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Overall Rules
-Please note, for Dragonmaster at Coronation in Late July, the examples given for each category will become subcategories. For this tournament, there are only broad catgories.
-Please fill out BOTH awardsdocumentation.doc once, and entrysheet.doc for each entry and print them out and bring to the event with you. Both sheets will be available at the site as well.
-If you wish to preregister, and are not sure when you will arrive on site on Friday night, you can email Alona before Friday and let her know what you will be entering, so she can hold up the judging (yes, that late at night) for your items. Please let someone know if you are not going to be able to make it, Judges need to sleep too. If it's too late and there is no notice from you we may go on without you.
There are category specific rules within the category list.
- All entrants scores will be announced at the same time. All efforts will be made to release scores as soon as possible.
- All entries must be in the Judging area when Judging Starts
- An item may be judged in one category but certain element of an entry can be entered into a different category. (Tooling on a set of leather armor, Intricate Embroidery on a piece of garb)
- Comments are required for all judging.
- Concept sketches may be included, but should be mentioned on the entry sheet so judges know to look for it.
- Disruptive behavior or being disrespectful to the Judges will not be tolerated. Anyone breaking this rule will be asked to leave the judging area.
- Please make sure to review the Entry Categories before filling in your sheets. Entry sheets must be finished before judging time begins.
- Entry Sheets MUST be legible, Entry forms which can be filled out electronically will be available online well before the event.
- It is better to be comprehensive on the entry sheet than to assume judges know what particular steps you used on the entries. (Examples: Bought Rings vs. Self wound and cut rings, or Hand Stitched vs. Machine Sewn)
- Items will be judged by 5 judges The High and Low score will be thrown out. Final score will be average of the three final scores.
- Items will be released at the convenience of the Judging.
- There is a specific category for Joint Entries, so the items being entered into other categories should not be joint entries.
- Regent will be available for Category Consultation from opening of pre-registration through the close of registration.
- Scores will be a 0 to 5 in tenth or quarter points. Final score will be given to the 100ths place.
- Winner will be announced as the highest score total of all items entered.
Categories, there are no sub categories for this tournament.
Category: Jewelry
Examples:
-Wire (Knight's Chain)
-Beading (Beaded Necklace or Earrings)
-Metal (Copper Bracelet )
-Textile (Hemp Woven Necklace
Category Specific Rule: Should natural fibers be used please note what type (Hemp/Jute/Sisal/ Twine) to help us avoid known allergies.)
-Other (A Piece of Jewelry Made Up of Multiple Media or an Unlisted Media.)
Category: Active Construction
Category Specific Rule: Active construction entries must be amtgard legal for the category they are entered into.
Examples:
-Weapon (Sword, Polearm, Spear)
-Shield (Any Shield)
-Armour (Plate, Chain, Brig, Gambeson)
-Siege (Ballista, Catapult, Trebuchet)
-Other (Quiver, Bow, Crossbow, Wand, Madu)
Category: Passive Construction
Examples:
-Metal (Silverware, Fire Tending Set, Forged Axe)
-Wood (Wooden Chest, Chair or Table)
-Ceramics (Clay Mug, Pipe (If Decorative It Should Probably Be In one of The Art Categories))
-Leather / Horn (Drinking Horn, Leather Scabbard, Bone Comb)
-Other (Knife Made of Steel And Bone, Handmade Tent, Other Passive Constructions Too. )
Category: Bardic
Category Specific Rule: Entrants will be allowed the option of restarting once per entry. If an outside disruption occurs, the entrant may be requested to restart after the issue has been dealt with.
Category Specific Rule: Entrants will be allowed to give a brief verbal description/ background of the entry before beginning
Category Specific Rule: Bardic Judging will be coordinated with the entrant to allow the entrant to be as prepared as possible.
Category Specific Rule: A staging area for bardic entrants will be established, and once food judging has been completed, bardic entries will be judged at the earliest convenience for both judges and entrants.
