Themes, feedback, IDs, and prizes
Theme Challenge Results
Congratulations to mmmdraco, who incorporated the highest total number of themes (39) in the most fics (5), and to ladyseishou, who included all 19 themes in a single fic! (mmmdraco also included all 19 themes in one of her submissions, and lady_addiction came in a close second by including 18 themes in a single fic.)
A huge thank you to all the authors who participated in the theme challenge! You really astounded us all with your creative use of a difficult set of themes.
According to the mods' count:
1. slush: 8
2. makeup: 10
3. homework: 6
4. ladders: 7
5. espionage: 8
6. ancient myths: 5
7. backyard games: 4
8. ramen and mochi: 8
9. universal theory: 6
10. Crete: 4
11. Bollywood: 4
12. improper use of gobans: 12*
13. League of Extraordinarily Old Gentlemen: 7
14. "You promised there would be ice cream": 5
15. "The vivid tulips eat my oxygen": 4
16. From the desk of Amano: 8
17. Whatever happened to...: 13*
18. Crossover cameo:Ouran Host Club: 2
Prince of Tennis: 2
Beauty Pop: 1
Bleach: 1
Death Note: 1
Detective Conan: 1
Harry Potter: 1
HunterxHunter: 1
Perfect Girl Evolution: 1
Pokemon: 1
Ranma 1/2: 1
Valdemar: 1
xxxHOLIC: 1
Yami no Matsuei: 1
19. Minor characters: (still under tally)
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Feedback Challenge Results
Congratulations to ungalad for leaving feedback for all 83 fics in this round of blind_go! Honorable mentions go to qem_chibati (76 comments) and sivullinen (41 comments).
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IDs
nakatani_yuushi was the first to reply with the correct answer to the ID theme: "famous Go players", although many others also guessed correctly.
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Prizes
Winners can choose one out of the following prizes:
1. Three pieces of calendar artwork from the 2003 Hikaru no Go calendar (fan-shaped, manga art, see photo)
2. Hikaru no Go trading card game premium pack (six cards per pack, see contents)
3. Memo paper and mini-envelopes (featuring chibi Sai, see photo)
4. Post-it pad (featuring chibi Hikaru, Sai, Kaga, Akira, Mitani, see photo)
Note: The calendar art is not actually blurry; my camera's focus is faulty, I'm afraid.
lucathia_rykatu, orangensaft, svz_insanity, chaineddove, ladyseishou, mmmdraco, ungalad and nakatani_yuushi, please contact me (tarigwaemir at gmail) to receive your prizes.
Also, don't forget to head to kifu_archive for post-reveal reactions!
Congratulations to mmmdraco, who incorporated the highest total number of themes (39) in the most fics (5), and to ladyseishou, who included all 19 themes in a single fic! (mmmdraco also included all 19 themes in one of her submissions, and lady_addiction came in a close second by including 18 themes in a single fic.)
A huge thank you to all the authors who participated in the theme challenge! You really astounded us all with your creative use of a difficult set of themes.
According to the mods' count:
1. slush: 8
2. makeup: 10
3. homework: 6
4. ladders: 7
5. espionage: 8
6. ancient myths: 5
7. backyard games: 4
8. ramen and mochi: 8
9. universal theory: 6
10. Crete: 4
11. Bollywood: 4
12. improper use of gobans: 12*
13. League of Extraordinarily Old Gentlemen: 7
14. "You promised there would be ice cream": 5
15. "The vivid tulips eat my oxygen": 4
16. From the desk of Amano: 8
17. Whatever happened to...: 13*
18. Crossover cameo:Ouran Host Club: 2
Prince of Tennis: 2
Beauty Pop: 1
Bleach: 1
Death Note: 1
Detective Conan: 1
Harry Potter: 1
HunterxHunter: 1
Perfect Girl Evolution: 1
Pokemon: 1
Ranma 1/2: 1
Valdemar: 1
xxxHOLIC: 1
Yami no Matsuei: 1
19. Minor characters: (still under tally)
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Feedback Challenge Results
Congratulations to ungalad for leaving feedback for all 83 fics in this round of blind_go! Honorable mentions go to qem_chibati (76 comments) and sivullinen (41 comments).
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IDs
nakatani_yuushi was the first to reply with the correct answer to the ID theme: "famous Go players", although many others also guessed correctly.
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Prizes
Winners can choose one out of the following prizes:
1. Three pieces of calendar artwork from the 2003 Hikaru no Go calendar (fan-shaped, manga art, see photo)
2. Hikaru no Go trading card game premium pack (six cards per pack, see contents)
3. Memo paper and mini-envelopes (featuring chibi Sai, see photo)
4. Post-it pad (featuring chibi Hikaru, Sai, Kaga, Akira, Mitani, see photo)
Note: The calendar art is not actually blurry; my camera's focus is faulty, I'm afraid.
lucathia_rykatu, orangensaft, svz_insanity, chaineddove, ladyseishou, mmmdraco, ungalad and nakatani_yuushi, please contact me (tarigwaemir at gmail) to receive your prizes.
Also, don't forget to head to kifu_archive for post-reveal reactions!