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<a href="http://af.gog.com/en/frontpage?as=1649904300">Good Old Games</a> thought it would be a great idea to give us #10 games to give-away as part of some sort of competition. To show them how stupid that was and in order to make them regret it, we've come up with the:
<blockquote><font size="+2">Codex Good Old Games Short Story Competition</font>
Would you like to win a <b>game of your choice</b> from anything in the <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">Good Old Games catalogue</a>? Then enter the Codex Good Old Games Short Story Competition. Here are teh rulez:
<ul><li>Your story must be 500 words or less and must be on one of the following topics:</li><ol>
<li>Speculative fiction set in a future society based around the teachings of <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=688">Volourn</a>.</li>
<li>Why/How <a href="http://www.irontowerstudio.com/">Age of Decadence</a> should be made into an MMORPG. Entrants are encouraged to include hypothetical gameplay examples and prototype screenshots.</li>
<li>Developing <a href="http://www.grimoiresystems.com/">Grimoire</a>: A Day in the Life.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5">DarkUnderlord</a>.</li>
<li>Attack of the 50-foot <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6620">Multi-Headed Dick</a>.</li></ol>
<li>We have #10 games to give away so the "best" two stories from each of the topics above will win a prize.</li>
<li>Contestants are allowed to enter a story for all topics as well as make multiple entries within a topic.</li>
<li>You can only be the winner of one free game. So even if you have the "best" story in multiple topics, you'll only be winning one free game. Share the love and all, yo?</li>
<li>Winners will be able to choose the game they want from <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">anything in GOG's catalogue</a>.</li>
<li>You don't have to be a member of the Codex to enter, as we are accepting entries from anyone. RPGCodex staff members are the only people excluded from entering.</li>
<li>Be sure to include the topic you're story is about in your entry (the topic isn't included in your story's word count).</li>
<li>Judges decisions are final and no correspondence shall be entered into, though bribes may be accepted. Preferably by buying <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/rpgcodex">Codex T-shirts and / or Mugs</a></li></ul>
Entries can be made in one of the following ways:
<ol><li>Via e-mail to: darkunderlord at WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS WEBSITE AGAIN LULZ dot net (replace the ALLCAPS part with rpgcodex).</li>
<li>Through the <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/contact.php">RPGCodex contact form</a>.</li>
<li>By replying with your short story in the <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=35342">comments of this news topic</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=5">Private Messaging DarkUnderlord</a>.</li></ol></blockquote>
Entries will be posted as we receive them in a content item I'll create and link to later when I can be bothered. So what are you waiting for? The competition will be open until we decide to close it. We're still working out quite when that will be. I'm thinking maybe a month or two? We'll post a news update when we choose a closing date so we can use that as an excuse to remind everyone about the competition again.
In the meantime, start writing!
<blockquote><font size="+2">Codex Good Old Games Short Story Competition</font>
Would you like to win a <b>game of your choice</b> from anything in the <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">Good Old Games catalogue</a>? Then enter the Codex Good Old Games Short Story Competition. Here are teh rulez:
<ul><li>Your story must be 500 words or less and must be on one of the following topics:</li><ol>
<li>Speculative fiction set in a future society based around the teachings of <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=688">Volourn</a>.</li>
<li>Why/How <a href="http://www.irontowerstudio.com/">Age of Decadence</a> should be made into an MMORPG. Entrants are encouraged to include hypothetical gameplay examples and prototype screenshots.</li>
<li>Developing <a href="http://www.grimoiresystems.com/">Grimoire</a>: A Day in the Life.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5">DarkUnderlord</a>.</li>
<li>Attack of the 50-foot <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6620">Multi-Headed Dick</a>.</li></ol>
<li>We have #10 games to give away so the "best" two stories from each of the topics above will win a prize.</li>
<li>Contestants are allowed to enter a story for all topics as well as make multiple entries within a topic.</li>
<li>You can only be the winner of one free game. So even if you have the "best" story in multiple topics, you'll only be winning one free game. Share the love and all, yo?</li>
<li>Winners will be able to choose the game they want from <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">anything in GOG's catalogue</a>.</li>
<li>You don't have to be a member of the Codex to enter, as we are accepting entries from anyone. RPGCodex staff members are the only people excluded from entering.</li>
<li>Be sure to include the topic you're story is about in your entry (the topic isn't included in your story's word count).</li>
<li>Judges decisions are final and no correspondence shall be entered into, though bribes may be accepted. Preferably by buying <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/rpgcodex">Codex T-shirts and / or Mugs</a></li></ul>
Entries can be made in one of the following ways:
<ol><li>Via e-mail to: darkunderlord at WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS WEBSITE AGAIN LULZ dot net (replace the ALLCAPS part with rpgcodex).</li>
<li>Through the <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/contact.php">RPGCodex contact form</a>.</li>
<li>By replying with your short story in the <a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=35342">comments of this news topic</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=5">Private Messaging DarkUnderlord</a>.</li></ol></blockquote>
Entries will be posted as we receive them in a content item I'll create and link to later when I can be bothered. So what are you waiting for? The competition will be open until we decide to close it. We're still working out quite when that will be. I'm thinking maybe a month or two? We'll post a news update when we choose a closing date so we can use that as an excuse to remind everyone about the competition again.
In the meantime, start writing!
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