DECEMBER 2008 Contest - PrisMissing© #3
This puzzle is a twist on a standard multi-colored PrismaPixels puzzle for which you must figure out where the clues go before (or while) solving the puzzle.  We've started you off with the blank grid along with one set of Row clues and one set of Column clues placed in their correct locations and several colored pixels to get you going.  You decide where to put the rest of the clues to complete the picture.  All clues (including the ones already in place) are given below in no particular order.

Once you think you've correctly figured out the picture, send us a description of your finished puzzle for this month's prize of a copy of our book PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles (a value of $16+!!).  Send your full name, age, address, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is December 31st.


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November WINNER

This month's contest winner, who will be receiving a copy of our book PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles along with a set of 12 Sargent Art Colored Pencils, all gift wrapped (a value of $20+!!) is Gerard Miller of Milwaukee WI.  Congratulations, Gerard!!
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NOVEMBER
2008 Contest - Clockuro
This month's contest is an unusual twist on the typical Japanese Kakuro puzzle, sometimes referred to as Cross-Sums.  To find out more about solving a Kakuro puzzle, check out this site.  Our puzzle uses the standard layout and concept of adding up rows and columns of numbers; what makes ours unique is the use of digital times.

The winner of this month's contest will receive a copy of PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles and a set of 12 Sargent Art Colored Pencils GIFT WRAPPED for Christmas - our gift to a special puzzler this year!!

And now for the contest - good luck!!



Once you think you've correctly figured out the puzzle, send us a scanned image of your finished puzzle for this month's prize of a copy of our book PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles along with a set of 12 Sargent Art Colored Pencils, all gift wrapped (a value of $20+!!).  Send your full name, age, address, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is November 30th.


October WINNER
This month's contest winner, who will be receiving a copy of PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles, is Kellie Ireton of Australia!!  Good on ya, Kellie!  Many thanks to all who sent in solutions. 
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OCTOBER 2008 Contest
PrisMissing© #2

Since the August contest of a PrismaPixels puzzle with missing information was so hugely popular, we have decided to repeat this type of puzzle every other month!  You will see this month's contest with its clues below.

This puzzle is a twist on a standard multi-colored PrismaPixels puzzle for which you must figure out where the clues go before (or while) solving the puzzle.  We've started you off with the blank grid along with one set of Row clues and one set of Column clues placed in their correct locations and several colored pixels to get you started.  You decide where to put the rest of the clues to complete the picture.  All clues (including the ones already in place) are given below in no particular order.

Once you think you've correctly figured out the picture, send us a description of your finished puzzle for this month's prize of a copy of our book PrismaPixels; Colored Pixel Puzzles (a value of $16+!!).  Send your full name, age, address, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is October 31st.

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September WINNER
Many people sent in answers that were mostly correct, but none got all 30 answers.  However, we've decided to award this month's prize to John O'Shea of Utah!  John had all the answers correct except the Rhinoceros beetle, which he identified as a Stag beetle.  After consulting our favorite bug identification site (BugGuide - http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740), we agree that the picture could have been a Stag beetle.  John will be receiving a custom-made puzzle of the name of his choice, which we will post later this month as a sample.
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SEPTEMBER 2008 Contest
Take a close look at our photo montage below and, based on the clues given, find the names of 30 animals and birds, none of which is actually pictured!  Note:  there are no mythical creatures, no insects, and no duplicates.

Once you think you've correctly figured out all the names, send us a list for this month's prize of a custom-made name puzzle of your choice (up to $8.00 value!).  Send your full name, age, address, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is September 30th.


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Answer key:  1 - Eastern PondHAWK, 2 - TitMOUSE, 3 - sea LION, 4 - TURTLEdove, 5 - PARROTfish, 6 - Brown-headed COWbird, 7 - SeaHORSE, 8 - KingFISHer, 9 - BULLfrog, 10 - CAMEL cricket, 11 - WomBAT, 12 - Black RAT snake, 13 - KANGAROO rat, 14 - SKUNK cabbage, 15 - WOLF spider, 16 - MeerCAT (also spelled Meerkat), 17 & 18 - ZEBRA SWALLOWtail, 19 - LAMB's ears, 20 - Prairie DOG, 21 & 22 - HENS and CHICKS (yes, it's a plant), 23 - Guinea PIG, 24 - TIGER lily, 25 - RHINOCEROS beetle, 26 - HedgeHOG, 27 - HoreHOUND, 28 - DUCK-billed platypus, 29 - TOADstool, 30 - MonGOOSE.
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AUGUST WINNER

Although Ricky Biggs was the first to send in a correct answer to this puzzle, he graciously declined the prize.  So we have selected randomly from among all the correct entries.  This month's winner is Mark Tilford from Missouri.


AUGUST 2008 Contest
PrisMissing© #1

This month we'd like to try a twist on a standard 4-color pixel puzzle by making you figure out where the clues go.  We've started you off with the blank grid along with one set of Row clues and one set of Column clues placed in their correct locations and one colored pixel per 5x5 section.  You decide where to put the rest of the clues to complete the picture.  Clues are given below in no particular order.

Once you think you've correctly figured out the picture, send us a description of your finished puzzle for this month's prize of a set of 24 Sargent Art colored pencils.  Send your full name, age, address, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is August 31st.


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JULY
2008
Search our website to find letters and characters that are different than the rest of the letters in the same word.  These "different" letters or characters may be of a different color, size, or different in some other WAY.  You may need to look very closely to find all of them.  Write down all those letters and characters, and then rearrange them to form a complete sentence.  Send your complete sentence, along with your full name, age, city, state, country (if not the U.S.), and postal code to GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com.  The deadline for entries is July 31st.

A winner will be chosen randomly from among all contestants who come up with the correct sentence.  The selected winner will receive a set of 24 Sargent Art colored pencils.

If you think you may have found all of the letters but can't seem to make a complete sentence out of them, send us your list of letters and we'll send back ONE hint.  You may only request a hint once, so be persistent!

Hint #1:  Don't worry about this page; it is clue-free!

NO WINNER THIS MONTH

While we had many contestants request clues, and many had found the exclamation mark to be used as punctuation, only 2 sent in their final solutions, and neither was exactly correct.  Therefore, the correct sentence: COLORED PIXEL PUZZLES ARE FUN! was not found by anyone.  The two who did enter and came very close were Nina Dozier of Missouri with COLOR FUN RED PIXEL PUZZLES! and Javi Rodriquez of California with COLORED PIXEL PUZZLES RULE!  (We're not sure where he found the extra "L".)  For great effort, we will be sending a set of 12 Sargent Art colored pencils to each of these contestants.

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JUNE 2008

Contest #1 - see how many words you can make from the letters in:

BIG FLY GAMES LTD

Use only the letters you see (no duplications).  Send your list of words (in English) to:
GameMeister@BigFlyGames.com

JUNE WINNERS

We have decided to name two winners in the contest:
  Jessie Porter from Wisconsin, who came up with 388 words
  Mike Billings from Texas, whose final count was 382 words

Neither quite reached our total count of 421 words, but these two came the closest!
Click here to see our list.





If this seems a little daunting, give Contest #2 a try.  Come up with the most interesting, amusing, intelligent, or just plain fun sentence using all the letters in Big Fly Games Ltd.

The entries were so silly for this contest that we couldn't decide between three, so the winners are:
  Patricia Uribe from Ohio for GYM BALLS FIDGET
  Harold Condron from Pennsylvania for SMALL FIGGY DEBT
  Anita Haynes from Georgia for GLIBLY DAFT GEM


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