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We surrender to the following spaceheads a free copy of Galactic Civilizations II for answering all of last week's contest questions correctly. Congratulations! Note: Scape posted a clarification on the tricky question 4, which settled the tiebreaker. (The people with meat faces and meat mouths are humans.)

Next step: send me an email with your shipping information from the same email address you have registered with Destructoid and I'll take care of these asap!

01. Scape
02. KyleGamgee
03. ThePelkus
04. TopCow
05. Orcist
06. Civnerd
07. Maxpower
08. Jehutus, by far
09. BlueXY
10. Spedmyster

Didn't win? Worry not. A new Destructoid contest is coming very soon, so keep your zippers down and your mouth aimed at the pigeons hovering the skies.

 

Original post:

Finally, your chance to win Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar!  ... I know. You're probably thinking: WTF is Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar?  The strategic space sim was totally off the radar until nearly everybody started raving about it's awesomeness -- 93% on GameRankings and 5/5 on G4TV. Hell, RevAnthony might even give it a 5!

While I'm often criticized for playing weird games while everyone's shooting tires in ShadowCrackHaloTurismo 3000G, I do suggest both casual and hardcore gamers give this curiosity a try. You can grab the demo just about anywhere. It's not as polished as anything EA cranks out, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Ok, so about that free copy! I've got 10 copies to give away to anyone under the sun who can answer 10 trivia questions about these screenshots below. When you have all your answers *do not* post them in the comments below -- submit the right answers on this forum so I can you down at the end of the contest via PM.  First ten people to get the answers right get a copy of the Gold Edition, so good luck and get to it! (Yes, you bloody Brits and Aussies can win too!)

 

1) How many moves can the USS Pillager make? 

2) How many weeks does it take logistics to research a planetary invasion?

3) Who's (yo mama's) cruel, evil race?

4) The meat-talking people own which planet (on the trade screen attached)?

5) If Korks say they'll hate your forever, what have you just done?

6) So there are four kinds of victories -- name all four.

7) Forum troll copycat control: Start with your forum name and count the number of letters in it, including spaces. Remember that number then count the number of small square thumbnails beneath this post from left to right, starting over on the left when you run out of numbers.  Click into the last one and write the first word on the top of the screen.


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24 comments | showing # 1 to 24

Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 17:48
Mabec
STUPID CONTEST, IT MAKES MY BRAIN HURTS
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 17:49
Niero
lol. Well, with 55,000 people reading the site daily I couldn't make it too easy ;)
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 17:53
Mabec
Also, the clock is 1am. G'night Dtoiders

Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 17:57
Niero
I want to live in the future too! 7PM in Miami right now. Almost time to work on community blogs!
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:01
Buster
yes, it IS almost time to work on community blogs, maybe i could tell stories about my adventures in mmo land
afalker's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:03
afalker
That was fun.
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:04
Scape
i think i got it, I'm iffy about question 4
charliesuh's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:13
charliesuh
i dont really get how the forum copy control thingy works, but i think/hope i got it right, haha
topcow's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:29
topcow
This game is fantastic. Hopefully me gets a free copy.

And some cocks.
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:30
Joseph Leray
There, all done. Question 4 will be the deciding factor, methinks.
Deus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:48
Deus
This is easily one of the best games of last year, but you won't find it on anyone's list sadly. Indie games are far too underrated these days. Stardock is one of the best developers I've encountered in the business. They're open to all kinds of user-created content and they actually do everything they can to make the game better, not just make as much money as they can off the franchise *cough*Sims*cough*. This game is definitely on my top 10 list for 2006.
topcow's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 18:51
topcow
I agree. I played the hell out of it. It's got that "one more turn" hook that Civ3 had. It's too bad nobody plays it.
Ndizi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 19:19
Ndizi
whoa I've actually heard of this game. I feel special.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 19:42
Dexter345
Yeah, depending on question four, I might have actually won.
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 19:56
JLanphear
looks like I'm not making it 3 in a row. This contest is fuckin hard.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 21:14
Niero
I need some clarification on Question 4 -- seems there are 2 popular answers. Justify yourself in the forum and I might throw that question out!
moclippa's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 21:45
moclippa
Own it... interesting game, sort of like Civilization in space, except you are forced to play an attacking stance in the campaign because of the way the game is structured (small mission based episodes - i.e. take out the terran presence in this sector)... enjoyed it for a bit, then I found it redundant. Maybe its just not my thing.

To clarify:
Like Civilizations in Space... Not like Alpha Centuri.
zaqu's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 22:10
zaqu
this games if fricken awesome has decent replay value but its missing one thing multiplayer and if it was given multiplayer is might actually become one kickass games like masters of orion
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/03/2007 22:24
brad drac
Probably the best game I played last year, I'd recommend it highly to anyone with even a passing interest in strategy. Also, get the mod that lets you use all the races parts for shipbuilding, you can get some shit cool looking ships.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2007 10:20
Snaileb
Congradulations. Now gimme.
Maxpower's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2007 10:27
Maxpower
Awesome. Thank you Niero.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2007 10:27
PappaDukes
Boo! Boo to you sir!
Scape's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2007 14:53
Scape
Niero is the man!
topcow's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2007 17:16
topcow
Awesome Niero. Appreciate the free swag.
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