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DIY Mega-Ultra-Super-Happy-Fun-Time Forum Contest!

Hey reader/commenter!

Notice anything new to the site? No? Well move those little balls embedded in your skull just a little ways north of this post and you should see a shiny new link on our site labeled: Forums. That’s right. Your favorite place to read about and discuss indie games has removed the middle man standing between you and the developers/other commenters.

Go on. Create an account and get to discussin’!

What? Is that not enough for you? You want more than complete and direct access to discussing your favorite indie games with the developers themselves? Fine… how about a kick ass contest where you could win a bunch of kick ass indie games complimented by a grand prize of a free Xbox 360 Arcade? If that sounds like a kick ass contest then continue reading below for the exact rules:

So first things first let’s get to the prizes. Here is, EXACTLY, what we are giving away to our lucky contest winners:

- 10 copies of Emberwind for the PC or Mac, courtesy of TimeTrap.
- 10 copies of Shattered Horizon via Steam for the PC, courtesy of Futuremark Games Studio.
- 10 copies of AaAaAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity via Steam for PC, courtesy of Dejobaan Games.
- 10 copies of Machinarium for PC or Linux, courtesy of Amanita Design.
- Additional indie games that have yet to be announced.
- 1 Xbox 360 Arcade version complete with as many XBLIG/XBLA codes we can muster from some of our developer friends. (Provided we don’t have any developer friends, we’ll just send you a 1600 point card.)

Sound good? As stated above we have tons of prizes we are just dying to give away (with more planned to be announced later).

So, now I bet you’re wondering just how you can get in on this fine little contest we have running here. If you’re thinking you can just leave a comment here and you’ll be automatically entered you are WRONG. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Do not bother commenting here unless you just have a specific question about the contest. You will not be included into the contest if you do that and will only infuriate me because I know… I know… you did not read this entire post.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Create a FREE account in our brand new forums located here. (Or just click the link at the top)
2. Proceed to talk and discuss all the merry little things you would on any given forum, preferably about indie games considering that’s our specialty. First one to enter the forum? Never fear, moderators are standing by to discuss everything with you so you don’t feel alone.
3. Upon hitting the 5 post mark you will be automatically entered into our random drawing for super-awesome prizes.
4. For every 5 posts there after you’ll earn an additional entry into the contest up to 20 entries (i.e. 100 posts).

Simple enough, but before you rush off to the forums, we do have a few… stipulations. Rules as you may term them.

Rules for entering contest:

- NO SPAM! So you think you’re clever huh and that you can just easily spam a hundred posts in 5 minutes? Think again. Spam and you’ll be instantly banned from the contest and the forum. We want meaningful posts that contribute to a conversation.
- Multiple accounts are a complete no-no. We have IP and email checkers running. We’ll know if you have more than a single account that’s attempting to enter the contest.
- This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian residents only. Sorry European/Asian/Oceanic folks, there are too many legal hurdles to cross when holding a multi-national competition. Feel free to join in on the conversation though!

The contest starts immediately and will end on March 31th at 11:59pm PST. (No this is not an April Fool’s joke!)

All winners will be contacted via the email provided when registering for an account. Winners have 24 hours to reply to the “Congratulations” email before another winner will be chosen instead.

Good luck!