Lotto Chance Chorus Battle
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About the CB
Come one, come all! Try your luck here at Lotto Chance Chorus Battle where you’ll have a fun and chaotic chorus battle! The possibilities are endless, and it’s a real toss up as to who could win! You better learn quickly if you want to survive out here!This CB combines both luck and skill due to the nature of the CB.“Are you ready to gamble?”Note: LCCB2 will have slightly different rules than LCCB, so please read this website in full.
General Information
This is a point-based chorus battle with three rounds (“Games”) in all. Each Game will be 6 weeks, with a 3 week judging period, and 1 week to allow between the end of the judging period and the next round. Although there is no elimination in this CB, teams must submit for all three Games to be eligible for the prize.Double Chance:
- Each Game will have a 24-hour grace period.
- For the first 12 hours, there will be no deductions.
- For the last 12 hours, there will be a 2 point deduction per hour (max -24 pts).Themes:
- Each Game, you will be given three words as a theme, randomly generated through a pool of pre-selected words.
- You must follow all three components of the given theme to be eligible for the maximum amount of points in that subcategory.Anonymity:
- Teams may register anonymously
Individual members of non-anonymous teams may register anonymously.
- Hosts will know the true identity of anonymous members/teams, and they must have valid SNS links at registration.
Team Composition
A team may be composed of 4, 5, 8, or 10 members.
- At the beginning of each Game, members will be assigned a role through the CB Hosts
- - - Vocalist, Mixer, Artist, Animator, or Jackal
- - - Each game, this assigned role will change. For example, if you were assigned “artist” for the first Game, your possible roles for the second Game are vocalist, mixer, animator, or Jackal. During Game 3, there may be some repeat roles depending on the team composition.
| 4 Members | 5 Members | 8 Members | 10 Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great for CB Masos who want a very small team of doubles | Great for CB Veterans who want a small team of doubles | Great for CB rookies who want to focus on only one role per Game | Great for CB Masos who want an added challenge of a larger team but still only have one role per Game |
| Assigned Roles: | Assigned Roles: | Assigned Roles: | Assigned Roles: |
| 1 Vocal + Mix Double | 1 Vocal | 3 Vocal | 4 Vocal |
| 1 Vocal + Art Double | 1 Vocal + Mix Double | 1 Mixer | 2 Mixer |
| 1 Vocal + Anim Double | 1 Vocal + Art Double | 2 Artist | 2 Artist |
| 1 Jackal + Jackal Double (gets to pick 2 DIFFERENT roles to do for the Game) | 1 Vocal + Anim Double | 1 Animator | 1 Animator |
| 1 Jackal | 1 Jackal | 1 Jackal |
The Jackal may help one role in need.
- This means that you may end up with +1 of any role.
- - - Example for 4 member team: 4 vocalists, 1 mixer, 2 artists, 1 animator (Jackal is Vocal + Artist for the round).
- - - Example for 5 member team: 4 vocalists, 1 mixer, 1 artist, 2 animators (Jackal is Animator for the round).
- - - Example for 8 member team: 3 vocalists, 2 mixers, 2 artists, 1 animator (Jackal is Mixer for the round).
- - - Example for 10 member team: 5 vocalists, 2 mixers, 2 artists, 1 animator (Jackal is Vocalist for the round).
- This title is assigned to you by the Hosts, and you will be allowed to choose any one of the traditional CB roles to fulfill for that Game.
- The Jackal’s role for the Game must be declared by the second week of the Game.
- - - There will be a Google Forms for this.
- - - You may NOT change the role that the Jackal fulfills after submitting the declaration form.
- - - Failure to declare the Jackal’s role for the Game, as well as an illegal change in the Jackal’s role during the game, will result in a -10 point deduction.You may be part of more than one team. Do so at your own risk.
- If you are part of two or more teams, and you choose to drop out of one during the competition, it will mean that you are dropping out of all teams. This is not negotiable.
- Team leaders of all teams whose member is dropping will be contacted via DM, and leaders will have 2 weeks to find a replacement member.You may switch people out of the team without penalty.
- You must notify one of the Hosts via DM or through the CB Twitter DMs
- The person’s roles will be treated as if they were the same person. If Member A was an animator for G1 and vocalist for G2 but dropped out, their replacement member would join G2 as a vocalist and would potentially be the artist or mixer for G3.
