Starting next week, all of the Scrolls team will be back in the office, ready to start banging the development hammer against the anvil once again. We would like to thank everyone for their patience over the holidays. We are definitely going to hit the ground rolling. I’m personally very excited to get the new year started. The iOS release is going to be highest priority and there are many plans afterward that I can’t quite share yet. It should be an excellent 2015.

Preconstructed deck contest

We’re currently going through the process of judging all decks submitted to the preconstructed deck contest. There are almost 160 of them, so we have our work cut out for us. We are giving each submitted deck as fair a look as possible before selecting the winners. At our current rate, we expect to be done judging late next week. So far, I like what I’ve seen.

Scroll design contest

As for the individual scroll design competition, we’re at over 400 scrolls submitted and counting! Community member Squiddy has been organizing them all into image albums for easy perusal. You can take a look at those here and here. Which ones would you pick?

Roasted Bean Potion

It’s been mentioned here before on the blog, but I want to continue to spread awareness of this great Scrolls news site that community member iScre4m has been pouring a lot of hard work into. The layout has been changed quite a bit, and there is currently a useful “Upcoming Events” schedule on the right side bar. You can now pretty much visit the website and get an idea on the current events of Scrolls within a few seconds. I might as well mention another great meta update analysis written by Dialex is viewable there as well.

Tournaments

ESL All Stars – Energy

The Energy-only All Stars tournament is set to go down this Sunday, January 11th, so warm up your Burns and sign up here. Remember, your points are tracked throughout the entire ESL All Stars season. Play in each tournament to increase your chances to reach the top rankings.

Braggin Brawl

The finals of the Braggin’ Brawl conclude this Saturday, January 10th. It’ll be the French Spirit taking on the undefeated Badger Guild. Will the Badger’s reign of tyranny ever end? Keep an eye out for live stream coverage of the event here or watch the sidebars in /r/Scrolls or scrollsguide.com. Remember to sign up for a guild so you can participate in the next Braggin Brawl!

-Gary (@Atmaz)