As we snuggle, when we can and how we can, seeking warmth, during winter’s unmerciful lingering cold, if we do not find ways to stay inspired to write, we can lose our flow.

It is easy to fall prey, to isolation, loneliness, and/or idleness for that matter, during the many days when we see less sunlight and not many people are venturing outdoors.

So to help pass the winter season, I have created a Winter game of Play that’s all about words.

My overall objectives for Steemit Winter's Collective Play is to first have some fun and secondly to inspire us to write consistently.

And, ever so often the Steemit fairy and other sponsors will support our play and on those weeks, we all get sprinkled with some SBD.

So I invite you to come and have some fun and make some upvote currency. Won’t You Come And Play (Steemit Winter’s Collective Play) With Me?

The (Major) Rules of The Game

There will be a Qualifying Preliminary Round, plus 3 Rounds and a new post will be presented beginning with Round 2 the title of that post will be Steemit WCP ~ Winners And Round Two Game On and there will be a new post for round 3 Finale as well.

And then there will be A Winners Post. Each Round will offer new prompts and have a surprise twist to it.

UPDATE THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY INTO THIS WEEKS GAME IS 12 NOON (EST) TOMORROW-THURSDAY 2/8/18

In order to enter Steemit Winter’s Collective Play you must comply with the following:

For The Qualifying Entry Round

(Please feel free to ask questions about anything that has not been made clear, post all questions in the comment section below:)

1. Submit a mini entry of poetry or prose of a subject matter of your choosing, no less or no more than 175 words, (the word count includes the title).

2. Make one of your tags steemitwcp

3. Submit this in the form of a link (only) in the comment section of the post. I will upvote all entries.

UPDATE All qualified entries in this round will receive 1 SBD

These are the major rules of the game. Once the Players are chosen, I will edit this post and go back in and reveal the minor rules. This way no one can jump ahead.

Round One – One Day Challenge

Congratulations, you have made it to the opening of the game.

This is Round One - This is a 1 Day Battle Challenge. You have until 3 pm tomorrow, Friday 2/9/2018 Easter Standard Time, USA to submit your entry. No entries will be accepted after this time. If you fail to submit your entry before the time stated above you will automatically be dropped from Steemit Winter's Collective Play. You can if you choose re-enter next week's competition.

Remember Show No Mercy To Your Fellow Players....THIS IS A BATTLE TO THE FINISH. HOORAH!!!

The Battle Challenges To Choose From For Round One

1. A Letter To Myself -

Self Therapy - If you choose this battle challenge you must write out your confessions about the wrong choices you made in life and you must go on to write about your life plan or blueprint or your remedy to right your wrongs and you must in detail write about your plan for your present and future success.
Genre: Self-Help

2. Magic -

If you choose this battle challenge - Imagine you have magical powers and you can make the impossible happen. What Would You Do?
Genre: Syfy/ Fantasy/ Adventure

3. Questions -

If you choose this battle challenge - You woke up outside of Earth, you are in another galaxy on another planet. You can breathe the air, You have everything you need and more. The only obstacle you face is a communication barrier, you must learn how to communicate with the beings on this planet who have proven to be friendly. The questions you may write about are how do you get back to Earth or Now that you have chosen to stay on this planet your questions are???
Genre: Syfy

4. The Billion Dollar Secret -

If you choose this battle challenge - You must write about a secret you have that is valued by the secret societies, terrorist organizations, NASA and Homeland Security as a billion-dollar secret. You must write about this secret, how you will continue to keep it a secret (detailed hidden agenda plan) and if you have a family how will you keep them safe.
The clues to this battle challenge are:
You have known about it since you were a child.
The secret's properties are connected to alchemy and new technology.
The secret has no power without you.
Genre: Political Thriller, Mystery, Drama

5. The Magic Potion -

If you choose this battle challenge You must write in detail about this magic potion, you have the option to disclose what its made of or leave the ingredients a mystery. You must write about what the potion does, the secret antidote and where you hide the potion to keep it safe and what you plan to use it for, Will you use it only. Will you sell it to the highest bidder or will you destroy it to save mankind a lot of destruction and heartache?
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure

These are the Rules of The Game

First, you must Upvote this post and Resteem It. Thank You….

(Note To Remember) Also First And Foremost You can only enter Steemit Winter's Play one time. 1 entry only. If you enter more than once you will be disqualified.

You must choose a Battle Challenge from the 5 listed above. Your entry can be no less than 300 words of original work. and tag your post #steemitwcp
You have one day to complete this challenge and drop your link (link's only) in the comment section below.