Calling all Nominees for the 2024 Tournament of Simulations!

Now that the 2023 competition is in the books, it’s time for us to hold the next Tournament of Simulations (ToS): this tournament will feature entries from last year, 2024.

For those who might be unfamiliar with ToS, this is where you can enter your role play or sim to potentially win a prize at no cost or risk to you! Judges from across the community go through all of the entries and evaluate them on story, characters, and readability.

As has been our tradition for several years now, play-by-post games will be graded on 10 consecutive posts while chat games will be graded on a single chat session. All sims will be considered regardless of club or fleet affiliation. We then present awards to the top-scoring games. The sims that don’t place are not announced. That’s right: you’ve got nothing to lose, so why not enter?

Okay, enough on that. How about we get on with the nominations…

First, read this article: How Does the Tournament of Simulations (ToS) Work?

Second, take a look at the past winners: 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

Third, submit your nomination(s) using the form below by July 12, 2025:

** Role Play Submission Form **

• Your name
• Your email address
• Nominee name
• Nominee URL
• Nominee genre (e.g., Star Trek, Star Wars, X-Men, fantasy, horror, etc.)
• Nominee club or fleet affiliation (if applicable)
• Role play type
  • Play-by-Chat
  • Play-by-Post (includes email, message board, Nova, etc.)
• URL
  • Play-by-Chat: URL with a transcript of the chat session
    • chat session must have occurred in 2024
    • must not be password protected, require login, or be a Discord invite
  • Play-by-Post: URL of first post to read (the judges will read this and the next 9 posts for 10 total posts)
    • first post and subsequent 9 posts must have been posted in 2024
    • must not be password protected, require login, or be a Discord invite
• Backstory (≤ 250 words, optional for context)
• Poststory (≤ 250 words, optional for context)
• Yes/No – I am interested in also serving as a judge
  • This will not affect your nominee’s chances of winning in any way

Rules

1. Anyone may enter any game that they are a part of:
   • Players: role plays they participate in
   • Hosts: role plays they lead
   • Club leaders: role plays in their clubs
   • Plus anyone else
   • We will deconflict any double or triple nominations
2. There is no limit to the number of nominations one may make
3. Games that do not place will not be announced–so there’s nothing to lose from entering!
   • But don’t throw a temper tantrum if you don’t win!
   • Not everyone can win!
4. All posts and chat logs must have been originally posted in 2024
5. Posts and chat logs must be open for public viewing and not password protected

** Role Play Submission Form **

Due July 12th

We (always) need Judges!

As always, please contact me at star [dot] idf [at] gmail [dot] com if you’re interested in serving as a judge. The more judges we have, the quicker we can announce winners. Thank you to all who continue to serve the community in this capacity!