MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
2009 Midnight Gaming Championship
TERMS & CONDITIONS 2009 MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS, 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS OF MAJOR GAMING CHAMPIONSHIPS D/B/A MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP ("MGC") AND ACTIVISION, EA SPORTS, I-PLAY MOBILE GAMING, MCDONALD'S, NINTENDO OF AMERICA, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND ZIFF DAVIS MEDIA (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SPONSORS") AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, PARENT ENTITIES, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, PRODUCTION AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS AND WEB SUPPLIERS, AND ANY COMPANIES WHO ARE PERFORMING WORK FOR SPONSORS AT THE REQUEST OF THE SPONSORS (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE IRS DEPENDENTS, IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THEIR SAME HOUSEHOLD) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES (THE "OFFICIAL RULES").
2. TOURNAMENT DATES, LOCATIONS: THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP (THE "CONTEST") WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. AND 1:00 A.M. AT MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS/HOT IMPORT NIGHTS LOCATIONS IN CHIGACO JULY 11; COLORADO SPRINGS JULY 18; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JULY 25; OKLAHOMA CITY AUG. 1; TULSA AUG. 8 & 22; PHILADELPHIA SEPT. 5 & 13; AUSTIN SEPT. 18; BOSTON COLLEGE SEPT. 26-27; FRESNO OCT. 10; OU/TEX OCT. 16; PHILADELPHIA OCT. 23; PHOENIX DEC. 12. DATES, CITIES AND LOCATIONS MAY CHANGE.
THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP WILL CONSIST OF TOURNAMENTS FOR MADDEN 09, GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR, SUPER SMASH BROTHERS BRAWL, FAST AND FURIOUS. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS VARIES PER GAME.
3. TO REGISTER FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS: YOU MAY COMPLETE A REGISTRATION ENTRY FORM AT ANY PARTICIPATING MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT FROM 5 P.M. TO 7 P.M. ON THE DAY OF ITS TOURNAMENT, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, AND SUBMIT COMPLETED REGISTRATION ENTRY FORM TO THE ONSITE EVENT STAFF AS DIRECTED. COMPLETED ONSITE REGISTRATION ENTRY FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION ON THE DAY OF THE RESPECTIVE TOURNAMENT EVENT. PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD MUST HAVE A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PRESENT AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO SIGN THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORMS. ONSITE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE USED TO FILL ANY REMAINING TOURNAMENT TIME SLOTS AND TO REPLACE ONLINE REGISTRATION TIME SLOTS THAT DO NOT CHECK IN ON TIME. ELIGIBLE ONSITE REGISTRANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TWO (2) HOURS AFTER THE OFFICIAL START OF TOURNAMENT PLAY.
NO OTHER METHODS OF ENTRY WILL BE ACCEPTED. LIMIT ONE (1) GAME PLAY IN MADDEN 09, SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL OR GUITAR HERO III TOURNAMENTS PER STORE PER PERSON. BECAUSE SPACE AND TIME ARE LIMITED, MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ALL PERSONS WHO REGISTER WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PRESENT TO BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT. PARTICIPANTS MUST CHECK IN AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES BEFORE THEIR ASSIGNED TIME SLOT AND BE PRESENT WHEN THEIR NAME IS ANNOUNCED, OR THEIR TIME SLOT WILL BE FORFEITED. EACH SELECTED PARTICIPANT MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHOW A PHOTO ID THAT MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME THAT APPEARS ON THAT PARTICIPANT'S OFFICIAL REGISTRATION ENTRY FORM. IF A PARTICIPANT WINS A CERTAIN GAME AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS TAKING PLACE AT A MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT, THAT PARTICIPANT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER FOR OR PLAY THAT SAME GAME AT ANY SUBSEQUENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS AT OTHER MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PARTICIPANT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER FOR OR PLAY GAMES OTHER THAN THE GAME THE PARTICIPANT HAS ALREADY WON AT SUBSEQUENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS TAKING PLACE AT OTHER MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS. REGISTRATION ENTRY FORMS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOST, INCOMPLETE, ILLEGIBLE, ALTERED, DEFACED, MUTILATED, INCORRECT, OR MISDIRECTED REGISTRATIONS.
BY REGISTERING, ALL PARTICIPANTS ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, ALL RULES OF CONDUCT AS DIRECTED BY EVENT STAFF, AND ALL GAME PLAY RULES AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL PLAY INSTRUCTIONS, MANDATORY GAME PLAY SETTINGS AND GAME CONTROLLER INSTRUCTIONS AS PRESENTED BY THE EVENT STAFF PRIOR TO EACH TOURNAMENT.
