GOG Loves Baldur's Gate Fans!

Taluntain · Sun, 24th Oct '10, 10:47pm

To show their undying love for the fanatical hordes of (A)D&D lovers that roam the twisted pathways of Boards o' Magick, GOG is giving away ten (yes, 10!) virtual copies (i.e. redeem codes) of Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga with Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, DRM-free and with lots of free goodies.

But wait, there's a catch... you'll have to show a bit of knowledge* to earn your copy, as there are only 10 codes to go around.

What you need to do to participate - pay attention now - consists of 4 steps:

1) If you don't already know, find out which year Sorcerer's Place was born.

2) Find out how many downloads are currently hosted on Sorcerer's Place.

3) Add both numbers.

4) Click the Report Post

icon at the bottom left of this post and write the SUM of both numbers in the report field only.

Couldn't be simpler, huh?

The giveaway is open to everyone registered on Boards o' Magick, but do note that in the likely case of receiving more than 10 correct entries, the lucky winners will be selected randomly from the pool of entries. We'll be accepting entries until October 30th, 2010, 11pm CET. The lucky winners will be notified via a private message the following day.

In case there are any questions (EXCLUDING WHAT THE CORRECT ANSWER IS, OBVIOUSLY...), please post them here or PM me.

* the numbers you'll be looking for can be found on every page of Sorcerer's Place

Rahkir · Mon, 25th Oct '10, 12:06am

Good luck everyone! I already have the game(s) and soundtrack, so I'll be hoping there are some people around here who don't have one or the other. It is quite a great game.

Taluntain · Mon, 25th Oct '10, 12:47am

I'm betting there are quite a few people with worn out discs around who wouldn't mind a digital copy too.

Blackthorne TA · Mon, 25th Oct '10, 9:18pm

All but one responder so far are new members... If one of the goals was to get some new people to join, it sure has worked

8people · Mon, 25th Oct '10, 9:36pm

I fairly recently bought the 4-in-1 pack already, via SP link on amazon.

My Heart of Winter disc has gone missing though if an IWD version of this is done sometime in the future

Cap'n CJ · Tue, 26th Oct '10, 12:44am

My discs are in horrendous shape, so I entered

Good luck everybody!

Ragusa · Tue, 26th Oct '10, 10:41am

My discs are worn out as well ... a pity. Good luck, and good math skills

Taluntain · Tue, 26th Oct '10, 1:31pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackthorne TA

All but one responder so far are new members... If one of the goals was to get some new people to join, it sure has worked

That didn't even occur to me to be honest... but it's a good side effect.

Taluntain · Sat, 30th Oct '10, 10:23pm

Last chance to get your votes in, we'll stop accepting entries in an hour!

Silvery · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 1:37am

Well, do we have some winners then?

TheTallMan · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 6:05am

Good luck all.

Taluntain · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 10:00am

I'll put the correct entries into our Random Winners Selector™ in a moment and notify the winners by the end of the day.

Almost all the entries were correct, there were only a couple that were off.

Silvery · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 12:07pm

That's why I don't enter such things. I normally come up with an answer like 'banana' or something equally dim

Montresor · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 12:45pm

Good for you, Silvery, since the correct answer was "Coconut". Unfortunately I figured it out too late to participate.

Taluntain · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 9:02pm

SO... our randomly selected winners from the pool of correct answers are:

Topken
ecliptic
mattresses
Cap'n CJ
kmonster
DarthMuffin
Lou
Lynx Lupo
Arundor
Dragontut

Congratulations to you lucky bunch!

This is just so that I don't keep you in suspense for too long.

The GOG guys are probably on vacation until November 2 (November 1 is a holiday in most of Europe), so I won't be able to send out the codes until they get back to me. Please be patient a while longer - I'll send out the codes as soon as I get them!

(P.S. The correct answer was 3097; 1999 + 1098)

TheTallMan · Sun, 31st Oct '10, 10:40pm

Congrats all. Need to channel all my mind bullet energy into winning the PCG Baldurs Gate now.

Cap'n CJ · Mon, 1st Nov '10, 12:09am

Woo!

Rotku · Mon, 1st Nov '10, 7:43am

See, I would have added 99 as the year, not 1999... Congrats though guys - nice to see at least a few recognized names in that list.

Arundor · Mon, 1st Nov '10, 8:33pm

Wow, I think this is the first time I've ever won anything.

Thanks for a fun contest!

