Official Event Rules
Case Mod Contest with CPU Mag

Summery

Show off your best Case Mod at LANFest. There are three categories

Contest Structure

• Signup method:   Intranet Site
• Signup deadline:   Saturday 2PM
• Scheduled Judging Starting at:   Saturday 3PM
• Max Entries:   64
• Format:   Interview and questions, then judging via a small panel. Winners will be announced during the presentations.

Rules:

1. Only one entrant per person (not per seat). You do not have to sit in Mod Row.
2. Your mod must be a functional, complete PC that is easily recognizable as a computer.
3. A case you have done the work on cannot be entered as someone else's.
4. If your mod has previously appeared in CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” feature, it is ineligible to win the contest.
5. Your mod must be your idea and any work that you had to commission you need to disclose to the judges.
6. The Administrators reserve the right to modify the rules as needed. This includes changes due to software updates or releases, event organizer decisions and all other changes deemed necessary to run a successful tournament. Players are responsible to check the rules on a regular basis and prior to the event to ensure they are in complete compliance. Players must understand that rules listed are guidelines to ensure fair and competitive play and are subject to interpretation by the administrators based on the spirit of the game. The tournament administrator has final say, and do not argue with the administrator.

Judging Criteria:

• Judges' decisions are final and will be based on their observations regarding the following criteria.
• Each of the following judging categories is worth 25%

• Technical merit: Creative placement of parts and "outside­the­box" changes you have made to existing components or your case that are likely to have a positive effect on performance and/or that make for more efficient use of the space you have to work with.
• Artistic merit: Does the case have a cohesive theme or a distinctive look, or is it simply a collection of parts thrown together behind a window and lighted fans?
• Polish: The fit­-and-finish portion of your work. This includes clean, smooth paint; solid cable management and sleeving/hiding; tight, smooth seams; the functionality of your mods (i.e. custom doors and mechanisms); and effective use of lighting.
• "Wow" factor: Judges' overall reaction to your mod.

Categories:

We will have 3 categories ­ Creative, Original and Custom. LANFest with CPU will judge all the PCs then CPU Mag will make the final call for first, "Best of Show." And there will be one winner

for each category.

Custom = Build is the most custom material and parts.

Creative = The most creative design or build.

Original = The most original case mod. Meaning like not the norm or haven't seen before.