It's time for Telltale's probably-fourth-annual Halloween contest! We know our fans are super-talented as a rule, which is why we love holding this event every year. However, for one reason or another, we've managed to attract a flock of dedicated Monkey Island fans into our community during the past few months, so we're hoping for even more great stuff this time around. Let's get to the details!
How does it work?
Basically, you'll need to make or do something creative that relates to any Telltale series and send it in to contest@telltalegames.com. Your creation doesn't need to have a Halloween theme, but it couldn't hurt! As in previous years, the entries will be judged by the Telltale staff. The deadline for entries is October 27, and we'll announce the winners on October 30.
You can send in sketches, paintings, videos, songs, poems, sculptures (well, maybe pictures of those), or some other original creation that is awesome. Still not sure what to do? Take a look at some past excellence for inspiration:
Grand Prize Winner:
One extra special winner in this year's competition will get his or her choice of a Sony PlayStation 3 (80 GB), Microsoft Xbox 360 (Pro), or Nintendo Wii console. Whoa!
Runners-up:
A second but still substantially awesome tier of winners in this competition will get to choose from one of the following prize packs:
Monkey Island -- Signed Monkey Island print, full season gift card, Monkey Island button set
Strong Bad -- Trogdor Poster, Season DVD, SBemails greatest hits DVD
Sam & Max -- Signed print, Season One or Two DVD, Animated Series DVD
Contest rules
It's been said in years past, and I'll say it again: Please don't do anything illegal or that would make baby Jesus cry.
Send your creations to contest@telltalegames.com with "Halloween contest" in the subject line. Your stuff needs to be in by 9pm Pacific Time on October 27, 2009.
You can send in as many entries as you'd like, but you can only win once.
Don't send attachments over 2MB. If you're making something that is too awesome to be constrained by that file size limit, host it somewhere online and send us the URL. Thanks!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
These are the Official Rules of the Telltale Halloween Contest (the "Contest").
In these Official Rules, "we," "our," and "us" refer to Telltale, Inc. ("Telltale"), the sponsor of the Contest. "You" refers to an eligible participant in the Contest.
1. START AND END DATES:
The Contest starts on October 7, 2009 and ends at 9:00 pm (PST) on October 27, 2009 ("the Contest Period").
2. ELIGIBILITY:
You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements and conditions at the time of entry: The Contest is not open to residents of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) Sudan, Puerto Rico or the province of Quebec. Such residents are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is void in these countries and territories and in any other jurisdiction where prohibited or restricted by law (sorry, but this exclusion came from our lawyers -- we wish that there were no exclusions). To enter the Contest, you must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence for the duration of the Contest. You are not an employee or agent or independent contractor of Telltale, Inc. nor or any of your immediate family. If you are chosen as a prize winner you will be required to sign a release (the "Release"), which assigns to Telltale all right, title and interest to the Submitted Material, including the right to use the Submitted Material, at Telltale's option, in advertising, marketing and promotion for Telltale or any of its products. "Submitted Material" means artwork created solely by you that is submitted in the Contest as further outlined in these Official Rules and as further set forth in the description of the Contest on Telltale's website: http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-509. Telltale will also have the right (but not an obligation) to use your name and likeness in any and all media now known or hereafter devised for advertising, promotion and marketing for Telltale's business or its products without any further approval by you. Except as set forth herein, you will not receive any compensation or other consideration for the rights granted by you with the respect to the Submitted Material or your name and likeness except as may be prohibited by law. The right for Telltale to use your Submitted Material and your name and likeness (as set forth herein) will be irrevocable, worldwide and will last in perpetuity.
Awarding of any prize is subject to verification of the winner. Telltale, in its sole discretion, shall determine the eligibility of people entering the Contest at the time of entry and, for chosen winners, after such winners are selected.
