Why Should You Play?
First, there is the obvious. If you challenge me, and win, you get a nice prize.
For some of my contests, you will win a $1,000 bank check (US currency), and a Purplehunt cap.
For others you will receive a bank check for $100, and a Purplehunt cap.
For still other contests, you will win a new computer, a Purplehunt mug, or a Purplehunt cap. The specific prizes for each contest is described under the heading of that particular contest. All contests will eventually result in the prizes being awarded. If there is a tremendous amount of difficulty (which I certainly will do my part to guarantee), the clues will simply become more and more obvious, until there is a winner.
The fact is that for every contest that I name, I will reward the sleuth who beats me. Those are the material reasons for playing.
However, beyond the obvious and the tangible, there are far more significant reasons to play. Not the least of which are the passions of the hunt, the exhilaration of the battle. It is like cerebral one-on-one--you against me.
...And I am the best there is at this. When you beat me, you have beaten the best. It's a little like besting Michael in the playground.
In the end, you always win, of course. Someone always wins my contests. But that's ok.
My pleasure comes in developing the Mind Games, and putting their solution off as long as I can without getting bored. My clues progressively lead you closer and closer to the truth. When I begin to sense that a contest is getting into a bit of a funk, I shake it up. I detest boredom.
In the past, my longest contest lasted 26 weeks. That might seem a little long, but it was hot. The excitement was peaking at just that time.
A third reason to accept my challenge is for fame. Winners will have the honor of being listed in my Purplehunt's "Hall of Fame" for the constant admiration of millions.
...Talk about your fifteen minutes of fame!
Well, are you ready to engage me?Or, are you chicken?
