Before we get onto the award ceremony, two brief announcements:

1. Sign-ups for the Polandball 2027 Calendar are now live! If you want to participate in our yearly project once again, make sure to head on over to the sign-up thread in /r/PolandballCommunity and put your name down! We've got three hundred and sixty five panels to draw, so no matter if you choose to draw three or thirty panels, your help is appreciated!
2. We have a new world champion in Spain! They have driven out the Argentines from the fields of New York New Jersey Stadium, and as such, the Argentina World Champion flair has been replaced by a new Spain World Champion flair! If you too want to hoist the World Cup Trophy, grab it as your flair today!

Hello travailing technocrats, enterprising electronics expounders, and digital diviners!

Our contest The Amazing Digital Countries has concluded, and... this was technically speaking a contest. All the technology of our day, and yet none of it could save you all from making entries that mired themselves in mediocrity. When (and not if) we get the machines to replace our userbase, you'll be the first to go. In any case, we received seventeen patent applications to try and give your technological ideas some protection, and while most of them were more than a bit naff, a couple actually seemed at least a little innovative. However, one of them rose above the rest to bring something fresh and cool to the masses with a bit of levity. At the end of the day, cooler heads prevail.

With 7.50 points, please give a round of applause to...

☆Zebrafish96☆

^with

Eco-friendly air cooling

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

• With 7.00 points, second place goes to /u/mars_gorilla and their piece The problem technology can't solve. They are therefore awarded with a pair of silver wings for the month!

• Finally, with 6.75 points, the third place goes to /u/alsoandanswer and their piece A Perfidious New Guest. They are therefore awarded with a pair of bronze wings for the month!

• In addition, with 6.60 points, our coveted Mod's Choice Participation award goes to /u/brayanxd4547 and their piece Gaymer Poland. 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/Lazy-Independence695, 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