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The good news is, people who had an easy time solving the last puzzle might do well on this one.

The bad news is that people who had trouble–this may not be for you, but give it a shot anyway and get your friends to help!

Although the clue and answer have to do with Fiesta today, there will be a prize for each game.

Those who solve the puzzle will win a Beauty Shop Basic (Fiesta), a Mystery Cube(Wind Slayer), 10 Flawless Amethyst Ore (Propow), and a Dark Lucky Ball (SoS).

Let’s begin!

Read the following statement and see how each WORD has been translated using a secret code:

There   will   be a Remi sale  from 9:00  pm to 12:00   am (PDT) today
Uwdfd xzmo ce z Sunp tvmo ginp 10:121 qs uw 13:151 zb (QSU) uwegz

only!    During  these  three hours, playing Remi’s Rare Finds will    be 30%
npmo! Egsuoq uwdfd uwsud iktvt, qszbhjh Sunp’t Susu Gioqu xzmo ce 45%

off  per  play!
prg qsu qszb!

When you have figured out how the code works, use it to translate the following word:

NICEDEAL

When you have an answer to what “NICEDEAL” will translate to using the code, type it in at outspark.com/redeem to win items for your account. The code is NOT case sensitive and the items you can win are NOT giftable.

This coupon expires Friday Sept 18, or when it has been redeemed 30 times.

Did you solve it? Is it too hard? Discuss here

To see the winners / runner-ups click here.

The winners were chosen because of their style and also creativity.

A lot of pictures were quite similar. For example, there were a lot of pictures relating to love, hand-holding, hugging, kissing, adventuring together, etc. Although this is a very nice theme and a lot of the pictures with this theme were good, we didn’t want to select more than one winner with this theme. Asakura_Ryoko_’s picture stood out simply because of the simple beauty of the image itself, not the beauty of the relationship between the two characters. While many screen shots were very adorable and fun to look at, this one in particular allowed the viewer to feel like an audience member to the wedding–part of the experience, instead of an observer of a couple during a cute moment.

The same went for screen shots of a character either casting a spell or standing in a pose that made the scene epic. So many of these pictures were well done and very hard to move past when choosing a winner, however they were mostly common to each other at the same time. Librachan’s picture stood out because it highlighted the land, not the character. In fact, the character is not in the front of the screen posing for the shot, but sitting on a tree branch, admiring the landscape.

The other 3 winners were unique because of the scene being displayed, but just as importantly, they were also visually very nice. A lot of screen shots were clever and unique as well, but didn’t make it for very small reasons that can’t all be listed. Mostly it would have to do with angle, visual elements, colors, etc.

Remember that there were a lot of entries and choosing winners and even runner-ups was very difficult. I’m not sure why I thought I’d be able to pick only 3 in the first place. If you are disappointed that you didn’t see your picture in the thread, I am very sorry, so many of them were hard to pass up!

Currently there have only been 7 eligible videos posted for the T-Pain video contest.

If videos continue to be submitted at this rate, there will only be around 30-40 total videos submitted.

With 10 spots for winners, every video will have a 1 out of 3 / 1 out of 4 chance of winning.

Making a video can be hard work but, once you start it you’ll find it to be very enjoyable.

I strongly recommend you  give it a shot. Work with an idea and at least try and get something together. Then, if you really don’t like it, don’t submit it.

Remember to remove all interface, character lines, and the command box on the bottom right by unlocking it and dragging it to the bottom right corner of your screen until it snaps into place, then it will fade away when you move your mouse.

Outspark is looking for something well made, but keep in mind that creativity, like humor and storytelling through music and video can take you further than you might think. If you are looking for an example of this, check out this dance video made a long time ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLdWlmyeo4 (0:50 is hilarious).

I feel I must warn you guys that I am beginning to worry about this contest. It’s only been 3 days since the contest began and we’ve received so many really good screen shots.

Picking 3 winners is going to be a grueling process–very difficult and time consuming.

So to make things easier, I am allowing there to be 5 winners instead of 3. This means 5 screen shots will be featured on the blog with a description of why they won, and these 5 people will receive a 30-day Good Morning Costume.

However, only 3 will still get a thumbnail of their screen shot featured at fiesta.outspark.com.

Keep it up!

P.S. Try and remember to name the email “Screenshot contest” or anything with the word “screenshot” in it as one word, it will help out a lot.

Hello everyone,

I am very excited to announce a Fiesta Screen Shot Contest!

Introduction: Show off your character, creativity, and photo editing skills. Modify the screen shot however you please.

Instructions and rules: Turn off character outline and interface. Hide the box on the bottom right by unlocking it and moving it to the bottom left corner of the screen. Press the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard. Find the photo in: My Documents/Fiesta. Only 5 screen shots per person allowed, but there is no limit to the amount of total entries. Any screen shots that were winners or runner-ups for the last screen shot contest are not eligible for this contest. To see the winner and the runner-ups of the last screen shot contest click here.

Send the screen shot to: fiesta_event@outspark.com

Name the email:  “Screenshot Contest”

In the email: Put your character’s name and server in the body of the email and attach your screen shot with whatever name you please.

Winners: 3 winners will be selected unanimously by a number of people in the Outspark Office. Each winner will win a 30 day Good Morning Costume. This item is currently exclusive to the Screen Shot Contest! In other words, the three winners will be the only people in Isya wearing this costume. The winning screen shots will also be posted on the blog with a description about why they won and hosted on the front page of Fiesta.

Deadline: The winners will be posted Tuesday, September 8. You have until Monday, September 7 at 1:00pm to send in your screen shots.

Thank you in advance for your hard work.