Miniature Painting Contest Seattle March 30th ($5 entry, $425 in prizes)

Welcome to our first miniature painting contest just north of Seattle in Everett Washington. The contest will be held during the Board Game & Miniature swap meeting/trade #10 quarterly. 

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For your $5 entry fee, you can win up to $125 to spend on vendors at the show. The top 5 prizes are as follows. Each artist can win only 1 of the top 5 prizes.

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75
4th - $50
5th - $25

Rulebreakers - $50 (this prize is award by me from all the entries that broke the rules) This is the only prize that one of the top 5 winners may receive in addition to ranking prize, provided they enter more then 1 miniature. One qualifying , and one rulebreaker.

Official Contest Page - https://johnnycakes02.wixsite.com/oopgamesandhobby/painting-contest

Board Game & Miniature Swap Meeting/Trade #10 quarterly Facebook event page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/228474234700148/

When & Where: March 30th, 9:30am to 2:00pm at the Angel of the winds Arena Grand Ballroom in Everett. During the board game & miniature swap meeting #10 quarterly event.
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Cost per entry: $5 with 3 maximum entries per artist. (please Note: each artist can only win 1 prize)

THE RULES
Bases - Miniatures Must be on a solid base in one of six basic shapes. Circle, square, Oval, Rectangle, hexagon or octagon. Base Must be 25mm - 200mm. Bases must be painted, flocked or otherwise finished. If your miniatures are set into a piece of wood they must be on a magnet systems or otherwise locked down.
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Figure count - As many as you can fit. One base is the entry fee of $5 regardless of the figure count on that base. Dioramas are allowed as long as they follow all the rules.
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Color requirements - 3 colors or shades of colors.
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Ballot box - Every entry will get a plain 4x4x4 inch box for ballots to be cast. As a personal flare you can make your own box. But it must have a hole big enough to fit an oreo cookie on top. Must be 4x4x4 inches.
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Submission time - All miniatures must be in no later then 10:00am the morning of the event. We will allow you 1 hour more time at the cost of you losing votes. As voting starts at 10:00am. and will last to 1:00pm.

Judging
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Everybody attending the show between 10am and 1pm will get to cast their votes for best painting. Each person will be given 3 tickets. Numbered 1st-3rd. Voters will place their tickets in the box of the miniatures they like most. At 1pm we will open the boxes count all the votes and announce the winners at 2pm.
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I will have 3 judges coming and they will get twice the amount of points per vote. All ties will go to a tie breaker with the judges votes only.
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Young persons: Because we do not have enough youngsters to have a contest just for them, we will write down the age of any artist under 15 years of age on their card. Please consider the age of the artist in your voting. we will also verbally give these rules to people as they vote.

Auctions
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We will auction your miniatures if you so wish. 2 types of auctions are as follows
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Charity - Check the box on your card. No minimum price will be allowed. highest silent bid wins. All money goes to charity. Highest bidder gets the figure. I am looking at Hopelink as the charity.
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Silent - Check the box on your card. You will be asked to give a minimum bid price. Highest silent bidder wins. Cash must be paid on the spot, House will take 5% fee of silent auction.
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Bidding - Bidding takes place between 10am and 1pm. But you must be present between 1-2pm with cash if you are to win. Phone Number will be a must. You will be given a slip for each miniature you want to bid on. fill it out and place it in the 4x4x4 inch box next to the miniature.

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