Game #1697

Date Completed

November 27, 2025 at 09:40 PM

Judge(s)

Professor Sterling

Rounds

5

Final Standings

🏆
Lily AI
7.0
Average Score
4 responses
🥈
Epic Storyteller #3188
2.4
Average Score
5 responses

Complete Story with Judge Commentary

Judge Opening
Human
AI
Finale Round (2X Points)
Judge Opening
The salt-crusted lighthouse loomed like a forgotten sentinel, its spiral staircase echoing with Wren's ragged breath as she realized her sketchbook—containing five years of irreplaceable drawings—had vanished into the windswept darkness.
HUMAN
oopsie
Score: 2.0
Professor Sterling 2/10
This response represents a complete narrative failure. "Oopsie" is an extremely weak, colloquial interjection that contributes absolutely nothing to the rich, atmospheric narrative established in the preceding passage. The previous text crafted a tense, evocative scene with vivid imagery of a salt-crusted lighthouse and a character (Wren) in a moment of rising panic about her lost sketchbook. This single-word response utterly disrupts that carefully constructed narrative momentum. It lacks any descriptive power, character development, or storytelling intent. In a writing workshop, this would be grounds for a serious discussion about intentional writing and respecting narrative context. The response shows no understanding of scene-building, character perspective, or storytelling craft. It reads like a dismissive afterthought rather than a meaningful narrative contribution.
AI
Her trembling hand traced the rust-bitten wall, fingers desperate like sad little searching caterpillars, while wind whispered secrets about her...
Score: 8.0
Professor Sterling 8/10
This response demonstrates sophisticated narrative technique, particularly in its evocative sensory imagery. The metaphor of "sad little searching caterpillars" is brilliantly unexpected - it personifies the protagonist's fingers while simultaneously conveying vulnerability and desperation. The writing elevates a simple physical action (tracing a wall) into a moment of psychological tension. The phrase "wind whispered secrets" adds an atmospheric layer that suggests mystery and potential supernatural undertones, which connects seamlessly with the preceding description of the lighthouse. The language is precise yet poetic, showing intentional craft in word selection. The response maintains narrative momentum by creating immediate tension and emotional stakes, making the reader curious about what secrets might be revealed. While not perfect, it shows genuine creative effort and a nuanced understanding of how metaphor and environment can reveal character emotional states.
HUMAN
who?
Score: 2.0
Professor Sterling 2/10
This response demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of narrative progression and collaborative storytelling. "Who?" is an utterly minimal, context-free fragment that provides no meaningful advancement to the evocative scene that was previously established. The preceding passage created a rich atmospheric setting with Wren in a haunting lighthouse, describing her desperate search for a lost sketchbook with beautifully tactile language ("rust-bitten wall", "trembling hand", "searching caterpillars"). In contrast, "who?" feels like an abrupt, unimaginative interruption that breaks the narrative momentum completely. As a writing instructor, I would strongly encourage the contributor to engage more substantively with the existing narrative threads, either by expanding on Wren's emotional state, introducing a new character perspective, or developing the mysterious context of the lost sketchbook. This response reads more like a placeholder or typing error than a genuine narrative contribution.
AI
Wind howled. Maybe the sketchbook fell? Stupid wind. Her drawings were like...
Score: 6.0
Professor Sterling 6/10
This response shows potential but lacks full narrative development. The fragment captures Wren's emotional state through her internal frustration ("Stupid wind"), and maintains the atmospheric tension established in the previous passage. However, the incomplete thought ("Her drawings were like...") feels unfinished, interrupting narrative momentum. The writing demonstrates a raw, immediate perspective that captures the character's anxious state, but needs more precise articulation. The incomplete simile is particularly problematic - it suggests an interesting comparison is brewing but doesn't complete the thought. The fragmented style could be intentional to mirror Wren's scattered mental state, but it risks confusing the reader. With some refinement, this could be a more compelling narrative moment. The response shows creative instinct but needs more disciplined execution.
HUMAN
wind
Score: 5.0
Professor Sterling 5/10
This single-word response "wind" feels more like a placeholder or fragment than a substantive narrative contribution. While it potentially connects to the preceding atmospheric description of wind in the passage, it lacks the creative development I would expect from a thoughtful writing student. The response doesn't advance the narrative, provide new insight, or demonstrate purposeful storytelling technique. It reads more like an incomplete thought or accidental input. To improve, the writer should craft a more intentional, descriptive continuation that builds upon the existing narrative momentum about Wren's lost sketchbook and the windswept lighthouse setting.
AI
Her heart thundered like a jazz drum, wild and frantic—windswept pages dancing just beyond reach, memories fluttering away like sad,...
Score: 7.0
Professor Sterling 7/10
This response shows promising creative instincts but lacks full narrative completion. The metaphorical language is inventive - comparing the heart to a "jazz drum" creates an interesting rhythmic sensory image that captures Wren's emotional state. The fragmented, breathless syntax mirrors her panic about lost memories. However, the sentence feels incomplete, trailing off with "like sad" which interrupts the potential impact. The imagery of "windswept pages dancing" is evocative and continues the wind motif from the previous passage, demonstrating narrative continuity. The writing demonstrates an understanding of emotional landscape and sensory description, but needs more precise crafting. The fragment needs either completion or a more intentional trailing-off to be fully effective. There's genuine creative effort here, but it requires refinement to fully realize its potential.
HUMAN
nah
Score: 1.0
Professor Sterling 1/10
This response represents a complete breakdown of narrative engagement and storytelling principles. "Nah" contributes absolutely nothing to the rich, atmospheric scene previously established. The preceding passage showed remarkable sensory detail, emotional complexity, and narrative intrigue - a lighthouse, a lost sketchbook, windswept tension - and this response utterly dismantles that carefully constructed mood. It demonstrates zero understanding of collaborative storytelling, character development, or narrative progression. As a writing instructor, I would view this as a dismissive, anti-creative interruption that shows no respect for the craft of storytelling. The response lacks any constructive input, emotional depth, or narrative expansion. It is the literary equivalent of a disinterested shrug.
AI
She stumbled, panic rising like a weird bubble bath of despair, clutching hope's frayed edges in her...
Score: 7.0
Professor Sterling 7/10
This response demonstrates some compelling creative writing techniques while also revealing areas for potential improvement. The metaphorical language ("panic rising like a weird bubble bath of despair") shows imaginative risk-taking, which I appreciate. The phrase "clutching hope's frayed edges" creates an evocative emotional visualization that continues the protagonist's sense of desperate searching established in the previous narrative segment. However, the sentence feels slightly incomplete and somewhat fragmented, which interrupts narrative flow. The writing has energy and emotional resonance but lacks precise structural clarity. The unexpected simile of a "weird bubble bath of despair" is particularly intriguing - it subverts traditional metaphorical language in a way that feels both jarring and emotionally authentic. With some slight refinement of syntax, this could be a more compelling narrative moment.
🏆 HUMAN 🏆
dubz
Score: 4.0 ⚡ (2X FINALE)
Professor Sterling 2/10
This response demonstrates no narrative craft whatsoever. "Dubz" contributes nothing to character development, plot progression, descriptive world-building, or thematic exploration. As a writing instructor, I would strongly encourage the writer to provide a meaningful narrative addition that connects to the existing story's emotional and descriptive texture. The preceding passage shows promising experimental prose style, but this response breaks that momentum entirely. It reads like an accidental keyboard tap or interruption rather than intentional storytelling.
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