Halloween Competition - Dress up inspired by CK2 - Win signed merch and games! - Closes 1/11

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bus

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Halloween is coming! To celebrate we would like to to invite our lovely community to a costume party. Dress up inspired by Crusader Kings and show off your outfits for a chance to win unique signed prizes and games.

What do i do?
Dress up either in a fun way or in a cool way! It doesn’t have to be spooky, but it is after all Halloween. Make sure to include the hashtag written on a note or similar, so we know the image is yours. Share the image in this forum thread, on our Facebook wall, on your Instagram or on your Twitter, using #dress4kings17.

Hashtag:
#dress4kings17

Winners:
We will choose two winners and two runner-ups, one of each from two categories:
  1. Funniest outfit: Not necessarily the best looking, but one that makes us laugh!
  2. Best looking outfit: coolest and best looking CK2-inspired outfit
Prizes:
First prize: Merch kit (T-shirt signed by the dev team + shiny CK2-medallion) + Keycode to PDS base game of choice.
Second prize: Keycode to PDS game of choice.

So get going working on your costume, we need your submissions by the first of November! The winner will be chosen by Paradox and announced here, as well as in our social channels.

Rules etc:

Note that we might repost your images if we think they are cool, and for that to be okay we need to add the text below. If you want to read the full rules you’ll find them below as well.

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS, INTER ALIA GIVING PARADOX THE RIGHT TO HANDLE YOUR PERSONAL DATA:
(“PROMOTION” OR “CONTEST”)

OFFICIAL RULES

No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this Promotion. Purchase will not improve odds of winning.

The Promotion is sponsored by Paradox Interactive AB. (“Sponsor” or “Paradox”).

Eligibility: Promotion is open only to individuals who (a) are residents of any of the following; any country and (b) are at least 15 years of age.

Promotion Period: The entry period for the Promotion starts at [14:00, 20-10-2017] (“Start Time”) (all times are in CEST) and ends at [23:59 CEST, 01-11-2017] (the “Entry Deadline”). The time beginning at the Start Time and ending at the Entry Deadline is the “Submission Period”. All entries must be received during the Submission Period to be eligible to win.

How to Enter: Each person entering the Contest (each, a “Contestant” or “Entrant”) must enter the Contest by posting a photo of the Contestant dressing up in a Crusader Kings 2®-inspired outfit including a written or printed note with the competition hashtag (#dress4kings17)(an “Entry”). Any Contestant found to have used multiple accounts on a single Social Media Site (as defined below) to enter the Contest will be disqualified from the Contest and ineligible for Prizes (as defined below). The Entry should be posted to one of the following social media sites (the “Social Media Sites”) with the following submission information:

Facebook:
Post your Entry on the wall of the Crusader Kings-fanpage (https://www.facebook.com/Crusaderkings), using the hashtag #dress4kings17.

Twitter:
Post your Entry on your Twitter page, using the hashtag #dress4kings17. note that your profile must be publically visible.

Instagram:
Post your Entry on your Instagram page, using the hashtag #dress4kings17. note that your profile must be publically visible.

Judging Criteria: One (1) winner and one (1) runner-up will be selected from each of the following two categories:

Funniest outfit – The winner will be judged based on how funny the outfit is considered by the judges, rather than on how good the outfit looks.

Best looking outfit – The winner will be judged based on how good/cool the outfit looks.

The judging will be done in Sponsor's sole discretion and the popularity of an Entry may partially influence the Sponsor's decisions. All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.

Prizes:

(a) The winner selected from each of the categories listed above will be awarded virtual and/or physical prizes (“Prizes”).

The first place Prize will consist of a key code for one (1) base game of choice developed by Paradox Development Studio and a merchandise kit consisting of a (i) T-shirt signed by the relevant development team and (ii) a Crusader Kings Medallion.

The second place Prize will consist of a key code for one (1) base game of choice developed by Paradox Development Studio.

(b) Each Prize winner will announced on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Paradox’s forums and will be asked to contact Paradox. If the winner fails to contact Paradox within five (5) days the Entrant will be notified on the channel through which the entry was submitted. In the event of a dispute about the identity of the Entrant, Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Social Media Site account (or email address) used for the Entry. A winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he or she is the authorized account holder of the account and/or email address associated with the winning Entry. All Prizes are awarded “as is” and without warranty of any kind, express or implied.

