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by Sol Invictus, Level 55
Last updated at November 3, 2009, 2:06 pm
Torchlight

Ernest Hemingway once wrote a story in six words (“For sale: baby shoes, never used.”) and he was purported to have called it his best work. In love with the idea, Wired Magazine challenged writers to take a shot at writing their own six word story, many of which can be found here.

With that in mind, I am happy to announce that Hellforge is hosting the Torchlight Six Word Story Competition in which you, our readers (and would-be writers), will have a chance to win one of two copies of Runic Games’ astounding action RPG, Torchlight.

The competition is open to a worldwide audience. We aren’t restricting our winners to North America. If you can come up with a clever story, you can win. 

All you have to do to participate is to register for an account on Hellforge (if you haven't already) where I can contact you if you’re the winner, and post a reply to this thread with your original six word story. The only prerequisite is that the story must be tangentially related to gaming.

We’ll be giving away two copies of Torchlight, courtesy of Runic Games.

Rules, for people who like lists:
  • You can submit as many six word story entries as you like to increase your chances of winning. 
  • One account per person. 
That's it! The two winners will be announced on November 10, 2009.

Happy writing!
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r0n1n Nov 3, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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Burning embers compel journey toward depths.
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Opet Nov 3, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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Spam enchant low level items: win
amitlu
amitlu Nov 3, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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Deep down, we're all Diablo clones.
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rage Nov 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm
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amitlu said
Deep down, we're all Diablo clones.
nice one!
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Chaosteil Nov 3, 2009 at 2:35 pm
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LavaLampBamboo Nov 3, 2009 at 2:36 pm
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Ghork Nov 3, 2009 at 2:45 pm
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Journey to corruption Fido only companion



btw count me out for prizes had it preordered and all = ) 
Seven Nov 3, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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Short athletes speak, "knee, grow please!"
Left4Kev Nov 3, 2009 at 6:29 pm
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Seriously? This is as bad as "Fight Against Grenade Spam"

I hope this doesn't win.
Double Entendre Nov 3, 2009 at 11:14 pm
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Deceptive puns leave fools exposing stupidity.
kahl452
kahl452 Nov 4, 2009 at 2:12 am
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Anonymous said
Seriously? This is as bad as "Fight Against Grenade Spam"

I hope this doesn't win.
it's 6 words...
Met a foursome Nov 3, 2009 at 2:51 pm
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Gekkoton
Gekkoton Nov 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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Contest was entered, Loot was won.
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CageHN Nov 3, 2009 at 3:06 pm
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