3. CONTEST REGISTRATION AND USE OF SUBMISSIONS:
Entries to the Contest are to be submitted to contest@telltalegames.com. Any attempted form of entry into this Contest other than as described is void. You agree that by entering the Contest, Telltale may post your Submitted Material and your screen name on its website for a reasonable time period as determined by Telltale in its discretion. From all Contest entries, Telltale reserves the right to select only a limited number of entries that may be posted to the website or to select no such entries. All Submitted Material will become the property of Telltale and will not be returned. Telltale is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, or incomplete entries. Telltale is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants.
Submitted Material may be disqualified by Telltale for any reason, including without limitation if it contains any language that Telltale considers obscene, offensive or pornographic.
In submitting an entry, you represent that the Submitted Material complies with these Official Rules and that the information you have given is true and accurate. You must be the sole author and owner of the copyright in the Submitted Material, and you represent that the Submitted Material does not violate the privacy or intellectual property rights of any third party. By accepting any prize, the winner (and, if applicable, his/her parent or legal guardian) agrees to hold harmless Telltale and its respective directors, officers, employees and assigns against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of the prize. By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Telltale.
Upon entry, Telltale will own all Submitted Material. Non-winning Submitted Material will not be returned.
If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Telltale which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Telltale reserves the right at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and to award all prizes from among all eligible entries received prior to (or after, if applicable) action taken by Telltale.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Because the Contest is based on the skills of those who enter, winning the Contest depends on the quality of Submitted Material that people submit in connection with entering the Contest. Certain Telltale employees will serve as judges of the Contest, and they will determine the winners of the Contest. Winners will be selected based on originality, creativity and design skills.
Prizes for the winners of the Contest are as follows:
First prize (choice of console) -- value: $280 (PS3), $250 (Xbox 360), $200 (Wii).
Second prize (choice of series prize pack) -- value: $65 (Monkey Island), $59 (Strong Bad), $55 (Wallace & Gromit), $75 (Sam & Max).
If you are a winner of the Contest, we will notify you by sending a message to the e-mail address, the phone number, or mailing address (if any) listed on your entry within seven (7) days following the selection of the winners. If the notification that we send is returned as undeliverable, or you are otherwise unreachable for any reason, we may choose an alternate winner and award any applicable prize to that alternate winner.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By participating in this Contest, you agree to release Telltale and its employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest. All entries are sent at your own risk and Telltale cannot accept liability for any loss of or damage to any Submitted Material.
6. DISPUTES
You agree that any claim or controversy arising out of or related to the Contest shall be settled by expedited binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Such arbitration shall take place in Marin County, California, and you waive any claim that such forum is inconvenient. Any such claim or controversy shall be arbitrated solely on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated with a claim of any other party. The Arbitrator may not change the terms of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and may not award any injunctive or other equitable relief.
7. PRIVACY
Telltale's Privacy Policy will apply to this Contest and to all information that we receive from your entry. Please read the Privacy Policy on the telltalegames.com website before submitting your entry. Your submission of an entry will constitute your acceptance of these Official Rules and the terms of the Privacy Policy located at: www.telltalegames.com/privacypolicy.
8. TAXES
ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY OF THE PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Telltale reserves the right to withhold any taxes as required by applicable law. All prizes will be awarded (other than prizes withheld for tax purposes as required by applicable law) and are not transferable. No substitutions (including for cash) are permitted, except Telltale reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater monetary value to the prizes if for any reason any prize cannot be awarded as contemplated in these Official Rules. Prize winners will be required to supply a Social Security Number (or, in Canada, a Social Insurance Number, or, in the United Kingdom, a National Insurance Number) or any similarly required taxpayer or government identification that may be required prior to the award of any prize.
9. WINNERS LIST
Individuals may request the name of the winners of the Contest by sending an e-mail to contest@telltalegames.com or submitting a self-addressed, stamped, envelope to Telltale Halloween Contest, Winners' List Request, 101 Glacier Point, Suite E, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA. Residents of Vermont, the United Kingdom, Canada and other jurisdictions where submission of return postage is prohibited need not include return postage.
