Introducing Random Games - Your new home for fun games and contests!

Hey Everyone! Welcome to my brand new account. This is @randomwanderings here (aka Gene). I have set up this account to launch an idea I have had for some time now, one that I can now fund thanks to my work as a Curie Curator.

Each week I will be posting different games for everyone to play along with. These games are all contests where you can win various amounts of Steem (or SBD). When I first started here on SteemIt (a whopping 45 days ago), I was struggling to find my place and figure out the whole system. How do I get Steem? How will I ever grow on the site without Steem? I stumbled upon some great contests such as @sykochica 's trivia contests and many photo contests. Soon, I was seeking out contests and using them as a way to help grow my spot here on SteemIt. It was a great path that helped me get started. Now I want to offer that same path to Newbies and even experienced Steemians who just like to play games.

Before coming to SteemIt, I had hosted live AOL trivia games for nearly two decades. My games were always structured in fun ways to keep things fresh. It actually became a thing where some players would show up just to see what strange and hard to understand twist I might add to a game.

I now write trivia books as well. That has led to me packaging normal, everyday, boring facts in a fun way to keep the reader's attention. Many of my "fans" (still seems odd to say that) have commented on how my trivia books are entertaining and can even give them the feel of reading an actual book rather than something like a test, which is how many trivia books can come across.

Please keep in mind that the games here at Random Games will not all be trivia-based, although I would contend almost anything is trivia based; you just don't realize it some times. I have lots of ideas that I think will be fun and exciting.

Our first contest will be a Crossword Puzzle! I'm still working out the logistics of it, though, trying to figure out if I can make it an image and have you copy the image and either use an image editor to fill in the answers, or print, fill it out, then scan or take a photo of the completed puzzle and email it to me for entry. If there is some better way you can think of, I am open to suggestions.

I say email them to me so the first person doesn't show the answer in the comments and then everyone else copies it. Like I said, I'm still trying to figure it out and am open to suggestions.

I am starting the tag #randomgames
This way you can find it there or by coming to this page.

What I need you all to do right now is to follow this new account and perhaps resteem this post to help spread the word. Let everyone know there will be "free" Steem on a weekly basis.

Generally the overall prize will be 5 Steem, with some variations along the way I am sure. Please note that initially these prizes will be coming directly from my own "pocket," but I do hope to grow to the point where it is all covered by the post earnings here on Random Games. If that plan does work out, you will see prizes go up accordingly.

Talk to you all soon! Let the game planning begin!