Welcome to RS Games 2014!!
Posting begins on October 1st, but we wanted to welcome all our readers and participants and to give you a little background. As always, the Games are about having fun and spreading the love of our favorite ship, as well as, of course, going for Puppyshippers’ Gold. Sure it’s a competition between teams, but it’s really more about making friends, telling stories, and having a good time.
How It Works
As in previous years, two teams will compete by creating the best possible stories and artwork for readers to enjoy and vote upon. During the posting portion of the Games, works will be posted anonymously each day and readers will vote on each work. These works are not directly competing against each other, for the voters will evaluate each work independently, not as compared with one another.
At the end of the Games, the team who has accrued the most points will be officially declared the winner, but, as we see it, everyone is a winner. The public at large gets to read, view, and vote on the best fics and art works around, but the real fun is in the process of making friends and creating some wonderful R/S pieces to share!
Voting Instructions (IMPORTANT! Please read!)
Voting is easy, simple, and fun. After you have read the story/viewed the art, please take a moment to comment (everyone loves comments) and to vote. There are three, simple questions:
1. Does the piece truly reflect the feeling of the Magical (for Team Magic) or Muggle (for Team Muggle) World? ("Yes" is worth 2 points, “sort of” is worth 1 point, and "no" is worth 0) In the verbiage below, you will find an explanation of the Teams and what it means to be Team Magic or Team Muggle.
2. How well did the author/artist use their Prompt? 1 to 9 (1 being the least) There is a link to the prompt in the header. Sometimes you will need to scroll down a bit to find the specific prompt, but please take the time to do so. Remember, prompts can be interpreted many ways, and creativity is always a good thing.
3. How much did you like this story/art overall? 1 to 9 (1 being the least) This is pretty straightforward. Do you like it?
Note: Comments are love - and we all love comments - but please keep it postive and pleasant. rs_games has a Zero Tolerance Policy for flaming and trolls. Other than Sirius in tight leather pants and heels or the occassional magical creature, flaming and troll comments will be deleted. Basically, just be nice. All of our authors and artists have worked very hard on their pieces and they totally deserve credit for that. You have every right not to like something, just show it in Question #3, not in the comments, please.
This year's theme: PERCEPTION: THE FIVE SENSES
“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses, but the soul.” - Oscar Wilde
We perceive the world in many ways, and describe it in, perhaps, many more. Imagine biting into a shiny, red apple… You see the gleam of sunlight on it’s mottled skin and feel the soft, waxy smoothness in your hand. You smell the sharp, fresh scent just before your teeth sink into the flesh with a slightly squeaky crunch, and a burst of sweet-sour juice hits your tongue. All five senses are involved, forming a bond between you, the apple, and the person to whom you’re describing the experience.
About Our Teams:
Team Magic is all about how it feels to be a part of the Magical world. Stories and art might include spells/charms/potions, talking objects/magical creatures, and magically themed conflict like issues of blood purity or werewolf prejudice. They might be set primarily at in places like Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, or Ottery St. Catchpole, where characters work as Aurors or at the Ministry of Magic. When people fight, they probably duel, and when they crave sport, they follow Quidditch on the Wizarding Wireless. This does not mean that the stories and art cannot reference Muggle things, too, but, in general, they firmly centered in the Wizarding World. Writers and artists need not follow faithfully in JKR’s footsteps; they can just as easily create your own magical elements. Anything goes, as long as it’s Magic.
Team Muggle, by contrast, is all about a different sort of magic: the magic we experience every day. Making pop culture references, baking cookies, drinking beer at pubs, shopping for hats, all the fabulousness of everyday (or not so everyday) life can appear in these works. Team Muggle does not just mean non-magic AU (though that is certainly a legit part of it); it means stories and art centered around aspects of Muggle life. This might be the boys, post-Hogwarts, living in a Muggle part of town, working at Muggle jobs, and doing things the Muggle way. They might ride the train to work or do dishes by hand. It could mean experimenting with Muggle music and culture - think Sirius’ motorbike or Remus battling a toaster oven. It could mean everything from a childhood on a Muggle farm to Muggle-style road trip after graduation. It can also center around real-world issues (things not mentioned in the books) like homophobia, gender identity, drug addiction, and racism. Again, characters can be as magical as they are in the books, they’re just dealing with aspects of the Muggle world.
