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Mmm... Mexican Food! Great restaurant, Mariko! I love the roof and the overall architecture of the exterior, and the interior is full of yummy details! The selection of fillings for burritos is very innovative, and the wrapped up burrito is ingenious! I look forward to more of your amazing buildings!

Thank you very much, Gregorovich! I'm currently placing a bricklink order to help me complete some of the other buildings in my town, so it would be no trouble to buy some tile (and even sidewalk!) for the pizza restaurant. Thanks very much, LT! As I said before, I will most likely be tiling the restaurant, so I'll post pics of that when I'm done. I'm also thinking of adding some other elements to the front (fire hydrant, mailbox, shrub, etc.).

B-OV-14C Well, it's my 500th post, and I'm a knight now! () I wanted to do something special to commemorate it, so I decided to share my restaurant. This is one of the many buildings in my town (a good 90% of them are unfinished), and I'll be showing off the rest of them as they are completed! So, without further ado... Welcome to the pizza restaurant! I'm still searching for a good name for it; if anyone has any ideas, please let me know! The front of the restaurant. The side. Notice that there are no technic bricks in the side of it; my town is not modular. It's more of a 'seaside resort' town, and there is plenty of room between buildings. Here's the interior. The waiter brings back the plate of a satisfied customer. A businessman on his lunch break waits patiently for his pizza. The waiter can pick up the customer's food at the little window. The pizza chef takes another one of his masterpieces out of the oven. Here's the sink. Apparently, the owner of the restaurant is too cheap to hire a dishwasher. (Sorry for the blurry picture!) This is where the stairs let out on the second floor. Here's more of the second floor. There are some nice potted plants to add to the customers' overall dining experience. A woman sips her iced tea while she waits for dessert. After a piping hot slice of pizza, you can cool down with a few scoops of homemade gelato! At the end of a long day, the poor waiter has to do all the dishes! That's one disadvantage to having a staff shortage. Thanks for reading! Comments, criticisms, and suggestions welcome!

I love the idea of jaguar warriors. If it were up to me, the next 'Quest' would be another jungle theme. The enemies could be 'jaguars warriors' (warriors like in the Indiana Jones series wearing a costume of jaguar hide), and the 'leader' (Amset-Ra in PQ) could have this headdress. Even better, if they keep with the dark red vehicle color scheme, we might even get a dark red steamboat!

Congratulations to the winners! You all put in a lot of hard work into your wonderful entries and you definitely deserved to win!

I know! I think LEGO might use some of the ideas from the "What minifigs are we missing?" thread; I remember seeing 'detective' as a suggestion at one point, and now there's a detective in Series 5. (Although it may be pure coincidence)

Only one win to Magus now; who'd like to duel me next?

Thank you! I was constantly color-checking my additions on bricklink, so I'm happy it paid off!

Nice coffee shop, Gregorovich! The first floor is brilliant, and the roof garden is a nice touch! Seeing LCM's coffee shop and your cafe makes me wonder if I should post my own restaurant MOC!

That explains that. Yes, I was able to turn it into a landing pad despite the centerpiece and that little fuel-thingy (not sure what that was) in the upper right hand corner of the 'landing pad' area.

You can use spells like Protego several times a round, it's the later spells such as Stupefy and Imperio that you can't use more than once a round. I used Protego several times against ceroknight in a duel and Walter Kovacs used it several times against me.

Wow! The beverage shop looks great! The architecture of the building is very nicely done, and I love the fan and condenser on the roof. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing more!

Ah, I see. Looking back on the pictures again I noticed that all the sidewalks are red. I actually think that it looks rather nice in front of some of the buildings like the theater, but it just looks awkward in front of the red hardware store. Sounds good, I look forward to it!

Very nice town, LCM! Here are my thoughts on each of the buildings: Lightning Hardware Store: I really like this one;you've incorporated some great details (the sign, the dumpster, the cabinets, etc.). However, I think the sidewalk would look better in a shade of gray. Coffee Shop: Love the interior on this one. You've really done a great job creating a full coffee shop in a pretty small space. The drive-thru is also a great idea, but you should remove the shutters from the drive-thru window; I don't think I've ever seen a drive-thru that has shutters on its window. Bank MOD: This one is really fantastic; it gives me a few ideas for modifying the bank myself! The whole first floor is very nicely done, and the safe is very nice. Theater: This is a great idea for a building! I love how you implemented the red curtains, catwalk, and seating. All in all, you've done a great job on your town. Keep going!

As far as I know it's still going. I just finished my turn, so I guess we're just waiting for Aanchir to color-check it.

Great duel, MB, you put up an incredible fight! Thanks for adjudicating, CM!

