday, but I don't foresee any issues taking time to make a proper and timely judgement. Just and FYI.

 

[Wicht]

I have read both entries briefly, but won't be able to write up a judgment till at least some time tomorrow.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

It was difficult, but I have made my judgement.

 

[Radiating Gnome]

Mine will also have to be tomorrow sometime.

 

[Wicht]

The final judgment is in, and our winner is declared by a 2-1 vote by the judges! Congratulations @FitzTheRuke!

@Kobold Stew - I don't think you have anything to be ashamed of with this loss and I hope to see you in future competitions!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Kobold certainly doesn't have anything to be ashamed of - not only for his excellent entry - we made a pact that the winner buys the beer (as we have the ability to get together for it, only living about 40 minutes drive apart!)

Which means... I'm buyin'!

Kobold at least wins the free drinks!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Thanks to all the judges for their very fair assessments as usual!

I was aware of many of my final entry's many faults, and I really wished I could fix them.

I had the word-room, the time, and the inclination. What I didn't have was the energy. I was terribly ill while writing it, and I spent half my time sleeping. If it was a little bit gonzo, it may be that I was delirious. I turned it when I did because I didn't trust that I would be awake in time to do it closer to its due-hour. And I wasn't.

I would have loved to have had two more hours with it. But such is Iron DM.

I'm extremely grateful that everyone liked it as much as they did.

I'm going to do everything I can to do even better next year! Just you wait!