SURVIVAL FEST BLASTER BASH 2025

- OFFICIAL RULES -

To participate, entrants must complete the following form: Survival Fest 2025 Blaster Bash Entrant Form

Participants will then receive a role in the Survival Fest Discord Server allowing them to post updates and images of their in-progress and completed builds in the Blaster Bash Discord Forum.
- To be eligible for the "Fresh Foam Flinger" Award (see below), participants will be required to post a picture in the Blaster Bash Forum of the start of their build with a clearly visible piece of paper with the date and "Survival Fest Blaster Bash 2025" written on it.
- Posts in the Blaster Bash Discord Forum should be tagged in all applicable award categories.

Participants will bring their blaster to the Survival Fest 2025 Convention to be judged in person and displayed for Survival Fest attendees.

Judges will choose one Blaster as a winner in each of the 6 categories below.
- All blasters will be judged in every applicable category.
- Judges will rate every blaster on a scale of 1-10 in each applicable category.

"Fostering a creative arms race"

- Mister Nathan

Awarded to the best overall entry of a completed blaster build starting in 2025.
This category requires an initial post in the Blaster Bash Discord forum with the date and "Survival Fest Blaster Bash 2025" written and clearly visible.

"There is no other blaster on the planet like this."

- OOD

Awarded to the blaster that is judged to have the most innovative and effective uses of technology.

"I dream of painting and then I paint my dream"

- Vincent Van Gogh

Awarded to the blaster with the most eye-catching and beautiful custom paint job.

"In it for the gimmick"

- Talonaxe Armory

Awarded to the blaster judged to have the most fun gimmick, innovative mechanism, or silly play feature.

"The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built"

- Adam Savage

Awarded to the blaster with the most impressive example of combining things that were not originally part of the same thing.

"There are no strings on me"

- Ultron

Awarded to the blaster judged to be the best example of what a 3D printer can do.
Blasters will be considered for 3D printing innovation, printability, structural qualities, print quality, multicolor work, filament colors and more.