Passes
Emergency Switch Pass
- Receive ONE per team at registration
- Only use in case of extreme technical difficulties (eg, no alternate programs will run)
- Allows for ONE member to switch roles with another person, provided there is sufficient proof and explanation (eg pictures/videos of the issue, screenshots, etc)
- The member they switch with will be decided by the Hosts through a random number generator.
- The member is allowed to continue off of wherever the other person left off:
- - - Example: Member A: Animator || Member B: Artist
- - - A can’t run program || B already made sketches
- - - A can continue with the sketches that B drew, or start a new project completely
- With this said, we ask you to check out the programs you plan to use for each role to make sure they run properly.Role Switch Pass
- Promo Reward
- This pass may be used to switch any TWO members’ roles for that game
- - - Yes you get to choose which members switch roles
- - - Example: Member A is a vocalist and Member B is an animator. By switching, A is now an animator and B is now a vocalist.
- - - The potential roles for future Games will be treated as if they never switched – in other words, it will be possible for A to be assigned animator at a later game.Random Role Switch Pass
- You may BUY 2 passes per Game, at the cost of 15 points each.
- - - This will be deducted from your round total
- You must buy/use the pass within the first 2 weeks of the round
- - - After this time period, the pass is no longer offered
- You will nominate one member per pass to switch roles, and the Hosts will decide the member they will switch with via random number generator.
Entries
Song Choice
- Songs must be in Japanese or English. Songs translated into Jp/En are allowed.
- If you choose to do voice acting as a part of your entry, this may be done in any language, provided that there is an English translation.
- Each entry must be between 2:00 and 6:00.
- - - Entry length will be determined by the video file’s length.
- - - Each 15 seconds (rounded up) that an entry goes under or over the requirements will result in -1 point deduction, capping at -5 points
- - - Examples
- - - - - 1:58 entry = -1
- - - - - 2:00 entry = no deduction
- - - - - 6:01 entry = -1
- - - - - 6:16 entry = -2Category Requirements
| Vocal | Mix | Art | Anim |
|---|---|---|---|
| All vocals must be recorded; vocal synthesizers (including but not limited to UTAU and VOCALOID) are not allowed | At least 75% of the video file must have a musical element | Vocalist Sprites must be full body size | All aspects of the video must have a visual element (no black screens for the entire thing; transitions are OK) |
| Vocal stems must come from team members | Keep unaccompanied melody to a minimum in the final mix | Staff sprites are optional and can be any size | At least 75% of the video must include movements (camera movements, typography/lyrics, audio spectrums, etc) |
| Any style is allowed (painterly, chibi, etc) |
Uploading Your Entry
- Post your entry on YouTube with the title 【#LCCB2-G(number)】Song Title【Team Name】
- In the description, you need (in any order):
- - - Original Song Credits (including links/SNS handles)
- - - Cover Song Credits (including links/SNS handles for non-Anon teams)
- - - Theme Interpretation (Google Doc OK)
- - - Script
- - - Mix Folder to include both Acapella and Final Mix
- - - Art Folder to include all sprites and drawn assets
- - - Credits for 3rd Party Assets (Google Doc OK)In case of restriction
You are allowed to reupload an acapella video on YT with the above title with no deductions just for viewing/linking purposes. If this is done after the entry submission form has been submitted, please DM the Hosts or the CB Twitter to update your submission form.
Promotional Video
Your team will have the opportunity to post a promotional video during registration and during the judging periods for G1 and G2. You may do it up to three times (once per period as described above), as long as the content of the video and/or the roles fulfilled by members in the video are different each time.Requirements:
- Video length must be between 0:30 and 2:00
- Song OR Voice Acting
- - - All members’ voices must be featured for at least 1 second
- - - English and Japanese are allowed; other languages are not
- It must have some sort of visuals to go along with it, no matter how simple
- Post on YouTube with the title 【#LCCB2-G(number)】Title【Team Name】
- - - G0 during Registration
- - - G1.5 for Judging Period of G1
- - - G2.5 for Judging Period of G2
- The description must include all credits that a regular entry would need.
