Cryptic Studios launched a new Star Trek Online competition offering a chance to use your creativity and win a guaranteed beta. All you have to do is submit a description of of a new pictured Alien race below:

Official Rules for
The Alien Identification Contest

Travelling the Universe on a starship, you've met a lot of different people from a lot of different planets. It's rare for you to come across a new entity, but that's a part of the thrill. So, when you strolled into the cantina at your latest docking station and saw an empty seat next to someone from a species you'd never seen before, you smiled, sat yourself down, and said, "So, where are you from? And can I buy you a drink?"

Your new friend may smile and accept the drink, or they may stand up in disgust because you've violated one of their cultural taboos, or they may throw their arms around you in glee because where they come from "can I buy you a drink" is a marriage proposal.

You tell us their answer. What planet are they from? What kind of culture did they grow up in? How did they end up here, sitting next to you in a space station cantina?

Introduce us.

Rules:

Judging Date
Between March 12, 2009 and March 18, 2009

Contest Address
Cryptic Studios, Inc.
P.O. Box 321213
Los Gatos, CA 95032

Entry Requirements

1. The entry must be a response to the above description and the accompanying image on the Webpage.
2. Entries are limited to one entry per screenshot per contest.
3. If multiple entries are submitted by a participant, only the single most recent entry will be eligible.
4. All entries must be submitted in English.
5. Entries shall be no longer than three hundred (300) words in length.
6. Each single screenshot posted is considered as a single contest.

Judging Criteria

" Originality
" Creativity
" Presentation
" Spelling and Grammar

Runner-Up Prize
The Winner of a Runner-Up Prize will receive a special forum title on their Star Trek Online Forum Account. There is no cash-value for this prize.

First-Place Prize
The Winner of the First-Place Prize will receive a guaranteed beta slot in our closed beta, a special forum title on their Star Trek Online Forum Account, and their Entry will be featured on the Star Trek Online Website. There is no cash-value for this prize.
Prizes

" Two (1) total Runner-Up Prizes, and one (1) First-Place Prize, as defined above.
" The total value of all prizes to be awarded ("Total Value") is $0.00 (zero dollars) (approximate US retail value).

Fire up your Trekkie imaginations and submit your entries to contest@crypticstudios.com

Good Luck everyone!

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