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A couple of great announcements have come out of Songbird production today! First the Unnamed Champions contest started. With this contest you can win one of 3 exclusive Unnamed carts. For entry rules and the format of the entry submission, see this page on Songbird's website - Unnamed Champions contest starts now!. We also shared details of this contest below.
The second great news is that 8bit-Slicks pre-orders open February 1, so just a few more days to go!
Below are more details about the Unnamed Champions contest..
Songbird is excited to announce our first-ever Lynx contest is open! If you are a fan of the Lynx game Unnamed published by Songbird last year, then you’re in for a real treat. We are offering THREE limited edition Unnamed Champions physical Lynx cartridges as prizes. That’s right, you can win one of three very unique Lynx carts. Each cart will contain a list of the three winners plus a special bonus stage mini-game similar to the puzzles found in the original Unnamed cartridge. Read on if you’d like to learn more about the contest and find out how to play!
How to Play
Four contest questions are presented below. These questions all pertain to the Lynx game “Unnamed” which was released in March 2021 by Songbird Productions. You can learn more about the game on the Songbird website. Each contestant must answer these questions, and submit the contest entry by sending exactly one email to [email protected] containing their answers using the entry format shown below. Limit one entry per household.
Contest Questions:
Lonely Bard: How many songs (or distinct song variations) are present in Unnamed?
Journalist: Reveal the location of the new note in game+.
Cheat Death: Die at least 3 different ways in the game and provide evidence (screenshots or written summary of what you did).
Impossible Mission: get stuck in a spot where it becomes impossible to complete the game, and describe what you did.