Tev's Great Big Contest is over, but she'd love your feedback! Snubear! I finally finished your picture!

@Vi: Thanks for the mini entry, and you're right, "drones" was the actual correct answer. Don't know why I dropped the 's' on the answer key.

@Myqpalzm: Thanks for the entry!

@All: I'll do the CE awards once my houseguests leave this afternoon; I still have a few things I have to do before they get here.

EDIT: Eeee! Page 10!

My mini story: The grand, legendary battle

Once upon a time, there was a legendary knight named Benightz. He was the most legendary knight in the whole universe. He was the king of the knights. He was powerful and defeated every single person in lockdown. Then, during his break, there was a gremlin ship that broke in through the castle and smashed through Benightz's head. His head was banged and his loyal knights attacked. Then, after defeating all those gremlins, Vanaduke, jelly king, RT and snarbolax came all at once. They attacked the whole castle and Benightz woke up. He said "WTF HAPPENED?!?!". Benightz then went to fight and fight everybody. He used his avenger and charged his divine avenger. It hits the jelly king and the RT. The snarbolax tried to use his growling ability, so Benightz just threw a stick at vanaduke and snarbolax attacked vanaduke and ate him. Then, Snarbolax exploded. There were blood and smoke coming out so Benightz decided to throw a party

I stepped out of my pod and breathed in the fresh air of a new day. The heat from the sun hanging above Cradle warmed my back. I started walking along a path, looking for what many knights called the rescue camp. Creatures scampered away at my approach. I kept walking until I found a flag billowing in the wind. The Spiral Order’s insignia flapped in the sky. I strolled past the flag into a small camp. Knights circled a fire. I strode over to the fire; sat down, and listened to the older knights tell stories of their adventures.

Wait it had to be LESS than 100 words? Shoot, mine is 100 exactly.

100 exactly is fine. XD

Ok. xD

I thought I'd post. I don't post enough. I is shy. >.>
Anyway, I too have a story that is 100 words. I'll post it later. :3
...o'course, that doesn't include /paragraphs.
Anyway, I'll slowly work my way into the chat... slowly... which will begin if you're reading this, because I had the courage to post it. :3
Uh... how do you end posts? <.>

I think mine is over 100 words long. Sorry! :/

Yay, a prize, thank you. c:

Dloop

These anagrams are killing me. I think I got all of the listed ones, but randomly guessing at what goes into which row is hard. More than double so cos there's an entire four words with eleven letters. That's 24 different combinations of four letters that need to fit with two sets of six, a set of two and five that we're thankfully guaranteed.

I think I'm having fun with it, though.

... If I didn't fail at my mathing, there's 1728 possible strings of 17 letters that could be gleaned from that sheet. That is a lot of strings to try to unjumble. :c

I couldn't do the last jumble! I doubt I'll be able to do this week's!

Also, mine used to be exactly 100 words and then I changed it around a bunch to make it 99.
Now that I know 100 would have been fine I'm kind of like 'aww,' but I think the changes were for the better anyway, hehe.

If I don't have any finished entries by Wednesday, I'll make it easier by telling which set of letters goes in which set of blanks. Anyone who gets it after that will win the 100 CE.

If someone DOES get it before Wednesday, they'll win 250 CE.

October is always a busy month. x.x

I don't think I have time to do anything now. :x

I'm here to visit. ehehe.

Tev, I sent my entry late for week 5. I sent it like, at 9 o'clock Friday. Do I still get 25 CE? :/

Also, I've only gotten 1 word for week 6. Argh. o_o

In-Game Name: (Grittle)
Entry Title: (Kat has a hat!)

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Entry:
Their once was a kat,

who happens to wear a hat!

but the big bad Grittle comes along!

then kills the kat all night long!

then, in the morning of the hissing nats,

Grittle got the kat's hat!

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Prize Preferences:

Participation - Enamorock(s)
1* - 5k CR, Enamorocks, CE
2* - Swift flourish, 15k CR, CE
3* - Killowatt Pulsar, 50K CR, Imperial Tricorn
4* - Cool cat tail, 150k CR, Mirrored Lockbox
5* - Dusky valkeryie wings, 250K CR, CE

(I never knew I had the poetry in me!)

That's strange, one of my posts here seems to be missing, oh well, gonna re-post it. I was wondering if the fact that the week 6 contest.................................................the fact that there are no words/letters to unscramble is part of the contest? Or is that just my computer glitching out? Cause all I see are lines and squares...............
Dang it, gotta get working on a story (wink)

Papaya, the words are not listed in the puzzle. She lists them underneath the site. :P

Week #6 mini contest.

