21-07-2003 05:16									#1
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Best of the Best
Contests 14-17

And once again, it is time to go back and reread the best stories of the past few months. It is time to choose the best piece of fiction from contests fourteen through seventeen. The worthy contestants are as follows:

Contest 14:
Winner: The Culture Flip by Chingis Khan
Second place: Gandhi Kahn the Wise by bassman
Third place: Land of the Brave: The Celt's tale by SKILORD

Contest 15:
Winner: Postmortem: Two Thousand Years Later by vovansim
Winner (tie): Crossing the Rubicon by Civ3King
Third place: My Dinner With Xerxes by Jeremy 2.0

Contest 16:
Winner: The Governor of Vitoria by chairmanmeow
Second place: The Phantasma of Hades by Lord Zalzabad
Third place: Manifest Destiny by SKILORD

Contest 17:
Winner: A Soldier's Arms by Lazarus and the Gimp
Second place: Julius Caesar: A Tragedy in Five Acts by vovansim
Third place: Blessed be the Peacemakers by SKILORD

This, by the way, is, in a way, a historic Best of the Best Contest, because in three of the four contests here, runoff votes were needed to decide the winner. Just tells you a little something about the quality of the contesting stories. So, without further ado, refresh your memory, and cast your vote!

	21-07-2003 05:22									#2
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A couple more things: ()

1. DC, it would be great if you could top this...

2. I made this poll time out in two weeks, because in the last Best of the Best contest, I know some people didn't have the opportunity to vote since it expired in a week. So, now even those of you who come to the forums rarely don't have an excuse not to vote.

	21-07-2003 07:28									#3
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Good work vovansim.

Making the poll go for 2 weeks is a good idea since there are much more stories to read than in a regular contest

I topped the thread.

	21-07-2003 07:58									#4
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Thanks for your good work vovan and DC, this is going to be a tough choice so much great stuff to read. My head is already hurting its hard enough having to choose in a normal contest.

	25-07-2003 03:39									#5
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I suppose I'm a bit predictable and selfsh with my vote...

	25-07-2003 05:25									#6
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oh my... 4 stories with one vote apiece

	25-07-2003 05:29									#7
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quote: Originally posted by SKILORD I suppose I'm a bit predictable and selfsh with my vote...

I'm afraid right now we know exactly who voted and what they voted for.

Some more activity would be very nice folks.

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On a totally unrelated note... I have been gone for the past few days (weeks? I've lost track of time a little bit) due to a rather unpleasant accident, and I am afraid I will be forced to leave for the next two weeks or so. So, when this contest is over, I won't be around for a while, to update the history, and unfortunately, won't be able to comment on the great stories that have been developing around here lately.

	25-07-2003 06:44									#8
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DC how about doing a news item

	26-07-2003 17:39									#9
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I voted for Culture Flip....a nicely written story.

	26-07-2003 20:14									#10
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quote: DC how about doing a news item

whoops. forgot about that.

	28-07-2003 12:10									#11
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It was a tough and in all honesty I would have preferred to vote for each of them, alas there can be only one.

On this occasion I have chosen "Ghandi Khan The Wise" by bassman. An epic journey of one nation through the annals of time with the inclusion of some superb characters who intermittently show up through the chapters. Furthermore at points in this story the effort that has been made to research aspects of the nation being described shines through, which serves to make this an extremely enjoyable read

	14-10-2003 20:38									#12
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Congratulations to Gandhi Kahn.