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Change the subject back to the fact this Royale is still going on….. I still haven’t gotten an answer for that. What’s the situation? Genuinely curious.

How did the race go? Well we played deal 37 times in round one

Is the longest game of royale I have ever been in and I didn’t even play. Why isn’t it over yet? Edit not shading anyone genuinely asking how it’s still going on?

Wasn't it the same as EST? When did that switch?

When do we find out when we have to RACE? Or actually how does this even work?

https://kovaze.com/group_thread/105 Maris: I do like that you took this to the talent show concept. The pose is cool although I feel like we have seen this pose before this season. If this wasn’t a drag theme this photo would be considered better, but because the theme was drag show I would have loved to see this be exaggerated. Peacock, great idea, but the feathers should have been massive and your make up should have been exaggerated to match. I think if these photo was a few weeks ago and matched a theme from then I might have given this top photo, but because this was a drag theme it just doesn’t scream drag enough for me. Jane: I LOVE that you took this theme and made it drag fashion. It is super campy, yet also has some elements of high fashion like the structured neck/shoulder piece and the overall shape of the gown. The oversized props as well are very campy. Now I’m not in love with this pose or the make up since I don’t think you pushed that as far as it could go, but overall I’m glad someone took the fashion here. I hope someone called 911 for those fans on the left who are about to get sparks on them. Medusaluh: I do love the gown, and the headpiece was a smart way to get around the no wig rule because what do you mean no wigs in a drag shoot….. You found a good balance between making this still high fashion model while still meeting the drag theme, but I was hoping you would push the theme more extreme. It feels like this would have been your week to win hands down but it is a bit too safe for me to be an outright winner. Sprite: this is giving Milina vibes sort of but without the pink. Other than the eye shadow this doesn’t feel that drag to me. As a photo this is good, you have an interesting pose that draws the eye, your face is strong and you have created a certain movement that I enjoy in print. But the theme of drag requires something a bit more extreme than this. For sure the make up could have been a bit more. The outfit I could see being worn on drag race I guess but since you are posing like this I don’t actually see that much of the outfit. MissKant: This IS obviously more drag. You for sure took it there. I do think you will get knocked points for not having the right setting of your photo, but I enjoy that you took it to an extreme which I think was the point of the drag theme. As I said a head piece is a creative way to get around the no wig rule and also I like how you incorporated your culture/brand into the shoot. It is difficult to recognize that it is you, but some of the styling choices at least give me some hints that its you. KaliMinaj: its hard to top the photo from last week. This week I enjoy the roast theme, and that you chose an outfit that is very drag, yet has elements of high fashion in it. Your feet are pointed to the extreme and I love that. The hair is campy and that checks off another aspect of drag. You also have subtle details in the nails that add to the theme so way to pay attention to small details. I do think this roast theme could have been somehow more incorporated into your pose/face, but I could see this being a still taken from your set. Akaliuchis: I do like that you have exaggerated elements like the big back of the gown, pushed up girlies to the max, and the make up is pretty good. The wine pour is a good idea, but we have seen it done on drag race before so you lose points for creativity but gain them for paying homage to the queens that came before you. The details on the faces I the background are enjoyable. Manyomash: I do think you give drag in this photo so that is good. Some girls did not push the theme far enough and I think you did a good job on that part. You unfortunately have a few small issues in your execution that are taking away from the strength of the photo for me. Your wings are kinda coming out of your butt….. I guess maybe you are shedding your wings? Idk but to me they should be placed higher up. The giant 10 sign pulls focus a bit from you. I also think a cooler tone light might have been better here to not wash you out. The hands are actually amazing I do enjoy that detail. I am having a hard time ranking photos this time. So instead I will just say this: I think Kali, Medusa, Jane, and Akaliuchis are probably safe. I think Misskant comes down to how hard the judges hit the photo for not matching the location theme, and the rest I think are at risk of bottom 2 mostly for not pushing the drag theme far enough.

Arena wins https://kovaze.com/arena.php?gameid=15855

#GoomyGiftGiveaway The idea given in week 12 was to do a "Who's that Kovaze User". So the first person to comment the correct 3 users who are in these images below will win this week's gift! Only one guess per person. I will comment if you are correct. EDIT CONGRATS TO ETHAN for getting it right! It was Honey, mochalatte, and Brat GOOD LUCK!

