A colossal contest for a colossal year!

Wow! This is the 20^th year of the Colossal Castle Contest! We've got ten terrific medieval categories and some wonderful prizes to help celebrate the occasion.

Check out the contest page for all the categories and prizes. Join the discussion on our forum. Make sure to also check out the rules page and event submission page.

The contest runs from November 1^st to January 3^rd midnight server time.

Thank you to our awesome prize sponsors: Brick Monarch Shop and forum members AK_Brickster, Bluesecrets and jtooker and especially LOLUG and Brick Days for the master builder prize - the Lion Knights Castle!

            

Let the contest begin!

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HEAR YE, HEAR YE!

In celebration of the 20th running of the Colossal Castle Contest, there is a separate, concurrent contest that will be running, for the title of "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" (G.O.A.T)

This special parallel contest with the CCC is an invite to all former CCC Master Builder champions to throw down with the best-of-the-best and see who rises to the top as the GOAT of Classic-Castle.com!

Here is a list of the winners each year, and these esteemed CC members are eligible to participate in this special challenge:

• 2004 I NONE
• 2005 II LEGOFREAK
• 2006 III Sir Nelson
• 2007 IV Jens
• 2008 V DARKspawn
• 2009 VI MrTS
• 2010 VII DNL
• 2011 VIII Derfel Cadarn
• 2012 IX Blake Baer (Blego7)
• 2013 X Mark of Falworth
• 2014 XI Disco86
• 2015 XII Brother Steven
• 2016 XIII Dubbadgrim
• 2017 XIV LittleJohn
• 2018 XV soccerkid6
• 2019 XVI ranghaal
• 2020 XVII NONE
• 2021 XVIII jtooker
• 2022 XIX Gid617

The Prizes

The competition is mostly for bragging rights, but the winner will also receive a brick-built trophy with rare LEGO goat figure perched atop, an engraved brick, and a G.O.A.T. t-shirt from BrickMonarch!

The Building Category

Reimagine a classic castle set, built with modern techniques and aesthetics. The interpretation of this will be left to each builder, but judges will be looking for skill, creativity, and of course resemblance to the original set (including play features!) Size limit is roughly capped at 2x the footprint of the original set.

Deadline

Same as CCC XX, January 3rd, 2023

STAY TUNED FOR CCC CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRIZES TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 1st!

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Well look at that...we (me and the awesome team that helps me) are announcing a save the date! The Colossal Castle Contest is celebrating its 20^th anniversary. CCC XX is going to be unique. It's going to have some prizes that I would like myself. It's going to be pretty darn cool. And fun...don't forget the fun!

Can you tell I'm all excited? If not...well I am! Sound the drums and trumpets!!! Celebration time!!!!! :D

Feel free to chatter and be excited in this thread. No we won't tell you any categories, but you may hear some prizes, including 10305 Lion Knight's Castle for the master builder prize! donated by LOLUG and Brick Days.

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The winner of the 90th Anniversary fan vote has been announced. LEGO has created the largest, most detailed castle set ever at 4514 pieces!. It will be coming in early August (the 3^rd for VIPs) for $399.99 (USD).

• A classic build reimagined - Enjoy quality time crafting all the details of this Lion Knights' Castle (10305) buildable model, inspired by classic LEGO© castle sets from days gone by
• Requested by LEGO© fans - Created to celebrate 90 years of LEGO history, this set was designed following a poll of over 55,000 respondents on the LEGO Ideas platform
• 4,514 pieces - Enjoy hours of mindful building as you craft all the details of this epic build. Discover details on every side, then open up the castle to explore the story-packed interior
• Packed with medieval details - Raise and lower the castle's drawbridge and portcullis, explore hidden passages, escape from the dungeon, turn the mill's waterwheel and prepare for battle in the armory
• Secret hideout - Build secret hideouts for the forest people. Drop them through the dungeon trapdoor when they invade, and help them escape through the secret passage
• 22 minifigures - Bring stories of the queen, knights, archers, wizard and the forest people to life with the collection of minifigures and accessories redesigned especially for this set
• Dimensions - When closed, the castle model measures over 14 in. (38 cm) high, 17 in. (44 cm) wide and 12 in. (33 cm) deep
• For adults who never stopped imagining - This LEGO© set is part of a range of building sets designed for adult building fans who love stunning design, intricate details and elegant architecture
• Quality materials - LEGO© building bricks are manufactured from high-quality materials. They're consistent, compatible and connect and pull apart easily every time: it's been that way since 1958
• Safety ensured - With LEGO© pieces, safety and quality come first. That's why they're rigorously tested, so you can be sure that this model is robust

Join the discussion on our forum. See the announcement in the LEGO® CON 2022 livestream. And check out the official product page.

Update: The illustrious Summer Joust castle contest is now open and will run through July 31^st. Join the flickr group "Summer Joust 2022" for rules and categories. Discuss this contest on our forum or on the Joust's Discord.

Brickscalibur, a new castle contest, has concluded. There were 181 amazing submissions across the six categories. The results can be found at brickscalibur.com. This contest was run well due to the immense effort of its creators and will be back later this year.

W. Navarre (Josdu) is the first recipient of their "Dragonslayer" award. Congratulations! Your entries were truly fantastic.

Join the discussion on our forum.

Judging is complete and the scores tallied for the 19th annual Colossal Castle Contest! Congratulations to the winners and everyone who participated. There were many stunning entries.

Out of all entrants, one person's creations stood out. Please honor gid617, the CCC XIX Master Builder.

We look forward to seeing everyone back next year for the 20th anniversary.

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Happy new year classic castle fans!

Submission to the Colossal Castle Contest 19 has closed. Thank you for all your submissions. We had exactly 100 entries this year. View them on the entries page.

We will start judging right away and have results posted by the end of the month.

Photo credit: Isaac Snyder from CCC XV

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