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| HSWC is a fandom event where people gather into [[Teams|teams]], primarily around various ships. Then those teams compete with each other over several rounds, gathering points as they go. The more points a team gains, the higher ranked they become! | HSWC is a fandom event where people gather into [[Teams|teams]], primarily around various ships. Then those teams work hard over several rounds to gather points. The more points a team gains, the higher ranked they become! |
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| There are two [[Event%20Layout#Main_Rounds|main rounds]], [[Event%20Layout#Collab_Round|a collab round]], and several [[Event%20Layout#Bonus_Rounds|bonus rounds]] that take place over the course of the event. | There are two [[Event Layout#Main_Rounds|main rounds]] (MR), one [[Event Layout#Collab_Round|collab round]], and several [[Event Layout#Bonus_Rounds|bonus rounds]] (br) that take place over the course of the event. All teams are encouraged to participate in all rounds, and all rounds are point-earning. In bonus round, each participant is more in |
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| == | After the main rounds are over, HSWC participants then [[Voting|vote]] for their favorite main round entries. The more votes a MR entry receives, the more [[Scoring|points]] it is awarded. The event roughly lasts from May through August. It's fast-paced and there's ''always'' something to do, but can generally scale to your amount of free time and desired involvement. If you want to enjoy fanwork and/or create fanwork, there's no better event for it than the HSWC; the first week of HSWC 2013 alone created over a hundred new Homestuck works. It's a rewarding and exciting event, and there's something fun for everyone! ---- == A Step by Step Guide == |
Overview
If you're new to the HSWC, here's a really quick explanation of how the event works for participants, from start to finish!
Contents
Quick Summary
HSWC is a fandom event where people gather into teams, primarily around various ships. Then those teams work hard over several rounds to gather points. The more points a team gains, the higher ranked they become!
There are two main rounds (MR), one collab round, and several bonus rounds (br) that take place over the course of the event. All teams are encouraged to participate in all rounds, and all rounds are point-earning. In bonus round, each participant is more in
After the main rounds are over, HSWC participants then vote for their favorite main round entries. The more votes a MR entry receives, the more points it is awarded.
The event roughly lasts from May through August. It's fast-paced and there's always something to do, but can generally scale to your amount of free time and desired involvement. If you want to enjoy fanwork and/or create fanwork, there's no better event for it than the HSWC; the first week of HSWC 2013 alone created over a hundred new Homestuck works. It's a rewarding and exciting event, and there's something fun for everyone!
A Step by Step Guide
Sign up to join a team when sign ups open on Apr. 8! Read that page, it's a lot easier than going into it here.
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