4. PLAY INSTRUCTIONS AND TOURNAMENT: THE EVENT STAFF WILL PRESENT MGC PLAY INSTRUCTIONS, ANY MANDATORY GAME PLAY SETTINGS AND GAME CONTROLLER DIRECTIONS DURING THE TOURNAMENT INTRODUCTION PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE GAME. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING GAME CONTROLLERS. CONSOLE TOURNAMENTS WILL FOLLOW A SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE ONE (1) OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPETE AND BE ELIMINATED THROUGH HEAD-TO-HEAD, SINGLE ELIMINATION COMPETITIVE PLAY. A SINGLE LOSS IN MADDEN WILL RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE TOURNAMENT. MADDEN GAMES WILL BE SET AT THREE MINUTE QUARTERS UP UNTIL THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE MADDEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE PLAYED USING FIVE MINUTE QUARTERS. GUITAR HERO 3 WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRST COMPETITOR TO GET TWO WINS OUT OF THREE GAMES PLAYED. THE GUITAR HERO 3 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRST COMPETITOR TO GET THREE WINS OUT OF FIVE GAMES PLAYED. SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRST COMPETITOR TO GET TWO WINS OUT OF THREE GAMES PLAYED. THE SUPER SMASH BROS. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRST COMPETITOR TO GET THREE WINS OUT OF FIVE GAMES PLAYED. I-PLAY BOWLING WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE HIGHEST SCORE OF THE TOURNAMENT. DURING THE TOURNAMENT PLAY, THE WINNER OF EACH GAME WILL PROGRESSIVELY ADVANCE THROUGH SUCCESSIVE ROUNDS UNTIL ALL SLOTS FOR THE LAST ROUND OF THE DAY HAVE BEEN FILLED. DURING THE TOURNAMENT'S LAST ROUND OF PLAY, PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPETE HEAD-TO-HEAD UNTIL A FINAL WINNER IS DETERMINED. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, INCLUDING THE LAST ROUND OF PLAY, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL PLAY AN ADDITIONAL GAME TO BREAK THE TIE.
IN THE EVENT THAT A WINNER IS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME PRIZES ARE AWARDED, PRIZES WILL BE MAILED. IN THE EVENT THAT A PARTICIPANT CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITION AT ANY LEVEL OF PLAY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SELECT A SUBSTITUTE PARTICIPANT (INCLUDING, AT MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP'S DISCRETION, SECOND OR THIRD PLACE OR LOSING PARTICIPANTS OF PREVIOUS ROUNDS), MODIFY THE TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE AS NECESSARY, OR RESCHEDULE TOURNAMENT PLAY. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST FOLLOW MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP'S DIRECTIONS. ALL DECISIONS AND RULINGS OF MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP ARE FINAL. MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY PARTICIPANT FROM PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITION AT ANY LEVEL, ANY TIME, AND FOR ANY REASON. PARTICIPANTS WILL PLAY ON THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP. PARTICIPANTS PLAYING SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL CAN BRING THEIR WII CONSOLE AND CONTROLLERS; PARTICIPANTS IN MADDEN ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR CONTROLLERS, BUT NO MEMORY CARDS; AND PARTICIPANTS IN GUITAR HERO CAN BRING CONTROLLERS OR GUITARS TO COMPETE. PLAYS AND SCORES WHICH ARE ACHIEVED OUTSIDE OF THIS CONTEST AND NOT PART OF THIS CONTEST WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS CONTEST ENTRIES.
5. PRIZES. TOURNAMENT WINNERS WILL RECEIVE (ONE WINNER PER CONSOLE GAME) WILL RECEIVE $100 CASH, ONE MCDONALD'S ARCH CARD AND OTHER PRIZES, TO BE DETERMINED AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE MGC.
WINNERS MAY NOT SUBSTITUTE, ASSIGN OR TRANSFER PRIZES, BUT MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO SUBSTITUTE PRIZE WITH ANOTHER PRIZE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE SHOULD THE ADVERTISED PRIZE BECOME UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY REASON. PRIZES WILL NOT BE FULFILLED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. SHOULD A PRIZE BE WON BY A PERSON DEFINED AS A "MINOR" IN THEIR JURISDICTION OF PRIMARY RESIDENCE, ALL AFFIDAVITS, RELEASES AND UNDERTAKINGS, SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES MUST BE EXECUTED AND UNDERTAKEN BY THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR, BOTH ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND THE MINOR, OR THE PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED AND AWARDED TO AN ALTERNATE WINNER. PRIZES MAY BE AWARDED TO, OR IN THE NAME OF, THE MINOR'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. GIFT CARDS AND MCDONALD'S ARCH CARDS ARE NOT REDEEMABLE OR EXCHANGEABLE FOR CASH.
