[Useless]Wierd rule for Canadian's

[Dankone]

Cut to Irvine, CA. The members of the upper hierarchy of Blizzard Entertainment are huddled around a humble, nondescript table amidst a sea of envelopes and letters, carelessly strewn about on the floor of the semi dark room. Boisterous guffaws erupt at each letter opened, as if the curtains of a witty comedy had just reached closed. Everyone in the room had cheeks flushed with color and teary eyes. A voice finally breaks the silence between letter readings, "I can't believe they thought we were serious!"

[BrightChild]

i wanna join the turny xD

[R4v0k]

Why don't dhey watch teh Pure Pwnage and watch the_pwnerer?

[Methone]

cool! +Rep

[Vladinator]

WoW -> PvP -> 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament Rules

Read, "NO PURCHASE NECESSARY FOR CANADIAN RESIDENTS"

And further down under 4. Entry; Entry Fee:

To enter, simply go to the Account Management page of WorldofWarcraft.com, log in, using your account name and password, click on the link for the Tournament, and pay the applicable entry fee. The Entry Fee for the Tournament is $20.00 USD for the First Qualification Round of the Tournament, and $20.00 USD for the Second Qualification Round of the Tournament. Canadian residents are not required to pay an Entry Fee in order to enter. Instead, Canadian residents may enter by submitting a 250 word typewritten essay comparing the video gaming culture in Canada to the video gaming culture in the United States on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper and mailing their essay to Essay Entry for The North American Blizzard Entertainment Arena Tournament, P.O Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92623. Essay entries must be received no later than March 31, 2008 in order to be eligible. Essay entrants represent and warrant that the essay is their original work and does not infringe the rights of any third party. By entering, essay entrants hereby grant, without further consideration, all right, title and interest in and to their essay to Sponsor.

No it's not a joke, neither 1st April since it's 17th april now and the "joke" is still on the page.

[grandur]

oh wow, hahaha

[Anotherfox]

Its something to do with Canadian laws preventing people from paying to enter the tourniments.

Memory serves the Canadians deem it as a form of gambling due to the cash prize if they win.