The Stick Awards II: Second Edition (BotH [#0101-#0200]) [Semi #1]

[Porthos]

Welcome to The Stick Awards II: Second Edition! :smallsmile:

The Stick Awards are handed out to the best strips of all time as chosen by our fellow Playgrounders.

Over the next few days, we're taking a bit of a break and entering The Best of the Hundred Tournament for Comics #101 - #200 as we take the time to decide which of the strips really are the best of best.

For full details about the Stick Awards, and any questions about them, please check out the main thread here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283609).

To read more about the original Stick Awards, created by Nazzo, the 102nd, please read his thread here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34791)

To vote in this thread, simply state which comic of the five listed is your favorite. Bolding the number of the comic (Like this) helps it stand out.

Voting, which only lasts five days during the Best of the Hundred Tournament will close on October 25th, 4pm EDT. Any votes made after that will NOT count toward the totals.

The winner of this semi-final will go on to the finals which will be held after the second semi-final is done. The two strips that get the most votes during the semis that DIDN'T win, will also reach the finals. So voting is extra special important this time around, as it will determine who the 'Wild Card' entrants are.

Last week, :miko: 200 The Confrontation (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0200.html) curbsmited everyone else around her to become the final entrant of this Best of the Hundred tournament.

Ah? But who will the winner of the tournament be? Let's find out. :smallsmile:

It's time for us to vote vote vote vote for the best of the Sticks in....

................THE STICK AWARDS II:
BEST OF THE HUNDRED TOURNAMENT (101-200)
..............(Semi-Final #1)

110 - Revenge is Best Served Really Cold (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0110.html)
120 - The End of the Beginning (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0120.html)
122 - Adventurers Are Coming! Adventurers Are Coming! (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0122.html)
131 - Money Makes the World Go Round (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0131.html)
149 - Cultural Differences (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0149.html)

[Gil-Galad II]

Man...all worthy winners, and I'm especially torn between 110, 122 and 149.

Ultimately, I think you all know what this means...122...may the gods have mercy on all of us.

Plus, whenever I'm on holiday, I now say 'I love small towns' whenever I go somewhere...yep, has to be that one.

[Tris]

120 is a great transition between story arcs.

[ChristianSt]

I don't really know, but I just find 122 - Adventurers Are Coming! Adventurers Are Coming! really awesome. (From the rest I would probably pick 110 or 120 - that would be a really close toss-up)

I love small towns!

[Sir_Leorik]

I'm voting for 131. A quiet strip, which begins the process of delving into Haley's past, and which sets up the events of Book Five, I feel that that 131 has outsize importance, compared to the others. (Though the bit where Redcloak casts Slay Living on some random Hobgoblin Cleric, in front of the real Supreme Leader, is priceless.)

[Gift Jeraff]

#110characters

[Emanick]

Man, tough choice. I'm not sure any of these were strips I voted for, which makes this more difficult. But I think I'll go with 110: Revenge Is Best Served Really Cold.

[mythmonster2]

I don't recall voting for any of these, except possibly 122, but looking at the 5 of these, 120 is my choice.

[Bird]

122

"Cryptic Musings By Old Man
200 gp"

[LadyEowyn]

Voting for 110.

[Sylian]

131 - Money Makes the World Go Round (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0131.html)

[NobodyWasTaken]

I vote... this is hard...

149

[Mike Havran]

I'm pretty sure #122 was the only one I've voted for in the base round, so here we go.

[137beth]

149, the first time Redcloak really asserts himself.

[Hogwarts9876]

Last week, :miko: 200 The Confrontation (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0200.html) curbsmited everyone else around her to become the final entrant of this Best of the Hundred tournament.



I just want to say I really love these parts.
That said, 110 is my pick.

[Porthos]

I just want to say I really love these parts.

Thanks! :smallsmile:

It's funny. When I looked at the results for last week, I thought to myself, "That's a real curbstomping going on right there." So naturally I decided I had to work that into my one line recap.

As I was reviewing my post, I suddenly realized that instead of that saying curbstomping, it should instead say curbsmiting. It was one of those little flashes of "why didn't I think of this term before" and I had to work it in.

So I'm glad to see people are enjoying it. :smallsmile:

[Forealms]

122 for me.

[Meph]

149, I would ever have liked to know what would have Redcloack singed.

[Torrasque]

I'll take.... 110

[littlebum2002]

EDIT changing vote 131 149. I'm actually kinda disappointed in the strips that made it. They're all good, but none are that "great". Maybe next week...

[Muenster Man]

I vote #149 for Supreme Leadership

[Cuthalion]

Going for 149.

[rs2excelsior]

It's the bad guys leading this round, in my opinion. My top two were 110 and 149. I think 110 wins it, though.

[sam79]

This is a tough choice. All these strips are top quality.

110 makes laugh every time; always fun to see how the hero's quest is seen from the villain's point of view.

120 is fun for similar reasons; subverting Elan's 'Happy Ending' narrative with hints of the adventures and adversaries to come.

122 is an absolute classic, especially for anybody who's D+D character has paid over the odds for their gear.

131 is a nice moment between Durkon and Haley, and the reveal of her deeper motivations is cool too.

