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GOG’s Second Annual Screenshot Scavenger Hunt

It’s a holiday tradition! Since we’ve been decorating our offices and homes with holiday ornaments, we think it’s only fitting that we decorate the site as well. So if you hunt around, you’ll find that we’ve decorated some of our game screenshots with holiday cheer, here (and below) is an example. By itself, that’s merry, but we like to give our users games here at GOG, so we’re running a contest with these screens. For the next four days (from now until Friday, that is) we will replace 1 screenshot on 5 different gamercards with an edited screenshot full of holiday cheer.


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Your challenge is to find ‘em all. Each day, if you choose to accept this challenge, you simply need to make note of which 5 games have had their screenshots altered. At the end of the contest, mail us at contest@gog.com with your meticulously researched notes, and you’ll be entered to win!



What will you be entered to win? That’s a good question. We’re not quite giving away the farm, here, but this is definitely one of the best giveaways GOG has ever offered: You will be able to win the complete catalog from these 5 different publishers: Annuman Interactive, Atari, Rebellion, Strategy First, or Ubisoft, depending on how lucky you are. Here’s how it works:



1st Place: Choose 3 of the 5 above publishers whose catalog you would like to win
2nd Place: Choose 2 of the 5 above publishers whose catalog you would like to win
3rd place: Choose 1 of the 5 above publishers whose catalog you would like to win.

That means, if you’re the first place winner, you could get more than 40 titles in one fell swoop! You need to keep your eyes peeled, though, because each day around 6:00 a.m. EDT that we post 5 new screenshots, we will take down the old ones.

What if you can’t find all 20? Don’t worry--email us with at least 5 games whose screen shots have been altered and you’ll be entered to win one of 7 free games we’re giving away.

This is our seventh surprise in GOG.com's Holiday Celebrations. Don't know what we're talking about? For the first two weeks of December, we're going to reveal a little something for you once a day, until December 14 when we reveal the BIG surprise!

Want more? Check back tomorrow for another GOG holiday surprise!


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Pip-Boy: Congratulations!

But... on day 2 there was still a screenshot from Castles 1+2 and it was a different one than on day 1 (compare the image name):
Day 1: http://www.gog.com/upload/images/2010/12/00589dde5142c74fd5f613228b44d70b930a959c.jpg
Day 2: http://www.gog.com/upload/images/2010/12/9d02ffaa65567e4933aef6f1f496b95f2b6bdbff.jpg
But these are the same images.
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Pity, I didn't win. Congrats to the winners anyway.
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After I saw the list of winners without my name on it, I cried in a corner for several minutes... Dec. 14 better be a very good, very big surprise starting with L and ending with arts where the initial game titles have X, TIE, or Shadows in their titles.
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gyokzoli: Wow, 1st time winning something on a GOG contest. It was fun, thank you!
+1

My December just got a lot better :)
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Meh. :T
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Pip-Boy: Congratulations!

But... on day 2 there was still a screenshot from Castles 1+2 and it was a different one than on day 1 (compare the image name):
Day 1: http://www.gog.com/upload/images/2010/12/00589dde5142c74fd5f613228b44d70b930a959c.jpg
Day 2: http://www.gog.com/upload/images/2010/12/9d02ffaa65567e4933aef6f1f496b95f2b6bdbff.jpg
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gyokzoli: But these are the same images.
Yes, that's the point. Same images but different files.
Someone uploaded the same altered image on day 2, but it had to be original.

With Castles 1+2 on day 2 I found five altered images, but not the one from Broken Sword 3 (and I think I didn't overlook it, because it's a pretty obvious one :D). Well, later (too late) I read in this thread that previous games will be left out.
Would like to know whether there are others who experienced the same.
Post edited December 14, 2010 by Pip-Boy
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Cook: As Trevor mentioned, we're ready to announce this years Screenshot Scavenger Hunt contest winners! But first let's see which screenshots were edited by us :)

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Now that you know what we've done, let's hear who will get the cool prizes.
The 1st prize goes to iwanpompier, the 2nd prize goes to Jonni and hunter_fox will receive the 3rd prize!
We have also promised you 7 "one game" codes if you find at least 5 changed screenshots. So the lucky users who will receive a free game are: Jayel, jmaebe, MarcusWalker, doppleganger, Gyokzoli, adambiser and Nic-V.

Congratulations to all the winners, we will contact you about your prizes shortly!
I still did not get any email...
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:-(

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Several hours later: "Oh well, there's always the next time. I hope the next contest will be a screenshots one too. I got a hard 10-hour training by Dec 2010 already... gotta win something next time".

My congrats to the 3 big prize winners, and to the 7 other guys. Happy holidays to you all.
Post edited December 14, 2010 by taczillabr
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trevor.longino: ...
Any ETA on that when we will get our prize?
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Cook: So the lucky users who will receive a free game are: Jayel, jmaebe, MarcusWalker, doppleganger, Gyokzoli, adambiser and Nic-V.

Congratulations to all the winners, we will contact you about your prizes shortly!
Hey I won something for once! :D Awesome :D
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gyokzoli: Any ETA on that when we will get our prize?
We had a bit of a madcap day today. I'll doublecheck with Cook tomorrow and make sure we get these to y'all shortly.
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gyokzoli: Any ETA on that when we will get our prize?
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trevor.longino: We had a bit of a madcap day today. I'll doublecheck with Cook tomorrow and make sure we get these to y'all shortly.
Can we have those mails?
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trevor.longino: We had a bit of a madcap day today. I'll doublecheck with Cook tomorrow and make sure we get these to y'all shortly.
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gyokzoli: Can we have those mails?
We've sent 'em out. If you haven't gotten your prize email, check your spam box and, failing that, send a note to users@gog.com and we'll get things straightened out.
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gyokzoli: Can we have those mails?
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TheEnigmaticT: We've sent 'em out. If you haven't gotten your prize email, check your spam box and, failing that, send a note to users@gog.com and we'll get things straightened out.
I have not received the email either. Checked my spam folder and it's not there. Email sent. Thanks.
Post edited December 17, 2010 by adambiser
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Didn't get any email. Sent one to users@gog.com
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TheEnigmaticT: We've sent 'em out. If you haven't gotten your prize email, check your spam box and, failing that, send a note to users@gog.com and we'll get things straightened out.
I received my email and replied to it Friday, but have not received my prize yet. Thank you.
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TheEnigmaticT: We've sent 'em out. If you haven't gotten your prize email, check your spam box and, failing that, send a note to users@gog.com and we'll get things straightened out.
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adambiser: I received my email and replied to it Friday, but have not received my prize yet. Thank you.
Same here.
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adambiser: I received my email and replied to it Friday, but have not received my prize yet. Thank you.
Prize received. Many thanks again!
Post edited December 21, 2010 by adambiser
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I also received the prize, thank you!
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Haven't received anything, getting very frustrating.
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