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Latest change: Fixed a mistake in 2c (previously said "at the end of the playing phase").
Section 1 - Rules concerning entering levels
a. For each contest, each user is limited to one entry for each possible entry criteria, and two levels total.
b. Submissions must be made via a private message to the user hosting the contest during the initial submission phase, or in the update topic during the playing phase.
c. A level is not eligible if it has had a prior public release, even if that was on a different engine. Small-scale private releases (such as asking one or two people to test your level) will be tolerated.
d. The user hosting the contest may enter a level.
e. Any user caught attempting to manipulate voting or otherwise cheat will be disqualified from the contest, and may be banned from entering future contests. For the avoidance of doubt, voting for your own level is not considered cheating.
f. The user hosting the contest has the final say on whether or not a level meets the contest criteria. If your level is determined not to meet the criteria, you may modify it so that it does then resubmit it, or submit a different level, if you like.
g. If your level is acceptable according to the letter of the contest's criteria, the host may still reject it if they feel it goes against the spirit of the criteria; or in other words, don't use loopholes in the contest's criteria.
h. If your level uses any graphic sets, music, or so on that are not included by default with the engine you're using or capable of being downloaded automatically by it, you must include a link to, or a copy of, said content with your submission.

Section 2 - Rules concerning updating submitted levels
a. Any updates prior to the end of the creation phase should be submitted via private message to the user hosting the contest.
b. Any updates during the playing phase should be submitted by posting them in a dedicated updates topic as a new post (not as an edit to a previous post). Posting updates to more than one level in the same post is acceptable, provided that they're both posted at the same time (not editing the post later to add a second one).
c. The newest version of your level at the end of the submission phase will be considered V1 of the level, with the first update being V2, the second V3, and so on.
d. If an update to the level causes the level to no longer comply with the contest's criteria, that update will be ignored.
e. The deadline for submitting updates will be slightly earlier than the end of the playing phase and start of the voting phase, to give some time for other users to get and play the "finalized" versions of the levels.
f. Failure to follow the guidelines on how to post an update will result in that update being rejected. Repeatedly doing so may result in the level being disqualified altogether.

Section 3 - Rules concerning allowed engines
a. Submitted levels may be for any of: Lemmix / DOS Lemmings, NeoLemmix, Lemmini, SuperLemmini, or Lix.
b. In the case of Lemmix / DOS Lemmings levels, please mention when submitting the level which version of mechanics the level is intended to be played with (if it doesn't matter, please state so rather than saying nothing).
c. In the case of Lix levels, they should be single-player levels made for the D version.
d. In the case of NeoLemmix levels, they should be made for the stable version (V1.43n-F).

Section 4 - Rules concerning deadlines
a. All deadline dates and times are in UTC. If you are using the default forum settings, this is the same as the time displayed in the top-right of the page.
b. The deadline for initial submissions will automatically be extended if necessary so that it is not less than 72 hours from the time the most recently-submitted level was entered. This no longer happens once a contest has at least six entries (the 6th entry itself can still extend the deadline, but no entries after that can).
c. The deadline for level updates will automatically be extended if necessary so that it is never less than 72 hours from the time the most recently-updated level was last updated.
d. The contest will be cancelled if less than three entries have been received by the time of the initial submission deadline.

Section 6 - Rules concerning determining the winner
a. Contest winners are determined via a vote, which is open to all users to vote in (including those who did not enter the contest).
b. Voting is done in multiple rounds; the exact arrangement is at the discretion of the user hosting the contest, but the general formula is three rounds, with 4 votes per user and 4 levels qualifying in the first round, which halves in each subsequent round.
c. There is no specifically designated criteria to consider when voting; it is simply a matter of which level(s) you like the most.
d. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of allowed votes is a maximum, not an exact number; and it is perfectly fine to vote for a smaller number of levels.

Section 7 - Rules concerning prizes
a. Unless the contest in question states otherwise, only first place gets a prize.
b. If the contest does offer multiple prizes, then the same prize cannot be chosen twice unless stated otherwise. In the event of an overlap between chosen prizes, the higher-placing winner gets first pick provided they choose within 48 hours of the winning being announced; after this it is strictly "first in, first served".
c. Any monetary prizes are payable via PayPal; or if you live in New Zealand, bank transfer. Other payment methods may also be considered upon request, such as Bitcoin, direct donation to a charity, or so on.
d. Prizes may not be put on hold for later use, except prizes of advertisement on the forum's news ticker. If you have not supplied the details nessecary to claim your prize (eg. a PayPal address for a monetary prize) within one month of choosing it; or have not chosen a prize at all within two weeks of your win being announced; it is forfeited.
e. If the user hosting the contest wins, they do not get a prize. Unless the contest offered multiple prizes, their prize is passed on to second place.
f. If a prize can be put on hold, it must be claimed within 12 months, or else it is forfeited. This does not apply to prizes that were won before this rule was added, even if they weren't chosen until afterwards.

