How do the bonuses work?
Bonuses:
Not going to lie, I liked Bolster’s idea here, so I stole it and adapted it. I’m not going to do the obscure color star (sorry, no chartreuse, cerulean, or puce stars), they are just going to be bonuses. You are allowed up to three bonuses in the roulette. Each bonus will get you one extra point. However, after all rounds are played, I will rank the bonus songs and give the top bonus song in each category one extra point. This may be important to those facing elimination.
Not going to lie, I still don't understand.
So who decides if they are bonus songs?
I decide. It's kind of subjective, but most of the categories are pretty straightforward. But you must tell me if you want your song to count as a bonus song. You can also only use one song per category. So, I can't send a song by Earth Wind and Fire and then another song by Chicago both in the brass section category. You get three songs that count as bonuses.
Each bonus counts as an extra point, so theoretically you could earn 11/10 on a score if you send me a perfect song and then has the bonus.
After the competition ends (before the EP round), I will rank all the songs in each category and my favorite song in each category will earn an extra point. I'm not telling anyone this information until the end though; it's not a complete secret because you will have earned at least 1 bonus point.
The key with instrument categories is that they have to be the actual instruments and not played by a synth. I can tell the difference.