Press Release: New Bastogne Signal Photo Contest

Rules for Entry:
Take up to two(2) photographs, in which the subject is WW2 in Second LIfe featuring military and civilian life during wartime (see below for content qualifications). There is no registration fee and it is open to all who wish to participate, roleplayers and visitors. Organisation and sponsors can not participate in contest but they're free to expose their work. The top three photos will win a prize and will be selected the best military and the best civilian photo ! (see below for prize details)

Prize:
- 1st prize: 1000 $L one Kfz 72 from Vehicle Depot and one uniform from Sunshine's Tailoring
- 2nd prize: 300 $L one Kfz 72 from Vehicle Depot and one uniform from Sunshine's Tailoring
- 3rd prize: Kfz 72 from Vehicle Depot and one uniform from Sunshine's Tailoring
- Best military Photo: 300 L$
- Best Civilian Photo: 300 L$

Rules for selection:
Winners will be selected by three judges, selected from among the Propagandakompanie, who will not participate in the contest to help select the best photos from the entries. They will be looking for the top three photos from all the participants. Only one photo from each creator will be eligible to be in the top three, giving everyone two chances to win!

- 1st. The picture must be entirely original and not a photo of other person's works (no plagiarism).
- 2nd. Photographs are to be sent privately and not to be displayed (described, shown, given out) BY THE CREATOR before the contest results are announced. (discovered violations will lead to disqualification)
- 3rd. You are on the honor system and expected to act and behave respectfully to everyone involved.


Submission Dates:
- February 4th to February 14th

Judging will be held from:
- February 15th to February 16th

Photo Exhibition
- February 15th to February 28th in Homely Isle

Content Qualifications:
• Photos must feature daily life in wartime, civilian or military.

• Photographs will not be accepted after the February 14th at 12:00 PM SLT.

• All entries must be sent t to Emil Hansen (Emil.byron) inworld or by Facebook on private message in Signal's page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Signal/938597506156971)

• Only photos submitted with FULL PERMISSIONS (Copy, Modify, and Transfer) will be considered.


Further rules and exceptions include but are not limited to the following:

All photos submitted to the contest become the property of the New Bastogne System management to be used at their own discretion. Creators and participants of all photographs agree not to claim copyright or creative licenses of any kind of any photos submitted.

Participation in this competition implies acceptance of these rules. Before submitting any questions about the contest, one ought to refer to this rule sheet first.

If a problem arises that is not addressed in this notecard, it will be brought to the attention of the management and dealt with in a swift and just fashion.

Emil Hansen, Propagandakompanie

This contest is supported by: **New Bastogne System, WW2 Players group, Sunshine Tailoring, Vehicle Depot and Signal.**

Anzio Italy Sim at New Bastogne

On Thursday December 1st, the Tataria sim in the New Bastogne combat roleplay region was re-opened. There was an official ceremony by the German teams at 2PM, with Vickster Kuhn presiding,

Please join us for our rededication of the Tataria Sim in the Bastogne Combat Area! Tataria has gotten a makeover! It now depicts Anzio, Italy, 1944. The sim features a new Luftwaffe Airfield and spectacular views. All members are invited to attend the ceremony.


Tataria used to be a mix of themes, a Japanese navy base next to a small Nationalist Chinese base and the Great Wall, and further away a small Romanian base. They were torn down and in their place an Italian theme. To the north is a Luftwaffe airfield. To the south across a bridge is a small Italian coastal village. To the east is a beach, and to the west railroad track and woods.

I wasn’t able to attend the ceremony, though pictures provided show more than a dozen of the German and Italian teams were able to make it. A few of the women fighters hung around after the ceremony as an Italian soldier peddled away on a bicycle. Asked how the place looked, soldier Flea Habilis answered, “I’d say the appearance is top-notch. I defy anyone to find a sim that has as much creativity and decoration as this and *still* host open combat. ... It reminds me of a real military base. I like the high walls around the houses. Details like that sometimes go overlooked.”

“I suppose I also like the bell tower. I’m drawn to good sniping positions.” Flea doubted there’d be pitched battles for it, though, “people around here like to run and gun. ... I suppose that’s better than it is in a lot of first-person-shooter games where you have fifteen snipers and one foot soldier.”

Corporal Angelblue Xeno was in a 1940’s-era swimsuit enjoying the Italian beach, “Yes, my swimsuit is period wear, hee-hee! ... As soon as the parade was over, I headed to the beach, ha ha! There will be no combat today. There’s too much to discover and toys to play with. I went to Italy when I was very young. I can remember the chou chou nuts salesmen on the beach, they were always covered in sand (laughter).”

“Wait until it’s nighttime,” Angelblue told, “Have you seen the lamp light? You must look ... and notice the little flies attracted to the light. Oh, the church. You must play the organ in there. The lighting effect as you get near the altar is amazing. ... getting some real nice dawn reflections in the water, going right up into the lilies in the water past the bridge.” I would later see her flying a seaplane around.

Emil Byon was the administrator of the new Anzio sim. He explains the decision was made to give the place a new look in November,”Tataria had many difficulties for combat, so we proposed a new sim ... we chose to do Italy and the Mediterranean Sea. ... We had the Afrika Corp, France, Russia, D-Day, Belgium, but never Italy and the Mediterranean. In real life, this was the first door to Europe for the Allies. It’s a very important front.” He had never heard of anyone else trying to recreate Anzio on the grid.

Emil told Anzio will differ a bit from the other sims in New Bastogne, “This is not just a battle sim.” He wanted aspects of a social sim, “with cultural and historical activities, not just combat.” He planned to have religious services at the village church. While there may be some people roleplaying as nuns and altar boys, there will be at least one priest whom is also one in real life. Emil described the feedback so far as very positive, “I think the people really like it.”

I had the impression Anzio was open to visitors, at least for now, but it is part of a combat roleplay. Those not part of the teams are asked not to interfere in any combat, or they will be asked to leave. To join a side, get in contact with one of the administrators such as Vickster Kuhn or AngusGraham Ceawlin.

Bixyl Shuftan