Section 8 - Miscellaneous rules
a. Although this will be avoided as much as possible, the host of a contest may choose to add / modify / remove specific prize options, or even cancel the contest altogether, for any reason, at any time.
b. This is not a legal agreement. The contests are for fun, the prizes are a bonus, and entry into the contest does not create any kind of contract that ensures you a prize if you win.
c. In the case that the rules of an individual contest contradict these general rules, the contest's specific rules override.
d. No discussion of the contest levels is allowed anywhere on the site, except via private message, during the voting phase. This does not apply to any levels which have been eliminated from the voting.
e. Discussion of contest levels during the voting phase via private message should be kept to a minimum, generally only for purposes such as sending solution replays to the creator.

I like the concept behind this one, but in practice I found it quite fiddly to execute. Overall, a decent level, but not a particularly amazing one.

This one I found to mostly just be a matter of getting the position of the builders right. Avoiding a splat on the left required a bit of clever thinking, but aside from this, it mostly just felt like a builder-heavy level.

Now this level, I really liked! The choice to go with a non-constructive skill worked well, I think, and this level made good use of it - it required some clever thinking, without requiring much in the way of precision. Great level, and definitely my favorite of the Rule 1 levels - we'll have to wait and see how it stacks up against the Rule 2 and Rule 3 levels.

GREAT SCOTT
I think I backrouted this one, plus unless executed right, you shouldn't give me a choice to instantly block at the beginning.

Return of the beast
Too easy for my liking

Turbo Time
Aside from the steel, its not really that different, its pretty easy once you figured out how to delay the lemmings

Slaughter House
I think I found another backroute, fun level and nice pallet change for the tileset

Now this is how to make a fun builder fest, knowing when and how to position builders, i never had to hit the space bar once

Stoned Steps
Almost stumped me, but i think with a little air stoning (Yeah im coining it now) I backrouted this level

The Doubly Hard-for-Flopsy level
AKA the Easy-for-Giga level, again I think I backrouted this one

attached probable backroute to GREAT SCOTT (nice title btw :D )

Very nice level here! My first reaction was "how the heck", but after a bit of thinking I figured it out. Also, this level marks the first time I've used the new V10.011.011 replay features for any purpose other than to test that they work. :)

This is a fairly fun level, though very easy. I also feel that, while it meets the letter of the definition of a "Hard for Flopsy" level, the availability of a blocker to easily contain the crowd somewhat goes against the spirit of such a level.

Wow, this level was simply amazing. Containing the lemmings would be easy enough... until I realised that the walker and all three blockers are needed for the solution. It took me a while to figure out how to contain the lemmings while keeping these three skills available. The rest of the level wasn't too hard once I figured that out, though the time limit is indeed pretty damn tight - I finished with about 9 seconds to spare.

Holy crap. This level was even more amazing. This one took me a very long time to work out the proper timing to solve it, especially within the time limit (I had one attempt where I almost though I'd missed it by a matter of 3 seconds... until I realised I'd also lost one lemming anyway. Excellent level again here!

Weee :D I like the colors on this one. It's especially mesmerizing when you have x2 speed on. The one way walls were a perfect tool for a single-skill level with builders. Nice level.

This level is probably my favorite. Even though I stumbled across the solution on my first try, I wouldn't call this an easy level. I'd say this is tricky to early taxing, which is my favorite range of difficulty. I had to stare at the level on pause for quite a while before I had a plan just because there's so much to soak in. I really like large levels with numerous entrances because they seem more fast paced. I like fast paced. Nice level.

This was a really cool level. My solution took me quite a while to figure out. Of the levels I was able to beat, this one is probably the hardest. But it's not too hard. It doesn't feel frustrating or too strict, it feels like a really well made Mayhem level. There's probably a few ways to solve it, I'm interested to see everyone else's solutions.

I'll have to revisit this one. I see you did an update. I took advantage of the blocker at the start. I'll play it again to see what other solution I can come up with.

This was a really fun level which had me thinking I solved the level only to find another pitfall directly in front of me :laugh: I'm not entirely sure I found the intended solution cause I had a lot of skills left over. A climber, swimmer, glider, and three bashers. Regardless, I thought it was a lot of fun.

This was a great level which I feel really captures the spirit of the flopsy rule. It was one of the easier levels in the pack, but the solution was still challenging to find. I may have found a backroute, since I didn't end up using my floaters and a few other skills. In terms of aesthetic, I love the tile set. I don't see this one often.

Nice level! It took a few tries to get past the first part to hold back the crowd, and then the rest came to me pretty quickly. Nice work :thumbsup:

This was a nice looking, compact level that was a lot of fun to solve. My original solution was really complicated and sketchy, and eventually gave up, came back and tried a simpler approach. Not sure if this was the intended solution since I only utilized the first platform, but either way I think it's a good level.

Nice! This was one of my favorites from the original. At first I was like, "Look at all these skills, this will be a cake walk!" Then I got to the end right before the exit, and I was like, "Oh... I don't have any builders :'(" Nice level, I enjoyed playing it!

This was a fun one, didn't take me too long to beat. These remake levels are fun because you can get tunnel vision trying to solve it the way it was originally, but you have to shift your perspective to look at it like a new level. Nice work!

