While I think Popey was perhaps a little heavy-handed, I agree with the reasoning behind it. If a player kicks off at the ref in football he risks getting a red card - and rightly so.

It's certainly a lot simpler to score within the thread - that way if I make any arithmetic mistakes they're far more likely to be spotted and corrected.

That too. And any accusations of collusion behind the scenes would be impossible to dispel without posting the scores here anyway.

Also true. On reflection I agree with Herr; it's better to get the discrepancies dealt with early on and in the open, rather than all at once when scores are published and someone is eliminated.


Also, after this is finished, does anybody else fancy hosting a similar size game, though not necessarily in the same style? It's a lot of fun!

Major
Gil
Carol
Watson

15ish minutes left, last chance to get your votes in! Good job thy for getting your vote in

The deadline has passed and the scores are in!

In first place with a whopping 36 out of a maximum of 40, it's Major Helper! Congratulations!

In second and third are Ser Periagil (31) and Watson (19) - well done for making it to the semi final.

In last place despite an impressive entry, it's CarolKarine with 14 points.

CarolKarine, you have been flushed away. Welcome to the judging panel
It's getting tricky to think of new verbs!


The semi final will be posted later today - I overslept so I can't do it right now, sorry

Good Playing Carol(you were one of the perfect AOKH survivor candidates!)

Well i await what the semi-final round will be.

Yeehaw! I'm in top three, so a medal if guaranteed!

Yeah, CK you were a great all-round competitor

Next round will be up in the next hour or two, I hope Watson and Ser are prepared to put in the effort because I have a feeling Major Helper will love this one!

(PS There aren't really any medals - it's a survivor contest, so there's only really one winner!)

Round 10
The Semi Final - Masterchef



In this round, you will have to cook or create one culinary dish, document the process and submit at least one photo of the end result. Simple!

Rules

♦You must cook the dish from scratch - no ready meals allowed (things like pre-made pastry are fine, but the bulk of the work must be done by you).
♦You may only enter one course, but you may choose whether you cook a main meal, dessert, breakfast etc. You may also submit any accompaniments, such as a side salad, if you feel like it.
♦Obviously we, the judges, can't taste your food. Therefore, we will be judging on characteristics such as creativity, flair, aesthetics and complexity. Each judge may mark as he/she sees fit (by different criteria), though I ask that they are not biased against foods they personally dislike (eg. any vegetarians, please try to judge based on the dish, not on whether you'd like to eat it!)
♦You must submit some form of evidence of how you created your dish; you can write the recipe/method you used, you can take photos of the cooking process - even a video if you like.
♦As per usual, please include some evidence that the creation we're judging is yours - I don't want to see a collection of photos from google image search!
♦The judging will take place within the thread and using the +3...+1 system as usual. Any arguments over scoring mean the judge in question is at liberty to dock your points as he/she sees fit.

Good luck to our three semi-finalists: Ser Periagil, Watson and Major Helper!

The deadline is Midnight (forum time) 8^th February 2012.

I am also less willing to give extensions after being so generous in the past, so please try to submit an entry in time.

So foods made with the help of a recipe are automatically out of the window since there's zero creativity?

Nothing is automatically out of the window. I could easily find a recipe for a cake, bake it exactly as it says, then decorate it in a kickass way. Also, if your dish lacks a little in creativity but makes up for it in complexity and appearance, you could easily still win. There are only two other contenders now, remember.

Cook a good dish and you'll probably do well. Simple, really

Also, anybody else who fancies having a go, feel free!

Edit: OP now updated with links to each of the previous rounds for posterity - this thread is nearing the end and that makes me sad:

[This message has been edited by NowhereT (edited 02-01-2012 @ 10:26 AM).]

I am now officially mighty worried even though this'll probably be my strongest round

You should be worried - the best three competitors are left and there's only room in the final for two!

Hmm.

Well.

I have many ideas. Many.
Confused between Chocolate cake and a good ol' Indian dish.

Ooh that reminds me - please identify what's in your dish too, there are some things that might be tricky to identify purely by sight

I'll make a cake since my father'll be coming for a visit this weekend, so it suits nicely.

Awesome. But i wish we could also taste the dishes!!

Also i would like to suggest something to Ser, should i do it.
Or maybe its for everyone.

Nice Pic NowhereT

[This message has been edited by Draconian Devil (edited 02-01-2012 @ 11:25 AM).]

If you suggest in thread so everybody has a fair chance, that's fine.

I would suggest, that all competitors make a dish that is more:
1) Common
2) Imaginative(Imagine means how it was made)
3) Creative(Anything which enhances the dish)
4) One can just taste it thorugh the pic(Literally)
5) Good Looking

I will suggest you guys go for something that is usually made for breakfast,
which is really easy to make for anyone and can be mostly found on brakfast tables around the world.
You can go for desserts if you really can, or stay on plain grounds by using the WHITE BOMB!!*hint*
Basically, it should be a dish that everyone can recognise at once.

Also i will post my dish by this sunday(6th feb)

4) One can just taste it thorugh the pic(Literally)

Figuratively! I'm not licking my screen.

Sometimes when i look back at my posts, i feel that my english on the net is going from good to bad, bad to worse and worse to worst!!

I should probably not visit FB so much!

I strongly approve of this round.
Gil, I imagine Indian cuisine would give you an advantage over the other forumers, with regard to your expertise.

Haha Draco, I feel the same with my formatting! I just linked all the previous rounds in the OP and they get steadily neater as the game progresses!

Gil, I imagine Indian cuisine would give you an advantage over the other forumers, with regard to your expertise.

I slightly disagree with this.
I know that Indian cuisine will be a good choice, but not a safe.
I hope Gil can see that the judging panel has mostly non-indian judges.
I could very well give you excellent points for the indian dish you make(cause i will be knowing it) but other judges will
probably not!But then its your choice, if you are willing to take risk by making an india dish. Now i know i should not be
saying that it is a risk, as it could be either an advantage or disadvantage.
Seeing Popey mention about Indian Cusine makes me think that you should take this risk(I am saying it as risk because
you, have made it this far...and i would not like to see you lose, for the fact nor anyother contestant too! )

Making an Indian Cusine = 50% risk(or as we say riks in my language sometimes )