CUT! That's a WRAP!

ponderosa121

elanorofcastile

aliciamasters

pressie!

chaeche

djin7

"What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough."
(Eugene Delacroix)

chaeche

djin7

CUT! That's a WRAP!

tripperfunster

swtalmnd

aliciamasters

snarry_terminus

teamdragon

iulia_linnea

countess_hp

faynia

r_grayjoy

mistressmaraj

chazpure

psyfic

belleamante

eeyore9990

floralmoon

angelsotherlove

chiralove

Original poster: djin7

Before I present the Medals for a job well done, I would like to take this opportunity to review the Contestants from this most excellent round of the 2007 Snarry Games. My favourite part of this whole process is reading these stories, and I would like for the Champions to know of the enjoyment they gift me with.

So without further ado, the reviews that I wasn't able to do when I was busy posting:

( To my most excellent Snarry Games Authors )

Original poster: snarrymod

djin7

glockgal

pervart

medawyn

alafairnadia

earthphoenix

meredyth_13

shadowpryde

magic_helmet

alisanne

captain_tulip

elfwreck

r_grayjoy

ms_beeblebrox

txrabbit

montana_dan

maskofsmiles

joanwilder

rory8

sansa1970

inspiredlife

verdenia

legomymalfoy

suemonroe

briarwolf

chaeche

swtalmnd

igtow

lampblack

oulangi

aliciamasters

reddwarfer

Original poster: snarrymod

Hi! djin7 here. How's everyone doing? Getting excited yet? We've already received several awesome entries, and I can't tell you how excited I am to start sharing them! This year's Games are going to be killer. Posting begins April 14th. *woot*

I'd like to take a moment to thank all the people who have helped out here at the Games, the mod squad who have done various tours of duty here at the Games, in 2006 & 2007:

annephoenix, coell, snakeling, medawyn, alafairnadia, lizardspots, earthphoenix. Thank you!

Today, however, I would also like to give special thanks to my two right-hand women, who have helped me from the very beginning, and are still slaving away for me, because I never intend to let them get away: reddwarfer and aliciamasters! To thank them, I am returning the favour from last year, where they made me do an evil interview. To that end, I give you:

( MOD INTERVIEW # 1, Reddwarfer! )
( MOD INTERVIEW # 2, Alicia Masters! )

Heh. Thanks, you guys. Told you I'd get you back!*smirks*

Stay tuned for more CHAMPION INTERVIEWS and Opening Games CRACK!Art!

Original poster: snarrymod

We are nearly ready to present the Games Medals. But before we do, some words from me, the mod, djin7.

When I first started this little project, I was stunned then at the response it got, and am even more flabbergasted at the continuing support we have received. In this tl;dr post**, I explain why I started this community, and the need for it. Apparently, I was not alone. The response has been phenomenal from Contestants and Watchers alike.

Before I present the medals, I would like to take this opportunity to review the Contestants from this most excellent round of the 2006 Snarry Games, and I have a few special words for some people who have helped to keep this ship afloat. We are only as seaworthy as our crew, and I'm lucky to have the most stalwart, warm-hearted, hard-working fen alive in the Snarry ship.

So without further ado, the reviews that I wasn't able to do when I was busy posting:


( An open letter to the 2006 Snarry Summer Art Contestants, and some personal notes of thanks )


The totals are in, and have been tallied. By six different mods. This means that the Medal Ceremonies will be next. Stay tuned!

Cheers!
DJIN7

Original poster: djin7

Well, this is it, folks. I sincerely hope everyone had a good time, enjoying all the outstanding art for the first ever Summer Art Snarry Games. We sure did. Thank you, Champions!

Some final notices for this round, before we go on hiatus until the next Games, scheduled for February, 2007. This comm will not be completely silent, however, as we will be pimping some affiliates and some new communities fashioned after ours, that we are very excited about. /cryptic

Firstly, some links of note:

• Master list of 2006 Snarry Games Summer Art. All the art will remain here, unless otherwise linked by the artists. Should you want your art to be housed somewhere other than here, please let us know which link you wish to use, thank you!



• 2006 Summer Art Snarry Games Medal Ceremony for those who haven't yet seen the gorgeous medals, banners and icons made and donated by the most excellent and talented mizbean.



• Go see the hilarious lolz_4_djin community, in which the Champions do cracktastic variations on their prompts! Hee ♥!



• Check out the most excellent Closing Games Commemorative Video by Team Angst artist and Vidder, chaeche. It's incredible, spotlighting most of the art from this round! Thank you, chaeche!



• teamangst_art also did a cracktastic Closing Games Haikus and Limericks post, which are awesome. Do check it out!



