I'm back...lol. I promised a break from my Basegame 'hood makeovers before Strangetown. And I'm still giving one, as this is something completely different Just don't know what to do with myself without a contest to host. So today I bring you...



Qualifications to Host: Hosted Pleasantview and Veronaville Home Makeover contests.

Concept: I will give you a community lot with only the outside walls. You will choose from one of 6 businesses to turn it into. Each business will have a set of requirements. OFB is very strongly recommended, though you could fake it with CC.


Rules

• This is a TS2 only contest.
• Only free CC is allowed.
• Pictures should be big and clear. See MTS Guidelines
• Up to 8 pics for each lot. At least 1 exterior, 1 top down and 3 interior.
• No collages.
• You may add whatever interior walls you choose.
• You may NOT add exterior walls, or edit the existing ones.
• You may add whatever half walls, fences or awnings you choose.
• All requirements for your chosen business must be in the building. For example, if you wish to add outside seating, that is fine, as long as the required amount is within the building.
• Stages maybe used however you wish inside. Outside they may be used as deco only. I.E. planters, pedestals, etc.

Requirements: This a contest for any skill level. It would be helpful to be fairly familiar with taking good screenshots. You will be required to post upto 8 pictures of each lot. Any level of decorating skill is welcome.


Timeline: The application round, is also round 1 and will be scored. It will last for two weeks. There will be 4 rounds total, each lasting two weeks.

Application/Round 1 is closed - SCORES

Round 2 is over.-SCORES

Round 3 is over SCORES

Round 4 is over









Judging: I would like three judges. Eventhough I said I wouldn't do it again, I'm going to judge this one because I kind of missed it last time. So I need two more judges and an EJ. If you would like to apply to be a judge, please just post one interior and one exterior shot of any lot, doesn't even have to be the same lot, that you have decorated. Judges will be expected to have their scores in within 72 hours.

Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Emergency Judge
jones7659	Phaenoh	w_sims	purplegopher

Scoring:

There will be 65 possible points each round.

3 Sections will be scored by each judge (15 pts per judge)

Overall Design 5 pts: Does the design look nice? Is it coheasive? Do the chosen colors or patterns go well together?

Theme 5 pts: Does this design fit the theme for the chosen business? Is it executed well?

Playability 5 pts: Is there enough space for sims to move around? (Remember these are comm lots, so there may be a high volume of sims, so leave plenty of open space to prevent foot stomping)

2 sections will only be scored once. Each judge should still look at these parts and let me know if you notice anything, I might miss something

Requirements 10 pts: Does the lot meet all the requirements?

Structure 10 pts: Are any exterior walls added, changed or removed? Any other structural rules broken?



We need 10 contestants to get this contest going, but will take up to 20.

Contestant	Round 1	Score	Round 2	Score	Round 3	Score	Round 4	Score	Final
porkypine	toy store	55.5	dropped out	-	-	-	-	-	55.5
ekrubynaffit	toy store	59	clothing store	58	cafe	59	furniture store	-	176
sxybayoubrotha	clothing store	58	dropped out	-	-	-	-	-	58
PSDuckie	toy store	42	cafe	37.5	upscale restaurant	40	clothing store	-	119.5
BlakeS5678	cafe	52.5	toy store	52.5	-	-	-	-	105
joandsarah77	upscale restaurant	59	clothing store	57	family restaurant	61	toy store	-	177
Loaf	family restaurant	59	furniture store	54.5	cafe	59	clothing store	-	172.5
hannahsim201999	toy store	43	cafe	42.5	furniture store	45	-	-	130.5
kanzen	cafe	62	furniture store	64.5	clothing store	61.5	family restaurant	-	188
CatherineTCJD	family restaurant	57	furniture store	50.5	upscale restaurant	62	cafe	-	169.5
anna220	family restaurant	51	upscale restaurant	49	toy store	51.5	furniture store	-	151.5
karen lorraine	clothing store	63	upscale restaurant	63	family restaurant	62.5	furniture store	-	188.5
sugar50	clothing store	48	family restaurant	60.5	cafe	61	toy store	-	169.5
Night Racer	upscale restaurant	63	-	-	-	-	-	-	63
seigyoku53227	cafe	48.5	dropped out	-	-	-	-	-	48.5
TheDeadSim	upscale restaurant	60	clothing store	64	toy store	58.5	cafe	-	182.5
Cyshix	family restaurant	48.5	upscale restaurant	57.5	cafe	52.5	clothing store	-	158.5
KeyboardKat	toy store	52.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	52.5
st_d	cafe	57	clothing store	48.5	-	-	-	-	105.5

The Businesses: You can only use each one once, and you will not use all of them.

Family Style Restaurant: A place to take the whole family.
Requirements

• at least 6 four or more seater tables
• restaurant stove
• male and female restrooms, one each
• at least 4 windows
• at least 3 wall deco
• restaurant podium

Theme: Country. Can be "modern" country or classic.

Upscale Restaurant: For when you want to spend absurd amounts of money on tiny plates of food
Requirements

• at least 8 dining tables, any amount of seating you choose
• restaurant stove
• male and female restrooms, one each
• at least 6 windows
• at least 8 deco (any)
• restaurant podium

Theme: Hollywood.

