We officially announced the Reach for the Swag contest in June of this year. And here we are, nearly three months later. Bungie.net has a brand new look, Gamestop is completely sold out of preorders, and we now have winners of our first ever giveaway contest.

The second prize winner, who will receive the “Grenades are Tactical” TGZ shirt, is…

…Eric “EZE” Abrams!

Our first prize winner, taking home the Halo: Reach Standard Edition, is…

…Steven “Tweeder” Duvall!

And finally, the grand prize winner, who will be rocking the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition in just a few short days, is…

…Ryan “EMOFATGUY” Eastwood!

Congrats to our winners, and a big, heartfelt thank you from KM and Myself for your donations and support, which makes the Gamerz Zone a great place for gamers like you and me to come together and celebrate our favorite hobby.

Well, the time has come. We’ve made a big push to bring awareness to our little contest, and now you get the juicy details. Don’t worry, we’ll keep this short, sweet, and simple[citation needed].

Prizes

First off, the prizes. We’re going to be giving away three prizes.

Second Prize: The “Grenades are Tactical” TGZ shirt.

The only T-shirt guaranteed to protect you from grenade spam, noob tubes, and campers.*

Inspired by such blockbuster games as Halo: Grenades, Call of Duty: Grenade Spam, and Battlegrenade: Bad Grenade 2, the “Grenades are Tactical” shirt is the perfect way to show your love of grenade spam.

*Disclaimer: Does not protect against grenade spam, noob tubes, or campers.

One winner will receive the “GaT” shirt in the size of their choice.

First Prize: The Halo: Reach Standard Edition

The no frills added version of the future most-played-game-on-Xbox-Live. Save yourself $60, or give it to a friend to convince them to play it with you. Either way, you can never have too much Halo.

And finally, the Grand Prize: The Halo: Reach Legendary Edition

Featuring the MacFarlane Toys Noble Team centerpiece, special Reach packaging and documentation, in-game flaming skull and elite armor, and a +10 Girth to your E- peen, promising to be one of the hottest special edition releases ever, this baby is guaranteed to make your friends jealous.

Contest Method

We’re gonna throw all your names in a hat and pick three of ‘em out. Simple enough right?

Contest Entry

There are three ways to enter the contest, and each one you do will net you a single chance, for a total of 6 chances total. Yes, I said six. No, I didn’t screw up the math.

First Chance: The Contest

Three times over the next month, we will be posting a quote and a question. All you have to do is put the quote and the answer in an email to contests@thegamerzzone.com with “Reach for the Swag Contest” in the subject line. Get it right, you win a chance. Simple right?

Oh, and the quote will be encoded in some way. Good luck.

Possible Chances: 3, one for each correct answer.

Second Chance: Be a Forum Member

That’s right. Simply be a forum member for a free chance to win. This does not apply only to current members: sign up the day of and you still get your shot. Simply include your forum name in the emails you send answering the question.

Possible Chances: 1

Third Chance: Be a TGZ Donator

Simply be one of our donors and receive up to two extra chances. Donations between $5 and $10 will give you one extra chance, and donations over $10 will give you two. This will apply retroactively, so all previous donors will be included, as well as those who choose to donate from here on out. Simply include your paypal account email for verification.

*Disclaimer* You are not purchasing a chance in the contest. It is a reward to those who choose to help us maintain the site and forums. Our donors are awesome people and deserve something for their contribution. We at TGZ thank you guys. Ya’ll rock.

Possible Chances: 2, 1 for $5+ and another for $10+

Total Chances: 6, 3 contest, 1 forum, 2 donor

Still a little confused? Well, let’s give you a practice run.

‘Contest Question Beta:
“00100010 01000110 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000
01110101 01110011 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100001 00100000
01110100 01101000 01101111 01110101 01110011 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000
01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 01101101 00111111 00100000
01010000 01101001 01110011 01110011 00101101 01110000 01101111 01101111 01110010
00100000 01101111 01100100 01100100 01110011 00100000 01100110 01101111 01110010
00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101001 01110100 01110100
01101100 01100101 00100000 01100111 01110101 01111001 01110011 00101110 00100010″
Who said this quote?’

So you would send an email saying:

To:contests@thegamerzzone.com
Subject:Reach for the Swag Contest
Field: “Four of us and a thousand of them? Piss-poor odds for the little guys.” -
Blue-Two

Forum Name: Morte
Paypal Email: nick@thegamerzzone.com

And just like that, you got your first 4 chances. Answer the other two questions right and get six total.

After the last question has been given, we’ll tally the results, and do the drawing. Drawing will be done for the grand prize first, then first, then second, to give everyone a fair shot at the grand prize. Winners will be announced and notified shortly thereafter.

So, good luck Noble Six, and make sure you’re checking the forums and twitter as well, never know when we might toss out some extra opportunities to earn a free chance.