The following are the rules for the Book This Tournament. If you see something in here you disagree with, please feel free to question me on it here. Im not a booker, all of you are the experts here, so I want this to be
your tournament. I just really enjoy doing the reviews. So if there's something here you disagree with or don't like, please let me know.
Rules/Critetia of the Tournament
1. The poll is up to determine the stipulation of the match. I saw quite a few good points for each, so I gave you three options with which to vote on. I forgot to put a time up, but the poll will "officially" close for tallying purposes at 12:01 am, Saturday August 20th.
2. You will have a week to create your match. I understand life gets in the way, so i want to provide ample opportunity for all of you to get your matches up. This will start Sunday the 21st at 12pm and last until Sunday the 28th at 11:59am. No extra points will be awarded or taken away based upon the order that you post. Ill post it in the non-spam section, and you can follow with your posts.
3. The match time should be between a 15-17 minute match. Write the match as if it's the main event match of a PPV. Heres the criteria Im going to use to grade the matches.
A. A match that has a beginning, middle, and an end. Basically the way the match is built to a conclusion.
B. Writing a match description that fits within the time allotted for the match. Its tricky, and theres leeway. If its close, it will get graded well. Going too short or WAY too long would obviously result in a lesser score.
C. Nailing the performers in the ring. Their moveset, facial expressions, how they play to the crowd, etc.
D. Clearly spelled out. Higher scores would go in this category for those whose writing is the most cohesive and understandable. I dont want to have to guess, I want to read through and understand the flow of the match.
E. Giving the match an epic feel. I want to see one that Id read in a review and say "Damn! I need to see this match!"
These are the five criteria Ill be using. Ill be using a 5 star system, scoring each of the criteria Ive given on a 0-5 scale. All are of equal importance, so Ill be averaging the 5 to give you the final score.
4. To provide incentive for participation, the following "prizes" will be awarded:
A. First Place: Daily Rep for a month
B. Second Place: Daily Rep for two weeks
C. Third Place: Daily Rep for a week
D. Fourth-Fifth: Three days of Rep
E. All others: Rep for participation.
5. Ill have the actual thread up Sunday Morning by 12pm(EST), possibly the night before. You can begin posting in it when the thread is up. It will be in the non-spam section. Any questions or discussion can be placed in this thread. Ill begin scoring them as they come in, with a breakdown Ill PM to each of you. The scores will be posted when the deadline passes and Im able to score each, with detail. Im hoping to get the final tallies up 3 days after the tournament ends. Have fun with this guys, and feel free to ask me anything or leave comments in here.