Wizard Duel Okay Turkoglu vs. Frankfurt Flashburn Round 3 Okay Turkoglu| 4 __________Frankfurt Flashburn | 2 Pet: Baloo Defend_______________Pet: Niles Defend High - 0_______________________Expelliarmus! - 0 Expelliarmus!- 1____________________High - 0 Stupefy! - 0______________________Stupefy!- 0 Low - 0___________________________Mid - 0 Mid - 0 ___________________________Low - 0 Health: 4________________________Health: 2 After scoring a hit against his opponent, Okay raises his wand to fire another high spell, but Frankfurt swiftly disarms him before he can. As Okay scrambles for his wand, Frankfurt follows up with spell aimed for his opponent's head, but Okay grasps his wand and fires off a disarming spell that sends Frankfurt's wand flying. "Oh no, not again..." thought the petunias Flashburn as he jogged to retrieve his wand. Going in for the win now, Okay unleashes a powerful Stupefy spell, but Frankfurt reaches his wand and deflects the spell just in time. Turkoglu then weaves left and fires a low spell meant to take Flashburn off his feet, but Niles the attack frog hops in front of his master, opens his mouth wide, and swallows the low spell. After this, he had severe indigestion, and was unable to compete in the last bit of Round 3. Seizing the opportunity, Frankfurt fires his own low spell at Okay, but Baloo the cat quickly jumps in front of its master and takes to spell for him. Both duelists raise their wands to continue fighting, but the buzzer sounds, and the duel is over! Congratulations to the winner, Okay Turkoglu (Oky Wan Kenobi) and his cat Baloo! Update your profiles accordingly.

Wizard Duel Okay Turkoglu vs. Frankfurt Flashburn Round 2 Okay Turkoglu| 4 __________Frankfurt Flashburn | 4 Pet: Baloo Attack!______________Pet: Niles Counter Stupefy! - 0______________________Stupefy! - 0 Low- 1___________________________Mid - 0 Expelliarmus! - 0___________________Mid- 0 Mid - 0________________________Expelliarmus! - 0 High - 1 _________________________Low - 0 Health: 4_______________________Health: 2 Trying to protect its master, Baloo leaps forward at Frankfurt, but Niles shoots out its tongue right into the cat's eyes. Blinded, Baloo whines and runs back to Turkoglu. With a grunt of disgust, Okay blasts a Stupefy spell at his opponent, but Frankfurt easily deflects it with a similar spell of his own. Going on the offensive now, Frankfurt fires a mid-aimed spell, but soon finds himself knocked to the ground by a low spell. Scrambling to get up, Frankfurt shoots another mid-aimed spell at his opponent, but his aim is off, and Okay quickly casts a disarming spell on him. Turkoglu then fires a spell at his fellow Hufflepuff's torso, but Frankfurt grabs his wand and disarms Okay just in time. As Okay recovers his wand, Frankfurt shoots a low-aimed spell to take the fellow Auror of his feet, but Okay jumps over and fires a high-aimed spell that blasts a hole in Frankfurt's hat and sends him flying backwards. Okay's up by two now, and there's only one round to go! Can Frankfurt and Niles make a quick comeback? Send your DSs for Round 3 when ready.

Wizard Duel Okay Turkoglu vs. Frankfurt Flashburn Round 1 Okay Turkoglu| 5 __________Frankfurt Flashburn | 5 Pet: Baloo Attack!_______________Pet: Niles Attack! Mid - 0_______________________Expelliarmus! - 0 Expelliarmus!- 0 _________________Stupefy! - 0 Low - 0__________________________Low- 0 Stupefy! - 1______________________High - 0 High - 0 _________________________Mid - 1 Health: 4_______________________Health: 4 Both Baloo and Niles spring into action, attacking each other in mid-air while their masters duke it out on the dueling floor. Frankfurt starts it off with a disarming spell, sending Okay's wand flying out of his grip. He then follows up with a Stupefy spell, but Okay quickly recovers his wand and disarms his opponent. Frankfurt dives to get his wand, grabs it, and fires a low-aimed spell at the his fellow Hufflepuff. Okay deflects it with a low-spell of his own, and then blasts Frankfurt in the chest with a Stupefy spell. Frankfurt stumbles backwards, trying to regain his balance, and unleashes a mid-aimed spell which connects with his opponent's stomach and sends him sprawling. It's tied now right now, but there's still two rounds left! Send for Round 2 when ready.

I'll adjudicate for you guys, send your DSs to me!

Wizard Duel Clen Vierno vs. Malek Poderero Round 3 Clen Vierno | 2 ______________Malek Poderero | 2 Protego! - 0______________________Stupefy! - 0 Low- 0 __________________________Protego! - 0 Stupefy! - 1_______________________Low- 0 Protego! - 0_______________________High - 0 High - 0 _________________________High - 0 Health: 2________________________Health: 1 As the third round begins, Malek presses on with a Stupefy spell, but Clen quickly casts a shield charm, blocking it. Switching to the offensive, Clen fires a spell aimed at his opponent's legs, but Malek responds with a shield charm of his own. Clen then jumps over Malek's low-aimed spell, rolls, and blasts his opponent with a powerful Stupefy spell. Caught off his guard, Malek tries to retaliate with a spell to his fellow Gryffindor's face, but Clen swiftly casts another shield charm to deflect it. Seeing that time had almost run out, Malek follows through with another high-aimed spell, but his opponent blocks it with a spell of the same type. Congratulations to the winner, Clen Vierno (ceroknight)! Update your profiles accordingly!

This has been another great contest, and there were a lot of fantastic entries, but the ones that really stand out to me are: 4) The Monster Entry (Titolian) - 1 point 13) Musketeer Entry (Yatkuu) - 1 point 33) Mad Scientist Entry (Skafte) - 1 point Good luck, everybody!