The Wargamer & Kalypso Media Contest ends in four days!!!

[The Wargamer]

http://www.wargamer.com/news/7223/th...s-in-four-days!!!

The Wargamer and Kalypso Media have paired-up to host a contest, offering someone within our community an experience they will never forget!

The winner of this contest will be flown to the next Kalypso Media press event in San Francisco, which is taking place on September 11th. The press event will be held within Bourbon & Branch, a new age "speakeasy" (an establishment that allowed the consumption of alcohol during Prohibition). In this ambiance the winner will get priority to exclusive information for their upcoming release Omerta: City of Gangsters, a strategy/simulation game set during the 20's/Prohibition (hence the venue) from the developer & publisher of Tropico 3 and Tropico 4. They will also get access to exclusive information about Jagged Alliance: Crossfire, the expansion for Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. The winner will be able to play both Omerta: City of Gangsters and Jagged Alliance: Crossfire at this event. In addition to this once in a life time experience, the winner will also receive a copy of Legends of Pegasus on PC and Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants on Xbox 360.

In addition to this (as if the above isn't enough already), the winner will get a chance to sit down and have lunch with Mario Kroll, the founder of The Wargamer (wargamer.com) and Vice President of Kalypso Media, on September 10th at a renowned lunch spot in the San Francisco area. Here, they will have a chance to ask any questions Wargamer-related, especially concerning its early and crucial years. The winner will then be flown home.

Following this, the winner will then write about their experience with the opportunity of having it published on The Wargamer and the Kalypso Media's own social media channel.

To participate in this contest one must submit a short article (200 words minimum/500 words maximum) about their favorite Kalypso Media gaming experience. Whether it was an epic shootout in Jagged Alliance or a formidable metropolis in Tropico, we'd like you to tell us about it to get a chance at this once in a lifetime experience.



How to Participate:

To participate in this contest one must submit a short article (200 words minimum/500 words maximum) about their favorite Kalypso Media gaming experience with any Kalypso Media game. Whether it was an epic shootout in Jagged Alliance or a formidable metropolis in Tropico, we'd like you to tell us about it to get a chance at this once in a lifetime experience. Submissions must be accompanied by the real name of the participant and the country in which they reside. All submissions must be sent to editor@wargamer.com Submissions that don't meet these guidelines, or are not submitted to the above email address, will not be considered for the contest. Deadline for submissions is August 31st 10pm PST.



Participants Must Be:

-Age 21 or older



Prize Details:

Date: September 10th - 12th, 2012

Place: San Francisco

The winner will be flown to San Francisco on the 10th. They will have all fundamental expenses paid during their visit (transportation, hotel, and food). The first day will feature a lunch with Mario Kroll at an nice lunch spot. On the 11th the winner will take part in a press event at Bourbon & Branch held for the upcoming Kalypso Media games. At this event they will get exclusive information about, and be able to play, these upcoming titles. They will also receive a copy of Legends of Pegasus on PC and Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants on Xbox 360. The winner will then be flown back on the 12th.

The winner will then have the opportunity to write about their whole experience to be published on The Wargamer's frontpage and Kalypso Media's social media channel.



How Winners Will be Chosen:

Curtis Szmana, Editor-in-Chief of The Wargamer, will carefully decide the winner according to several key factors. Winners will be chosen according to their focus on the subject matter, their creativity in portraying their experience, and their ability to express themselves in written form.Grammar and writing skills will be of secondary importance.



***All participant info and their submission will be kept confidential. However, the winner's real name and winning article submission will be made public. They will be given prior notice.***



-Curtis Szmania

Editor-in-Chief

The Wargamer

[MikeGER]

...i bet the winner will be living in cable car public commute distance to SF  ;D
  NO WAY ! a chap from Europe, not to speak about Asia or DownUnder can win this, even with a Pulitzer Prize worthy Essay  ;)   

btw: i found no info about this contest on Kalypso's web site or forum ?::)
http://www.kalypsomedia.com/en-us/news/index.shtml
http://www.forum.kalypsomedia.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=20

[MikeGER]

http://www.wargamer.com/forums/posts.asp?t=583965

LOL ...i told ya  ;D ...shamed be he who thinks evil of it  ;)

[LongBlade]

So you submitted an entry and they refused it, Mike?

[Steelgrave]

Nobody....entered?  Let's see, where is the "shocked face" smiley....there we go  :o

Methinks somebody does not know their audience yet. But good for the WG'er that their advertising budget for the contest was limited to their own board and cribbing off of other boards.

[MikeGER]

So you submitted an entry....

of course not  ;D

the prize was boring and i could have get all my Kalypso fixes at the GamesCom in Cologne 2 weeks ago, if i had bothered attending... have been to SF area 1.5 decades or so ago,  BTDT 8) 
(prefer the deserts and all the NPs of the Southwest... so nonstop LA, Vegas  or Phoenix is/were the better entrypoints for roundtrips with a high-clearing rental car ...and on the flight back a stoppage for a few days NYC ...oh that were they times ...pre-9/11 travel was all fun and games ...btw: a  funny press event on 911 leaves a bad taste in mouth  ...would had refused to attend that)

[LongBlade]

That's really sad.