I am one of those that doesn’t own many store items, just some hairstyles and some of the holiday stuff. I wouldn’t mind the contests allowing store items. One way to make that fair might be to allow the use of custom items. Not mods but custom built items. There are some really beautiful furnishings out there, I would argue a lot of it is better than the store stuff. I understand that these items are not allowed for normal builds, but since the contest is mostly for show, who knows.
I also agree about smaller lots. I do enjoy the larger ones from time to time, but they take so long lol, on the santa house, I am struggling to figure out what to do with some of the extra room outside.
I don’t know if someone mentioned this but maybe a contest where you are not allowed to recolor. That way you could see the skill of builders at the core. So no items, floors or walls would be recolored then. On the other hand, you could do as others mentioned, something where you create the full shell and the contest is to recolor and furnish. That way you could see the skill of the interior designers.
As a quick aside, those of you that might be interested in a mini city on a 64 by 64 should join the Builder’s Summit <.< The first creation is such a build in castle form, although only Agneza has joined so far
Anyway, lame advertisement aside lol, I think the contests are fun, so even if you don’t change a thing, it’s all good
Cheers