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Well, what an awesome month it has been, I'm truly sad to see it go but go it surely must. Warmest congratulations to legomaniac and Oky Wan for their superb expand-the-theme-entries, really great work; Fugazi for his awesome Persian grocer Inconspicuous for that really lovely market stall. Sorry I missed my chance to vote - and it would've been a hard choice - but in all honesty I most likely would have voted you guys amongst others. A great effort was made by all and everyone should be proud! Many many thanks to everyone who voted for the really nice comments, I much appreciate it.

Aye, it was a typing error! The final health score is right as I work it out on paper before I type it in. Generally I'll copy from a previous post to save time and sometimes I miss an integer or two! You both have 4 health as you go into the next round. Good luck!

ARGHMMMPH!!! I missed my chance to vote, been so busy in work and fixing my house up. So sorry everyone. Many thanks for the votes and kind comments though, very much appreciated. It's ben a great competition and there are some genuinely wonderful and inspiring creations there. Very best of luck to everyone who's entered. I'll just head off and give myself a good slap for missing the voting deadline...

Sith Lord Lothar versus Sith Lord Dar'vole'e, DUEL II... Round 1 Lothar | 5 Dar'vole'e | 5 Force Push - 1 Parry - 0 Low - 0 Force Push - 0 Force Lightning - 0 Force Lightning - 0 Sabre Flurry / Mid - 0 Parry - 0 High - 0 Mid - 1 Health: 4 Health: 4 Dar'vole'e returns to face his enemy with a deadly grudge; offering no warning he launches himself at the other Sith Lord. But Lothar is not easily ambushed, catching Dar'vole'e with a powerful Force Push. The Sith Lords' clash lightsabres and Dar'vole'e llands a powerful strike against his enemy and evening up the fight... Send your DS for round 2 please!

Very nice! I was sold on the game when it was revealed... even moreso now!

Sith Lord Lothar versus Sith Lord Dar'vole'e, DUEL I... winner: Lothar. Round 3 Lothar | 4 Dar'vole'e | 2 Force Push - 0 Force Push - 0 Force Lightning - 0 Parry - 0 Parry - 0 Force Lightning - 0 Sabre Flurry / Low - 0 High - 1 Parry - 0 Mid - 0 Health: 3 Health: 2 Lothar and Dar'vole'e move into the next phase of their duel, attacking and defending with no success. But Dar'vole'e finds an opening, slicing high as Lothar launches a fearsome assault. His blade hits home, but only serves as a distraction - assessing his wounds he must make his retreat so he can fight another day... Lothar has won this first duel! Well done csimian! You have a chance to take this back filip, with 2 more duels against each other to decide who goes through to Stage III. Whenever you're ready you can send your Duel Sequences to begin your second duel.

These new sets look pretty cool. The best feature is the minifigs of course - there's a wonderful range of new hairstyles and faces which will be excellent for MOCs, though I do prefer the pervious iteration of Harry's face. There's a really nice selection of parts too, following a trend much like the original Harry Potter sets which contained many parts I've found extremely useful. I agree - it's pretty ridiculous (RIDDIKULUS...! sorry) that the only way to build upon your Slytherin class is essentially to buy multiples of the 'Express. At the very least you'd expect to have another Slytherin in Hogwart's Castle... with only Harry and Hermione there's more teachers than pupils!

Really nice Oky! Love all those play featrues especially. Could easily see this on the shelves and me buying it). Good work!

Thanks. Not sure why he's not been on as much recently...

Jedi Master Eskallon versus Jedi Master Ber'gin'yon Torg'h, DUEL II... winner through to STAGE III: Eskallon. Round 3 Eskallon | 5 Ber'gin'yon Torg'h | 4 Parry - 0 Force Shield - 0 Parry - 0 Sabre Flurry / Mid - 0 Sabre Throw - 1 High - 0 High - 0 Mid - 1 Force Push - 0 Sabre Throw - 0 Health: 4 Health: 3 The powerful Jedi Masters keep pressure on each other. A high throw of Eskallon's lightsabre catches Ber'gin off guard but he retaliates with a strike to Eskallon's midrif. The Jedi seem well matched but as the duel continues it's clear that Eskallon's endurance will not be bested today and Master Ber'gin'yon Torg'h nobly accepts defeat. Congratulations Eskallon, your champion is through to Stage III. Unlucky Walter, but very well played throughout the tournament.

Jedi Master Eskallon versus Jedi Master Ber'gin'yon Torg'h, DUEL II... Round 2 Eskallon | 6 Ber'gin'yon Torg'h | 4 Force Push - 0 Sabre Flurry / Low - 0 Parry - 0 Force Shield - 0 Parry - 0 Mid - 0 Mid - 0 Low - 1 Sabre Throw - 0 Sabre Throw - 0 Health: 5 Health: 4 Torg'h launches a blinding assault against his opponent! Eskallon's defensive stance deflects much of the incoming blows but as he moves to attack, Ber'gin finds his opening and lands a low strike against him. Both Jedi Masters have drawn blood, but time is running out. Who will be the victor...? Pretty close! Send your Duel Sequence for round 3 please.

Awaiting Duel Sequences from the following players: DUEL I | 3rd round filip skywalker DUEL II | 2nd round Eskallon

Well done to everyone getting this far! There's but a handful of rounds left before we can move onto Stage III. Send in your Duel Sequences so we can proceed in a timely manner. Remember, there can be only one... Chosen One!

