The Prompts
Every new participant has questions about the prompts, so I’m going to try to answer the most frequently asked questions here!
Quick breakdown:
| Prompt Type | Total per Season |
|---|---|
| Battle | 3 |
| Monthly prompt | 15 (5 per month) |
| Free Range | 6 |
| Big Time | 3 |
| Research Project | 2 |
| Zap | 5 |
More detailed explanation:
Each of the following should take a minimum of 30 minutes crafting time during the current season and are worth 20 points each.
What/how many prompts are offered each season?
Every season you can craft a total of:
- 3 battles
–There is one battle each month of the three month season.
–These are the only time sensitive prompts, and must be completed in the current month
– There will be two choices. For instance, Vacuum vs Broom. You choose the side that makes most sense to you and post. Be sure to explain why you chose the side you did (Example: September - Battle - Broom… and under the brief description heading, you might say, “I chose broom for this battle because my project was made with clay, and you can’t vacuum up wet clay.”
– This is the only prompt you need to include your battle choice. If you are not posting for the battle, then it does not matter which side you chose.
The rest of the prompts can be submitted any time during the current season. They are not time sensitive
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15 monthly prompts
– In addition to one battle each month, every month will have 5 prompts posted for you to craft for
– Generally these prompts follow a monthly theme.
– We try to get the new monthly prompts posted on the first of every month, but sometimes life gets in the way so they get posted a day late. But be sure to check the prompts post at the beginning of each month for a fresh batch of inspiration! -
6 Free Range Project Slots
– If you’ve crafted something and you can’t find a prompt to fit your project to, you can submit up to 6 free range projects during a season.
The following should take a minimum of 5 hours crafting time during the current season and is worth 50 points
- 3 Big Time Project Slots
– Do you have a project or three that took you longer to craft during the current season? This is a great way to get a few extra points for your team
The following should take less than 30 minutes crafting time during the current season and is worth 10 points.
It’s okay to post projects that take longer than 30 minutes under Zap. If you crafted everything else and still have a few projects you want to post and only have Zaps left, by all means post away. You just won’t get any extra points for it.
- 5 Zap Project Slots
– These slots are for those quick projects you want to share, but they didn’t meet the required 30 minutes crafting time.
The following should take a minimum of 20 hours crafting time and is worth 100 points
- 2 Research Project Slots
– Research projects are huge projects that took you over 20 hours to make
– Note: You do not need to have worked on the project for the whole 20 hours during the current season. As long as you’ve spent a minimum of 30 minutes working on the project during the current season, you can get the research project points if it meets the overall crafting time.
– Example: You started a blanket five years ago, and you had it sitting in your WIP bin for all these years. You decide to pull it out and finish it, but only had an hour left on it. That’s okay! You’re set to post as a research project
These are all of the main prompts included in each season that you can post for. Sometimes there are additional crafting opportunities (Fall season usually has an additional 12 advent prompts posted. They are also worth 20 points, and you can choose to craft as many or as few of those as you’d like).