Saturday, May 23 @ Darkmire
Sunday, May 24 @ King's Point

Registration begins at 11 am
Judging begins at noon

Early registration will not be accepted this time. (Because I only have internet
access at the library and will not be able to check for early registration
submissions at the last minute.)

Regular 3.0 scoring scale. Bring 5 copies of written entries without your name
on them. Max 3 items per small category with only the top two counting toward
your score. You know the drill.

Categories


Cooking:

Appetizer
Main Course
Dessert
Other
Vintner

Writing:

Factual
Fictional
Poetry
Publications

Bardic:

Singing
Oratory
Instrumental
Dance
Other (fire)

Art:

2-D
3-D
Photography


Garb:

Fighting
Court
Other Outfits
Monster
Accessory
Favor
Jewelry

Construction:

Passive
Active
Armor
Weapon
Shield
Banner

Rose







Categories



Cooking

Due to the delicate nature of cooking entries, this category will be judged
first.

Entries will be judged on taste, texture, appetizing presentation and
difficulty. There will be 5 judges and entrants will need to provide enough of
each entry for all of them to taste. Be prepared to have a way to maintain your
own dish until it can be judged (hot/cold). Bring plates, cups and utensils if
they will be needed to judge your entry.

Appetizer: A dish intended to be served as an appetizer.
Main: Course: A dish intended to be served as a main course.
Dessert: A dish intended to be served as a dessert.
Vintners: A drink that was brewed or fermented. Mixed drinks are not considered
brewed or fermented. These do not have to be alcoholic drinks to fit in this
category.
Other: A dish or drink that does not fit into any other category.


Writing

Entries will be judged, where applicable, on form, content, grammar, spelling
and usefulness to the body of Amtgard knowledge. With the exception of
publications, please try to limit these entries to 5 pages or less. Publications
entries only require one copy. All entries need to be emailed to the Regent
except for Publication.

Factual: Writing that presents factual information such as a process, event or
research of some kind. Examples would be weapon smithing instructions, a
recounting of an Amtgard event or a history of the Mongols. When presenting
researched information, it is a good idea to site references and give credit.
Fictional: Writing that is not intended to be factual such as a persona
histories and stories.
Poetry: Poetic verse.
Publications: Published works such as newsletters, books, collections of
articles, etc. These entries are judges on the editorial content only, such as
presentation, suitability of the collection, format, etc. It is not necessary
that the entrant have written every article. However, articles should never be
published without the author's consent and credit should be given. Any work not
done by the entrant should be noted.


Bardic

Entries will be judged on difficulty and entertainment value.

Singing: A vocal presentation with some expectation of rhythm and pitch.
Oratory: A vocal presentation with no expectation of rhythm or pitch;
i.e. Storytelling, jokes and theatrical pieces.
Instrumental: A musical presentation performed on an instrument with some
expectation of rhythm and pitch.
Dance: A presentation of bodily movement with some expectation of rhythm.
Other: Like fire stuff


Art

Entries will be judged on artistic presentation and the difficulty of the
medium.

2-D Art: Art intended to be viewed from only one side such as drawings,
paintings, stained glass, relief carving, computer graphics, etc.
3-D Art: Art intended to be viewed from at least 3 sides such as sculptures,
painted miniatures, stuffed animals, blown glass, etc. People often enter things
into this category that would do better in Passive Construction. 3-D art is
judged primarily on artistic presentation; Passive Construction is judged
primarily on construction. A stained glass box would go into either 3-D Art of
Passive Construction depending on what the entrant wanted to focus.
Photo: You know what it is.

Garb

Entries will be judged on durability, attractiveness, design and difficulty.

Fighting: A major item of garb intended to be worn in battle such as tunics,
pants, tabards, shirts, etc.
Court: A major item of garb not intended to be worn in battle but for Court
instead such as dresses, doublets, cloaks, etc.
Other Outfits: A major item of garb that does not fight into Court, Fighting, or
Monster. This is more for non-flashy garb that is not fit for the field.
Monster: A major item of garb that would qualify as garb for a monster in the
Amtgard Rulebook.
Favor: A gard accessory intended to be worn on one's belt.
Jewelry: A garb accessory intended to worn as jewelry such as crowns, coronets,
necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.
Accessory: A minor item of garb such as hats, belts, shoes, bracers, etc. that
would not fit into another category.


Construction

Entries are judged on construction, presentation, difficulty and application to
proposed function.

Passive: Something not intended to go onto the battlefield such as boxes, steel
weapons, decorative wooden weapons, stuffed animals, etc. This is a category for
constructed items that would not fit into another category.
Active: Something intended to be used on the battlefield such as ballistae,
bows, fighting wands or throwing mugs. This is a generic category for things
that would not fit into armor, weapon, or shield construction yet are still
intended for rough battlefield use.
Armor: Something that would qualify as armor by the rulebook standards in
Amtgard such as padded armor, chainmail, brigantine, greaves, thigh plates,
helmets (although they would not actually count as armor), etc.
Weapon: Something that would qualify as a weapon by the rulebook standards in
Amtgard such as sword, spear, arrows, rocks, throwing daggers, madus, etc.
Shield: Something that would qualify as a shield by rulebook standards in
Amtgard.
Banner: Something intended to be used as a banner and judged on construction and
appearance.


Rose

Anything made for the benefit of the club intended to be donated to the club.
These are scored on their construction and design as well as their contribution
to Amtgard.