The Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest
OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest (the “Contest”). A purchase or payment of money will not improve the chances of winning. The Contest is sponsored by EDHREC, LLC, dba Space Cow Media (the “Sponsor”).
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority, whichever is older, in their respective region of permanent residence at the time of entry (the “Entrants”). Employees, officers and representatives of EDHREC, LLC, dba Space Cow Media, and members of their immediate families (defined as including spouse, biological, adoptive and step-parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren, and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are NOT eligible to participate in this Contest. Non-eligibility or non-compliance with any of these Official Rules will result in disqualification. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By participating, Entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of EDHREC, LLC, dba Space Cow Media, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. Winning a Prize (as described below) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest officially begins with a newspost on archidekt.com announcing the contest (the “Announcement Newspost”), shortly followed by a new thread in the Archidekt Discord server (the “Announcement Discord Thread”). Submissions for the Contest are accepted from the time of the Announcement Newspost through 9:00:00pm Eastern Time (“ET”) the following Wednesday, encompassing a roughly one (1) week period. An article on edhrec.com (the “Finalist Article”) along with a second Discord thread (the “Finalist Discord Thread”) will announce the three (3) selected finalists (the “Finalists”) a week after the end of submissions (Wednesday) before 11:59:59pm ET. Finalist placement is determined by “Like'' count (“Polling”) on submissions’ respective deck pages received through 9:00:00pm ET the following Wednesday. The Finalist Discord Thread will be updated to conclude the Contest and announce the Prizes (defined below) the day after the end of Polling (Thursday) before 11:59:59pm ET.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, a prospective Entrant must either (i) reply on archidekt.com to the Announcement Newspost OR (ii) reply in the Archidekt Discord server to the Announcement Discord Thread. To be eligible for entry, a reply must include a link to a deck made on archidekt.com that meets the criteria of the particular Contest as defined in the Announcement Newspost.
ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS BY AN ENTRANT WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: If for any reason the operation or administration of this Contest is impaired or incapable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to (i) infection by computer virus, bugs; (ii) tampering, unauthorized intervention; (iii) fraud; (iv) technical failures or (v) any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, at any time, without notice and award the Prizes (defined below) using all non-suspect eligible Entries received as of, or after (if applicable) this cancellation, termination, modification or suspension date, or in any manner that is fair and equitable and best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be tampering or attempting to tamper with the Entry process or the operation of the Contest or archidekt.com; or acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Contest, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any Prize, including, but not limited to: (i) any technical errors that may prevent an Entrant from submitting an Entry; (ii) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (iii) printing errors; (iv) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of Entries; or (v) injury, death, or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt of any Prize. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or Entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
FINALIST SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: The three (3) Finalists will be selected at the sole discretion of the Sponsor (or Sponsor representative), whose decisions are final and binding. Finalists will be announced via the Finalist Article and Finalist Discord Thread the week after the end of submissions (Wednesday) before 11:59:59pm ET.
Each Finalist will also be individually contacted either via the email account associated with their archidekt.com account (in the case of those who entered via the Announcement Newspost) or via Discord direct message (in the case of those who entered via the Discord Announcement Thread) the day after Polling ends (Thursday) by 11:59:59pm ET. At this time, each Finalist will be notified of their individual Prize value (defined below) and an email address associated with a cardsphere.com account will be requested for fulfillment.
PRIZES & PRIZE CONDITIONS: There will be a total of three (3) Finalists chosen for the Contest and each will receive a Prize in the form of Cardsphere account credit valuing $250.00, $150.00 or $100.00 USD: the Finalist who receives the most community “Likes” on their submitted deck page will receive $250.00, the second $150.00, and the third $100.00. When finalists are contacted via email, Discord direct message, or X direct message (as qualified above) with their Prize value, they must provide an email address associated with a Cardsphere account in order to receive the Prize. Account credit will be applied to a Finalists’ Cardsphere account within one (1) week of the Sponsor receiving their email address. NOTE: Substitution, assignment or transfer of the Prize is not permitted, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the Prize or any Prize component with another of comparable or greater value.
By accepting a Prize, the Finalists agree to release and hold harmless the Released Parties, each of their related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the Prize. The Finalists will each be responsible for all local, state, and federal taxes associated with the receipt of the Prize. All Finalists are solely responsible for all matters relating to the Prize after it is awarded. If a Prize or Prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to a potential Finalist, if a potential Finalist cannot be reached within one (1) week from the first email, Discord direct message or X direct message attempt (as qualified above), or if a potential Finalist is not in compliance with these Official Rules, then such person shall be disqualified and, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate Finalist may be selected for the Prize at issue.
By accepting a Prize, where permitted by law, the Finalists grant to the Released Parties and those acting pursuant to the authority of the Sponsor and the Released Parties (which grant will be confirmed in writing upon Sponsor’s request), the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide IN ALL MEDIA without limitation at any time their full name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and/or biographical information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further payment or additional consideration, and without review, approval or notification. IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF, OR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE. By participating, Entrants release and agree to hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all liability for any injuries, death or losses or damages to persons or property AS WELL AS CLAIMS/ACTIONS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, AND/OR INVASION OF PRIVACY that may arise from participating in this Contest or its related activities or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of, or any harm resulting from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prize. The Finalists also acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prize.
DISPUTES: By entering the Contest, Entrants agree that (i) Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest, or any Prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest but in no event attorney fees and (iii) Under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrants and Sponsor or the Released Parties in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with United States law. Any legal proceedings arising out of this Contest or relating to these Official Rules shall be instituted only in the federal or state courts of New York, and the parties consent to jurisdiction therein with respect to any legal proceedings or disputes of whatever nature arising under or relating to these Official Rules. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
SEVERABILITY: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
MISCELLANEOUS: These Official Rules contain the full and complete understanding with respect to the Contest and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations and understandings, whether oral or written. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of these Official Rules, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. No amendment to, or waiver of, any provision of these Official Rules shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Sponsor. The waiver by Sponsor of any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision herein. The rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by Entrant, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Sponsor, and any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void. These Official Rules shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the permitted successors and assigns of the Sponsor and Entrant.