TIC: 9th Hahiha Nation Creation Contest (Percy Jackson Fest)

[Taco Island Charities]

Taco Island Charities Presents:
The Ninth Hahiha Contest for Nation Creation

Taco Island Charities is proud to sponsor the ninth nation creation contest—this time part of the Percy Jackson and the Carnival of Celebrations event!

Started from an idea from 2006, all iterations of this contest are known as the Hahiha Contest for Nation Creation, named following Hahiha / USSR's generous contributions to TIC. Thanks again to him for the support!

Here's how to play:

1. Create a new puppet nation between now and 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time/03:59 UTC on August 9^th. The puppet's motto should include your main nation's name. Limit one entry per nation.

2. Move the puppet to the region "TIC Nation Creation Contest."

3. Post in this thread with the name of your puppet or telegram Taco-Island-Charities from your main nation with the name of your puppet.

4. Answer as many or as few issues with your puppet as you want.

Starting after major update the night of the 9^th, the lowest-ranking nation(s) in the region on each day's World Census Report will be ejected. This will continue daily until only one nation is left on the final day of the contest, August 2^nd. The World Census Report can be found between the WFE and the RMB on the region page.

The number of nations to be ejected each day depends on the number of entrants but will be as even as possible each of the first six major updates. If the number of entrants is not evenly divisible, RANDOM.org will be used to determine which days have extra ejections. The final two major updates will have one ejection each, to determine first, second, and third places.

The nation whose puppet survives the longest wins 50 Cabin points, 150,000 Ŧ and a legendary trading card from Taco Island Charities Cards! The runner-up will receive 35 Cabin points, 50,000 and three epic trading cards, and the third-place finisher will get 20 Cabin points, 25,000 and an epic trading card.

The World Census Report category each day is randomly chosen, but if you would like to try to create a puppet with certain statistics, you can check out this guide.

More info on the Percy Jackson and the Carnival of Celebrations event can be found here and here. Good luck and may the best nation win!

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Entrants: One Small Island (First Place)

Eliminated: Cyberstrom, Bendicion, Panagouge (Day 1: Influence); End666, Liberdon, Lile Ulie Islands, Hoffania (Day 2: Average Income of Poor); Tiralta, Woonsocket, Zaberaz Hapang, Istillian (Day 3: Intelligence); Proctethia, Astrobolt, Evil Mother (Day 4: Industry: Retail); Thedairos, Valentian Elysium, Aschente, Wolflandil (Day 5: Business Subsidization); sirmerlin, New Kowloon Bay, Nouvel Empire, Cacatuoidea (Day 6: Charmlessness); New Makasta (Day 7: Industry: Book Publishing; Third Place); Flying Eagles (Day 8: Industry: Automobile Manufacturing; Second Place)

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If you would like to contribute to TIC to fund activities like this one, you can learn more in our donation how-to

[Taco Island Charities]

Wischland, Northern Nivaria, Arichia, HumanSanity, SweetHaven, Narvatus, Kohnhead, Eastern New England, Woonsocket, Pianaville, Flying Eagles, Dokansia, oofery, Zaberaz Hapang, Liberdon, Thedairos, NCE, Witchcraft and Sorcery, megistos, Astrobolt, Wille-Harlia, Yuwa, Republic of Tikistan, Jabberwocky, Wallachian States, Aschente, The African Emirates, United Royal Islands, Shy Guy, Evil Dictators Happyland, Almonaster, The Tasmanian Islands, Neutrality United, Haganham, Palman, Kortexia, Sorya, Sulenia, Tanzoria, Klopstock, Aschente, Hakketomat, Mutanatia, Lenlyvit, Marxist Germany, Markanite, Escanaba, Krystalveil, HN67, Haivon, Tuga Nation's Dragon, Control, The Soylent Green Party, Kanta Hame, Valars, Ammotangandia, Nubpryton, Evil Dictators Happyland, Secular Territories, Smugglers and Mercs, Boltor, Musketoon, Snakeden, Paintbucket the Great, United North American Islands, Solarampa, The Republic of Riachisland, Dorab, Anisopterra, quwoe, Boston and Maine, Free Las Pinas, Louisistan, Klick Klack, Margaux, Ignis Cinere, Kingdom of Amabanana

[Woonsocket]

Republic of Tekcosnoow II = Woonsocket

[Taco Island Charities]

Day 1: Twenty-five nations enter, but three will not survive. Who will they be?

