How Low Can You Go?

Barkers Crest Studio wants to know How Low Can You Go!


Who:  You, the gamer vs. Easy Golf, the game.

What:  It is a simple contest, shoot the lowest score from the blue tees of all participants on a course and win 1600 Microsoft Points.

When:  Submissions are accepted February 27th through March 31st 2009. Winners will be notified on or around the week of April 5, 2009.

How: Get the full version of Easy Golf ( here ) and play any of the eligible six courses from the blue tees. Take a picture of your best course records and send them along with all of the required submission information to contest@barkerscrest.com.

Contest prizes include 1600 Microsoft Points awarded to the each of the gamers who submit the best course record from the blue tees for any of the following courses available in the full version of Easy Golf:
  • Weeping Willow
  • Desert oasis
  • Robot Retreat
  • Hazard County
  • White Mountain C.C.
  • The 19th Hole
Submit an entry for each course and you have six chances to win one prize.

For official contest rules and submission requirements visit http://www.barkerscrest.com/contest.
 

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Barkers Crest Studio
Easy Golf: Course Architect
 
Contest
Official Rules

Version 1.0
Last updated: Feb. 27, 2009

PURCHASE OF THE FULL GAME IS NECESSARY TO ENTER AND WIN.  This is a skill-based competition.  The full version of the game is required since the free, demonstration version of the game does not allow course records to be saved.
1. Eligibility and Term.
The Easy Golf ‘How Low Can You Go’ contest (the "Contest"), sponsored and administered by Barkers Crest Studio ("Sponsor") is open for participation to individuals who are at least 13 years of age* ("Participants").  Employees and family members of the Sponsor are ineligible to participate or be awarded and retain any Contest prize.  Residents of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and the following countries are ineligible to participate: Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Sudan; and Syria.  The Contest is void in these geographic locations and where prohibited or restricted by law.  By your participation, including submission, verification activities and redemption of any Contest prize, you agree these full Official Rules ("Rules") will govern all aspects of your relationship with the Contest, its official web page www.barkerscrest.com/contest ("Site") and Sponsor agents.  These Rules cannot be modified or superseded except by Sponsor, in its reasonable discretion, posted on the SiteThe Contest entry period begins on February 27, 2009 at 12:00:00 AM Central Time (“CT”) and ends on March 31, 2009, at 11:59:59 PM CT ("Entry Period").  All times in these Rules are stated in Central Standard Time.

2. Participation in the Contest

a. Get the Needed Tools
It is required of each Participant to have access to the following: b. Create an Entry
An Entry consists of the following two (2) elements: 1) Image Photograph and 2) Online Submission (collectively, “Entry”.) 

1. Image Photograph

 a. All Contest submission must be image photograph captures from a photographic camera. 
  • Play any of the following six eligible courses available in Easy Golf on the blue tees difficulty setting to completion:
    • Weeping Willow
    • Desert Oasis
    • Robot Retreat
    • Hazard County
    • White Mountain C.C.
    • The 19th Hole
  • After playing and completing the full 9 holes of a course, a course record is saved to your system.  Once a course record is saved, a course can be played again in an attempt for a better record.If a player scores better than their previous course record, the previous course record will be overwritten by the new course record.
  • Once a course record is saved, the player should navigate to the course records screen in Easy Golf and take a photograph of their course records.  The course name, player’s gamertag, players course record, and blue text color noting that the record recording is from the blue tee difficulty should all be visible and readable.
b. Image Photograph must be submitted in its original form
The image must be uploaded in its original form and can not be altered in any way.  This means no resizing, text modifications, text additions, text replacement, text color modifications, or any other additions, subtractions, or modifications to the original photograph.  NO EDITING!  If there is any evidence of modification to the image, the Entry will be rejected.

2. Online Submission

By email ( contest@barkerscrest.com ), Participant will submit the following information:
  • Name
  • Valid Xbox Live Gamertag
  • Birthdate
  • Email address
  • Course Name and Course Record
  • Participant’s Image Photograph as an attachment
Each piece of information is required in order for Participant’s submission to be eligible for consideration. Submission should be sent to contest@barkerscrest.com.

c. Submit Entry

Participants can submit an Entry any time between February 27, 2009 at 12:00:00 AM CT until the entry deadline of March 31, 2009, at 11:59:59 PM CT and as specified on the Site.  Participant may submit multiple entries; however Participant can only win one prize.  The received timestamp on the emailed submission must be within the specified Entry Period.

