Post by Julius CMXCIX on Sept 21, 2008 9:09:12 GMT
A list of first, second and third placed contest entries by SWS members. Where contests were hosted or judged by members, this information was also included.
Fornearly more than a decade, the PTC crown has belonged to SWS. If it is ever lost to an outsider, they say, the sky will fall.
Pretty Town Contest 2008
Hosted by Mashek
Bargravia by Julius999 1st Place
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The Mountain Township by Scud 3rd Place
Download
This was the first PTC since 2004, and therefore the first since the establishment of SWS. It was a different time; a crazy time; we were all so young. A little-fancied Julius took the crown with a score of 79/80 under the old standards; one poster said "If you enter another competition, I promise I will enter it too AND END YOUR EVIL REIGN OF VICTORY!", but little did they know. Someone called Scud was a team member and took bronze. Andan made an entry that it is widely agreed would have had a podium finish, but it was a few minutes late and these were the dark days of Judge Tanneur. A certain Lord Basse took 4th, although his entry bore the scars of Judge Tanneur's edicts; unfortunately his entry was tiny and therefore could not do well, according to the conventional wisdom. AoKH personality Aro was a judge too, bizarrely.
Pretty Town Contest 2011
Judged by Mashek and Turty
Sagropireia by Lord Basse 1st Place
Malvan by Julius999 2nd Place
Rulodia by Andan 3rd Place
A historic clash between Basse and Julius, the Swede took the crown with a sublime entry that raised the bar forever, but the Englishman swore to come back stronger. But let us not forget Andan, who achieved redemption for 2008 by completing a clean sweep for SWS. As if that weren't enough, Mashek and Turty were judges, Scud came 5th and Watson and NowhereT entered as well. Such a gathering was unprecedented and would never be repeated.
Pretty Town Contest 2013
Hosted by Sebastien
Azgara by Julius999 1st Place
Olymbos by Lord Basse 3rd Place
This was supposed to be the year that a whiny CarolKarine would take the crown for BlackForest Studios and herald a changing of the guard between the design studios. Instead, Julius obtained his revenge and became the only two time winner (at the time, and still the only two time sole winner - shut up, Basse). With that task accomplished, it appeared that he was retired. All that CK accomplished was to push a weakened Lord Basse, distracted by exams, into third and rob an underrated Watson of a podium finish. The PTC needs its villains and, although it was CK's year to fulfil the role, the 2013 instalment is notable for the arrival of Arnas who finished 9th but liked what he saw further up the table.
Pretty Town Contest 2015
Judged by HockeySam
Smile No More by Matty 1st Place
The UserPatch, available but unused in 2013, was ready to revolutionise the PTC, and Matty was the man to make it happen. He took the top prize handily, despite Arnas' dastardly behaviour. Matty alone flew the flag for SWS as an entrant, but HockeySam judged. Although it was a triumph, the 2015 contest seemed sure to be the last gasp of the Stormwind Era, as the HD expansion packs began rolling off the production line with a view to obliterating the old way of life forever.
Pretty Town Contest 2017
Hosted by Matty
Judged by HockeySam
Juval Province by Julius999 1st Place (Joint)
Agartha by Lord Basse 1st Place (Joint)
The Spires of Heaven by Matty 3rd Place
It was Matty who sent out the call, goading the old warriors into one last hurrah. They were mocked and taunted, oh yes, by newcomers who had placed their first jungle bush in 2014 and who threatened to swamp the contest with haphazard HD ugliness. They responded with three works that flummoxed the judges. Julius and Lord Basse rolled back the years and for a golden moment it was 2011 or 2013 again, all their aches and pains forgotten. Meanwhile, Matty would earn the honour of crafting the best ever entry not to win. Soon enough the grim realities of the modern age will overwhelm them all, but the memory of holding back the tide will live on.
