2008-03-25 - 1C Company and 1C: Ino-Co are happy to announce the winners of the Fantasy Wars US Tournament.

• First place - Brandon Wallace. Brandon beat “The King and the General” level within 4 turns, 4 quests finished, 6 kills, 2 losses.
• Second place - Steven Brown (9 turns, 4 quests finished, 21 kills, 0 losses).
• Third place - Rickey Lattie (10 turns, 19 kills, 1 loss).

Our congratulations to the winners!

The winning Contestant will receive a fully custom-painted Fantasy Wars PC case from Smooth Creations. This case started life as the award winning Cosmos 1000 case from Cooler Master. We then added a special front door you can’t buy in a store and had it painted by the world famous artists at Smooth Creations. The art work is all original designs straight from the developers of Fantasy Wars. This is one of a kind case!

Previews:

Second and Third place will each receive an exclusive 1C tee-shirt and a free download of one of our current titles. With 1C’s new digital store downloading our games has never been easier. 1C games are truly Where Worlds Collide.

You can watch the video of Brandon’s amazing win here: Hi-res video (102,4 MB), Low-res video (18,9 MB)

Fantasy Wars Tournament (the "Tournament")

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Sponsors
The Tournament is sponsored by 1C Company (referred to herein as "Sponsor").

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Your entry constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and Regulations and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Tournament.

2. Eligibility
You are only eligible to enter the Tournament if, as of December 3, 2007, you meet all of the following conditions:

1. are a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia;
2. are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older (and have your parent/legal guardian’s permission to enter should you be a minor in your state of residence);
3. have your own Internet email address;
4. have read these rules posted on www.1cpublishing.com;
5. have Fantasy Wars (PC) on your computer.

Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, Sponsor’s parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, or any other person or entity involved in the design, production, execution or distribution of the Tournament, and the immediate families of each (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same households are not eligible to enter or win any prizes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Your entry constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Tournament.

3. How to Enter
To enter:

1. You must first have an installed version of Fantasy Wars on your PC.
2. Need to successfully finish the mission selected for the Tournament
3. Put the Profiles folder of the location where the game is installed in a .zip archive and send it to the following e-mail address: tournament@ino-co.com

The Tournament begins December 3, 2007 at Midnight (PDT) and ends January 21, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. PDT (the "Tournament Period").

4. Participation and Tournament Rules
If accepted as a Contestant, you must abide by the following rules in order to participate in the Tournament:

• As of December 3, 2006, you must have a PC capable of running Fantasy Wars and have Fantasy Wars retail game installed on your computer.
• Finish the selected game mission.
• Send your results to tournament@ino-co.com

Additional Restrictions on Contestants during the Tournament:

• Any disorderly behavior disqualifies Contestants from participation, finals, or prizes. Tournament staff members are the final arbiters in all situations, and they have the final say in every situation, including with respect to Tournament forums. Please refrain from using harassing, negative, or profane language in the Tournament forums.
• No cheats or hacks of any kind are to be used. Contestants will be disqualified if they are caught using any cheat or 3rd party "helper" applications.
• Taking advantage of known exploits in the game is also considered cheating. Exploits in the game could include, without limitation, bugs that allow you to in the game to gain invulnerability. If a Tournament staff member finds that you are cheating, you will be disqualified immediately from the Tournament with no recourse for yourself.
• The Tournament rules are subject to change at any time. If any changes to the rules occur, you will be notified through the Tournament news page and a Tournament forum post; a time stamp will be on any web pages that have been revised.

5. Additional Instructions for Contestants
Contestants will send in their best saved mission profile for the mission indicated on the website and listed below in section 7.

6. Tournament Settings
Difficulty level will be a factor in determining the winner.

7. Maps
Level to be played is: The King and the General

8. Prizes
The winning Contestant will receive a fully painted PC case: The case is COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000 Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case (ARV $199.99) which has been painted with custom artwork from Fantasy Wars (ARV $750.) (Total ARV of all Prizes = $949.99.)

Second and Third place will each receive an exclusive 1C tee-shirt in Russian and a copy of our most popular current title.

All prizes will be delivered as soon as is reasonably practical after notification of winners is completed. Limit of one prize per entrant. All other expenses (including without limitation incidental expenses, and future disposal) not expressly stated herein are the sole responsibility of winners. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. 1099 tax statements will be filed with the IRS for the winner of any prize that has a value exceeding $600. Actual value of prize depends on the city being shipped to and any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value, if any, will not be awarded.

Prizes may not be substituted except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Prizes cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash, except by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Prizes will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsors. Sponsors are not required to choose a winner.

9. Winner’s List
The names of the prize winners can be obtained from 1C Company by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope by January 29, 2008 to Fantasy Wars Tournament Winner List, c/o David Tractenberg, 910 19th Street, Unit #103, Santa Monica, CA 90403.

10. Selection and Notification of Winners
In the Tournament the person with the highest effectiveness in the game will be determined to have won the contest. Effectiveness will be judged by the following criteria:

1. Difficulty level.
2. The amount of turns made.
3. The execution of additional quests.
4. Towns and fortresses captured.
5. Your army's losses.
6. Your enemies' losses.
7. Money balance.

The winner will be notified by e-mail at the e-mail address given to 1C. To claim their prize, winners must fill out, if applicable, a W-9 form sent to winner, within five (5) days of notification. If winner is a resident of a state that deems winner to be a minor, the prize may be awarded in the name of winner’s parent/legal guardian, who must sign a notarized Affidavit and General Release on the winner’s behalf and grant consent for the winner to accept the prize. Any prize notification or prize returned to Sponsor as undeliverable will be forfeited. Each potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the person who entered the Tournament. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the holder of the e-mail account. You are not a winner until your submission is validated and your documents are completed.

11. General Conditions and Release
Except where prohibited by law, each winner (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) consents to the use of his/her name, city and state, likeness and entry in any manner by Sponsor, its designees and its advertising and promotion agencies without further compensation or notification. Acceptance of a prize constitutes each winner’s consent (or their parent/legal guardian’s should they be a minor in their state of residence) to have his or her name released in a winner’s list which will be made available to the public. By entering this Tournament, winners (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and any of its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, or related companies, or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents of the foregoing (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses taxes, expenses or damages of any kind, either at law or in equity, whether known or unknown (collectively, "Losses"), arising out of or in connection with this Tournament or that the winners might incur as a result of this Tournament or acceptance, possession or use or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, Losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, guarantee (express or implied) or other theory. Winner (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) further acknowledges that Sponsor is not liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness.

12. Disclaimer
If for any reason the Tournament is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, force majeure or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Tournament, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Tournament and to cancel, terminate, modify or postpone the Tournament until a later date. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, or other failure of or related to the software platform on which the Tournament is played. Sponsor 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 e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, 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 Tournament.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR APPLICATION OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE TOURNAMENT 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 ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

13. Miscellaneous

1. By entering this Tournament, you (or your parent/legal guardian should you be a minor in your state of residence) agree and consent that any information you provide upon entering may be used by 1C Company. in accordance with its privacy policy, available at http://www.1cpublishing.com/. If you do not want your information used in this manner, do not enter this Tournament.
2. The Tournament and the Official Rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to conflicts of law provisions.
3. Each entrant (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) also agrees that any and all disputes that he/she may have with, or claims he/she may have against Sponsor relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with the Tournament will be resolved individually and exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") and conducted before a sole arbitrator pursuant to the Code of Procedure established by the AAA. The arbitration shall be held in the city Los Angeles, California and be subject to the governing law provision set forth above. The arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and any of the other agreements entered into between Sponsor and entrant in connection with the Tournament. There shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis; arbitration can decide only entrant’s and/or Sponsor’s individual claims and the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated. The arbitrator shall not have the power to award consequential, exemplary or punitive damages against Sponsor. If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Sponsor may seek to obtain injunctive relief in any of the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles, California or any other court of competent jurisdiction for the breach or threatened breach of these Official Rules or any of the other agreements entered into between Sponsor(s) and entrant in connection with the Tournament, in addition to any other remedies in law or equity which may be available to Sponsor. Each entrant (or their parent/legal guardian should they be a minor in their state of residence) consents to jurisdiction and venue in the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles, California for the purposes set forth above and/or to confirm any award obtained by Sponsor in arbitration.