September 2020 CBUB Tournament

[Fox]

The September 2020 CBUB Tournament will have a theme. 

To compete in the Tourney the player must create TWO tournament matches (and only two - no more, no less) and follow the theme.

THEME:

Players must use two contenders in a match.

One contender from the Sci-Fi category of the CBUB Character Database.

One contender from the Fantasy category of the CBUB Character Database.

Players are free to add new characters to the CBUB Character Database in those categories for use in the Tournament matches.

 

Matches:

Players will create Two Tournament matches in the month of September with the above theme. No more than Two, no less than Two.

Prizes:

1 Grand Prize - $100 Amazon Gift Card.

1 2nd place Prize - $50 Amazon Gift Card.

 

The Required Legaleeze...

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

The "CBUB September Tournament" is sponsored by Electric Ferret ("Sponsor").  This contest is governed by these official rules ("Official Rules").  

By participating in the contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and understands that the results of the contest,
as determined by Sponsor and its agents, are final in all respects.

The contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.

ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to legal residents of their respective countries where not prohibited by law, who are thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of entry who have Internet access and a valid e-mail account.

Must be a registered member of CBUB Forums in order to create the CBUB matches to be judged for merit in the contest.

Sponsor has the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant.

TOURNAMENT CONTEST PERIOD

Begin date:
The Tournament option will appear in the CBUB match creation sometime between September 1st 12AM PST (midnight) and September 2nd 12PM PST (noon).

End Date:
12PM PST (Noon) September 31

(PST is Pacific Standard Time)

Ability to create a Tournament Match will end September 25!

HOW TO ENTER

This is a competition tournament contest which requires following the rules of the tournament, below.

TOURNAMENT RULES

Contestant must create two (2) CBUB Rated matches in the month of August.

Contestant must create these matches using the Tournament option in the CBUB Match Creator.

Characters used in the match(es) must abide by the Theme for August as previously described.

Each match created for the tournament may be rated by CBUB Members and Match Judges using the 5-star system located on the Forum page topic, as is the norm in CBUB rated matches.

Each match will receive ratings from at least 1 judge but may receive ratings from more, as is the norm in CBUB rated matches.

Matches will be rated for their entertainment and creative value to the judge or member who will read and rate the match.

Ratings will only count coming from Members who have a CBUB account older than January 1 2020.  CBUB Match Judges do not have this restriction.

Ratings a contestant gives to their own match will not count towards its score and will be discarded.

WINNER SELECTION

The winner will have the highest score at the time the tournament closes.

Score is a weighted average of the star ratings (one star to five stars) given by those members rating the Tournament matches.  All contestants will have a final score between 0 and 5.

The winner will have produced at two (2) CBUB Rated matches in the month of August that follow the Theme.

In the event of a tie, the tied players will continue to create matches which will be rated until there is one winner.

PRIZES:

Grand Prize: one $100 dollar Amazon gift card.

Runner-Up Prize: one $50 dollar Amazon gift card.

Terms and conditions may apply.

Incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses which are not specifically listed as part of a prize in these Official Rules and which may be associated with the award, acceptance, receipt and use of all or any portion of the awarded prize are solely the responsibility of the respective prize winner.

ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS

Prize is non-transferable.

No substitution or cash equivalent of prizes is permitted.

The gift card will be an Amazon Gift Card by Email.  It will be sent using the Amazon online shopping platform (English / U.S.A version) to the registered Email address of the winning person of the contest.

Sponsor does not collect any personal information from users besides the email address.  Therefore, the email address is what will be used to provide the prize via Amazon U.S.A.

Sponsor and its respective agents and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the contest,
including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting or these Official Rules, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any prize.
 
Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend the contest, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the contest cannot be conducted as planned or should a virus, bug, tampering or unauthorized intervention, technical failure or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the contest.

In the event any tampering or unauthorized intervention may have occurred, Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect entries at issue.

Sponsor and its respective agents and representatives, and any telephone network or service providers, are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription
of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunction, lost or delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, line failure or malfunction of
any telephone network, computer equipment or software, the inability to access any website or online service or any other error, human or otherwise.

INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, THE AMAZON PLATFORM, ADMINISTRATOR, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THAT ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND THE ACCEPTANCE, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE THAT MAY BE WON.

SPONSOR DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRIZE.

SPONSOR AND AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO OR THE DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST.

[Fox]

Tournament option should be available again, now.

[SSJRuss]

Here are some example fights you could do (I was bored and figured this could get creative juices flowing):

Harry Potter vs. Ahsoka

Geralt of Rivia vs. Any Power Ranger Ever

Gandalf vs. Emperor Palpatine

Ewoks vs. G'mork

Conan The Barbarian vs. The Predator (Or Xenomorph)

Jon Snow vs. Graboids

King of the Dead vs. Ghostbusters

Willy Wonka vs. HAL 9000

 

 

[corvette1710]

It's not particularly discouraged to, for a totally innocuous and unspecific example, use a character (like Predator maybe idk) twice for this month's two matches?

[Fox]

1 hour ago, corvette1710 said:

It's not particularly discouraged to, for a totally innocuous and unspecific example, use a character (like Predator maybe idk) twice for this month's two matches?

There is nothing in the rules about it.  Feel free to re-use characters if desired.

I, personally, just rate on how well constructed and entertaining the set-up is.

[C.T.]

