###Hello renaissance artists, Lazarus pit experiments, and residents of Phoenix, Arizona!

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Our contest The Binding of Poland: Rebirth has concluded, and look at how rejuvenating our influx of life-altering ideas has been! Some of us on the team were positively aroused from a death-like slumber by how bright some of your entries shone - or was that merely the "light at the end of the tunnel" of a near-death experience? In any case, we saw fourteen of the best necromancers in the land before us try and perform their tricks to resurrect some aspect of this subreddit's status from years long gone, and in many ways, your efforts have succeeded in igniting new life here! The efforts of most of you practitioners of the dark arts have been great, but some truly have shone exceptionally bright, and we think we can tell that the best power of resurrection comes from resurrecting something deep within the self. After all, what else could compel a contest victor from eight years ago to come back and win it all, if not for the fact that no matter how many times you try to kill that passion inside of you, somehow it will always come back to life?

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With 8.75 points, please give a round of applause to...

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#####☆Dolmande☆

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#####The most sane explanation

As it is their second win, they are awarded with the opportunity to make their own custom flair and mini, as well as stars to adorn their Hussar Wings, as well as a pair of golden wings for the month!

• With 8.62 points, second place goes to /u/alsoandanswer and their piece The League Of Unkillable Nations. They are therefore awarded with a pair of silver wings for the month!

• Finally, with 8.12 points, the third place goes to /u/Zebrafish96 and their piece The Empire Comes Back. They are therefore awarded with a pair of bronze wings for the month!

• In addition, with 7.75 points, our coveted Mod's Choice Participation award goes to /u/DangalfSG and their piece Double Crossed. Here's a little ribbon to put next to your name for that

Here are the full results:

Our invited judge for this contest was /u/yaddar, last month's Hussar. Thanks to them for their participation!

The updated annual rankings can be found here.

Thank you to everybody who participated in this contest! We hope to see you all around for the next contest. Make sure you congratulate the winners!

Cheers,

The /r/polandball modteam