Rules

Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Promotion

Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Overview

The Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Promotion consists of (i) a Mini Puzzle Draws sweepstakes (the “Mini Puzzle Draws”) and (ii) a Treasure Hunt contest (the “Treasure Hunt”) (together, the “Promotion”).

Please read these Galbraith Literary Publishers Ickey Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules (the “Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules”) carefully. They contain important information about your rights and obligations, as well as limitations and exclusions that may apply to you if you enter the Mini Puzzle Draws sponsored by Galbraith Literary Publishers Incorporated (the “Sponsor”).

By participating in the Promotion, you signify your agreement to these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules and the Treasure Hunt Official Rules (if you participate in the Treasure Hunt), and the decisions of the Sponsor and RAVEN5 Ltd. (the “Administrator”).

If you do not agree to the Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules and the Treasure Hunt Official Rules (if you participate in the Treasure Hunt), you may not enter the Promotion.

2. Eligibility

The Mini Puzzle Draws is open to current legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry (“Participant” or “entrant”, or “you”).

Employees, representatives, or agents of the Sponsor, the Administrator, Otherworldly Adventures LLC (“Otherworldly”), and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (the “Promotion Parties”) and all respective employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, members, licensees, successors and assigns of the foregoing and members of their immediate family (spouses, parents, children and siblings) or persons living in the same household are not eligible to participate in this Mini Puzzle Draws.

The Mini Puzzle Draws is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, municipal, territorial, and local laws and regulations. If it is found that a person who does not meet the eligibility criteria set forth in these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules has submitted an entry, that entry will be deemed ineligible. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility requirements. False and/or deceptive entries or acts shall render an entrant ineligible,

Participation in the Mini Puzzle Draws constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Mini Puzzle Draws. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Void where prohibited by law.

3. Entry Period

The Mini Puzzle Draws begins at 12:00:01 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) on September 14, 2023, and ends at 11:59:59 PM PT on January 26, 2024 (the “Mini Puzzle Draws Promotion Period”). Administrator’s computer will be the official timekeeping device for the Mini Puzzle Draws.

The Mini Puzzle Draws Promotion Period consists of ten (10) entry periods (each, an “Entry Period”), during which entries for the applicable prize must be received.

At the start of each Entry Period, a puzzle relating to the book Who Killed Jerusalem? (each, a “Mini Puzzle”) will be unlocked. Entrants must solve and submit the correct answer to a Mini Puzzle during its applicable Entry Period to earn one (1) entry into that Entry Period’s drawing.

Each Entry Period has its own start and end date (deadline) as outlined in the Entry Period Schedule below. Entrants will not be entered for a chance to win any prize after the end of its entry period. Eligible entries will not roll over into subsequent entry periods, if any.

Please note that there will be a blackout period from 12:00:00 AM PT on December 21, 2023 to 12:00:01 AM PT on January 4, 2024 (the “Blackout Period”) during which time no entries will be accepted into the Mini Puzzle Draws.

Entry Period Schedule
Entry PeriodStart Date (12:00:01 AM PT)End Date (11:59:59 PM PT)Open Puzzle
Entry Period 109-14-202309-27-2023Mini Puzzle 1
Entry Period 209-28-202310-11-2023Mini Puzzle 2
Entry Period 310-12-202310-25-2023Mini Puzzle 3
Entry Period 410-26-202311-08-2023Mini Puzzle 4
Entry Period 511-09-202311-22-2023Mini Puzzle 5
Entry Period 611-23-202312-06-2023Mini Puzzle 6
Entry Period 712-07-202312-20-2023Mini Puzzle 7
Entry Period 801-04-202401-10-2024Mini Puzzle 8
Entry Period 901-11-202401-17-2024Mini Puzzle 9
Entry Period 1001-18-202401-26-2024Mini Puzzle 10

4. How to Enter

To enter the Mini Puzzle Draws, visit https://www.ickeyminipuzzles.com/ (the “Mini Puzzle Draws Website”). You will be presented with the option to register, login, or you may scroll down to view the current Entry Period’s Mini Puzzle. You must register for an account on the Mini Puzzle Draws Website prior to submitting an entry into the Mini Puzzle Draws.

To register for an account, follow the online instructions to: (i) provide your email address, first name, last name, state/province and zip/postal code of residence, (ii) set a username and password for your account, (iii) check the box to signify that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age, and (iv) check the box to signify your agreement to these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules and the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (as further described below). Once logged-in, you will be redirected to the dashboard. To solve a Mini Puzzle, click on the current Entry Period’s active Mini Puzzle in the dashboard, solve the puzzle and submit the answer in the “Answer” input box. You will automatically be notified on screen if you have input the correct answer to the Mini Puzzle or prompted to try again if you have input an incorrect answer.