10. DISCLAIMERS
By entering the Contest, you agree and acknowledge to be bound by these Official Rules, as well as the decisions of Telltale which are final and binding in all respects; to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with these Official Rules, and that Telltale shall have no responsibility or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for property loss, damage, personal injury or death) in connection with: participation in the Contest; technical or mechanical error(s) on the website; typographical error(s) in Contest promotional material; acceptance/possession, defects, and/or use/misuse of prizes, human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information; any technical malfunction(s) of the telephone service, telephone network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or internet service provider utilized by Telltale or by you; interruption or inability to access the Contest, any Contest-related web pages, or any online service via the internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems; any damages to your (or any other person's) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Contest; any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects; and/or any other errors or malfunctions, even if caused by the negligence of Telltale. Winners release Telltale from any and all liability/responsibility with respect to the prizes won (including any property loss, damage, personal injury, or death). Telltale shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience, or irregularity that may be caused or contributed to (i) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of Telltale or any of its respective agents, servants, employees or independent contractors; (ii) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any other person or entity not an employee of Telltale; or, (iii) by any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of Telltale.
And thus my lack of imagination continues to commence.
Comment by Guybrush Threepwood
October 7, 2009, 10:43 am
Holy cow, those are some seriously awesome prizes.
Comment by Haggis
October 7, 2009, 12:18 pm
Poll for the forums. Which would you rather win? A video game system or a set of ToMI pins? Answer in ten pages or less, making sure to compare and contrast the role Puritans and Quakers played in defining the cultural life of America.
Comment by Lena_P
October 7, 2009, 1:05 pm
Oh my God, this is awesome. Need to think of something.
Comment by NickClick2
October 7, 2009, 1:21 pm
My god! This is one tough as nails contest! Better get started...
Comment by Max the greenhorn
October 7, 2009, 1:29 pm
Oh if only I was creative....
Hey, are Majus or Silverwolfpet allowed to enter? Because they've kind of already got it in the bag what with their flash animations/youtube songs....
Comment by Molokov
October 7, 2009, 2:25 pm
YAY, my 2006 entry is still on the site! (The first Max Punpkin!)
Comment by eloffler
October 7, 2009, 2:56 pm
ahhhh good ol halloween telltale contest.brings back memories of the year i joined.i can never think of anything and then when i do im too chicken to mail it
Comment by yogurtmano86753090
October 7, 2009, 3:19 pm
I'm thinking of entering, but I never win contests. Plus, I don't really want the grand prize, I would prefer one of the second prizes.
Though I am excited to see telltale hasn't forgotten about the wallace and gromit grand adventures dvd :)
Comment by Inika_Unite77
October 7, 2009, 4:25 pm
i might enter. I'll have to think of something
Comment by Inika_Unite77
October 7, 2009, 4:26 pm
Well, Coronado De Cava grew out his toenails and carved them into a lock-picking kit, so maybe someone could grow out their toenails and carve it into Sam's head?
Comment by haydenwce27
October 7, 2009, 5:30 pm
Well, Coronado De Cava grew out his toenails and carved them into a lock-picking kit, so maybe someone could grow out their toenails and carve it into Sam's head?
You've only got a few weeks to submit something, though. Hopefully you weren't already growing your toenails out, looking for a reason to capitalize on their grossness.
Comment by David E
October 7, 2009, 5:55 pm
Im all over this. Wish me luck.
Comment by Irishmile
October 7, 2009, 8:54 pm
> YAY, my 2006 entry is still on the site! (The first Max Punpkin!)
Mine too! The 2006 Lego comic... with typos!
Comment by jp-30
October 7, 2009, 11:04 pm
Good luck Irishmile!
Comment by Lena_P
October 8, 2009, 1:12 am
Awesome prizes!
I gotta think of something good
Comment by Ingenioso
October 8, 2009, 3:30 am
Hmm...gotta think of something super good...
