{"id":11336,"date":"2014-09-02T10:18:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T14:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/?p=11336"},"modified":"2014-09-09T03:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T07:02:38","slug":"distant-worlds-universe-giveaway-contest-6-keys-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/distant-worlds-universe-giveaway-contest-6-keys-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Distant Worlds: Universe Giveaway Contest &#8211; 6 Keys!  [CLOSED]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/distant_worlds_universe_giveaway_contest1.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Worlds: Universe | Giveaway contest\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pleased to announce that it&#8217;s time for another giveaway contest! :) This time we&#8217;re offering copies of <a  title=\"Distant Worlds: Universe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/distant_worlds_universe\" target=\"_blank\">Distant Worlds: Universe<\/a>, the <a  title=\"Distant Worlds: Universe review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/distant-worlds-universe-review\/\">excellent<\/a> real-time space 4X game by CodeForce, Matrix Games and Slitherine.<\/p>\n<p>Matrix supplied us with\u00a0<strong>6\u00a0games<\/strong> to offer! We have 5 vouchers for the full game (download copy) and as a grand prize we&#8217;ll give the top winner a full boxed copy, with the nice glossy manual that goes with it and everything (the boxed copy also grants you free download of the game). The vouchers are redeemable to Steam keys.<\/p>\n<p>So, what do you need to do to win a game?<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to enter the contest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very simple to participate and have a chance to win one of the 6 copies of Distant Worlds: Universe. All you have to do is the following two steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Follow SpaceSector.com\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/spacesector\" target=\"_blank\">on twitter<\/a>\u00a0OR\u00a0follow SpaceSector.com\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Space-Strategy-Games-Sector\/140235806032849\" target=\"_blank\">on facebook<\/a>\u00a0OR follow us\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/113817809591258708379\/\" target=\"_blank\">on Google+<\/a>\u00a0OR\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\">register<\/a>\u00a0the SpaceSector.com newsletter (you are only required to do one of these actions)<\/li>\n<li>Leave a comment in this blog post (below) stating which of the actions above have you done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: If you already follow us in some way just say which in your entry comment.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of how you should post your comment to become eligible for the contest:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[your twitter id] follows SpaceSector on twitter<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>[your facebook name] follows SpaceSector on facebook<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>[your google+ id] follows SpaceSector on google+<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>Registered the Space Sector newsletter with [your email here]<\/p>\n<p>etc &#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to specify all that information in the comment (like your social media ID or email), send me\u00a0<a  href=\"mailto:contact@spacesector.com\" target=\"_blank\">an email<\/a>\u00a0with the username you used in the comment and the rest of the information, so that I can track you and get you in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>And, that&#8217;s it, you&#8217;re in! :)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How and when will the winners be picked<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 6 winners\u00a0will be picked randomly with the help of\u00a0<a  title=\"Random.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.random.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">random.org<\/a>\u00a0on September 9th, 2014.\u00a0I\u2019ll check\u00a0those to see if they fulfilled the entry steps. The top winner gets the box copy with manual plus free download, the remaining 5 winners get a download copy.<\/p>\n<p>The contest closes on September 8th, 2014 around noon EST. After that point you can no longer enter the contest. I\u2019ll signal that by changing the contest status to [CLOSED] in the post&#8217;s title.<\/p>\n<p>Game prizes will be provided as full vouchers which can be redeemed to Steam keys. The box prize winner will be contacted by Matrix Games to arrange the details for game shipment.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/distant-worlds-universe-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Matrix Games and Slitherine for sponsoring this contest. If you wish to follow their work more closely you can follow their <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slitherine\" target=\"_blank\">facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatrixGamesLtd\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a> feeds. Or, you can buy Distant Worlds: Universe or any other of their games <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/distant_worlds_universe\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have 6 copies of Distant Worlds: Universe to offer to the fine SpaceSector readers, courtesy of Slitherine and Matrix Games. 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