Hey, is it possible to move a character in the database to a different category in regards to this tournament or use them despite that? Just asking because I was looking at either Commander Shepard or the Dovahkiin but they're both in the games category, though they are undeniably sci-fi and fantasy characters respectively as well. 

[Fox]

29 minutes ago, C.T. said:

Hey, is it possible to move a character in the database to a different category in regards to this tournament or use them despite that? Just asking because I was looking at either Commander Shepard or the Dovahkiin but they're both in the games category, though they are undeniably sci-fi and fantasy characters respectively as well. 

I understand where you are coming from on it, but no it is not possible.

You will have to use what is in the categories as is, or add new characters.  The site was on ice for 7 years - gotta be a few new characters out there.

[Peypeypeypey]

I've never understood why "Games" is its own categories. The rest of the categories are genres, but games and anime are just mediums. They're not really descriptive of the product. Like, "movies" isn't a category

[C.T.]

28 minutes ago, Fox said:

I understand where you are coming from on it, but no it is not possible.

You will have to use what is in the categories as is, or add new characters.  The site was on ice for 7 years - gotta be a few new characters out there.

Yeah, I get ya. Okay. 

[Fox]

8 hours ago, Peypeypeypey said:

I've never understood why "Games" is its own categories. The rest of the categories are genres, but games and anime are just mediums. They're not really descriptive of the product. Like, "movies" isn't a category

Yeah, it wasn't very well thought out, unfortunately.

[SSJRuss]

1 hour ago, Fox said:

Yeah, it wasn't very well thought out, unfortunately.

Maybe we could do sub-categories? Like you go to Games then it's divided by genre. You could do the same with movies or TV.

[Fox]

1 hour ago, SSJRuss said:

Maybe we could do sub-categories? Like you go to Games then it's divided by genre. You could do the same with movies or TV.

I'd say this is probably the better topic to continue the discussion in:

 

[Fox]

Halftime Report

corvette1710
55 / 11 = 5.00 Total Rating

Hugo Fowl
38 / 8 = 4.75 Total Rating

JohnnyChany
28 / 6 = 4.67 Total Rating

C.T
32 / 8 = 4.00 Total Rating

 

Last Day to create a match is Sept. 25.

TWO matches required in the month.

Thanks!

[Bergy_Berg]

The tournament matches have been excellent this month! Way to go everybody.

I won't be doing any this month, but I should be able to participate in October. Good luck to anyone still writing.

[Fox]

Last Day to create a Tournament match is Sept. 25 and two matches in the month are needed.

Thanks! 

[SSJRuss]

1 hour ago, Fox said:

Last Day to create a Tournament match is Sept. 25 and two matches in the month are needed.

Thanks! 

I barely written at all this month. Every time I sit down to do it I get blocked or distracted. I don't think I'll even win but I will try to get my matches done. Fingers crossed

[Fox]

11 minutes ago, SSJRuss said:

I barely written at all this month. Every time I sit down to do it I get blocked or distracted. I don't think I'll even win but I will try to get my matches done. Fingers crossed

I dunno.  Maybe you should save that creativity for October.

The Horror for Halloween Tournament!

[SSJRuss]

Yeah I've decided not to participate this month. Just can't sit down long enough to do it. I'll save my energy for October. Besides, I don't think I'd win this month anyway, the quality of matches from everyone has been sooooo good.

If anybody wants to take my match idea... one of them was The Death Star vs. Zeus

[Fox]

I want to thank everyone who participated in September.

I have seen a lot of great and memorable matches over the last few months.  Who could forget Bergy_Berg's three-match story or SSJRuss' 'Beetlejuice vs. Batman'?

September was no different and... dare I say... I think the bar has even been raised.  I will have to personally re-evaluate what I consider a '5-star' match in the coming months.  They are just all that good.

Thanks for all the great reads!

 

 

[Fox]

This was a great month for Tournament matches with some very strong entries.

Final Scores:

JohnnyChany
28 / 6 = 4.67 Total Rating
43 / 9 = 4.78 Total Rating
-------
71 / 15 = 4.7

corvette1710
55 / 11 = 5.00 Total Rating
55 / 13 = 4.23 Total Rating
--------
110 / 24 = 4.5

Hugo Fowl
38 / 8 = 4.75 Total Rating
48 / 12 = 4.00 Total Rating
--------
86 / 20 = 4.3

C.T
32 / 8 = 4.00 Total Rating
28 / 6 = 4.67 Total Rating
--------
60 / 14 = 4.2

 

Congrats to JohnnyChany and corvette1710 who take the top two spots this month!

Kudos to corvette1710 for the match "Predator vs. Scorpion King" which earned a perfect score from the Judges.  That said, there were many very creative and well written matches this month. Many great reads with high scores.

Thanks and hope to see you next month!

[SSJRuss]

Congrats JohnnyChany and Corvette! I enjoyed y'all's matches 🙂

[C.T.]

Well done you two.

[DSkillz]

Congrats, Johnny and Corvette!

We'll have to seriously start thinking about putting these tourney-winning matches in the Hall of Fame and Outstanding Match Set-Ups threads.

[SSJRuss]

38 minutes ago, DSkillz said:

Congrats, Johnny and Corvette!

We'll have to seriously start thinking about putting these tourney-winning matches in the Hall of Fame and Outstanding Match Set-Ups threads.

I've been saying that for months 😃