Safety Harbor Fire Explorers 

Halo Tournament

Register here halo@tampabay.rr.com

$14 PRE-PAY    OR    $17 AT THE DOOR

Come Play Halo On Linked 4 Xbox video game systems.  Bring your friends, on March 21st,  Play play in our tournament between 5:00 pm  and about 9:00pm, after the tournament it will be free play.  Fun for all regardless of skill and experience.  Come to Play, and have fun.  Soda and Hot dogs will be available for purchase.  This will be held at Safety Harbor Fire Department, Station 53, on 3095 McMullen Booth Rd.  Across from the soccer fields.  Contact us at HALO@tampabay.rr.com 

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The Safety Harbor Fire Explorer Xbox Halo Tournament (the "Tournament") is a live, skill-based contest, in which Contestants ("Players") will compete against each other in a series of live game play events until winners are determined. The Tournament will consist of several rounds.  The top 3 Players will win prizes described below. All Xbox video game consoles, software and peripheral equipment will be provided on-site by Safety Harbor Fire Explorers. Participants are not allowed to use any software or hardware not provided by the Sponsors.

ELIGIBILITY

This Tournament is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years or older at the time of entry or have their parent permission to compete. We will not be held responsible to determine of parents of those under 18 allow their child to compete.  The responsibility is on the parent/guardian of said child and Safety Harbor Fire Explorers will not be held liable or legally responsible for any misconduct, monetary or emotional damage.

HOW TO REGISTER / ENTER

The Tournament will commence at approximately 5:00 PM local time on March 21st.  To ensure your participation, you may register online in advance at http://www.exploring.org/fl/posts/911/xbox.htm, or email halo@tampabay.rr.com. The number of Players is limited to 50 Players. Once successfully registered, Players will be emailed their player number that they've been assigned.  If registration is full, the Center may opt to place interested Players on a waiting list for the next tournament, but this option is at the sole discretion of the event management, and may not be available. Players may also appear in person to register on-site, however, they will only be accepted in the Round if there is an available competition time. Players who have not registered online will not be assured a spot in the Tournament.

Limit one registration per person, email address and per Center. Players may not submit multiple entries into the registration database. If multiple registrations are received from the same Player, the first registration received will be valid and all subsequent registrations will be disqualified.

If you have special needs within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act and require assistance to participate, please contact the Safety Harbor Fire Explorers Games Director, Tom Peters at halo@tampabay.rr.com

HOW TO PARTICPATE
Qualifying Round:

Game #1:

All registered participants will be randomly seeded into groups of 2 Players per game. Players will compete against each other in a game of Xbox "Halo" with game settings described below. At the conclusion of game #1, Players will receive points based on their placement as follows:

PRIZES

At the end of the tournament, winners will receive prizes as follows:

1st Place Prize: 50% of money brought in by tournament

2nd Place Prize: A Microsoft Xbox video game

3rd Place Prize: A Halo T-shirt from bungie.com

Prizes are not redeemable for cash. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event an offered prize is unavailable. Taxes on the prizes are solely the responsibility of the winner. Prizes may be subject to change due to availability.

TOURNAMENT RULES OF CONDUCT

Players or spectators may not enter the tournament area without the permission of a Tournament Official. If a Player wishes to enter the tournament area for a scheduled match he or she must first check in with a Tournament Official. Failure to follow the rules will result in that person's permanent removal from the event.

Players are required to be punctual for their scheduled matches, and are only allowed a 2-minute grace period before they are eligible for a forfeit. It is at the Tournament Director's discretion whether or not to extend this grace period in specific instances. Repeated cases of tardiness will not be tolerated.

Scheduled game times represent the time of the actual game start, not the time that a Player must report to the tournament area. Players must report to the tournament area at a minimum of 5 minutes in advance to the scheduled time.

Upon game completion, Players should promptly exit the tournament area. No reporting of game scores or notification of game completion is necessary.

Occasionally when a Xbox is restarted, there are some difficulties that can be encountered, such as guns continuously firing, or players being dropped from the game after restart. These are occurrences that have been known to happen, and constitute the need for a Xbox game restart.

In the case of an Xbox crash, the game will be restarted from the beginning, no matter what time it crashed.

Players will conduct themselves in a reasonable manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to spectators, members of the press, tournament or league officials, and to other Players. Players must be available for post-tournament awards ceremonies, photographs, interviews, or other tournament events.

Players and Spectators must remain quiet when inside the designated tournament area. Talking is permitted, but must be kept at a reasonable level, and away from competing players. It is strictly forbidden that spectators communicate with a Player while he or she is competing. While inside the tournament area, spectators may not cheer or boo while others are playing.

Spectators or general event participants outside the designated tournament area, such as viewers of the tournament projection screens, are permitted to cheer and make noise. Although general cheering is permitted, specific clues or hints may not be yelled out loud. It is understood and acceptable to the Sponsors that general cheering and levels of excitement from the crowd can help a Player understand what his opponent is doing.

Players will refrain from the use of all vulgar language when inside the designated tournament area. Player handles may not contain vulgar language, or reference any subject matter that is not suitable for the public. Teasing competitors during matches is prohibited.

Players are expected to compete in a professional manner. Throwing a match, halting play without cause, or showing a flagrant lack of effort can be construed as a violation of Player conduct, and result in match forfeit by the Tournament Director.

Spectators of the tournament must act in a respectful manner towards all competitors while in attendance at the event. Disrupting a Player's match or chatting over a Player's shoulder during a match is prohibited. Spectators are encouraged to remain quiet while inside the spectator area, and be mindful of the privilege of viewing tournament matches at such a close proximity.

Use of alcohol or drugs is prohibited at all Halo Tournament events. Players may not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while competing in a tournament.

Smoking is prohibited at tournaments or events, except in designated areas.

DRESS CODE

Players may dress in jeans, shorts, slacks, skirts, shoes, T-shirts or dress shirts. Hats can be worn. Clothes should not be torn, display vulgar language, or have inappropriate pictures. Shirt and Shoes are required.

Players and spectators may not wear any clothing item that displays a logos, or any other text or image that promotes an affiliation or company that is a competitor of any of the Tournament or prize sponsors. Players and spectators may not wear any clothing item that displays vulgar language or pictures.

Interpretation of the terms stated above it is at the Sponsors sole discretion, and they reserve the right to remove any Player or Spectator for any reason.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of Safety Harbor Fire Explorers which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. This Contest is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Winners will be Known on the competition date.  Winners must be 18 or have a parent sign a waiver or be present to receive prize.  Non compliance within these rules may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/ prize notification as undeliverable or failure to accept prize within two hours of end of tournament  may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Entrants further grant to Safety Harbor Fire Explorers the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print in any other media in connection with the Contest. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Safety Harbor Fire Explorers to use winner's names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Safety Harbor Fire Explorers, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contest or any prize won.

TECHNOLOGY:

If for any reason the technology portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Safety Harbor Fire Explorers which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Safety Harbor Fire Explorers reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. Safety Harbor Fire Explorers assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Safety Harbor Fire Explorers is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Safety Harbor Fire Explorers on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, LAN, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

WINNERS LIST:

The names of the winners will be posted online after April, at http://www.exploring.org/fl/posts/911/index.htm.

SPONSOR:
This Contest is sponsored by Safety Harbor Fire Explorers.  Rules can be subject to change.