If you’ve ever played Seriously’s hit puzzle adventure game with RPG elements, Best Fiends, you know the world of Minutia is home to dozens of strange and mischievous creatures. With thousands of levels, Best Fiends players have an opportunity to connect with these characters on an unprecedented level. And to mix it up even more, Seriously introduces in-game events and challenges (such as Detective Kwincy, Slug Pirates, and last month’s Carnival) to continue the adventure.

With so much going on in the Best Fiends universe, the fiendish fun shouldn’t have to stop there. Seriously is now looking for Episode ideas that continue to tell stories around the in-game events and challenges for a short-form video series.  

The goal for this project is to create a Concept for a single episode of a potential short-form 2D animation video series that generates excitement for the Best Fiends mobile game through entertaining storytelling. 

Your episode Concept should describe the plot of a single short-form episode based on the in-game events and challenges (such as Detective Kwincy, Slug Pirates, and last month’s Carnival). It can be a one-off episode narrative or even an episode that kicks off a multi-episode story-arc, however keep in mind that the series will need to allow for individual episodes to follow separate characters and events.

Tone is very important for this project! The Best Fiends game is known for its playful and irreverent humor, and this Concept should capture that same spirit. It will help to familiarize yourself with both the mobile game and existing Best Fiends digital content to get a sense of how these characters communicate and their overarching senses of humor. 

The episode Concept should be achievable in a short-form 2D animated video (4 minutes or less), and focus on existing characters and past special events within the game.  

--Target Audience: Current Best Fiends players, women and men, who are 18-50

--Tone: Think along the lines of Minions or The Simpsons; funny, but subversive and playful

Project Details: This Project will be worth a total of $750 and consists of 1 phase: A Concept Phase. Be sure to read the following information carefully as well as the Official Rules.

PHASE 1: CONCEPT – Tell us your Concept for a 2D animated short-form video series episode telling stories around existing special events within the Best Fiends mobile game in 250 characters or less.  Remember, a Concept is not a detailed script; it is a spark of inspiration, or a distillation of what will happen in the Video.  As always, Concepts should be clever and engaging.  The winning Concept creators will receive $250 each. 

1. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.

2. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.

3. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

4. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

5. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.

6. Limit 5 submissions per member.

7. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or old. 

8. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest at their discretion.

9. Winners must submit the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.

10. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.