by The Biomechanical Man » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:12 pm
I clicked on "Rules" -> "Winning Prizes." It is interesting that it still says:
[quote:f1c0514a22]Winning & Prizes
The team that wins the Finals for its league will receive free credits towards 2 additional Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2005 seasons. The team that loses the Finals for its league will receive a free credit towards 1 additional Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2005 season.
To be eligible to win a prize, Game entrants must be 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States or Canada. Residents of Montana, Vermont, Louisiana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Colorado and the province of Quebec may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to win or receive any prizes. Entrants who are between the ages of 13 and 17 years of age may register to play the Game, but WILL NOT be eligible to win or receive any prizes. Employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of TSN, and their immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, and grandparents) and household members, sponsors, affiliates and entities for whom TSN builds and maintains the Game for use on their Web sites including Strat-O-Matic Game Co., Inc. and their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Game Partners") and each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies are NOT eligible to win any prizes.[/quote:f1c0514a22]
As mentioned above, this is an official rule that was more of an issue when cash prizes were awarded. Technically, perhaps people in Arizona, minors, TSN employees, etc. aren't supposed to win free credits, but nobody cares and it doesn't seem to be enforced.