The Eighth is a big place, with lots of things on it. Most of these things aren't really well defined. Sure, there's mountains and cities all over the place, and big Hundred-Foot walls that probably could have been fifty feet and continents that killed all the happy people (long story). But apart from Dugandy, it's all a bit hazy.
So let's do some exploring.
Actually, screw that. It's cold and wet out there, and you have to do all the hiking without any promise of a breathtaking view or something to bring home to show the kids. Let's do a Contiki tour.
The August 2004 contest is to come up with the details of some place on the Eighth (you might find the Map of the Eighth helpful, which is here:
http://www.drod.net/TheEighth/TheMasterMapoftheEighth.html) and write it up like a tourist guide. Or, if you want, an advertisement, or indeed anything that gets the point across - this is the cool stuff, this is the boring stuff, one of our writers died trying to do this, so make sure you've got life insurance, that sort of thing.
Firstly, you'll need to choose a place. Anywhere will do, it doesn't have to be somewhere on the Map, but you'll need to decide where it is anyways. You can't, however, use Dugandy (where Beethro lives), or a user-made hold unless you've asked the hold-maker's permission. (They'll have to tell me you have their permission.) It goes without saying, but be consistent with what we know about the Eighth (about the only thing you'll have to remember is that the Eighth floods every year, so you'll have to deal with that).
Second, come up with some details. You'll want some variety in your sights, so get those thinking caps on.
Thirdly, make it neat. What we're looking for is for you to show off all the features of your locale in a way that would entice tourists to come. Anything that does that will do, be it a travel guide, an advertisement from the tourist bureau, a photo album (this is me and Madge at the sacred Journey of Hornsnar, and this is me with Hornsnar), even a poster. You could try a hold if you wanted, but remember the idea is to appeal to people, so the more effort it takes for people to get to your sell, the less likely they're going to try. Let's just say I'll be surprised if a hold wins.
Fourth, send it to me at
mattc at caravelgames.net. Entries close on
Sunday the 16th of August, 11:59pm GMT, which seems as good a time as any to finish. Keep it under a megabyte, thanks.
At that time, I'll put everything up for voting in the General forum, where people will vote on who they thought were the top three. It's a little more cut-throat than normal, but you're competing for the tourist dollar here. Plus I know how talented you all are, so I know it'll be close.
The winner receives 100 rank points and something from the DROD store, second place gets 75, third gets 50. Everyone who enters gets 10 rank points, and everyone who gets a vote but doesn't get a prize gets another 5. So hop to it already! I want to see what (or is that where?) you come up with!
Matt
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