[CONTEST] - Community Competition: Map & Phobie

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It is Phobies Anniversary!! To celebrate we are having a community design competition! Design a new map AND new Phobie, with the chance to featured in game!! Map: Starting March 12th Ending March 24th Phobie: Starting March 19th Ending 31st

” Boss Statement” - Hi all, I think it’s going to be an exciting new year for Phobies, and we are really excited about the direction we are taking “Phobies Holdings Inc”. We are currently looking at our new Phobies plan for the year (and are working on some already). We have some exciting ideas but would love to have more people in this brainstorm session and who better to be in that, than all of you passionate players! Love to see what ideas you all have for new Phobies, and new abilities they might have. Also we are working on some new map designs to refresh the strategy and would love to see what you all come up with as well. Hope you all enjoy being involved in the creative process with us!

Map Competition:

Mechanics:

1. Design a themed map for Phobies (theme must already exist in the game)! It can either be a small or large map, but make sure to use the following dimensions:

Small Map Dimension: 5x9

Small-Map-5x92102×1656 202 KB

Small-Map-5x92448×1656 157 KB

Large map Dimension: 9x9

Large-Map-9x92102×1656 212 KB

Large-Map-9x92102×1656 247 KB

• • Also consider adding obstacles and special map tiles (lava, damage boost, etc.) if you want

1. Indicate where the spawn points are and player bases/hearts.
2. The map design can be digitally made or hand-drawn, the important thing is that the image is clear. NOTE: If it’s hand-drawn, you can submit a scanned image or take a photo of it but make sure the image is sharp and has even lighting
3. Post your map design in this forum thread (discord thread)
4. Include the following on with your entry

• title/name of the map
• your In-Game Name
• indicate whether it’s a small or large map
• theme
• • Maximum 5 entriesper forum account and IGN.*

Tips from our design team:

Ensuring the map is balanced for both player 1 and player 2 in terms of control points and distances. (says Captain Obvious)

It’s good to consider what the opening moves you want to have are for both players and walk yourself through those.

Ensure Player 1 does not get too much of an advantage on turn 1 (too many control points within spawning range sometimes causes issues, even if the map looks totally balanced.)

Having an even number of control points can be harder to make a map that doesn’t turn into a camp fest, but it can still work and there are some good ones we have produced that show this but many of the maps usually have an odd number of control points and Ideally multiple areas to battle on the map.

Criteria for judging:

50% Creativity – this refers to the map creatively plays and whether it’s balanced

20% Aesthetics - How it looks

20% Suitability for matches

10% Uniqueness, Originality

Prizes:

5 GRAND WINNERS – 25,000 Coffee Beans (each) + a chance for their maps to be included in the game

Announcement of Winners:

April 7, 2025

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Phobie Competition

Mechanics

1. Get creative and design a Phobie! It can be a clay figure, needle work, woodwork, wood carving, painting, hand-drawn or digital fan art
2. Post your creation on in this Forum thread.
3. Include your IGN (In-Game Name) on your post.
4. The creation must be your own design and must not contain offensive, vulgar, or sexually suggestive content.
5. Maximum 3 entries can be submitted per IGN.

Format: Image

Criteria for judging:

40% Creativity

30% Quality of artistic composition

30% Originality

PRIZES:

10000 Coffee for Grand Prize Winner

5000 Coffee for 3 consolation prize winners

Phobies Holdings has ultimate decision over winner. Winner MIGHT be implemented in game.

Tips from our design team:

Run wild with your ideas!!!

Announcement of Winners:

April 7, 2025

Rules

Each entry must be an original work and all rights, including copyright, to the entry must be owned exclusively by the contestant. Any use of AI will be immediately disqualified.

Intellectual Property Rights

By submitting your entry, you acknowledge that Phobies reserves the right to utilize winning entries for advocacy and official activities without providing any compensation to the contestant. Thank you for your participation!

[PtiBouchon]

here is a new phobia inspired by my idol who unfortunately left us

name: Wyatt
8🔑
1500
walk 2
lineofsight 2
dmg400

Let me In !:
Transforms the unit to its alternate stats for 3 rounds. The unit cannot fall below 1 HP while transformed.
aoe1
dmg 750

idea: me
art by: @quanglewangle_
ig name: ToyMaster
(right the true form, left the transformation)

[Sintel]

What exactly does it meant when you say the theme must already exist ingame? Like does the map need to based off of a certain phobie or a certain group of phobies?