Pretty Town Contest 2019
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
The Bells of Shangri-La by Lord Basse 1st Place (Joint)
Lights of Kurishima by Matty 1st Place (Joint)
Dravona by Julius999 1st Place (Joint)
It was named "A Contest Too Far" by some, and "Twilight of the Stormwind Gods" by others, but what was certain about PTC 2019 before it even began was that it would be a contest like no other before. Gone was the youthful enthusiasm that spawned Bargravia or Sagropireia or a later Smile No More, in days when merely excellent had been enough to win, when doing your best had been all anyone could ask of you. Past now also was 2017, an effort which had seen our Stormwind heroes bleed themselves dry to hold their thrones, their fingers raw to the bone even as they clutched their prizes. No, this was 2019, where perfection was mundane, where those who excelled above their wildest dreams were but stepping stones for even greater heroes to reach even mightier heights. In the six month maelstrom of the contest, the Lords of Stormwind battled not the field but each other, the world forgotten to them save the rivals three. Some will say they all won their eternal glory in that fight, while others will say they all slew one another, but no one can say for sure. For mere mortals dare not approach the smouldering thrones of Stormwind after that day, but cower beneath their might for ever and ever.
Pretty Town Contest 2022
Judged by Julius999 and Lord Basse
Heroes of Roramork by Matty 1st Place
A new dawn for the PTC, with the first edition to use the Defintive Edition, thereby happily ensuring that the travesty of HD could be forgotten about forever? Or the last of the last gasps? It felt a lot more like the latter. Matt turned up to compete. Julius and Basse pretended to but in the end acted as judges. The audience had long since gone home. Matt took the crown with an entry with novelty and freshness that does not quite suit this downbeat theme. Not his best work? No, perhaps not, but class is permanent.
Writing Contest 2008
Judged by Scud
"The Prince" by Julius999 1st Place
"A Long Time Gone" by Surge 3rd Place
"Here Dead Lie" by Mashek 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2010
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
"The Deathbed" by Lord Basse 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2012
"The Lady in Blue" by Lord Basse 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2013
Judged by HockeySam
"The Farm" by Lord Basse 1st Place
Writing Contest 2015
Judged by Matty
"The Castle on Amerun Hill" by Lord Basse 2nd Place
Historical Scenario Contest 2009
Dark Clouds Above England by Julius999 1st Place
Download
N.B. This contest had only two entries.
Classic Design Contest 2016
Hosted by Matty
Storm on the Steppe by HockeySam18 1st Place
Download
The Winter Storm by Lord Basse 2nd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2006
Hosted by Mashek
Day of the Red Moon by VonCorgath 2nd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2007
Hosted by Mashek
The Old Man and the Sea by matty12345 1st Place
Download
Eternal Moon by Andan 3rd Place
Download
Ominous Silence by Julius999 3rd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2009
Hosted by matty12345
Jones Blond: Operation Chronos by Lord Basse 2nd Place
A Cut-Scene Contest 2010
Hosted by Mashek
My Fair Princess by Lord Basse 1st Place
Blood Memories by Sebastien 2nd Place
N.B. This contest had only two entries.
Mini Game Contest 2007
Hosted by Julius999
Judged by Scud and Lord Basse
Death on the Nile by Jatayu 1st Place
Download
Mini Game Contest 2008
Judged by Julius999 and Mashek
Tower of the Moon by Lord Basse 1st Place
Download
Mini Game Contest 2009
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and Mashek
The Escabar Ruin by Lord Basse 1st Place
Mini Game Contest 2011
Hosted by NowhereT
Judged by Sebastien and Jatayu
Mini Game Contest 2012
Hosted by Sebastien
Judged by Sebastien and Jatayu
Mini Game Contest 2014
Hosted and judged by Lord Basse
The Departure of Boromir by HockeySam 1st Place
Mini Game Contest 2020
Judged by Julius999
Defend the Spot Competition 2007
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
Defend the Island 4 by Lord Basse 1st Place
Download
Defend the Spot Competition 2008
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
Defend the Spot Competition 2016
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
Defence At Lorgan's Watch by Mashek 1st Place
Defend the Spot Competition 2018
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
Judged by Lord Basse
The Siege of Caffa by Bassi 1st Place
Defend the Spot Competition 2020
Hosted by Matty
Judged by HockeySam and Sebastien
The Battle of Sighnaq by Bassi 2nd Place
Totally Terrain Contest 2010
Judged by matty12345
The Bay of Beran by Julius999 1st Place
Download
The Coast of Darvia by Watson 3rd Place
Download
Myth, Legend and History Contest 2010/2011
Judged by Sebastien
The Princes' Revolt by Julius999 1st Place
For
Pretty Town Contest 2008
Hosted by Mashek
Bargravia by Julius999 1st Place
Download
The Mountain Township by Scud 3rd Place
Download
This was the first PTC since 2004, and therefore the first since the establishment of SWS. It was a different time; a crazy time; we were all so young. A little-fancied Julius took the crown with a score of 79/80 under the old standards; one poster said "If you enter another competition, I promise I will enter it too AND END YOUR EVIL REIGN OF VICTORY!", but little did they know. Someone called Scud was a team member and took bronze. Andan made an entry that it is widely agreed would have had a podium finish, but it was a few minutes late and these were the dark days of Judge Tanneur. A certain Lord Basse took 4th, although his entry bore the scars of Judge Tanneur's edicts; unfortunately his entry was tiny and therefore could not do well, according to the conventional wisdom. AoKH personality Aro was a judge too, bizarrely.
