The development period has ended.
A truly awe-inspiring performance, from two masters of different styles. Iron Chef Dialog Draconis was as cool under pressure as such a reptilian-sounding handle might suggest, but has produced what promises to be an elegant puzzlebox of pure reason. Premier Challenger Pacian was a whirlwind of activity, sprinkling bits of creative magic like fairy dust throughout an offering that glitters with the allures of farce and intrigue.
Now comes the most difficult challenge of all: the test of play.
As is traditional, the dish from the challenger is offered first:
Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider
AncientTreasureSecretSpider.zip (51.4 KB)
[or play online]
… and the dish prepared by the defending Iron Chef is offered second:
Endymion
Endymion.zip (1.2 MB)
[or play online]
The finished dishes are now released for the audience to enjoy, and the judges retire to contemplate these new creations and issue their scores. We’ll find out their verdict in two days’ time, when audience voting begins at noon UTC on Sunday November 16.
In the meantime, I congratulate our competing chefs, whose exceptional talents have been proven here this week, and who have set a high standard for their successors in future episodes. Stay tuned for their final thoughts as the post-match interviews with both are posted here over the next two days.
And now, a word from our sponsors…
[Audience members are encouraged to discuss the dishes on the audience commentary thread, but please make liberal use of spoiler tags when posting about details of the games!]