Klingon Monopoly Contest on Warriors' Den

In November 2011, the makers of novelty versions of classic board games, USAopoly Games, released their second Star Trek themed Monopoly game, Monopoly: Star Trek Klingon, commonly referred to as Klingon Monopoly.

The game is redesigned to better fit the Klingon psychology, and the entire game is presented in both Federation Standard (English) and tlhIngan Hol (Klingon) featuring a generous amount of the Klingon writing system known as pIqaD. Klingon Monopoly even introduces some new words and phrases to the language, courtesy of Marc Okrand, with translations by the Klingon Language Institute.

Monopoly: Klingon

USAopoly initially released two versions of Monopoly: Star Trek Klingon -- the standard version dubbed Collector's Edition, and the extra special Limited Edition limited to 1701 numbered copies which include a miniature replica of the Chancellor's cane carried by Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Darqun and the Collective fleet have graciously donated a Limited Edition copy of Klingon Monopoly to the Warriors' Den to give away in a fund-raiser contest as part of Trek Radio's week-long celebration of the Free-to-Play launch of Star Trek Online.


The Contest

Everyone who donated to Trek Radio from December 1, 2011 to the end of the day January 17, 2012 (the day STO launches as F2P) will be eligible for the contest. On Tuesday, January 17, I will announce a short phrase in Federation Standard (English) which must be translated into tlhIngan Hol, and at the end of the day, everyone eligible will receive an email from me with that short phrase.

Those who respond to that email with the correct translation before Wednesday, January 18 at 11:59pm PST, will have their name etched onto a piece of wood, and that piece of wood will be dropped into a barrel of 'Iw HIq (bloodwine) and I will dip my HIvje' (mug) into the barrel and continue to drink until I find one of the pieces of wood in my mug. The person whose name is on that piece of wood will be declared the winner of Monopoly: Star Trek Klingon Limited Edition #1576. The winner will be announced live on-air during my show, the Warriors' Den, on Thursday, the 19th of January.

Tune in to Trek Radio throughout the week from Tuesday January 17 to Saturday January 21 for more information about additional contests celebrating the Free-to-Play launch of Star Trek Online, and join the festivities in our IRC chat room and our in-game chat channel (in STO, type /channel_join trekradio.net).

UPDATE:

Due to a number of circumstances (including no correct responses) the Warriors' Den contest for a Limited Edition (numbered) copy of Monopoly: Star Trek Klingon has been extended until the end of January.

Everyone who donates to Trek Radio in the month of January will be qualified to receive an email from me (deyvid at trekradio.net) with a new language challenge question. The email will contain a phrase in tlhIngan Hol (Klingon) and those who receive the email must reply to the email with the proper Federation Standard (English) translation. Responses that include the correct translation will be entered into the final pool of names, and the winner will be randomly selected from that pool of names. The winner will be announced on February 2nd, 2012 during my show, The Warriors' Den. I will also notify the winner via email and request a mailing address to send the Klingon Monopoly.

Everyone who previously donated to Trek Radio in December and received the first contest email will be automatically included in this extended contest.

If no email responses are submitted, or every response is incorrect, the contest will be extended again.

Lawrence Schoen visits the Warriors' Den

On December 27th, 2011, during my Internet radio show, the Warriors' Den, on TrekRadio.net, I was honored and privileged to be joined by Lawrence M. Schoen, Ph.D., founder and director of the Klingon Language Institute, HUGO-award nominated author, and Chief Editor of Paper Golem small press publishing.

Lawrence took time out of his busy schedule during the holiday season to join me for an on-air interview to discuss tlhIngan Hol, the Klingon language, the history and progress of Klingon Language Institute, and his personal projects including his critically acclaimed writing.

Originally scheduled for only an hour, Lawrence graciously extended that time to nearly 2 hours, discussing his academic background and sharing stories of his experiences with linguistics and the KLI, how his passion for Klingon and writing lead to the KLI's Klingon Shakespeare Restoration Project translating restoring Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing into Klingon, and how his success in writing lead him to create Paper Golem press to "pay it forward" and provide an outlet for up-and-coming writers to find a voice and platform for writing genre-based works including short stories and novella-length books which often go overlooked by larger, more corporate publishing houses.

Lawrence also discussed current projects in the works within the KLI, and announced a new upcoming development in his career, breaking the news for the first time on the Warriors' Den on TrekRadio.net.

We were also proud to present a new recording by Lawrence Schoen, which he debuted on YouTube: the Klingon lullaby, Soft Targ (also known as Soft Kitty in Klingon). This epic song was inspired by CBS television show The Big Bang Theory and Lawrence recounted the tale of how the idea formed and the process of recording it. I would love to see Leonard or Howard sing the Klingon version of Soft Targ to Sheldon on an upcoming episode! Bill Prady and crew, Make it So!

I am very grateful to Lawrence for agreeing to participate in the interview and for making the experience so enjoyable for myself and our listeners. The interview has been well received, with positive feedback and requests for the links to the interview coming in from our station's IRC chat room as well as on Twitter.

Lawrence has agreed to return to the Warriors' Den and we definitely look forward to having him back on the air with us. The interview is now available for download and streaming in the On-Demand section of the TrekRadio.net website.

Visit www.LawrenceMSchoen.com for more information about his personal life and projects, his work with other authors, his critically acclaimed Buffalito novels and short stories including free samples in PDF format, and downloadable editions of DaHjaj Hol podcast, the daily dose of Klingon language. Lawrence can also be found on Google+ and on Twitter.

qo'mey poSmoH Hol

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Upcoming Interview with Lawrence Schoen

I am honored to announce that Lawrence M. Schoen, founder and director of the Klingon Language Institute, Hugo-nominated author, and Chief Editor of Paper Golem small press publishing, has agreed to appear on my Internet radio show, the Warriors' Den on TrekRadio.net, on December 27th, 2011 between the hours of 3PM to 6PM PT (which is 6PM to 9PM ET, or 11PM to 2AM GMT).

Lawrence Schoen has graciously offered an hour of his time during this busy holiday season to join us on TrekRadio.net to discuss his passion for the Klingon language, tlhIngan Hol,  as well as his personal projects. The interview will take place at (or very shortly after) the beginning of the show.

Anyone interested in submitting a question for Lawrence Schoen can send an e-mail to deyvid @ trekradio.net (without the spaces) or post your question on Twitter (be sure to include my Twitter handle @DeyvID_KDF and the hashtag #WarriorsDen). Listeners are also encouraged to join the IRC chat room at TrekRadio.net (hover over the Community tab, click on IRC Chatroom) as well as TrekRadio's in-game chat channel in Star Trek Online (while logged on the game, type /channel_join TrekRadio to join).

For those unable to listen and join us during the live broadcast, the interview will be posted in the On Demand section of the TrekRadio.net website soon after the interview.

I am very much looking forward to this interview and am very grateful that Lawrence Schoen has agreed to participate. I hope this can be the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between Lawrence and my show on TrekRadio.net.

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About Lawrence Schoen
Lawrence Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology with a special focus in psycholinguistics. He has spent ten years as a college professor, and has done extensive research in the areas of human memory and language. Lawrence Schoen is an acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author featured in numerous publications. In 2007 he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2010 he received a Hugo award nomination for Best Short Story for his story "The Moment." He is the founder and director of the Klingon Language Institute which has published several Klingon translations of Shakespeare including Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing, as well as the classic tale of Gilgamesh.

For more information about Lawrence Schoen, and to read his blog, visit http://www.lawrencemschoen.com and follow him on Twitter @KlingonGuy. For free samples of Lawrence Schoen's writing, visit his Freebies page and download selected short stories.