Everyone has at least one game scenario in them, but most should never he written. Well, now's the time to release those caged monsters. We want your purplest prose, your corniest plots. Flex those puns! Dare to parody! Enter START'S Bulwer-Lytton Game Scenario Contest, named for the 19th-century author of a forgettable novel with an unforgettable opening, "It was a dark and stormy night."
 
 

PRIZES

Grand prize is an Atari Lynx game machine and the Lynx-designed games. First prize is 10 ST games. Second prize is a one-year subscription (or renewal) to START magazine. Third prize is two hint books from Silicon Valley, Falcon and King's Quest Companion.

 

CONTEST RULES

1. Maximum length of 100 words. 2. No handwritten entries will he accepted. 3. Entries must be received by July 31, 1990. 4. The totally subjective decision of the START editorial judges is final. 5. Contest is not open to Antic employees or their families. 6. All entries become the property of Antic Publishing and will not be returned.

Winning entries will be published in the December 1990 issue of START.