- For the Promo, members may fulfill any role of their own choosing, and is not restricted by the Game roles that were assigned.Promo Reward: Role Switch Pass
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| May 14, 2023 | Registration Opens |
| June 3, 2023 | Registration Closes |
| June 10, 2023 | G1 Begins |
| July 22, 2023 | G1 Ends, Judging Period Begins |
| Aug 12, 2023 | G1 Judging Period Ends |
| Aug 13, 2023 | G1 Results |
| Aug 19, 2023 | G2 Begins |
| Sep 30, 2023 | G2 Ends, Judging Period Begins |
| Oct 21, 2023 | G2 Judging Period Ends |
| Oct 22, 2023 | G2 Results |
| Oct 28, 2023 | G3 Begins |
| Dec 9, 2023 | G3 Ends, Judging Period Begins |
| Jan 6, 2024 | G3 Judging Period Ends *4 weeks to allow for Winter Festivities |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Winner Announced |
** This CB is held in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT || UTC-4)
** During G3, there will be an extra ONE HOUR without penalties due to moving out of EDT back into EST (UTC-5).
There are Six Categories:
- Overall: Miscellaneous aspects of the entry, such as theme interpretation, will be judged for a total of 50 points.
- Vocals: Singing will be judged for a total of 50 points.
- Mix: Mixing will be judged for a total of 50 points.
- Art: Illustration will be judged for a total of 50 points.
- Animation: Movement of the art and lyrics in the entry will be judged for a total of 50 points.
- Bonus: Extra points you may gain by both luck and skill, to include favorites, early bird, and jackpot.This gives a score out of 250 points per Game, with a potential of scoring up to +50 via bonuses each Game.Any incomplete entries will be judged on a percentage/proportional basis and will be deducted according to how much was completed. For example, an entry with an incomplete animation which was animated for 2 of the 4 minutes would be judged on the animation present, then deducted by 50% in the category due to being only half complete.After all of the points are accounted for in each category, point deductions through other means will be applied, to include missing credits/links, grace period deductions, etc.Sample Score Sheet and Rubric
Each judge (“dealer”) will be judging up to two categories including the “Overall” category, which will be judged by the hosts.
Click on each image to see credits for the art.
Hosts
I want to join CBs but I’m too lazy to make / join a team so instead, so I make a CB. someone stop me
call me neri, your local candle friend :D lets all wish each other luck in the upcoming cbbbbb
Dealers
Vocals
Mix
im neriful neri its me neri full of neri ful im neri its me neri ful the most ful of all the neris its me neri hello im neri neriful ful of neris neriful
Art
Animation
Hi! I'm a singer who's trying her best to give some joy to people! And just to know... I LOVE ANIMATION YEAAAH!
Prizes
The teams with the cumulative top scores will receive a prize of their choosing from the list below. The prizes will become unavailable as they are chosen.For example, if 1st Place choses milqs's prize, then 2nd Place would have a choice between Cal's and Sian's. 3rd Place would get the last prize offered.List of Prizes
Q: What are some free programs for each role?
A: These are merely free and not necessarily good, but here are some programs:
- Vocalist/Mixer - Audacity, Reaper, Cakewalk
- Artist - GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), Inkscape, Microsoft Paint, FireAlpaca, MediBangPaint, Ibis Paint X (apple/android app)
- Animator - AviUtil, DaVinci Resolve, Lightworks, kdenliveQ: How much help can a teammate give to another teammate regarding a role?
A: A teammate may send any tutorials/instructions, but the teammate with the assigned role must complete it - any file sharing between members with different roles is prohibited.Q: Roles are assigned?? How does that work?
A: At the beginning of each game (round), the team leader will be notified of members’ roles, such as “Nagisa - Artist; shiorichan - Animator; Nash - Jackal; Neriful - Mixer” etc. Each member must complete their assigned role for the CB, even if they may not have prior experience.Q: Ok, but what if none of us knows how to do our roles?
A: Don’t worry, and try your best! One of our subcategories takes this into consideration, and gives points on how well you did despite the odds being against you.Q: What is the Jackal?
A: The Jackal is a made-up role for this CB. The member who is assigned this role may choose ONE of the other main roles (vocalist, artist, mixer, animator) and assist them in that category. For example, if your animator has never animated before, your Jackal may choose to be an animator for that round to assist your animator. This is NOT a trade in roles, nor does it excuse the original animator from not doing anything for the round.Q: Is the mixer role the only one that can provide harmony/adlib guides?
A: No, any role can provide harmony/adlib guides as long as they are credited properly, as guides are not explicitly a "mixer" role. (For example, some teams ask a vocalist to work on guides) With this same thought process, scripting can be done by any role.