Stardog Contest - Tuesday, Dec. 16th

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News

Todays 'Find the Stardog' contest has started.  We made a few changes to give it more of a challenge, and we will be selecting the winner from a random drawing out of the people who do manage to find Stardog.

Go find'em!

https://www.stardock.com/stardog/


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Philly0381
Reply #1 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:25 PM

Here nice little doggie, come here, I got doggie treats.

Bodyless
Reply #2 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:58 PM

Ok its driving me crazy now...

Snowman
Reply #3 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:04 PM

Ok its driving me crazy now...

Same here....

wulfn1
Reply #4 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:31 PM

A suggestion for the competition. How about, instead of getting rid of the dog clues on the pages when the game is done for the day, instead putting up a new message stating the contest is over so you don't have to keep hunting for the dog who is no longer on any page?

 

further, if you are doing some kind of sweepstakes with the people who did get the clues, why not leave the clues up all day with the initial winner being the one who found them the fastest, and the rest of us get a fighting chance for the booby-prize?

Bodyless
Reply #5 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:07 PM

I am wondering, the tracker says that 400 people got to clue #5 (i dont even find the third). But there isnt a winner yet? Or are you just waitng more people find the solution?

Bodyless
Reply #6 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:14 PM

Never mind. I was at the right site but the dog didnt appear there util now.

wulfn1
Reply #7 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:21 PM

ok I'm confused. I thought it said someone already won for the day....

you're still seeing dogs?

Bodyless
Reply #8 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:41 PM

Yes i am. And the stardog page doesnt show a winner for me. Maybe they didnt take them away already.

 

Anyway i find the stardogs rather buggy. one didnt show up to me until 3 hours later and sometimes they stay on the screen even after loading another page. I am still missing the last one but i wonder if it makes any sense to search since it could just be a bug again. And i am using firefox 3 with javascript enabled.

MickeyMowse
Reply #9 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:05 PM
Anyway i find the stardogs rather buggy. one didnt show up to me until 3 hours later and sometimes they stay on the screen even after loading another page. I am still missing the last one but i wonder if it makes any sense to search since it could just be a bug again. And i am using firefox 3 with javascript enabled


ctrl f5 is the key to the bugs. Refresh the page and it works. Bugs probably caused by a cache issue with your browser.

why not leave the clues up all day with the initial winner being the one who found them the fastest, and the rest of us get a fighting chance for the booby-prize?


Personally I prefer it with a random drawing. I believe it makes it more fair for everybody. I was off work yesterday and was able to play shortly after the game started. However I was working today and don't have internet access at work which the older way would have eliminated me immediately.

Bodyless
Reply #10 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:14 PM


ctrl f5 is the key to the bugs. Refresh the page and it works. Bugs probably caused by a cache issue with your browser.

 

Maybe, but i never visited some sites before so i dont know where i could even get the wrong cache data from.

wulfn1
Reply #11 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:20 PM

ok, miraculously the dogs reappeared. I finished the puzzle and went back to the stardog page but the chart vanished now. did stardock take it down? or is it ff3 that is causing all the problems with vanishing dogs and charts?

MickeyMowse
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:28 PM

Maybe, but i never visited some sites before so i dont know where i could even get the wrong cache data from.
I think it's got something to do with the way the dog is coded for the game. There are some sights that I haven't visited either however the dog is still there. A quick refresh and he disappears.

casualtraveller
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:43 PM
i cant even solve the first clue - is this stardock pages? wincustomize pages? skins? im lost... mabye i should read the page some more...
Bodyless
Reply #14 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:18 PM

Ok, since people are already posting some hints: go to the mycolors page and then click on NHL.

shad45
Reply #15 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:32 PM

This game is a lot of fun and a cute marketing concept from Stardock, but its not at all fair, why? because at least 2 of the five clues answers can be found here in the forum and the contest is still running...potentially the winner could be someone who dident even complete the game on their own, how is that fair to those who finished quickly and found the answers themselves?

Bodyless
Reply #16 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:39 PM

I would rather think that there were some technical issues and thats why no winner was announced yet. Yesterday the fastest one was the winner and i guess it will stay this way.

 

 

shad45
Reply #17 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:42 PM

Bodyless
I would rather think that there were some technical issues and thats why no winner was announced yet. Yesterday the fastest one was the winner and i guess it will stay this way.

 

 
Hmm the rules clearly state that the winner will be randomly drawn from a pool of people that completed the game. I dont really care...but it seems a bit off, of course they also state that they can change the rules at will.

Well good luck to everyone!

sb_41
Reply #18 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:04 PM
i need help on the first clue...(Dragon MyColors page?)
sb_41
Reply #19 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:04 PM
i need help...
Bodyless
Reply #20 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:11 PM

Sorry! completely overlooked the text of this topic.

 

Yeah well, this is clearly in favor for people who follow every news and know stardocks products. The first one isnt that hard. Just try more links .

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