The weekly newsletter for Fed2 by ibgames

EARTHDATE: October 26, 2008

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THE HAUNTED SHUTTLE PAD TOUR

by Jezz

This week, instead of my usual article, I'm announcing a special contest for Halloween! The contest is in two parts. The first is open to all Planet Owners and the prize is one of those fabulous and sought-after slithies. The second part is open to all ranks from Captain to Financier and the prize is also a fabulous slithy. The success of this contest depends on having as many people as possible from all ranks entering so please do your best.


Part 1. Planet Owners

Create a haunted, creepy, scary, gruesome or funny Halloween description for your Shuttle Pad and you could win the slithy.

How to Enter: On or before Friday October 31, email fed2jezz@live.co.uk or send me a TB in game with your character name, planet name and a short message to say to you are entering the contest. After 10.00am EST on Saturday November 1 your planet will be announced on the board as being in the contest and your Shuttle Pad will be visited by the judges and given a score. All scores will be averaged out over the number of judges who visit and the planet owner with the highest average score will win the slithy.

You won't know exactly what time the judges are arriving so make sure that your Halloween description is in place before 10.00am on Saturday morning. You can put it in early if you want to but make sure the Halloween description is in place between 10.00am and 10.00pm EST on Saturday November 1.

To change the description, first make sure you are standing on your shuttle pad, then type 'CHANGE DESC description' where 'description' is what you want the new description to be. The changes will revert to your original description at reset so if you make the changes before reset on Saturday morning you will need to 'SAVE MAP' after you put in the Halloween description. If you are going to be making the changes before reset and saving the map, be sure that you have your original description copied in a safe place so that you can change it back later!


Part 2. Captains to Financiers

You will be the judges for all those Planet Owners who enter the contest and you'll also need to create your own Halloween costume!

How to Enter: On Saturday November 1 between 10.00am and 10.00pm EST, check the board for the names of the planets in the contest and visit as many of the shuttle pads as you can, giving each one you visit a score between 1 and 10 with 10 being the highest score. Then create a Halloween costume to wear. Email your costume and scores to fed2jezz@live.co.uk or TB them to me in the game before 11.00pm EST on Saturday.

The Halloween costumes will be judged by myself and some anonymous planet owners. Should there be a tie, the judges will take into account the number of shuttle pads you have visited and scored. So it's important that you get out there and visit as many of the entered planets as you can.


RULES

Entries are limited to one per Character not one per player. However a character may NOT send in a score for their own alt's shuttle pad. If you have characters in both parts of the contest make sure that you do not offer a score for your own work.

All descriptions must fit within the allowed space. TBed costumes must fit within the allotted number of spaces.

Descriptions must adhere to Federation rules i.e. no sickeningly graphic violence or overtly sexual content.


Tips for writing shuttle pad descriptions

Spell check your work. Some of the judges may be put off by bad spelling and grammar.

Don't tell a person how they feel... make them feel it. Writing "You are absolutely terrified" will not impress many judges. Instead try to build a picture of why they should be terrified by describing the location well. A phrase such as "Above the moaning of the wind and the creaking of the gnarled, leafless trees, a shrill scream suddenly pierces the night." will likely earn you more points than "You are surprised by a scream you suddenly hear above the creepy noises all around you.".

Even if you don't think you are a good writer, it's worth having a go. If you come up with something original or quirky or scary or fun, it might just appeal to the judges.

Good Luck to everyone.


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