I have unfortunately worked with a few users that have now been banned for previous bad behaviors that have either occurred on Tengage well before I was ever a user on the that site or occured without my knowledge. It upsets me to find out that people I have had a good working relationship with have done these bad things to hurt others, because I can only judge someone based on my personal experience or on things I have personally witnessed, and I was never mistreated by them or witnessed any significant abusive behavior of others. I wanted to make it clear that I don't support that kind of behavior at all and if I ever personally experienced it or saw any evidence of these things myself I wouldn't associate with those users and I would report. HARD STOP. I don't tend to chat with people very often outside of games about personal things with the exception of a few users I have gotten closer to, so I have never really had any idea of what kind of person they really are besides how they treat me in games. When I have said I am 'friends' with a user, it typically means I have worked well in games with them and maybe we chat on discord every now and then with surface level conversation. I hope this culture of protecting the user experience on this site continues and applies to all types of abusive behavior. I have been pretty vocal about wanting to make this site a safer place with less bullying, so I am in full support of these bans for users who have gone past the line.

If I want to go to someone’s profile, what is the best way to navigate there? Obviously I know I can click their picture in any game, but what if we aren’t in a game together and I just want to go look at their profile?

Long Game Forma Idea Based on the challenge. Lets say a cast of 15 Round 1 Everyone plays a comp. top 3 scores become inner circle, but everyone gets points based on their rank in the challenge. (1 point for last place, 2 for second to last, etc) winner always gets 15 no matter how many players left in the game. Then the loser of the challenge is automatically nominated and the inner circle picks their opponent for elimination. Whoever wins the elimination challenge steals all accumulated points from the loser. Rounds 2-12 The inner circle is based on top 3 cumulative points. So basically you can’t stay in inner circle all game without going into elimination and stealing someone else’s points. Because even if you win every daily comp eventually those who had to go into elimination and steal points will pass you. This will also force inner circle to strategically pick elimination opponents on point totals while balancing out alliances as well. You may WANT to send your friend into an elimination that they could win so they steal someone's points and become safe for a few rounds in the inner circle. Also, let’s say you have accumulated top rank points but happen to lose a daily challenge, you still go into elimination. This could shake up inner circles too. Top 3 make final and compete in either a final challenge that’s not like any other comp, or maybe one round of each comp where you get points for placements and the winner of the final is the one who scored the most points (just in that final challenge not the season totals) I originally thought it may be too complicated for this site, but seeing some of the things that have been done since I posted this it is very possible!

I was looking forward to judging this photoshoot because I read the brief and there was a lot more room for creativity which means a lot more freedom for the models to make choices that could either make their photo stand out for good or bad reasons. Some of you nailed it, and others I think forgot this is a competition about modeling in the high fashion world. Maris: overall I like the photo. Doing a doll theme is not suuuuuper creative in a shoot that had the most amount of creative freedom we have seen in a while, but it works. There has been a lot of poses this season the would be good if they just tilted a bit so we didn’t get a full shot up your skirt. That’s my only issue with this photo. Jane: I like this photo. The hand on the glass is cute, but it bocks the arm leading to the hand almost completely so it kind of looks like it is floating there, if you had moved the hand slightly to the left of the picture you would have the same effect but also see a little arm too. Since your other arm is also not in the frame this would elevate the photo for me. The styling is good because the textures of the plushy toys conflict with the latex creating good contrast in the photo. Brat: This is the second photo I have seen of yours that looks great but cropping and sizing are an issue. I think if you had zoomed us in a bit we could still see the city vibes, but more clearly see you as the focal point of the image. Also, your proportion is strange to me. You in proportion to the one big bear there are some inconsistencies there. The pose and styling are great though, it is probably enough to save the photo. Medusaluh: another doll photo so slightly less impressed just because I expected something more from you. With that said, this is how you do a doll shoot. It stands far above the other doll like photos and is a step back in the right direction for you. The look is high fashion, even though you are crammed in a box you still somehow look long. Wearing things like that on your neck usually makes it look shorter but here you seem to have grown extra vertebra because that neck extension is wonderful. Sprite: I see what you tried to do, but honestly its kind of a mess. I liked this shoot because it left a lot of space for creativity, so I don’t want to knock on your creativity here, but I want to focus on how the creative choices in this case took away from the modeling. The landscape is gorgeous, but why is there a giant claw game out in the middle of it? I could forgive this if it was for a high fashion editorial like photoshoot, but the lighting, pose, and clothing choices were all not high fashion. Also, the missing leg and foot really hurt this photo for me. MissKant: Ok I see a well executed theme here. You for sure give Barbie in your styling. I enjoy the pose for sure, but since this is a barbie theme I think there was an opportunity to pose like a real barbie. This is an example of what some of the other girls needed to do when you are posing in a way that could be revealing, you turned your booty away from the camera just enough for us not to get a shot up there, although I would like to see more coverage on the clothing there. Kaliminaj: The judges asked you to do something that would make you stand out and be more exciting, well girl you DID THAT. This is hands down top photo for me. The pose is amazing, the styling and theme are unique, and the hair looking like a lion’s mane right next to the lion plushy is chef’s kiss! You look longer than that giraffe! Sure if you turn the photo the other way the face doesn’t look as good, but that’s not the way the photo is suppose to be viewed and to have been able to serve this look hanging upside down shows great versatility. In very other photo you have been getting “just a pretty girl” comments, so this shows that you can give a little bit of an ugly face yet still make it look stunning. Akaliuchis: I see what you did with the theme and I don’t hate it. I don’t think the outfit is high fashion, but the pose is good and the movement is good. I would have liked to see what this could have been with a more high fashion outfit. Manyomash: I think we could have been cropped a bit closer and still get the concept here. Since so many other girls did this theme it does lose a little bit of the wow factor, but of the doll ones you definitely have executed better than most. The missing hand and half of your other foot are just some small details that take away some points for me, but overall still a strong photo. My Rankings: KaliMinaj Medusaluh Jane Manyomash MissKant Maris Brat Akaliuchis Sprite

