[CM_bribbo]

Introduction
If you haven't heard of the puzzles on the Oracle Blog yet, then click here to see some of the past puzzles for examples.

Submissions are now open to the Outspark community! Submit your very own puzzles to GM_Nekopon as a PRIVATE MESSAGE.

Format of your puzzle
Please send GM_Nekopon a complete puzzle based on Outspark or any Outspark games. That means full instructions without any details left out, and the answer to the puzzle.

Can include but not necessary:
-An introduction, like a story that leads up to the puzzle.
-Hints and examples.
-A short demonstration of how you got to the answer

If you send an incomplete puzzle and do not wish to complete it, it will only be used once all complete puzzles are used first. The same goes for puzzles sent by someone who already got a puzzle posted.

Your reward:
If you submit a puzzle that goes up on the Blog, your Spark ID will be in the post as the creator and you can be the first one to put in the answer at outspark.com/redeem, getting the Spark Cash reward that is chosen for it. You can share this code with only one person who helped you and one who did not.

Details about the process:
-Give me up to a week to respond to your PM before sending another.

-You will be notified via private messaging if your puzzle is going to be used on the blog, and we will find a time that works for you so that you can redeem the code before it runs out.

-Do not share the answer with more than one friend that did not help make the puzzle or look over the puzzle for errors. For example if one friend helped make the puzzle, you can share the coupon code with that friend and one more, and that's it.

Keep in mind:
This is a trial, which means it may cease to exist for any number of reasons, especially abuse like sharing the coupon code with more people than the rules allow or logging on to other accounts to redeem the coupon code.

ALL REWARDS FROM COUPONS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE GIFTED.

[Lukasz_Lucky]

I sent you one already, I hope you got it. Because I didn't do one part, I will re-send you my puzzle with it's full version.
Enjoy,
~Lucky

EDIT: I finally completed my puzzle!!! I am going to send you the completed version of it with answer in case you would wish to check everything.

[caliab]

I'll think up something this weekend.

EDIT: Well it certainly took up a large chunk of the weekend. I don't know how you do it! Took me ages! I've got total respect for your puzzle creating ability lol.

Upon rereading your post where you say "If you submit a puzzle that goes up on the Blog, your Spark ID will be in the post as the creator" would it be better if on the Blog it says "this is a user submitted puzzle" and once the codes get used up and you post the answer on forums the user name would then be posted as well? That way the creator doesn't get 20 PMs asking for answers or clues? lol. Just an idea.

[CM_bribbo]

I have gotten some of your guys' puzzles and I am looking them over. I must say they are quite complex. It made me realize that there is some stuff I should have added in the directions, so I am updating my post now.

I am going to post a user submitted puzzle this week.

[evil-zop]

Are you not worried that people will submit it and when you put up the puzzle, the creator will just tell all his/her friends and it'll be gone within like 10 mins? o_o

[ras-blackfire]

Originally Posted by evil-zop

Are you not worried that people will submit it and when you put up the puzzle, the creator will just tell all his/her friends and it'll be gone within like 10 mins? o_o

i was kinda thinking the same... x.o guess we just need to have trust in the players

[caliab]

Originally Posted by evil-zop

Are you not worried that people will submit it and when you put up the puzzle, the creator will just tell all his/her friends and it'll be gone within like 10 mins? o_o

Originally Posted by ras-blackfire

i was kinda thinking the same... x.o guess we just need to have trust in the players

I agree, it's going to rely a bit on trust. But also there are logs for everything. If the codes are reemed in 10 minutes it's very clear that either the puzzle was too easy, the creator told all his/her friends, or someone else who solved the puzzle told his/her friends.

1) I don't believe the puzzle will be too easy, Bribbo always strives to make challenging puzzles. I would think if he gives an 'ok' on the user puzzle it would be something that would require a decent amount of work. That's my guess.
2) A puzzle creator that tells all his/her friends or telling anyone for that matter risks not only having the blog puzzles stopped altogether due to cheating/unfair practices (as hinted could happen in the 'frightful puzzle' thread) but also getting a reputation of being untrustworthy. And that would seriously not be cool.
3) If a player who solves it does #2 they also risk a bad rep and getting the puzzles stopped altogether. They can check the log books to see who redeemed, the time it was redeemed, if they did it on multiple accounts (by checking IP address) etc. Very dumb of anyone to risk it especially after what was mentioned in the 'frightful puzzle' thread.

That's just my thoughts. Let's hope both creators and solvers can be fair and give everyone an equal shot at it.

[CM_bribbo]

This is still in a trial period and I hope works out. There are a number of things that would cause me to not put up people's puzzles on the blog, like the coupons being redeemed quickly for various reasons. But we will never know until we try.

If you make a puzzle that gets published, just know that I will take the time to monitor redeems closely especially in early stages.

[Lukasz_Lucky]

I hope this idea works but there will always be someone to make things turn out wrong.

PS: I PM'ed you a new version of my Puzzle Bribbo ^^

[sophronia]

I pmed you one Bribbo for fun. :3 ~
Goodluck and I cant wait to see everyone's puzzles c: