Captain Fishpants
07-02-2003, 17:04
Recently there's been a thread on the Rome: Total War forum about "What I'd do to see the new Rome: Total War™ game". Some of the suggestions were quite witty, some were just plain odd, others were, well, touched by the purple loopy stick, but they got us thinking. And when we'd finished thinking an idea had burbled to the surface:
TOTAL MADNESS - THE GRAND ROME: TOTAL WAR PREVIEW MAD STUFF PRIZE COMPETITION
Simply put, the most original Mad Act of well, any kind, wins an invitation to a free preview demonstration at our offices given by a Mighty Developer and a Flunkey. The prize-winning Mad Stuff has to be a stunningly good, though, and fulfil the conditions set out below.
The prize is simply this: only an invitation[] to a very early demo of the game, and a chance to meet the developers (this last bit isn't that good, as they are messy creatures for the most part). You have to get yourself to the demo venue, but we might give you a cup of coffee when you arrive. Don't get too excited as it's not very good coffee...
If we're feeling particularly generous, you might get an invitation that includes a guest or two.
The conditions on the Mad Act of Madness are straightforward:
- It is up to you to perform something of startling originality: tell us what you're going to do and when you're going to do it because then we might be able to organise some coverage for your madness, [so tell other folk what you're going to do] then at the appointed hour of your Mad Act: DO IT And then provide proof that the act has been carried out (which is why the coverage will be useful).
- It must be newsworthy. This is a bit of a catch-all, admittedly, but sitting very still, even in a bath of worms (and this ould be disallowed under a subsequent condition) for a long time isn't going to be that exciting and get a journalist all tingly with anticipation, now is it? And just to come over all lawyer-y for a minute: you acknowledge and agree that your participation in and contribution towards the Mad Stuff competition and your name and likeness may be advertised and used by the Creative Assembly. Which means that we have the right to tell people that you've been completely 'bonkers in the nut'. But hey, you wanted to do it, didn't you?
- It must be legal, both in the UK and in your home country if different. Hostage-taking and sacrificing your first born to Baal are right out, for example.
- It must be decent. So, sorry, no marathon orgies or other naughtiness that might spring to mind, are going to win. We're not going to stop you doing that sort of thing, but it's on your own time for your own pleasure, OK?
- no cruelty to animals (or humans, for that matter) will be acceptable. S no restaging the Games with hamsters. Having yourself carried from (or to) Rome in a litter while munching on Imperialist tidbits might be OK, so long as you don't whip your slaves in the process and they are all volunteers...
- Doing stupidly life-endangering stuff will put you in line for a Darwin Award (if you're really unlucky), but won't help you win. If you injure yourself, that's your problem, because we warned you NOT to do dangerous stuff.
- If you do something, it's your decision. That means reaching for a lawyer afterwards just won't wash. OK, America?
- CA's decision on what counts as 'the most original act' is final. We won't enter into any correspondence or arguments about it whatsoever, other than to tell everyone what the lucky beggar who won actually did for his prize.
- If you don't fully understand these rules then you shouldn't enter the competition or attempt any Mad Stuff, and if you are under 18 you should probably ask your parents/guardian to explain the rules to you and give you permission to do Mad Stuff.
- And just to make the point absolutely crystal clear: don't do anything that's going to injure you or anyone else How many times do we have to say this bit?
So, go forth, tell us what you'll do, do mad stuff, get yourself filmed, photographed and reported doing mad stuff for a Mad Rome Preview and see if you can win an invite
The Developers ~ CA
And before we go, our Lawyer says this:
Any and all "Mad Stuff" is undertaken entirely at your own risk. The Creative Assembly Limited does not encourage, support or condone any behaviour that is or is likely to be either dangerous or injurious to yourself or others and WILL NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER any Mad Stuff that is dangerous or potentially harmful in the Mad Stuff Competition. If you do dangerous stuff just to come down to West Sussex and drink our coffee you must be a bit stupid. And no, you can't sue us for calling you stupid like that. Just live with the pain, OK? The Creative Assembly cannot and does not accept any liability whatsoever in relation to your own stupidity or that of any third party. The Creative Assembly cannot and does not accept any liability whatsoever in relation to its coffee. The Creative Assembly has no weapons of mass destruction, so no persuading the Pentagon to attack us... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
TOTAL MADNESS - THE GRAND ROME: TOTAL WAR PREVIEW MAD STUFF PRIZE COMPETITION
Simply put, the most original Mad Act of well, any kind, wins an invitation to a free preview demonstration at our offices given by a Mighty Developer and a Flunkey. The prize-winning Mad Stuff has to be a stunningly good, though, and fulfil the conditions set out below.
