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Twin Galaxies
Intergalactic Scoreboard
600 North Third Street, Fairfield, IA USA 52556 (515)472-3882 


Invitation to the FECs of Germany 
to Join World-wide Contest

January 16, 1997

Dear Video Game and Pinball Player,

If you know of a promotional-minded arcade in Germany who might join this 
contest, please pass this information on to them.

Twin Galaxies would like to invite the Family Entertainment Centers (FECs) 
of Germany to participate in the 1997 Video Game & Pinball Masters 
Tournament  scheduled for April 19-20, 1997.  The results of this contest 
will be included in a new score book: Twin Galaxies� Official Video Game & 
Pinball Book of World Records  which promises to re-enliven public 
interest in high scores and competitive game playing.

I hope you can broadcast this request to your association members.  We 
would like to include all FECs in this world-wide tournament.

This promotion is designed to organize video game and pinball playing into 
an international sport, with a tradition of contests, statistics, world 
records, and star players.  Most importantly, it will establish the world 
network of FECs as the official contest arenas for electronic gaming.

Please find enclosed a full color poster on the contest and a two-page 
news release. 

This tournament is a high score contest on every pinball, homegame and 
arcade game ever made. Its not necessary to have every game on hand. 
Whatever games you normally have in the arcade are adequate for acceptance 
in this contest. All the games will be put on special �tournament 
settings� for the contest. 

Many FECs will be supplying home game systems for their contestants to 
compete on. This, however,  is an optional requirement that can be waived 
if desired.  Still, many FECs will agree that including homegames could be 
a big plus.

Only one arcade chain will be allowed to participate in each city to 
ensure that this event is a successful promotion for the participating 
company. The tournament fee to buy the exclusive rights to any city  is 
$175 per city.  If an arcade chain would like to have extra locations 
participating in the same city the fee is still only $175.

To pay for the expenses of the contest, each FEC will charge the 
contestants a registration fee to join.  Each FEC is free to base this fee 
on what is reasonable for their country.  Each FEC is free to decide if 
the players must also pay for their games on top of the registration fee.

Here are the expenses you�d be agreeing to cover by joining this contest:

1. the cost of having an official witness on hand during all contest hours 
to verify all scores during the promotion.  This position can be filled by 
your manager. 

2. the costs of overnighting the application forms and score sheets to 
Twin Galaxies in Fairfield, IA on Monday, April 21.

3. payment of the $175 contest fee per each city.

Twin Galaxies will supply the manual, the rules, the posters, the 
application forms, etc. and help do publicity in your area. During the 
contest, Twin Galaxies will be in contact with the contest sites via 
Internet email to give up-to-the minute reports on how your local players 
are doing. This can inspire the local media to become very involved.  Twin 
Galaxies agrees to publish the top ten winners (all locations will be 
combined) on every game in the new book of world records.

The long term promotional benefits of this book are having your FEC listed 
as the site of world records. Also, your locations would be listed in the 
book�s directory as FECs that support organized video game playing.

After the contest, a press conference can be held at your FEC to announce 
the winners who will go into the world record book.

If you would like to join, please email me at wday@telegroup.com or call 
me at Twin Galaxies (515-472-3882) as soon as possible. Cities are being 
assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.  FECs wishing to communicate 
by fax can reach Walter Day at (515)472-0845.

Thank you for your interest in this contest.  I hope we can work together 
to make electronic gaming a profitable sport for all FECs in your country.

Sincerely,

Walter Day
Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard

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