Pretty Town Contest 2011
Judged by Mashek and Turty
Sagropireia by Lord Basse 1st Place
Malvan by Julius999 2nd Place
Rulodia by Andan 3rd Place
A historic clash between Basse and Julius, the Swede took the crown with a sublime entry that raised the bar forever, but the Englishman swore to come back stronger. But let us not forget Andan, who achieved redemption for 2008 by completing a clean sweep for SWS. As if that weren't enough, Mashek and Turty were judges, Scud came 5th and Watson and NowhereT entered as well. Such a gathering was unprecedented and would never be repeated.
Pretty Town Contest 2013
Hosted by Sebastien
Azgara by Julius999 1st Place
Olymbos by Lord Basse 3rd Place
This was supposed to be the year that a whiny CarolKarine would take the crown for BlackForest Studios and herald a changing of the guard between the design studios. Instead, Julius obtained his revenge and became the only two time winner (at the time, and still the only two time sole winner - shut up, Basse). With that task accomplished, it appeared that he was retired. All that CK accomplished was to push a weakened Lord Basse, distracted by exams, into third and rob an underrated Watson of a podium finish. The PTC needs its villains and, although it was CK's year to fulfil the role, the 2013 instalment is notable for the arrival of Arnas who finished 9th but liked what he saw further up the table.
Pretty Town Contest 2015
Judged by HockeySam
Smile No More by Matty 1st Place
The UserPatch, available but unused in 2013, was ready to revolutionise the PTC, and Matty was the man to make it happen. He took the top prize handily, despite Arnas' dastardly behaviour. Matty alone flew the flag for SWS as an entrant, but HockeySam judged. Although it was a triumph, the 2015 contest seemed sure to be the last gasp of the Stormwind Era, as the HD expansion packs began rolling off the production line with a view to obliterating the old way of life forever.
Pretty Town Contest 2017
Hosted by Matty
Judged by HockeySam
Juval Province by Julius999 1st Place (Joint)
Agartha by Lord Basse 1st Place (Joint)
The Spires of Heaven by Matty 3rd Place
It was Matty who sent out the call, goading the old warriors into one last hurrah. They were mocked and taunted, oh yes, by newcomers who had placed their first jungle bush in 2014 and who threatened to swamp the contest with haphazard HD ugliness. They responded with three works that flummoxed the judges. Julius and Lord Basse rolled back the years and for a golden moment it was 2011 or 2013 again, all their aches and pains forgotten. Meanwhile, Matty would earn the honour of crafting the best ever entry not to win. Soon enough the grim realities of the modern age will overwhelm them all, but the memory of holding back the tide will live on.
Pretty Town Contest 2019
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
The Bells of Shangri-La by Lord Basse 1st Place (Joint)
Lights of Kurishima by Matty 1st Place (Joint)
Dravona by Julius999 1st Place (Joint)
It was named "A Contest Too Far" by some, and "Twilight of the Stormwind Gods" by others, but what was certain about PTC 2019 before it even began was that it would be a contest like no other before. Gone was the youthful enthusiasm that spawned Bargravia or Sagropireia or a later Smile No More, in days when merely excellent had been enough to win, when doing your best had been all anyone could ask of you. Past now also was 2017, an effort which had seen our Stormwind heroes bleed themselves dry to hold their thrones, their fingers raw to the bone even as they clutched their prizes. No, this was 2019, where perfection was mundane, where those who excelled above their wildest dreams were but stepping stones for even greater heroes to reach even mightier heights. In the six month maelstrom of the contest, the Lords of Stormwind battled not the field but each other, the world forgotten to them save the rivals three. Some will say they all won their eternal glory in that fight, while others will say they all slew one another, but no one can say for sure. For mere mortals dare not approach the smouldering thrones of Stormwind after that day, but cower beneath their might for ever and ever.
