Curse

X I Cynn I X · Feb 27, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Heres a quote from the website about the Backstage Pass Event at http://www.guildwars.com/events/cont...kstagepass.php:

Quote:

Eligibility (location): Entries will be accepted from residents of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes).

Read the last brackets.

I'm confused. Why do Canadian people need to answer a maths question to be able to clain their prizes?

I shouldn't really care since i'm from England but I don't see the point. Is it a Canadian law or something? I dunno.

Thats my 2p.

Yup. Pence not cents.

Sekkira · Feb 27, 2006, 11:17 PM // 23:17

!

XD!

Funniest thing I've seen.

xRustyx · Feb 27, 2006, 11:20 PM // 23:20

Lol U R So Funnies

David Lionmaster · Feb 27, 2006, 11:21 PM // 23:21

haha, thats funny, and really random. why would canadians have to answer math questions? are the americans not confident in the canadians ability to sovle them? and what does a math question have to do with this contest???

good thing im an american (and not from rhode island). i probably wont enter it anyway.

X I Cynn I X · Feb 27, 2006, 11:21 PM // 23:21

Heh, even ANet hates Canadians

Savio · Feb 27, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

http://www.gaminglawmasters.com/juri...nceOct2004.htm

X I Cynn I X · Feb 27, 2006, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Hold on, they can be procecuted?!

I'm bad at spelling

dbgtboy · Feb 27, 2006, 11:53 PM // 23:53

here in canada, its kind of a way to get around some weird law.

neighto · Feb 27, 2006, 11:58 PM // 23:58

actually yes by law up here you do need to answer a skill testing question for anything you do win via a constest!

remember folk we dont get pinned for paying the taxes that may occur on said winnings.

by simply answering a skill testing question, the prize is not free as per the canadian laws that apply to goods and services.

an example of a skill testing question that you will see for prize winnings

18+14-5=_______

(this was taken from a coke i won from a grocery store)

so i hope that helps you americans out.

Snograt · Feb 28, 2006, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Hmm, similar situation to the quizzes on our daytime tv shows:

Name the world's most popular CORPG

(1) Guild Wars
(2) Purple
(3) Banana

Just phone this premium rate line....

OK, so now we understand the Canadian gambling law/loophole, anyone care to comment on Rhode Island?

Or Puerto Rico?

Cjlr · Feb 28, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

What? You guys didn't know about Canada's law? There has to be a skill-testing question to claim your prize in a lottery/draw type contest. I think it has to do with some old stupid anti-gambling law (if you answer a skill-testing question, it's not gambling).

Oh, and Quebec has even more contorted contest laws. You see it all the time, "Contest valid for Canadian residents outside Quebec".