Thank you for participating in the first "Thom's Testing Contest". The contest is over, and the winner of the $100 gift card is Steve F.

Steve followed my directions, gave lots of detailed feedback, had lots of good ideas, and even formatted his entry well.

But it was a tough decision. There were 3 other entries that were almost as good as Steve's, and everyone who entered was helpful in some way. Thank you all!

Steve will receive his giftcard in the mail as soon as he tells me which type of card he'd like. After that, I'll be announcing a new contest shortly, so stay tuned to this website!

I've reprinted Steve's winning entry below, removing a little bit of identifying info. Check it out to see what a winning entry looks like!

The contest to win a $100 gift card ends in 24 hours. I've had only 5 eligible submissions so far, and although some were good, you still have a chance to win! See earlier posts to find out how.

I've received four contest entries so far, since starting the Planetary Governor contest just a day ago. One of those entries simply couldn't get the game to work, and another was a family member (and so ineligible).

Although the other two entries were good, YOU still have an excellent chance to win! So what are you waiting for?!?

The current contest involves downloading the ZIP file of the game Planetary Governor. I realize that some contestants may not be familiar with ZIP files or how to unpack the game properly, so here's some helpful info.

First, do NOT...

Win a $100 gift card from Target, Walmart, or GameStop (winner chooses)!

Game to test: Planetary Governor V0.16
Download from: http://www.eochu.com/dl/PlanetManager016.zip
Contest runs from NOW until 10:00am EST July 6th. No feedback e-mails will be considered for the contest if they arrive in my in-box after that time.

What feedback do I want?
-- Did it work on your computer? What kind of computer do you have? Did it run well, or slowly, or jerkily?
-- How long did you play? How high could you get your planetary Utopia Index? How much money did you collect in your treasury?
-- Is it fun? Compare its fun to other games. What parts are most fun? What parts are least fun?
-- What was confusing? What did you do that got results you weren't expecting? What are you still unclear or confused about?
-- What cool features do you want to see added? What would make this the best game ever?

Send your feedback e-mail to "tezzchbeazrz@gmzazil.com" (remove the zs from this address to find the correct address). Be sure to include your own working e-mail address in the message, so I can contact you about your winnings.

Thanks for stopping by Thom's Testing Contest website! Do you like to play games? do you own a PC? Can you download, unzip, and run a program without getting permission from a parent? Can you write?

If so, you might be able to win a gift card!

Said gift card, from a major store chain in the Unites States, would be mailed to you.

To win, here's what you do: