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Friday, December 20, 2013

Holmes for the Holidays III - the winner is...




Welcome to the third annual 'Holmes for the Holidays' where I send a present to a randomly selected reader. This year instead of a copy of the Holmes Basic rulebook I have a brand new copy of Holmes' 1986 D&D novel The Maze of Peril to give away, pictured above. 

Same system as previously: if you are interested, add a comment in reply to this post. I'm going to run the entries for just two days this year, as that is the time limit before moderation starts on posts on the blog. After two days, I'll stop accepting entries and treat the list of comments as a table and roll randomly for the winner, using dice from a Holmes Basic set. 

I'll cover postage (media mail) for any U.S. address. I can ship to other countries but I ask that you cover the difference (any amount over $4) in shipping by PayPal; so if you are overseas please only participate if you have a PayPal account and willing to chip in the extra. I'll estimate the exact shipping and refund the difference if I overcharge at all.

This is intended for folks who don't have a copy of the novel, so please don't post if you already have a copy. 

Update #1: It's been two days - 41 entries. A winner will be selected soon.

Update #2: We made the official dice roll using the original TSR 'Percentile Dice' - a white d20 for tens, and a pink d20 for ones. We simply rerolled any number over 41. After three practice rolls, my dice chucker rolled '20' for the official result, so the winner is...

 Alfons Holzli! I'll be contacting him privately now.

 By the way, if you are still hankering for The Maze of Peril, there are two places it is currently available (I am not affiliated in any way with either of these companies):
(1) Noble Knight has 8 copies in stock for $9.95 + shipping. This is where I got it for this contest. They take Paypal or credit cards, and you can order on-line.
(2) Space & Time, the original publisher, still has the original book in stock for $6.96 + $1.50 shipping. But they require check or money order, and you have to mail the order to them, so less convenient. I'm guessing that Noble Knight has been ordering from them.


Happy Holidays!
Posted by Zenopus Archives at 9:00 AM
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47 comments:

  1. paulgoDecember 16, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    I'm very interested. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  2. JeremyDecember 16, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    I've always wanted to read that but was too broke to buy it (sigh, I thought I'd have more spare money as an adult than as a kid, sadly, it's the opposite)

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  3. PiperDecember 16, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    Random comment to enter me in the contest.

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  4. DyversDecember 16, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    Dude, I didn't even know he wrote that. I would most definitely like a copy.

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  5. CryptidDecember 16, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    MMMM, that cover. Yes please.

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    1. Zenopus ArchivesDecember 21, 2013 at 6:50 AM

      Note the cover is monochrome blue, just like the 'Blue Book'. Coincidence or not?

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  6. AlexeyDecember 16, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Yes, please! I want dat!

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  7. grodogDecember 16, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    In for a friend, if that's OK Zach?

    Allan.

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  8. goodhalgarageDecember 16, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    Heard of it, but have never found a copy!

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  9. The_MythDecember 16, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    Love the blog, and I'd love to read "The Maze of Peril"!

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  10. faoladhDecember 16, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    I would very much like to read that.

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  11. joeDecember 17, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    hells yeah!

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  12. Paul Allan BallardDecember 17, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    Well that would be quite an exciting gift. Awesome that you are doing this.
    Count me in... btw, Still enjoying this blog after sometime, I'm amazed at all the the enjoyment Holmes provides year after year. Thanks for all the work in putting this all together in one spot.

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  13. JonasDecember 17, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    That looks cool, and if fortune favors me I'll wite a review of it (in finnish).

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  14. Tony T.December 17, 2013 at 3:45 AM

    thanks for the chance...sending in the dwarf

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  15. Clovis CithogDecember 17, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    throw me sumthing mistah

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  16. KoewnDecember 17, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    That's pretty neat.

    I would not have expected the quasi-Star Trek font for the title.

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    1. Zenopus ArchivesDecember 21, 2013 at 7:01 AM

      Yes, that font has a very '80s cyberpunk feel (think Tron/Max Headroom/Neuromancer), so not what you'd expect for a straight D&D novel. I haven't found the name for that font yet - it's similar but not identical to the one used in posters for Tron.

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    2. Zenopus ArchivesDecember 21, 2013 at 7:06 AM

      And you are right, it is also very similar to the Star Trek The Next Generation font from 1987, though still not identical.

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  17. ΚωστήςDecember 17, 2013 at 4:43 AM

    Excited about this :)

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  18. sevenbastardDecember 17, 2013 at 4:44 AM

    Twas the night before Christmas and I was reading Maze and Peril...... Fingers Crossed

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  19. Al H.December 17, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    Very nice of you to do this.

    Happy Holidays.

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  20. DerikBDecember 17, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    Looks interesting. Been enjoying the comparison posts lately.

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  21. UnknownDecember 17, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    i have always wanted to read that

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  22. Reese LaundryDecember 17, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    I've heard about it for a long time now and am certainly curious. Would love to read it. Thanks for offering up this gem for Christmas!

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  23. AnonymousDecember 17, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    I would love a copy!

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  24. Teacher, Trooper, Gamer, DadDecember 17, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    Please enter my name, Oh Great Archivist!

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  25. bygrinstowDecember 17, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    I had no idea that book existed! -- I've only just picked up Mahars of Pellucidar, so that would be a great companion to it!

    Thanks for running this drawing.

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  26. BrianDecember 17, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    I want! I want! Please!

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  27. AnonymousDecember 17, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    Get in my mailbox!

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  28. James MishlerDecember 17, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Now that is one sweet gift! I'd love to get that under the tree this year, so to speak!

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  29. Jacob KipferDecember 17, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Allright!

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  30. UnknownDecember 17, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Nice! Love to give it a read!

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  31. Vance ADecember 17, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Yes please!

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  32. adeptgamerDecember 17, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    Oh my goodness this made me gasp! What a great prize!!!

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  33. UnknownDecember 17, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    what a fantastic prize, count me in

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  34. katkinkalvinDecember 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Please add me to the list...

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  35. Eric NorredDecember 17, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    Oh. Nice! Surprisingly, I still don't have this.
    (machfront)

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  36. Peter DDecember 17, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    I don't have it yet. Only a few dozen comments before me - I like my odds! ;)

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  37. AnonymousDecember 17, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    Oh, I'd like to pay extra postage for this. :)

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  38. THOMASDecember 17, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    I'm in!

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  39. AnonymousDecember 17, 2013 at 5:19 PM

    Hope I haven't missed the drop!

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  40. AnonymousDecember 18, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    That's very generous. I'd love to read Maze of Peril. Please put my name in the hat.

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  41. AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    Congrats to the winner.
    I am surprised that Space & Time still has copies from 1986! They are still using the ISBN from that first edition. I wonder how many printings that book has gone through...very few copies are in libraries, according to WorldCat (worldcat.org)

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    1. Zenopus ArchivesDecember 20, 2013 at 12:41 PM

      Mike, I believe Space & Time still has copies remaining from the original 1986 print run of 1,000. Tavis Allison (of the Mule Abides) had lunch with the publisher about 5 years ago, and at that time they still had about 500 left. Probably less now, but perhaps still hundreds?

      See this post where I compiled some info from Tavis:
      http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=16989#p879840

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  42. Nick 'Volrath'December 20, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    This is epic :)

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  43. D. JamesDecember 21, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    My son is actually reading Maze of Peril right now...part of a well-rounded Holmesian education.

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