Basic Summary

Finalists Jam accepted Blogs from participants.

Read the about for more information.

Judging

Ranked by Judges - Only members of the jam assigned with judging permission can vote.
Entries can't be updated during the judge phase.
30 day entry period.

Rating Criteria

1. Concept & Ingenuity
   Rated 1 to 5
2. Quality & Presentation
   Rated 1 to 10
3. Analysis & Reasoning
   Rated 1 to 10

Blog Contest : "LEGO Minecraft Cave Hanger Contest"

Welcome to Planet Minecraft's latest blog contest!

1. Describe what happens next in the LEGO Minecraft Cave video.

In less than 250 words, your goal is to write what you think happens after the end of the LEGO Minecraft Cave Video. Watch the video above and come up with your most creative idea of what happens next. You may use images to aid the visual aspect of your submission or to make the read more enticing, however final scoring from judges will be solely based on the quality and presentation of the writing as opposed to images. Marks will be given for the accuracy of writing, the grammatical prowess, the quality and clarity of your writing and the creativity of your idea.Judging Criteria:
1) Concept and ingenuity
Marks go towards how creative your idea is.
The originality and uniqueness of your idea is also a factor!2) Quality and presentation
You will be judged on the quality of your writing and the presentation of your writing.
Clearly lay out your blog and consider using images, videos and concept art to illustrate your idea if you want, but keep in mind that any images used that do not directly aid the content of the writing will be discarded from marking.3) Structure and cohesion
Ensure that your idea is well-thought out and shows clear structure. Ensure that the idea is clear and concise.
Your writing style and fluency plays a big part in the marking!

2. Ideas must be original and for this contest.

Do not use any images, text, videos or other media that you did not create yourself.

3. One entry per person.

Each user will only be permitted to submit one post for this contest. You may edit your one entry as long as the contest is still running. If you decide to change your submission at any point, you are free to do so. However, you should not delete your original entry. Instead, use the "update submission" button to save the changes.

4. The contest will run for four weeks.

Post dates must be made after today's date, . The contest will end about four weeks from today, on Posts submitted after this date will not be accepted.

5. Take your time and have fun!

Remember, you have weeks to do this. You don't need to put something up right away - and even if you chose to, you're allowed to update your submission as many times as you want before the final close date of .All of the normal rules of the site still apply in this contest.Do not rush yourself to get something in immediately. This contest is not a random drawing - the submissions are judged by a panel of judges. It will not help you to submit anything less than fantastic, so take your time. If you notice that other users have submitted something better than yours, edit and update your own submission to make it even better!Submit a blog like usual but check the box indicating it's for the contest.

1st Place

• Wins the whole new LEGO Minecraft range! Sets: (21119, 21120, 21121, 21122) worth RRP ~$200
  
  
• A Contest Themed, Gold, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
  
• Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.
  

2nd Place

• Wins LEGO Minecraft - The Dessert outpost! Set: (21121) RRP ~$65
  
  
• A Contest Themed, Silver, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
  
• Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.
  

3rd Place

• A Contest Themed, Bronze, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
  
• Wins LEGO Minecraft - The snow hideout! Set: (21120) RRP ~$44
  
  
• Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.
  

All Participants

• A Contest Themed, Pixel Art Badge/Medal for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
  

Phase #1: Entry Period : ~4 weeks

This is the time that everyone has to create and submit a contest entry. During this time, judges are reviewing entries, anonymously voting and disqualifying those that don't meet the contest requirements. The PMC community is doing the same by giving diamonds, feedback, etc.

Phase #2: Review Period : 5 days

After submissions are closed, judges get 5 additional days to review late entries and cast their final votes. Their votes are heavily weighted in an algorithm that includes the community's votes and activity to determine the finalists.

Phase #3: Finalists Calculated : Judging criteria

After the finalists are calculated, judges begin anonymously rating each entry based on the following criteria on a scale of 1-10:
1) Concept and ingenuity
Marks go towards how creative your idea is.
The originality and uniqueness of your idea is also a factor!2) Quality and presentation
You will be judged on the quality of your writing and the presentation of your writing.
Clearly lay out your blog and consider using images, videos and concept art to illustrate your idea if you want, but keep in mind that any images used that do not directly aid the content of the writing will be discarded from marking.3) Structure and cohesion
Ensure that your idea is well-thought out and shows clear structure. Ensure that the idea is clear and concise.
Your writing style and fluency plays a big part in the marking!Once the site detects that all judges have cast their ratings on all finalists, the winners are announced.Here is a list of the current submissions.Judges will be encouraged to participate, but will be disqualified from winning prizes.