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NUMACON is a semi-regular contest held on NUMA that challenges players and mappers alike to create a map that follows a certain theme, i.e. a haunted house, or creating a map from an image. Maps entered in the monthly NUMACON are judged on theme, gameplay, and aesthetics. The use of Nreality is allowed in NUMACON unless the rules specifically prohibit it. The prizes include ad-free browsing, custom titles that are recycled somewhat often, and a sometimes userbar made from a section of their map that displayed their "victory over the masses." The winner who scores first also gets their map featured.

Example of userbar

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1 NUMACON - Copycat (May 2010)
2 NUMACON - Muse (June 2010)
3 NUMACON - Ghosty (July 2010)
4 NUMACON - Headache (August 2010)
5 NUMACON - Sensei (September 2010)
6 NUMACON - Sky (October 2010)
7 NUMACON - Shootout (November 2010)
8 NUMACON - SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR WIN! (December 2010)
9 NUMACON - Redeye (February 2011)
10 NUMACON - Fractal (April 2011)
11 NUMACON - Drag On, Survivalist (July 2011)
12 NUMACON - Amaze Us (August 2011)
13 NUMACON - Sleepy (September 2011)
14 NUMACON - Jailbreak (September 2012)
15 HallowCON - SpookShow (October 2012)
16 NUMACON - Vanish (November 2012)
17 NUMACON - Emulator (February 2013)

NUMACON - Copycat (May 2010)Edit

Copycat was the first NUMACON to be held, and it had players find an image and create a map that looked exactly like it. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Muse (June 2010)Edit

Muse was the second NUMACON, and it required players to make a map based upon this review:

"This map is a trip. A journey if you will. It starts off unobtrusively enough, your ninja treading softly through lonely halls. However as you progress it becomes increasingly apparent how frail your ninja's hold on life is. Around every corner lurks a dead machine, every room a trap waits to be sprung. Soon there is no turning back. Only the familiar pale yellow glow urges you onward. As you ascend through the twisted ruins, you realize that this journey is far from over. The story is only beginning."

This NUMACON was even more warmly received than Copycat, with more than 100 maps entered. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Ghosty (July 2010)Edit

Ghosty was the third NUMACON and it required mappers to make a haunted house or a map with that theme. Although very straightforward, this proved difficult to many mappers as they wanted to make a map that was haunted, but without ghost drones, or as PALEMOON described it: "the OH NO A HIDDEN BLUE DRONE THAT POPPED OUT thing that is everywhere." Ghosty also had more than 100 entries and was enjoyed by most mappers. The winner list is as follows:

Note: Since both rocket_thumped and astheoceansblue were judges and they both entered Ghosty, their entries were judged by southpaw.

NUMACON - Headache (August 2010)Edit

Due to the lack of survivals during the time of last year's Dronies, the fourth NUMACON required mappers to make a survival . Due to the unpopularity of survivals, this NUMACON had the least entries. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Sensei (September 2010)Edit

Sensei, as homage to tktktk who once made a map-pack of only gold, tiles, exit(s), and a ninja, required mappers to make maps with no enemies except mines. This proved a bit difficult for many mappers and the winners' maps were, sadly, unpopular. The winner list is as follows:

Note: The winners list was posted very late due to one of the judges getting sick.

NUMACON - Sky (October 2010)Edit

Sky simply required mappers to make a map with, as the name says, a sky or horizon with stars, clouds, and/or a sun. The maps were judged, oddly enough, by Skyline. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Shootout (November 2010)Edit

Shootout limited the enemies used, where the only accepted enemy (besides mines) were chainguns. This choice was made by chainguns being one of the judges favorite enemy type. Shootout was the most well accepted NUMACON contest with over 130 submissions into the contest. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR WIN! (December 2010)Edit

The December 2010 NUMACON got off to a late start, but it definetly will not be remembered for it. This NUMACON was the first that accepted N-arts and Don't Do Anything (DDA's) as a submission. Also the judging occured in three special categories: AWESOMENESS, MERRYNESS, and GAME-A-TUDE to celebrate the holidays. The theme for the month was Christmas/Holidays. Due possibly to the difference in this NUMACON versus those in the past, only 33 maps were submitted with the proper tag "merrychristmas," however these maps were well received in the general community. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Redeye (February 2011)Edit

Redeye, similar to that of Shootout, required all maps to have either lasers or mines as enemies, and nothing else. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Fractal (April 2011)Edit

Fractal had over 90 submissions, nearly 150% more than its predecessor two months prior. The theme of the month was symmetry, which caused some confusion that had to be cleared up. The maps did not have to end up being perfectly symmetrical, and were allowed "a little articstic liscense" in their creation. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Drag On, Survivalist (July 2011)Edit

Drag On, Survivalist was another month in which a survival based map (one with no exit) was required. Also, via a clever pun, the map had to have a dragon theme to it. Unfortunately, this month had the least number of submissions. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Amaze Us (August 2011)Edit

Oh the puns! That's right, basically all contestants had to create a map with maze-like elements, with a focused goal to catch the judges attention. The winner list is as follows (it might be out of order, can someone please verify?):

Teleporter Trouble. - NachoCheese
Wind Temple [maze - thereisaspoon]
Chasm - romaniac
Artifact - romaniac
Unknown - probably either http://www.nmaps.net/216185 or http://www.nmaps.net/216284

NUMACON - Sleepy (September 2011)Edit

Due to an unexpected bout of tiredness, flag decided that sleepy maps were the soup du' jour. Aidiera and flag judged. Aidiera also posted his critiques on the forums. The winner list is as follows:

NUMACON - Jailbreak (September 2012)Edit

Aidiera decided to give the CON a revival, and in the syle of "Muse" wrote a review off which to make a map:

"This place is like a prison. Has security tightened here or what? Guards patrol two abreast, three abreast; they're afraid that another escape will happen. And it will happen. I've made sure of it. You see, I've left you plenty of hiding places, carefully hidden in the whitewashed walls and prefabricated tiles. The guards won't find these passages as long as you stay hidden. If you manage to open all the doors you might even find a way to freedom. Best of luck, no. 30158."

This NUMACON was a sluggish one with less than 20 submissions. The judges were flagmyidol and Aidiera, and their commentary is on the forums.

HallowCON - SpookShow (October 2012)Edit

Due to popular demand, a Halloween NUMACON was held. 1211 and Aidiera judged. The critiques are here.

NUMACON - Vanish (November 2012)Edit

The last NUMACON of 2012 was a tile-less one. Fake tiles were allowed and mappers have until the end of the month to submit their maps. The judges were flagmyidol and gloomp with help from Erik-Player.

NUMACON - Emulator (February 2013)Edit

This was a great idea for a NUMACON. Emulator was a contest to try to copy the style of an author that you like. flag, gloomp, and RandomDigits were the judges.