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A few days old, but I just noticed it.

If you voted on Armies on Parade at my local GW store you'd be part of a contest where the "winner" gets to buy a Collectors Edition or Gamers Edition of the 6th ed rulebook at full GW price.

Isn't that a generous prize?

Huh?

Ouch. At Helsinki the contest was apparently to guess the number of bitz in a big bin of bitz. The reward: that bin of bitz. Apparently the answer was 1050, so not a bad haul.

I.. what happens if you don't want to?

I won a painting contest at my local GW. prize was bragging rights >.<

Staff were implying that there was a proper prize all the way up to the end of the contest. was kinda p**sed off

 jonolikespie wrote:
I.. what happens if you don't want to?

You don't want to? GW inquisition will be with you shortly.

I don't understand, you can buy one anyway, so why would they offer the opportunity to do what you can do anyway as a prize?

Did you get the space marine pinned to a cork and drybrushed gold as your prize for the painting competition??

 mattyrm wrote:
I don't understand, you can buy one anyway, so why would they offer the opportunity to do what you can do anyway as a prize?

See OP. They were limited edition versions and were presumably set-a-side as "prizes"

Pretty ridiculous and not surprising at all. Can't make this gak GW does up anymore.

 Agamemnon2 wrote:
Ouch. At Helsinki the contest was apparently to guess the number of bitz in a big bin of bitz. The reward: that bin of bitz. Apparently the answer was 1050, so not a bad haul.

See, this is actually a good concept and prize....Though maybe it's just because of my love of bitz (then again, what 40ker doesn't love bitz?)

 Flashman wrote:

 mattyrm wrote:
I don't understand, you can buy one anyway, so why would they offer the opportunity to do what you can do anyway as a prize?

See OP. They were limited edition versions and were presumably set-a-side as "prizes"

Yeah, I saw that.

But the OP still confuses me. It sounds like something got lost in translation or the shop is silly.

But hey, it'd still be cheaper than eBay for a CE or GE.

 Kanluwen wrote:
But the OP still confuses me. It sounds like something got lost in translation or the shop is silly.

It's probably both, hehe.

- People vote at Armies on Parade
- A voter wins in a "lottery" or whatever
- The prize is getting to buy one of the limited versions of the new rulebook.

It is indeed absolutely ridiculous.

No, I got that part.

I can kind of understand why they're doing it since the CE/GE are no longer available and go for obscene amounts on eBay.

Just not sure why it's really worth posting about.

 Kanluwen wrote:
No, I got that part.

I can kind of understand why they're doing it since the CE/GE are no longer available and go for obscene amounts on eBay.

Just not sure why it's really worth posting about.

It's just symbolic of GW's current cynical approach with just about everything

 Kanluwen wrote:
No, I got that part.

I can kind of understand why they're doing it since the CE/GE are no longer available and go for obscene amounts on eBay.

Just not sure why it's really worth posting about.

Because winning a prize you have to buy is pretty funny (as in clown funny), and people generally like funny things.

 Harriticus wrote:



See, this is actually a good concept and prize....Though maybe it's just because of my love of bitz (then again, what 40ker doesn't love bitz?)

This. Anyone still remember when GW sold bits themselves?

They do again. Go buy the bits for those noise marines, ha.

You mean the mostly warped resin noise marine weapons?

hey I wouldn't mind a chance to buy a gamers edition rulebook, I would then sell the rulebook on the bay and the bits I already have. I want the bag.

We have various painting competitions at my local GW, namely in two categories, one with a prize of the 'Golden Goblin' (a Goblin Boss painted in Gold on a pedestal like base) and another with no prize.

They're fun to enter though, so I'm not complaining.

I do remember a few years back there being actually quite good prizes for various raffles and competitions, but that was a few years back, and we all know that GW has got progressively more stingy about giving stuff away etc

I remember a silver skulls reward card which got you cool little bits. now that was the way forward.

My local Gw did a series of 3 "masterclasses" - you buy something that fits the theme - Squad, Tank/monster, Character, you then have to paint it instore, infront of the staff, across the week and the 'best' (voted by staff) won "big prizes" (well, thats what they advertised when they were selling you the models and glue):

Squad got you a .... pot of paint
Tank got you a .... paintbrush
Character (which was meant to be the biggest prize of all) - A used poster....