Free Stuff from Microsoft

MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
edited July 2007 in Off-Topic
I'll cut to the chase. Microsoft set up a site to promote Live search, where you play arcade games and get tickets, and these tickets can be redeemed for prizes. Prizes include music downloads, shirts, blah, blah, Flight Simulator, Project Gotham Racing 3, Vista Ultimate, a Zune, XBox 360 bundle, and so forth.

<a href="http://club.live.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">Link.</a>

I recommend Chicktionary and <a href="http://www.anagrammer.com/" target="_blank">Annagrammer.com</a>.

Apparently this has been around for a while. I saw it on Something Awful, and a couple of people have already turned in tickets for copies of Vista. Unfortunately, its not supposed to ship for two months.

Its US only. Sorry everyone else.

Oh, and there are some bots already out there, but I won't link to them. Cheaters never win! <_< >_>
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    If you get a ticket and are tempted to redeem it for a Laser Mouse 6000, don't bother. That's all I'm saying...
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Actually, I'm going to try for a Zune, and then Vista Ultimate. A Zune is 20000 tickets, and Vista is 6000 tickets. Its going to be a while.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637016:date=Jul 2 2007, 05:28 AM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ Jul 2 2007, 05:28 AM) [snapback]1637016[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->

    Its US only. Sorry everyone else.

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    Of course. Why did I even get my hopes up in the first place? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad-fix.gif" />
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637023:date=Jul 2 2007, 04:11 AM:name=Nil_IQ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Nil_IQ @ Jul 2 2007, 04:11 AM) [snapback]1637023[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Of course. Why did I even get my hopes up in the first place? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad-fix.gif" />
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    Well, if you know someone in America, you could always have them recieve and then ship your winnings.
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  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    I'll bag vista and stop there
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Sounds sweet, but don't think Vista is much of an incentive... probably just the opposite.
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  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1637034:date=Jul 2 2007, 04:55 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 2 2007, 04:55 AM) [snapback]1637034[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Sounds sweet, but don't think Vista is much of an incentive... probably just the opposite.
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    Sure, right now Vista isn't great but as is such with operating systems we'll all have to upgrade eventually. Its not likely to be any less expensive then though, and free is always good.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Yeah perhaps. I'll check the site anyway, there's plenty of other prizes.
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  • KainTSAKainTSA Join Date: 2005-05-30 Member: 52831Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1637034:date=Jul 2 2007, 07:55 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 2 2007, 07:55 AM) [snapback]1637034[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Sounds sweet, but don't think Vista is much of an incentive... probably just the opposite.
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    Vista's not that bad if you can get past the whole, it freezes the first time its ever booted up on a brand new machine (happened to me). Bottom line, they changed a whole bunch of stuff that didn't need changing but once you get used to it there's no real difference.

    Anyway, thanks for the link. I'll have to check that site out.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    well
    if I have the time to sink into it
    I wil lget a 360 <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    Oh, and I've read discussions on other sites saying that it doesn't really matter if you cheat, since Microsoft still gets the Live search clicks, which is what they're really after. And because of ads, they'll actually MAKE more money than they will give away in prizes. I still won't link, but if you know how to use Google and aren't an idiot, then you can find these "aides" yourself.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited July 2007
    I am curious, I saw some one who had to have been making about 200 tickets per game (can't quote you the numbers atm though).

    The highest paying game seems to be 20 tickets...

    oh, and a 360? 35000 tickets
    20 per game? 1750 games
    To get it in a month? 59 games per day.

    btw, who wants to guess how long it will take the advertisers to get pissed as they KNOW no one is looking at their adds for all these hits?

    <!--quoteo(post=1637018:date=Jul 2 2007, 06:46 AM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ Jul 2 2007, 06:46 AM) [snapback]1637018[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Actually, I'm going to try for a Zune, and then Vista Ultimate. A Zune is 20000 tickets, and Vista is 6000 tickets. Its going to be a while.
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    hey, if you play 10 games a day for a month you will have your copy of vista <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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  • SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
    Any americans wanna be my penpal <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />?