Entry: The Greater Good
By: Shadownox

Once, there was a wolver. He lived in a peaceful pack in the Wildwoods. One day, he was out nomming on a chromalisk, when a Knight appeared and shot him with a Magnus. He was then thrown in a sack. When he woke up, he was in a cage. His only thought was, "Da Fudgecakes?!" Another Knight appeared, and poked him with a needle, making him fall asleep. When he woke up, he was surrounded by a bunch of peeps holding sharp thingies. He heard one of them say, "Sorry, it's for the greater good." The end.

Number 11 is kinda hard.
I got "Very Achy Salt Bomb". That can't be right...

Move along. Nothing to do here.

Nice. A whole line of white snipes.

In-Game Name: Chrizmaniac
Entry Title: Spiral Knights: Fanmade Trailer
Entry: http://youtu.be/GopX62UIEqY (Best appreciated with 720pHD or 1080pHD)
Prize Preferences:
Participation - 2,000 CR
1* - 5,000 CR, Heavy Goggles, Military Helm-Mounted Display
2* - 15,000 CR, Electron Charge, Canteen (Military)
3* - 50,000 CR, 650 CE
4* - 150,000 CR, 1,800 CE
5* - 250,000 CR, 3,000 CE

Here is Spiral Knights promotional video, created by yours truly, Chrizmaniac. I based this video on the "Spiral Knights - Official Launch Trailer." I admit this wasn't my best work, but I'm hard-pressed for time these days. >_<

Anyways, sit back, grab some popcorn, and watch 2 minutes of Spiral Knights excellence!

@Shadownox: You should have your prize now; I list entries in a text document as I receive them and use that when awarding prizes after the changeover, so when I spaced out on adding the last minute entry to the list, I accidentally skipped over it when mailing out CE.

@Papaya: As Shadow said, the word list is in the game post rather than on the puzzle image.

@Fallen: I'm pretty sure there aren't any "Very Achy Salt Bombs" in the game. XD

@Grittle, Chrismaniac: Thanks for the entries!

...although this one didn't say you had to put that in the subject line.

Maulos was a powerful Trojan. He had the power of ice. And with this power, he, greedy Trojan that he was, wished to take over the Clockworks. And when he was refused supplies for his underlings, he stole a pillar of Everfrost instead to unleash when he was ready.
Skilled Knights investigated and were able to stop him, yet the determined Maulos tried again. Every few days he tries, and the brave Knights must venture down to stop him once more.
It would seem a curse if Maulos were not in favour of trying again, and again, and again… forever.

Again, the "100 words" doesn't count the "enter" key or making a new paragraph. If I need to change this, I will.

What does 'Chrismaniac' mean?

I won't be good. Also I can't make it at the door prize. So when you do the ceremony, don't forget to mail the participation prize for me. Thanks!

@Grittle: Chrismaniac is just someone else who also submitted an entry. Tev was replying to both of you at once.

I could not figure out the crossword that quoted Remi in HoH. And then today, while I had nothing to do I decided to read their text. And I found the answer, but I was too late. *sigh* Oh well. Hope I do better this contest.

After a long and tiresome Episode 3 livestream for the podcast, I'm finally back.

Wow, great to see more people bustling around the contest now. Congrats on 10 pages, Tev.

Gah... week 6 contest. ...is going to take me all week to figure out. Is there a prize for "best effort"? XD

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/66114

Details within.

Enemy Log Entry: #1057

Subject: Devilites

Devilites are sent by the devil himself, I swear. There is nothing that ruins a mission faster than having one of those purple little buggers chucking a tv at my head. Quick and agile, they dodge my attacks. I have yet to equip an adequately effective weapon against them, although each one I encounter strengthens my desire to kill the little devils. Ha ha. I wonder what they would think if they knew that the treasure I harvest from their dead goes to fund the purchase of a decent weapon against them?

-Grrli

I liked that.

But I always thought they threw science textbooks at me. x3

Lol thank you :D

And I think they have a variety of things they throw... books, radios, pitchforks, etc. It sort of depends on what kind you're dealing with, I suppose...

Haha! that was awesome, Grrli. It reminded me of an enemy log from Pikmin 2, if anyone has ever played it. Anyways, great work!

As of my mini contest entry, it is coming soon.

Thanks Yttriu! I'm glad y'all are enjoying it! And thanks to anyone else who likes it! And I'm excited to read other entries too :D

I never played that game, but I think I've seen someone play it once?

Sorry I've been so quiet guys ... I've been the sort of sick that makes it hard to even sit up. :P

Thanks for all of the mini contest entries so far!

@Benightz: Don't worry, I won't forget to send you whatever prize you get. And I'll take a poll closer to event time to see when the most people can attend.

@Latisan: Sorry for not making the podcast. I know I woke up from being passed out to hear my husband listening to at least part of it.

