Snider-Man's "12 DAYS OF ATARI" Contest-THE RULES

[Snider-man]

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself for Snider-Man’s ultimate Atari-related contest – “The 12 days of Atari” Holiday Giveaway! This 12-day series of contests – launching Dec. 1 - has 12 special prizes especially suited for Atari Age members! We hope that this will get everyone in the holiday spirit! The contests will be run by Hermie of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” fame (see icon at left), so cut the little guy some slack.

 

Here are the basic rules for the week-and-a-half-long contest.

 

1. The “12 Days of Atari” Christmas Giveaway will run 12 days – beginning Dec. 1 and ending on Dec. 12. Each day’s contest will be posted at a random time that day. I will attempt to “mix it up a bit” with some morning-posted contests and some evening-posted contests.

 

2. Each day’s contest will be posted in the Contests Forum with a headline like this: “12 DAYS OF ATARI: DAY 1.” Look for them as soon as they appear for a chance at that day’s prize.

 

3. Some giveaways will be simple “Me first” giveaways. Some will be a bit more complicated, asking participants to solve a puzzle for the correct winning answer. Others will be web-wide scavenger hunts and trivia quizzes that will take a great deal of research. Each day will be different. There’s something for the newbies and experts alike in this series of contests.

 

4. I am in the United States (eastern time zone), so I will be running these giveaways at a time convenient for me. I invite folks throughout the world to participate and will ship prizes anyplace, but keep in mind that occassionally the times may not be convenient for you (unless you’re on-line at 4 a.m.).

 

5. I will be as fair and impartitial as possible with each day’s giveaway. However, my final decision is just that – FINAL. Any debate, whining, or other conflict arising from any decision will be met harshly. In other words, if you have a problem with the way something turned out, please be an adult and deal with it.

 

6. If you win anything on Days 1 through 11, you are disqualified from participating in other contests through that period. In other words, if you win something, step aside and let someone else have a chance. However, Day 12’s contest is open to all participants – including those who have won something on a previous day. So we’ll either have 11 or 12 separate winners when this series is done.

 

7. Prizes will be announced on the day prior to the giveaway. In other words, at the end of the Day 2 contest, we’ll announce what’s up for grabs on Day 3. That way, you’ll have an idea as to what’s coming up. (There will be no prior announcement for the Day 1 prize, however!)

 

8. Prizes will be mailed out (hopefully) prior to Christmas. Please keep in mind that I’m footing the bill for all of this, so be patient while waiting for your prizes.

 

9. Updates and clarifications to the rules will be posted to this thread.

 

10. I will give no hints, no assistance, and no "heads-up." Everyone's on equal footing for this.

 

That’s it! Good luck to all members, and get ready for some fun! I want to take a moment and thank Albert and Alex here at AA for their assistance with this contest and with their generous donation. You’ll have to wait and see what it is though!

 

Snider-Man

[NE146]

ooh I wanna play. I'll guess FROSTBITE!

 

*crosses fingers*

 

 

 

 

 

[z28in82]

This is a prime example of what makes this place so great. People who are willing to have multiple or even signle contest just to give things away for the benefit of other members on the board. I am so glad that I stumbled upon this lil corner of cyber-space. *heart felt over-emotional babbling over, and now back to the games*

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Ready...

[sdstuff64]

Also ready...

[NE146]

Did I not win?!?

[King Atari]

I'll be ready!

[AtariDude]

Atari is #1

 

<-------crosses fingers and hopes he wins something for a change

[somePUNK]

17 shoes

[Scooterb23]

Big Bad Wolf!!!

[Thomas Jentzsch]

...Steady...

[Xot]

....Stay on Target....

[AtariDude]

Red 5 reporting in...

[+-^CrossBow^-]

Ivory Tower is online...

[san-d-2000]

I'm ready, lets start!

[Snider-man]

"Start?" I've already run two contests! Ten more on the way folks....