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Two cool entries so far, but time is flying, just 3 days left. C'mon all!

I don't think Ken or Roberta have had any connection to Sierra for many years now.

Ascension of the Planet of the Apes

Reminds me of some edutainment game...but I am not placing it.

I sense an unacceptable lack of hat. So I bring you:
Hillbilly hat!


Cowboy hat!


Trilby (which, like an antihipster, I had before it was uncool. Now I can't even wear it )!


Flatcap!


Not a hat so much, but still counts as headgear (Go Palestine)!


Pakol!


A Straw Hat-trick!




Kufi (that was gifted to me, and is too small for my head)!


Topi!


Dunno what it is called (too short to be a Bycoket)!


Hat I got in Bhutan (no idea what it is called either)!


And I'm off skiing!

[*Entries Closed! Voting time!*]

*Entries Closed! Voting time!*
I've conferred with my co-winner, and decided to throw this at you this coming fortnight:

Unique Fantasy

So I've been playing Morrowind again, recently, and it struck me how interesting and different its version of a fantasy setting was. And also made it easier to come up with an (I hope) interesting idea for this BG Blitz.

So what I want you to do is draw a background image in some fantasy setting, but I don't want any of the usual boring stuff. No lush green forests with fairy circles and mushrooms on floating islands, no lava-filled, spikey demon-dimensions, no one-note desert/ice/forest planet. Aim for something different! And because so many "unique" fantasy settings are broody or horror-filled, just to make things difficult, try to make it happy (or at least neutral and not broody and horror-filled).

Other than that, the usual rules: Must be usable in AGS. Competition will go on till the end of the 15th, followed by voting.
Have at it!

THE ENTRIES:
Eric:
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/tkYz9bc.png[/imgzoom]
TheBitPriest:
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/HLKCitW.png[/imgzoom]
Misj':
[imgzoom]http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa412/misj1270/Misj_BB_20140813_skullMountain_withCharacter_zps71b01213.png[/imgzoom]
selmiak:
[imgzoom]http://selmiak.bplaced.net/stuff/desert.png[/imgzoom]
siliconangel:
[imgzoom]http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h212/lauren3011291/Cordys_zpsdc19e2f4.png[/imgzoom]

Time to vote, people!
Voting will go on till the 22nd, hopefully enough time. Please fit your voting to these categories:
Concept: The coolest, most creative idea; the one that offers the best response to the rules and spirit of the Blitz topic.
Artistic Execution: The most technically and artistically accomplished image; the most successful expression of a personal artistic style.
Playability: The screen that would work best as an adventure game background (with possible interactions, walkable areas, exits, etc); a screen that would be fun to play.

I already have a 1 and 5 yen coin, and I think they've been around from the 50s?
I also have a singapore 10 cent coin from 1991.

But thanks, Stu! Hope you're enjoying Japan.
International forums are the best!

Be nice to host a BG Blitz (I can't remember if I ever won one before), but there will be no concessions!
LET IT BE WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS THAT WE BOTH WON!

I don't think simply upscaling the BGs is a good idea. The blurry look doesn't fit well. Still, if you're doing a one-to-one remake, including the same graphics, I'd recommend at least improving where you can: the GUI. You've already improved it partly, maybe remove the borders entirely? They don't really seem necessary. You could have the inventory as a pop-down thing from the top, and simplify the examine/use thing with the mouse?

Hey, Cuban drug-lords can be coin collectors too! Or maybe it was just his change jar.

This website can usually give you information about a coin (including worth), but only if you know some information of it: http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/
This if you don't: http://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php

Where do you find such coins, Baron?

Ghost, I have dozens of pfennig (plural pfennige?) going all the way back to 1949...is them being run over by trains a common enough occurrence to make a collection out of them?

I collect euros too, Cassie, but I'm kinda sad how they invalidated half my collection .

Hey Mati!
I only have 1 coin from Uruguay, and considering it is 25 Centésimos from 1960, I'm pretty sure you don't use it anymore.
I really do prefer having more recently used coins, so if you have....I dunno, the equivalent of 0.01 of your currency, something that you use every day and wouldn't miss, I would appreciate that.
If we swap addresses, I can send you a surprise (mwahahahahahhahahahha) as well!

That's how I started, Atelier!
I just eventually decided to "formalise" my collection.

Unless you use very specific materials (and no, normal polish does not count), then yes, polishing or cleaning coins in any way is a bad idea, and depreciates their value. ESPECIALLY if they're old.

There's definitely a market for foreign currency still in circulation (depending on specific years or types or groups of coins or errors on the currency, or even where you are and accessibility to the coins). For example, I could take a couple of currently circulating coins valued at about $0.14, and if they're not scratched or damaged or anything, sell them online for $2.50.

That chart means I have 14 unique coins from Australia, all the way from the 1 cent one to the 2 AUD one. I suppose I don't have all the Queen's heads, but that seems a bit much to ask .

Ok, so I know some of you collect (don't worry, I won't out you ), and some of you have the attitude of "Cool, now you can buy loads of gum in many countries!" , but I figured I'd share and see who else is into this stuff.

I finally just finished organising and cataloguing each of my 853 coins (go ahead and count if you like ), not counting the ones I keep to exchange, so I figured I'd show off.

To see how much of the world I've conquered, have a look at this map (hope it doesn't stretch the thread):

Mongolia and North Korea still hold out against me

And because pictures of bits of cardboard and maps might not be all that interesting, here is one of my favourite coins of my collection:

Not because of any cultural or numismatic significance, but because he looks like an awesome skeleton man.

So any other hidden collectors? Send me your change please, especially if you live in North Korea .

1) Concept: Cassiebsg
2) Artistic merit: jwalt (with an honourable mention for ginger, not sure if it counts, since you're hosting)
3) Play-ability: jwalt

Was it from the intro logo or something? I don't remember any significant dragons in the game...
Pass for now. I don't have time to hunt for a screenshot..

That's Planescape: Torment!

I say we call it a day.

hey, we don't have time to kill!

Wow...it's been a really long time since I pixelled. apologies for the gradient and over-AAing. I wanted to add some form of texturing to the building surfaces, but I realised I have no idea how. I'm not sure I'm feeling up to working on this any longer, so presented as is:

I lied, and voted for it. I WOULDN'T BUY IT, BECAUSE I BACKED IT ALREADY.
Mwahahahahahhahahahhah!