November / December 100 Word Anonymous Challenge Discussion

[elvet]

As it is Christmas why can't they share the honour. Just a suggestion.

The winner gets to determine the next challenge's topic, we would still have to choose one.
I'll wait for more input. If a poll is the choice, I'll have one up by the end of the day.

 

[mosaix]

The winner gets to determine the next challenge's topic, we would still have to choose one.
I'll wait for more input. If a poll is the choice, I'll have one up by the end of the day.

I seem to remember, although maybe incorrectly, that once in the 75 the tiebreaker was also a tie so one chose the theme and the other chose the genre.

 

[elvet]

I seem to remember, although maybe incorrectly, that once in the 75 the tiebreaker was also a tie so one chose the theme and the other chose the genre.

Good to know, but I hope we get a clear winner.
BTW, for the guessers, there is a clue in fact that we are having 3 choices in the Tie Breaker Poll.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Perhaps in the case of a tied vote, we should have joint winners and elvet gets a chance to set the theme (there has to be some perks for running the show!)

Especially in December when it tends to get even quieter on the forum in the run-up to Christmas and the new year, plus we still have the guessing game to go.

I'm happy with whatever is decided, and just grateful for the fact that elvet is still here prepared to organise it all.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Good to know, but I hope we get a clear winner.
BTW, for the guessers, there is a clue in fact that we are having 3 choices in the Tie Breaker Poll.

And the genre's always 'speculative fiction'!

 

[paranoid marvin]

I seem to remember, although maybe incorrectly, that once in the 75 the tiebreaker was also a tie so one chose the theme and the other chose the genre.

I think I remember that too. Mind you , when I sometimes look back on Challenges that I thought were only last year, I find out that they were actually 7 or 8 YEARS ago! Where does time go?

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Put me down for a tie-break poll

 

[Mon0Zer0]

Put me down for a tie-break poll

+1

 

[elvet]

The Tie Breaker Poll is up here.

 

[AnRoinnUltra]

Thanks @elvet , went for Self Incrimination -thought it did a good job of the 'I' accidentally falling into the catch, heard a similar thing about someone in an area where alcohol was banned squealing on drinkers 'hold on a second, how do you know what being drunk looks like', was a nice twist to leave the option of escaping the hangman's noose open too. Fair play, whoever you are ...fingers crossed it's not tied again

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

In the Demiurge Laboratory: Can there ever be a political solution to humanity's evils?

I was away from the computer too long to vote in the main poll. In the tie-breaker, I went with Self Incrimination.

 

[elvet]

I had originally cast a vote for Occluded Front, so it has my support in the tie breaker.

 

[elvet]

Congratulations to the winner! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paranoid marvin
for Self Incrimination

Let the Guessing Game commence.

Here are the contributors to the challenge:
Ambrose
AnRoinnUltra
Astro Pen
BT Jones
chrispenycate
Daysman
Elckerlyc
Guttersnipe
Ian Fortytwo
JS Wiig
Mon0Zer0
mosaix
M. Robert Gibson
paranoid marvin
Victoria Silverwolf
worldofmutes


WARNING!
My next post will be a Spoiler Post for those not interested in playing the game.

 

[elvet]

SPOILER REVEAL LIST​

This is the list of stories and authors for those who want to know who they voted for and DO NOT want to participate in the Guessing Game.
Comments about the stories are welcome, but please don't give away anything that may reveal the authors before they are correctly guessed.

WARNING
DO NOT LOOK IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLAY THE GUESSING GAME
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Spoiler: List of stories and authors

51st State - Daysman
A Drive Down Memory Lane - Guttersnipe
Altered States - BT Jones
A Neckbeard’s Struggle - worldofmutes
At Home With The Morphensteins - M. Robert Gibson
Change of State - Mon0zer0
COMMUNITY SERVICE - Mon0Zer0
Contraband - Victoria Silverwolf
Crab Walk - worldofmutes
Declaration - JS Wiig
Flukey Gorman and the All Night Party - AnRoinnUltra
HEAD OF STATE - Mon0Zer0
"Hey" - worldofmutes
In Snake-people News, Today... - Mon0Zer0
Intestate on the interstate - chrispenycate
In the Demiurge Laboratory - Ambrose
Lying in State - AnRoinnUltra
Lying in Wait State - Elckerlyc
Matters of State - Elckerlyc
Macaroni - worldofmutes
Metamorphosis -JS Wiig
Moonwalkers - Daysman
Occluded Front - Astro Pen
President Robald Hardcastle - AnRoinnUltra
Prime Minister Scutlebal Lint - AnRoinnUltra
Professor Parkin - paranoid marvin
Rambler's Dissociation - Astro Pen
Rise of the Machines - AnRoinnUltra
Self Incrimination - paranoid marvin
Stateless - chrispenycate
State Lines - BT Jones
State of Mind - mosaix
The Building Blocks of Empire (-0-) - paranoid marvin
The Princess and the Farm Boy -JS Wiig
The state of you - AnRoinnUltra
Tierra Non Boncatus - AnRoinnUltra
Universal elements - chrispenycate
You don't always create your own state of mind - Ian Fortytwo

 

[elvet]

Exciting challenge, and my first tie breaker.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate and vote, especially over the holidays.
As always, extra thanks to @Victoria Silverwolf for her reviews.

 

[mosaix]

Congratulations @paranoid marvin

 

[Daysman]

Congrats @paranoid marvin !!!

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Congratulations @paranoid marvin .

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thankyou, and thanks to everyone who voted for or shortlisted my story in this Challenge.

Thanks again to elvet for running the Challenge and Victoria for the reviews.

 

[JS Wiig]

@paranoid marvin congratulations!