Promotion Rules: In order to be eligible, your Entry must adhere to these Official Rules as well as the following:

Your Entry must adhere to Paradox's Privacy Policy available on paradoxplaza.com and must not contain (i) content abusive and/or disrespectful towards other people, (ii) obscene, vulgar, and inappropriate text/images, or (iii) content inappropriate based on sexuality, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or other beliefs, disability, or age.

Entrant consents to the fact that in connection with the Promotion Paradox will handle personal data (such as Entrant's name, email address, Social Media Site name or handle, physical address, likeness) relating to the Entrant for the purpose of administering the Promotion. In addition, Entrant consents to giving Paradox the right to use the Entries, together with the Entrant’s name, for any promotional purposes without further permission or compensation.

Each Entry must be Contestant's own original work and cannot infringe on the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of another individual, corporation or entity, and Entrant hereby grants to Paradox a non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and non-commercially exploit all content submitted by Entrant in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to Entrant or any other person or entity. The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person that it determines has violated these Official Rules, or tampered with the entry process, or the operation of the Sponsor's or any Social Media Site's web site or service. The Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify this Promotion if it is not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure or technical failures or difficulties of any sort.

Social Media Site Disclaimer: No Social Media Site shall be responsible in any way for any aspect of the Promotion nor shall any Social Media Site have any liability with respect to the Promotion. The Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any Social Media Site or any other third party platform. Please contact Paradox with any questions about this Promotion. Please do not direct any communications about this Promotion to any Social Media Site or any other third party platform.

General Release: By entering the Promotion, you release Sponsor and all Social Media Sites and any of its or their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Promotion or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use a Prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

General Terms and Conditions: The Promotion and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of Sweden without regard to its conflict of law principles. This Promotion is subject to all applicable laws and is void where prohibited. Any provision of these Official Rules deemed unenforceable will be enforced to the extent permissible, and the remainder of these Official Rules will remain in effect. Sponsor shall not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, damaged or misdirected entries and accepts no responsibility for any injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from an Entrant's participation in this Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to amend these Official Rules or to terminate this Promotion. These Official Rules may be changed at any time, but only by the Sponsor and only by posting new rules on the Sponsor's web site (including the user forums). These Official Rules will not be construed to impose upon the Sponsor any obligations for any losses, debts or other obligations incurred by any Promotion participant. By entering, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.

The Promotion and all accompanying materials are Copyright ©2017 by Paradox Interactive AB. All rights reserved.
 
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Nice image! Sadly it's not eligible for entry into the competition though as the rules clearly state:

"Make sure to include the hashtag written on a note or similar, so we know the image is yours."
 

bus

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Oct 9, 2017
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Nice stuff so far everyone! Our reason for being pesky with something included in the image is just to make it harder to cheat by stealing pictures :)

Also, remember that you don't have to own an expensive costume, use your wits and creativity. Good luck!
 

bus

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Thanks everyone for taking part, we're loving the entries, all of them! For now we'll retreat to our chambers and assemble our council. We'll announce the winners next week!
 

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I threw together a last minute satanist Glitterhoof, although the terrible lighting ruined my mark!

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.... I'm so honored, my dear Glitterhoof irl <3 Don't forget that he was immortal too, how are you representing that? :D
 

bus

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Oct 9, 2017
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WINNER TIME! Thanks everyone for the great submissions, picking out the winners was a lot of fun, but took us some careful selecting and serious negotiations! But without further ado, let us announce the victors.

Category 1: Not necessarily the best looking, but one that makes us laugh!

Winner:
For a brilliant rendition of a raiding viking chief with excellent matching facial hair, perfect boots and menacing pose - @Wiliart Congrats!
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Runner-up:
With a hilarious re-enactment of one of the most iconic characters in the world of CK2, complete with a special twist - @Surimi Congrats!
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Category 2: Coolest and best looking CK2-inspired outfit

Winner:
What can we say, a pretty outstanding and horrific costume here. Trdat the Impaler is NOT someone you’d like to meet in a dark Armenian alley - Jaakko Rinne, via Facebook entry.
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Runner-up:
While this costume is not necessarily true to the timespan of CK2, we felt like we had to reward the sheer creativity and effort in recreating Emperor Justinian Just google and compare, amazing job! -
@nogluten
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Congrats to all winners, and thank to all participants!