Th3eRaz3r 406 Report post Posted October 3, 2016 CIVILIZATION VI GIVE AWAY @Th3eRaz3r is hosting a give-away of Sid Meier’s CIVILIZATION VI He’s picked a historical date. If you can guess the historical date in the comments below, you’ll be gifted: A Digital Deluxe version of Sid Meier’s CIVILIZATION VI via STEAM; a $79.99 USD value. Only one copy will be gifted. You can make three guesses. You must have a STEAM account to win. You must be an ADK member in good standing to participate. The drawing ends at midnight, October 31, 2016. If no one guesses the correct historical date, then the person with the historical date (not including the year) that is closest** will be gifted a regular edition of Sid Meier’s CIVILIZATION VI via STEAM; a $59.99 USD value. **Example: If the historical date was September 2, 1945, the day that marked the surrender of the Japanese to the Allied Forces and the end of WWII, then the guess September 4 1886, the date of Geronimo’s surrender to US forces, would win over December 7 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor, even though 1886 further apart chronologically from the 1940s. Winners who have already pre-ordered or purchased a copy of CIVILIZATION VI will be gifted the value of their winnings via STEAM or PayPal. View full article 2 Spyderbyte88 and ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary23 76 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 Guess #1 November 10, 1775 (Marines Birthday) Guess #2 May 4, 1607 (founding of jamestown in my home state of Virginia) Guess #3 April 14 1865 (Day of Abraham lincolns assassination by john wilks booth, also the day after my birthday) 3 AOBLXIX, Wally and ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liz 1,263 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1 - November 11th, 1918 (Armistice day) #2 - March 15th, 44 BC (Julius Caesar assassinated) #3 - June 28th, 1914 ( Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated) 3 AOBLXIX, Gary23 and ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DecoyDrone 188 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1 - December 15th, 1791 (United States Bill of Rights Ratified) #2 - August 24th, 1814 (Washington D.C. burned by the British) #3 - March 1st, 1872 (Yellowstone National Park established) 3 AOBLXIX, ImWimston and Gary23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImWimston 1 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1 - July 14th, 1789 (Storming of the Bastille) #2 - June 6th, 1944 (D-Day) #3 - November 22nd (John F. Kennedy assassination) 1 Gary23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terriblechild 59 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1 - October 19th, 1453 (End of 100 Years War) #2 - May 25, 1977 (Star Wars released) #3 - April 25, 1846 (Start of Mexican-American War) 3 AOBLXIX, Gary23 and ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neysapet 11 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 My guesses: June 30, 2003 - original release date of the first Motorola Razr phone August 1, 1981 - launch of MTV in USA February 24th, 1954 - Sid Meier's birthday 2 ImWimston and AOBLXIX reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iQue 156 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1 - December 16, 1773 (Boston Tea Party) #2 - June 26, 2015 (US supreme court legalizes same-sex marriage) #3 - September 1, 1939 (Nazi invasion of Poland) Good luck everyone! 3 ImWimston, AOBLXIX and Noxty reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kecin25 11 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 #1- February 7th 1831 ( Belgium adopts its constitution #2- January 3rd 2015 ( Over 2000 people are killed in north-east Nigeria after Boko Haram militants raze the town of Baga) #3- May 4th 2000 ( Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London) 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary23 76 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 @Th3eRaz3r can we get some more clarification. I see people doing random dates but dowin said it was a Historical U.S. date? Sent from my SM-N930V using =ADK= Gaming Community mobile app 2 ImWimston and Wally reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CupOfNoodles 42 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 @Th3eRaz3r here are my guesses. 08/18/1961 your birthday. Caesar crosses the river Rubicon in 49 B.C. Hitler becomes chancellor in 1933 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Th3eRaz3r 406 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 6 hours ago, Gary23 said: @Th3eRaz3r can we get some more clarification. I see people doing random dates but dowin said it was a Historical U.S. date? Sent from my SM-N930V using =ADK= Gaming Community mobile app Yes, to clarify, it is any significant historical world date; not limited to the US. 1 Gary23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BookD20 1,245 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Respectfully acknowledging that the game releases "October 21 2016". Not guessing in the hopes that I'll win but rather for fun (especially since my dates haven't been guessed yet!!) -- I'd rather a community member won the prize than an admin. Guesses: October 21st 1944 - WW2, US troops capture Aachen, the first large German city to fall. July 21 1969 - Apollo 11 lands Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon - with Mr. Raz3r watching. Feb 15, 1946 - Introduction of the ENIAC computer, the beginnings of what now controls our world! Edited October 12, 2016 by BookD20 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dexter2388 