Comment by Kroms
October 8, 2009, 7:52 am
Well, Coronado De Cava grew out his toenails and carved them into a lock-picking kit, so maybe someone could grow out their toenails and carve it into Sam's head?
Curious about your copyright policy on this contest... Could audio samples from the various series be acceptable (in or out of your games) in my entry? What about re-creations of songs or such from these sources? I always get confused with this stuff...
And isn't this whole contest just one big copyright infringement anyway? JK
Comment by Toby the Intolerable
October 8, 2009, 3:30 pm
I'm gonna join so I have something to do. Sam & Max Halloween fail coming up!
Comment by TheNuclearReactor
October 8, 2009, 5:42 pm
Entry sent.... But looking at previous winners I do not think I have a chance.
Comment by Irishmile
October 8, 2009, 7:31 pm
And this is why I love you guys so much.
Comment by Sir Hobo
October 8, 2009, 10:16 pm
Ahh! Amazing prices, I must give this a try :D Hope I can come up with something good.
*starts sketching*
Comment by Trica
October 9, 2009, 5:14 am
Enjoy your console, Majus / SWP! ;)
Comment by puzzlebox
October 9, 2009, 7:21 am
Those MI prize pack is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S..!!! I will pulp my brain to get it..!!! :D
Comment by monkevingian
October 9, 2009, 9:45 am
Curious about your copyright policy on this contest... Could audio samples from the various series be acceptable (in or out of your games) in my entry? What about re-creations of songs or such from these sources? I always get confused with this stuff...
Yeah, that's fine :)
Comment by David E
October 9, 2009, 11:29 am
If the first prize winner wants one of the cheaper consoles, they should just go for the playstation and sell it on ebay for like $700. Then they can get their console AND some games.
Comment by Awesome5
October 9, 2009, 1:07 pm
Hey boys and girls, this is great. I like the presents too.
Comment by Mary
October 9, 2009, 1:34 pm
Ugh. I'm not going to win this at all.
Comment by thatdude98
October 9, 2009, 1:58 pm
me either.... But I did make some new art... if anything the art thread will get new stuff when the contest is over.
Comment by Irishmile
October 9, 2009, 2:52 pm
I have two great ideas if anybody wants to hear them (PM me):
One needs a competent Metal rhythm guitarist, competent also in audio sampling/mixing, in posession of the Sam & Max games and the necessary hardware
The other requires a good knitter who's played Sam & Max and maybe has experience & tools in papier macher
Comment by tbm1986
October 9, 2009, 7:49 pm
Spirits of Mist,
And Creatures of Bog:
Change Mary
To the shape of a Frog.
Comment by Murray the Chao
October 10, 2009, 3:02 am
I won an honorable mention last year, am I still eligible for the prizes this year?
Also, with the physical products, will you provide free shipping for them to the winners? Even if they're, say, in Europe?
Comment by diewernerbrueder
October 10, 2009, 5:41 am
curse you telltale for not giving a good effort prize!
Comment by lecharles
October 10, 2009, 6:50 pm
I was wondering, is the full season gift card you can win in the 'Monkey Island' prize pack only for the ToMI season, or for any TellTale season?
Not that I'll win with all the artistic talent here, but I'm still curious :)
Comment by Didero
October 11, 2009, 4:01 am
We've seen the question being brought up in the forums and here as well. Let us say that we are going to enter the contest, but we are not going to make a flashmovie/song/clip-thingie. Everybody has chances of winning the prizes! :)
Comment by Silverwolfpet
October 11, 2009, 5:37 am
is highway surfing considered illegal?
Comment by delimew
October 11, 2009, 9:31 am
highway surfing isn't if you use a backdrop rather than a real highway. You only stand a chance of winning though if you paint or hand-draw the backdrop yourself and include a few Sam & Max references.