But I'm going to throw my vote to 149. The comedy beats in this strip are just excellent.

[Ninja Dragon]

122. I love the details that make it really funny.

[Comissar]

# 149

[Killer Angel]

120 for me.
Great cliffhanger.

[David Argall]

I don't think I voted for any of these the first time, and I don't think reconsideration has improved them. Well I'll got with 110, but it might be 5th or 6th compared to the next set.

[littlebum2002]

I have a question about your voting methodology. Since you're going to pick the top 4 strips regardless of what semi-final they appeared in, why not just have an open semi-final? Have all 10 strips, and everyone can vote for their favorite 2.

[Porthos]

I have a question about your voting methodology. Since you're going to pick the top 4 strips regardless of what semi-final they appeared in, why not just have an open semi-final? Have all 10 strips, and everyone can vote for their favorite 2.

Because I'm NOT picking the top 4 regardless of what semi-final they appeared in. :smallsmile:

Winner of semi one + Winner of semi two + next two top vote getters. It's entierly possible for the winner of a semifinal to have less votes than the top three or four in the other semi.

[littlebum2002]

That's right, I knew that. I didn't think my post through I guess.

What I meant to get at was that, if we like more than one strip in one semi, but no strips in the other, we should be able to cast both votes in one semi. Because then a strip might get in just because it ran against weaker strips.

But then again, I guess that's the point. Because if we wanted simply the best 10 strips in a semi, you would just give us all 100 strips and tell us to vote 10 times.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to criticize, just giving a suggestion. But I see why you're doing it the way you're doing it.

[ChristianSt]

That's right, I knew that. I didn't think my post through I guess.

What I meant to get at was that, if we like more than one strip in one semi, but no strips in the other, we should be able to cast both votes in one semi. Because then a strip might get in just because it ran against weaker strips.

But then again, I guess that's the point. Because if we wanted simply the best 10 strips in a semi, you would just give us all 100 strips and tell us to vote 10 times.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to criticize, just giving a suggestion. But I see why you're doing it the way you're doing it.

Mh, the idea sounds interesting, but I think I prefer it they way it is now:
Each vote is more or less self-included and doesn't depend on other votes, I can just read the linked strips and say: "Yeah, that strip is awesome, I vote for it".
If you have the ability to cast double votes in a round if you want then you must consider the other semi, too. (The other options would be to skip the semi-finals and just vote on the 10 strips at once, but I kinda like it to have a change in the structure, and it makes the decision easier)

And for the just pick 10 out of 100: I don't think I could really answer that question without wasting too much time - it is much easier to process only a small bunch of options ;)

[Porthos]

Anyway, I wasn't trying to criticize, just giving a suggestion. But I see why you're doing it the way you're doing it.

No worries. Just explaining what was going on. :smallsmile:

As an aside the whole choose two strips thing? Well, let's just say that when/if I ever do Stick Awards III, I might be mixing things up a tad. Just to keep things fresh. :smalltongue:

PS: While I'm here, I thought I would let you know that your sig is still pointing to the old Demon Roaches Betting thread and not the new one. :smallsmile:

[BCG++]

Whatever happens next, never forget 122.

[nogall]

149!.......

[thatSeniorGuy]

It was a toss-up between 110 and 120, but I'm going for 120.

[littlebum2002]

No worries. Just explaining what was going on. :smallsmile:

As an aside the whole choose two strips thing? Well, let's just say that when/if I ever do Stick Awards III, I might be mixing things up a tad. Just to keep things fresh. :smalltongue:

PS: While I'm here, I thought I would let you know that your sig is still pointing to the old Demon Roaches Betting thread and not the new one. :smallsmile:

Thanks! Fixed.

[Yendor]

As an aside the whole choose two strips thing? Well, let's just say that when/if I ever do Stick Awards III, I might be mixing things up a tad. Just to keep things fresh. :smalltongue:

Ooh. Massive single-elimination tournament. I figure we should be up to 1024 by that time. :smallamused:

Anyway. 149.

[martianmister]

149 - Cultural Differences

[Porthos]

Interesting set this week. But in the end, was it an easy choice for me? "Yes. Yes it was." :smallbiggrin: 149, easily.

And with that....

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!


:redcloak: 149 - Cultural Differences (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0149.html) is the winner of this semi-final! It now moves on to the finals for the Best of the Hundred tournament (101-200).

:xykon: 110 - Revenge is Best Served Really Cold (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0110.html) and http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Hiram_zps9c7e54c3.png 122 - Adventurers Are Coming! Adventurers Are Coming! (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0122.html) are currently holding down the Wild Card spots with 7 votes apiece.

Full Results are as follows:

.............THE STICK AWARDS II:
..BEST OF THE HUNDRED TOURNAMENT
......... (101-200 | Semi-Final #1)
{table]|Comic Number | Votes Received | Vote Percentage |
|
110 |
7 |
21.88|
|
120 |
4 |
12.50|
|
122 |
7 |
21.88|
|
131 |
2 |
9.38|
|
149 |
12 |
37.50|[/table]

Please join us as we continue the Best of the Hundred tournament, in this thread here.