Announcing the Apeiron Grand Prix Winners!

Hey Godlings! Well, it came down to the wire, but we have received all our entries for the Apeiron Grand Prix, and the competition is now…

Hey Godlings! Well, it came down to the wire, but we have received all our entries for the Apeiron Grand Prix, and the competition is now closed! Which can only mean one thing: it’s time to announce our grand prize winners!

At the very pinnacle of the competition, we had 4 Divine Exordium rarity Primeval Planet Cores up for grabs. In today’s article, we’ll be showcasing the winners of these four cores, who produced some truly incredible work that simply blew us away. We want to stress, however, that there were 15 other well-deserved winners, as well as many other entrants who didn’t win cores, and so much of this content has been excellent. Seriously, this was really difficult for us: there were a lot of tough choices because the standard was so high! So we’ll be looking at ways we can give everyone’s work the spotlight it deserves over the coming weeks and months. Keep this in mind — this is not the end: it’s only the beginning.

Finally, before we jump in, we’d just like to say that we feel blessed to have such an awesome, dedicated community. We really appreciate the love and support you’ve shown to your project: your passion drives us forward. Thank you all so much!

Now, let’s get to our grand winners. In no particular order…we’ll start with…[dramatic drumroll]

Best Bridge Ever

For many of you who have spent time hanging with us in our community, Astariste is no stranger, and she takes the first of the grand prizes for going above and beyond the call of duty with her Apeiron Abridged entry! Apeiron Abridged makes good on its promise of being “your streamlined guide to the Apeiron Godiverse.” There’s no doubt that Apeiron is a complex game with many facets, and Astariste has done an amazing job at cataloguing all the information we’ve been posting online over the last few months — across Twitter, Discord, Medium articles, and our Whitepaper — and putting it in an easy-to-read format, with colorful graphics and helpful examples and explanations at every step of the way. If you’re looking to wrap your head about what Apeiron is and how it works, Apeiron Abridged is a perfect first step on your journey.

For going above and beyond, Astariste is our grand winner! Congratulations!

Little Chicken Makes Big Book

Making a game is both very awesome and very challenging. It requires two things: creativity and dedication. And that is exactly the type of spirit we see in 宫保小鸡丁’s (that’s a Lil’ Kung Pao Chicken) entry. In his tweet, he writes about being on holiday but not being able to go outside due to Covid — something that we can all understand. But instead of just lazing around, 宫保小鸡丁 taught himself how to make a flip-book, and then went out and did it! Each of the pages of his flip-book is colorful and multi-leveled and themed after one of Apeiron’s awesome Dood Apostles, positively brimming with energy and life. But not only that, the book itself opens up into a square box stand that can show all pages at the same time, and would make an excellent addition to any desk, bookshelf, or table.

For showing remarkable creativity and dedication, 宫保小鸡丁 is our grand winner. Congratulations!

The Best Kind of Nature Documentary

One thing that we love in Apeiron is storytelling: we believe that great stories are one of the driving forces of what makes a great game. This is why we chose Tanbod’s entry as one of our grand winners. His short, creative video introduces Celestial Conjunction and planet breeding, which is wonderful, but it’s the way he does it that makes this video truly shine — the gorgeous animations and clear, succinct voiceover work together to tell a beautiful story about the creation of the Apeiron godiverse. It’s this kind of style that makes the information being presented both palatable and interesting, because it gives us the context in which all of these events are happening. In short: it’s epic!

For epic animation and clever storytelling, Tanbod is our grand winner. Congratulations!

Man of the People

We wanted the Apeiron Grand Prix to be a platform for our community to share their talents and awesome content. But of course, it’s hard to spread the word: there are a lot of people in the world, and a lot of things fighting for our attention. You need someone to stand up: someone to be a leader. That man is Nat | EZ Crypto. Nat took the time to put together an incredibly informative, concise video which covers all the Apeiron basics. Then he put it out there and got people talking about it among his community, garnering almost 4.5k views by the time of this blog post. Through his entry, Nat showed that he has a deep understanding of what Apeiron is all about, and the leadership to take that knowledge and be able to share it with his community.

For leadership and outreach, Nat is our grand winner! Congratulations!

Astariste, 宫保小鸡丁, Tanbod, and Nat will all be receiving Divine Primeval Planet Cores. But they aren’t the only ones to get Cores! Here’s the full list of winners of Primeval Planet Cores. Check them all out!

Congratulations to all of our winners! And indeed, congratulations to all those who participated! Even if you aren’t on this list, know that this was incredibly tough to narrow down, and, as we mentioned earlier, we’ll be looking for ways to showcase and reward all of the amazing content you’ve created over the next few months.

Alright y’all, that’s all for this one! Stay in touch with us on Discord, Twitter, and Telegram and we’ll see you soon~