2019 Scummies Finalists

[Alisae]

Why hello, hello! Its only that time of year where we announce the finalists for the 2019 season of the Scummies! This weekend will be a very exciting weekend for everyone, because on the 16th, we will have a ceremony since 2016! I'm very excited for that, but without further ado, lets get into this year's finalists!

Paragon

RadiantCowbells
Skitter30
Ankamius

Moment of Brilliance

Skitter30, Saudade, and Creature for their performance in Jazz Mafia
Something_Smart, Katyusha, and RCEnimga for their performance in Everything is Completely Normal
Iconeum for his performance in Starcraft Mafia: Legacy of the void
Ethos for their performance in Reverse Jester Nightless!

Master Strategist

Insomnia for his gamewinning action in Greatest Idea VIII
northsidegal/Brown Eyes for her shots in RadiantCowbell's Undertale Mafia

Don Corleone

Volpe14/Buki/Fumuki
Flavor Leaf
popsofctown

Goodfellas

The scumteam of Stellaris
The scumteam of Krazy's Anime uPick!
The scumteam of Starcraft Mafia
The scumteam of Gameshow Mafia
The scumteam of Fire on a Mountain

The Modfather

Jingle
Skygazer
northsidegal
schadd_

Rube Goldberg

Boonskiies for his BooneyToonz Extravaganza: LAST NIGHT TOMORROW
Jingle for his Vengeful Ghosts
RadiantCowbells for his Undertale Mafia
northsidegal for her Newsroom Mafia
Schadd_ for his Mystery box of silver 4

Mad Scientist

RadiantCowbells for his Undertale Mafia
Something_Smart for his Undertale Semi-Open
Schadd_ for his Mystery Box of Silver
Jingle for his Vengeful Ghosts
Errantparabola for her Added to the Group Chat

Paperback Writer

Alisae for my Furret's Bizare Adventure
RadiantCowbells for his Undertale Mafia
popsofctown for her Undertale Semi-Open 1.1 - Snowdin Snowdown
Zaphkael for his Project ARCH
northsidegal for her Newsroom

Rising Star

Menalque
Datisi
Pink Ball
jjh927
popsofctown
Jamelia

White Knight

Jingle for his play in BooneyToonz Extravaganza: LAST NIGHT TOMORROW
northsidegal for her clutch save in Innocent Evil
Jjh927 for his play in Vengeful Ghosts
Slaxx for his play in Ballroom Blitz
Gobbledygook for Mini Normal 2095

Hannibal Lecter

xtoxm for his play in BooneyToonz X: Boonin’ It In The Slums
Creature for his play in Calendar Mafia

Kodak Moment

Dannflor, Gay Dance Gone Wrong, and Oversoul for not wanting to be in lylo in Baton Pass
Elsa Jay for their amazing play Non-Review Game
DrewVa, BrightEyedFish, and Profii for their moment in BooneyToonz Extravaganza: LAST NIGHT TOMORROW
Flavor Leaf, Jibril, RCEngima for their moment in Pokemon Fusion uPick
The dead thread of Vengeful Ghosts

Game of the Year

Vengeful Ghosts
RadiantCowbell's Undertale Mafia
BooneyToonz Extravaganza: LAST NIGHT TOMORROW
Starry Night
Any non-dead person can post in this game

Post of the Year

Enter for his Copypasta
Errantparabola for her Funny Picture
Formerfish for his Busboy Monologue

Community Contributor

Plotinus for modding newbie games and how to mod and setup a game
Alisae for my contributions towards the scummies
Irrelephant11 for creating the Open Monthly Challenges

Speedrunner

the worst for HALF MAST NIGHTLESS

Make sure to vote for who you want to win for Game of the Year, Post of the Year, and Speedrunners!
Also, feel free to head over to the new Scummies Nomination Thread and the new, revamped, Mashies Nomination Thread!
BTW, make sure you check out the Mashies Finalists for 2019 as well!

See you all on the 16th for a fantastic ceremony!

[the worst]

quack

[popsofctown]

VOTE: the worst

[Krazy]

I still don't really get why every category isn't a poll open to all?

