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Blazy013  [developer] 18 Dec, 2014 @ 2:50am
Christmas Truce event
A 100 years ago French, German and British troops while fighting in world war I held truces during Christmas 1914. They exchanged Christmas greetings, sang Christmas carols and rumours say that they played a few football matches.

In the game Verdun we will celebrate this remarkable event by reproducing a similar scene from December 18 – 25 2014 .

In between your fearsome matches there will be a Truce event where you can find soldiers dressed for the winter, join football matches and throw snowballs at each other. You might even spot a Scottish soldier that will appear in-game just for this event.

We will enforce these in-game activities, by setting up some competitions where you can win Verdun Christmas packages and even offer a nice discount for your friends to join in.

Competitions:
  • 19 - 24 December; a YouTube Christmas Truce video contest for the best video about this event
  • 20 - 24 December; a Steam Hub screenshot competition for the best in-game Christmas Truce screenshot
  • 21 - 24 December; a Twitch TV giveaway for the Verdun streamers
  • 22 - 24 December; a Twitter competition for the best WW1 Christmas carol text twittered @VerdunGame
  • 23 - 24 December; a Facebook Christmas Card contest for the most entertaining Verdun best wishes card

    More information on each competition will announced daily in this Steam thread and on our social media.

    Submission will last until the 24th 10am Eastern time (GMT-5), winners will be announced on the 25th of December 2014.

    We hope you will enjoy the Holidays as much as we will!
Last edited by Blazy013; 18 Dec, 2014 @ 10:29pm
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Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:22am 
Verdun Christmas Truce winners
YouTube contest – Truce video
FIRST PRIZE WINNER – TypeX TPX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9B9eyE0Zt0

RUNNER-UP – MadDirtMonkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05p4XVPnfPY

THIRD PRIZE – FreedJaguar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekk7K_GU0IY

Steam Hub contest – Truce screenshot
PRIZE WINNER – [KK] Paul ("Sev")
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=359113201

Twitch contest – stream give away
PRIZE WINNER – Rugged Fun
http://www.twitch.tv/Ruggedfun

PRIZE WINNER – RvG_Saiko
http://www.twitch.tv/RvG_Saiko

PRIZE WINNER – TotallyNotCeecil
http://www.twitch.tv/TotallyNotCeecil

Twitter contest – Carol singing
FIRST PRIZE WINNER – Richard.
@rjawson112
@VerdunGame (1/2) The night before xmas and all through the trenches, the soldiers were screaming and dying defenceless. #Truce
@VerdunGame (2/2) One popped up his head with a handful of snow, in the hopes of cease fire and peace all could know. #Truce

RUNNER-UP – Marcus Sørensen
@DkMallo
@VerdunGame I aim with my rifle I aim for your head In holiday season let us celebrate instead. Today enjoy #Truce as tomorrow we let loose.

Facebook contest – Christmas Truce card
FIRST PRIZE WINNER – Stuart Lyall
https://www.facebook.com/lazitup?fref=ufi

RUNNER-UP – Nicholas Nelson
https://www.facebook.com/OregonNelson?fref=ufi

If you are on the list make sure to contact us and send us your name, posting address email address and special code that we have send privately to you through social media. Facebook winners will have to send a PM on our wall for the code.
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Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:23am 
CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST
"Live and let live’’

The peaceful sentiment that grew around Christmas and formed the base of Christmas Truce in 1914.
With this in mind we would like to ask you to make a great Christmas e-card for your fellow players.

The trick is to keep it simple and meaningful, high-res screenshots are accepted.
Share your Christmas card in the commentary of this Facebook post before December 24 - 11.59pm and gain as many likes as you can get. The card with the most likes will win the Verdun Christmas Pack! #Truce


How to participate

From December 23 until the December 24 2014 (11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5), players can submit their best Christmas card in this Facebook post

    1. By submitting your Christmas card in Facebook, you agree that you have read and accepted the following rules: Christmas Truce Contest Rules & Regulations 2. Upload your Christmas card in this Facebook post by December 24, 11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5. 3. Make sure your Christmas Card gets the most ‘likes’ and you might just win the contest!
Jury
The community will be pointing out the winner themselves, by ‘liking’ their favorite Verdun Christmas card. The card with the most ‘likes’ by December 24 – 11.59pm will win the contest and the prize; a Verdun Christmas Truce Package.

