Sliding-Tiles Puzzle Design Contest Rules
General Description
The Sliding-Tiles Puzzle Design Contest solicits creative ideas for designs that can be used in EnergyDams’ Sliding-Tiles game and related products. Each month constitutes a new contest. The theme, if any, associated with each month’s contest is posted separately on the EnergyDams web site.
Awards
Each design selected for inclusion in the Sliding-Tiles game or related products will earn a $25 prize for the submitter. Up to eight prizes will be awarded in each contest. EnergyDams reserves the right not to select any submissions for awards.
Eligibility
All design submissions must be 100% original works free of intellectual property restrictions and created by the submitter.
The submitter must be the author or co-author of the work and at least 18 years of age.
Designs may be submitted only once. A design that is not accepted in a prior contest may not be submitted for a subsequent contest.
Offensive, violent, or pornographic designs are expressly prohibited and will be promptly eliminated from consideration.
Entry Fee and Limits
No payment to EnergyDams is required for entry. All expenses associated with the creation and submission of the design are the responsibility of the submitter.
Each submitter is limited to a maximum of four entries per month. If a submitter submits more than one entry in a month, each entry must be unique and distinct from the other entries, and each entry must be submitted separately.
Submission Deadline
All submissions are due by midnight US Eastern Time on the last day of the month. Any submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following month’s contest, if any.
How to Enter
All submissions are to be made through the entry form on the EnergyDams web site.
Submit one image at a time. Do not combine submissions using zip or other multi-file compression format. Multiple submissions uploaded using a zip or other multi-file compression format will not be considered.
The entry form must be completed in full with accurate, verifiable information. Omissions or inaccurate information accompanying the submission are grounds for disqualification of an entry. All decisions regarding acceptance or disqualification of a submission are final and not subject to appeal.
Image Preparation
All submissions must meet the following technical requirements
- 470 x 470 pixels
- .jpg or .png file format
- less than 1M in size
Submissions must not be zipped or further compressed.
Image Description
Each design must be accompanied by an Image Description entered on the submission form detailing the intellectual challenge behind the puzzle.
Acceptance Notification
Each submission will be acknowledged by an automated email message to the email address provided with the submission. No further notification regarding the contest will be sent unless the submission is selected as a winner.
Criteria for Judging
Winners will be selected according to the following criteria:
- Originality and uniqueness
- Nerdiness
- Aesthetic appeal
- Theme appropriateness
- Intellectual challenge in the context of the Sliding-Tiles puzzle
- Fit with EnergyDams product plans
The best submissions will create in the player an “Ah-ha!” moment (a moment of insight or realization) or a sense of pride in specialized knowledge and understanding.
Juror
The Juror for each contest may be any individual appointed on behalf of EnergyDams. The Juror will choose the winner(s) for the assigned contest from among the submissions. All decisions by the Juror are final and may not be challenged by the submitters.
Email Subscription
By submitting an entry in the contest, each submitter agrees to receive email notifications from EnergyDams about the contest, EnergyDams products, and upgrades.
Ownership and Use Rights
The submitter retains all ownership rights to the Design. Upon submission, the submitter grants to EnergyDams and its successors and assigns unlimited rights to the use or sale of the Design and any derivative works created by EnergyDams. For a design that does not win a prize, these rights expire one year from the last day in the month of submission. For a design that wins a prize, these rights are granted in perpetuity.
Winner Notification
Winners, if any, will be selected and notifications sent to the winners within two weeks of the close of the contest. Each winner will be notified by email sent to the email address provided at the time of submission. EnergyDams is not obligated to make any further attempts to notify winners. A winner who does not acknowledge receipt of the notification within four weeks of the notification being sent forfeits all rights to the prize and the design’s status reverts to that of a non-winner
Prize Delivery
For US residents of the 50 United States, prize money will be delivered by company check using first class postal mail. Winners living outside the 50 United States will receive their prizes by wire transfer upon submission of account and routing details. All expenses associated with the wire transfer are the responsibility of the submitter and will be deducted from the prize amount.
Other
Rules are subject to change without notice.
Submission of an entry constitutes agreement to these rules and acceptance of subsequent changes.
Governing law shall be the laws of the state of New Jersey.