Puzzle Contest Details

• This contest will consist of 3 puzzles.
• The puzzles will be posted on a Saturday February 2nd at noon Eastern US time, in an attempt to give all time zones somewhat equal footing.
• The contest will run for 1 week, with the deadline being the following Saturday (February 9th) at noon Eastern US time. I will post the winners and their answers that evening in place of my regular puzzle post.
• Answers will need to be submitted via email to bill.leighton1@gmail.com and must include the name you wish to be recognized by (Reddit username, Discord username, real name, etc.)

• Because there must be a way to sort the answers, submissions will be ranked in the following order:

1. Correctness - this seems obvious, but the best answer will be the most correct one. On a related note - make sure to check for typos (I can only judge what you wrote, not what you meant to write). You may want to submit your answers via the provided ptn.ninja links to avoid this. If the puzzle is a Tinue one, the shortest route to Tinue will be preferred.
2. Completeness - an answer that includes all responses by the opponent will be considered superior to one that omits one.
3. Time submitted - if there are identical answers, tiebreaks will go to the answers received earliest.

• Prizes will be custom capstones, based off of my tournament style created for USTA events. They are cold cast resin with a variety of metal powders used for coloring and heft. There are 4 pairs of these ready to be shipped to the winners. Here they are, in no particular order. The captions are so that winners can easily identify which prize they would prefer to receive.

Steampunk

Cyberpunk

Dragon

Owl

• 1st place will get 1st choice from the prize pool, 2nd place will get next choice, etc.
• I will contact the winners sometime soon after the contest ends, though not necessarily before their names and answers are posted on February 9th. This depends on my schedule that weekend and how quickly the person who finished ahead of you declares their preferred capstone set.
• Legal mumbo-jumbo:  This contest is for entertainment only. No purchase necessary. It is open to all residents of Earth (and beyond as long as they follow the aforementioned rules of the contest (shipping not included for extraterrestrial winners)). Any questions or complaints can be emailed directly to me and I will respond within a reasonable amount of time (and hopefully with a reasonable answer).
• Thank you and enjoy!!