Comment by tbm1986
October 11, 2009, 9:54 am
Hmm... I guess I'ma have to pull out the clay again. Luckily, my extra time in 3-D art has improved my skills this time... Waitaminute...I have a bamboo pad...and Photoshop...and drawing skillz... Hmmmm.... Sculpture...or Photoshop...?
Comment by DarkStar Runner
October 11, 2009, 10:57 am
Just one question. WHERE ARE ALL THE MONKEY ISLAND ENTRIES IN THE LAST CONTESTS!!! Just curious really...
Comment by dairy_farmer
October 11, 2009, 3:52 pm
Oh theres something I'd like to add to my last comment and that would be... iTs dAnGERouS AnD mEATY Out HeRe!
Comment by dairy_farmer
October 11, 2009, 4:01 pm
Since Telltale didn't *do* a Monkey Island game at the time of the last contest, why would you expect to see Monkey Island entries?
Sent mine in on Friday. I did up two entries. There was no confirmation e-mail, so I hope it got through. This was a ton of fun to work on.
Comment by Matthew S.
October 12, 2009, 8:41 am
Hope this contest will be full "monkey-heads"...! :D
Comment by monkevingian
October 13, 2009, 3:49 pm
arg i think this compo is a bit out of my league. Sure i can think of ideas and tell telltale this would be awesome or that would be awesome but when its comes to desiging my own models and making my own cartoons er yer right. but best of luck to all other entrents looking forward to seeing your cool stuff.
Comment by bones2475
October 14, 2009, 2:56 pm
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Comment by hikhari
October 15, 2009, 1:12 am
hello................
Comment by hikhari
October 15, 2009, 1:14 am
Very interested as a program. In my side, I don't know how to do and how to wear on Halloween. I have no time and my budget is limited. I prefer upload my own picture and send it out to friends and family with a message as a greeting on Halloween at Happy Halloween 2009
Comment by halloweenecard
October 15, 2009, 6:10 am
Here is the url for the halloween e-card: http://www.halloween-2009.net/retrieve.php?cid=42
Comment by halloweenecard
October 15, 2009, 6:13 am
To reiterate because nobody's got back to me yet:
I have two great ideas if anybody wants to hear them (PM me or email tbmoore1986@yahoo.co.uk):
One needs a competent Metal rhythm guitarist, competent also in audio sampling/mixing, in posession of the Sam & Max games and the necessary hardware
The other requires a good knitter who's played Sam & Max and maybe has experience & tools in papier macher
Comment by tbm1986
October 16, 2009, 9:34 am
You should check out this website, you can even customize it to add your worn face on. I just uploaded my babys face, cool huh?
Another question, the video game consoles, what versions are they? Not in terms of hard disk size or anything, but are they NTSC or Pal? Because I wouldnt be able to use a NTSC machine here in Europe (counting my chickens here huh? :P )
Comment by diewernerbrueder
October 16, 2009, 1:21 pm
Indeed, the NTSC issue is important for us Europeans, unless you give some NTSC->PAL adaptor with it or a PAL machine
Comment by birbilis
October 17, 2009, 7:30 am
i wonder if there do a trailer for chapter 4 when they annonce the winners. I hope so as they are always funny and the trail and excution of guybrush threepwood should be very funny in a wonder what happens if lolz.
Comment by bones2475
October 17, 2009, 12:52 pm
Im realy tryin hard on this and i realy hope i win cuz i realy need an x box 360 or at least the pc game of it it looks mad....
Comment by Tabitha
October 19, 2009, 12:34 am
i hope i win i entered in my max tat, and my max costume, i wore at comic con. lol
Comment by 2dsgurl
October 25, 2009, 11:51 pm
Hi there. I've just sent mine. Good luck to everyone!
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Comment by glenfx
October 26, 2009, 10:21 pm
Just finished and submitted my project. Talk about last minute... Best of luck to all of the competitors!!
Comment by Toby the Intolerable
October 27, 2009, 11:12 am
Wow best get my creative head on, not long too go.
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