Leaderboard Challenge: 22 Dec 2010

Play "Happy Holidays" for the next 12 hours and see how many times you can end the hour in a top 20 position.

At the end of the 01h00 - 02h00 hour EST on Thursday 23 December, comment below using the Facebook Comments Box and tell us how many times you got a top 20 position when playing "Happy Holidays" during the time of the competition.

The winner will be the person who has been placed the most. First place will get 10 000 tokens, second place 5000 tokens and third place 3000 tokens.

Note: Comments made through the Blogger comment feature will not be accepted. Only Leaderboard placings on "Happy Holidays" are eligible.

Hours that count are hours:

14h00 - 15h00
15h00 - 16h00
16h00 - 17h00
17h00 - 18h00
18h00 - 19h00
19h00 - 20h00
20h00 - 21h00
21h00 - 22h00
22h00 - 23h00
23h00 - 00h00
00h00 - 01h00
01h00 - 02h00

AND THE WINNERS ARE....

Congratulations to Danielle Dease, Patricia Torres and Lisa Han who each placed 3 times on the "Happy Holidays" Leaderboard during the hours 14h00 - 02h00 (22 to 23 Dec 2010). We have decided to give you each 10 000 tokens as a 1st place tied win.

User Submitted Question: 22 Dec 2010

We've got a User Submitted Question thanks to Karen Vandervort. She gets 5000 tokens for her question.

To enter, hit the "Like" button then answer the question using the Facebook Comments box below.

We'll leave this competition running for a few hours and then randomly select 10 people with the correct answer. Each of those 10 selected will receive 3000 tokens for their winning answer.

Note: Comments made through the Blogger comment feature will not be accepted.

QUESTION:

What colour hair does the woman in the Las Vegas Slot Machine have? HINT

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Congratulations to the following 10 DiLiGO Gamers who have been randomly selected for their correct answer "Red". You have all been credited with 3000 tokens. Enjoy!

George Hampton
Karen Williams
Susan Mcinally
Maralyn Hughes
Britt Campbell
Mary Burns
Ruby Cole
Maggie Clancey
Lois Burry
De Reedy

Have a question to submit for us to ask? You can email it directly to competition@diligogames.com. Who knows, you could have your question picked next and win 5000 tokens!

Leaderboard Challenge: 21 Dec 2010

Play any DiLiGO Slots themed Slot Machine for the next 5 and a bit hours and see how many times you can end the hour in a top 20 position.

At the end of the 12h00-13h00 hour EST, comment below using the Facebook Comments Box and tell us how many times you got a top 20 position on any game.

The winner will be the person who has been placed the most. First place will get 10 000 tokens, second place 5000 tokens and third place 3000 tokens.

Note: Comments made through the Blogger comment feature will not be accepted.

Hours that count are hours:

07h00 - 08h00
08h00 - 09h00
09h00 - 10h00
10h00 - 11h00
11h00 - 12h00
12h00 - 13h00

AND THE WINNERS ARE....

Congratulations to Carl Dee West who comes first in our Leaderboard Challenge to win 10 000 tokens. She was placed 56 times on the Leaderboards during the hours 07h00 to 13h00.

Second place goes to Lori Harty Margelewski who wins 5000 tokens. She was placed 36 times on the Leaderboards during the hours 07h00 to 13h00.

Third place goes to Neva Duchame who wins 3000 tokens. She was placed 20 times on the Leaderboards during the hours 07h00 to 13h00.

DiLiGO's "How to survive the Holidays"

Part 2

Congratulations! You’ve made it through Thanksgiving intact, and with any luck, you’ve had a wonderful time. But you’re only halfway there. Christmas is coming, and with it, holiday stress enters a whole new level.

Christmas is about peace and sharing, which can be difficult to remember when you’re blowing your budget and spending hours queuing at the mall, listening to the same Boney M tune for the hundredth time. Generally, people stress out because they are trying to do things they think will make other people happy. However, very often they are wrong about what people really want.

So here are DiLiGO’s guidelines for making it to the holiday finish line feeling joyful and energised.

Christmas fact: People feel more loved when you include them in warm fun activities than when you give them “stuff”.

We are all a little tired of hearing about “economic downturn” and “recession”, but the fact is most of us still have to cut back our spending.

Why not reduce the presents this year and turn gift giving into a game that gets everyone involved and laughing? Each person must buy just one present that can be for any person. Then, on Christmas Day, you can play a Christmas present game. For example, everyone draws a number out of a hat and then chooses a gift in the order of the numbers. The first person chooses a gift and unwraps it. The next person can either choose a new gift or “steal” the first person’s gift.  Some gifts will be very popular and get “stolen” a lot.  However, gifts can only be stolen four times. If your gift is stolen, you can choose another one from the pile.

This way, gift-giving is about fun and interaction rather than trying to impress people by spending what you can’t afford.

Christmas fact: It may be “the holidays” but it is also your holiday.

Now that you have eased up on your Christmas shopping load, use the time to do something for yourself. Yes, Christmas is about sharing with family, but you can do that even better if you’ve used some of the time to recharge your own batteries.

So take half a day, or two hours, or half an hour that you would have spent shopping and stressing, and do something you love to do – all by yourself. It must be something that you haven’t done for a while, something that will really nourish you. It may be a brisk walk in the park. It might be a silent hour in a special place. This is a gift to yourself, which will make you far more able to share your energy with others.

Christmas fact: People enjoy food more when the cook wasn’t stressing out.

Instead of slaving away in the kitchen to prepare a three-course meal, why not ask your guests to bring their favorite dish. That way you can make sure that people will eat something they enjoy and it cuts your effort in half! You can still produce your world famous Christmas pudding, but now at least you’ll be able to put all your love into it.

Christmas fact: When you enjoy yourself, you give other people permission to do the same.

If you are the host, do Christmas your way. If your guests have traditions that are different from yours, invite them to try something new. If you have been invited somewhere that doesn’t feel right to you, you don’t have to go. You can choose how to spend this special holiday. Your integrity will allow other people to express their own.

So now that you are released from having to stand on ceremony and keep everyone else happy, you are free to take some time out and play DiLiGO’s Happy Holidays. Because we are feeling generous, we have a special surprise just for you!

When you play the Happy Holidays Bonus Game "Gingy's Holiday Adventure" (level 4) in December, you can win TOKENS instead of points! Roll the dice to move Gingy the Gingerbread man up the tree – and win tokens along the way!

DiLiGO Interview: Daniel

Name


Daniel

Date of Birth

Some time in the 70's.

Who would you say your celebrity  doppelganger is?

Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory.

What do you do at DiLiGO Games HQ and how  much do you LOVE it?

My official title is "Monkey Wrangler". I make sure the animals (aka staff) are fed, healthy, their cages clean and most importantly perform well in our daily circus show (aka their jobs). As a small boy I wanted to be a vet so in some round about way I'm living my dream.

Which do you prefer and why - playing slots  at a casino or on Facebook?

Definately on facebook. The experience and variety is so much better than in a land based casino. There is more competition and excitement...I also don't have to travel so far.

What is your favorite game on DiLiGO Slot  Machines and why?

So many! "Mad Scientist", "Zoo" and a little "Rock 'n Roll" because they remind me of work.

What theme would you most like to make?

Circus theme.

What's  your best strategy for playing slots?

Max on everything and spin spin spin!