The prize is simply this: only an invitation[] to a very early demo of the game, and a chance to meet the developers (this last bit isn't that good, as they are messy creatures for the most part). You have to get yourself to the demo venue, but we might give you a cup of coffee when you arrive. Don't get too excited as it's not very good coffee...
If we're feeling particularly generous, you might get an invitation that includes a guest or two.
The conditions on the Mad Act of Madness are straightforward:
- It is up to you to perform something of startling originality: tell us what you're going to do and when you're going to do it because then we might be able to organise some coverage for your madness, [so tell other folk what you're going to do] then at the appointed hour of your Mad Act: DO IT And then provide proof that the act has been carried out (which is why the coverage will be useful).
- It must be newsworthy. This is a bit of a catch-all, admittedly, but sitting very still, even in a bath of worms (and this ould be disallowed under a subsequent condition) for a long time isn't going to be that exciting and get a journalist all tingly with anticipation, now is it? And just to come over all lawyer-y for a minute: you acknowledge and agree that your participation in and contribution towards the Mad Stuff competition and your name and likeness may be advertised and used by the Creative Assembly. Which means that we have the right to tell people that you've been completely 'bonkers in the nut'. But hey, you wanted to do it, didn't you?
- It must be legal, both in the UK and in your home country if different. Hostage-taking and sacrificing your first born to Baal are right out, for example.
- It must be decent. So, sorry, no marathon orgies or other naughtiness that might spring to mind, are going to win. We're not going to stop you doing that sort of thing, but it's on your own time for your own pleasure, OK?
- no cruelty to animals (or humans, for that matter) will be acceptable. S no restaging the Games with hamsters. Having yourself carried from (or to) Rome in a litter while munching on Imperialist tidbits might be OK, so long as you don't whip your slaves in the process and they are all volunteers...
- Doing stupidly life-endangering stuff will put you in line for a Darwin Award (if you're really unlucky), but won't help you win. If you injure yourself, that's your problem, because we warned you NOT to do dangerous stuff.
- If you do something, it's your decision. That means reaching for a lawyer afterwards just won't wash. OK, America?
- CA's decision on what counts as 'the most original act' is final. We won't enter into any correspondence or arguments about it whatsoever, other than to tell everyone what the lucky beggar who won actually did for his prize.
- If you don't fully understand these rules then you shouldn't enter the competition or attempt any Mad Stuff, and if you are under 18 you should probably ask your parents/guardian to explain the rules to you and give you permission to do Mad Stuff.
- And just to make the point absolutely crystal clear: don't do anything that's going to injure you or anyone else How many times do we have to say this bit?
So, go forth, tell us what you'll do, do mad stuff, get yourself filmed, photographed and reported doing mad stuff for a Mad Rome Preview and see if you can win an invite
The Developers ~ CA
And before we go, our Lawyer says this:
Any and all "Mad Stuff" is undertaken entirely at your own risk. The Creative Assembly Limited does not encourage, support or condone any behaviour that is or is likely to be either dangerous or injurious to yourself or others and WILL NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER any Mad Stuff that is dangerous or potentially harmful in the Mad Stuff Competition. If you do dangerous stuff just to come down to West Sussex and drink our coffee you must be a bit stupid. And no, you can't sue us for calling you stupid like that. Just live with the pain, OK? The Creative Assembly cannot and does not accept any liability whatsoever in relation to your own stupidity or that of any third party. The Creative Assembly cannot and does not accept any liability whatsoever in relation to its coffee. The Creative Assembly has no weapons of mass destruction, so no persuading the Pentagon to attack us... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif