Mini Mania Time!

or Australia (and New Zealand.)

Why NOT Quebec? It's just an in-game prize. Anet shouldn't make region restriction for those things. It's kinda unfair, the Mini Mania says 'North America', are they try to say that Quebec is not North America? Guess I have to spent a few ectos, what a life >.<

LESS QQ MORE SEPARATION

Think my sister and I will get disqualified for signing up separate accounts with the same address / phone number / etc.?

That's for all contests in Canada. Here's how it works:

"In reality, the test is a hack of Canada's legal code by the promotions business. Canadian anti-gambling law makes it illegal to sell chances to win a prize, so promoters always offer a free method of entering each contest, and task every winner with a skill-testing question. By doing the latter, they argue, the game is no longer one merely of chance but a contest requiring some skill."

Taken from http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2007/01/72511

If two separate people own two separate accounts but at the same address, does that mean only one can do an entry?

That's a bummer. Which one gets to try for a free mini? Especially since if one wins, the prize is something extremely difficult to get (even the "common" pets they are giving away are extremely rare, if I am reading this correctly.)

coolness. i never win anything from lotteries or random draws but ill enter nonetheless. knocks on wood. vizu, come to daddy!

I signed up

"Mini Mania!!1!" I like how they added the "1".

Well even though I'm pissed off at not being able to get that thing like the other North-American provinces/states, as much as I find it unfair, I understand why.

Correct me if I'm wrong on this one, because I'm technically assuming... I'll try to get this sorted out with my parents once they're back home.

Take Loto-Québec. Loto-Québec is a provincial lottery - it's under an association that I cannot remember the name of ATM and that is controlled by the provincial government (Régie des Jeux et Loisirs du Québec or something along the lines). It's technically the only legal lottery, and they have the monopole on it. Even bingo nights at church or other clubs are legislated by the Régie.

What ANet is doing IS a lottery, and IIRC outside lotteries/contests aren't "legal" in Quebec - for Canadian contests it might be another thing (although I've seen contests ads on TV in FRENCH that we couldn't participate in). Therefore the minipet and Halloween contests aren't valid here.

So for it to work here, Anet would have to negotiate with the Régie or create a special contest only for us in collaboration with them.

It sucks, but meh, I'll get over it. Just sucks that we get shafted out of every contest along the lines. >_<

It's Canadian law, believe it or not. I'll have a Canadian answer this.

So is this a one time entry thing? Or do we have to enter once every month for as long as the contest lasts?

Canadian law prohibits for-profit gaming, with the exceptions of Canadian lottery and casino organizations. The law does not prohibit games that reward skill instead of luck, and by putting a mathematical question in there it's technically a game of math skill with a random chance of being chosen as a contestant. The questions are usually along the lines of 2+(3*5)-4 so there's virtually no chance of losing.

hate to put another downer on this thread, but i'd like the chance to get one of these rare minis as well... not much luck for me since i am in australia...
where's the love?

Wow, I had never heard of that, pretty interesting, if also very dumb.

Instead of registering individually. Couldn’t they have just programmed a random selector that searches all IGN in use and selected the winners this way? Then all individuals with an account would be part of it and correct me if I am wrong they could side step all these laws for eligibility?

Yes, but then they wouldn't have collected all those addresses and phone numbers for free.

If Anet is really smart, they'll snail mail out the codes to make sure the address is legit.

Wow, I guess by complaining enough, we actually got something. This is the one and only time I will say, non-sarcastically, Way To Go QQers!

I dont see the point in limiting per country tbh. Not like the ever stopped me .

The only miniature I wanted was an Island Guardian, and it's not even part of the prizes.

I get my sister that lives in Ontario to sign me up xD

i sighed, and when roommate come back, i ask him to sigh up too, 2nd vizu, here i come!