Entrants that correctly answer the Mini Puzzle will receive a message confirming that the current Mini Puzzle has been solved and will be presented with the option to share an Administrator-approved results message (each, a “Solved Message”) to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or by email, or return to the dashboard.

Entrants that successfully solve a Mini Puzzle during its applicable Entry Period will earn one (1) entry (collectively, the “Entries” and each, an “Entry”) into that Entry Period’s drawing. Mini Puzzles may be accessed from the dashboard and solved by entrants after the end of their applicable Entry Periods; however, entrants will not receive any entries for doing so. Limit of one (1) Entry per person per Entry Period, not inclusive of Bonus Share Entries (as described below):

Bonus Share Entries: After successfully solving a Mini Puzzle during its applicable Entry Period, entrants may share the Solved Message (for the current Mini Puzzle) to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or by email to earn bonus entries (each, a “Bonus Share Entry” and collectively, the “Bonus Share Entries”). Participants may earn up to five (5) bonus entries into the applicable Entry Period drawing, as follows:

  1. One (1) Bonus Share Entry for sharing a correct result on Facebook
  2. One (1) Bonus Share Entry for sharing a correct result on Twitter;
  3. One (1) Bonus Share Entry for sharing a correct result on LinkedIn;
  4. One (1) Bonus Share Entry for sharing a correct result on Pinterest;
  5. One (1) Bonus Share Entry for sharing a correct result by email;

Bonus Share Entries during any given Entry Period will be counted as additional ballots for that Entry Period’s draw, increasing the odds of winning that Entry Period’s prize. Limit of five (5) Bonus Share Entries per person per Entry Period. Total limit of fifty (50) Bonus Share Entries per person

Bonus Share Entries will only be awarded to entrants that solve a Mini Puzzle and share the Solved Message for such Mini Puzzle during its applicable Entry Period. Bonus Share Entries will not be awarded to any entrant for sharing the Solved Message for any Mini Puzzle after the end of its Entry Period.

Entrants may return to the Mini Puzzle Draws Website during each subsequent Entry Period to attempt to solve each Mini Puzzle and (after solving each Mini Puzzle) share each Solved Message to earn Bonus Share Entries. Once a Mini Puzzle has been solved, it will be marked as such into each entrant’s dashboard. Entrants may access and solve any previous Entry Period’s Mini Puzzle from the dashboard but will not receive any entries for doing so.

5. Bonus Ballots into the Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Treasure Hunt Winners $5k Bonus Prize Draw

Each Mini Puzzle Draws entrant who also participates in the Treasure Hunt will receive the total number of Bonus Share Entries that he/she earned throughout the Mini Puzzle Draws as bonus ballots into the Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Treasure Hunt – Winners $5k Bonus Prize draw (if such entrants participate in the Treasure Hunt and their respective Teams are verified as eligible Winning Teams in the Treasure Hunt).

There is a limit of five (5) bonus ballots per person per Entry Period and a total limit of fifty (50) bonus ballots per person into the Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Treasure Hunt – Winners $5k Bonus Prize draw.

Please refer to the Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Treasure Hunt Official Rules for full details on the Treasure Hunt and the Treasure Hunt $5K Prize (available at IckeyTreasureHunt.com/rules).

5. Prizes/Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”)/Odds

Ten (10) prizes are available to be won in the Mini Puzzle Draws, each consisting of a $50.00 (USD) gift card.

The ARV of each prize is $50.00 (USD); the total ARV of all prizes is $500.00 (USD).

Prizes are not transferable and may not be given, bartered, sold, or exchanged for cash or another prize, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion due to prize unavailability for any reason and then only for a prize of equal or greater value. Gift cards are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the issuers of such gift cards. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute prize(s) of comparable value, in whole or in part, for any reason. Any other incidental expenses on a prize not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Winners must be able to accept the prizes as presented or the respective prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate potential winner may be selected in Sponsor’s sole discretion in accordance with these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries and Bonus Share Entries received during each Entry Period.

