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PRIZE:

1. The first entry judged to be the best will win 1 HP IPAQ and a Age of Empires 3 merchandise pack valued at $649.00 The second entry judged to the best will win a Age of Empires 3 merchandise pack valued at $99.55.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

2. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these terms and conditions. By entering this competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3. Entry is open to residents of Australia and New Zealand aged 15 years and over. Employees of the Promoter, suppliers and associated companies and agencies, and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.


4. The competition commences at 9am AEST on 13th October 2005 and closes at 5:00pm AEST on 30th January 2006. Only one entry per person permitted.

To enter, the entrant must tell us in 25 words or less, why you like the Age of Empires games so much? Entries must be lodged via the Microsoft Australia website (www.microsoft.com.au/aoe3) in the approved form.

5. This is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winners. All entries will be judged by a panel of judges appointed by the Promoter. Each entry will be individually judged according to its originality and creativity. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for entries not received by the Promoter.

6. The winners will be judged at the Promoter’s office on 1st Feburary 2006 and all reasonable efforts will be made to notify the winners by email and or phone by 3rd Feburary 2006.

7. The first entry judged to be the best will win 1 HP IPAQ and a Age of Empires 3 merchandise pack valued at $649.00 The second entry judged to the best will win a Age of Empires 3 merchandise pack valued at $99.55

8. The total maximum prize pool value is $748.95 Prize values are the recommended retail prices (inclusive of GST) as provided by the supplier of the prizes and are correct as at 10th October, 2005. The Promoter will not be responsible for any change in the value of a prize.

9. The prizes are not exchangeable, transferable and not redeemable for cash. If the Promoter is unable to supply a nominated prize, the Promoter reserves the right to supply another prize of equal value at its discretion.

10. The Promoter shall not be held liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss), or for personal injury suffered or sustained or death, arising out of this competition or incurred as a result of accepting or using a prize except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

11. All entrants must complete all entry details to be included in the competition.

12. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this competition.

13. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, postpone or amend the competition.

14. Any costs associated with entering the competition and accessing the website are the responsibility of the entrant.

15. All entries submitted become the property of the Promoter and will not be returned. Entrants consent to the promoter using the entrant's name and "25 words or less" entry in the event they are a winner in any media for an unlimited period of time without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this competition (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the promoter.

16. Privacy Statement: Details from all entries will be collected and used for the purposes of conducting this promotion (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the promotion) and for publicity purposes surrounding this promotion. By entering this promotion entrants consent to the use of their information as described. Entrants may access and/or change their data by following the procedures in the promoter’s privacy policy which is available at www.microsoft.com/australia/privacy . The promoter will only use your personal details for marketing purposes outside those described above if you “opt in” to join the mailing list when prompted.

17. The Promoter is Microsoft Pty Limited, ABN 29 002 589 460 of 1 Epping Road, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113.