I forgot I entered and I for sure will not be staying up, so if anyone wants my help before bed let me know!

A few cute ideas were given, but I chose Dbonee for your idea to do a "who's that Kovaze user" and I have a fun one planned for week 13. Thanks for the idea and let me know what you would like from the shops so I can buy it for you! #GoomyGiftGiveaway

For a week about power, I didn't see as many strong photos as I thought I would. Having done this photo I do know how tricky this was. It seems like a simple theme but it was harder to execute something that would be unique and exciting, yet still professional and boss. With that in mind, lets jump in. https://kovaze.com/group_thread/94 Maris: Love the face, but the pose isn’t flattering for your body and the lighting is not catching your face. It is giving boss, but I think could have been elevated with better lighting and a stronger pose. Jane: This is too commercial for this shoot. It’s cute, but not strong. I don’t like that you can see the top of the stocking, but your face does look gorgeous and the rest of the outfit is actually pretty good as well. Brat: You definitely have the face down. I think this is also a strong pose for a different theme because lying down on the job isn’t giving boss for me. Despite that, it is still the strongest photo for me so far. The bottom leg is a liiiiiitle wonky though… watch that. Medusaluh: Love the outfit but again I am not a fan of seeing the top of the stocking. You do have the best toe point I’ve seen though. Unfortunately, one of your feet are going through the conference table. This had a lot of potential with some great choices just a few small details missed on execution. Sprite: This is one of your safest photos so far, which I actually don’t mind from you this week because you have been much more out of the box most weeks. It’s good to show some versatility. It’s not the strongest shot of the group but nothing majorly wrong here. MissKant: I like the styling, the magazine cover background is a bit ehhh, I actually think without it this photo works better. I wouldn’t want to be the ceo photographed walking on the conference table while my employees look terrified lol. But as a model you look great and I think you did well to pose and style yourself like the boss. Kaliminaj: having seen your film I think you had some better shots in there, but I do enjoy this one. Its simple, professional, no nonsense. It’s giving 90s in the lighting, background, and power suit. Not a stand out photo, but still a solid entry for you. Antog: can we retire the cigarettes this season? Your top half looks good and I actually love the suit/shirt/heal combo you picked. Sunglasses indoors? Criss cross applesauce pose? We are too far into the competition for that. This could have been a great photo if you just had stood in front and removed the sunglasses. Akaliuchis: at first glance it looks like a cartoon, but as I looked at it a bit longer it’s actually quite striking and pretty high fashion. The knee turn in is very smart, your shape is good, the face is strong, and I like the styling. The background is a bit messy but I can forgive that since you still stand out a lot. Manyomash: I don’t love this angle. Its not that flattering, and is giving Discord Adams. The cropping doesn’t help you taking out the second foot. Your suit looks great and I like the movement in the photo, I just think it needed a different angle and you could have really stood out as the only girl to do a walking photo. My Rankings: Brat Akaliuchis Medusaluh KaliMinaj Sprite MissKant (higher if you took the magazine cover out) Maris Jane Manyomash Antog

You know what would be really cool, is if we grew the site so much that the comp selection could go up and we would have like 30 comps. And include all kinds of styles and even more luck ones. Then if we got long games of the challenge, it could be mostly physical based comps with some puzzle ones and very few luck. Then big brother long game would only feature more chancy type comps. Etc. Also unrelated but we need a big team based game as well where multiple people win together.

