I'm figuring out how to run a bragging contest at an upcoming convention, and I figure why do this by myself? I can tap the hive mind.
I'm thinking of written boasts. The nature is up to the participant, but it's a gaming convention, so boasts geared toward outrageous things done or not done as an RPG would be pretty cool. But you know, if you can pull off an epic boast about accounting, go for it, man.
The logistics I have in my head is that submissions are accepted on Thursday and Friday. I may even keep it open Saturday morning until noon so that late arrivals have a chance to submit a boast. The boast must be within X words (50 or 100, probably). If I do this using Google Forms, then maybe a character count instead.
You submit your boast electronically. If you do not have a phone/tablet, then a computer will be available at the registration desk.
When the submissions are done, the boasts are available online to read anonymously (mostly, may track and vote by badge number). Attendees vote for their favorite three boasts. This part may just be done with paper ballots unless I want to figure out a way to prevent digital ballot stuffing. In meatspace, ballot-stuffing is more awkward to pull off since you have to endure the judgmental eyes of con staff.
Winner is announced/posted Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Any thoughts on a better way to run this? Any challenges you see that could bite me in the butt?