6. Winner Selection

Administrator will select all potential winners by random drawings conducted at Administrator’s offices. Administrator’s and Sponsor’s decisions are final. One (1) potential winner will be selected from among all eligible entries received during each Entry Period. The random drawings will be held on or about the dates specified in the Drawing Date and Notification Date Schedule below:

Drawing Date and Notification Date Schedule
Entry PeriodApproximate Drawing & Notification Date
Entry Period 109-28-2023
Entry Period 210-12-2023
Entry Period 310-26-2023
Entry Period 411-09-2023
Entry Period 511-23-2023
Entry Period 612-07-2023
Entry Period 712-21-2023
Entry Period 801-11-2024
Entry Period 901-18-2024
Entry Period 1001-29-2024

7. Winner Notification

Administrator will contact all potential winners by email using the email address submitted by each potential winner at the time of registration. Administrator will contact the potential winners on or about the dates specified in the Drawing Date and Notification Date Schedule (as outlined above in Section 6. Winner Selection). Administrator will make a minimum of two (2) attempts to contact each potential winner within forty-eight (48) hours of the Approximate Notification Date.

If any potential winner cannot be contacted within seventy-two (72) hours of initial notification, after two attempts, as described above, including if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable; then he/she may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be disqualified (and, if disqualified, will forfeit any and all rights to the applicable prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant for the applicable prize in a separate random drawing from the remaining eligible entries submitted and received in accordance with these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules.

Additional Requirements to Win:

Potential winners will become confirmed winners (each a “Winner”) after meeting the requirements that follow. Failure to do so will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected by the means set forth above.

Each potential winner will be required to sign and return, within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability, and where allowable, a Publicity Release (collectively, the “Releases”) as a condition of acceptance of a prize.

If any potential winner is a resident of the United States or the District of Colombia, he or she will be required to complete a W9 IRS tax form (the “W9”), which will require the potential winner to furnish his/her TIN for the sole purpose of tax reporting, as required by law.

If any potential winner is a resident of Canada, he or she will be required to correctly answer a time-limited skill-testing question without any assistance in order to become a Winner. The skill-testing question may be part of the Releases or may be provided separately.

All completed Releases and W9s (if applicable) must be received by Administrator by the date and time provided in the respective notifications.

No one is a Winner unless and until the Sponsor officially confirms him/her as a Winner in accordance with and as described in these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant or potential winner based on the results of any verification conducted at any time during the Mini Puzzle Draws.

Prizes will be awarded within approximately 45 days after the end of the Mini Puzzle Draws.

8. Publicity

Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Promotion Parties to use each Winner’s name, likeness, voice, photographs, biographical information, comments and other statements as well as his/her city, province/territory or state, and prize description for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity (including online posting) in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission.

9. Release; Indemnification; Disclaimer of Warranty

By participating in the Mini Puzzle Draws, all entrants agree to forever and irrevocably release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Administrator, Otherworldly, each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and all respective employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, members, licensees, successors and assigns of the foregoing (the “Released Parties”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense of any nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Losses“) which may occur in connection with (a) the Mini Puzzle Draws or any element thereof, including entry or participation therein, (b) delivery, possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of any prize or component thereof, or (c) participation in any Mini Puzzle Draws-related activity or prize-related activity including without limitation in each case any Losses that may be caused or contributed to by (1) any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Released Parties, or any of their independent contractors or any other person or entity not an employee of any of the Released Parties, or (2) any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of any of the Released Parties. In addition, by participating in this Mini Puzzle Draws, each entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all damages, losses, costs and expenses (including amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any of the Released Parties in connection with any third-party claim, demand, liability, suit, proceeding or action arising out of or resulting from (i) breach or alleged breach of any representations, warranties or agreements of entrant hereunder, or (ii) entrant’s possession, use or misuse of any prize or component thereof.

Each entrant hereby acknowledges that the Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize (or any components thereof) and that, except as prohibited by applicable law, prizes are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Released Parties hereby disclaim all such warranties, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and/or non-infringement.  