Pretty Town Contest 2022
Judged by Julius999 and Lord Basse
Heroes of Roramork by Matty 1st Place
A new dawn for the PTC, with the first edition to use the Defintive Edition, thereby happily ensuring that the travesty of HD could be forgotten about forever? Or the last of the last gasps? It felt a lot more like the latter. Matt turned up to compete. Julius and Basse pretended to but in the end acted as judges. The audience had long since gone home. Matt took the crown with an entry with novelty and freshness that does not quite suit this downbeat theme. Not his best work? No, perhaps not, but class is permanent.
Writing Contest 2008
Judged by Scud
"The Prince" by Julius999 1st Place
"A Long Time Gone" by Surge 3rd Place
"Here Dead Lie" by Mashek 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2010
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
"The Deathbed" by Lord Basse 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2012
"The Lady in Blue" by Lord Basse 3rd Place
Writing Contest 2013
Judged by HockeySam
"The Farm" by Lord Basse 1st Place
Writing Contest 2015
Judged by Matty
"The Castle on Amerun Hill" by Lord Basse 2nd Place
Historical Scenario Contest 2009
Dark Clouds Above England by Julius999 1st Place
Download
N.B. This contest had only two entries.
Classic Design Contest 2016
Hosted by Matty
Storm on the Steppe by HockeySam18 1st Place
Download
The Winter Storm by Lord Basse 2nd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2006
Hosted by Mashek
Day of the Red Moon by VonCorgath 2nd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2007
Hosted by Mashek
The Old Man and the Sea by matty12345 1st Place
Download
Eternal Moon by Andan 3rd Place
Download
Ominous Silence by Julius999 3rd Place
Download
A Cut-Scene Contest 2009
Hosted by matty12345
Jones Blond: Operation Chronos by Lord Basse 2nd Place
A Cut-Scene Contest 2010
Hosted by Mashek
My Fair Princess by Lord Basse 1st Place
Blood Memories by Sebastien 2nd Place
N.B. This contest had only two entries.
Mini Game Contest 2007
Hosted by Julius999
Judged by Scud and Lord Basse
Death on the Nile by Jatayu 1st Place
Download
Mini Game Contest 2008
Judged by Julius999 and Mashek
Tower of the Moon by Lord Basse 1st Place
Download
Mini Game Contest 2009
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and Mashek
The Escabar Ruin by Lord Basse 1st Place
Mini Game Contest 2011
Hosted by NowhereT
Judged by Sebastien and Jatayu
Mini Game Contest 2012
Hosted by Sebastien
Judged by Sebastien and Jatayu
Mini Game Contest 2014
Hosted and judged by Lord Basse
The Departure of Boromir by HockeySam 1st Place
Mini Game Contest 2020
Judged by Julius999
Defend the Spot Competition 2007
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
Defend the Island 4 by Lord Basse 1st Place
Download
Defend the Spot Competition 2008
Hosted by Jatayu
Judged by Julius999 and matty12345
Defend the Spot Competition 2016
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
Defence At Lorgan's Watch by Mashek 1st Place
Defend the Spot Competition 2018
Hosted and judged by HockeySam
Judged by Lord Basse
The Siege of Caffa by Bassi 1st Place
Defend the Spot Competition 2020
Hosted by Matty
Judged by HockeySam and Sebastien
The Battle of Sighnaq by Bassi 2nd Place
Totally Terrain Contest 2010
Judged by matty12345
The Bay of Beran by Julius999 1st Place
Download
The Coast of Darvia by Watson 3rd Place
Download
Myth, Legend and History Contest 2010/2011
Judged by Sebastien
The Princes' Revolt by Julius999 1st Place