BTW, I hope I don't appear to be a leech who only came for the free stuff. Some might remember my name from the time when BG1 was new, and I've been a Sorcerer's Place fan since then. I just never got around to actually creating a forum account until now.

Taluntain · Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:15pm

Thanks to everyone for your participation - the codes have now been sent out to the winners via private messages!

A big thank-you also goes out to Good Old Games for sponsoring our giveaway - here's hoping we can host another one sometime soon!

Topken · Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:19pm

I was not expecting to win but I am glad i did. Looks like I was the first to be chosen which is a surprise.

Lynx Lupo · Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:22pm

Awesome! No more excuses for me to not work on bg1 issues in GemRB.

Topken · Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:13am

I need to ask this. Can I use this version for BGT and Easy Tutu?

8people · Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:28am

GOG usually edits the exe but not the files included. So mods should work perfectly normally on the versions. I've used mods and hacks on games from GOG but I haven't bought IE games from there yet.

Topken · Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:36am

Sence I don't know how either BGT or Easy Tutu handles it I am unsure on if it will work or not. Looks like i will be waiting for someone with knowledge on if it works or not to post.

Hmm not sure if anyone else got the exact goodies i got but i got Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, and Teen Agent with my code.

Sun, 24th Oct '10, 10:47pm	#1
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Mon, 25th Oct '10, 12:06am	#2
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Tue, 26th Oct '10, 12:44am	#6
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Tue, 26th Oct '10, 10:41am	#7
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Sun, 31st Oct '10, 1:37am	#10
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Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not that nice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Co. Durham, UK Posts: 3,104 Blog Entries: 30 Like: 37 Liked 54 Times in 31 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 9,190 Level: 28 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 77.37% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 103.28% Monthly Activity 71.01% Achievements	That's why I don't enter such things. I normally come up with an answer like 'banana' or something equally dim
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Sun, 31st Oct '10, 12:45pm	#14
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Sun, 31st Oct '10, 9:02pm	#15
Taluntain SPS Account Holder Founder Resident Alpha and Omega Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Cori Celesti Posts: 20,808 Blog Entries: 13 Like: 159 Liked 123 Times in 80 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 53,170 Level: 58 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 50.18% Daily Activity 71.92% Weekly Activity 174.25% Monthly Activity 105% Achievements Awards	SO... our randomly selected winners from the pool of correct answers are: Topken ecliptic mattresses Cap'n CJ kmonster DarthMuffin Lou Lynx Lupo Arundor Dragontut Congratulations to you lucky bunch! This is just so that I don't keep you in suspense for too long. The GOG guys are probably on vacation until November 2 (November 1 is a holiday in most of Europe), so I won't be able to send out the codes until they get back to me. Please be patient a while longer - I'll send out the codes as soon as I get them! (P.S. The correct answer was 3097; 1999 + 1098)
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Sun, 31st Oct '10, 10:40pm	#16
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Mon, 1st Nov '10, 12:09am	#17
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Mon, 1st Nov '10, 8:33pm	#19
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Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:15pm	#20
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Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:19pm	#21
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Tue, 2nd Nov '10, 9:22pm	#22
Lynx Lupo Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Slovenia Posts: 147 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 690 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 27.97% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	Awesome! No more excuses for me to not work on bg1 issues in GemRB.

Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:13am	#23
Topken Gems: 11/31 Latest gem: Bloodstone Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 400 Blog Entries: 4 Like: 1 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,172 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 73.68% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 4.97% Achievements	I need to ask this. Can I use this version for BGT and Easy Tutu?

Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:28am	#24
8people SPS Account Holder 8 is just another way of looking at infinite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chirofen Posts: 7,140 Blog Entries: 252 Like: 63 Liked 17 Times in 15 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 19,563 Level: 39 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 44.44% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	GOG usually edits the exe but not the files included. So mods should work perfectly normally on the versions. I've used mods and hacks on games from GOG but I haven't bought IE games from there yet.

Wed, 3rd Nov '10, 12:36am	#25
Topken Gems: 11/31 Latest gem: Bloodstone Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 400 Blog Entries: 4 Like: 1 Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,172 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 73.68% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 4.97% Achievements	Sence I don't know how either BGT or Easy Tutu handles it I am unsure on if it will work or not. Looks like i will be waiting for someone with knowledge on if it works or not to post. Hmm not sure if anyone else got the exact goodies i got but i got Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, and Teen Agent with my code.
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