Introducing . . . The Gambit!

The Gambit

Congratulations to Eilly55, tonight's winner of the Name my Smuggler's Ship contest.  She won a $10 gift card!

Luck should be with Odette Lise now.  And thanks to Nico the ship was christened with plenty of alcohol.

In the coming months, I should have more information about my fan fiction project I've been developing for my favorite characters from Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Make sure to join me Saturday, March 3rd at 2pm MST for more streaming fun!

twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

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Contest! Name my SWTOR Smuggler's Ship!

I've been working on a little side project for a while.  I've been writing fan fiction for my Star Wars: The Old Republic smuggler, Odette Lise (more information about this project will be forthcoming soon).  As I was working on the part where she is getting ready to leave Ord Mantell, it occurred to me that her ship has no name.  Considering this is her baby, it seems wrong for her not to have given it a name worthy of something so important to her.  Sooooo . . .

I'm having a contest. Starting today, Sunday February 25th until Thursday, March 1st, I am giving my viewers a chance to score at $10 Steam Gift Card by suggesting the best name for Odette's ship.

Here's a few rules:

1. Original names only - please don't reference in-game or Star Wars movie characters.
2. You may submit more than one suggestion.
3. Names can be submitted in stream on Monday, or on Thursday, but my preferred method is if you send me a Twitch message.
4. You must be willing to become friends with me in Steam in order to receive gift card.  Per Steam's rules, we have to be friends for at least 48 hours before I can send you the gift card so please be patient if you and I are new buddies!

Winner will be chosen at the end of stream on Thursday!

So join me tomorrow Monday, February 26th at 8pm MST for my continuation of the Literary Smuggler stream and possibly score a Steam Gift card!

twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

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Halloween Eve will be a Scream!

I'm sending out a last minute reminder to not miss my Halloween Eve party tonight starting at 8pm MST!  There will be games.  There will be music.  There will be prizes!!  Let me give you a rundown of what's up for grabs so far (prizes subject to change - but probably won't).

Funko Pop -- BB-8 figure, new in box

Two $10 Steam Virtual Gift Certificates*

Two Candy Coffee/Drink Cup Prizes

$10 Playstation Store Gift Card

Two 5000 Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Coin Virtual Gift Certificates*

I'm not kidding!  So join me for some WoW/SWTOR game action and a chance to win these fantastic prizes!

www.twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

* Virtual Gift Certificates are to be redeemed either in app or in game.  Steam gift certificates will be redeemed through the Game Gifting function.  This will require the winner to select the Steam item of their choice and be friended with Scrappywheelz in order to recieve the prize.  Star Wars: The Old Republic cartel coins can only be redeemed in game.  Selections for cartel market items will be selected by player and then items will be gifted through in game transfer - either in game character trade or though the mail.

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Its a Dead Man's Party . . .

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I'm sure you've noticed by now that I've changed my overlay to something a little more festive for the season.  I love Halloween!  I used to love it for the candy, but as I've gotten older its for the costumes and the parties.  So I'm having a PARTY!!  On Monday, October 30st, I am holding a Halloween Eve stream.  There will be games!  There will prizes!  There will be Star Wars!!

There will be plenty of prizes to win - SWTOR cartel coins, steam games, and the Piece d'Resistance -- A Funko Pop BB-8 figure!  Its new in package and so freaking adorable I don't know anyone who wouldn't want one.

So let's talk party!  Starting at 8pm MST, I will be streaming Star Wars: The Old Republic.  During the 4 hour stream,  we'll play games that will either earn you Scraps, gift cards, etc.  Then, at about 10:30pm MST I will do the raffle for the BB-8.  The longer you're in my stream, the better your chances to win.  Hint:  Join me for my regularly scheduled streams through the month and earn more Scraps to increase your chances to win as long as you're a follower.

Let's get loudy and rowdy! Rock to my awesome Halloween playlist and watch for the floating jack o' lantern for bonus Scraps.

Also a brief reminder that my Scrapping Cancer event is still going on.  Any bits given or donations made to Paypal will go directly to my nephew's cancer fund.  And he also has a YouCaring fundraiser as well, in case you'd rather donate to his fund more directly.  Any little bit helps!  Let's beat childhood cancer -- Go Team Gabe!

www.twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

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The best of birthdays

As a typical middle child, I don't expect much from my birthday.  Usually its me and the husband going out to eat somewhere nice and being without the kids for a couple of hours.  Maybe I might get to sleep in, depending on the day of the week it falls.  This year though I had a goal.  Something to look forward to on what would normally be a fairly usual day.  I already had over 50 followers and I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to have 100 followers for my birthday?"  A fun goal with prizes at the end for those that helped me achieve it.  My expectations were met and then some!