Examples:
-Singing
-Oratory (Monologue, Soliloquy)
-Instrumental (Playing an Instrument)
-Physical (Dancing, Juggling, Poi Spinning)
-Other (Singing While Playing Instrument, Sing And Dance)
Category: Written
Category Specific Rule: Any written entry over 2 pages in length must be submitted at least 1 week prior to judging by emailing it to Alona. (sooner would be Much better though - Pre-registration is open Now)
Examples:
-Factual (Historical Essay)
-How To (Informational Essay)
-Poetry (Sonnet / Haiku)
-Fictional (Short Story)
-Other (Newsletter)
Category: Garb
Category Specific Rule: Display methods must be provided by the entrant. Modeling of the garb is allowed but should be preregistered with the staff to allow coordination of judging. Modeled garb will be expected to stage for judging with the bardic entrants.
Examples:
-Court (Elegant Dress or Bodice)
-Fighting (Tunic, Tabard, Fighting Pants)
-Accessory (Belt Pouch, Belt, Favor, Shoes, Hat)
-Monster Garb (Category Specific Rule: Monster Garb entries must include the monster write up.)
-Other (Garb that would not be fought in or be worn to court. Cloak/Basic)
Category: 2D Art
Examples:
-Painting (Oil Painting or Pastel)
-Drawing (Line Drawing or Charcoal Sketch)
-Photography / Digital Image (Photograph or Computer Generated Artwork)
-2D Art On 3D Medium (Painted Miniature)
-Other (2D Art Not Fitting Within The Rest of These Category or Combined)
Category: 3D Art
Category Specific Rule: For larger 3D Art Displays you should probably bring your own table.
Examples:
-Subtractive Sculpture (Carving Etc. (Where You Take Away Material To Make The Sculpture))
-Additive Sculpture (Most Clay Sculptures (Where You Add Material To Make The Sculpture))
-Low Relief (Wood Burning / Leather Tooling / Embossing)
-Display (Dioramas)
-Other (Any Other 3D Art Not Fitting Within The Rest of These Category or Combined)
Category: Food
Category Specific Rule: Food entries must include a complete ingredients list.
Category Specific Rule: Entrant must provide their own preparation and serving equipment. Please bring dishes and utensils for five judges. (although more usually is nice, since we will also have other comment cards available).
Category Specific Rule: Food will be the first category judged. Prep are in the kitchen.
Category Specific Rule: If there is an alcoholic content in a item please specify above and beyond the ingredients list, and brought to the attention to Alona.
Examples:
-Main Dish (Entrée, Sandwich, Casserole)
-Beverage (Drink)
-Dessert (Cake, Pie, Pudding, Home Made Ice Cream)
-Side Dish / Appetizer (Soup, Salad, Appetizer)
-Other (Any Other Food Not Fitting Within The Rest of These Category or Combined)
Category: Textile
Category Specific Rule: Should natural fibers be used please note what type (Hemp/Jute/Sisal/ Twine) to help us avoid known allergies.
Examples:
-Embroidery / Cross-Stitch (Colored Thread Creating an Image or Pattern on a Base Material)
-Applique / Felting (A Piece Is attached on To Another Piece)
-Crochet / Knitting (Usually Done With A Single Thread - Knots Etc.)
-Weaving / Braiding (Usually Done With Multiple Threads Interlaced Together.)
-Other (Any Other Textile Not Fitting Within The Rest of These Category or Combined (Like creation of the felt for felting))
Category: Open
Examples:
-Open (Anything Not Fitting Into One of The Other Categories)
-Rose (Anything made for the benefit of Amtgard.)
-New Media (Websites / Video / Flash Medias Heraldic Display Category Specific Rule: New Media entrants must provide a method to view entry, there is not an internet connection at the site, so your whole presentation must be viewable offline.)
-Heraldic (Image on Paper / Banner / Favor / Etc.)
-Multidisciplinary Art (Something that combines 3 or more broad categories into a single entry.)
Category: Other
Examples:
-Joint Entry (An entry that is done by two or more people, (examples: Bardic entries done by 2+ people, a piece of armor where one person cut measured and the other person assembled and attached) Since it is its own category, Each person will get the points for the item that they Jointly entered that was highest of its category. Instances where an additional person is needed to hold an object or to keep the tools ready does not count as a joint entry, although would be nice to mention.None of the other categories should include Joint Entries.)
-No Fault (Judges and others will be requested to comment on the items and give a suggested score, and also tell what they would suggest improvement on for a better score. This will not count as having entered it into another Cultural Competition, and is only to benefit the entrant with information for a future entry for the item. But because of that it will not be included into your total score.)