Contest of the Month in April 2018

**Nfri** · 04-01-2018 01:02 PM

Contest of the Month in April 2018

Hello!

Since the competition is over and people seems to be in their peak performance I would love to setup another friendly contest for better motivation in course of April.
Unlike classic competition, it's not mainly focused on dream control and lucid activities. It is less time consuming and more casual, because posting digital dream journal entry on Dreamviews is optional and scoring is simplified.

LIVE SCORESHEET

Rules

- There is no need for registration, just write your first post not later than 7th of April and you are in
- Continuously post your results at least once every 4 days if possible in the contest's thread which starts on 1. April at 20:00 of your local time
- Contest ends 1. May at 11:00 a.m. your local time
- No cheating!
- Use healthy self-criticism
- Posting your dreams on Dreamviews DJ is optional, since lot of people dont record their dreams in english and in digital for, so it is less consuming to write it twice with translation, but if any interesting experience is involved, everyone apreciate your sharing
- Recording your dreams in your own way of dream journaling is necessary for valid points (paper/electronic/audio), but no need for showing evidence. (Be honest to yourself)

Skill level categories

Please choose your level category to be to compete in group with competitors on your scale of level. The rates listed by the leagues are suggestions, but if you're feeling bold, feel free to try a higher league. You can switch your group during the contest (if you are too good, you can just jump to higher group or vice versa)

Expert - 1 lucid/2 nights to 1+ lucids/night

Intermediate - 1 lucid/week to 1 lucid/3 nights

Beginner - less than 1 lucid/week

Points categories

Wbtbs (Wake back to bed)

- For valid points do some activity like dreamjournaling, reading or better wake up from bed and do some activity that makes you more awake and aware from the usual groggy state in the bed (walking, sitting and reading, eating, stretching...) Choose what form suits your wbtb the best
- 1 wbtb = 1 point
- limit of wbtbs is 3 per night (max 3 points a night)
- for valid points, you don't need to become lucid after wbtb

Dream recall

- for valid points dreams are recorded (written by hand, pc, audio record...)
- 1 recalled dream fragment = 0,5 point (fragments from the same dream are limited by total 1 point and it can't exceed 1 point for the full dream from the same dream) Same dream means your remembering specified theme or connection in one dream
- 1 non lucid dream recorded = 1 point ( memory of action or series actions in one dream)

Lucid dreams

- 1 lucid dream recorded = 5 points ( If it's series of DEILDs, it's 5 points for all DEILDs in total. Advantage for Deilders is in lucid dream time category)
- semi-lucid dream is not counting as a lucid dream, but as non lucid dream

Lucid dream time

- one of the main pillar in this contest is to focus on the ongoing time in lucid state and knowing the precise lucidity duration, always keep this on mind
- longer lucidity = more points
- be sober in estimating the time spended in lucid dream
- 5 minutes being lucid in a dream = 1 point

1-5 minutes category = 2 point
6-10 minutes category = 4 points
11-15 minutes category = 6 points
16-20 minutes category = 8 points
20+ minutes = 10 points
Maximum points in one lucid dream time is 10 points
(for example 42 minutes dream time = 10 points)
(for example 14 minutes dream time = 6 points)
Every single lucid dream has its own points for lucid time

Scoring template

- please try to post your points clearly and simple but choose your own way. For example my system:

Day 1
1 wbtb = 1 point
3 fragments = 1,5 points
2 dreams = 2 points
1. lucid dream = 5 points
10 minutes in lucid dream time = 4 points
2. lucid dream = 5 points
22 minutes in lucid dream time = 10 points

night total = 28,5

contest total = 28,5 points

Prices will be announced on the way

CONTEST STARTS 1. April 20:00 P.M. OF YOUR LOCAL TIME, GOOD LUCK!

**Nfri** · 04-01-2018 09:52 PM

1 April
1 fragment = 0.5p
1 dream = 1p
Night total = 1.5p
Contest total = 1.5 points

**RelicWraith** · 04-02-2018 01:55 AM

This'll keep me motivated for sure. I'll sign up as an intermediate.

**Seabatt** · 04-02-2018 04:45 AM

I need some motivation right now lol. But to be safe, I'll sign up for beginners.

Since I see you counted last night's dream, I might as well do the same.

April 1st:

1 dream recalled (NLD)

Night total: 1 point.

Comp total : 1 point.

**dolphin** · 04-02-2018 06:06 AM

I'll sign up for intermediate. I usually have short lucid dreams. A 5 minute lucid dream is a long one for me! Do we get 1 point for time if a lucid dream is less than 1 minute long?

**KarlaB18** · 04-02-2018 06:19 AM

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I'm actually in the holiday period!! Count me in for the Beginners area. Oh, by the way, this isn't an April fool's initiative is it? Or is this competition actually legitimate?

**Nfri** · 04-02-2018 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by dolphin

I'll sign up for intermediate. I usually have short lucid dreams. A 5 minute lucid dream is a long one for me! Do we get 1 point for time if a lucid dream is less than 1 minute long?

Welcome dolphin! =) yes good point, if it is less than minute, it counds as a minute so 2 points if you agree?

Welcome KarlaB! The timing was confusing sorry about the date, but the contest is actually legitimate.

