Background:

It's the most wonderful time...of the year!! Another rotation around Caperion brings us yet again to Sithmas. A lot has changed over the past year and while some are celebrating others are up to grinchy mischief!

Objective:

Several different Sithmas traditions are in swing this year! Participate in any number of the competitions and determine who has been naughty and who has been nice.

Scoring:

Each individual will earn five points per event they participate in. Participation is defined as a valid submission for an event. Simply signing up for an event or uploading an unqualified submission will not count. You have to put in the effort in order to receive the reward. Participation will earn 5 points.

In addition to participation points, the top three individuals in each competition will earn placement modifier points.

• First place will earn 4 points
  
• Second place will earn 3 points
  
• Third place will earn 2 points
  
• All other entries will earn 1 point
  

Events themselves will have modifiers based on their perceived difficulty/level of effort required.

• The modifier for fiction will be 3
  
• The modifier for gaming/graphics/poetry will be 2
  
• No modifier will be added to puzzle/trivia/flash events
  

Grading formula: (Placement Score * Event Modifier) + Participation = Event Score <-

Point ties will be broken by comparing the number and position of finishes within the sub-competitions. e.g., If two participants have 30 points and Player A has two first place finishes and Player B has one first place and one second place the tie is broken in favor of Player A.

At the end of the competition, the individual scores for all sub-competitions will be added up, and the top three individuals will earn crescents for the overall competition.