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'Find the Stardog' Hunt Begins!

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'Find the Stardog' Hunt Begins!

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The hunt for Stardog begins at 12pm EST today.  Hunt down Stardog throughout our  various sites for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Impulse Store.  There will be a winner each day!

How to play:

Entrants must register for an Impulse account in order to play. If you already have an Impulse account, you don't need to do anything else before the contest begins. Each day during the contest there will be a new scavenger hunt with a different winner for every day.

The first clue will always be shown on the Stardog page. Clues are identified by an image of Stardog hidden somewhere on the page. To reveal the clue, click on the image of Stardog, and he will give you a hint for your next destination, where you will need to look for his new hiding spot.

Everytime you find a clue there will be a letter in Stardog's paw print. Keep track of the letters in each clue.

Once you have found the final clue and solved the scrambled word, you will be asked to enter your Impulse account information. This information will be sent to the prize department and they will contact you with information on how to receive your prize. The dynamic chart above will show how many contestants have found each clue and when the daily winner has completed the hunt. Once the winner has been found, the hunt will end for that day.

Make sure you have your Impulse account setup, and get ready to play!

Read more at https://www.stardock.com/stardog/

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

I knew exactly what #5 was right away, since I own a copy of Galactic Civilizations II, but I visited the wrong website for it (galciv2.com instead of impulsedriven.com).

Reply #27 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well, as of 14:19PM, i could forward an answer and we'll see who's the lucky fastest winner (most probably not me!) --  and there was 22 (+1 ;) ) validated solvers for them to pick from!

EDIT: I just switched tabs to verify contest status, refreshed the page & believe it or not, that number has just raised to 33 over the last 8 minutes!!

I really loved this Tuesday one, can't wait for the remaining week days.

:erk:

Thanks, SD!

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Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Is is over? No winner yet...

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fun Game... :thumbsup:

Reply #31 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

The number of people the chart shows changes every time I restart my browser, except for now, as the Progress Tracker is not showing at all.

For instance though: clue #1 showed ~50 people earlier.  I restarted my browser.  Then it showed ~94 people on clue #1.  I restarted my browser.  Then it showed ~70 people on clue #1.  And so on...

Reply #32 from Demigod Forums Top

feh!!  Couldn't unscramble the word for the life of me.  Had to find a word unscrambler online.  I was a little embarrassed after I saw the answer. :blush:

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

chart's vanished from my view of the website

Reply #34 from Elemental Forums Top

Damn sports question, I spent over two hours looking through skin packages and never found a hockey thing. I give up...

Reply #35 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I had a problem there too. i mean i found the hocky themes but the dog didnt show u until 3 hours later.

Reply #36 from Demigod Forums Top

I'm guessing we're not supposed to give hints.  Then again, i'd be decreasing my chances of winning. (yes, I'm a greedy bastard :erk: )

Reply #37 from Demigod Forums Top

Anyone know the answer to the hockey clue?  I got stuck there and couldn't find the dog even after going through all the pages.

Reply #38 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Trigeminal, reply 12
Anyone know the answer to the hockey clue?  I got stuck there and couldn't find the dog even after going through all the pages.
End of Trigeminal's quote

 

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Reply #39 from Stardock Forums Top

The rules have changed. It's not about being first, it's random among all who get the secret word right now...  It's more fair to everyone that way. Best of luck to everyone :)

Reply #40 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

More fair?  The hell if it is.

Now those who actually do well on this have a lower chance, and others who did poorly have a greater chance.  How is that fair?  Are you a socialist?

I for one am pretty upset about that, especially since the longer they leave the freaking game running, the lower my chances become.

I'm greedy too, you see - and I never win anything that involves luck.  This random drawing thing has totally shot my chances of winning.

Reply #41 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting IQofSpam, reply 15
More fair?  The hell if it is.

Now those who actually do well on this have a lower chance, and others who did poorly have a greater chance.  How is that fair?  Are you a socialist?
End of IQofSpam's quote

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Reply #42 from Stardock Forums Top

To have a shot on being first you need a reliable internet connection with low ping against all the included stardock sites. It also needs to be blazing fast... On the off chance that you actually have all those things, you also need to be well versed in stardock products and somewhat smart about interpreting the clues... If you finished the clues later than 5 minutes past noon, you were not the first correct answer.

And it IS more fair, regardless of you being greedy or not. Though in my opinion the contest shouldn't run for more than 30 minutes to minimize the spreading of the solution among friends everywhere... (The logic being that a friend winning is better than someone else unknown...)

From Stardocks point of view it doesn't really matter who wins the prize... :)

EDIT: I forgot to add one thing.... Thanks for brightening my day, I'm still smiling. :)

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It was fun playing the game and I don't give a rats ass about the :erk:

Reply #44 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 43
It was fun playing the game and I don't give a rats ass about the
End of 2of3's quote

I assume you didn't type in the secret word and your accountname then?

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I still like the idea of first to figure it out prize and booby prize sweepstakes for the rest. but I agree, there are those out there who can complete the game in under five minutes, severely handicapping the rest of the group. hmmmm happy medium... is there such a thing?(maybe john edwards...?)

Reply #46 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

You could make it a drawing between the top five people...

I still don't like the random drawing thing.

And I have to ask: will we ever know who won today?

Reply #47 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting IQofSpam, reply 1
I knew exactly what #5 was right away, since I own a copy of Galactic Civilizations II, but I visited the wrong website for it (galciv2.com instead of impulsedriven.com).
End of IQofSpam's quote

i went to both sites and i couldn't find it xD

i guess i'll have to hope for better luck tomorrow morning (first time i tried was tonight)

Reply #48 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Oh well, i expexted the game to end now. Stardock really doesnt want me to get sleep. |-O

Reply #49 from Sins Forums Top

I missed the first hunt, so I was eager to enter the second one. Submitted the answer when there were about 15 people working on the 5th clue and refreshed the page like mad to see if I won or not }:)  

Now that the rule has been changed, I am so sad (really X(  ). 

 

Never before I won a game of luck :'(

Reply #50 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'm greedy too, you see - and I never win anything that involves luck. This random drawing thing has totally shot my chances of winning.
End of quote

 

Duh- Get real... when money is involved even luck can make **ANYONE** a clear winner.

I agree that picking a final winner out of a reasonable amount of clue solvers (in a limited time, as decided righfully so, by SD themselves, btw) might seem unfair when the numbers rack up beyond good chance(s) -- but, the whole internet speed factor must be taken into considerations too and not everyone can log on AT 12:00 sharp to enhance their listing odds.

Besides, it IS fun just to participate **5** times in a week i must add!

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