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Ernie15
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This is the official Crush the Castle 2 Players Pack contest. You've come to the right place.

You're probably wondering how this contest works. Basically, we (the three judges) give you a theme at the beginning of each round, and you, the contestant, build a castle that follows the theme in some way. Then, so we can count your castle as an entry, take the link to that castle and post it in this thread. If it isn't posted in this thread by the deadline (and the deadline will always be a specific date and time), we will not be able to count it as an entry for that round.

If you've never built a castle before, or you want to brush up on your building skills, check out this guide made by @Arm_Candy.

This is a weekly contest, so each round will last 5 days, with 2 days being designated for judging. Every week, the theme will change and a new round will begin. Pretty easy to grasp.

Oh, and the winner of each round receives a merit, a spot in the CTC2PP Hall of Fame, and a rare quest that can only be earned through winning (or judging) a level building contest:

http://quests.armorgames.com/website/5/media/icon/d06fa73d7b7eaa626941288fc59ce86a.png?v=1398292205
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RULES
Yes, there are rules. What did you expect?

Basic rules for this contest, written originally by @PrivatePapi for his old CTC contest:
1. Do not spam under any circumstance.
2. Only enter 1 castle for each category.
3. Do not ask either of us which category will be next.
4. Do not copy somebody else's castle if you do not have permission from him/her.
5. When entering for the contest, always submit your castle according to the current category.
6. Have fun!

And this section, written by @FishPreferred:
a) All entries must be playable and have at least 1 person in them. It seems obvious, but who knows?
b) Entries that are so overladen with stuff that they cause considerable lag will not be eligible. Considerable lag is herein defined as "a big freakin' pile of lag that renders an entry virtually unplayable without severely overheating my 3 year old computer".
c) Entries should be stable enough to last a full minute without collapsing, and should require at least one shot in order to be won. This applies to every part of the contest that doesn't explicitly state otherwise in its instructions.
d) Any entry which the judges deem to be inappropriate (in a lewd, indecent, or libellious sense) will be disqualified, and most likely deleted by the admin.

And lastly, a few additional notes added by yours truly:
- The only castles you are allowed to post in this thread are contest entries. If you link to more than one castle, only the most recent one will be treated as an official entry, unless otherwise specified.
- All entries must be built specifically for the contest and for the current theme. You can't submit castles that you entered in previous rounds, or anything that was built before the beginning of the current round.

Looks like a lot of rules, but it's all intuitive. You'll have no trouble following these guidelines.
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Optional: CODE
Some architects like to take things a step further and modify castle codes to do things that otherwise wouldn't be possible in the regular editor mode. This method will not give you a significant advantage over other contestants, but it may be of interest if you want to play around with the editor a bit. Code modification is not a requirement for this competition.

How to modify castle codes by @SSTG.

If you don't modify castle codes or have any plans to in the future, you can skip over this next part.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CODERS: If you decide to use code-modified elements in an entry, take caution, for, although code-editing can be useful for certain details, excessive use of code-modified elements in an entry could lead to a deduction of points from the entry.
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That's the contest in a nutshell. Just remember to check back every week for the results of each round, as well as the theme for the next round. I will post the theme for the first round after this post ends, so as not to confuse first-time submitters in the future.

And if you have any ideas for future themes, contact @CourtJester or myself or post your theme idea in the thread.

That certainly was a lot of words. Over 700 of them. It may seem like a lot to take in, but this contest is all about having fun, despite all these large blocks of text.

So get hyped, get building, and have fun with it!

Did I mention there's a merit prize to the winner of each round?

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CourtJester
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@Ernie15 is taking a break this weekend so, I have tallied up the scores and it was nice to see 6 entries for this round - So what harpooned to @DrElmer?

Anyways, judges were critical and lower than normal marks all around.

6th place goes to Primitive tribe by ivanxxxxxxx.
5th place was Fort Takadowninwon by BigJoeTheMighty.
4th place was Slow Burn by ObieOdie.
3rd place was Hunter becomes hunted by Limnxy with an average score of 6.70
2nd place was SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by DeathstormKnight with an average score of 6.73

And, the Winner of the Merit prize is none other than our new Moderator who gets to have blue fonts now...

Xylo Mageia by Arm_Candy with a score of 6.83 of which @Ernie15 will figure out where to put this creation in the Hall of Fame.

Great work guys - all of you!

Now for a theme for the next round and indeed, it will be staircases of which you can use the prefab wooden ones or your own creations. Your weapons shall be Acid, Ice and any of the Stones except the BFR. Maximum shots to destroy to be 3. Acid cannot destroy the castle in one shot and indeed, the structure must be castle shaped.

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His Majesty's Mandala

The king is having some kind of out of body experience.

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Hi @DeathstormKnight, I think the king's head has a small flat edge. Also, it seems the ice weapon does not shake the structure much.

I realise the mandala is not castle shaped. Could this be a problem for the judges?

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I'd like to withdraw His Majesty's Mandala. There's time to make one more castle before I leave for America. The place I'm staying doesn't have wifi, so this will be the last one from me for a while.

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KING'S HOT TUB PARTY

Well, that kinda messed up! Never make last minute changes
The Princess dies within a minute, then shortly thereafter, the fancy roof starts unraveling and finally, Merlin dies but, it is still doable!
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5663/21098418330_7f235644f1_b.jpg

You forgot about the triple throw to get over your tower! Nice 3D effects! Too bad your leaving but never seen a country that didn't have wifi!

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I tested several shots to make sure there was no way to do it in one, but you will probably find a way.

Jurassic Barracks

Completely dinosaur-proof, but not acid proof.

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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5662/21296667921_c6d55fc222_b.jpg
No, it wasn't that difficult. I saw movement so I waited, hit it smack in the centre but it took me two tries.

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I will think about it... Bin Laden was killed with a "double tap"

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The judge's voting is complete. @Ernie15 is tallying the scores.

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5th place goes to KING'S HOT TUB PARTY, submitted by @ObieOdie.
4th place goes to Damsel in...you know..., submitted by @BigJoeTheMighty.

3rd place, with an average rating of 6.5, goes to Cardiff Castle, submitted by @Limnxy.

2nd place, with an average rating of 6.57, goes to Jurassic Barracks, submitted by @Arm_Candy.

1st place, and the grand merit prize winner of Round 21, with an average rating of 7.03, goes to DEVIL'S DROP DUNGEON, submitted by @DeathstormKnight. Congratulations!

ROUND 22
Theme: The Horrible King's Hideout
Deadline: Wednesday, September 16, 11:59 PM AG time.
Description: Construct the king's hideout using only stone & iron (including stone & iron props; loose foundation blocks may also be used). TNT is allowed, and there is no limit to the amount you use. Must be detonated by a small single projectile (log, small stone, iron ball, single bomb, detonator bomb, time bomb, parachute bomb) in a single shot.

Hall of fame will be updated to include this round and last round's winners.

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I believe foundation blocks are always allowed, but on page 120 it is stated that points may be taken off if they are obstructive.

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