“THE SETTLERS ONLINE: CASTLE EMPIRE” FANART CONTEST
Timespan: Thursday, June 27th – Sunday, July 28th

Whether you have epic graphic design skills, papier maché skills, or simply love building dioramas, this contest is for you! The premise is simple: Create a piece of fanart inspired by “The Settlers Online: Castle Empire” for a chance to win prizes! Your art can be digital or a real life project. The sky’s the limit! If submitting a real-life project, you must take a picture and make sure your avatar name is prominently displayed. All submissions must be created by you alone; however, assets from the game can be used as inspiration. Please note: If submitting a real-life project, your avatar name must be physically displayed when the picture is taken; if submitting a digital image, your avatar name must be displayed somewhere in the image. Once your submission is ready, submit a picture in the fanart submission thread!



PRIZES
  • 1st place: "The Settlers Online: Castle Empire" canvas print (or 7500 gems)
  • 2nd rank: 5x 2500 gems



RULES
  • You have one regular game account.
  • 3rd party rights must be respected.
  • Underage players must get parent's permission.
  • Please use the “report post” function to report invalid postings.
  • Legal action is precluded.
  • Your submission must be your own work.
  • Only one entry per person.
  • Adding nickname
    If submitting a real-life object, your avatar name must be physically displayed when the picture is taken and may not be added digitally; if submitting a digital image, your avatar name must be displayed somewhere in the image.
  • Winner announcement
    Participants agree that Ubisoft/Blue Byte is allowed to announce the winners and present their submitted pictures. Real names will not be used for the publication, but avatar names, game world, and language version. The pictures will be stored on Ubisoft/Blue Byte servers to present the contributions who won a reward. Channels that might be used for the announcement of the winners and the presentation of the contributions are international websites, forums, Facebook groups and Twitter channels managed by Ubisoft/Blue Byte (especially “The Settlers Online: Castle Empire” channels).
  • Shipping
    In case of prizes that need shipping, the winner needs to provide his postal address within 2 weeks after the winners were chosen. Ubisoft/Blue Byte will use the address for shipping only. In case the address isn’t provided within the mentioned time span, the alternative gem prize will be awarded to the game account instead.


SUBMISSION
General
  • Post the photo of your work in the > submission thread <
  • Important: The forum is moderated (post invisible until activation)
  • The picture must be posted in the specific thread for the task.
    Only pictures that stick to all recommendations (content, deadline, correct thread, etc.) have a chance to win.
  • Important: Do not forget to show your in-game nick in the photo (see rules).

Format
  • At least 1024 * 768 pixels
  • The forum shrinks pictures. Please use a free picture service like http://imageshack.us.

Deadline
  • Sunday, July 28th

More information
  • Once your contribution was activated (= post published), posterior changes might not be taken into consideration.
  • Discuss and ask questions in the > feedback thread <



CHOOSING WINNERS
  • The Ubisoft Blue Byte team chooses the winners.
  • The winners will be announced in the first or second week of August.
  • The rewards will be sent to winners as soon as possible.