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We are hosting an art contest alongside the impending launch of Killer Croquet: A Croquet Bloodsport Board Game.
Submit your art for a chance at prizes and to get your art featured alongside this upcoming Kickstarter.
Submit your art for a chance at prizes and to get your art featured alongside this upcoming Kickstarter.
Update 9/6/14!
The Deadline for this Contest is just over a week away! However, any art that is submitted before September 10th at 5PM Eastern Standard Time will be eligible for an immediate feature before the contest is even judged (assuming it follows the rest of the rules). So if you're an early bird, submit before the 10th to get an immediate feature!
Deadline: September 14th
The Rules
Submit your art before September 14th to be eligible, the art will be judged by myself and previous Croquet Art Contest winners Dancing-Koi and yuuike.
The world of Killer Croquet is set in a universe where empires rise and fall upon the shoulders of Croquet Players. The story starts where 6 of the world's greatest Croquet Players have been kidnapped by a Shadow Organization and forced to play Croquet against their will. This insane world has many characters, and we want to see your interpretations
Prizes
Grand Prize: 1,200
& FeatureTwo Runners Up: 400
& FeatureAdditionally the top 10 entries will be offered an opportunity to be a part of a digital package that will include your art, name, and a link to your art and be distributed to every backer that participates in the Killer Croquet Kickstarter. Furthermore, your art will receive a feature and mention through the Killer Croquet social network. ( Participation in this is Voluntary)
Judging
Submissions will be judged on absurdity, use of Croquet in the art, and interesting narrative hooks that the art provides. Additionally, fan art featuring any of the characters from Killer Croquet will have an advantage in this contest (see below). Art will be judged, and winners selected by September 22nd.
You can read more about each of the specific characters at the Killer Croquet website
Feature: Croquet Forever
The Winner of the Fanciest of Fancy Croquet by ~Dancing-Koi (https://www.deviantart.com/dancing-koi)
This Piece really captured the idea behind modern Croquet for me. Our Croquet darling here is wearing the outfit of the sort of society class that spawned Croquet, the concept of a refined game for refined people, but the torn sleeve and black glove reject the custodians of the old world (In many circles wearing a glove for croquet is considered uncouth). However, the rebellion against fashion is made so that she might play Croquet better, the statement she makes is a war on the elitist culture that surrounds croquet, but not on the game itself, and that is primarily true with
Feature: Fantasy Croquet
Runner up for The Fanciest of Fancy Croquet Art Contest Created by ~tungoctri (https://www.deviantart.com/tungoctri)
I was immediately struck by the absurd nature of this piece. The little floating droids, reminiscent of Eve from WallE, having what appears to be a very intense game of Croquet. The light, shadows, and colors in this piece are very striking, but what is even more striking is some of the little nuances of this piece that tell an interesting story. There's only one ball, and only one mallet, so are these little robots playing a game, or did they stumble across some artifacts? But they brought their own lights, which means they are on the lawn for a reason. One
Feature : Roman Croquet
The Fanciest of Fancy Croquet Art Winners!
Before we get to the winners of the Fanciest of Fancy Croquet Art Contest, I want to thank everyone who participated and submitted their awesome Croquet art. This was my first time running a contest, and I got incredibly excited each and every time a submission came in. All the art was great, and it was very hard choosing a winner, but I appreciate each and every person who participated. Without further ado. . .
The results are in after each artist has submitted their art for the Fanciest of Fancy Croquet Art Contest. The Grand Prize goes to:
Croquet Forever by Dancing Koi
Dancing Koi will receive 2,400 :points: , and her Character will b
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Hello! 
Your contest has been approved and is to be added to our new directory at AnotherContestGroup, a group dedicated to giving contest hosts a place for their contests to be seen and users a place to find them. I hope you get some fine entries.
Feel free to note us if you have any questions you can't find in our
FAQ! It also contains information about our Winners Package, Poll Feature, and how to become a staff member (which we're almost always in need of!).
Let us know if you change your deadline or cancel your contest so we can keep our records up to date. This service is free, but we always welcome donations to ACG-PointsDonations. Thanks for everything!
Regards,
Please do not hide this comment, it alerts other staff members that this contest is currently being listed so we can work faster and more efficiently
Your contest has been approved and is to be added to our new directory at AnotherContestGroup, a group dedicated to giving contest hosts a place for their contests to be seen and users a place to find them. I hope you get some fine entries.
Feel free to note us if you have any questions you can't find in our
FAQ! It also contains information about our Winners Package, Poll Feature, and how to become a staff member (which we're almost always in need of!).
Let us know if you change your deadline or cancel your contest so we can keep our records up to date.
This service is free, but we always welcome donations to ACG-PointsDonations. Thanks for everything! Regards,
Please do not hide this comment, it alerts other staff members that this contest is currently being listed so we can work faster and more efficiently