**dolphin** · 04-02-2018 01:56 PM

night 1

5 dreams-5 points
1 ld-5 points
2 min-2 points

night total-12 points
competition total-12 points

**OneMoreDreamer** · 04-02-2018 02:10 PM

This is great! I just broke my dry spell and hopefully this will keep me going. And since the focus isn’t on dream activities I’ll slow down and enjoy the dream rather than rushing to get points.

I’ll sign up for intermediate.

Just to be clear, to get points for any type of dream, they must be recorded, however the journal entry does not need to be posted here, correct?

April 2nd:
1 non-lucid: 1 point

**Nfri** · 04-02-2018 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by OneMoreDreamer

I’ll sign up for intermediate.

Just to be clear, to get points for any type of dream, they must be recorded, however the journal entry does not need to be posted here, correct?

Welcome welcome!

Yes... That's right, because dream journaling is fundamental. For example I recalled about three dreams last night, but didnt record so 0 points for me =(

I only remembered and recorded one more fragment yesterday so +0.5p

Comp total = 2 points

**NyxCC** · 04-02-2018 10:54 PM

What a great way to keep the journalling/dreaming momentum!

I'm in - intermediate.

2nd April - 1 nld
night total 1
Comp total 1

**RelicWraith** · 04-02-2018 11:31 PM

Just a few fragments today. Something about a talking ball of slime, a hotel/apartment party, and getting in a fight in a supermarket.

April 2018 Dream Contest - Night 1

Fragments (x3) - 1.5 points

Sub-Total - 1.5 points
Competition Total - 1.5 points

**KarlaB18** · 04-03-2018 01:48 PM

Nights 1 and 2:
0 points - Dry spell still persistent... And I'm not joking when I say I can recall almost nothing.

**dolphin** · 04-03-2018 02:09 PM

night 2
2 dreams-2 points
ld-5 points
2 min-2 points
ld-5 points
1 min-2 points

night total-16 points
competition total-28 points
total ld time-5 min

**Nfri** · 04-03-2018 09:50 PM

2wbtb=2p
3f=1.5p
1d=1p
1ld=5p
5min=2p
Night total=11.5
Comp total=13.5

Finally lucid, but somehow i knew that im dreaming and even told dc that this is a dream and used telekineses, i forget to do my initial ld practices which help a lot with deepening lucidity.

Livescore sheet updated!

For new players, you can use your dream journal and count points from 1. April even if you came later

**OneMoreDreamer** · 04-04-2018 02:11 AM

No points last night (April 3rd).

**RelicWraith** · 04-04-2018 02:13 AM

More fragments. One was of DBZ, and the other was about getting in an argument with a donut shop owner and, later, Po from Kung Fu Panda becoming a DJ.

April 2018 Dream Contest - Night 3

Fragments (x2) - 1 points

Sub-Total - 2.5 points
Competition Total - 4 points

EDIT: Woops! Miscounted the points!

EDIT2: Guess I technically started a bit later. Adjusted title.

**Cobalt Storm** · 04-04-2018 02:18 AM

Put me in Expert please. Do I get points for LDs lasting under a minute?

April 2
1 NLD - 1 pt
1 LD - 5 pts
Time: 25 sec - 1 pt
Subtotal: 6 pts

April 3
WBTB - 1 pt
2 NLDs - 2 pts
3 LDs - 15 pts
Time: 7.5 sec - 1 pt
Time: 75 sec - 2 pts
Time: 1.5 min - 2 pts
Subtotal: 22 pts

Total Points: 30

Total Time: 3 min, 17.5 sec
Rounded/Adjusted: 5 min

**Nfri** · 04-04-2018 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by Jacob46719

Put me in Expert please. Do I get points for LDs lasting under a minute?

Alright =) welcome... About the points under a minute: i didnt realise that lot of people have ld lasting less than a minute so i think in this case it would be fair to count maybe 1 point less than minute but count it as a 1 minute in your total time, that would maybe motivate people little bit to hold the lucidity longer =) well i let the decission about this points on you and i will specify it in the next competition because i cant edit op now

**Seabatt** · 04-04-2018 04:41 AM

April 2nd:

1 fragment = .5 points

April 3rd:

1 LD achieved = 5 points

7 mins of lucidity = 4 points

3 NLDS remembered = 3 points

1 WBTB = 1 point

Night total = 13.5 points

Comp total = 14.5 points

**Finny** · 04-04-2018 05:03 AM

Im in! Beginners for me, im lucky to get lucid once a month.

But first, I’m a bit confused.
2 questions... how can you tell how long a Dream was? The best I can do is say that it was in a certain 90min period (usually between 6-7:30am)... any length I record would be a guess. I hope that’s ok.

My second question is about points... when you say a 5min LD is 1 point, but right underneath it says a 1-5min LD is 2 points, which one is it? Or am I just reading it incorrectly? (I wouldn’t be surprised)

**Nfri** · 04-04-2018 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Finny

Im in! Beginners for me, im lucky to get lucid once a month.

But first, I’m a bit confused.
2 questions... how can you tell how long a Dream was? The best I can do is say that it was in a certain 90min period (usually between 6-7:30am)... any length I record would be a guess. I hope that’s ok.

My second question is about points... when you say a 5min LD is 1 point, but right underneath it says a 1-5min LD is 2 points, which one is it? Or am I just reading it incorrectly? (I wouldn’t be surprised)

Welcome finny! We count time points only for lucid dream and if you are truly lucid, you can observe time similar to observing time in reality. And for the second question lucid dream is 5 points + points for the lenght of lucid dream. Hope i wrote it understandable