Some superb entries already. Especially like Sandy's theatre and Xiaan's coin-op spaceship, inspired! Ach! That was the first idea that sprung to my mind but legitimatealex beat me to it! Not sure if doing the same thing would be a bit unfair now. Will have to go back to the drawing board...

Yey! I like this! Really nice speeder, great selection of minifigs what with Cad, Shahan, Guard and Captain. These last 2 will make the set worth multiples I reckon. I too would've liked Aurra but hey... guess we can't have the moon on a stick (that's no moon). Not only that another original release LEGO, got me smilin'! At a guess I'd say this one will come in at £29.99 in the UK. We'll see though. I think LEGO and I have a deal on this one.

Jedi Master Eskallon versus Jedi Master Ber'gin'yon Torg'h, DUEL II... Round 1 Eskallon | 6 Ber'gin'yon Torg'h | 5 Force Push - 0 Low - 0 Mid - 0 Sabre Flurry / Mid - 0 Parry - 0 Sabre Throw - 0 Parry - 0 Mid - 0 Sabre Throw - 1 High - 0 Health: 6 Health: 4 Eskallon and Ber'gin'yon Torg'h meet for a second time. Igniting their lightsabers they throw themselves into melee. Using all the power at their disposal they slice, spin and parry, Eskallon finally striking Torg'h with his flying lightsaber. Ber'gin knows this is a fight he cannot lose, gathering himself for his next move... Send your Duel Sequence for round 2.

Sith Lord Lothar versus Sith Lord Dar'vole'e, DUEL I... Round 2 Lothar | 5 Dar'vole'e | 3 Parry - 0 Force Lightning - 0 Force Push - 0 Force Push - 0 Force Lightning - 1 Mid - 0 Parry - 0 Parry - 0 Sabre Flurry / Mid - 0 Low - 1 Health: 4 Health: 2 The maelstrom continues with each Sith Lord striking against each other. Both receive injuries from their opponent, but Dar'vole'e is getting dangerously low in health. Can he pull the fight back and defeat Lothar? Surely Lothar thinks not... Whenever you're ready, send you DS for round 3.

At a guess I'd say we'll have to wait 'til after the competition.

Congratualtions Rick, brickme, Darth Hawken and Stash2Sixx you lucky people you! It's great to see the forces of good winning the day. Stash, I was so convinced you were a Nizam I tried to kill you every night but with no success of course! Well, I got mine in the end... Thanks Shadows for running such a fun take on Mafia and thanks too to everyone else for making it fun to be a part of. Now I think it's time to celebrate with a song... 1! 2! 3! 4! Strumma-strumma-strumma-strumma-strumma-strumma-strumma-STRUMM-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap, strumma-strumma-strumma-strumma-... etc.

Oh my gosh I cut that fine! I've uploaded my entry for Expand The Theme, just in time too. I accidentaly left several photos I was going to use at work (doh!) so had to work some of my images from scratch. I'll upload more images to the Brickshelf folder later. Just want to say there are some stunning entries in all three categories. It's great fun seeing what everyone's come up with and amazing the effort you've put in - some truly inspiring work. Good luck in the contest everyone!

Dhurban Chariot Race The Vizier of Dhurban has captured Tamina and forced Dastan to race for her release. But the treacherous Vizier has stacked the race against Dastan, arming his charioteer with weapons and placing an assassin along the race course! Can Dastan thwart the Vizier's plans and rescue Tamina? Set includes: Five minifigures: Dastan, Tamina, The Vizier of Dhurban, Charioteer and Assassin. Thwart the Vizier! Tip the flag on the stand and watch his fruit bowl spill - he'll be so angry! Stop the Assassin before he fires at Dastan. Pull the pin and watch him fallf rom the turret. Red chariot features flick-fire spears. Includes flags and fence to mark out your own race-course! More AWESOME photos here! Check out the AWESOME, AWESOME play features video

Curse the Nizam! Our own Vizier assassinated while discord reigns amongst us. A noble proposal, but killing you will only reduce our number even further. That's unacceptable! Best to stay alive and make your own nightly actions count towards the greater good. Agreed. Inaction will lead to the death of us all!

"FASTER!" "SLOWER!" Brilliant humour dude, a great few of minutes of amusement there!

I'm also in alliance with a person(s) on that list and I know I'm not Nizam... *spits*

Jedi Master Eskallon versus Jedi Master Jedi Master Ber'gin'yon Torg'h... winner: Eskallon. Round 3 Eskallon | 4 Ber'gin'yon Torg'h | 4 Force Push - 0 Sabre Throw - 0 Mid - 0 Mid - 0 Sabre Throw - 1 High - 0 Parry - 0 Low - 0 Parry - 0 Sabre Flurry / High - 0 Health: 4 Health: 3 Both Jedi circle, throwing and deflecting attack after attack. But Torg'h lowers his guard for just a second, Eskallon sees his opportunity and throws his lightsabre, striking his opponent. Ber'gin tries to pull the fight back but cannot penetrate Eskallons defensive stance, finally accepting defeat. Well done Eskallon! Unlucky Walter, but you still have a chance to pull it back to decide who goes through to Stage III. Send your Duel Sequence for your second duel whenever you're ready.