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SECRET OF THE MIMIC Pumpkin CARVING Contest!

Steel Wool Games, Inc.

WELCOME TO THE SECRET OF THE MIMIC PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST!

Step into the shadowy embrace of our favorite season! Halloween's around the corner, and we're gearing up for a memorable celebration. We understand the value of festive spirit, and this year, we're dedicated to bringing an extra dash of Halloween thrill to the community.

TL;DR: Secret Of The Mimic Pumpkin Carving Contest Highlights

  • 🎃 Theme: Five Nights at Freddy’s pumpkins.

  • 📅 Dates: Start - October 1, 2024; End - October 30, 2024 (11:59 PM PDT). Winners announced on October 31st.

  • 🏆 Prizes:

    • 1st: PAX Swag Bag Collection (A collection of prev. PAX giveaway prizes.)

    • 2nd: Youtooz Plush

    • 3rd: Youtooz Plush

    • Runners-up: Mentions/Re-posts on Steel Wool social channels.

  • 📸 How to Join: Post your pumpkin and tag us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X) with #SecretOfThePumpkin handwritten in the frame and in your post.

  • 🚫 Must-Knows:

    • One entry per person.

    • Open to US residents only.

    • Entrants under 18 need parental consent.

    • Pumpkins must be FNAF-themed and family-friendly.

For complete rules and details, read the full post below!

SOME CLARIFICATIONS BASED ON USER-SUBMITTED QUESTIONS:

  • Pumpkins inside of/on top of/connected to your carved pumpkin is fine - however “scenes” created with multiple pumpkins are not permitted and will not count as entries.

  • To prove parental/guardian consent, either A. Have your parent/guardian post your submission on their account or B. Have your parent/guardian send a DM to one of our social accounts giving their permission for your entry. Make sure they reference your username/handle in their message.

From October 1st to October 30th, we invite you to join our Secret Of The Mimic Pumpkin Carving Contest! We invite you to get creative and send us your best Five Nights at Freddy’s pumpkins. Judges from our team will look at the submissions and pick our favorites to be featured and awarded prizes. Please read carefully below on how to participate:

OFFICIAL RULES

How to Join:

Post your submission on any of our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X), or Threads) with the hashtag #SecretOfThePumpkin

  • The picture must physically have the hashtag in-frame or it will be void.

  • We cannot locate your post and your entry will be void if you do not use the hashtag within your post’s text.

When:

You have about four weeks to get a swell-looking pumpkin and create your masterpiece! Contest starts October 1st, and ends at 11:59PM PDT on October 30, 2024. Winners will be announced on Steel Wool Socials on October 31st!

Prizes:

  • Grand Prize: PAX Swag Bag Collection (A collection of prev. PAX giveaway prizes.)

  • Second Place: Youtooz Plush

  • Third Place: Youtooz Plush

  • Runner-ups may get honorable mentions / re-tweets / re-posts on the Steel Wool social media channels

Submission Guidelines: 

  • Entrants under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. Entrants under 18 without a parent or guardian’s permission will be disqualified from the contest.

  • May only be entered if you reside within the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. Entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry.

  • Pumpkins can be either painted, decorated, and/or carved. (Other gourds are acceptable!)

  • Pumpkins must be FNAF-related.

  • Although it is Halloween, it must be family-friendly - so no violence, gore, anything NSFW, or slanderous. 

  • One (1) pumpkin entry per person.

  • Entries must be posted with required handwritten hashtag between 12:00:00AM PDT on October 1, 2024 and 11:59:59PM PDT on October 30, 2024.

  • Winners will be chosen by Judges from Steel Wool’s development team based on creativity, originality, and execution.

  • By entering this contest you acknowledge that your pumpkin’s image will be used on the Steel Wool Studios website and/or accompanying social media accounts. 

  • By entering this contest, each entrant agrees that entrant’s Submission conforms to the Submission Rules and that Steel Wool, in its sole discretion, may remove any Submission and disqualify an entrant from the contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant’s Submission fails to conform to the Rules.

Terms and Conditions

All entrants under the age of 18 years old, for the Secret Of The Mimic Pumpkin Carving Contest, must have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter. If you are under 18 and want to participate in the contest, your parent or guardian must enter on your behalf or submit proof of permission along with the entry. Your parent or guardian must provide clear consent on your contest entry in order to be eligible for any prizes to be awarded. Entries for participants under the age of 18 without a parent or guardian’s permission will be immediately nullified. This contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. Participants are only allowed to submit one (1) pumpkin entry. Duplicate entries or submissions will not be eligible for judging. Contest entries will be judged based on the criteria dictated by the Steel Wool Studio contest blog post. All entries (and accompanying parent or guardian permissions) must be submitted to the Steel Wool official social media accounts  in order to be valid. Submissions made on any other social media platforms besides Twitter (X), Instagram, Facebook, or Threads will not be deemed eligible as an entry. Participants must comply with all rules and guidelines dictated by the official contest blog post found on the Steel Wool Studios website. This contest will be open for entries from 12:00:00AM PDT on October 1, 2024, through 11:59:59PM PDT on October 30, 2024. Any entries submitted after this window will not be accepted or eligible for judging. All judging will be conducted after the submission deadline and winners will be announced publicly on October 31st, 2024. All entries will be treated equally and fairly. Early submissions will not be favored over later submissions in the judging process. Winners that are picked by judges will be announced in a Steel Wool Studios public social media post. All entries must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, racist, or libelous. By submitting your pumpkin images to this contest, you agree to your pumpkin’s image to be used on the Steel Wool Studios website and accompanying social media platforms. Your content and personal information will not be used for marketing purposes for Steel Wool Studios and will only be applicable to the context of the contest. All entry submissions are final, and no changes can be made to your submission after it has been received. All submissions must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party. If your entry is selected for a winning prize, you are agreeing to allow Steel Wool Studios to contact you via the direct messages of the social media channel you submitted your entry on. If you are contacted by an entity claiming to be Steel Wool Studios outside of our official channels, notify us immediately. Steel Wool Studios will not contact you via any unofficial social media accounts. Steel Wool Studios will contact all winners via direct message to collect the necessary information to send your prizes. All winners must respond to the message within 72 hours in order to claim their prizes. All participants under the age of 18 who are selected for a prize must have their parent or guardian respond in order to claim their prizes. Unclaimed prizes will be passed onto the next runner-up. In the case that your entry is deemed ineligible or invalid, and your entry was selected for a prize, the prize will be passed onto the next runner-up. All prizes are non-refundable, non-returnable, and non-exchangeable. Steel Wool Studios will need to collect the necessary mailing information in order to mail prizes to selected winners at the end of the contest. If the selected winner does not have a valid mailing address within the United States then they are ineligible for receiving a prize and another winner shall be picked in place of them. All winners of the contest will be posted after the conclusion of the contest and after all winners are confirmed. By submitting an entry, the entrant agrees that the entrant's submission conforms to the rules and guidelines defined in Terms & Conditions and in Submission Guidelines. In no event will the released entities be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your participation in the contest. Without limiting the foregoing, this contest and all prizes provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties so some of the above limitations may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.