Speed Magazine, a technology and lifestyle publication, wraps up the third year of its annual Geek Wars with many firsts.
First, it coincided for the first time with the launch of SM Supermalls’ and Cyberzone’s Cyber Month on August 3, 2018, held at the SM Mall of Asia Main Atrium.
Cyber Month is SM’s annual activation that celebrates the tech life by giving shoppers awesome deals on gadgets as well as unique experiences.
Speed’s annual gaming event, which tests the speed, skill, mental acuity, and fun factor of geek players was joined by members of the media and blogging community for the first time.
Tech Bloggers Raffy Pedrajita of Tech Patrol, Bam Amor of Adobotech & Enzo Luna of JuanManila Express emerged as Second Runner-Up.
Team A, a.k.a. Techie Titas, is made up of Mia Barrientos and Marisa Consuelo of Gadgets Magazine, and Badeth Pangilinan of Chinese Commercial News. Team B, a.k.a. Team JAY, is composed of Anjie Delos Reyes of teknogadyet.com, Yrda Fernandez of gizguide.ph, and John Cueto of larawanatkape.ph. Bam Amor of adobotech.net, Raffy Pedrajita of Tech Patrol, and Enzo Luna of juanmanilaexpress.com completed the roster for Team C.
The teams competed in three tests to see who’s the geekiest of them all. The first game, called Power Tower, challenged the players’ speed, skill, and concentration. Representatives from each team were tasked to build a tower within one minute using six lug nuts skewered on a chopstick. Team A emerged as the winner for this round.
Round 2 was a trivia game with a tech twist. Using MSI gaming laptops and an online app called Kahoot!, teams answered various trivia questions about The Big Bang Theory, technology, and geek culture. This round was dominated by Team C.
Finally, teams played Act-choo!, a modified version of a popular guessing game. Each team was given a set of 10 words to act out and guess in one minute. Team B was the only one that got to guess all 10 words correctly, giving them the highest score for this round.
In the end, the all-female Team A emerged as the champion—another first—followed by Team C in second place, and Team B in third.
Team A brought home the grand prize package worth P11,700 each, which includes an MSI Headset bundle and prizes from Digital Walker, OtterBox, and Jack TV. Meanwhile, the second placers won a prize package worth P8,800 each, and finally, the team in third place took home P5,300 in prizes. All players also received gifts from DJI Philippines and The Walt Disney Company Philippines.
Geek Wars2018 is part of Speed Magazine’s 15th-anniversary celebration and is made in partnership with SM Supermalls, Cyberzone, and MSI Notebooks. In cooperation with TV partner Jack TV, Digital Walker, Otterbox, and DJI Philippines, and with the participation of Goldilocks, Agents International Inc., and The Walt Disney Company Philippines.
