Monetary Prizes
Players winning monetary prizes at Star City Games® events must submit a complete and appropriate tax form with the following information in order to receive their prize:
- Full Legal Name
- E-Mail Address
- Complete Mailing Address
- Social Security Number (United States residents only)
- PayPal email address (Non-US residents only)
- Dated Signature
Monetary prizes for players from the United States are sent as a check to the address on the player's submitted tax form around thirty (30) days after the event where the prize was earned.
Monetary prizes for players from outside the United States are sent as a PayPal payment to the email address on the player's submitted tax form around thirty (30) days after the event where the prize was earned.
If a player fails to provide Star City Games with the appropriate tax paperwork to have a prize sent to them, Star City Games will attempt to contact the player and obtain the information needed for them to receive their prize. However, it is ultimately the player's responsibility to provide this information in a timely manner to Star City Games.
All monetary prizes from a Star City Games event must be collected or requested in writing within 120 days of the event. After that time, any prizes not collected or requested will be considered forfeit.
Non-Monetary Prizes
All Prize Wall tickets must be redeemed on-site during the event weekend in which they were earned. Prize Wall tickets not redeemed by the end of the event weekend in which they were earned will be considered forfeit.
All non-monetary prizes (trophies, promotional cards, etc.) must be collected on-site during the event weekend in which they were earned. If they are not, any shipping costs for non-monetary prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Prize Splits and Points
No prize splits are allowed in Star City Games® events, except as explicitly allowed by Wizards of the Coast or Flesh and Blood policy. A finals prize split negotiation that determines a winner requires one player to drop from the event prior to the finals.
Although monetary prizes may be split as desired in the finals, other prizes that are attached to specific finishes and the results of played matches will be conclusive. Any match played must be done so in good faith.
Magic Tournament Rules - Section 5.2
Flesh and Blood Rules and Policy – Section 5.2
Check Reissue
Please allow thirty (30) days from the event date to receive a prize check.
In the event that a player does not receive a check for prizes earned at a Star City Games organized event:
- If the player provided the correct mailing information, and the check not being received resulted from an error by Star City Games staff, the check will be reissued for the original amount. The reissued check will be sent as soon as the corrected address can be confirmed.
- If the player provided correct mailing information, and there was no error made by Star City Games, the check will be reissued for the original amount sixty (60) days after the date on which the original check was issued. If the player would like to have the payment sent within the sixty (60) day waiting period, the player may elect to have the $30 fee charged by our bank to stop payment on the original check deducted from the reissued check. In this case, the reissued check will be sent as soon as the corrected address can be confirmed.
- If the player provided incorrect mailing information that resulted in the check not being received, the $30 fee charged by our bank to stop payment on the original check will be deducted from the reissued check. The reissued check will be sent only after the corrected address can be confirmed.
All reissued checks will be sent via trackable method to ensure delivery.
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