By popular consensus we are going to start having two overlapping mapmaking contests with longer durations.  Still 3 a year, but much longer time between picking a theme to voting on the best map.  This will give map makers more time to figure out their designs, and players more time to play the maps before voting.

One week to vote here.  Vote in this thread name up to your three top choices.   No discussion or anything but voting in this thread.  Discussion goes here:

http://www.wargear.net/forum/showthread/2393p1/Suggestions_for_next_map_making_competition_theme

Schedule:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjtIsJkyopekdEpUeW84NlRjYzhlQkptNjdTSjFnb3c

Previously Suggested Themes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uXYx7JuYJbw4ZW66qydh2sQztb8OtxkB28H9Cdc0ZBo/edit

Votes will be tracked here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjtIsJkyopekdEd4N2FaSDdfQzQtUWZWTGt4MVQ2Znc

1. Ancient Myths
2. Escher/Tessellations
3. Machinery

1. Escher
2. Subatomic Particles
3. Cops and Robbers

And don't forget to remove Seuss and Lego theme's from the list, we probably shouldn't be starting another contest with an identical theme to previous
Most map makers who participated will know this, but if you end up with a new map maker trying to join, they might not know what's been done.

1. The Nordic 

2. Medieval

3. Galactic 

1. Arcade/Old Video Games

2. Transportation

3. Comic Books

BorisTheFrugal wrote:

And don't forget to remove Seuss and Lego theme's from the list

Thanks for the reminder.  I removed those.  I also added Edward Nygma's suggestions, because I liked all his ideas.

1. Escher/Tessellations
2. Steam Punk
3. Stained Glass

Just a bump, to get some more votes, since this one seems to have not much interest.

1. Tesselations/Escher

2. Sports

3. Steam Punk

1. Computers/Electronics

2. Arcade

3. Galactic

The wining theme is:

Escher/Tesselations

I've updated the schedule & voting sheet.