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Blizzard and Alienware are here with their unique contest with amazing prizes to be won, by you.
Not the strength of your builds or your tactical maneuvering will be rewarded this time, no.
Alienware and Blizzard are looking for some of the most dedicated and creative people in the StarCraft realms, as they have launched the StarCraft II Diorama Contest, running from October 1st until October 25th.
The competition is opened to anyone aged 15 or more residing in France, in Belgium, in the United Kingdom or in Luxembourg, or anyone of the full legal age residing in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia or in Ireland, except Blizzard's personnel and their family, affiliates or business partners.
Diorama what?
To make things clear from the start, we will give you a small explanation as to what exactly a diorama is:
The current, popular understanding of the term “diorama” denotes a partially three-dimensional, full-size replica or scale model of a landscape typically showing historical events, nature scenes or cityscapes, for purposes of education or entertainment.
As this might still sound a little bit abstract, you can simplify it by saying that Blizzard and Alienware will accept almost anything, as long as it is physically built and references to the StarCraft universe (units, buildings, maps, weapons, etc…).
To give some examples. It is allowed to build a papier-mâché Mutalisk, make a cake of Metalpolis or revisit your childhood fantasies and use your old LEGO® or Duplo building blocks to recreate a Thor. Basically, you can use whatever materials you like and apply your imagination to the best of its ability, as long as it has something to do with the StarCraft universe. Blizzard is giving you a carte blanche to let your fantasies run wild and come up with some wicked stuff, just show us off your passion for StarCraft II. Here are some examples of what other people have done in the past as well as you can find lot more amazing stuff in the forums here on http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/:
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TL user Vedic's Terran Marine cake
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Hot_Bid/ReaverCake.jpg)
TL user Wadi's Reaver cake
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A LEGO® Immortal
These are just examples of what people have done in the past. It is now up to you to prove you can do at least just as well or better than them and you might be one of the lucky souls to end up with a very big prize.
Prizes Baby!
Of course, we are not expected to give it your very best and deliver some creative stuff and just walk away empty-handed. This is where Alienware comes into play and they have set aside five prizes worth $3,000 each. The five best entries will each be given a voucher worth $3,000 to spend as they desire in the Alienware shop (assembling your own brand new desktop or laptop). You can choose between the Alienware Aurora, Alienware Area-51 or an Alienware laptop.
Do not worry, though! If you do not see yourself as the creative type, you are not yet out of luck. Alienware have reserved another $3,000 voucher for the luckiest soul of them all, the person who entered the community raffle and was handpicked out of all others. So even when you do not submit anything, you will be given a shot at a brand-new PC, definitely some nice prizes up for grabs.
Click the images below to check out the full specs of the contest prizes
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Rules
As mentioned above, there are not many rules that apply and you are given a free hand in what you want to produce. Check the detailed description and rules of the contest at: http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/community/contests/alienware-diorama-contest/index.html
How to enter?
The contest runs until October 25th and all Diorama that are sent in after that date will automatically be rejected. So be sure to be on time! If you are interested in participating and sending your submission, head over to http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/community/contests/alienware-diorama-contest/index.html and hit the SUBMIT button and follow the instructions (you have to fill in your personal information and upload the file, which should be less than 5 MB and in the .jpg format as well as deliver a description of your Diorama) and hit submit one more time. Then Blizzard will take some time to pick out the best five and then there will be a final voting to determine the very best entry.
If you would like to participate, but lack the time to make a Diorama yourself, just head over to http://www.diorama-contest.com/ and fill in your details to become part of the Community Raffle. One person will be handpicked out of all entrants and be given his very own Alienware prize. Be sure to enter your name, you never know if you end up with a $3,000 Alienware machine. Raffle entries will close on midnight on November 7 CEDT.
Good luck!
