This week people have been tearing into their brand new brix and cases of Collateral Damage. Most people are pretty pleased - it's a great set - and then there are people who are still wanting just that one more missed figure to complete the set (or maybe you're like me and still don't have any). Well, here's your chance to win a FREE case of Collateral Damage (which from what we've seen is pretty much the same as winning a complete set of non-LE's!).

The Crisis contest is entering part 4 but it's not too late for the Multiverse or for you to win that case....clix "Replies" below for more information and a chance to win that case!

Before getting to the rules and questions for Part 4 I thought I would go ahead and list the links for the previous three sections...

*Part 1: Red Skies and the Eyes Above Them

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showt...19&page=1&pp=15

*Part 2: Anti-Matter and Villains Triumphant

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157367

*Part 3: The Fall of the Multiverse and the Loss of Magic

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158189

1. This part of the contest starts February 17th, 2006 and runs until 10 p.m. MST on Sunday, February 26th.

2. To enter the contest, send your answers to [email protected] and then post on this thread that your answers have been sent (this will give a time-stamp of sorts to prove to people that you fairly submitted your answers). The Subject of your email should include your HCRealms ID name so that I know who deserves credit for the answers. This is bolded because, frankly, a lot of people aren't doing this and I will not grade your answers until you meet this requirement. Sorry to be so strict, but I feel it's only fair to those that pay attention to the rules (and, besides, I've reiterated it multiple times now).

3. Points will be given for each correct answer - close/justifiable answers can earn partial points (judge's discretion). A caveat here - with so much on the line I'm going to be fairly strict on what I accept (e.g. - I need pretty specific answers, so you can't just list a character's title for when they first appeared). On the other hand, there is no penalty for incorrect answers so don't be afraid to try answering a question - you might just end up getting points.

4. Winner will be determined by the highest total score. In the event of a tie - easily possible with the relatively small number of questions - the winner will be determined based upon time of answer submission, so it's important not to wait until the last minute.

5. The winner of Part 4 will receive a copy of the TPB for "Crisis on Infinite Earths". I may end up giving out more prizes depending on participation. Note that there is a "bonus section" to this week's contest with a different sort of prize - bonus points towards your final Crisis score.

6. Each person who participates this week will receive a final score. 75% of that score (rounded up) will be added to your on-going total score for the Crisis contest. Bonus points to add to this score are obtainable via "bonus sections" of each week's contest. The person with the highest final ongoing score at the end of the final Crisis contest (the big one at part 5) will be the grand prize winner of 1 case of "Collateral Damage".

7. I reserve the right to make alterations to the rules or contest - within a fair context - if the need arises. Unlikely to happen but I prefer to list a caveat just to be safe.

8. Please no plagarism. While I understand and expect information will be gathered from various websites, I want the answers - when appropriate - to be in your own words (i.e. - don't just cut/paste paragraphs). It only takes a few seconds more to answer the question yourself instead of using someone else's words and work.

9. Play fair and have fun, folks. I'm a private entity here - I'm not associated with Wizkids or HCRealms. I don't own a comic or gaming store. In other words, these prizes come completely out of my own pocket and I'm not getting a break on their prices. Not saying that to pat myself on the bat but just to remind folks to go easy on me and their fellow participatins as we're all in this to enjoy ourselves, learn some comic history and win some fun prizes (well, I won't win any prizes but you know what I mean).

Nice! Week 4!

Although . . . I'd just like to say having contests end Sunday night is not the best time.

But time to get cracking. Good luck to all.

Erk. Getting senile in my old age. I combined this question with one from Final Crisis. It should read....

14. Take 5 Heroclix pieces representative of key figures in the Rann-Thanagar War, sum up their pt. totals and multiply by the number of existing parallel earths at the time of the battle between Spectre and Anti-Monitor at the Dawn of Time to get this total number that is key to Albert Einstein and our understanding of space-time science. (I’m looking for the 5 specific figures, the “math work”, the final number and why it is important – yes, this question is also worth a fair number of points if you get it right. =) ).

My sincerest apologies for this folks (though looking at the number of "views" so far it shouldn't have messed up anyone too much).

As for ending on a Sunday, I admit part of that is because it works better with my upcoming schedule but more because I thought that gave folks two weekends to find the answers. If it looks like Sunday is going to be a problem for too many folks though I may be willing to change it.

What do we do if the figure is an REV(LE) set? Are we supposed figure out which figure from the set is supposed to be put in the equation?

Yes (my suggestion/hint here would be to work backwards after figuring the final number in question but YMMV).

Question on No. 20 - Um, how is that being scored? I mean, on all other questions, we're not penalized for guesses. If we guessed all of the above on that one, we'd be able to get the right answer as effectively as a vice president can hit a the broadside of a lawyer (we can do that, but that doesn't mean it ain't wrong).

Basically, if you get all the right answers without adding in wrong ones than you get full points. If you add in wrong ones, your points will be "subtracted" for each wrong one but you can't go into negatives or even below "1 pt" so long as you got some correct answers (I know that's a bit different than usual but consider this one of those "adjustments" alluded to in the rules to make things more fair. ).

Finally, more questions to research, but first some questions about the questions:

What does inc. year mean?
Do you mean our Earth, or one of DC's Earths?
What does Monitor's features mean? His base? His face? What accessories he comes with?

inc. year = including year

Our earth

Previous to that appearance, we would only see the Monitor in shadow or just say, a hand or other random body part at a time. The issue in question is the first time we fully saw the Monitor.

this contest is a great idea. I am not participating, but to whoever is orchestrating it, I say to thee kudos! Somewhere Stan Lee and all the other comic greats are smiling. Of course Lee is always smiling, that jovial old fart.

Last day, and no answers yet. I'm guessing that will soon change with the last day rush.

Actually we have one. (Well, if he remembers to timestamp ). It's an impressive entry but I admit, only one is a bit...disheartening.