Endless Space codes up for grabs

Rob Williams · 07-11-2012, 05:24 PM

The fine folks over at Amplitude Studios have provided us two codes for their just-released 4X space game Endless Space. Interested? The rules:

A) You must be an active member of our community.

B) Answer: What do you consider to be the best 4X game ever made?

I'll choose the winners this coming Sunday night, around midnight EST.

I'll also be posting a review for the game soon (hint: it's awesome).

eunoia · 07-11-2012, 09:28 PM

It does look awesome, but I don't think I can block off the time to do this justice.

Too bad, I had a really good answer for B)

Rob Williams · 07-11-2012, 10:26 PM

You should share your answer anyway given that I'm interested and this thread has also gotten off to a super-slow start.

OriginalJoeCool · 07-11-2012, 11:44 PM

Looks great!

I'm not totally sure about this answer, but I'll nominate Caesar III as the best 4x strategy game. That game was complex and super hard as I remember it. I wish I could play it again ....

Rob Williams · 07-11-2012, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OriginalJoeCool

Looks great!

I'm not totally sure about this answer, but I'll nominate Caesar III as the best 4x strategy game. That game was complex and super hard as I remember it. I wish I could play it again ....

I hear you. If only some website out there still sold it...

Thanks for entering

OriginalJoeCool · 07-12-2012, 04:20 PM

Good old Gold Old Games. Nice!

Rob Williams · 07-12-2012, 06:16 PM

I think I made a mistake making this contest -just- for actives. This is craziness, I expected more participation than this!

Psi* · 07-12-2012, 06:58 PM

Endless Space does look like a good game. I am not a very active gamer tho but I do some to purge the brain. Following the link to wikipedia I see that I did play a 4X game once, long long ago and far far away .. Master of Orion. My son was bringing all kinds of stuff home in the day. While he was grounded for not studying because of too much gaming, I played.

So my only response to B) is Master of Orion as I can remember. I think it was a bit tedious tho. In the day, most of those were tedious. But, so is mahjong & just put it on the cell.

I would play this while I wait on things to run. On the other hand, if there is someone you feel more appreciative than I, by all means send it to them

Toad772 · 07-12-2012, 11:52 PM

Civilization III because the list of 4X games I have played is short and unlike Civ V it has unit stacking.

OriginalJoeCool · 07-15-2012, 04:37 PM

So how many people entered? 3? Not bad odds.

DarkStarr · 07-15-2012, 11:36 PM

I would enter but I've played it, I own it. BETA testing FTW. Its awesome btw, so easy to just sink HOURS into.

Rob Williams · 07-17-2012, 10:54 PM

Alright, it sucks a -ton- that I couldn't give everyone who entered a code, because with the limited number of people who entered, it makes this awkward. Despite that, the names we picked out of the virtual hat are:

Psi*
OriginalJoeCool

Huge congrats, and let's hope the next contest is a little more exciting ;-)

OriginalJoeCool · 07-18-2012, 12:14 AM

Sweet! I can't wait to play it!

Psi* · 07-18-2012, 09:35 AM

Hey thanks ... I'm on it

Rob Williams · 07-18-2012, 12:16 PM

Expect a review from me today, and then feel free to tear it up and disagree and / or add your 2 dirt (you'll get that once you play).

07-11-2012, 05:24 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Endless Space codes up for grabs The fine folks over at Amplitude Studios have provided us two codes for their just-released 4X space game Endless Space. Interested? The rules: A) You must be an active member of our community. B) Answer: What do you consider to be the best 4X game ever made? I'll choose the winners this coming Sunday night, around midnight EST. I'll also be posting a review for the game soon (hint: it's awesome). __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-11-2012, 09:28 PM	#2
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07-11-2012, 10:26 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	You should share your answer anyway given that I'm interested and this thread has also gotten off to a super-slow start. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-11-2012, 11:44 PM	#4
OriginalJoeCool Tech Monkey Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 617	Looks great! I'm not totally sure about this answer, but I'll nominate Caesar III as the best 4x strategy game. That game was complex and super hard as I remember it. I wish I could play it again .... __________________ Last.fm Raptr "Man could hold the universe in his palm, if only he could learn to unclench his fist."

07-12-2012, 04:20 PM	#6
OriginalJoeCool Tech Monkey Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 617	Good old Gold Old Games. Nice! __________________ Last.fm Raptr "Man could hold the universe in his palm, if only he could learn to unclench his fist."

07-12-2012, 06:16 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	I think I made a mistake making this contest -just- for actives. This is craziness, I expected more participation than this! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-12-2012, 06:58 PM	#8
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	Endless Space does look like a good game. I am not a very active gamer tho but I do some to purge the brain. Following the link to wikipedia I see that I did play a 4X game once, long long ago and far far away .. Master of Orion. My son was bringing all kinds of stuff home in the day. While he was grounded for not studying because of too much gaming, I played. So my only response to B) is Master of Orion as I can remember. I think it was a bit tedious tho. In the day, most of those were tedious. But, so is mahjong & just put it on the cell. I would play this while I wait on things to run. On the other hand, if there is someone you feel more appreciative than I, by all means send it to them

07-12-2012, 11:52 PM	#9
Toad772 Obliviot Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 14	Civilization III because the list of 4X games I have played is short and unlike Civ V it has unit stacking.

07-15-2012, 04:37 PM	#10
OriginalJoeCool Tech Monkey Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 617	So how many people entered? 3? Not bad odds. __________________ Last.fm Raptr "Man could hold the universe in his palm, if only he could learn to unclench his fist."

07-15-2012, 11:36 PM	#11
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	I would enter but I've played it, I own it. BETA testing FTW. Its awesome btw, so easy to just sink HOURS into. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

07-17-2012, 10:54 PM	#12
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Alright, it sucks a -ton- that I couldn't give everyone who entered a code, because with the limited number of people who entered, it makes this awkward. Despite that, the names we picked out of the virtual hat are: Psi* OriginalJoeCool Huge congrats, and let's hope the next contest is a little more exciting ;-) __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-18-2012, 12:14 AM	#13
OriginalJoeCool Tech Monkey Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 617	Sweet! I can't wait to play it! __________________ Last.fm Raptr "Man could hold the universe in his palm, if only he could learn to unclench his fist."

07-18-2012, 09:35 AM	#14
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	Hey thanks ... I'm on it

07-18-2012, 12:16 PM	#15
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Expect a review from me today, and then feel free to tear it up and disagree and / or add your 2 dirt (you'll get that once you play). __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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