Joining a game 11th that took a long time to fill is such a disadvantage. No time to make any connections and then if you get nommed first there's just nothing you can do about it. That first random hoh and pov is so hard if you are a late entry.

...such a good weekend. I got to play tennis Friday night and then got high and had some fun :). Then played another 3 hours of tennis Saturday morning and then relaxed in the pool and watched a movie, and then this morning worked out and did some chores around the house today and now can just be lazy again by the pool. I love weekends like this :)

Sorry these are late. Good luck ladies! Maris: I think your face looks gorgeous and I like the fan. I’m not too sure what those things are at the bottom of your dress… flower pedals? I could do without those. I think the pose is also a bit tough to judge because in some ways I like it, its edgy and a bit broken, but I don’t like what’s going on with the under leg/booty area. Overall a strong photo but some small details stop this from being great for me. Jane: I am always a fan of a good risk in a photo, so I appreciate the attempt, but the execution here is just a bit off. I think we all knew the spider in the mouth was going to be done by at least one person, but I think this would have looked better if the body of the spider wasn’t in your mouth like a golf ball with legs…. I think on the side of your face with maybe the legs going into the mouth might have worked better here. To not give us a full body shot here you had to stun us with the close up, but I think you missed it just a bit. Lluckygc: I love the length here and the pose in general is strong. AI did you dirty on the toes on that one foot, but other than that this photo is solid. Nothing spectacular, but also nothing bad, so I feel like this will end up being middle of the pack, and there’s nothing wrong with that right now. Brat: this is boarder line not laying in the tub, which the judges might hit you hard for, but I will judge based on the photo I see. Face is super solid, the styling is nice, and the pose overall is fine. I think there are too many spiders here and they almost look like they are painted on the tub rather than actually crawling around. I think if you had simplified them a bit, and maybe had one of those legs hanging over the tub this would be a top photo for me. Medusaluh: I like a good contradiction, and this photo does exactly that. Very cutsie on the styling, contradicted by the grotesqueness of the spiders works well. I don’t like the black pumps with this look I’m not sure why they just pull focus, but otherwise I think this photo is really strong. The choice to look straight to camera was solid and really elevates the photo! Sprite: Again I am a fan of the risk and trying to do something that would make your photo stand out. I actually don’t mind the styling, but I think the pose is what weakens this photo for me. I’m getting too much crotch, and the boots getting cut out of the frame is not helping. I would have loved to see you just turn the hip a little bit more, so we didn’t get that angle up the skirt (wait is that a skort?) The face looks strong and I think the top half of the body is posed strongly. MissKant: It is an interesting photo, and there is really nothing technically wrong with it. The spiders on the tub like some of the other girls look like they are a pattern on the tub not actual spiders, but otherwise this is just a safe photo. Kaliminaj: A recovery from you from last week. I will be shocked if you are in the bottom 2 this week. You look like you really love those spiders. I like the lighting and the pose and the styling. It is similar to the other girls but still stands out for me. Antog: you have had some stand out photos recently, but this is not one of those for me. The styling is not giving high fashion this week, and the random light coming from your elbow? IDK. Your face looks great but this isn’t your best work. Akaliuchis: I like what you tried to do. 10/10 for he idea. But the execution wasn’t there. You would have wanted to point that leg away from the camera more to give it length, and then also draw focus away from the crotch. The face looks good, and I like the styling (minus the gross tiles) but this overall just didn’t quite turn out as good as it could have with the concept. Manyomash: pose is good, face looks strong, I love the dress. But there are too many spiders and the tub is a bit strange. Otherwise really well done! My ranking: Kali Medusa Brat Manyomash Lucky MissKant Maris Sprite Akaliuchis Jane Antog

How many ppl used to be in each stars game?