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[hide]The Vitals
Bakeoff? What's a bakeoff?
A bakeoff is a puzzle competition... in this case, a gunning contest. The best gunner wins.
Where is it?
On the Viridian ocean, likely at either Prolix or Viridis.
When is it?
Agon's still not sure, but likely sometime between the end of January and early March.
Traditionally, these bakeoffs have started at noon PST. This is likely to continue for this itineration.
What kind of prizes do you have?
I don't know yet... this depends on OM support. The prizes for the Cobalt edition, however, were:
- 1st: A grey monkey
- 2nd: A bronze fish (rare furniture)
- 3th: A blue-black painted war brig
- 4rd: A grey clam shell trinket and a blue-black handkerchief or ribbon trinket
- 5th: A sleeping piglet
- 6th: A renamed sloop
- 7th: A renamed sloop
- 8th: A renamed sloop
- 9th: A carousing set (assorted carousing furniture and a fancy chest to keep yer filthy lucre in)
- 10th: A cowboy/cowgirl outfit in the event colours (gray/maroon)
I'm asking for nearly identical OM support for Viridian, but we'll have to wait and see. This is not an official prize list, at least not yet.
Where/How do I sign up?
Read the full instructions below; signup instructions are in there! Please do note that preregistration for this event is absolutely mandatory. There are no "walk-ons".
Full Instructions
Preregistration
To preregister for this event, keep an eye on the forum topic and this YPPedia page. A week before the event, Agon will open preregistration. When he does so, if you would like to preregister, send an e-mail to agonmeister@gmail.com.
- The subject of your e-mail should start with the word "Rhodin". If it doesn't, then gmail'll toss it into the junk pile.
- Include the name of the pirate you are preregistering.
- This pirate must have oceanwide standing in gunnery of Renowned or higher on the Viridian ocean.
I'll confirm preregistrations in batches periodically. Be patient and only send one e-mail; I'll reply to every message I receive within 48 hours, even if it's to say I can't preregister you.
Everyone who successfully preregisters will receive a second confirmation on the morning of the event with their ship and assistant assignments. Remember to check your inbox that morning!
Waiting List
There are only 80 preregistration berths. If we get more than 80 preregistrants, the leftovers will go on the waiting list. Additional information and directions for this group will be in their confirmation e-mail.
Morning Of The Event
Check-in
On the day of the event, the assistants will be around from 11:00 AM PST onwards to check their entrants in. You will receive a second e-mail that morning with the name of your assistant... just send that person a /tell to get jobbed into the crew.
Check-in will close at 11:45 AM PST. You must be aboard your assigned ship at 11:45, or you lose your spot. I'll be making announcements over /crew chat with the time left until 11:45, so as long as you're jobbed into the crew, you should be fine.
At 11:45, we'll do a headcount, shuffle people around as necessary, and I'll run down the core event rules one last time. Then we start!
Round 1
Round 1 will be played on war brigs, with 8 entrants to a brig. Assistants will deport and PVP each other, then they'll load a slate of 16 guns and fire them off to get them dirty for the first contestant.
After all 16 guns are dirty, the assistant will call an entrant's name. If it's your name, find a gunning station. When you're ready to start gunning, say the words "Up the Revolution!" in /vessel chat, then begin. You cannot enter the gunning puzzle until you say those words. As quickly as you can, load all 16 guns, then exit the puzzle and say "Fire!" You can use any technique you like as long as you don't start gunning before you say Up the Revolution.
After Fire!, the assistant will fire the guns and call the next entrant.
Scoring
Assistants will use their chat logs to determine everyone's timing. Your time is the difference between "Up the Revolution!" and the final "Player has abandoned a puzzle" message before you said "Fire!" (You only say Fire so the assistant knows you're done, not for timing purposes.)
The top three times from each boat, plus anyone who finishes with an overall time of 3:15 or less, will move onto the second round. Your assistant will give you further directions if you have moved on.