6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: PARTICIPANTS AGREE (A) 6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: PARTICIPANTS AGREE (A) THAT THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP, PROMOTIONAL PARTICIPANTS, SPONSORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT ENTITIES, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR ANY CONTEST RELATED ACTIVITY, OR FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERROR IN THE PRINTING, OFFERING OR ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY PRIZE; AND (B) EXCEPT WHERE LEGALLY PROHIBITED, WINNERS GRANT (AND AGREE TO CONFIRM THAT GRANT IN WRITING) PERMISSION FOR MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND THOSE ACTING UNDER ITS AUTHORITY TO USE A WINNER'S NAME, PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE AND/OR LIKENESS, FOR ADVERTISING, TRADE AND/OR PUBLICITY PURPOSES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DISCOVERED, WORLDWIDE AND ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, WITHOUT NOTICE, REVIEW OR APPROVAL. PRIZE WINNERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, AND RETURN AN AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY, A LIABILITY RELEASE AND, WHERE LAWFUL, PUBLICITY RELEASE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. IF DOCUMENTS ARE NOT RETURNED ON A TIMELY BASIS (AT THE SOLE DETERMINATION OF MGC), OR IF ANY PRIZE NOTIFICATION OR PRIZE IS RETURNED AS NON-DELIVERABLE, OR IF WINNER IS FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE OR NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES, SUCH PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED AND AN ALTERNATE WINNER SELECTED. ANY TAXES ON PRIZES ARE SOLELY THE PARTICIPANT'S RESPONSIBILITY. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP MAY COLLECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY YOU, AND USE THE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP'S PRIVACY POLICY AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE MGC WEBSITE.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: NEITHER MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP NOR ITS AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, LATE, MISDIRECTED, INCOMPLETE, NON-DELIVERED OR UNINTELLIGIBLE ENTRIES OR EMAIL; OR FOR INTERRUPTED OR UNAVAILABLE SATELLITE, NETWORK, SERVER, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP), WEB SITE, TELEPHONE OR OTHER CONNECTIONS, AVAILABILITY OR ACCESSIBILITY, OR MISCOMMUNICATIONS, OR FAILED COMPUTER, SATELLITE OR CABLE TRANSMISSIONS, OR LINES, OR TECHNICAL FAILURE OR JUMBLED, SCRAMBLED, DELAYED, OR MISDIRECTED TRANSMISSIONS, OR COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONS, FAILURES OR DIFFICULTIES, OR OTHER ERRORS OF ANY KIND WHETHER HUMAN, MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC OR NETWORK OR THE INCORRECT OR INACCURATE CAPTURE OF ENTRY OR OTHER INFORMATION OR THE FAILURE TO CAPTURE ANY SUCH INFORMATION. PARTICIPANTS WHO TAMPER WITH OR ABUSE ANY ASPECT OF THIS CONTEST, AS SOLELY DETERMINED BY THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP, WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ENTRIES GENERATED BY A ROBOTIC, PROGRAMMED, SCRIPT, MACRO OR OTHER AUTOMATED MEANS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. NEITHER MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP NOR ITS AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PARTICIPANTS' OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON'S COMPUTER RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS FROM OR USE OF THE WEB SITE. SHOULD ANY PORTION OF THIS CONTEST BE, IN MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP'S SOLE OPINION, COMPROMISED BY VIRUS, WORMS, BUGS, NON-AUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION OR OTHER CAUSES WHICH, IN THE SOLE OPINION OF THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP, CORRUPT OR IMPAIR THE ADMINISTRATION, SECURITY, FAIRNESS OR PROPER PLAY, OR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES, MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO SUSPEND, MODIFY, OR TERMINATE THE CONTESTS, AND SELECT WINNERS FROM ENTRIES RECEIVED PRIOR TO ACTION TAKEN OR AS OTHERWISE DEEMED FAIR AND APPROPRIATE BY MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP. NEITHER MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP NOR ITS AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY WEB SITE USERS, TAMPERING, HACKING, OR BY ANY EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTESTS, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERROR, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION, OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORIZED USE TO THIS WEB SITE. IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE REGARDING ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE USERS HAVING THE SAME E-MAIL ACCOUNT, THE AUTHORIZED SUBSCRIBER OF THE E-MAIL ACCOUNT AT THE TIME OF ENTRY USED TO ENTER WILL BE DEEMED TO BE THE ENTRANT AND MUST COMPLY WITH THESE RULES. AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT SUBSCRIBER IS THE NATURAL PERSON WHO IS ASSIGNED THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BY THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP), ON-LINE SERVICE PROVIDER, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSIGNING E-MAIL ADDRESSES.
IN NO EVENT WILL MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP, THE SPONSORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEB SITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE MGC WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
8. WINNERS LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: FOR A WINNERS LIST, SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE IN A SEPARATE FIRST-CLASS STAMPED ENVELOPE TO:
MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS LIST
MGC/AFFINITY SPORTS MARKETING
2000 E. CONTINENTAL BLVD., SUITE A
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092
REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 15, 2009. OFFICIAL RULES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MGC WEBSITE AND AT THE TOURNAMENT EVENTS AT PARTICIPATING MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS.
9. IN THE EVENT WEATHER OR OTHER CONTINGENCIES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF MGC INTERFERE WITH, OR PREVENT, THE MIDNIGHT GAMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM BEING CONTESTED, MGC WILL POST ON ITS WEBSITE THE OFFICIAL MAKE-UP TIMES AND LOCATIONS. IF THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN AND IS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEATHER OR SAFETY ISSUES, THOSE COMPETITORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE THE FOLLOWING WEEK, PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULED TIME.