Thank you for joining us and for reading, viewing, commenting, and voting.
How It Works
As in previous years, two teams will compete by creating the best possible stories and artwork for readers to enjoy and vote upon. During the posting portion of the Games, works will be posted anonymously each day and readers will vote on each work. These works are not directly competing against each other, for the voters will evaluate each work independently, not as compared with one another.
At the end of the Games, the team who has accrued the most points will be officially declared the winner, but, as we see it, everyone is a winner. The public at large gets to read, view, and vote on the best fics and art works around, but the real fun is in the process of making friends and creating some wonderful R/S pieces to share!
Voting Instructions (IMPORTANT! Please read!)
Voting is easy, simple, and fun. After you have read the story/viewed the art, please take a moment to comment (everyone loves comments) and to vote. There are three, simple questions:
1. Does the piece truly reflect the feeling of the Magical (for Team Magic) or Muggle (for Team Muggle) World? ("Yes" is worth 2 points, “sort of” is worth 1 point, and "no" is worth 0) In the verbiage below, you will find an explanation of the Teams and what it means to be Team Magic or Team Muggle.
2. How well did the author/artist use their Prompt? 1 to 9 (1 being the least) There is a link to the prompt in the header. Sometimes you will need to scroll down a bit to find the specific prompt, but please take the time to do so. Remember, prompts can be interpreted many ways, and creativity is always a good thing.
3. How much did you like this story/art overall? 1 to 9 (1 being the least) This is pretty straightforward. Do you like it?
Note: Comments are love - and we all love comments - but please keep it postive and pleasant. rs_games has a Zero Tolerance Policy for flaming and trolls. Other than Sirius in tight leather pants and heels or the occassional magical creature, flaming and troll comments will be deleted. Basically, just be nice. All of our authors and artists have worked very hard on their pieces and they totally deserve credit for that. You have every right not to like something, just show it in Question #3, not in the comments, please.
This year's theme: PERCEPTION: THE FIVE SENSES
“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses, but the soul.” - Oscar Wilde
We perceive the world in many ways, and describe it in, perhaps, many more. Imagine biting into a shiny, red apple… You see the gleam of sunlight on it’s mottled skin and feel the soft, waxy smoothness in your hand. You smell the sharp, fresh scent just before your teeth sink into the flesh with a slightly squeaky crunch, and a burst of sweet-sour juice hits your tongue. All five senses are involved, forming a bond between you, the apple, and the person to whom you’re describing the experience.
About Our Teams:
Team Magic is all about how it feels to be a part of the Magical world. Stories and art might include spells/charms/potions, talking objects/magical creatures, and magically themed conflict like issues of blood purity or werewolf prejudice. They might be set primarily at in places like Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, or Ottery St. Catchpole, where characters work as Aurors or at the Ministry of Magic. When people fight, they probably duel, and when they crave sport, they follow Quidditch on the Wizarding Wireless. This does not mean that the stories and art cannot reference Muggle things, too, but, in general, they firmly centered in the Wizarding World. Writers and artists need not follow faithfully in JKR’s footsteps; they can just as easily create your own magical elements. Anything goes, as long as it’s Magic.
Team Muggle, by contrast, is all about a different sort of magic: the magic we experience every day. Making pop culture references, baking cookies, drinking beer at pubs, shopping for hats, all the fabulousness of everyday (or not so everyday) life can appear in these works. Team Muggle does not just mean non-magic AU (though that is certainly a legit part of it); it means stories and art centered around aspects of Muggle life. This might be the boys, post-Hogwarts, living in a Muggle part of town, working at Muggle jobs, and doing things the Muggle way. They might ride the train to work or do dishes by hand. It could mean experimenting with Muggle music and culture - think Sirius’ motorbike or Remus battling a toaster oven. It could mean everything from a childhood on a Muggle farm to Muggle-style road trip after graduation. It can also center around real-world issues (things not mentioned in the books) like homophobia, gender identity, drug addiction, and racism. Again, characters can be as magical as they are in the books, they’re just dealing with aspects of the Muggle world.
Thank you for joining us and for reading, viewing, commenting, and voting.