Games Workshop competition - win a space marines height in miniatures

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**Verviedi**

Sold my soul, I mean half my collection, tripled my account balance.

Let's do this

So I'm working on a formula to make this easier.

82 / H = Q
P * Q = V

Where H=height, Q=quantity, P=price and V=value.
Now I just need to find a way to automate it so you can plug in a kit and it returns V.

**Desubot**

Accolade wrote:
Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Oh for feths sake. Hobbit and LOTR minis are ineligible? Count me out then.

Anything kiwi-related. That also includes kiwi-produces movies

Maybe thats why they are so bitter. since the LotR IP failed them soo hard, they are trying to recoop it the only way they can

**Kelly502**

I got my order in and the black envelope contained a nice postcard picture of an Astartes, not the gold ticket... :/

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How about a stack of mega paint sets and a trip to the GW store for a trade in?

**Azreal13**

So you're suggesting getting a load of the same thing from GW directly, and consequently passing up the chance to choose direct only stuff, and then swapping it for a load of store only stuff from GW?

**Schlyne**

godswildcard wrote:
Soooooo....this may seem silly, but do I need to place the order from start to finish online, or can I place the order and pay in a store?

You can run in to a local GW store and place a web order on the order point, but I'm pretty sure you have to hit the 65$ (US) min on the webstore order point to be entered in. (I'm guessing that's the only way they register you for the tickets.) You can still print the order out there and pay for the order in the store though.

Shipping anything to a local GW store is free though. If you pay for it in the local GW store, they get credit for it and it keeps the lights on for the local store and all that jazz.

I need to pick up my two orders of $5.30 bases tomorrow. (The 50 mms would come back in stock the day after I ordered the flying bases I needed

). Free shipping, since I sent it to the GW store.

**Kelly502**

It's a dollar amount thing...

**Nocturus**

Am I the only person who wouldn't get stuff just to resell it? I'd just get things I like/need.

**Verviedi**

Nocturus wrote:
Am I the only person who wouldn't get stuff just to resell it? I'd just get things I like/need.

I would do the following:

• Finish my Necron, Space Marine, and Tau armies.
• Get tons of valuable stuff to resell. I'm running the math and it looks like Carnifexes or Riptides are the best to order tons of to maximise resale value.

**pretre**

What Verviedi said. I don't need a space marine's worth of minis.

I could use some stuff to round out some forces and then sell the rest.

**Gragga Da Krumpa**

Honestly, I dont think I'd screw them on this.

Just one realm of battle isnt near big enough, and I already made my own city board anyway.

I think I would get the dozen or so expensive (and big) items I want, and then go from there.

**Desubot**

Id probably get the RoB, all the spacemarine Formation boxes
A few BANEBLADES and as many terrain boxes as i can.

**Verviedi**

Desubot wrote:
Id probably get the RoB, all the spacemarine Formation boxes
A few BANEBLADES and as many terrain boxes as i can.

Good idea. I need terrain, and a proper board.
Would buy a Baneblade.

**Tsilber**

EDIt: what a great idea from GW. Hey got a good enough chance as anyone else. Good to see them offering this promotion.

Still kinda shocked, i mean WoW people, QQ more about a good thing.

**Azreal13**

I'm going to ask Lego to code in a super Exalt button just so I can super Exalt the above post.

Great contribution, buddy, we'll done!

**Tsilber**

You're right, I should be more in depth about your constant complaining AZ, lol. I adjusted it to contribute more positively.

**Azreal13**

Tsilber wrote:
You're right, I should be more in depth about your constant complaining AZ, lol. I adjusted it to contribute more positively.

Ok, so I set my stall out WRT the competition in this post:

Azreal13 wrote:
Don't get me wrong, I have no issue with this competition (weird geographic restrictions aside) or any other conventional, or otherwise, promotional activity GW wishes to undertake, as a 40K player, the hardest problem for me to solve is a lack of interest in the game, so ultimately, for all their faults, a successful GW is better than an ailing one, so if this helps interest in them and their product, so be it.

With that said however, how on earth is running a competition explicitly designed to require you to pay a premium over the price their product can be bought for in exchange for a tiny chance of winning something whose perceived value is far in excess of its actual cost "doing something nice for gamers?"

This is doing something to make money for GW, and any thoughts of it as some sort of benevolent action by them is way wide of the mark.

