As our snowballs are quickly piling up beautifully, I as the captain can't keep up checking your critiques sometimes - it's just in case, you know, if the Queen couldn't accept some of them later for whatever reason. But I don't judge them, I was only checking on the super basic requirements:
. Only 1 critique/deviant
Just a reminder, my smart Samurais: you'll be responsible for your own critiques to meet the above criteria.
By the way, I now omit the max. 25 critiques/day rule as we're now progressing with the game, it's very unlikely now that you still have tons of drafts. Even if you do, it's now 1,000% fair (pre-written critiques = 100% fair with tactfulness ) because now you're doing the crits during the game anyways.
For Captain's progress, I've managed to do 5 crits today! I wish I could do 10 though but..
And finally your fellow Snow(wo)man heartdialect submitted her draft into superbly 12 snowballs today wooohoooo..!! Take a look at our igloo, soldiers!
For you who still need to get your glacier flowing you can always check our latest training:
Just pick 2-3 bullets from each pointers, I believe your beautiful, round, snowy-heads will sparkle with brilliant snowflake-fireworks of ideas. Or come visit my private igloo where I save my crits for inspiration:
Yeah I had to split it into parts because turned out there's the character limit to sta.sh files, haha..
I just figured out that ProjectComment's contest is really a gold mine:
Because apparently they're keeping on updating the deviations to comment on in their list almost every day, which means there can be tons of art where you can give your critique WHILE potentially also gaining points to win - 2 contests to win at the same time, isn't 'dat awesome?!
For more explanation check out my comment & their replies here:
comments.deviantart.com/1/7202…
But for this contest remember to:
1. Read their rules: add ProjectComment's group icon & one of their emoticons
2. Besides putting your links to our SAMURAI SNOWMEN'S SNOWBALL STORAGE, put the links (deviation or comment links) also in their journal, for example like mine here: comments.deviantart.com/1/7202…
Now, another news from the Nutcracker team, check it out.
Their captain said the entire team only just wrote total 7 yesterday, hehe.. But today when I spied every member of the other teams, here's what I can gather:
atra-corona : 1
neurotype-on-discord : 0
GreenTigress : 0
SummerDreams-Art : 1
akrasiel : 0
WhiskeyDreamer : 0
TheRedSephaos : 0
HugQueen : 0
nosedivve : 0
Predicted Total
2
+1 potentially hidden
= 3
neurotype-on-discord : 0
GreenTigress : 0
SummerDreams-Art : 1
akrasiel : 0
WhiskeyDreamer : 0
TheRedSephaos : 0
HugQueen : 0
nosedivve : 0
Predicted Total
2
+1 potentially hidden
= 3
GINGERBREAD NINJA
BATTLEFAIRIES : 4
BATTLEFAIRIES : 4
LiliWrites : 3
xlntwtch : 0
Zara-Arletis : 2
Carmalain7 : 0
ShadowedAcolyte : 0
doughboycafe : 0
brennennn : 0
Predicted Total
9
+4 potentially hidden
= 13
Predicted Total
9
+4 potentially hidden
= 13
NUTCRACKER MILITIA
JessaMar: 6
PennedinWhite : 0
inkstaineddove : 0
Pepper-the-phoenix : 2
IamNoHere : 5
Riemea : 0
Jake-Jakers ; 1
crazydave11 : 2
vvlpes : 0
GrimAlpaca : 1
Predicted Total
17
+8 potentially hidden
= 25
JessaMar: 6
PennedinWhite : 0
inkstaineddove : 0
Pepper-the-phoenix : 2
IamNoHere : 5
Riemea : 0
Jake-Jakers ; 1
crazydave11 : 2
vvlpes : 0
GrimAlpaca : 1
Predicted Total
17
+8 potentially hidden
= 25
BREAKING NEWS!!:
Nutcrackers open count is now 21, so with potentially hidden ones it's going to be 31.
But when you look at our count, no worry so far.. :
OMG OUR TEAM IS TRULY FULL OF TIGERS Nutcrackers open count is now 21, so with potentially hidden ones it's going to be 31.
But when you look at our count, no worry so far.. :
THAT DIVINE NUMBER OOOHH..!!
Conclusion of the day:
WE WIN!
And we win CRUSHINGLY for today, how's that my army??Let's do the Snowmen dance!
BUT STILL, for all we know they might have drafts hidden only to submit them much-much later - slightly different than our strategy maybe, but same essence. So, after this 'party', let's back on rolling our sleeves to roll another brand new of snowballs.
:bademoticon: :bademoticon: :bademoticon:If you're wondering how I spied our opponents, it's simply by:
1. Visiting their activity log, looking at the comment section
2. Going to https:// enemyname.deviantart.com/critique/
Even if they're hiding their activity log, if they're writing in the critique feature it's always open for everyone to see - now you know why I did comment-box only as my personal choice this time.
But for you my soldiers, feel free to use this critique widget anytime, it may really lead you to fame you know (but remember, absolutely NO discussion when it comes to our progress!). Unless the opponents are highly obsessive I don't think they will check on every member, like me, 'coz Ima Captain Savvy!
I'm curious though, so far not a single team is submitting their critique links yet to the official league table so there's a possibility they're also deliberately holding their links, but I don't know if they'd also do the extreme approach like us. That's why I have no choice for now to find out how they're gaining other than outright spying LOL - my inner detective loves it anyway. In any case, let's stick to the strategy. If you still have ANY question regarding how we play, fire away.
Talking about spying, don't you know I've been spying YOU as well? You may keep your online presence or even write on those fancy critique features (because that's your right ) but please HIDE YOUR ACTIVITY LOG! Here's how: Hiding Your Activity
Attention!
And those who haven't started rolling, don't wait! If you're still confused about the strategy you can always ask me while writing your drafts offline for now (which is the most important anyways) if you still have doubt posting them.