UPDATE: Winners posted here!
We’re really excited about the Prize Tix and we want your help to get the word out. It seems only fair that we offer you something in return, so here’s the deal:
If you retweet this tweet about the GP Portland Prize Tix, you’ll be entered into a contest where 24 lucky winners will receive 30 GP Portland Prize Tix (enough for a draft set of M15!).
What are prize tix? They’re a way for you to choose which prizes you want to win at GP Portland, and you can combine them across events to save up for the prizes you want! What prizes, you ask? Check out the list at the GP Portland website’s Prize Wall section!
Click here and retweet to win!
Now for the legal stuff:
GP PORTLAND TWITTER CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
GP PORTLAND TWITTER CONTEST (“CONTEST”)
Presenting Sponsor: CASCADE GAMES LLC. (CASCADE GAMES)
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win. THIS CONTEST IS ONLY OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD, AND IS VOID IN ALL OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL LAW.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, thirteen (13) years of age or older on the day before the Contest begins. CONTEST IS SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. By entering the Contest, participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules. The following persons are excluded from participation in this Contest: Employees and immediate family members of CASCADE GAMES LLC., WIZARDS OF THE COAST, CHANNEL FIREBALL and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, assigns, advertising, promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, accountants, other representatives and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. For purpose of the foregoing “immediate family members” means parents, spouses, children, siblings or any persons living in the same household of such employees.
HOW TO ENTER: Visit http://www.twitter.com/cascadegamesllc during the Contest Period and follow the instructions to retweet or post to CascadeGamesLLC in reply to the question/request posted. Participant must reply or retweet to @CascadeGamesLLC with #GPPortland.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00:00 A.M. PDT on August 7th, 2014 and ends at 11:59:00 P.M. ET on August 8th, 2014 (“Contest Period”).
CASCADE GAMES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER OR AMEND THESE RULES AT ANY TIME WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ANNOUNCEMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Each entrant in the Contest must have a valid Twitter account. Signing up for Twitter is free of charge. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an on-line entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. No mechanically reproduced entries or facsimiles will be accepted. CASCADE GAMES is not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, technical failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or for any undelivered, deleted, lost, late, illegible, misdirected, incomplete, mutilated or postage-due entries. CASCADE GAMES reserves the right to disqualify any individual who is responsible for or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest in the event any malfunction, error, disruption or similar damages impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest.
PRIZES: twenty-four (24) prizes consisting of 30 GP Portland Prize Tix (approximate retail value of each prize: $11.97). NO CASH WILL BE AWARDED. PRIZES MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED FOR CASH. CASCADE GAMES reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value in its sole discretion.
ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
WINNER SELECTION: Prize winner(s) will be determined on the basis of a random drawing of the correct and eligible entries received. The drawing will be conducted on or about August 9th, 2014, and announced on August 9th, 2014. All winner selection procedures shall be conducted by CASCADE GAMES whose decisions are final with respect to all aspects of the Contest.
NOTIFICATION: Winner will be notified via Twitter. If contact information is incorrect, winner will be automatically disqualified. Winner must respond to said notification by 12pm PST on August 9th, 2014, or the prize will be forfeited. The name of the Prize winners may be obtained after August 9th, 2014, and before August 31st, 2014, by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Name of GP Portland Twitter Contest Winner, CASCADE GAMES LLC., 1344 SW Taylor’s Ferry Ct., Portland, OR 97219. Limit one prize per household, per Twitter handle or per person per three hundred sixty five (365) day period. Prizes are nontransferable. No prize substitutions allowed.
GENERAL: By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules, including all eligibility requirements. By entering this Contest, participant consents to CASCADE GAMES’ use of participant’s name and/or likeness for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By entering, entrants agree: (1) to be bound by these official rules; (2) that the decisions of CASCADE GAMES are final in all matters pertaining to the Contest; and (3) to release and hold harmless CASCADE GAMES, its parent company, subsidiaries, representatives, CASCADE GAMES affiliates, directors, officers, employees and consultants from any and all liability, injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from their participation or their acceptance and use of any prize. Payment of all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner and winners may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from CASCADE GAMES. CASCADE GAMES is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. Any dispute arising from this Contest will be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to California’s conflict of laws principles, and the entrants and winners hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction by the State and Federal Courts located in the County of Los Angeles and do hereby specifically waive any personal jurisdiction defense that they may have to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the County of Los Angeles over all such persons and such disputes relating to this Contest.
RELEASE: Potential winners may be required to sign and return to CASCADE GAMES an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability (the “Affidavit”), and, if the Affidavit is not returned within fifteen (15) days of notification, the potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize, and an alternate potential winner will be chosen. By registering for the Contest or accepting a prize, participants release CASCADE GAMES, its subsidiaries, representatives, CASCADE GAMES affiliates, directors, officers, employees, advisors, attorneys and consultants from any and all liability claims or actions of any kind whatsoever and for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prizes. By registering for the Contest, participants agree to the use of their name, city and state of residence and/or photograph, videotape or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes and to the use of statements made by or attributed to participant relating to CASCADE GAMES, and any and all rights to said use, without further compensation.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: CASCADE GAMES is not responsible for technical or computer failures, errors or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable Internet connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions, inability to access any Web site or on-line service, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost, illegible or misdirected entries. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If the judges determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the judges reserve the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at http://www.twitter.com/cascadegamesllc and http://www.cascadegames.wordpress.com. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of CASCADE GAMES which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, CASCADE GAMES reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. CASCADE GAMES reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of the Contest or website or violates the Official Rules of the Contest. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CASCADE GAMES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (INCLUDING ALL ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COURT COSTS AND EXPENSES).
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is: CASCADE GAMES LLC., 1344 SW Taylor’s Ferry Ct., Portland, OR 97219.
(c) 2014 CASCADE GAMES LLC. Contest entrants are hereby authorized to copy these Official Rules on the condition that it will be for the entrant’s personal use and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
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