THE FINAL ROUND! We are in the FINAL stage now people! We are about to fight the GAME BOSS now, people! Are y’all ready to make some ~~Steems~~ delicious, new, awesome #gaming articles???? For this exercise, imagine that the GAME BOSS’ HP bar can only be brought down by posts submitted to the contest! So, LAST THURSDAY … @archdruid wrapped up our 2000s contest and there were many great articles, even MORE new authors joining the #gaming tag who had never created #gaming contents before and it was really great and wonderful ! There were insightful gaming articles, funny reviews, fanarts, …… haikus….. and even a steamy fiction !!!! OH ME OH MY ! And now, we are at the precipice of the FINAL BATTLE! Will you all let the SEMI-FINAL to be the actual and real FINAL to this saga???? OR….. ### WILL YOU MAKE THIS FINAL ROUND THE GREATEST BATTLE YET??? Welcome to the PRESENT DECADE era! # FIFTH and FINAL ROUND: 2010 to PRESENT TIME (future time is not included, sorry) 1. You are to create a post about a game from the 2010s (2010 to NOW) :D Finally! We have arrived at the PRESENT ERA! This decade is a ~~hot mess~~ … ahem, another respectable continuation to the emerging subculture that is Geekery and #Gaming. Yep. This decade remains dominated by the same major players from the previous decade (we need new protag, guys), and casual gaming continues its ascendancy (oh no). Mobile Phones became a new ~~battle arena~~ market for time-poor adults who keep trying to latch into #gaming well into their adulting journeys. We are also seeing the advent of Virtual Gaming ! For more, check out this Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_in_video_gaming 2. The post does not need to be about a game review or a video of actual gameplay! You can do fanart, or fanfic, or commentary piece about a game's soundtrack, or a cosplay of a character from a game that was released in the 2010s, or photography post with your collection of oldie-but-goodie games, ... you get the idea, right? MASH THEM ALL UP IN ONE POST!!! **ANYTHING GOES AS LONG AS THE POST HAS A RELATION TO A GAME RELEASED SOMEWHERE IN THE 2010s!** We are opening up the playfield and we welcome Steemians of various genres to come and join the @archdruid's love for gaming!
3. Limit of 3 entries per author. As tradition tells us to
4. If you do submit a post, please resteem this post and drop your link in the comments to be able to follow them properly :) Upvotes are not required but appreciated <3
5. Please tag your post with #archdruid-contest if you are entering the contest :D
6. Deadline is ***MIDNIGHT - MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2019***
7. Judging for this round is @veryspider and @elfranz (hopefully) ! But in the future, we will welcome guest judges so if you are interested to help this community out as a judge, let us know :D In return, we will splash you with a short feature in the contest's publication to highlight who you are as a gamer and bringing exposure to you which may invite new follows to your page :D :D :D ## SO WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS DECADE IN #GAMING??? Here are a few examples of how gaming was that might inspire you but you can do whatever you want :D ### [Amnesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia:_The_Dark_Descent) A spider played this game for a grand total of 18 minutes. Most of it inside a cupboard.  ### [Dance Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Central) Casual gaming is now armed with motion sensor! Time to accidentally KICK the friend during DANCE BATTLES!  ### [Dark Souls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls) I love this game for its cruelty and its goodness * ___ *  ### [Destiny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(video_game)) A spider has a friend who can rant about Destiny for a straight hour XD  sorry about the gif i have no idea what this game is about lol ### [Fortnite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnite) Like PUBG but like funner! WHEEEE~  ### [Forza Horizon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_Horizon) Like Forza but like…. Prettier! Wheeeeeeeee~  ### [The Last of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us) Where story telling actually makes a game amazing instead of “ugh do we have to go through the story bits ” … Also, yay hyper violence * ___ *  ### [Life is Strange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Strange) Is Life Strange? A spider wouldn’t know. A spider missed out on this game~ But a spider’s life is SURE strange enough :D  ### [Overwatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)) My MAIN is better than YOUR main, gdi >:C  ### [PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayerUnknown%27s_Battlegrounds) Battle Royale has arrived to #gaming ! GET READY FOR DROP !  ### [Splatoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatoon) Finally ! CUTE SHOOTER DONE RIGHT :D  ### [Temple Run]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Run) OMG IT DOESN’T END WHY DOES IT NOT END  ### [Dad of Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(2018_video_game)) A spider hasn’t played this but has friends who swears up and down that it is a great wonderful game ! 
