Want More Contests?

by Crazy Ivan

As anyone who spends any amount of time at all on this blog knows, we do a lot of contests.  The "topic cloud" along the side will show you that the "contest" tag is, by far, the most popular tag on my entries here.  It beats out the nearest competitors by nearly two to one.

Even now we have 2 contests going; the You-Tube Trick of the Day contest (with two extremely yummy prizes) and the Myachigon Send-Off contest I announced yesterday.  But even with all the contests we do, I know a lot of you are interested in winning even more Myachis, even more often.

Well, you're in luck.  As it happens, a lot of Myachi Maniacs host contests of their own as well.  The first Myachi You-Tube contests were started by fans of the game, not the company.  Heck, nothing I've done on this blog wasn't first done by one of Myachi's loyal fanatics.

So where do you find out about all these chances at Myachi glory (and free stuff)?  Your best friend in that department resides right over on the Myachi Forum.  There's a section you can reach from the homepage called "Myachi Tournaments & Contests" and that's where the skinny is on all the Maniac sponsored contests.

These contests are much like the ones I run on the blog.  Some of them are video contests, some are trivia contests, some are creative contests like art or writing and some are skill based.  There have even been "decathlon" tournaments where competitors are pitted against one another in 10 different disciplines.

Even now a quick glance at the "Tournaments & Contests" section of the forum reveals that Kickstand has a You-Tube video contest (which he recently extended).  Final Cut is also hosting a similar YouTube contest and is actively seeking more contestants.  Blue Samurai has a fun and cool creativity contest.

These contests are fun and they usually have a bit less competition than the contests that I host here so you usually have a better chance to win.  Plus you know that you're helping to support the movement and encouraging the hosts to hold new contests in the future so even if you don't win, there's still a benefit to entering.

Now, there are some downsides to Maniac-hosted contests.  Myachi isn't involved so we make no guarantees that every entry will be judged fairly or that prizes will go out on time or be consistent with the promised prize.  You take a chance when you enter a Maniac-sponsored contest, but you can almost always count on being treated fairly by a veteran member of the forum.

So if you don't feel like you have too many Myachis, check out Kickstand, Final Cut and Blue Samurai's contests and get in on them!  But don't forget to also get your entry in for the Myachigon Send Off contest...