Toy Store: For the kid in all of us
Requirements

• at least 8 types of toys (recolors of the same mesh do NOT count)
• at least 1 cash register
• at least 3 windows
• at least 2 different interior floor coverings
• at least 4 deco (any)
• at least 1 restroom, may be a "family" restroom

Theme: Kiddy. Of course

Clothing Store: Because we don't want any naked sims
Requirements

• at least 3 female clothing racks
• at least 3 male clothing racks
• at least 3 windows
• at least 2 dressing rooms
• at least 6 deco (any)
• at least 1 cash register

Theme: Modern

Furniture Store: No one wants an empty house
Requirements

• at least 1 couch
• at least 2 living chairs
• at least 1 dining set
• at least 1 bed
• at least 4 windows
• at least 1 cash register

Theme: Retro. 1950s-1980s.

Cafe: A place for coffee and maybe some impromptu poetry
Requirements

• coffee counter
• at least 4 dining tables, any seating
• at least 4 windows
• at least 6 deco (any)
• male and female restrooms, one each
• some form of music, can be a stereo or instruments for live music.

Theme: Paris.

Contest Approved

• Do not post replies and/or contest applications before the contest host has checked in on this thread, or your post will be deleted.
• DO NOT WRITE USELESS POSTS like "Hey cool contest, I think I might join." Reserve type posts and useless posts about coming back with an application will be deleted.

Ok, folks. I'm checking in! Let's get this thing started

What a great idea of a contest, Jones! Thanks!
I'll be happy to be one of the contestants I'm soooooo excited! :D

Thanks, Liv! Can't wait to see your entry. We missed you in Veronaville

Ooh, Jones, I am so tempted Nearly won the last one! Thinking.............................
Thought, am downloading now!

Come on, karen...you know you want too...lol. You could always try your hand at judging this time, for something different. Though I will tell you it's quite a job.

Jones, I'd love to have a go at judging, but I love decorating too

OK, I've capitulated It really didn't take long Lot is in my folder

Can't wait to see it, karen. I've already finished mine for this round, but I'll wait till the round is over to share mine

Entering this one! Haha can't resist a building contest. I thought about applying as a judge until I saw the range of shops. I just finished a building project for upload so this is perfect timing.

I feel like I'm probably going to regret this, but I'd like to be a judge. I'm still a little too burnt out from being a contestant in Veronaville to join in on this one properly, but maybe judging won't be as bad. Though, I know from judging my own Scrapbooking Contest, it's not always that much less work. Well, maybe judging without hosting is easier. I'm like you jones, not participating in SOMETHING is hard to handle!

Here's a set of small shops I did 5 years ago (wow time flies!), so I can say with confidence, I'm likely much better at it now. It's reincarnation two years later is part of my West Weasels hood.
I seem to be addicted to the tiny shops, because another version of them are going up in my WIP college hood. I've done larger more heavily decorated buildings as well, but those seemed to be the most relevant.

Will you have me jones? Or are you getting sick of me? :P

Of course I'll have you, Phae And glad to have you too, jo! I feel I'm getting quite a name as a contest host, lol. That's ok by me :D

I'm hoping the judging for this will be a smidge easier than for the 'hood makeovers. It's simpler scoring, no sub sections and such. I'll probably regret judging, too, lol. But I really missed it in Veronaville and found myself judging the entries in my head anyway


To be fair...

I want a ribbon Glad you're on board, Phae

So 4 rounds and 6 possible buildings means we decide which 4 we want to do and the other 2 get left?

Yes, jo. I'm figuring between all the contestants, each one will probably be used at some point But yes, each of you will only use 4 of them. I figured giving 6 options would add even more variety to the entries

I am so excited to see a new contest so quickly - I'm on my summer break so I don't have those darned exams that stopped me entering the Round 4 of your Veronaville contest! :D

I would just like to double check that there are no budgets for any of the businesses, yes?

Right, w_sims. No budgets in this one.

This Contest has really got me thinking.... I'm in 100%

Glad to see so many interested people within the first day! Now I just can't wait to see all your entries!

question can we add a 2nd floor to the lot

No. I had thought about it. And perhaps a lot in another round will have two, haven't decided yet. But if the lot I give you is one story, it has to stay one story.

Hey jones, if you have time, can you post pictures of the round 1 lot? I'd like to see what everyone is starting from.

Yeah, I had planned on it Phae, just forgot. I'll snap one a little later, because we need one to make sure no exterior walls are changed.

Ok, added one in a spoiler under the timeline section of the first post. I just added the floor plan one, because other than the walls there's nothing to see, lol. All lots will be 2x2s. <Strike that, 3x3s. <Strike that, 3x2s...my bad. 3x2...final answer The lots are all 3x2.

I haven't entered a contest before, but I'd love to join if that's okay.

Jeez that's huge! Good luck to the entrants, I have no idea how I would go about making a store that big. Most of my houses aren't even that big! o.O Course, I've never made a Walmart before...