10. Limitation of Liability

Without limiting anything set forth above in these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules, Released Parties shall not have any obligation, responsibility or liability, including any obligation or responsibility to provide a prize to any Winner, with regard to: (a) Entries entered through the use of any robotic or automated device/computer program or any other non-human mechanism, entity, or device; (b) Entries in excess of the stated Submission limit; (c) Entries that are illegible, late, forged, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled, altered or otherwise not in compliance with or in violation of these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules, whether caused by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Mini Puzzle Draws or any other reason beyond Released Parties’ control; (d) any technical or human error which may occur in the creation, submission, assignment or processing of entries in the Mini Puzzle Draws, including any technical or human error in connection with any social media platforms, Mini Puzzle Draws Website and/or the hosting thereof; (e) Entries, prize claims or notifications that are not received by the intended recipient due to transmission, technical, computer or human failures or error of any kind, including any Entries, prize claims or notifications that are delayed, misdirected, or undelivered as a result of any failure or problem with the availability, functionality, operability or use of any network, server, ISP, website (including the Mini Puzzle Draws Website), computer, internet connection, hand-held mobile device, social media platform, or any other equipment or connection used in connection with the Mini Puzzle Draws; (f) changes in an entrant’s information which affects the ability to contact such entrant; (g) typographical errors in Mini Puzzle Draws promotional material; (h) cancellations and/or delays or any change by any company or any other persons providing any of components of the prizes due to reasons beyond the control of any of the Released Parties; (i) any interruptions/postponement/cancellation of the Mini Puzzle Draws; (j) human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Submission information; (k) any technical malfunctions of the computer on-line system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, any social media platform, or internet service provider utilized by any of the Released Parties or by entrants; (l) interruption or inability to access the Mini Puzzle Draws, any Mini Puzzle Draws-related Web pages (including the Mini Puzzle Draws Website), any social media platform, or any on-line service via the Internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems; (m) any damage to an entrant’s (or any third person’s) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Mini Puzzle Draws; (n) any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects; and/or (o) any other errors or malfunctions, even if caused by the negligence of any one or more of the Released Parties.

11. General

In the event of a dispute over the identity of a Participant, the Entry will be deemed submitted by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor may ask any Participant or potential winner to provide Sponsor with proof that such party is the Authorized Account Holder of the email address associated with the Entry. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void.

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to Participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Mini Puzzle Draws.

By participating in the Mini Puzzle Draws, you (i) agree to be bound by these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Mini Puzzle Draws.

Failure to comply with these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Mini Puzzle Draws. Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any Mini Puzzle Draws it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules; and (ii) withdraw a method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted (including if a computer virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the Mini Puzzle Draws).

If for any reason this Mini Puzzle Draws is not capable of running as planned due to an infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Mini Puzzle Draws, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Mini Puzzle Draws.

LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICIPANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER WITH OR VANDALIZE THE WEBSITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE MINI PUZZLE DRAWS, MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. SPONSOR’S FAILURE TO ENFORCE ANY TERM OF THESE MINI PUZZLE DRAWS OFFICIAL RULES SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THAT PROVISION.

12. Disputes

Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Mini Puzzle Draws or any prize awarded shall be resolved exclusively by the appropriate federal or state court located in Wyoming, U.S.A., and all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Mini Puzzle Draws, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Wyoming, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Wyoming, U.S.A. or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Wyoming, U.S.A;  Except where prohibited by law, all entrants agree that (i) any and all such disputes, claims, and causes of action shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Mini Puzzle Draws, but in no event attorneys’ fees; (iii) under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waive all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental, consequential and/or any other damages, other than actual out-of-pocket expenses; (iv) they waive any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased; (v) they irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, as applicable to each such entrant and waive any claim of forum non conveniens or lack of personal jurisdiction that they may have; and (vi) if any provision of these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules is declared invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be deemed modified to the extent necessary and possible to render it valid and enforceable, and that in any event, the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision will not affect any other provision of these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules, and these Mini Puzzle Draws Official Rules will continue in full force and effect, and be construed and enforced, as if such provision had not been included, or had been modified as described above, as the case may be.

THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS MINI PUZZLE DRAWS WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.

13. Privacy

Information collected through the administration of the Mini Puzzle Draws is subject to and may be used and shared by Sponsor, including in connection with Sponsor’s administration of this Mini Puzzle Draws to notify potential winners, verify and confirm winners, and to fulfill prizes, in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://www.galbraithliterarypublishers.com/privacy-policy and applicable law.

Personal information collected will be stored on servers located in the United States and may be accessible to U.S. law enforcement, courts and other governmental institutions pursuant to the laws of the United States. 

14. Winners List

The listing of winners will be added to the Mini Puzzle Draws Website as each winner is verified. Once the winners have all been verified, an email announcement will be sent to each entrant and the full winners list will be available on:

For a written confirmation of the winners (available after February 6, 2024), send an email to help@raven5.com with subject line: Galbraith Literary Publishers Who Killed Ickey? Mini Puzzle Draws Winners List Request. All requests must be received no later than March 31, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM PT. Requests received after this time will not be fulfilled.

15.  Sponsor

Galbraith Literary Publishers Incorporated, 30 N Gould St, Suite 21578, Sheridan, WY, 82801, United States of America.

16. Administrator

RAVEN5 Ltd., B9-461 North Service Rd W, Oakville, ON, L6M 2V5, Canada.