Regarding the week 6 game: I've had 2 people finish it so far, so anyone who finishes between Wednesday and Friday will get 25 ce; I"ll still put up the clues on Wednesday. If you have part of it finished by Friday but not all of it, send it anyway; if I don't have any other people finishing, I may give small awards for partial credit.

Well, sorry to hear that. Just pulled my back this morning - dang that hurts.

No prob w/ the podcast neither. Honestly, I think our first went a lot better - our schedule is to release on Wednesdays from now on, so it'll be out tomorrow.

Keep up the good work, everybody. Good to see ya'll enriching the community.

Mini Contest: Week 6

"The True Tale of Vanaduke"

Long ago, Vana Fo Shizzle was the greatest dancer in all of Cradle. He was said to be blessed by a deity of style. None dared to challenge him in a dance-off, until one fool did. He didn't stand a chance against Vana. DJ Snarby played a funky beat. Vana dance was so hot that he caught fire! Vana watched as people burned and died, but his dance was so wild he couldn't stop. He fought it until he tripped. His career was over, so now he just sulks on the scorched dance floor at the bottom of Club Firestorm.

P.S. Get well soon, Tev!

"noowdl"
{Need Oxygen Or Will Die Laughing - Something a friend and I came up with years and years ago}

Very nice short story - definitely a top contender for the prize. That was hilarious.

...oh geez. Vana Fo Shizzle. Not forgetting that one any time soon. XD

Hey everyone!

Thanks for the well-wishes; I'm feeling much better now.

Sorry for the lateness, but I have re-ordered the clues for the jumble to match up with the slots on the game image to make it easier for second-chance prizes.

Also, thanks to generous donations from Isis, Remiliaoftheearth, and Jamesh, some new prizes have been added to the front page. There will be more added over the next week or so as I dig up values for the offerings and get around to typing them up.

Desna stared at the computer screen. She had recieved several missions from Spiral HQ that they wanted the Recon Rangers to accomplish.

The first requested them to snatch an ancient tome from an Almirian Graveyard.

The second detailed an assault on a bio-weaopons factory belonging to the Crimson Order.

The third had the Rangers investigating a strange surge of Everfrost emmiting from within what was thought to be a Devilite city.

The fourth had them mounting a search-and-rescue mission in a decrepit factory, which had been abandoned ages ago...

Desna let out a low whistle.

I'm gonna need more Rangers...

We're now officially halfway through the contest! Six weeks to go before entries close and judging begins.

Sorry the new games are a few minutes late; I got a bit caught up today. They're up, though, so have fun with the new ones!

As usual, I'm going to sleep in a few minutes and will be awarding CE prizes to the Week 6 winners when I get up. If you haven't made an entry or won a mini game before, make sure I have your IGN so that Dynasty can send you your prizes!

Kid Gremlin: Dad! Dad! I killed my first Knight!
Gremlin Dad: Good job, son! I know you can do it!
Kid Gremlin: Thanks, Dad.
Gremlin Dad: By the way, is that a bomb in your hand?
Kid Gremlin: Yes, Dad! I stole it from the Knight.
Gremlin Dad: WHAT!? OH... YOU STUP-

*BOOM*

Can't wait to see the winners!

._.

I saw the new word seach.

I cried.

Tears of joy.

This should be AWESOME.

EDIT:

After like 10 minutes of searching...

I found 31 words

4 are related to spiral knights

2 are related to spiral knights but i don't know if they were intentional

the rest were all other real words that aren't related to spiral knights that I found.

:D

This week I'm going to print the word search when I'm on campus so I can actually do it without hurting my eyes xD Also, thank you for mini-prize on short story hehe.

Young Gremlin: I found a circle thingy behind a bush! I love when the swirling balls hit me. I feel the rush! But whats this weird white string with a purple flame on it? The flame has almost eaten the whole string.

Adult Gremlin: Oh, crap.

Booooooom.

Caption Week 7 -
Meanwhile, at Emberlight...
Younger Gremlin - Guess what I just did? I snuck onto an elevator with a convoy of knights and got into the Crimson Order facility and snuck past the gremlin huts and climbed under all of the alarms and security traps and stuck past security and got into Warmaster Seerus's room and grabbed this off his desk and got back through security and snuck past the alarms and security traps and climbed under all the alarms and snuck past the gremlin huts and got out of the Crimson Order facility. You want it?
Older Gremlin - Yea-whut?

Well, Tev, you've outdone yourself with this search. It's always a good thing when I can't print out the entire puzzle on one page. This should be fun. Thanks.

I'm purposely posting now so that I don't get reply #500. Who's it gonna be? It's post #500 so make sure it is high quality stuff, eh?

I can see the headlines now: Boy Get 500th Post!

Ill be signing the autographs soon.