Union Update – Vote for your favourite Statue

Hello Anno Community,

Here we are, ready for the next phase of the first Community Contest dedicated to Anno 117: Pax Romana! In case you’ve missed it, here’s a little refresher for you all.

Back in June, we challenged you to design your own statue based on a silhouette we provided and submit your creation for a chance of your design to be transformed into an ornament for the upcoming Anno game.

First of all, a huge THANK YOU to each of you who submitted their statue – we were extremely happy to see our inbox getting filled with your art!

In fact, there was so much cool stuff, we didn’t have an easy time choosing. Our main criteria were: originality within the given constraints and how well it fits within the (narrative and artistic) vision for Anno 117.

So, after going through your submissions, we chose our favourite entries – 5 in total:

1 – The Jorgensen Fountain

Bente and Leif reimagined as Venus and Amor. We loved the idea of romanising two existing Anno characters – not sure the Romans know what a “Jorgensen” is, though.

2 – Mysterious Figure

A trusty advisor? A time traveller? We don’t know, but it piqued our interest!

3 – Latona

In reference to the myth related to Latona and her children: Apollo and Diana. We loved the creative potential of having 3 characters “merged” into one statue.

4 – Annocius

Doesn’t Anno deserve its own divine representation? Turning Anno into “Annocius”, the god of the 9, sounded good to us.

5 – Ocean Figure

Of course, the sea is a major element in any Anno game. If this is a monument to brave fishermen or more – we loved the statue casually holding the squid’s arms.

Well, Annoholics, it’s now up to you to decide which entry will make its way into the game as an ornamental statue – that you will be able to personalise your cities in Anno 117: Pax Romana with! You can submit your vote here.

The voting is open until August 4^th, end of day – your vote is completely annonymous.

A big shout out and thank you to everyone who sent their entry – it really means a lot to us, and it shows the love you have for the Anno series (we will share all of them after the voting is over).

If your entry wasn’t selected this time, or if drawing is not your favourite creative outlet, fear not – there will be more contests coming up! In the meantime, don’t forget to vote for your favourite statue and share with us any question or feedback you might have in the comments below.