Like everyone else, I saw the announcement on the game's loading screen. But I wasn't overly impressed with the rewards, nor did I see anything about how to enter. Lucky for us, all you have to do to learn these things is read a dense text-only page of legalspeak. And lucky for you, I've done that and condensed the information into handy bulletpoints. (However, to get the full details, you may still want to check the official rules.)

To enter, you must fill the following requirements. Accounts fitting the criteria will be automatically entered.

• Have a World of Warcraft account in good standing as of October 29th, 2006. (I.e. not permanately banned.)
  
• Be a resident of the United States (excluding Florida, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and other U.S territories and possessions). The exclusions aren't because Blizzard hates Floridians -- but because of regulations regarding contests in those areas.
• Be 18 years old or older. Sorry, kids.

The prizes are actually better than first glance would tell you -- each week's prizes are an improvement over the last.

• During the first week, two winners will be chosen every business day to receive a $100 JINX gift certificate
• During the second week, two winners will be chosen every business day to receive a Razor Copperhead Precision mouse, a Razor Mantis Control Speed Mat, and a Barracuda HP-1 Headset.
• During the third week, one winner will be chosen every business day to receive an 80GB video iPod.
• During the forth week, one winner will be chosen every business day to receive a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7950 graphics card and a $100 JINX gift certificate.
• During the fifth week, for players who have had an active account since November 29, 2005, one winner will be chosen every business day to receive an XPS Gaming Laptop, a $100 JINX gift certificate, and a 2-year World of Warcraft subscription.

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