Hera awakes from her slumber annoyed* at all of the interlopers on Mount Olympus. Feeling particularly petty today, she chooses Influence as the ranking for today. Last in, first out! Cyberstrom, Bendicion, and Panagouge are each chucked from Olympus, falling for what feels like ages before landing unceremoniously in [region]The Rejected Realms[/region]. But Hera shows some mercy: today, only three nations will be ejected.

Twenty-two nations remain after Day 1. Who will win? Stay tuned!

* Or overjoyed or apathetic or whatever emotion makes it seems like Paffnia has read the books

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Day 2: Twenty-two nations enter, but four will not survive. Who will they be?

Today, Hera has chosen to eject nations with low incomes of the poor. In End666's nation, income taxes were replaced with "don't have an income" taxes. In Liberdon's puppet, the poor collect discarded monocles of the rich. In Lile Ulie Islands' puppet, currency is labeled "for use by the rich only." And Hoffania's puppet, I Am Gonna Win This, is, well, not gonna win this. It's off Mount Olympus and to The Rejected Realms for the lot!

Eighteen nations remain after Day 2. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 3: Eighteen nations enter, but four will not survive. Who will they be?

Today, Hera judges nations by their citizen's intelligence. But in Tiralta's puppet, people pronounce IQ as "ick-quee." In Woonsocket's puppet, citizens gather for annual conventions to change lightbulbs. In Zaberaz Hapang's nation, mazes printed on children's menus are used as college entrance exams. And in Istillian's puppet, "I'm with stupid" t-shirts are mandatory. It takes them awhile to realize they've ended up in The Rejected Realms.

Fourteen nations remain after Day 3. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 4: Fourteen nations enter, but three will not survive. Who will they be?

Hera is judging nations today on the size of their retail industry. In Proctethia's puppet, shopkeepers feel bad charging customers and just give away items. In Astrobolt's puppet, the government randomly gives each household goods instead of them going to stores. And in Evil Mother's puppet, people still operate on the barter system. But no amount of bargaining will keep them from The Rejected Realms! Hera shows a little mercy, though, only ejecting three nations.

Eleven nations remain after Day 4. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 5: Eleven nations enter, but four will not survive. Who will they be?

Today, Hera is getting technical and judging nations on their business subsidization. In Thedairos' puppet, businesses must pay a toll if their employees drive on public streets. In Valentian Elysium's puppet, civil servants are banned from shopping at any private business. In Aschente's puppet, shops are expected to provide their own electricity. And in Wolflandil's puppet, corporations must pay their employees' personal tax bills. No free rides in these nations—except for the free ride to The Rejected Realms!

Seven nations remain after Day 5. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 6: Seven nations enter, but four will not survive. Who will they be?

Hera is judging the most avoided nations today. Tourists flock to sirmerlin's puppet for the annual festival of knick-knacks and tchotchkes. In New Kowloon Bay's nation, lines for customs are so long, they stretch two countries over. In Nouvel Empire's puppet, visitors are given gift baskets large enough to need a truck to carry. And in Cacatuoidea's puppet, the Keys to the City in the capital are duplicated and given out to visitors too many times to count. These four aren't avoiding The Rejected Realms!

Out of those who entered, we're down to the top three—Flying Eagles, New Makasta, and One Small Island—who are are all guaranteed prizes!

Three nations remain after Day 6. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 7: Three nations enter, but one will not survive. Who will it be?

Today, Hera is judging nations by the size of their book-publishing industries. With low literacy in New Makasta's puppet, If you ban this feel bad IDK a good name, no one can read this to realize their bottom ranking in book-publishing. And no, Hera does not feel bad banishing them to The Rejected Realms!

Congratulations to New Makasta on the third place finish! Now it's down to the final two: Flying Eagles and One Small Island.

Two nations remain after Day 7. Who will win? Stay tuned!

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Day 8: Two nations enter, but one will not survive. Who will it be?

Hera's final judgment is on a decidedly non-Olympian sector, nations' automobile manufacturing industries. In Flying Eagles' puppet, citizens live in an ecotopia where people walk, bike, and take public transit to travel and live healthier lives free of pollution and crashes. Great, right? Uh, the only downside is that they have no car manufacturing sector. It's a long drive off Olympus to The Rejected Realms!

Congratulations to One Small Island on first place! Prizes are coming your way soon! Congrats also to Flying Eagles for earning second place! And thank you to everyone who participated in the contest, to all the organizers of the Percy Jackson and the Carnival of Celebrations event, and again to Hahiha / USSR for the donations that made these contests possible!