It Could Always Be Worse [CONCLUDED]

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

Welcome to It Could Always Be Worse, a brand new Armchair Imagineering competition with a twist! Three chapters’ worth of open-ended prompts with wacky limitations await you as you compete to become the first ever It Could Always Be Worse champion!
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Chapters​

It Could Always Be Worse will take place in three chapters. Chapter One will see individuals compete to win smaller, less-intense challenges, which give them strategic advantages for later in the game; Chapter Two will divide the cast into two teams to tackle slightly more intense challenges, as eliminations slowly diminish their numbers; and Chapter Three will raise the stakes as players compete to become the first ever winner of It Could Always Be Worse!
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Lemon Rounds​

Two rounds in the competition will be Lemon Rounds, inspired by the mantra "If life gives you lemons, give them back." In these rounds, your job is to submit as outlandish a final project as possible. Something that’ll really leave a sour taste in your mouth.
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Playing Favorites​

There's just one other important game mechanic to be aware of! Playing Favorites will allow players to gain a strategic advantage in the first chapter of the game that they can use to their advantage later!
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Reviews and Rankings​

Each team will need to submit their project before that prompt’s deadline. Over the next 12 hours or so after the deadline, I and any Guest Judges for the round will review and rank the projects before the next prompt is revealed! Projects won't be reviewed or ranked based on a strict points system; but creativity, feasibility, detail, and presentation will all be factors in how teams place.

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Directory

Chapter One: Single Rider Line (Introduction, Story)
Project 1 - Mission: REPLACEMENT
Prompt, Reviews, Results
TheOriginalTiki (2nd), Disney Warrior, Brer Panther, Tegan pilots a chicken, Orange Cat, ThemeParkPriest (3rd), Outbound (1st)

Project 2 - Test Track 3.0
Prompt, Reviews, Warrior Guest Reviews, Results
Brer Panther, ThemeParkPriest, Tegan pilots a chicken, Outbound (1st)

Chapter Two: Standby Queue (Introduction)
Project 1 - The Sun Sets on the Boulevard
Prompt, MickeyWaffleCo. Reviews, ThemeParkPriest Reviews, Warrior Guest Reviews, Results
Team Blair (1st), Team Gurr

Project 2 - Pirates of the Cinematic Universe
Prompt, tcool123 Reviews, Warrior Guest Reviews, Results
Team Gurr, Team Blair (1st)

- Team Swap Announcement -

Project 3 - The Backstory of Water
Prompt, Tegan pilots a chicken Reviews
Team Sklar, Team Baxter

- Chapter Three Announcement -

Project 4 - The Hollywood Sequel
Prompt, Brainstorming Thread, MickeyWaffleCo. Reviews, D Hulk Reviews
Final Project

Chapter Three: FastPass (Introduction)
Project 1 - Discovering a New Neighbor
Prompt, Reviews, Results
Brer Panther, ThemeParkPriest, Outbound, Tegan pilots a chicken, TheOriginalTiki

Project 2 - Mickey Mouse Park
Prompt, Reviews, Results
Tegan pilots a chicken, Outbound, TheOriginalTiki

Epilogue​

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

The Cast
@Orange Cat
@Disney Warrior
@JokersWild
@PerGron
@b-wolf95
@Outbound
@Brer Panther
@TheOriginalTiki
@Tegan pilots a chicken
@montydysquith-navarro
@ThemeParkPriest
@monkey92514
@wazowski_216
@Shannoninthemagic​

 

[Orange Cat]

inspired by the mantra "If life gives you lemons, give them back.

I’m not sure if this is a joke but if not I’ve never heard that saying before

 

[Orange Cat]

Petition to start this competition on the 16th. Not because I really want it to start sooner, the 17th is good, but because I believe that all competitions will end up starting early & I don’t wanna be proven wrong

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

I’m not sure if this is a joke but if not I’ve never heard that saying before

It’s a play on the original. Instead of “make lemonade,” it’s “give them back.” So yes, that expression is a joke, but the Lemon Rounds themselves fit perfectly with that expression.