1 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 #1- September 11, 2001 (9/11 attacks) #2- October 12, 1492 (Christopher Columbus' arrival in the American Continent) #3- July 4, 1776 (The Declaration of Independence is adopted in Philadelphia) 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silvia16 2 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 #1- June 16, 1846 (The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy) #2- May 06, 1682 (Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles) #3- October 17, 1917 (First British bombing of Germany in World War I) 2 BookD20 and ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filcec 1 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 #1- April 9, 1865 (End of American Civil War) #2- May 13, 1981 (Attempt of kill of John Paul II) #3- March 30, 1981 (Attempt of kill of Ronald Reagan) 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighElvenKing 236 Report post Posted October 6, 2016 #1 - June 18, 1815 (The Battle of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Seventh Coalition, marking the end of his reign of the First French Empire and the end of his Hundred Days return from exile) #2 - August 6, 1945 (The atomic bomb, Little Boy, is dropped on Hiroshima. Effectively marking the start of the global nuclear era) #3 - December 25, 800 (The coronation of Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III, this marked the start of the Holy Roman Empire which lasted for 1,000 years) 2 ImWimston and BookD20 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonathanwhiting8223 1 Report post Posted October 6, 2016 Guess 1: 24th august 79 AD Vesuvius erupts Guess 2: 19th april 1775 AD Start of the american revolution Guess 3: 28th June 1914 AD the assassination of Franz Ferdinand 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinjoDale 1 Report post Posted October 8, 2016 #1 July 28th 1914 Beginning of WW1 , first industrialized global war #2 Detonation of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima August 6th 1945 #3 Invention of German Johannes Gutenberg printing press in 1440 AD 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKrill 1 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 #1 June 7th 1944 Off of the coast of Normandy, France, the Susan B. Anthony sank. #2 April 26th 1986 The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in Kiev #3 December 11th 1719 The first recorded sighting of the Aurora Borealis was in New England. 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief_Rockie 382 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 #1 - 14 June 1775 US Army Birthday. #2 - 1 September 1939, the offical start of WWII when Nazi Germany Invaded Poland.#3 - 27 November 1095, the First Crusade call forth by Pope Urban II.Sent from my SM-N910V using =ADK= Gaming Community mobile app 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HungryJack619 7 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 March 6th, 1857 - The United States Supreme Court decided Dred Scott v. Sandford. August 22nd, 1864 - The signing of the first Geneva Convention. January 10th, 49BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon. 1 ImWimston reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CitiZen2k 2 Report post Posted October 9, 2016 June 15th 1215 - Magna Carta Signed July 4th 1776 - Declaration of Independance November 9th 1989 - Fall of the Berlin Wall 1 Chief_Rockie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LtNoobslayer 851 Report post Posted October 11, 2016 Going strictly gaming here: 29 November 1972 - Pong is released, one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity. 18 October 1985 - The Nintendo Entertainment System releases in the US and marks the end of the North American video game crash of 1983 12 September 2003 - Steam is released marking the beginning of the largest distributor of PC games. I wanted to use Space Invaders instead of Pong but 1978 isn't specific enough. Fun fact: Space Invaders is considered to be what ushered in the Golden Age of Arcade Video Games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sphinx33b 9 Report post Posted October 12, 2016 1. Oct 3 1953 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Monte Bello Islands in Australia 2. Sept 21 1991 - Iraq disarmament crisis: IAEA inspectors discover files on Iraq's hidden nuclear weapons program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kriln 1 Report post Posted October 12, 2016 1. August 28, 1963 - Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. 2. April 15, 1912 Sinking of the RMS Titanic. 3.Tiananmen Square protests of April 15, 1989 – June 4, 1989 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terriblechild 59 Report post Posted October 17, 2016 My favorite part of this giveaway is not the possibility of winning a copy of Civ VI. No, I am much more interested in the dates that people guess and the historical events that are associated with those dates. 1 LtNoobslayer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Homeboy 1,553 Report post Posted October 17, 2016 Guess #1 March 24th, My Birthday Guess #2 September 5th Muhammad Ali wins gold Guess #3 June 8th Tennessee succeeds from the union Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DragunovV 211 Report post Posted October 21, 2016 3 guesses with a Dutch theme #1: Jan 24th, 1568: In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw. #2: Oct 31st, 1871: Founding of Netherland Protestant Union in Dokkum. #3: Feb 15th, 1552: Dutch coast hit by heavy storm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites