MICROSOFT RETAIL STORE FORTNITE TOURNAMENT
OFFICIAL RULES
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These are the Official Rules that govern how the Microsoft Retail Store Fortnite Tournament will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the “tournament” throughout the rest of these rules.
In these rules, “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Microsoft Corporation, the sponsor of the Sweepstakes. “You” refers to an eligible Sweepstakes entrant.
ENTRY PERIOD
A one-day tournament will be held at the Microsoft Store (for details on the participating Microsoft Store locations, see Appendix of this document) on the following dates and time for the “Event”:
- Fortnite Tournament at the Microsoft Store:
| Meeting/Marketing Activity | | Purpose | | Participating Stores | | Date/Time | |
| “Solo Tournament” | | Microsoft [and Epic] will host a single-player game tournament in the Selected Microsoft Stores. The duration will be 3 hours. | | Canada Market Mountain West Market Central Plains Market (see appendix) | | TBD | |
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- All tournaments are to start at 3PM Local Time. Dates and times are subject to change at Microsoft Store’s discretion. Microsoft Stores may be unavailable to host an event for a date listed above.
- Players will be admitted into the Tournament beginning 30mins prior to tournament start and may be extended based on participation.
Players must be available to participate in all rounds of the Tournament bracket (if applicable) at the designated Microsoft Store location to be eligible to win the grand prize. In the event that a participant or team forfeit their place in the bracket, the runner-up from the corresponding bracket will be selected to take their place in the subsequent round. If the runner-up is unable to participate in the next phase, they will forfeit their place in the bracket, and that place in the bracket will become a bye in the tournament.
ELIGIBLITY
You are eligible to enter the Tournament if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:
- You area physically located in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) or Canada (excluding Quebec), and thirteen (13) years of age or older. Minors must have permission of their parent/legal guardian to enter; and
- You are NOT a resident of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or the Region of Crimea;and
- You are NOT an employee of Microsoft Corporation, or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; and
- You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Tournament; and
TOURNAMENT RULES
All tournaments must use official Fortnite maps.
COMPETITOR RULES
1.1 Competitor Responsibilities
Competitors are expected to start their game as soon as the game settings are verified and all hardware is confirmed to be working. There is no warm up allowed.
1.2 Intentional Disconnects
If a participant intentionally disconnects from the game and is not able to reconnect to the game, then a loss will be given to the participant or team. It is at the sole discretion of the tournament administrator as to what constitutes an intentional disconnect.
1.3 Unintentional Disconnects
In the event of a game disconnection or stoppage in play not caused by an individual player, it is the responsibility of the disconnected player to reach out to tournament admins for a resolution. Disconnections are not automatic grounds for a loss unless determined by an administrator or if one team explicitly forfeits.
If a team unintentionally disconnects from the game and is not able to reconnect to the game, then tournament officials will determine if the game state can be restored to a similar point. If the game cannot be restored (for example, if it is half way through the match), then the tournament administrator will use its judgement on how to proceed.
1.4 Administrator Pause
Players are allowed to pause if directed by a tournament official, or as part of their allotted pause time per game. During any pause or stoppage, players can’t leave the match area unless they’re officially authorized.
- Player Communication
Players have a responsibility to follow the communication guidelines outlined below. Appropriate communication with the tournament officials, team captains and one another leads to a more transparent tournament experience for everyone involved.
All communication between players and the tournament officials has to go through the team captain. This reduces confusion and allows officials to efficiently disseminate instructions.
Players can communicate with teammates and players on the opposing team as long as they don’t violate any of the rules outlined in this document.
Players in a match aren’t allowed to communicate with other outside team’s competitors, their team’s alternates, or any spectators. If they need to, players can communicate with the TOs through their captain. Communicating with players or spectators outside the current match is a rules violation and may carry penalties.
- Dropping from a Tournament
Dropping from the tournament indicates to the tournament officials that your team no longer wants to continue participating. Teams can drop from the tournament at any time by notifying the Tournament Organizer.
Dropping from a tournament doesn’t prevent tournament officials from assigning any penalties to a player or remove any penalties a player may have already incurred.
If a team doesn’t show up or isn’t logged in and ready at the designated set up time, the tournament official may drop the team in order to keep things on schedule for the rest of the competitors. If both teams are no-shows, they might both get dropped from the bracket, so be punctual!
If an individual player leaves the tournament, he can’t be removed from the team’s roster until after the tournament’s over and the prizes have been awarded. Players are allowed to play short-handed teammates in Fortnite.
If a team wants to drop or if tournament officials need to drop a team during a match, the team has to forfeit the current match before they can officially drop out of the tournament. All drops have to be communicated to the Tournament Administrator to be publicly announced to other competitors.
- Cheating
Players have a right to expect fair and balanced treatment during a tournament. Those players who knowingly do something against the rules to gain an advantage are cheating. Cheating doesn’t need to be successful to qualify as a violation. Examples of cheating include, but aren’t limited to:
4.1 Ghosting, or any general attempt by a player to spectate his own match or get information from a person spectating the match
4.2 Any attempt to modify the Fortnite client, play on an unofficial Fortnite client or play with software that grants extra information not normally provided by the game client, such as:
o Adjusting the in-game zoom
o UI overlays to improve shooting or in-game notifications and awareness
4.3 Some third party software programs aren’t considered cheating. They include:
o Teamspeak, Ventrillo, Skype and other VOIP solutions
o Keyboard/equipment drivers and software
4.4 Impersonating another player in the tournament, playing under false name, playing using another player’s summoner name or account sharing
4.5 Attempts to damage or alter equipment to trigger a pause, delay the tournament or gain any other advantage
4.6 Exploiting or intentionally using any in-game bug to seek an advantage. Exploiting includes, but is not limited to, acts such as: glitches in weaponry, glitches in player ability performance, or any other game function, in the sole determination of the referees.
The penalty for cheating is a disqualification from the tournament.
- Competitor Conduct
Unsporting conduct is disruptive to the tournament and may negatively affect the safety, competitiveness, enjoyment or integrity of a tournament.
Unsporting behavior is different from competitive behavior. The tournament referee has the final authority to determine if a player or team’s behavior crosses the line into unsporting using the infractions below as a guide. You don’t have to be enrolled in the tournament to receive unsporting conduct penalties.
There are two level of unsporting conduct infractions: minor and major. All unsporting conduct violations fall into these two categories unless they’re specifically identified
- Rule Enforcement and Penalties
In certain cases, the referee has the option to disqualify a single player on the team instead of the entire team. The referee has this option only when he can determine that a player’s infraction did not affect the opposing team and the player committed the infraction without the involvement of the rest of the team. This typically happens when the player commits the Unsporting Conduct or Severe infraction. In this situation, the team may continue in the tournament if they have an available substitute player. If the team does not have a substitute player, the team may not continue in the tournament and must drop.
6.1 Warning: an official, recorded notice to the player or the team for a minor tournament infraction. It is important to record warnings to ensure further infractions get assigned appropriately escalated penalties.
6.2 Game loss: severe infractions may force a team to take an automatic loss in a current or upcoming game.
6.3 Match loss: even more severe infractions might force a team to forfeit their current match
6.4 Disqualification: the most egregious infractions might warrant disqualification from the tournament. In most cases, the disqualification applies to the entire team. A team disqualified from a tournament forfeits any prizes they haven’t already received, unless the disqualification was the result of a series of escalating penalties throughout the tournament. A team disqualified due to escalating penalties will still receive prizes based on their final standing.
- Spirit of the Rules and Competitive Integrity
These rules may be modified as necessary during the tournament to add further clarity, correct errors, or address a situation that is not already contained in the rules as of the first publishing. The goal of any edits will be to ensure a fair tournament through consistent rulings.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
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