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

Petition to start this competition on the 16th. Not because I really want it to start sooner, the 17th is good, but because I believe that all competitions will end up starting early & I don’t wanna be proven wrong

I may hint at the first prompt on the 16th. Who knows?

 

[Orange Cat]

I may hint at the first prompt on the 16th. Who knows?

Well then I’ll simply use my big brain skills to figure out the exact prompt a day early, which will mean I’ll start a day early, therefore the competition must being starting a day early

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Well then I’ll simply use my big brain skills to figure out the exact prompt a day early, & which will mean I’ll start a day early, therefore the competition must being starting a day early

Bee playing 7D chess

 

[Orange Cat]

Bee playing 7D chess

I’ll win purely by my drive to not be proven wrong. I can’t suffer another loss after Nintendo embarrassed me by making a Switch Pro

 

[Orange Cat]

Playing Favorites

@MickeyWaffleCo. i brought you some waffles!

 

[montydysquith-navarro]

It’s a play on the original. Instead of “make lemonade,” it’s “give them back.” So yes, that expression is a joke, but the Lemon Rounds themselves fit perfectly with that expression.

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

@MickeyWaffleCo. i brought you some waffles!

Joke’s on you: I own the company that made those waffles.

 

[Orange Cat]

Chapter One will see individuals compete to win smaller, less-intense challenges, which give them strategic advantages for later in the game

The idea of starting with Free-For-Alls is cool

 

[Orange Cat]

Joke’s on you: I own the company that made those waffles.

For some reason I feel like this implies that you have a monopoly on the waffle market

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

The idea of starting with Free-For-Alls is cool

Right?! It’s like the total flip of the usual game plan. It will be fun to see how this works out!!

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

For some reason I feel like this implies that you have a monopoly on the waffle market

Cap’s like “yeah I own Eggo and Vans, what of it?!”

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

For some reason I feel like this implies that you have a monopoly on the waffle market

Maaaaayyybeeeee

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

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Welcome to It Could Always Be Worse, a brand new Armchair Imagineering competition with a twist! Three chapters’ worth of open-ended prompts with wacky limitations await you as you compete to become the first ever It Could Always Be Worse champion!
​

Chapters​

It Could Always Be Worse will take place in three chapters. Chapter One will see individuals compete to win smaller, less-intense challenges, which give them strategic advantages for later in the game; Chapter Two will divide the cast into two teams to tackle slightly more intense challenges, as eliminations slowly diminish their numbers; and Chapter Three will raise the stakes as players compete to become the first ever winner of It Could Always Be Worse!

More details about each individual chapter, game mechanics used in that chapter, and eliminations will be released before each chapter begins.
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Last-Minute Mandates​

In addition to the requirements of the prompt, occasionally a Last-Minute Mandate will be introduced, often only a day or two before a prompt's deadline. These extra challenges will add another requirement for the prompt that you must meet with your final project.
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Lemon Rounds​

Two rounds in the competition will be Lemon Rounds, inspired by the mantra "If life gives you lemons, give them back." In these rounds, your job is to submit as outlandish a final project as possible. Something that’ll really leave a sour taste in your mouth.
​

Playing Favorites​

There's just one other important game mechanic to be aware of! Playing Favorites will allow players to gain a strategic advantage in the first chapter of the game that they can use to their advantage later!
​

Reviews and Rankings​

Each team will need to submit their project before that prompt’s deadline. Over the next 12 hours or so after the deadline, I and any Guest Judges for the round will review and rank the projects before the next prompt is revealed! Projects won't be reviewed or ranked based on a strict points system; but creativity, feasibility, detail, and presentation will all be factors in how teams place.

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It Could Always Be Worse will be starting on July 17th!
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Look forward to seeing what you do with this!

 

[monkey92514]

waffle affle was a hair
waffle affle had no bear
they're a zoddy goddy

this has been your non-schedule-following dose of inexplicability

 

[Disney Warrior]

This will be exciting I bet, but hey, it could always be worse…