• Team Romance (teamromance_art) wanted me to make an announcement on their behalf. While the Snarry Games were in progress, they wanted to show Team Angst (teamangst_art) how much they appreciated the fabulous wealth of excellent art that they shared with everyone, so they held private polls (lead by chrysos) for every Team Angst entry, and voted on them. The final tally came in just before the medal round, and the results were thus:
  

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  Games MVP for Team Angst, as voted upon by all the artists in Team Romance:
  
  First: anoiro, for Stealing My Heart Away.
  
  First Runner-Up: _odella_, for Song For The Dead.
  
  Second Runner-Up: ponderosa121, for What Shapes Us.
  

  
  

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  How fabulous is that?



• Speaking of Most Valuable Players, the mods all agree that glockgal was a stellar example of one during these Games, supplying not one, but two excellent entries for her Team (teamromance_art), but also working hard to help beta her teammates over at their comm, and still commenting on every entry during these last 4 weeks, for both Teams. This kind of participation, support and dedication to Snarry is exactly what we are trying to promote with these Games, and to that end, we have invited glockgal to be our official Artist for the 2007 Games! We have asked her to do the 2007 community art, which features lizardspots most excellent art this year. We look forward to inveiling it after New Year's. Thank you, glockgal!



• A special thank you goes out to the pinch-hitters who came through in the last minute. Some were exhibited as team entries; others only after the Games, as the Champions sent in their entries. We will see you all at the next Artist Games, thank you all so much! ♥♥♥



• Don't forget to include your Art (and fics, Winter Champions!) over at the Walking The Plank Snarry Games Series! Here, the most fabulous mod aliciamasters tells you how. ♥



• Reminder to Champions: Anyone wanting their individual poll vote tallies can request them privately through the Snarry Games Gmail account. ♥

Original poster: djin7

Some of you may have noticed that my normal reviewing habits were not present for these Games. The truth is that I have reviewed every lovely story submitted for them. I give them to you now, in an open letter to each of the Champions and Alternates.

( To My Snarry Games Authors )

Original poster: djin7

Hi!

I hope everyone is getting excited about the upcoming 2007 Games! I sure am.

Last year, when we sent out invites to join our little project to herald the Grand Re-Opening of Walking The Plank, we were expecting a much smaller response. I honestly didn't believe that many Snarry writers would be so keen to participate, given both the blow canon gave us in The Half Blood Prince, and all the fests that were already happening.

Boy, was I mistaken. Not only was I surprised with the flurry of positive responses, but the lj community expressed their desire to join in!

Well, we were chuffed, naturally, and excited. The teams ended unevenly, so a sign-up post was held to level the playing field. The response to the sign-up post was even more overwhelming. Unfortunately, we had to cap it somewhere. As the user info states, this is a limited sign up competition, by necessity. Two stories a day for nearly a month meant that most people could barely keep up.

Unfortunately, capping the teams meant that some people who had asked to play could not. We did a Lottery for those who signed up: those who were not chosen and the lovely writers who did Closing Games Drabbles for us were automatically guaranteed* an invite to this year's Games out of appreciation.

This year, we sent out those invites. We also invited last year's Champions to play again, as a thank you for their support and their excellent contributions to our project. A few authors who were invited to compete last year but were unable to, asked to be considered for this year. They received theirs as well.

The teams have increased in members by 50%. We were unable to do a general sign-up as a result.

This means two things:

1. Based on last year's guaranteed invites alone, the 2007 Winter Snarry Games has their final teams. Thirty-three Competitors with three Alternates per team. Two stories a day for more than month.


2. As a result of not having a lottery this year, in 2008, we are committed to having a number of spaces to be available for sign-up contestants

djin7

Original poster: djin7

*tap, tap* Is this thing on? *ahem*

Hi!

Snarry Champions, Judges and fans! After many hours of tabulation, the mods would like to announce that we have the final numbers, and we are nearing the end of the first ever Summer Art Games!

Before we announce the results of the second Snarry Games, the first featuring artists, I would like the say that it has been a pleasure to see all the wonderful art presented by our 2006 Champions, showcasing not only their talent, but their teamwork and diligence.

There are no 'losers' here. The fabulous art we've been gifted with as a fandom, the solidarity of the Champions, and the participation of the judges and fans has made this Games a fantastic success! We have all won! Soon, the Champions will receive their hard-earned medals, and no matter the colour of it, it is with pride that we bestow them, so deserving are they.

Original poster: djin7

We are nearly ready to present the Medals. But before we do, a huge-assed letter a few words from me, the mod, djin7.

( AN OPEN THANK-YOU LETTER TO FANDOM, Champions, AND JUDGES (THE FANS) )


The totals are in, and have been tallied. Three times by three different mods. This means that the Medal Ceremonies will be tomorrow, at approximately 7am Pacific Standard Time. Stay tuned!

Cheers!

Original poster: reddwarfer

Hello, Leila here. Since you lovely people let me win by a bloody landslide, I was able to track down our boss and make her answer all sorts of questions. :D

Please, enjoy the interview!

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