I'm genuinely interested how you get "constant complaining" from what is essentially me saying "I've got no problem with this, let's just not make the assumption they're doing it for us?"

**Tsilber**

Well its your repeated post, but on this one its that last part of phrase, you just gotta throw that Jab in. I find it entertaining, and honestly fun reading most of the time. We are on 2 different worlds with our views and appreciation level of GW.

We can get back to the post now, no need to continue unless you want a rebuttal. I take no offense.

**Goatmoerser**

Kelly502 wrote:
I got my order in and the black envelope contained a nice postcard picture of an Astartes, not the gold ticket... :/

Opened the parcel today and ... same here

Nocturus wrote:
Am I the only person who wouldn't get stuff just to resell it? I'd just get things I like/need.

No, certainly not. I had the weird idea to ask my club mates to name one GW Box each and include them if I had won. Another battle board for me and lots of terrain + stuff for my X different projects would have been enough to build quite a huge tower of boxes. Would have loved to add a Smaug box though.

**Desubot**

Goatmoerser wrote:
Kelly502 wrote:
I got my order in and the black envelope contained a nice postcard picture of an Astartes, not the gold ticket... :/

Opened the parcel today and ... same here

Time for another purchase?

**Azreal13**

Tsilber wrote:
Well its your repeated post, but on this one its that last part of phrase, you just gotta throw that Jab in. I find it entertaining, and honestly fun reading most of the time. We are on 2 different worlds with our views and appreciation level of GW.

We can get back to the post now, no need to continue unless you want a rebuttal. I take no offense.

But that's not a complaint, it's not specific to GW either. Promotions are something that companies do for their own benefit, either for financial gain or publicity. It isn't a complaint of any sort, nor was it intended as such, it's simply a commercial reality.

I think you perhaps have a slightly skewed view of what I write, but you're not alone in that.

**Goatmoerser**

Desubot wrote:
Time for another purchase?

Hehe

On the backside of the SM-card it says "Every qualifying order sent out contains a chance to win a Space Marine's height in Citadel miniatures though, so by all means, try again!"

Those silly tombola shacks ate a lot of my money back in the day while visiting the funfair. Please not again

**Azreal13**

I'd genuinely be interested in the mechanism they're using to decide who wins.

Predetermined order numbers? Random computer says yes? Kirby pokes his head out of the top floor window and shouts "that one?"

**pretre**

Azreal13 wrote:
I'd genuinely be interested in the mechanism they're using to decide who wins.

Predetermined order numbers? Random computer says yes? Kirby pokes his head out of the top floor window and shouts "that one?"

A huge stack of sealed envelopes? Grab one for each order.

**Azreal13**

As boring as that sounds, it's probably the easiest way.

**nels1031**

I put an order in for $66.00. 2 Under-Empire Terrain basing kits.

I feel like its a winner!

**Azreal13**

Well, you paid $60 for two basing kits. Somebody's won, even if you don't!

**Desubot**

pretre wrote:
Azreal13 wrote:
I'd genuinely be interested in the mechanism they're using to decide who wins.

Predetermined order numbers? Random computer says yes? Kirby pokes his head out of the top floor window and shouts "that one?"

A huge stack of sealed envelopes? Grab one for each order.

Its probably that one.

**Ignatius-Grulgor**

Dakka is pretty much the biggest site for our hobby niche right? If one of you wins it I expect photos so that I can paint some orks green with the sheer volume of envy I'll be producing.

**filbert**

pretre wrote:
Azreal13 wrote:
I'd genuinely be interested in the mechanism they're using to decide who wins.

Predetermined order numbers? Random computer says yes? Kirby pokes his head out of the top floor window and shouts "that one?"

A huge stack of sealed envelopes? Grab one for each order.

Huh, Walkers (a crisp manufacturer here in the UK) ran a promotion a few years ago where they had a small packet sealed in random bags of crisps that contained an actual bank note of some denomination (£5, £20 etc). All sounded great until some factory workers at Walkers were busted for using super-sensitive scales in the factory to weigh the bags before they got sent out and work out which ones had the cash in them. I picture the mail order trolls at Lenton doing the same

**Dentry**

Ignatius-Grulgor wrote:
Dakka is pretty much the biggest site for our hobby niche right? If one of you wins it I expect photos so that I can paint some orks green with the sheer volume of envy I'll be producing.

Well, if I decide to win a lottery it certainly wont be this one but I promise to post pics of my hobby related purchases in such an event.