Thank you all for your efforts in participating with this contest. These past three & a half months, I hope, have been a fun & enjoyable experience, one of learning & trying new things. I don't believe we've had a contest like this in the past, it's certainly a new way of scoring with simoleons, rather than ordinary points. I know that there have been times when it seemed overwhelming to read the town contracts, there were lots of details to examine. Some of you were attracted to the allure of finance. I appreciate the fact that even though arithmetic may not be the strong point for some of you, you've still continued to play along, despite the challenge this would posed.

One of the things I've learned about this competition is that simoleon prices change on certain items & with different official game setups, even though the properties were never occupied. That Moneywell Computer was an interesting object. One thing I also didn't expect & learned was that some of you live in 12 hours away in different time zones. I hope it wasn't very inconvenient waiting for responses to questions. Additionally, in hindsight I should have provided Excel sheets from the beginning of the competition to make calculating your company's construction costs easier.

I'd like to thank some folks who've help to make this competition possible. ModTheSims & ModYourPanties for use of their servers for images & forum space in this sub-forum for the three & a half months. I'd like to thank our moderator, justJones, who approved this contest, & having it exist exclusively here, despite it lasting longer than the expected two to three month timetable.

There's also Honeywell, ekrubynaffit, CatherineTCJD, & trambling101 for helping to pass word about this contest to other Simmers, & more specifically in finding directors. I feel there are others I may have missed out, please forgive me, do state your dues below, & I'll amend this closing remarks. As well, I'd like to thank our volunteer Board of Directors for their time to dedicate in examining the properties, it got more involving with the last contract due to all the tiny specifics asked for. Also, with some sections being quite subjective & leaving it to be interpreted by the directors, I'd imagine it was a different experience, one that may have been somewhat difficult to make decisions on & to write down their thoughts on certain entries.

As a small token to those who finished the contest, please accept (download from the attachments) your exclusive-to-use-and-distribute Monopoly Game Town Certificates. These are in the form of a decorative wall hanging & can be found in that section of The Sims 2 Buy Mode catalog. I shall PM you all the Password to your certificate. As the recipient of the certificate, only you will have the privilege of distributing it as you please without need for crediting of the certificate's designs.

The certificates cost one hundred simoleons. Each certificate possesses the name of the construction company, & the amount of simoleons left in your company's coffers. They are also signed by myself (d_dgjdhh) & the Town's Mayor, Mr. Milburn Pennybags. I hope everyone will consider the opportunity to package their entries for the Downloads section of ModTheSims, I know some of you have already done so with entries that were not submitted, or were modified. As an idea, perhaps you can also display the certificates in your company's office as a small memento of the contest.

I imagine that some may be interested in leaving feedback about their experience with this competition, & so I'd like to know what could have been changed & improved from this competition. How would you have run this contest differently, for example. Let us know, since your feedback can be useful for future contests like this that use simoleons as a factor of scoring participants. Perhaps in the audience there are folks who've watched & taken notes about what they can do & not do.

So, for all the real estate development companies here, the Town relieves your company from service to its citizens. Thank you, & farewell. You may leave your temporary offices that were constructed the beginning of the year.