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WINNER OF RANDOM DRAWING
We want to thank all of you who have told your friends about our game – the response has been overwhelming!! We have a monthly drawing – see our home page -- for all those who told their friends. Ok, now let me put all the names into a hat. Now I am reaching down into the hat and pulling out a name….drum roll please…and the winner is:
                   bcatholic@earthlink.net
Congratulations! Bcatholic, you win a Saints of Virtue game! If you want to enter next month’s contest, just refer us to one of your friends. No repeats and they have to be legit. (Note: If you already purchased the game from the website and you win this contest, you will be credited the purchase price.)

LATEST UPDATES ON SAINTSOFVIRTUE.COM
1.  We added updated Hints section including a Getting Started Guide.
2.  You can now print out all the hints for the game…check it out at http://www.saintsofvirtue.com/hints.html
3.  Read our new mission statement at About Shine http://www.saintsofvirtue.com/shine.html
4.  Our Hall of Fame has 3 members, we know there will be more soon http://www.saintsofvirtue.com/hallfame.html

INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST HALL-OF_FAMER
Nathan R. was the first person to complete the game and enter the Hall of Fame! Way to go Nathan!!!
We had a chance to ask him a few questions:

1) How long did it take you to make it through Saints of Virtue?
   Three weeks.

2) How old are you?
   14

3) What are some things you liked about the game?
I liked the Realm of the Heart; it was fun getting squished by garbage, twice. (After I saved the game, of course.) The remarks made in the Gallery of Nothingness were great! I also enjoyed the enemies: they were not stupid, kept their distance (except for Fear), often surprised me, and required some effort to defeat. I really liked the ending. When Worldliness appeared in the window at the end and then turned away, my brother said, "Get back here, you coward. I've got a sword shooter."[I enjoyed the character. He has to be the world's greatest long jumper.]

4) What was the toughest part of the game?
    The Turnstile Maze with all the rooms--my head was spinning after two steps!

5) What was your favorite level?
    The Amphitheater of Apathy. I really enjoyed the room with the talk show hosts and the Gallery of Nothingness.

THOUGHTS ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD
Have you been knocked off  your rocker by a temptation lately?  You know, something that you tried to resist but found yourself doing anyway?  If you’re a normal person you’ve experienced this episode of falling into sin over and over again.  It’s easy to forget that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against a much more sinister enemy.  Temptation, frustration, guilt, and depression are just a few of the schemes that our enemies use as weapons against us.  But God has given us something much more powerful.

Did you know that as a Christian you have access to a custom made suit of armor designed by the God of the universe?  Your suit of armor is custom tailored to fit YOU precisely and to help you overcome the spiritual battles of life.  Why don’t you try it on today?  It’s free!!

"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground , and after you have done everything to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.   In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests…"      EPHESIANS 6:13-18

HINTS FOR THE GAME
Here’s some things in the game that should help you:
  > Remember that F7 will set you to auto-running…some of those corridors can be so long
  > The code numbers in the media maze…one’s on the ceiling by the hanging film and one’s behind a moving object…
  > In the first level of Apathy, The powerup for the sword can be found in the lowermost portion of the Gallery of Nothingness. (Big Hint: SEUTATS GNIVOM EHT RAEN MOOR A NI S’TI)
  > In the second level, one scroll is hidden "in an underwater jail".

WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT
We wanted to let you know of some cool websites we’ve found recently. If you haven’t seen them, take a look!
#1 Christian Computing Magazine=> http://www.gospelcom.net/ccmag
#2 Actual Reality=> http://www.actreal.com
#3 Hollywood Jesus=> http://www.hollywoodjesus.com
#4 Christian MusicWeb=> http://www.jesusfreak.com/musicweb

DON’T HAVE THE GAME, YET?
We offer the game on our website for $29.99 with free shipping. Goto http://www.saintsofvirtue.com/buy.html.
You can also buy the game at many Christian bookstores. If your local Christian bookstore doesn’t have it, then ask them to order it.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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WRAP-UP
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In Christ,
The Shine Studios Team --- Bud, Mike, and Dave
 

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