Deadline

  • December 24 2014 11.59pm Eastern time/GMT-5 – Deadline Christmas card and likes
  • December 25 2014 - Winner will be announced
Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:23am 
TWITTER CONTEST

A 100 years ago, soldiers from opposite fronts gathered together to sing Christmas carols and find peace, even if it was just for a short while. Today we would like to set up a similar event on Twitter. So start rhyming, and tweet your best Verdun Christmas carol line @VerdunGame. Make sure to post it before the 25th and that you add @VerdunGame #Truce in the tweet. This way you make a chance on winning the exclusive Verdun Christmas pack!

How to participate

From December 22 until the December 24 2014 (11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5), players can tweet their best Verdun Christmas carol rhyme.

Jury
The Verdun Developers will review the tweets after December 24 11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5 . The best tweet will win the contest and the prize; a Verdun Christmas Truce Package.

Deadline
  • December 24 2014 11.59pm Eastern time/GMT-5 – Deadline tweet
  • December 25 2014 - Winner will be announced
Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:24am 
TWITCH CONTEST

Sharing is caring, so start streaming Verdun!

We would love to see you in action and Twitch is a great channel to do so.
Start streaming Verdun on Twitch and set the game name to Verdun, de Verdun developers will monitor the streamtime and number of your concurrent viewers with their Verdun Twitch streaming app and will automatically publish your channel in the contest leaderboard - http://www.verdungame.com/twitch/.

Stream over 30minutes, and you will enter the Verdun Christmas Truce pack giveaway. Did you stream longer? Well then you just pushed the odds up on winning that prize!
Do look out, the developers are wandering around the trenches…

How to participate

From December 21 until the December 24 2014 (11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5), players can stream Verdun on Twitch.


Jury
The Verdun Developers will review your stream after December 24 11.59pm Eastern time/ GMT-5. Note: people that just leave their stream open without playing the game Verdun will be disqualified.

Deadline

  • December 24 2014 11.59pm Eastern time/GMT-5 – End of streaming contest
  • December 25 2014 - Winner will be announced


Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:24am 
SCREENSHOT CONTEST

Have you played the Christmas Truce event in Verdun?
Share your best Verdun Christmas Truce screenshot in the Steam Hub under the section ‘screenshots’ and gather as many 'thumbs ups’ as you can. The screenshot with the most thumbs ups by the 24th (10am Eastern time/ GMT-5) will win an exclusive Verdun Christmas Pack!

How to participate

From December 20 until the December 24 2014 (10.00 Eastern time/ GMT-5), players can submit their best screenshot in the Hub.


1. By submitting your screenshot, you agree that you have read and accepted the following rules: Christmas Truce Contest Rules & Regulations
2. Upload your screenshot in the Steam Hub by December 24, 10.00am Eastern time/ GMT-5. If you are not sure how, please read the Steam guidelines
3. Mention in the title of the Screenshot; “Verdun Christmas Truce Contest 2014” And enter a short summary about your screenshot in the description box.
4. Make sure your screenshot gets the most ‘thumbs up’ and you might just win the contest!

Jury
The Verdun Developers will review the screenshot contest after 10.00 Eastern time/ GMT-5 . The community will be pointing out the winner themselves, by giving a ‘thumb up’ on their favorite screenshot. The screenshot with the most 'thumbs up' will win the contest and the prize; a Verdun Christmas Truce Package.

Deadline
  • December 24 2014 10.00 Eastern time/GMT-5 – Deadline screenshot and ‘thumb ups‘
  • December 25 2014 - Winner will be announced
Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:25am 
YOUTUBE CONTEST

Did you know Verdun released an in-game event called Christmas Truce? Do you have a great story to tell about the football matches and snowball activities in-game?
Share it through a video on YouTube and make sure we hear about it, as you can win a unique Verdun Christmas pack with WW1 goodies such as Trench orders, a Join the ranks booklet, a handwritten Christmas card from the devs and more.

How to participate

From December 19 until the 23rd of December 2014 (10am Eastern time/ GMT-5), players can submit their best YouTube video.