Also how did flippy in anime upick not make kodak moment?

[Krazy]

Maybe spoiler the moment of brilliance nom explanations cause otherwise it's kinda hard to know what that's referring to

[RadiantCowbells]

I still don't really get why every category isn't a poll open to all?

Judging many of the categories is a highly involved process with the expectation that at least 4-5 hours are spent reading games and comparing nominees.
The ones that are public votes are explicitly popularity contests; the rest are not intended to be and the judging is taken seriously and we wouldn't want people who don't have informed opinions to vote.
That said judging is open to everyone. No one was turned down as judges. But there's an expectation that if you sign up to judge you're going to put in time and be objective as opposed to voting for your friends and that expectation isn't imposed on the public votes to the same degree.

[Krazy]

I guess I don't get why more categories aren't just popularity contests though? Like isn't Kodak moment already "best meme"/"most insane situation" basically?

Just seems silly to add undue seriousness to some of the silliest categories

Like "mad scientist" could easily be a popularity contest even if you wanted "rube goldberg" to be serious; as it is both categories overlap really heavily

[RadiantCowbells]

Kodak moment is a lot more subjective, yes, but it still has objective criteria that are set to be fulfilled. Rube Goldberg and Mad Scientist refer to separate things which is more clear if you look at the specific definitions of the award, even if there's some overlap.

I guess there is a case to be made for making Kodak Moment public though, but it's not really intended as a ~popularity contest vote~ in the same way even if it's not serious business.

[Krazy]

Anyway the real takeaway here is that the key to getting a nom for scummy is to have a game with stealth hydras >:P

[popsofctown]

Hole up do I have a blank check to vote for my friends on the public vote instead of spending the 4-5 hours I planned?

[DrDolittle]

But there's an expectation that if you sign up to judge you're going to put in time and be objective as opposed to voting for your friends and that expectation isn't imposed on the public votes to the same degree.

I too, think I deserve to win paragon and am not gonna let my enemies stop me.

[RadiantCowbells]

If you wanted to vote you should have signed up to vote when we did the public call for scummies judges.

[Menalque]

VOTE: the worst

[Ankamius]

quack

This guy should get all of them tbh

[pihurane]

thanks for sharing...........

[gobbledygook]

Kodak moment is a lot more subjective, yes, but it still has objective criteria that are set to be fulfilled. Rube Goldberg and Mad Scientist refer to separate things which is more clear if you look at the specific definitions of the award, even if there's some overlap.

I think my analysis in the judging forum helps point out the differences. But I might be biased.

[Jingle]

Anyway the real takeaway here is that the key to getting a nom for scummy is to have a game with stealth hydras >:P

Eh. My strategy was just mod a shitton of mediocre games and hope people don't notice.

For clarification, are people who are in the running for the public vote categories allowed to vote in said categories?

[Jingle]

Kodak moment is a lot more subjective, yes, but it still has objective criteria that are set to be fulfilled. Rube Goldberg and Mad Scientist refer to separate things which is more clear if you look at the specific definitions of the award, even if there's some overlap.

I think my analysis in the judging forum helps point out the differences. But I might be biased.

Can confirm, the turkey had an essay about the nuances that NONE OF YOU WILL EVER GET TO READ BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP TO JUDGE.

Don't you feel silly now?

[profii]

Wow I'm in the OP... hi mom! ^_^

[ND39 Stealth Hydra]

Anyway the real takeaway here is that the key to getting a nom for scummy is to have a game with stealth hydras >:P

Someone summon me?

[Nancy Drew 39]

Kodak moment is a lot more subjective, yes, but it still has objective criteria that are set to be fulfilled. Rube Goldberg and Mad Scientist refer to separate things which is more clear if you look at the specific definitions of the award, even if there's some overlap.

I think my analysis in the judging forum helps point out the differences. But I might be biased.

Can confirm, the turkey had an essay about the nuances that NONE OF YOU WILL EVER GET TO READ BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP TO JUDGE.

Don't you feel silly now?

I will probably require years of therapy to get past this unexpected setback.

[popsofctown]

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[Alisae]

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