Puzzle contest

Complete – We have our winner.

This page will be available until March 1, 2010.

Fun puzzle game for curious photographers

Where are the pieces hidden? Where does each piece belong?  Which piece doesn’t fit? This is your challenge in this game of hide-and-seek across the Web.

The first person to correctly complete the puzzle and e-mail it to  roshgroup@gmail.com between 12:00 noon Jan.1, 2010, and 11:59 p.m. EST Jan. 15, 2010, will win one of the three prizes displayed above. (Winner’s choice for the following: iomega 250 GB portable hard-drive, iPod shuffle or Impecca DVD player).  Additional prizes and rewards will be announced during the contest.  Updates, information and clues will be shared on Twitter via @newmediaphoto. All winners will be announced after the contest closes on Jan. 15, 2010.

Here’s how it works: Ten puzzle pieces have been hidden around the Net. Use the clues below to hunt for the pieces. Nine out of the 10 pieces fit within a larger version of the example frame displayed above.  The size of the final puzzle is a 9-by-9-inch square at 72 dpi.

Winners will be listed — including the first 50 people to complete the puzzle correctly — with a link to their Web site or blog on the New Media Photographer blog puzzle winner’s page (displayed at end of contest). The more people who successfully complete the puzzle, the more prizes and awards will be offered.

This contest is designed for photographers (but not limited to photographers) and requires some basic Adobe Photoshop or photography editing skills to complete and present the puzzle properly.

Clues to locations:

• All pieces of the puzzle are related to the host.
• Sharing a Motor City-style podcast. – The Driven business Podcast
• Where would Rosh Sillars display a photograph of pasta? http://food.roshsillars.com
• Not-a-starving artist offers 79 business ideas. Prosperousartists.com
  
• This podcast puts the sun in your lens. - Lensflare35
• The fifth clue leads you to a camera for a young photographer. – same as above.
• The photography marketing seminar hotel photograph is puzzling.
• Check the “Current” news on networking.
• Become a fan.
• Display your photographs in this group.
• 189 reasons to read this post
• A problem solving approach that stimulates thought processes. synectics media

Now that you have found all the pieces, you need to place them correctly using the following clues:

• The bird’s name is Malcolm. – Middle
• Dots are the cornerstones of this puzzle.
• Rush Limbaugh might prefer the pasta. – Middle Right side
• Thom Hartmann might like to eat at home. – Middle Left side
• You must smoke in the basement. – Bottom middle

Twitter Hashtag  #puzzlecontest

Fine print:

The rules:

This contest (referred to as the “new year’s puzzle” or “the contest”) is offered for fun by The Rosh Group Inc. and is void where prohibited. The contest begins at 12:00 noon Jan. 1, 2010,  and ends at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15, 2010.  There is no fee to play -

A first winner is a person who independently finds all nine of the “hidden” puzzle pieces placed by The Rosh Group Inc. representatives on various Web sites that can be found using the clues presented above.  All nine pieces must be placed in the correct order based on the clues given above.  Correct puzzle pieces, placement and order is at the discretion of The Rosh Group Inc. representatives.  Proper order of the puzzle is decided before the start of the contest.

The Rosh Group Inc. will only pay for shipping costs of prizes delivered within the United States. No members or contractors of the Rosh Group Inc., Synectics Media or owners of the Web sites hosting pieces of the puzzles are eligible for the new year’s puzzle prizes.  All prizes are awarded at the discretion of The Rosh Group Inc. represented by Rosh Sillars.  All decisions by Rosh Group Inc. representatives  related to the contest are final.

If presented and represented contest prizes are not available for any reason new prizes will be offered, at the discretion of The Rosh Group Inc. representatives. Replacement prizes will be of equal value to the prize won by the contest participant  – not to exceed the largest prize value of $349.  Disputes will be resolved through mediation.  No more than $10 cash will be offered as part of any resolution.  Additional prizes may be offered after the contest begins. Some added prizes may require a purchase, but are optional and do not affect the chances of winning the prizes listed above. Correct completion of the puzzle is based on the Rosh Group Inc. representatives. Multiple correctly completed puzzles and winners are expected.

The Rosh Group Inc. will not take responsibility for technical difficulties outside of its control. The game deadline may be extended to remedy lost time due to unforeseen circumstances.

This contest is created for photographers, but not limited to photographers. Questions? roshgroup@gmail.com

update 1.1.2010 2:00PM EST

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