...Gosh, having done this lookbacksies, this decade ain't half bad, hey??? :D # PRIZES Alright, now that HYPE has been stoked, let's get to the juiciest bits :D 1. First Prize (x1): ~~13 STEEMs~~ **26 STEEMs** 2. Runner Ups (x2): ~~7 STEEMs~~ **14 STEEMs** for each winner 3. Honorable Mentions (x5): ~~3 STEEMs~~ **6 STEEMs** for each winner ### Total Prize Pool: 42 STEEMs + 42 STEEMS from @geekgirl (OMG .... why is she so awesome * ___ *) plus maybe there will be thank-you prizes for entering into the contest. it’s the final round to this theme, so a spoder wants every one to have a great time and some rewards!!! Please thank @curie for the sponsorship for this prize pool! They are the awesome~ Yesh~ We hope you will really consider joining up and sharing our love for gaming because, you see, gaming is more than just a 'silly and childish' hobby for us, it is a brand new frontier that is coming into its own form and respectability, and we hope to meet others who also want to contribute making #gaming a thriving and fun community in Steemit :D Any questions? Please let us know in the comments below :) Hope to see a lot of posts and entries! ### PLAY FAIR. GAME HARD. Good luck! Have fun! Signing off, @veryspider & @elfranz
THE FINAL ROUND! We are in the FINAL stage now people! We are about to fight the GAME BOSS now, people! Are y’all ready to make some ~~Steems~~ delicious, new, awesome #gaming articles???? For this exercise, imagine that the GAME BOSS’ HP bar can only be brought down by posts submitted to the contest! So, LAST THURSDAY … @archdruid wrapped up our 2000s contest and there were many great articles, even MORE new authors joining the #gaming tag who had never created #gaming contents before and it was really great and wonderful ! There were insightful gaming articles, funny reviews, fanarts, …… haikus….. and even a steamy fiction !!!! OH ME OH MY ! And now, we are at the precipice of the FINAL BATTLE! Will you all let the SEMI-FINAL to be the actual and real FINAL to this saga???? OR….. ### WILL YOU MAKE THIS FINAL ROUND THE GREATEST BATTLE YET??? Welcome to the PRESENT DECADE era! # FIFTH and FINAL ROUND: 2010 to PRESENT TIME (future time is not included, sorry) 1. You are to create a post about a game from the 2010s (2010 to NOW) :D Finally! We have arrived at the PRESENT ERA! This decade is a ~~hot mess~~ … ahem, another respectable continuation to the emerging subculture that is Geekery and #Gaming. Yep. This decade remains dominated by the same major players from the previous decade (we need new protag, guys), and casual gaming continues its ascendancy (oh no). Mobile Phones became a new ~~battle arena~~ market for time-poor adults who keep trying to latch into #gaming well into their adulting journeys. We are also seeing the advent of Virtual Gaming ! For more, check out this Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_in_video_gaming 2. The post does not need to be about a game review or a video of actual gameplay! You can do fanart, or fanfic, or commentary piece about a game's soundtrack, or a cosplay of a character from a game that was released in the 2010s, or photography post with your collection of oldie-but-goodie games, ... you get the idea, right? MASH THEM ALL UP IN ONE POST!!! **ANYTHING GOES AS LONG AS THE POST HAS A RELATION TO A GAME RELEASED SOMEWHERE IN THE 2010s!** We are opening up the playfield and we welcome Steemians of various genres to come and join the @archdruid's love for gaming!
3. Limit of 3 entries per author. As tradition tells us to
4. If you do submit a post, please resteem this post and drop your link in the comments to be able to follow them properly :) Upvotes are not required but appreciated <3
5. Please tag your post with #archdruid-contest if you are entering the contest :D
6. Deadline is ***MIDNIGHT - MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2019***
7. Judging for this round is @veryspider and @elfranz (hopefully) ! But in the future, we will welcome guest judges so if you are interested to help this community out as a judge, let us know :D In return, we will splash you with a short feature in the contest's publication to highlight who you are as a gamer and bringing exposure to you which may invite new follows to your page :D :D :D ## SO WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS DECADE IN #GAMING??? Here are a few examples of how gaming was that might inspire you but you can do whatever you want :D ### [Amnesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia:_The_Dark_Descent) A spider played this game for a grand total of 18 minutes. Most of it inside a cupboard.  ### [Dance Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Central) Casual gaming is now armed with motion sensor! Time to accidentally KICK the friend during DANCE BATTLES!  ### [Dark Souls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls) I love this game for its cruelty and its goodness * ___ *  ### [Destiny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_(video_game)) A spider has a friend who can rant about Destiny for a straight hour XD  sorry about the gif i have no idea what this game is about lol ### [Fortnite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnite) Like PUBG but like funner! WHEEEE~  ### [Forza Horizon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_Horizon) Like Forza but like…. Prettier! Wheeeeeeeee~  ### [The Last of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us) Where story telling actually makes a game amazing instead of “ugh do we have to go through the story bits ” … Also, yay hyper violence * ___ *  ### [Life is Strange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_Strange) Is Life Strange? A spider wouldn’t know. A spider missed out on this game~ But a spider’s life is SURE strange enough :D  ### [Overwatch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)) My MAIN is better than YOUR main, gdi >:C  ### [PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayerUnknown%27s_Battlegrounds) Battle Royale has arrived to #gaming ! GET READY FOR DROP !  ### [Splatoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatoon) Finally ! CUTE SHOOTER DONE RIGHT :D  ### [Temple Run]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Run) OMG IT DOESN’T END WHY DOES IT NOT END  ### [Dad of Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(2018_video_game)) A spider hasn’t played this but has friends who swears up and down that it is a great wonderful game ! 
...Gosh, having done this lookbacksies, this decade ain't half bad, hey??? :D # PRIZES Alright, now that HYPE has been stoked, let's get to the juiciest bits :D 1. First Prize (x1): ~~13 STEEMs~~ **26 STEEMs** 2. Runner Ups (x2): ~~7 STEEMs~~ **14 STEEMs** for each winner 3. Honorable Mentions (x5): ~~3 STEEMs~~ **6 STEEMs** for each winner ### Total Prize Pool: 42 STEEMs + 42 STEEMS from @geekgirl (OMG .... why is she so awesome * ___ *) plus maybe there will be thank-you prizes for entering into the contest. it’s the final round to this theme, so a spoder wants every one to have a great time and some rewards!!! Please thank @curie for the sponsorship for this prize pool! They are the awesome~ Yesh~ We hope you will really consider joining up and sharing our love for gaming because, you see, gaming is more than just a 'silly and childish' hobby for us, it is a brand new frontier that is coming into its own form and respectability, and we hope to meet others who also want to contribute making #gaming a thriving and fun community in Steemit :D Any questions? Please let us know in the comments below :) Hope to see a lot of posts and entries! ### PLAY FAIR. GAME HARD. Good luck! Have fun! Signing off, @veryspider & @elfranz