{"id":34164,"date":"2009-11-04T20:57:31","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T01:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=34164"},"modified":"2009-11-04T20:57:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T01:57:31","slug":"cool-contest-for-all-geeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2009\/11\/04\/34164-cool-contest-for-all-geeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Contest for All Geeks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fantasy<\/a>Our friend and author Ethan Gilsdorf<\/strong> has a pretty cool contest announcement on his site that I’d like to share with you. Take a look at ‘The Great Geek Giveaway! Contest’<\/strong>: What is your geekiest secret? Your freakiest fandom moment? Your most embarrassing gaming gaffe? In a brief essay, photo or video, we want you to spill the beans.<\/p>\n

The folks behind the book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks<\/em><\/strong> want to know about that time you stalked your favorite Star Trek celebrity to a coffee shop, made a pilgrimage to a fantasy movie location, watched an entire season of Battlestar Galactica in one sitting, cooked a hobbit feast for your friends, or waited in line at midnight to buy a new video game. Or perhaps you have a photo of yourself posing with your fave SF\/fantasy celebrity. Or perhaps you’ll shoot a video tribute to your geek lover, or give us a video tour of your collection of Star Wars Pez dispensers. Whatever the geeky, gamer, or freakish tick or obsession, we want to see, read, and watch it. <\/p>\n

PRIZES:<\/p>\n

Four-day passes to Gen Con Indy 2010 (courtesy of Gen Con)<\/p>\n

From Turbine, Inc: Lord of the Rings Online T-shirts (celebrating the release of the Mines of Moria pack) and copies of the LOTRO Collectors Edition of the game (with 30 free days of playtime)<\/p>\n

A free membership in the British Tolkien Society (courtesy of the Tolkien Society)<\/p>\n

Brand-spanking new D&D product (courtesy of Wizards of the Coast), including:—Dungeon Masters Guide II; Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1; and Divine Power<\/p>\n

A copy of Cinefex magazine from New Zealand’s Weta Workshop\/ Weta Cave, (with articles on Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Master and Q&A with Peter Jackson), autographed by Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor also from Weta Workshop\/ Weta Cave, a copy of Dr Grordborts Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory by Greg Broadmore, also signed by Weta’s Richard Taylor.<\/p>\n

Rare original paperbacks from TSR’s Endless Quest series of Choose Your Own Adventure books from 1982-1983<\/p>\n

DVDs of the award-winning gamer documentary Second Skin, now playing in theaters and available on DVD (courtesy of Liberation Entertainment) and Second Skin T-shirts and posters (courtesy of Liberation Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Rare copies (now out of print) of Gary Gygax’s Living Fantasy and Castle Zagyg<\/p>\n

Pound-O-Dice — yes, a pound of polyhedral dice for all your gaming needs (courtesy of Chessex)<\/p>\n

A signed copy of fantasy author Paul Genesse’s The Dragon Hunters<\/p>\n

Gold Account membership at RPGbomb.com gaming site<\/p>\n

Harry and the Potters wizard rock CD sets and T shirts (and other merchandise, courtesy of Harry and the Potters)<\/p>\n

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks T-shirts, signed copies of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks + another copy personalized and sent to anyone of your choice and a framed, original and signed manuscript page from Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks<\/p>\n

And more…<\/p>\n

RULES and HOW TO ENTER:<\/p>\n

Entries will be judged on originality, boldness, silliness, skill (with a pen or camera lens) and if they make us laugh or our jaws drop.<\/p>\n

First and Runner-Up prizes will be awarded in three categories:<\/p>\n

1) ESSAY (500 words or less)
\n2) PHOTO (one good shot, with caption)
\n3) VIDEO (under 3 minutes)<\/p>\n

submit your entries (ESSAY, PHOTO or VIDEO) between September 1 and November 30, 2009. Details on how to enter at: http:\/\/www.ethangilsdorf.com\/greatgeekgiveaway\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks and good luck. Winners will be announced in December.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the sponsors; please support them! Wizards of the Coast; Skirmisher Game Development; Gen Con Indy 2010; Second Skin\/Liberation Entertainment; RPGbomb.com; Paul Genesse; The Syndicate; Harry and the Potters; Weta Cave; Troll Lord Games; Globe Pequot Press\/The Lyons Press; Turbine Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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