[PatoRey]

it’s talking about map themes like “the classroom”, “the baby room”, “crypto maze” etc

[Karst]

Credit to Pato Rey for the Phobies Map Creator, which I used as a basis and then stylized from.

Map 1:

Map Name: Lights Out 2.0
User Name: Karst
Map Size: Small
Theme: Attic, the Lights Out Tileset.
Description: I am very grateful that Lights Out has been removed from the game’s map rotation. I do think it has a good core concept, though. This is my attempt at a Lights Out rework.

Map 2:

Map Name: Beware of POUSes [Alternatively, Fire Swamp]
Creator Name: Karst
Map Size: Small
Theme: Haunted Woods [In-Game, Attic - the Redrum tileset]

Map 3:

Map Name: Germ Warfare
Creator Name: Karst
Map Size: Small
Theme: Wartorn Battlefield [In-Game, School, the Biff’s Room tileset]

Map 4:

Map Name: Terrordome
Creator Name: Karst
Map Size: Small
Theme: Clown/Circus tileset.

Map 5:

Map Name: Heart Disease
Creator Name: Karst
Map Size: Large
Theme: Nightmare in the Flesh [In-Game, Hell - the Xylo tileset]

Phobie 1:

The Maw

Type: Undead
Keys: 9
Health: 2500
Damage: None
Range: None
Movement: 2
Movement Type: Bypass

Ability: Grab Boy’d
Lock: 0
Cooldown: Passive
Damage: 1000
Range: 0
Description: Can move onto tiles containing enemies. If sharing a tile with an enemy at the end of your turn, deals damage and immobilizes them. If The Maw is pushed/pulled, the enemy is freed.

Aesthetics:

-General: a giant underground undead worm in the spirit of Dune, Tremors, Star Wars, and Beetlejuice. I also considered a play off of Shai-Hulud for the name - something with “Shy” and it going underground seems fitting, but I can’t quite make it work.
-Sound: Deep “squee” sounds.
-Idle Animation: Burrows deeper and swallows some sand, then spits it out like a geyser.
-Tap Animation: Pops out of the ground a bit like it is trying to snatch something.
-Movement Animation: Underground burrow animation like Smother Mother.
-Ability Animation: The Maw springs up and swallows the Phobie it shares a tile with.

Credit to Jabbo (quanglewangle_) on the Phobies discord for the art. If this entry is selected as a winner, I respectfully request that my winnings be split with him.

Phobie 2:

Jackalope Queen

Type: Undead
Keys: 1
Health: 400
Damage: 100
Range: Melee
Movement: 2
Movement Type: Walking

Ability: Resurrects at 100 health.

Ability: …and I will form the skull!
Lock: 0
Cooldown: 0
Range: N/A
Description: At the end of your turn, if Mopsy, Flopsy, Cottontale, and Jackalope King are all adjacent to Jackalope Queen, destroy all of them and summon Jackalope Abomination in Jackalope Queen’s space. Jackalope Abomination’s level is equal to Jackalope Queen’s.

Jackalope Abomination
Type: Undead
Keys: 10 Total (2 + 2 + 2 + 3 +1)
Health: 1400
Damage: 600
Range: Melee AoE
Movement: 1
Movement Type: Walking

Ability: Resurrects at 350 health.

Ability: Corpse Cannon
Lock: 0
Cooldown: 0
Damage: 300
Range: 3
Description: Deals damage to an enemy unit. Randomly summons a generic Jackalope summon on a tile adjacent to the enemy unit closest to Jackalope Abomination. This generic Jackalope has the same statline as Mopsy/Flopsy/Cottontale but the level of the owner’s Jackalope Queen. Summoned Phobies will not be able to act until your next turn. Summoned Phobies do not count against max Phobie count.

Aesthetics:
-For Jackalope Queen, she has a basic Jackalope model, but with a rusted crown on her head. All other sounds and animations are identical to the other Jackalopes, as is the case with Jackalope King. For her ability animation, a kind of undead self-construction animation takes place similar to a Voltron episode. The rest of these notes pertain to Jackalope Abomination alone.
-General: See the sample art below, which is website generated.
-Sound: A kind of “choir” or “echo” of the Jackalopes speaking together for the sound theme.
-Idle Animation: The Jackalopes turn to one another and have a small “conversation”.
-Tap Animation:
-Movement Animation: Heavy foot stomps that shake the screen as with Haphe’s tap animation.
-Attack Animation: Stomps a foot on the ground, causing a screen shake.
-Ability Animation: Fires a Jackalope arm-skull at the target like a rocket.