In the weeks that followed, I not only hit my goal of 100 followers before my birthday, but two days before it, I recieved my Affliation invite!  What a fabulous way to start my several years worth of 29th birthdays!

So in a public display of thanks and congratualtions, the winner of the Steam Game giveaway were:

Sorenmortem

Muzicchik

SemperK

Each won a game gift worth $10 each.  And all they had to do was follow!

So looking forward to the future, there will be a lot more Star Wars action, a lot more discussions on appearance gear, a lot more Star Wars gossip and looking forward to the upcoming movies.  I'm peppering in some World of Warcraft with my Maritial Felicity Sundays and Mondays.  Make sure you check my channel for the most update information on stream times.  And of course, follow me on Twitter to get the heads up for when I go live!

I need to send out particular thanks to two of the best folks out there, Sorenmortem and AvatarCliff5002.  These two make streaming fun and both are smart and engaging.  Come join us because you'll never hear a boring conversation out of us!  Pop on over to

https://www.twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

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Emoticon Plans

I honestly didn't think I'd love streaming as much as I do.  Its been a challenge and very rewarding for me.  My first big goal since I started streaming was to be affliatied with Twitch.  Not because I expected wealth and riches right off the bat.  More like the possibility of making money while doing something I love, I think, is pretty much what everyone hopes for.

With that in mind, I started thinking about the different ways I would like to reward my viewers for supporting me.  The first thing I wanted to do was have a whole series of cute emoticons.  But I wasn't sure what I wanted to do thematically.

Enter my daughter.

She's twelve and a natural artist, just like her dad.  She loves chibi and anime.  And when I told her about my emoticons, she wanted to try her hand at making one.  The result was this:

Off the fly.  No instructions.  And it was perfect.  I didn't plan on doing animals or cats for that matter but her 'scared' emoticon was just too freaking cute for words.  I was sold and I told her that if she would do more emoticons I would make sure she was compensated accordingly.  I can handle Animal Jam credits as a commission any day of the week for such a talented artist.

So in the coming weeks as I work my way towards affliation and as I work to color and size the emotions for approval, I'll make sure to share one or two just to give you a taste of what is available to my viewers and subscribers!

And don't forget, my birthday giveaway is just around the corner!  If you have not followed my stream yet then you can't win!  Make sure to follow HERE by Aug. 24th, and the giveaway begins at 10pm MST.


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Thank you so much!! 100 followers!

I'm so excited!  I just wanted to let you know how excited I am!  100 followers a full week before my birthday.  I pledge to keep my streams coming and I always try to improve upon what I've done before!  I hope eventually to be offered an affliation and to be able to offer subscriptions and fun perks for those subscriptions.  I've got lots of plans for the future, but I really couldn't have made it anywhere without my followers and my regular viewers.  You guys are truly amazing and I'm grateful for all the support  you give me!

Also as a reminder, there is still another 6 or so days until my birthday, Aug. 24th.  If you have friends or family that love Star Wars, The Old Republic, bounty hunters, and World of Warcraft, there is still time to follow me before the giveaway.  Send them over to

twitch.tv/scrappywheelz

and have them hit that lovely Follow button for their chance to win, too!  If they have any questions, they can refer to my blog post HERE for more information!

Just because I reached 100 doesn't mean I'm stopping there!


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Wish me a Happy Birthday . . . with 100 Followers!

Its been so exciting to see my Twitch presence grow!  Its not something I expected at all.  I mean, I didn't really expect to have kept Twitching for as long as I have.  I get bored pretty easily, especially if it feels more like work than it does play.  So it shows the amount of fun I've been having with Twitch and you.  The growth I've experienced only fuels that fire.  50!  I have 50 followers.  And if I can get 50, I know I can get 100!

Sooooooooooo,  here's my next goal and it comes with a treat to sweeten the pot!

My birthday is August 24th.  I'm going to shoot for 100 followers by that date.  If I do, I will be doing a give away!  For those of you that are already followers, your job is done and you've automatically been entered.  But lets get more joining us for the fun in the evenings!  Tell people its as easy as pressing that Follow button!

I'll be giving away the following several Steam gift cards so that you can pick the game of your choice!

You can't win if we don't get to 100, so please encourage your friends on Twitch to swing by and see how they like the stream.  And if they do, they can hit that Follow button and win some presents from me on my birthday!

Click HERE to go to the Event page for this party.  And click HERE if you want to Follow me!

You can also get updates on this event and future streams on my Twitter feed:  www.twitter.com/scrappywheelz  or my Facebook page www.facebook.com/scrappywheelzgaming

Let's do this!


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