August 2021 CBUB Flash Fiction Tournament

[Fox]

Word Count

This Flash Fiction tournament has a maximum Word Count of 2500 words per match entry.

The match set-up must be 2500 words or less.  Use Word Count Tool to weigh your entry.

 

Theme:

Must only use characters that were in a Live Action TV series in the 1990's.  Not a movie, not an animated show - live action TV show only. Sitcom show, sci-fi show, drama show, whatever.

Examples:

• Buffy / Angel
• Xena / Hercules
• X-Files
• Deep Space Nine
• Here's a list
• Here's another list

 

Players must use two contenders (and only two) in a 1 vs. 1 match.

The two contenders can be anyone from any category of the CBUB Character Database.

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

 

Matches:

Players will create One Tournament match in the month of August with the above theme.  And only one.

Prizes:

1 Grand Prize - $100 Amazon Gift Card.

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

1 3rd place Prize - $50 Amazon Gift Card.

 

The Required Legaleeze...

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

The "CBUB August 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 August 1st 12AM PST (midnight) and August 2nd 12PM PST (noon).

End Date:
12PM PST (Noon) August 31

(PST is Pacific Standard Time)

Ability to create a Tournament Match will end August 21!

HOW TO ENTER

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

TOURNAMENT RULES

Contestant must create one (1) CBUB Rated match in the month of August.

Contestant must create the match 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 rating system located on the match 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 a contestant gives to their own match will not count towards its score and will be discarded.

Ratings a contestant gives to other contestants also participating in the contest will be discarded in the final scoring calculation at month's end and will not count.  Such ratings are void. 

The User Name of those who rate a match and the score that was given will be posted when the match ends.

 

WINNER SELECTION

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

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

The winner will have produced the required number of CBUB Rated matches in the month of August that follow the Theme, as previously specified.

In the event of a tie, selection of the final winner and the winning order will be decided by Fox - the webmaster for Electric Ferret.

PRIZES:

Grand Prize: one $100 dollar Amazon gift card.

Second Place Prize: one $50 dollar Amazon gift card.

Third Place 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 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.

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.

[Twogunkid]

This looks like fun.

[Mercenaryblade]

Ooooh I'll think about it

[Fox]

You have three weeks, starting today, to enter one match to be rated by the community.

Take your time and put forward your best.

Good luck!  I'm looking forward to reading your entries.

[ViceCityMobster86]

I will at the very least enjoy reading this

 

BTW does Highlander the Series count for this tournament?

[SSJRuss]

I'll give this a go. I'm a big fan of the 90s but not as familiar with live-action TV in the era. Just to be clear, it's any show that aired in the 90s but does that include shows that started in the 80s and lasted into the 90s? (Tales from the Crypt, Saturday Night Live, etc.)

[Fox]

14 hours ago, ViceCityMobster86 said:

I will at the very least enjoy reading this

 

BTW does Highlander the Series count for this tournament?

If Highlander was a live action TV series putting out NEW episodes in the 90's, then sure.

1 hour ago, SSJRuss said:

I'll give this a go. I'm a big fan of the 90s but not as familiar with live-action TV in the era. Just to be clear, it's any show that aired in the 90s but does that include shows that started in the 80s and lasted into the 90s? (Tales from the Crypt, Saturday Night Live, etc.)

If Tales from the Crypt, Saturday Night Live, etc. were live action TV series putting out NEW episodes in the 90's, then sure.

[ViceCityMobster86]

3 hours ago, Fox said:

If Highlander was a live action TV series putting out NEW episodes in the 90's, then sure.

If Tales from the Crypt, Saturday Night Live, etc. were live action TV series putting out NEW episodes in the 90's, then sure.

it was ran from 1992 to 1998

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Series

 

[DSkillz]

Hope there's a decent amount of turnout for this. It's our first Flash Fiction tourney in a few months. 

BTW, as a reminder, please post a link to your entry in this thread, so that it may be easier to find the winning entry to place into the CBUB Hall of Fame. 

Looking at you ATM, @Twogunkid.

[Twogunkid]

Quark vs Mr. Morden

[leroypowell3]

I am still drawing a blank. I know I can win this if I can come up with something.

[Fox]

Ability to create a Tournament Match will end August 21

Time to get something in is almost at an end.

[JohnnyChany]

Zack Morris vs. Mr. Feeny

It was fun combining two of the shows I watched the most in the 90s, although Zack's name is spelt wrong in the database.

I hope some other entries can make it in by the deadline.

 

[Venom 2009]

So I got back into my Zombie Power Rangers arc, and sent in the next part for the tournament.

Titanus vs Tor The Shuttlezord

Now I don’t know if this match will be eligible for the tournament, since its Part 18 of my arc. I just wanted to do something for the tournament. But I hope everyone enjoys the new part to my arc.

[Culwych1]

Thought I'd go with some memorable ladies from 90's sci-fi 😁. Surprised they both had an empty play record!

 

 

[Twogunkid]

I'm glad I am no longer winning by default and it looks like I have some stiff competition. May the best writer win.

[Z451]

Hey guys, sorry for the late entry, I hope this is alright, it something a little bit different, but does involve two live action shows from the '90s.

 

[leroypowell3]

Really didn't think I'd make it but finally came up with something and here goes...

[Fox]

12 hours ago, leroypowell3 said:

Really didn't think I'd make it but finally came up with something and here goes...

Hi @leroypowell3

You have to use the Tournament option, in the match creator.  That is in the official rules.

Sorry but this is not created as a Tournament match.  Please create the match using the Tournament match option in the match creator.

Thanks!

Update:

I have converted it to a Tournament match in the database.

[patrickthekid]

Here's my entry:

 

[Fox]

It is Aug. 21st and the August Tournament option is now closed. 

We got many entries, how exciting! I look forward to reading them.

Note: Tournament entries run for 10 days where people can read and rate them, before Callisto closes them out.

Thanks!

[Fox]

Thanks so much for all the great matches this month of August.

Here is where the final scores in the Tournament came out.

 

leroypowell3 - Steve Urkel vs. Deep Space Nine Crew - 4.53
Culwych1 - Samantha Carter vs. Dana Scully - 4.47
JohnnyChany - Zack Morris vs. Mr. Feeny - 4.42
Z451 - Shaktimaan vs. Woh - 4.35
Venom 2009 - Titanus vs. Tor The Shuttlezord - 4.30
patrickthekid - Kendra Young vs. Varia - 4.22
Twogunkid - Quark vs. Morden - 4.0

 

Congrats to our top three match writers in this months Tourney, great job! And if you didn't place, don't worry, there's always next time to come up with an engaging match.

Hope to see everyone in the next match writing Tournament!

[Twogunkid]

Ouch. Dead last. Gonna go walk this one off.

[SSJRuss]

Congrats to all the competitors. I couldn't come up with a good one this time around so I know it wasn't easy.

[Fox]

5 hours ago, Twogunkid said:

Ouch. Dead last. Gonna go walk this one off.

Don't take it too hard. 

The reason I run these contests is to give people an incentive to work on their writing skills.

I'm a firm believer in the power of written communication skills and how it can help you in your career and personal life. But you can get rusty at it so it takes practice!

Anyways, you are winning just by writing something. Hope to see you flexing those writing muscles again in the next match.