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<blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 1383156" data-attributes="member: 94"><p>The quality of the judgement was poor, not because of the result, but because the judge did not follow the usual criteria. I could have accepted an ingredient by ingredient rundown and loss. We did not see that. </p><p></p><p>Here's the essence of what we got as a judgement:</p><p></p><p>The Iron Chefs are presented with their mystery ingredient: Octopus.</p><p></p><p>Chef A creates a dish from the octopus. It is not the most flavorful of dishes (it is, after all, made of octopus).</p><p></p><p>Chef B creates roast duck-- with a plate of octopus for dessert.</p><p></p><p>"Fantastic!" says the judge. "I happen to love roast duck! You win!"</p><p></p><p>We have frequently seen a complaint from the judge when the ingredient is used in a way that could be replaced by some other ingredient.</p><p></p><p>Your wig could have been a hat of disguise. It could have been a wand of polymorph. How the nymph came by a magic wig is not addressed, nor is it important that it be a wig.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps not a tarrasque (that is a straw man), but your will o wisps could have been ogres. Could have been kobolds. Better yet, could have been sympathetic nymphs. No explanation was given for how or why the will o wisps would ally themselves with the hag. On the other hand, my wisp was a direct extension of Loviatar's curse.</p><p></p><p>These kinds of problems are usually noted by the judge. I don't think he did that in his entry.</p><p></p><p>You and I may disagree, but we can both agree on one thing-- in our brief expositions, we have both done a better job of assessing the ingredients than the judgement we received.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, if I had received the judgement I got from you in your reply, I'd be fine. I have lost plenty of times before, you know.</p><p></p><p>Again, it is not the loss-- it is the fact that the judge overlooked his usual judging criteria to award the entry he thought was "tastier."</p><p></p><p>Wulf</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wulf Ratbane, post: 1383156, member: 94"] The quality of the judgement was poor, not because of the result, but because the judge did not follow the usual criteria. I could have accepted an ingredient by ingredient rundown and loss. We did not see that. Here's the essence of what we got as a judgement: The Iron Chefs are presented with their mystery ingredient: Octopus. Chef A creates a dish from the octopus. It is not the most flavorful of dishes (it is, after all, made of octopus). Chef B creates roast duck-- with a plate of octopus for dessert. "Fantastic!" says the judge. "I happen to love roast duck! You win!" We have frequently seen a complaint from the judge when the ingredient is used in a way that could be replaced by some other ingredient. Your wig could have been a hat of disguise. It could have been a wand of polymorph. How the nymph came by a magic wig is not addressed, nor is it important that it be a wig. Perhaps not a tarrasque (that is a straw man), but your will o wisps could have been ogres. Could have been kobolds. Better yet, could have been sympathetic nymphs. No explanation was given for how or why the will o wisps would ally themselves with the hag. On the other hand, my wisp was a direct extension of Loviatar's curse. These kinds of problems are usually noted by the judge. I don't think he did that in his entry. You and I may disagree, but we can both agree on one thing-- in our brief expositions, we have both done a better job of assessing the ingredients than the judgement we received. Frankly, if I had received the judgement I got from you in your reply, I'd be fine. I have lost plenty of times before, you know. Again, it is not the loss-- it is the fact that the judge overlooked his usual judging criteria to award the entry he thought was "tastier." Wulf [/QUOTE]
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