Phobie 3:

Scrub

Type: Monster
Keys: 1
Health: 500
Attack: None
Movement: 2
Movement Type: Walking

Ability: For Big Mistakes
Lock: 0
Cooldown: 0
Range: 1
Description: Destroys self in order to permanently remove an obstacle or harmful tile type.

Aesthetics: -A grouchy looking eraser with a stick figure drawn on the eraser itself.
-Idle animation is scratching its chin. Begins to erase itself, is shocked, and stops.
-Tap animation is throwing hands up and shrugging in an irked “What do you want?” gesture.
-Walk animation looks like someone walking with their feet in a potato sack or pillow case.
-For Big Mistakes causes Scrub to start rubbing its arm on the adjacent tile. As his animation plays out, his body begins to vanish until it disappears completely. He looks annoyed during this process.

Credit to ComedianteX (Dobi Seasons) on the Phobies discord for the art. If this entry is selected as a winner, I respectfully request that my winnings be split with him.

[DragonFeodor]

Entry №1

Map Name: Collosal Madness
Map Size: Small
Map Theme: Crypto Maze
IGN: DragonFeodor

[Kai527]

map name: Lost, Never
Creator Name: Kai527
Map size: Small
Topic: The map is inspired by “Never, Forever,” since to make good use of range 3 Phobies, you need to clear walls, which is difficult, making tanks and fliers very weak. So I came up with the idea of making better use of beam Phobies in line or range 3, as they are some of the most important picks for that map.

[Sketches]

Wow! This Sounds Like Fun!

This Is My Idea, And Too My Knowledge This Is Completely Original, This Was Not Take Or Inspired By Anything Else Other Than Phobies Itself

Edit: Forgot To Put My Name, So Here: ~{Skeches}~

[Puppet]

Name: Ouch
User Name: hopeloy.JR.
Size: Big
Theme: That carnival themed one

[Puppet]

Name: Holly Jolly
User Name: hopeloy.JR.
Size: Small
Theme: you can make a snow one, but if not, just use the purple one from “The Penny Dropped” or smth

[Puppet]

Name: X marks the spot
User name: hopeloy.JR.
Size: Big
Theme: That kinda sand theme, i forgot the maps. i havent played in months lol

(its hard to see but theres a panic point on the bottom and one on the top)

[zCNetBR]

Featuring the Roller-coaster map and the new moving tiles:

As is shows in the first image, there are some types of tiles. Type of each tile, in order:
• Red: Moves only when a phobie is on top at the end of the turn of the phobie owner.
• Cyan: moves independently if there is a phobie or not, at the end of each turn.

• Yellow: Neutral tile, only for coloration.

• Red Panic Point: its a panic point that movies at the end of the turn of owner of the phobie that steps on top. (Also come in cyan tile, wich moves independently at the end of each turn)
• Blue and Orange Variants: they happen when a team capture the panic point.

In Roller-coaster map, with the 3 imagens (01 being the example), as you can see, when an phobie steps on the tile (image 02), it moves for the final destination if the turn ends. The priority of moving is: Moving Panic Point>Red Panic Point>Cyan Panic Point. So first the red one movies then the cyan moves, as you can see at image 03.

What happens if a flying phobie goes on top of it?

1. It works as same as the conveyor tile, dont affecting flying phobies
2. If a flying phobie steps in the way of a cyan tile with other phobie on top, it can stop the other phobie and it will fall in the abyss.

I created 2 other maps and i can sure make a video about it, wich im going to publish in YT.

I couldnt put anymore images, because my account in the forum is new.

[Hades_555703]

New Phobie: Baphomet
Ability: As Above, So Below -
Sacrifice your Phobie to kill an enemy Phobie of equal or lower level
IGN: Hades_555703

[Warbot]

Name: Hairball

Type: Monster

Keys: 4

Health: 1500

Attack: 400

Range: 1

Attack type: Straight (No Lob)

Movement: 1

Movement type: walking

Ability: Stuck On You

Ability type: Trap

Ability range: 2

Lock: None

Cooldown: 1 turn

Description: Place a trap down that when stepped on prevents the enemy from moving for 2 turns

Aesthetics:

-A chewed up wad of pink bubble gum that’s been left on the ground for a bit too long. Theirs hair, gunk, grime, and a single googly eye stuck to the gum wad.

