I've shipped all the kits to the 15 participants. You should be receiving them soon. I know some people have received their kit already.
Before the participants were too far into the challenge, I wanted to talk a moment about strategy.
I have set up my challenges on a point-scoring system. I feel it works the best and has the most visibility and (personally speaking) is the fairest, at this point in time.
In a nutshell, a participant gets points for up to 5 extra credit blogs plus a final blog. Go here to read a detailed explanation how the blogs are scored: click here
I only require a final blog to successfully complete the program. But from what I have seen is that it is unlikely that if a participant only submits a final blog he or she will win the grand prize.
The grand prize winner usually produces a combination of a final blog and extra credit blogs.
So, at the beginning of this challenge, you should plan your strategy.
Good luck to all the challengers.
Randall
element14 Community Team
