Giveaway · Open August 21, 2026 to September 7, 2026
You Die in the Next Book
Win your name in Try Not to Die in a Video Game, written in as a character who does not make it out. Mark writes the death. Answer one question to enter, subscribe to the Vincere Volume for the biggest boost, and if this passes 500 entries a second reader goes in the ground too.
What you can win
First place
Your name written into Try Not to Die in a Video Game as a character who does not make it out. Mark writes the death; you just have to live with it. Plus a Try Not to Die hoodie and a signed paperback.
Second place
A Try Not to Die shirt, and a signed paperback.
Third place
A Try Not to Die mug, and a signed paperback.
Fourth and fifth
A signed paperback.
Entry and shipping are open worldwide. Merch is printed in your region and books ship through Amazon, so a winner anywhere receives the full prize. Signed copies are limited to US addresses; winners outside the US receive an unsigned paperback. Paperbacks ship when Try Not to Die in a Video Game releases in November.
How to enter
Answer one quick poll to enter. Subscribe to the Vincere Volume for a free copy of Try Not to Die in Brightside and the biggest boost, then stack more entries however you like.
Ways to earn entries
- How would you like to go?Pick how your character goes out. Your answer is your entry.Required
- Send Book 1 to a friendTry Not to Die at Grandma's House is permanently free, so this costs you and your friend nothing.+8 entries
- Subscribe to the Vincere VolumeJoin and we send you Try Not to Die in Brightside, a full interactive novel, free. This is the biggest boost on the board.+10 entries
- Bring a friend into the next bookPer friend who enters. The fastest way to climb.+4 entries
- Loyal Reader BonusBonus entries for readers who have entered a past Vincere giveaway.+3 entries
- Visit the Try Not to Die mapTake a look. Pins are reserved for readers who have actually died in a book.+2 entries
- Follow Mark Tullius on Amazon+3 entries
- Follow Try Not to Die on Instagram+2 entries
The Atlas
Find your way onto the map
See where readers have met their end across the globe. Placing your own pin is reserved for those who have actually died in a book, so the graveyard stays honest.
The fine print
- No purchase necessary. Every bonus action is optional; only the question is required.
- Open to entrants 18 and older. Void where prohibited.
- Open worldwide. Signed copies ship to US addresses, and winners elsewhere receive an unsigned paperback in place of a signed copy.
- Five winners are drawn at random, and prizes are assigned in the order drawn.
- If the giveaway passes 500 entries, a second winner is also written into the book.
- Names must be your own. No real people other than yourself, nothing defamatory. If a name will not work in the book, we will offer the next book instead.
- Giveaway runs August 21 to September 7, 2026. Winners are drawn at random and notified by email.
- Sponsored by Vincere Press. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or administered by Amazon, Instagram, or Meta.