1. By submitting your video, you agree that you have read and accepted the following rules:
2. Upload your video to YouTube by Tuesday, December 23, 10am Eastern time/ GMT-5. Videos are accepted in a range of formats that are listed on the YouTube site.
For instructions on how to upload to YouTube, visit the site. If you do not already have a free YouTube account, you will need to create one.
3. In the title box on the YouTube upload page, list the title of your video. Under tags, include “Verdun Christmas Truce Contest 2014” Enter a short summary about your video in the description box. Set the privacy setting to “public” and the license as “standard.”
4. Once you have uploaded your video, send an email to Commumity@VerdunGame.com with the following information:
  • Your name, email address and mailing address
  • The YouTube URL of your video
  • The name of your video
Jury
The Verdun Developers will handpick three video’s based on originality, entertainment and viral aspect on December 23. The winner will be chosen by the community themselves by having them vote on their favorite video through YouTube.
The Verdun developers will support the event by sharing the top 3 videos on their social media. The video with the most 'thumbs up' will win the contest and the prize; a Verdun Christmas Truce Package.

Deadline
  • December 23 2014 10am Eastern time/GMT-5 - Submission deadline - Verdun developers will choose a top 3
  • December 24 2014 00.00 Eastern time/GMT-5 - Community voted on the top 3 chosen video's
  • December 25 2014 - Winner will be announced
Blazy013  [developer] 25 Dec, 2014 @ 1:25am 
Verdun Christmas Truce Contest rules and regulations

1. URL: The contest information is available at the Steam Hub

2. Eligibility: Every person may enter each contest once.

3. Sponsor: The Giveaways are sponsored by M2H and Blackmill Games.

4. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in the Giveaway constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

5. Entry Period: The event will run for 6 days, starting 10:00 am Eastern time/GMT-5 on December 19 until December 25 2014 7:00 pm Eastern time /GMT-5. You will be able to enter each contest, there are six in total, once and prizes will be limit to one (1) prize per household.

6. Entry: To enter the contests, follow the instructions on the Verdun Christmas Truce thread in the Verdun Steam hub. Submission will result in one (1) entry. The use of any agencies, automated software or other cheating systems to participate in the contest will result in a disqualification.

7. Drawing: Every 24 hours after the contest the Sponsor will select the winner name(s) and publish them on the Christmas Truce Steam Hub thread and the Verdun social media channels. The number of winners to be selected in a specific contest will be posted on the applicable Christmas Truce Steam Hub thread. The odds of being selected as a potential winner depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period. Potential winners will be contacted via social media and/or Steam, and will be asked to provide their full name, age and mailing address within a specified time period. If a potential winner does not respond within the timeframe stated in the notification email, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from all entries received during the Entry Period. Limit one (1) prize per household.

8. Announcing the winners: By entering the contest(s), you give the Sponsor permission to publish your name (or alias) in the "Winners" section

9. Requirements of the Potential Winners: Except where prohibited, the potential winners may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within seven (7) days of being notified. If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, an alternate entrant will be selected in his/her place in a random drawing of all entries received.

10. Prize(s): The prize(s) available to be won in a specific contest will be posted on the Christmas Truce Steam Hub thread. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value if the prize is not available for any reason as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The winners are responsible for any taxes and fees associated with receipt or use of a prize.

11. General Conditions: These contest(s) are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Entrants waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules. In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the contest(s) is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the contest to address the impairment and then resume the contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In case of a dispute as to the owner of an entry, entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the screen name from which the entry is made. The authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
In consideration for being awarded the Prize, or any portion thereof, Prize winner hereby agrees and consents, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of Prize winner’s name and/or likeness in any and all advertising, promotions and other publicity conducted by Contest Entities, except where prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the scheduling of the Contest without prior notification, and the right to make changes or additions to these Official Rules for any reason at any time. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

12. Release and Limitations of Liability: By participating in the contest(s), entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Contest Entities from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the contest(s) or receipt of any prize. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Contest(s) Entities’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest(s), and in no event shall the Contest(s) Entities be liable for attorney’s fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

13. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the Netherlands. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Netherlands, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the Netherlands or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Netherlands.
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Date Posted: 18 Dec, 2014 @ 2:50am
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