    Damn MS for not launching an EU version of this scheme.
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    I think it's kinda funny that I'm potentially about to get free stuff from Microsoft by playing their games inside Firefox, on Ubuntu.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1637091:date=Jul 2 2007, 07:15 PM:name=Crono5)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Crono5 @ Jul 2 2007, 07:15 PM) [snapback]1637091[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I think it's kinda funny that I'm potentially about to get free stuff from Microsoft by playing their games inside Firefox, on Ubuntu.
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    good man

    I actually tried out some some of the other puzzles, and it does help to search
    so I used google.
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  • GreyFlcnGreyFlcn Join Date: 2006-12-19 Member: 59134Members, Constellation
    edited July 2007
    *Don't need picture spam* --Comprox
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637089:date=Jul 2 2007, 04:05 PM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Jul 2 2007, 04:05 PM) [snapback]1637089[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I am curious, I saw some one who had to have been making about 200 tickets per game (can't quote you the numbers atm though).

    The highest paying game seems to be 20 tickets...

    oh, and a 360? 35000 tickets
    20 per game? 1750 games
    To get it in a month? 59 games per day.

    btw, who wants to guess how long it will take the advertisers to get pissed as they KNOW no one is looking at their adds for all these hits?
    hey, if you play 10 games a day for a month you will have your copy of vista <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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    Flexicon gives you 25 tickets per game. And Vista isn't that hard to get. I legitmately accrued over 2000 points last night playing Chicktionary for a couple hours. I had a good set up where I had the game on the top left of the screen, Anagrammer on the right side in a column, and a movie on the bottom left.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited July 2007
    heh, same thing, just I listen to music instead

    so yah:
    <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Thansal/wth.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />

    any one explain?

    Unless MS has a really nice insecure website (and that would honestly surprise me), something smells rotten in the state of denmark

    Oh, and the leader bored is wonky....
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    Shiii.. I'm so going for ultimate, 6k isn't too bad. xD

    Screw the zune, my zen wins all.
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  • CrispyCrispy Jaded GD Join Date: 2004-08-22 Member: 30793Members, Constellation
    Aced the first Chicktionary with no help from Google or otherwise. Go to sign in to register my point tally, input my MSN account info, tries to tell me to register. I made sure I tried all the passwords I ever use and I know my account's not expired since I checked my emails just today. Screw this.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Any way to turn off the dang sounds so I can listen to music? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    yus, the little sound icon is above and to the right of the right most chiken
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    for any one that has hit 2000+ do you start getting more tickets per game?
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637126:date=Jul 2 2007, 07:11 PM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Jul 2 2007, 07:11 PM) [snapback]1637126[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    for any one that has hit 2000+ do you start getting more tickets per game?
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    Nope. Still 20 tickets per game. There are caps, too. Chicktionary cap is 7000, Crosswire is something like 4800, and Flexicon is 9000.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I'm going to get my Girlfriend in on this, twice the tickets! Half the time.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    edited July 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1637112:date=Jul 2 2007, 06:17 PM:name=Comprox)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Comprox @ Jul 2 2007, 06:17 PM) [snapback]1637112[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Any way to turn off the dang sounds so I can listen to music? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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    <a href="http://www.indev.no/?p=projects#flashmute" target="_blank">http://www.indev.no/?p=projects#flashmute</a>

    Oh, and I just ordered Vista.
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    I'd put more time into this, but...I mean, there's nothing on there that really interests me/I don't already have.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637162:date=Jul 2 2007, 10:40 PM:name=Omegaman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Omegaman @ Jul 2 2007, 10:40 PM) [snapback]1637162[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I'd put more time into this, but...I mean, there's nothing on there that really interests me/I don't already have.
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    You could get more copies of Vista, and then Ebay them. I'm considering doing that.

    Also, for more information about all of this, check out this subforum on the Facepunch forums: <a href="http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/forumdisplay.php?f=56716" target="_blank">http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/forumdisplay.php?f=56716</a>.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    256mb travel drive. Damn their cheap, could of atleast upgraded a dollar or two and offered a 512 :O
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited July 2007
    I am wondering if these flash games were made out of house and some one is having fun mocking MS.

    I have seen numerous refferences to Mac products in different games (replacement for the ipod mini? Nano; Apple music player? ipod; joggers music player? ipod)

    mmm, more fun screw ups:
    <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Thansal/wth2.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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