GameKnot: GameKnot related, puzzle contest: PRIZE SUGGESTIONS !

GameKnot related: puzzle contest: PRIZE SUGGESTIONS !

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baronderkilt
02-Apr-09, 18:40

puzzle contest: PRIZE SUGGESTIONS !

HI~!
I've really liked all the prizes given so far, but still it was really good to see a Chess Set come up this month. Then I heard someone had mentioned having some more Chess-Related type of prizes.
So just wondering; what would You like to see as future prizes?
More Chess related? Or Other? etc ...

I'd really like to see some of these. Or perhaps even a Choice given of several items, just in case someone wins but cannot really use the listed prize.
EG, an
*Electronic Allegro Chess Clock seems a really nice prize to me. But they might already have one. (Then again clocks are always nice. And saleable as well .

Some other stuff; What would you think of:

* A collection by book or CD/DVD of all the games by: Fischer, Tal, and Kasparov~!

* More wooden sets~! (triple-weighted) Maybe signed by Mike, Cyrano, Cairo or some other likely GK personality )

* A collection of Games by the GK Top Ten (in ChessBase d-base format perhaps ?!!)

* An plaque of their best game for wall hanging, annotated by ---- ? ---- from GK

baronderkilt
02-Apr-09, 18:43

SO, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ?

I'm really into personalized items, as you can tell. But I feel like there is a ton of likely ideas I can't get past a mental block on. Perhaps its a glich in Chess-libido or something. Anyway ... What you think?

garos
02-Apr-09, 19:02

Chess-set

A fine wooden chess-set is okay by me. What I would like to see though, should I
actually win it, is an all expenses paid trip to GK to collect it in person.

tactical_abyss
02-Apr-09, 19:32

I haven't entered any of these contests so far mainly due to the fact that I have all of the prizes and more that have been offered so far.My chessboard collection alone can practically fill up a room.My question is does one have a true option of getting a 3 year platinium membership if they want INSTEAD of the prize if they win?GK states that..."if the prize is undeliverable beyond our control".Well,what if they can deliver it to me,but i'd rather have a 3 year platium membership instead?

chessnovice
02-Apr-09, 23:36

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A Ferrari. :]

algol
03-Apr-09, 08:20

Contest Prizes

A nice wooden chess set is a great prize, or a voucher for chess books. I also like ccmcacollister's idea of game annotation by a master player. Or may be a chess training program...

joak
03-Apr-09, 13:31

I like winds_of_wisdom's idea of membership prizes

tactical_abyss
03-Apr-09, 15:19

Its really not my idea.In the rule section under the prize puzzle info, it states that a 3 year platium membership will be given automatically to the winner IF for some reason the prize(chessboard in this case) cannot be delivered to the winner with circumstances beyond GK's control.My question was....can I receive a 3 year platium membership as an option and skip the chessboard if i want,or must I be forced to take that board as the prize even though GK could deliver the board?(which I really do not need).GK is alittle unclear about that issue.

baronderkilt
03-Apr-09, 15:30

WoW

Well there are circumstances and Circumstances. But since you live 'here', I think you only need to win, then
put a dog in your yard. God Bless America ...
Of course that requires waiting for your non-delivery. Maybe someone's got a better plan? Legal & eithical of
course. That's what I like about the dog idea tho. Plus companionship and built in burglar alarm.
}8-)

tactical_abyss
03-Apr-09, 16:34

I think what is meant by not being deliverable is simply that someone may not have a mailing address at all.Some people travel all the time and actually have no forwarding address,playing for example,on a satellite notebook laptop from their large travel trailer.Or they may be in prison somewhere where because of security risks,packages are not deliverable to the inmate.
I was just curious if any winner of the puzzle contest had a prize choice when they are notified that they are a winner by email.At that exact point of the email,and BEFORE any prize is mailed out or not,it would be nice for the winner to be able to have a CHOICE of the Gameboard or a platium membership.Again,I for one would take the free 3 year membership which is worth alot of money.

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