Submit Entry as follows:
  • Submit an email with the required information to contest@barkerscrest.com
  • Be sure to include an image photograph or the Entry is not valid.
 
3. Judging Criteria; Judging Process; Notification; Prizes; Eligible Courses.


a. Judging Criteria.
The participants that submit the best course record for each of the six eligible courses win a prize.  The best course record is defined as the least number of strokes needed to complete all nine holes of the course.  The judges' decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest.  In the case of a tie (two or more submissions with identical course records), the Entry with the earliest submission is the winner.  In the event that a single participant holds the course record for more than one course, the participant is awarded a single prize for the course record of the earliest submission.  All other entries from that participant are then void and no longer valid and an alternate winner will be chosen based on the Judging Criteria in accordance with these rules.

b. Judging Process.

After the close of the Entry Period, all eligible Entries received will be reviewed by qualified judges, pursuant to the Judging Criteria described above. The qualified Entries with the best course record for each eligible course will be selected as Contest Winners, subject to verification. Announcement of Contest Winners will be posted on the Site on or about the week of April 5, 2009.

c. Notification
Sponsors will contact the potential winners via email; potential winners must reply via email within 48 hours to be eligible to win. In the event a potential Winner cannot be reasonably notified, does not respond within 48 hours, or is determined not to be eligible for participation, an alternate winner will be chosen based on the Judging Criteria in accordance with these Rules. If a potential winner is between the ages of 13 and 17 years old, Sponsors will request parental/guardian acknowledgment of participation and consent is required to ensure minor’s eligibility to be awarded a prize*.

d. Prizes.
A Participant is eligible to win and be awarded only one (1) Contest prize.  If an eligible entry is selected as a Contest Winner, the following prizes will be awarded, subject to verification:
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on the Weeping Willow Golf Course.
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on the Desert Oasis Golf Course.
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on the Robot Retreat Golf Course.
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on the Hazard County Golf Course.
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on the White Mountain C.C. Golf Course.
  • ONE 1600 Microsoft Point Prize for the participant with the best course record on The 19th Hole Golf Course.
e. Eligible Courses
  • Weeping Willow
  • Desert Oasis
  • Robot Retreat
  • Hazard County
  • White Mountain C.C.
  • The 19th Hole
Taxes, duties or other costs, if any, relating to receipt, acceptance and or use of prizes are the sole responsibility of the Participant.   Prizes will be distributed within two weeks of April 5, 2009. 

4. General Terms and Conditions.

a. Internet Usage Advisory.

A Participant is solely responsible for the equipment and Internet access required to connect to the Site and/or otherwise participate in the Contest. No responsibility is assumed for information not received from Participants, inaccurate information, whether caused by any of the equipment, computers, telephone, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, availability or garbled or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/web site/use net accessibility or availability, air or ground traffic congestion, or unauthorized human intervention or by any human, mechanical or computer error or failure which may occur in the processing of submission information.

b. Rules Interpretation and Contest Adjudication.
The Contest and its continuing terms and conditions, benefits and participation are offered to Participants at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to limit or restrict upon notice participation in the Contest to any person at any time for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right to amend or interpret the Rules or official Contest communications and any element or elements arising under or relating to the Contest at any time, upon published notice to Participants on the Site www.barkerscrest.com/contest

c. Disclaimers and Indemnification.
 A PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY PARTICIPANT AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE, INJURY OR LOSS TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF A CONTEST PRIZE, PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY, USE OF ANY TENDERED ENTRY OR OTHER RIGHTS GRANTED HEREIN OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; THEREFORE THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

Any attempted participation by any other means except as permitted by these Rules or official Contest communications is void. Sponsor will not be responsible for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, delayed, inaccurate, garbled or illegible materials, entries, email or mail; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or for garbled or jumbled transmissions, or for service provider/Internet/Web site/use net accessibility or availability, traffic congestion, or unauthorized human intervention, or for inaccurate capture of any information, Prize orders or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Participant also agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Sponsor from any and all liability, claims, losses, damages or proceedings, including but not limited for death (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to Contest Prizes and any other matter in connection with a Participant's participation in the Contest or Sponsor's or its designees.

5. Contest Sponsor.
The Sponsor of this Contest is Barkers Crest Studio, developer of Easy Golf.
General Contest-related inquiries or questions may additionally be sent to contest@barkerscrest.com.

*Participants between the ages of 13 and 17 must have parental/guardian consent for contest eligibility.