Hey ext3!
Today I decided we should do something for Christmahanakwanzika. Sponsored by ext3 and its users, we will be giving away various prizes for the holiday season. Drawing details and prizes are below.
All prizes are provided by ext3 users and staff by donations. Feel free to add to our prize pool (information below).
Entrants (you guys!) can sign up for the drawing by e-mailing giveaway@ext3.net and including your name and ext3 account name (your NickServ name). I would love to see a drawing or a joke attached with every e-mail, but that’s totally optional. 
(Any drawings sent by you will not be laughed at, I promise. I’m not an artist either. 
But I’d love to feature them on the website.)
- We will accept entries up to December 17th, 2011 (PST). The random drawing of the names will take place on December 18th, and winners subsequently contacted via e-mail and IRC.
- Winners will be announced on IRC after they have picked their prizes.
- Multiple entries are prohibited. Don’t try. Being a moron and trying to trick me will have your chance of winning removed.
- You cannot win twice, sorry.
- We will pick at least three names for rewards. At our discretion, we may pick more names to win. Any extra prizes will be saved for a future giveaway.
- Staff and their friends and family will be allowed to participate. Don’t worry. They can’t cheat.
- Tell your friends and family! You’ll obviously get to play if they win!
Current prizes
Portal 1 + 2 Bundle
Both of Valve’s amazingly fun physics portal-puzzle games. A must-play for all ages. Features dark humor and insane, evil computers. Rated E (10+) for ALL the people!
Requires a free Steam account to play. http://store.steampowered.com/app/620/
Portal 1
Just Portal 1. Still an amazing game. http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/
Portal 2
Just Portal 2. Also an amazing game.
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Olli is donating three copies of Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West for the giveaway. Thanks Olli!
Lead and Gold is full of explosions, traps, and other old-west cowboy-style gunfighting. Made by Paradox Interactive, this shooter focuses on multiplayer gameplay.
Requires a free Steam account to play. http://store.steampowered.com/app/42120/
Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox/survival game which is akin to Minecraft. We have three copies available as prizes. Check it out below.
Requires a free Steam account to play. http://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/
Borderlands
goose and Olli are donating copies of Borderlands! Borderlands is an RPG/first person shooter game in which you are trying to find “The Vault”. Many days of gameplay to kill your Christmas break. Best played with friends, but can easily be played on single player.
Requires a free Steam account to play. http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/
Magicka
agdurrette has kindly donated a copy of Magicka. Steam can tell you more about it than I can.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/
The Fine Print
The drawing will be preformed by SnoFox using a computer program to randomize the nicknames.
Anyone is free to enter; the only “qualifier” is that you must be an active user on the network. Note that by “active”, we don’t mean you have to be online 24/7/365; but you must be a user who does make the occasional appearance and conversation. Discrepancies on a user’s level of activity will be reviewed by a staff member if any conflicts should arise. What we’re essentially saying is people who register simply to be entered into the drawing and never come on or appear on the network will be disqualified.
When the drawing is actually preformed, it will be preformed on a network admin’s computer. Any concerns of cheating or unfairness should be brought to the attention of the ext3 staff.
If the winners do not claim their prizes within one week (seven days) then their prize will be forfeit and a redraw will be done to determine a new winner for the forfeited prize(s).
These rules are subject to change at any time without notice. Check back here for the most up-to-date revision.
