Base Announcement Contest Winners

We are proud to announce the winners for the Tabula Rasa Base Announcement Contest.  Well done to everybody, we look forward to hearing the top 4 winning base announcements in the game soon!  Congratulations!

The 1st Prize Winners are:

• English US
  Phil Manning - Mansfield, TX
  “ Attention all personnel, in light of the continuing wormhole irregularities, the Theoretical Physics Division wishes to remind you that physical contact with any past or future version of you may cause a rift in space-time and destroy the universe.  Please keep your hands away from yourself.  That is all.”

• English Europe
  Peter Phillips - Manchester, UK
  “All AFS soldiers are reminded not to taunt the Thraxus Machina. May we also remind you that if you see a Machina with loose power wires, please refrain from charging your electric weapons from them. Thank you.”

• French
  Alexandre Gouaux - Centre, France
  “ Suite à une réclamation des officiers, les personnels ce rendant sur le terrain sont priés de prendre une douche et de laver leur équipement avant de venir faire leur rapport s’ils venaient à entrer en contact avec un Bouldeur. Terminé.”
  “Further to complaints from officers, all soldiers coming back from the battlefield are kindly requested to have a shower and to wash their equipment before reporting to their officers, if they had an encounter with Amoeboids. That is all.”

• German
  Kai Eriksen - Grünstadt, Germany
  “Achtung! Achtung! Die Putzkolonne lässt ausrichten, der Nächste, der den gefangenen Bane Abführmittel ins Essen mischt, möchte doch bitte danach die Zellen selber sauber machen.”
  “Attention! Attention! The cleaning squad has stated that the next person to mix laxative to the Bane captives’ meals, will be invited to clean the cells themselves.”
  

And the Runner-ups are:

• Dennis “Raptor” Steul - AFS Germany/Hessen, Germany
  “Informationsdurchsage: Das Fotografieren in den Kasernenduschen ist strikt untersagt. Soldat Mendez, melden Sie sich bitte sofort bei Offizier Rènt und bringen sie die restlichen Abzüge mit!”
  “General announcement. Taking pictures in the barracks shower room is strictly prohibited. Soldier Mendez, please get in touch with Officer Rent and bring along the rest of the photos.”

• Dennis Klaiber - Hausen ob Verena, Germany
  “Achtung! Aufgrund wiederholter, starker Verschmutzung der öffentlichen Toiletten der Basis weisen wir darauf hin, dass in Zukunft die Türen für die sanitären Einrichtungen nur noch gegen Unterschrift beim diensthabenden Quartiermeister empfangen werden können. Wir hoffen, dass sich dadurch die Verschmutzung ab jetzt in Grenzen hält. Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit.”
  “Attention! Due to the continuous and increasing soiling of the public Toilets of the base, we would like to point out that in the future you will need to sign in at the Quartermaster’s office to pick up the doors to the sanitary facilities. We hope that as a result soiling will stop. Thank you for your consideration.”

• Joe Kaczmarek - Boca Raton, Florida
  “Attention all personnel;
  Mary had a little lamb,
  Whose fleece was white as snow,
  And everywhere that Mary went,
  That lamb was sure to go,
  Until they ran into a Bane hunting patrol and the lamb got barbecued.
  Dinner is now served in the mess hall,
  That is all.”

• Robert Musk - Wesley Chapel, Florida
  “Attention, the trigger happy anonymous group has changed their meeting place to the dining hall at 2100, Monday through Friday, also the singles group is requesting that all members come unarmed due to last week’s “accident”. And remember the only good bane is a dead bane.”

• Henry Clarke - Jersey, UK
  “Lady’s and Gentlemen will you please remember to recycle all your used ammunition, we don’t want to destroy ANOTHER planet.”

• Jonathan Meyers - Kissimmee, FL
  “Attention all personnel. The recreational pastime of giving skitterins beer to drink is hereby prohibited. Although the resulting change in fur color to violet is acknowledged to be quite attractive the noxious flatulence that accompanies the transformation has been determined to be responsible for numerous personnel deaths. That is all.”

• Ludovic D. - Pas de Calais, France
  “Ben il est ou ch’bouton pour causer ?
  Quoi
  Magne toi ti-zote si on nous choppe c’est l’cours maritale !
  AFsien , AFsienne ,
  In vous ment , In vous spolie !
  J’ai ch’courage de vous dire que l’Pénumbra est à l’origine d’un complot …
  Mince heinpatrouille, cassons nous !”
  “Where’s the button to talk?
  What?
  Hurry up! If they catch us we go straight to martial court!
  AFS ladies, AFS gentlemen,
  They lie to you, they use you!
  I have the courage to reveal that Penumbra is plotting…
  Damn it, guards, let’s do a runner!”