Team Roster and Tracking
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Team Running with Scissors
Bunny1kenobi
gozer
megwell -
Team Knotty by Nature
storerboughtcreation
ezrib -
Team Bits and Bobs
LovelyMiss
Smeddley
craftADDchick
Team Running with Scissors
Bunny1kenobi
gozer
megwell
Team Knotty by Nature
storerboughtcreation
ezrib
Team Bits and Bobs
LovelyMiss
Smeddley
craftADDchick
Please post your projects with the following header:
Prompt: (Write the name of the prompt you are entering your craft for here. Don’t forget to include the month!)
Team: (Choose one of three, listed above) *
Project Name: (Name your craft anything you like; fanciful titles or simple labels/descriptions are all fine) *
Project Link: (Paste the link to your community post for the bonus points) *
Brief Description: (Tell us anything you’d like to about the craft, such as how you made it, and why it fits the prompt .)**
Project Photo(s): (Post photos of your awesome craft here, so we can ooh and aah over it!) *
January Battle: Reflecting on the Past vs Planning for the Future - CLOSED
February Battle: Moon vs Sun - CLOSED
March Battle: Complimentary vs Contrasting
January theme: Resolutions and Goals - love them or hate them, they are a big thing for a lot of people, and so common this time of year!
February theme: since February is a 28 day month (most years) coinciding with a lunar cycle, this month it’s all about the moon!
March theme: March 1st is National Compliment Day! AND March is National Craft Month. So let’s merge the two and make some feel-good crafts this month!
Pin Prize Collection
We’re continuing the Nerd Games enamel pin collection! Each season you’ll have the opportunity to earn up to three enamel pins. Each pin will be different, and every season the pins offered will be different. Try to collect them all, or have fun picking and choosing ones to work toward!
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENTS:
In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the Nerd Games, there will be special pin events throughout the year where you can earn additional pins. Check back here each season.
Super Nerd: Participate in every Nerd Games season this year by submitting at least one project in each round (Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall). (You will claim this pin in December 2023).
WINTER EVENTS:
Grab Bag: Complete at least one of each type of prompt throughout the season (1 Monthly Battle, 1 Monthly Prompt, 1 Free Range, 1 Big Time, 1 Zap, 1 Research Project.).
The Fast & The Craftious: Complete at least 25 projects of any kind throughout the season.
Cheerleader: Thoughtfully comment on AND like at least 20 posts in this season’s thread. (They don’t necessarily have to be the same projects.)
Pins
The votes are in! Here are the pins that are up for grabs this season:
Once you have completed the prize requirements, send the below submission form to LovelyMiss via private message.
Prizes will be sent after the season ends.
Pin Event Submission Form
I am claiming: (Grab Bag/The Fast & The Craftious/Cheerleader)
I attest that I have completed the requirements for the Pin Event(s) I am claiming: Yes/No
My name and mailing address (as it should be formatted for sending, including country) are:
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Each season this year, we’re having extra events to celebrate 10 years of nerdy crafting and our awesome community.
GIFT CARD DRAWING
Each player that submits at least 10 projects during the season will be automatically entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card. The drawing will take place after the season ends and the winner will be notified via private message. If they do not respond within three days, a new winner will be selected. The winner must provide their email address for electronic delivery of the gift card.
TRIVIA CONTEST
Let’s answer some Nerd Games Trivia! Every active player who submits all correct answers will receive a small physical prize. To be an active player, you must have submitted at least one project this season.
Please do not share answers!
To enter:
Send the following trivia quiz with your answers to LovelyMiss via private message before 11:59 pm on March 31, 2023.
What year did the Nerd Games start?
a.) 2016
b.) 1999
c.) 2003
d.) 2013
What were the teams in the original Nerd Battles?
a.) Wordy, Textbook, Multimedia, Fandom, Randomizer
b.) Books, Science, TV & Movies, Games, Music
c.) Letters, Numbers, Colors
d.) Team 1, Team 2, Team 3
Who created/hosted the first season of the Nerd Games?
a.) StorerBoughtCreations
b.) Smeddley
c.) pinkleo
d.) LovelyMiss
How many prompts are usually posted for a specific month?
a.) 7
b.) 6
c.) 10
d.) 4
Which of these was NEVER a bonus points opportunity?
a.) Community
b.) Giver
c.) WIP It
d.) Take 5
Which of these was NEVER a crafting opportunity?
a.) Red Alert
b.) UFO Sighting
c.) Friendship Wins
d.) Brownie Points
True of false: In early Nerd Battles/Games seasons, you could earn digital badges for completing projects.
True of false: There has never been a Nerd Games mascot.
True or false: You used to have to propose a plan ahead of time for any Research Projects you wanted to complete during a season.
True of false: You love the Nerd Games.
Your name and address as it should be formatted for mailing:
Prompt: January - Save Money
Team:
Project Name: trivet
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made a large trivet for my parents new table. It should easily fit a 13x9 inch casserole dish. I used stash for this entire project.
Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Zap
Team:
Project Name: coasters
Project Link:
Brief Description: these two coasters took me less than 10 minutes to make
Project Photo(s):
I interrupt this normally scheduled programing to announce…it’s time to VOTE for our current challenges!!
How did those take you less than 10 minutes? For both of them or each?! I never stop being astounded with your skill!
I was thinking that, too… 10 minutes??? Even 10 minutes EACH would be amazing!
Prompt: January Battle- Reflecting on the Past
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: NeverMore the paper raven
Project Link: NeverMore the paper raven
Brief Description: In the poem, The Raven, the author is thinking of the past and about his dearly departed love.
Project Photo(s):
I love “The Raven” and this raven!
Lol @LovelyMiss and @Bunny1kenobi. It took me less than 10 minutes to make both. It’s just four rounds of hdc, starting with 12 hdc in a magic ring, then increasing every row. Just a simple project. Each ring of the trivet I made took me about four minutes. It took me longer to sew together than actually crochet.
I also love The Raven. It’s my favorite poem. This project is amazing!
Thanks, guys!
@storerboughtcreation - Your trivets are neat and I adore a useful craft! Your trivets are cute and I have a dish scrubby that looks like them. Dual purpose!
@Bunny1kenobi - That raven is so cool! why doesn’t it have it’s own post?! That is amazing!
Um, it does. Add your link girl! Get those points. Ha!
Prompt: Jan - Save Money
Team: Running w Scissors
Project Name: Cat notebook
Project Link: Cat Notebook
Brief Description: The notebook is green and it’s made of paper, lots of paper!
Project Photo(s):
Prompt: January - Battle - Past
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Skull notebook
Project Link: Skull Notebook
Brief Description: A little 4x4 notebook that I decorated the cover by painting on. This person is obviously from the PAST since they are now a skull.
Project Photo(s):
That is one happy looking skull
I seriously dig that Skull, but the kitty is cute, too!
Prompt: Planning for the Future (January Battle)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Just Start art journal page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: “Just start” implies action toward a future goal. Also, this was the first page in a new art journal, not the one I’d worked in in the past.
Project Photo(s):
Prompt: January - Reduced Stress
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Hey There Kitty cat Notebook
Project Link: Hey there Kitty Cat Notebook
Brief Description: The way I manage stress is to organize and make lists. It helps me complete, and remember, my goals. This notebook will relieve stress in that way.
Project Photo(s):