-Idle Animation has the phobie nuzzling itself into the ground to get more grime onto itself, kicking some dust up in the process. A small air bubble in the phobie forms like when you blow a bubble in gum and then the bubble pops startling the phobie.

-Tap animation is the googly eye almost coming off of the phobie and then it quickly fixes itself just in time.

-Walk animation is similar to Glob’s but add sticky and suction cup like sounds.

-For the Attack Animation make the phobie stretch itself back and then slingshot itself into the enemy phobie and then rubber band back into place.

-For the Stuck on You ability it makes the phobie take a piece of itself and throw it over to the its intended tile. Make the trap pink colored with bits of hair and grime on it. Trapped phobies have gum stuck to their body.

IGN: Tacobulldog

[dudiobugtron]

Here is my entry for the competition. It’s like an assistant that doesn’t take up space on your team. It’s a dial recolour that automatically chooses the Phobies that you summon, based on win-rate statistics. What could possibly go wrong?

IGN: dudiobugtron

[silkworm]

7 key Phobie
Dimensional

Name: “Nana” (Manananggal)
Health: 2500
Damage: 500
Range: 1
Movement: 2
Movement type: Walking

Ability Cooldown: 2 turns
Ability: Seperate
Upon activating this ability, the unit will seperate it’s head from its body, gaining alternate stats. Only the head will be able to move during the active time of this ability and the body will not be able to move, lasts for three turns. When the head of the unit is killed, the ability is forcefully cancelled and the unit will regain the same stats but will not be able to move for two turns. If the body were to be killed, then this phobie will die.

Alternate Form stats

Body
Health: 1250
Damage: 800
Range: 1
Movement: None

Head
Health: 1250
Damage: 800
Range: 2
Movement: 2
Movement type: Flying

Art by me: silkworm

[Santiago2]

Map name: Abyss of terror
User name/ID: santiago609
Theme: same of the game LAST RITES
Description:The brown part would be the abyss, and those trees would replace the stone-like obstacles that LAST RITES has. With that, come the portals that I increased. You can find them by observing the blue color near the abyss. How do they work? When a phobie stays in the portal at the end of the turn, it teleports to the other space that has the same color as the portal. This is my work, I hope you like it, and let me know if you have any suggestions.

[Kokomi90]

Map 1

Map Name: Toxiphobia
IGN: kokomi90
Size: Small
Theme: The Big House (or any suitable theme)

“A dreadful fear of toxins and corrosion haunts every corner of this facility. Poisoned grounds dominate the battlefield, slowly wearing down anyone who dares to pass. While a healing spa offers a chance at recovery, it’s strategically placed in a distant corner—forcing poisoned units to sacrifice precious actions just to survive. Will you risk the shortcut through the toxic trail, or play it safe and fall behind?”

“Credit: I used the ‘Phobies Map Creator’ by Patorey to create these products.”

[Kokomi90]

Map 2

Map Name: Misstep Mayhem
IGN: kokomi90
Size: Small
Theme: Crypto (or any suitable theme)

“One wrong step—just one—and you’re plunging into the abyss. This treacherous map is riddled with deadly pits and slippery tiles, turning every move into a high-stakes gamble. Precision is everything, and even the smallest miscalculation can send your strategy spiraling into chaos. Will you dance along the edge with confidence, or stumble your way into oblivion?”

“Credit: I used the ‘Phobies Map Creator’ by Patorey to create these products.”

[Kokomi90]

Map 3

Map Name: Puberty
IGN: kokomi90
Size: Small
Theme: The Carousel (or any suitable theme)

“Ah, puberty—a chaotic stage where even the smallest things can throw everything off balance. His face is covered in breakouts, and his mind is a whirlwind of emotions. Every tiny trigger, every slight shift, can cause a chain reaction. This map mirrors that fragile phase, where unpredictability and sensitivity reign supreme. Can you survive the hormonal mayhem?”

“Credit: I used the ‘Phobies Map Creator’ by Patorey to create these products.”