The "Rules"The SourceOkay, here's the breakdown. Have you heard of the TV programme The Bachelorette? No? Well, I'll explain it to you briefly. One girl, many guys. (In the case of the original show, 25. In our case, seven.) The eligible lady is pursued by all of these men, each of whom hopes for the chance of a future with her. Each week, the bachelorette chooses who will go on a series of dates, a mix of single and group dates, and thus get the chance to spend precious time with her and convince her he is The One! At the end of every week, a Rose Ceremony is held in which the bachelorette presents the men, one at a time, with a rose. However, not everyone can get a rose and each week someone will have to go home. So it's really important to make a good impression! Eventually the bachelorette will narrow all of her choices down to one, and that man is the one that wins her heart.
See how Eliminations work on this show
here.The Guidelines for SubmissionAs implied in the post above, the people submitting the eligible bachelors will be--you! So put on your thinking caps and try to make the Sim that the bachelorette will be most likely to fall in love with. If you want to enter, here are some guidelines:
This will be a time commitment for you, should you choose to enter. It will require playing time beforehand and regular correspondence with me about your Sim, so that I can portray him most accurately. If you do not have the time to commit but would like to participate, there are other options.
You are encouraged to make your contestant a family, home, back-story. Please feel free and give them any career, Lifetime Wish, skills, and Lifetime Happiness Rewards that you desire. The only thing I ask is that you refrain from using Prepared Traveller, as it will disrupt my plans. I have World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Showtime, Supernatural, Seasons, Fast Lane, Katy Perry Sweet Treats, Riverview, Monte Vista, and Hidden Springs, so any content from those will translate fine to my game. I also have quite a bit of Store content, so feel free to ask me if you have questions about specific content.
I will not take submissions for at least two weeks after this post. This is to give you time to play the Sim you create and give him a background. Again, you are very strongly encouraged to do this. However, you are allowed to “call” being in the contest, and this will keep a lot of people from creating Sims that then will not be used. We are looking for seven bachelors, which means seven people. You may start "calling" your places right away.
About the "other options" I mentioned--I will be needing Sims other than the bachelors as a part of this story. If you have only limited time or if someone called a place before you, let me know if you would be interested in making a Sim to be featured somewhere in the story! I already have some set Sims I will need, but I can take other Sims as well. Let me know if this option interests you.
The Technical BitThe thread will be open for submissions starting on 4 March. I realise that many of you will be getting University and want to start playing right away, so I wanted to give plenty of time before it comes out. However, I also realise that some of you are playing the current challenges which end on the same day, so you may have an additional week to play and submit your Sim by 11 March. Let me know if this sounds reasonable and fair.
Thanks to everyone for reading, and I hope you participate! This should be a lot of fun.
The AcknowledgementsFormal appreciation goes to Audren for inspiring me with his interactive story,
The Mole. If you haven't already, check it out. It's a fun read. Also for help and advice in the early stages.
Thanks also to intl_incident, who built the beautiful mansion at which the first two weeks of the show will take place. Just wait until you see it, it is amazing!
Submissions are no longer being accepted.
