Annual MAGS Awards

Hobbes · Sun 28/09/2003 21:39:58

Hey,

Just a very small suggestion for the MAGS competition. Is it perhaps a cool idea to have one big vote at the end of each year, where all the monthly winners are pitted against each other for the prestigious Annual MAGS Award? Or the Yearly AGS Award? (AMAGS or YAGS...)

Would be a fun thing, I'd say.

Evil · Sun 28/09/2003 21:58:33

Yeah, that does sound cool. We could call it, Yearly Automated Mags Show (Or YAMS

) and have it on irc. Maybe a six month difference with teh AGS Awards. Then we could have something to look forward to. Yeah, we could even have best mags character and such, just remove them from the AGS Awards.

Minimi · Sun 28/09/2003 22:04:30

Yes! That would very cool. Maybee you should only take the winning entry's?

Evil · Sun 28/09/2003 22:07:08

No, no, many games have great art and such but bad story line. Though we could have a "Best Winner" and "Best of the Non-Winners" or whatnot. Or maybe even 2 catagories. Winners and Non-Winners. This is all unfolding very well...

Barcik · Sun 28/09/2003 22:53:24

I don't like this idea.

The point of the MAGS games is that they all have a shared base of rules, and games from different months don't. Therefore, you just can't compare them properly.

Besides, MAGS game can take part in the AGS awards.

DGMacphee · Mon 29/09/2003 00:58:52

I still think that MAGS games should be eligible for the AGS Awards, mainly because it seems a little unfair to not include them.

I also agree with Barcik's notion of the "shared rules" concept making it difficult to compare them.

However, I see other no probs with this idea.

Evil · Mon 29/09/2003 02:23:35

Its no different then comparing games that arnt in mags. I mean why would there be a problem comparing them? Never once have I seen a mags that said "Your artwork must be shitty" as a rule. Same goes for storyline. I see no problem with it.

remixor · Mon 29/09/2003 04:51:42

I think we also need categories for "Best Worst MAGS Game", "Best MAGS Game Made in a Month With 30 Days", "Best MAGS Game With an Artichoke in It", "Best MAGS Game in Which the Artwork Must Be Shitty", and "Best MAGS Game Turned in Like Only Two Days Late I'm Serious I Just Need To Finish This One Last Puzzle"

Barcik · Mon 29/09/2003 11:04:53

Quote from: DGMacphee on Mon 29/09/2003 00:58:52
I still think that MAGS games should be eligible for the AGS Awards, mainly because it seems a little unfair to not include them.

Aren't they?

Evil, of course no rules will make a game worse, but what I mean is that the concept of MAGS is comparing games on the basis of the same rules. Without it, it's just like comparing any other two games.

DGMacphee · Mon 29/09/2003 11:54:35

Quote from: Barcik on Mon 29/09/2003 11:04:53
Aren't they?

They are -- I mean, we shouldn't remove them from the AGS Awards as Evil said.

Barcik · Mon 29/09/2003 17:11:19

Well, then that's where we can compare all MAGS games.

Dave Gilbert · Mon 29/09/2003 18:56:07

I like this idea. I say go for it.

taryuu · Mon 29/09/2003 19:31:45

i second the motion

Eggie · Mon 29/09/2003 20:09:50

Well...I like this idea alot. But it might encourage people to start up a bunch of new award ceremonies and then the AGSAwards won't be special anymore. :'( WEEP! :'(

But the idea IS good, maybe it shouldn't be such a LARGE thing, though...
Perphaps we could just add another catergory to the AGS awards (More work for you, eh, DG).

Evil · Tue 30/09/2003 02:11:47

Barcik: Yes but why dont we judge them just like any other game? The all are games. Like at the Music Awards, just becuase they have a best male group and best female group doesnt mean they cant have best group does it?

Barcik · Tue 30/09/2003 08:49:11

Well that's silly too.

magintz · Tue 30/09/2003 20:37:50

This sounds like a good idea, a very good idea, we could have topics, nominations and votes.

Ishmael · Thu 02/10/2003 19:53:31

A good idea. Like comparing all the MAGS games of the past year, in categories, or all in one, ignoring that on which rules they were made by, just that which has best story, puzzles, jokes, etc. Not to judge after the difrences in artwork caused by rules.

Barcik · Thu 02/10/2003 22:21:56

I'm sorry for being the pain-in-the-ass, but I still fail to see the advantage of it. Can somehow please explain to me how is it any better than simply comparing all MAGS games to all other games in the AGS Awards?

Evil · Fri 03/10/2003 03:18:26

Many people work hours among hours on a mags game to try to win. When they dont win they feel bad. These awards help make those people that just barely missed the line feel better. You know?