I love the title on this one :thumbsup: It was really fun to solve. I got stuck trying to get the lemmings to break through the one-way barrier. Things went a lot smoother after I decided to skip that part completely. Nice work.

What A Bonnie Wee Level - I think you updated the level to patch my solution already so I will have to try the new version when I get a chance.

Dance Floor - The flashing lights of this graphic set hurt my eyes but it was a fine level anyway.

Namida Industries: Really enjoyed this level nice work! One of my favs

Tea - Miner levels are always fun and this one was huge! fun level to play

Flopsy Level - At first I thought the red blocks were steel so I was quite stumped for like 15 minutes lol. After that it wasn't to hard to solve so it might be a backroute. I think you updated your level as well so I do not know if you already blocked it.

Steps - Got close to solving it I think but not quite yet. Its 3am though so I will have to try again after some sleep!

Victory Is Inevitable: This level was great as well. Loved the trapping of the lemmings and trying to figure out how to get the three buttons pressed. 

Great Scott - Fun level for sure! Liked the beginning trying to get all the lemmings safe on that Nessy and the use of space.

Beast - Adds a bit more of a challenge to the level. The original, while having a sick graphic set was a bit too easy.

Capes - Cool level, nice solution.

I get around - Only used the first platform so maybe a backroute? Either way its still a good level with the stalling of the lemmings to get the stoner out.

Slaughter House - I liked this level a lot it was not too challenging and probably has a few ways to do it. Great use of that graphic set. Never enough traps.

Its Turbo Time - Funny how 2 people chose this level! neat change from the old level

-Wow this is a looong level. Really makes you appreciate the fast forward button. The glider works really well with this level. There were so many subtle changes I had to make I kept thinking I was done only to realize there was more to be done. Lots of fun this one!

Definitely better than V1, trap above the exit and the arrows make a big difference. Nice Level!

-This one it is pretty pixel precise but it is a really cool twist on this level. Lots of rewinding but It felt rewarding to finish it.

Arrows made this level a bit trickier but it still wasn't to bad to solve. You can probably remove one of the builders from by the exit if you want to make it a bit harder depending on how hard you want it to be. If not its still a nice level I like it

Might still be a backroute as its probably what the triangle steel piece was trying to prevent, but with some fiddling I got around it. Cant think of another way to beat it for the life of me though! Tough level

Much more unique solution this time so it may be what you were looking for! :thumbsup: Great level!

I like the change you made with the blocker location, being able to block at the start seemed a little too easy. However, I may have found another backroute. I don't think I'm supposed to be able to go over the castle (I'm guessing the intended solution is to go under), and I didn't need the blocker pickup.

Nice! I like the change you made with the arrows. Much better. I like this solution better, I used my floaters this time.

I like the update. Were the duplicators part of the puzzle, or were they a red herring? I used them to meet goal, but they weren't really part of my solution. That aside, I really like the changes. I used the air current this time :thumbsup:

Really cool level, I like the style. There's something really cool about this color palette. I feel like there's probably a smarter, more efficient solution than mine, but my brute force attempt is the only solution I could think of at the time. This is a nice compact and fun little level. Nice work :thumbsup:

In particular, you got the use of a constructive skill at the top of the floating wood blocks, and using a cloner to get a lemming in place to use that skill, to prevent climbers from entering an infinite loop. :) The intended solution sets this up a bit differently, but still uses the same four skills (cloner, builder, platformer, miner) to achieve it.

Not too different from before. Maybe a bit easier since release rate fiddling could be ruled out.

Feels a lot like an Orig Mayhem level. Not bad; I definitely enjoyed this one, even if it wasn't too challenging. Although I had to collect the blocker along the way, I didn't need to actually use it.

I didn't really like this one. It was mostly just a matter of "repeatedly assign tasks to delay the lemmings" rather than any clever containment trick as such.

Quite easy, but very nice nonetheless! :)

Very nice level, though much easier than I'd expect an Icho level of this size to be. :P I also notice it has a similar feel to it as Icho's previous contest level "Lemming In Unison", albeit not nearly as hard.

Alright, first, I have to question whether this level can really be defined as meeting the criteria. You have 51 lemmings (since there's a cloner) but only have to save 50.

That aside, my solution is almost certianly a backroute. It doesn't use the cloner (except to meet the save requirement), and also has a few skills left over - and could have one more builder left, if I didn't make a splatform that turned out unnessecary (might not even have been in the first place, even if lemmings had made use of it).

Not really much to say about this one. It wasn't a bad level, but was nothing special either.

I'll come back to this one. I got solutions that came close, but each time, it turned out there was one little detail much earlier in the solution that screwed it up. I was getting too frustrated with this (especially since this is a level where the solution's duration in game time is well into the double-digits of minutes), so that's why I'm putting this one aside until I'm done with the others. I do like the concept, but I'm not very convinced this level pulled it off well.

Music appears to be broken on this level, unless it's meant to be silent. As far as the level itself goes, this isn't really too different from the original.

FUCKING LOVE THIS CHOICE OF MUSIC, BOJACK HORSEMAN FTW!!!!!!!

Pretty sure my solution was a backroute, though. If not, this was very easy.