TOURNAMENT RULES
TABLE SETTINGS:
REGULAR TABLE
OKIE TABLE
RED BLACK TABLE
GIN ONLY TABLE
GAME SPECIFIC RULES
TABLE SETTINGS ARE KEPT TO DEFAULT WITH ONLY THE END GAME SCORE LIMIT, DEADWOOD AND END HAND BEING CHANGED. THE TD AND/OR TOURNAMENT PAGE WILL STATE THE AMOUNT FOR SCORE LIMIT.
STANDARD RULES:
- YOU MAY ONLY PLAY IN ONE TOURNAMENT AT A TIME. IF YOU JOIN A SECOND ONE AND IT BEGINS YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED OUT OF THE FIRST ONE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS IS TEAM TOURNAMENTS. IF YOU JOIN A SECOND ONE YOU WILL BE DQ OUT OF THE SINGLES ONE, NOT TEAMS.
- FIRST PERSON LISTED (TOP PLAYER IN BRACKET) HAS CHOICE OF SETTING TABLE.
- NO WATCHING OR CHECKING TABLES FOR SCORES
- TIMERS START ONE MIN AFTER PAIRINGS ARE POSTED
- MISSING AND BOOTED PLAYERS HAVE 5 MINS TOTAL PER ROUND
- EACH ROUND HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE GAME TO BE COMPLETED. IF THIS TIME IS REACHED THE TD WILL AWARD THE GAME TO THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE. THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS SUCH AS TABLE HAVING TO BE REMADE, GAME RESTARTED, BOOTED PLAYERS, OR TOO CLOSE TO CALL, FINAL DECISION IS UP TO THE TD.
- 125 Points - Last hand at 30 mins - TD may come in before to give warning.
- 150 Points - Last hand at 45 mins - TD may come in before to give warning.
- Gimmick games will depend on type of game - TD will state - TD may come in before to give warning.
- IF YOU ARE PLAYING SLOW IT WILL BE UP TO THE TD WHETHER OR NOT THEY DQ YOU AND GIVE THE WIN TO YOUR OPPONENT. IF YOUR OPPONENT IS PLAYING SLOW IT IS UP TO YOU TO LET THE TD KNOW BEFORE LAST HAND IS CALLED.
- THE TD WILL REPORT TO THE TOURNAMENT PAGE
REG GIN
YOU MAY KNOCK WITH 10 OR LESS DEADWOOD OR GIN.
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GIN ONLY
SET END OF GAME TO GIN ONLY. NO KNOCKING ALLOWED
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OKIE
CHECK OFF FULL OKIE - THIS MEANS IF AN ACE IS THE UPCARD YOU NEED GIN. IF A 7 IS THE UPCARD YOU NEED 7 OR LESS DEADWOOD IN YOUR HAND TO KNOCK OR YOU CAN GIN. IF ITS A FACE CARD THAT VALUE IS 10.
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RED BLACK
SET END OF GAME TO RED/BLACK AND DEADWOOD TO 10. THE FIRST UPCARD OF EACH HAND DETERMINES THE GAME.
IF THE UPCARD IS BLACK YOU PLAY REG GIN.
IF THE UPCARD IS RED YOU PLAY GIN ONLY.
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KNOCK ONLY
SET TABLE AS REGULAR GIN. NO GINNING ALLOWED.
NOT ALLOWED TO SIT WITH AN ACE OR GIN TO AUTOMATICALLY CUT YOUR OPPONENT. IF YOU DO YOU WILL BE DQ.
YOU MAY CUT YOUR OPPONENT BY PLAYING OFF ON THEIR CARDS BUT YOU MUST HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE FOR DEADWOOD WHEN THEY KNOCKED.
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SUICIDE GIN ONLY
SET END OF GAME TO GIN ONLY. IF YOUR OPPONENT GETS GIN FIRST YOU MUST UNMELD ALL OF YOUR CARDS. MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL ON THE BOTTOM ROW (DEADWOOD) BEFORE CLICKING CONTINUE.
IF YOU MELD ANY CARDS WHEN YOUR OPPONENTS GIN YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
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HORIZONTAL/RUNS
YOU MUST MELD ALL YOUR CARDS IN RUNS SUCH AS 2,3,4,5 AND 7,8,9. IF YOU MELD A SET (3,3,3) YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
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VERTICAL/SETS
YOU MUST MELD ALL YOUR CARDS IN SETS SUCH AS 4,4,4 AND J,J,J,J. IF YOU MELD A RUN (4,5,6) YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
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FACELESS
ALL MELDS MUST CONTAIN NUMBERS 10 AND LOWER. DO NOT MELD JACKS, QUEENS OR KINGS OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. YOU MAY KEEP THEM AS DEADWOOD IF THE TYPE OF GAME ALLOWS DEADWOOD.
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7 UP
ALL MELDS MUST CONTAIN NUMBERS 7 AND HIGHER. DO NOT MELD A,2,3,4,5,6 OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. YOU MAY KEEP THEM AS DEADWOOD IF THE TYPE OF GAME ALLOWS DEADWOOD.
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4 GINS TO WIN
THE FIRST PLAYER TO WIN 4 HANDS OF GIN ONLY WINS THE ROUND. KEEP TRACK OF HANDS WON IN THE CHAT. YOUR SCORE FIRST THEN YOUR OPPONENT SCORE. EXAMPLE: 2 - 1, OPP SHOULD PUT 1 - 2. SET TABLE TO 300 GIN ONLY SO MAXIMUM SCORE WILL NOT BE REACHED WHILE PLAYING.
THE WINNER SHOULD REMAIN AT THE TABLE UNTIL THE TD HAS STATED IN LOBBY THE WIN (AND OPPONENT DOESN'T DISAGREE) OR UNTIL THE TD CONFIRMS AT THE TABLE.
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PLAYERS CHOICE
THE PLAYER THAT SETS THE TABLE CHOOSES A GAME (MUST BE ONE WE HAVE RULES POSTED ON) AND STATES IT IN THE LOBBY FOR THE TD AND OPPONENT TO SEE BEFORE STARTING. IF SUICIDE GIN ONLY IS CHOSEN THE TD WILL INSTRUCT ON HOW MANY POINTS TO SET FOR.
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NO ANY NUMBER
THE GAME FORMAT AND TITLE WILL SAY NO "#". IF ITS A 3, THEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE A 3 IN ANY OF YOUR MELDS. THEY CAN BE USED FOR DEADWOOD. IF YOU MELD THE NUMBER NOT ALLOWED THEN YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED.
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NO ANY SUIT
THE GAME FORMAT AND TITLE WILL SAY NO "SUIT". IF ITS A HEART, THEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE A HEART IN ANY OF YOUR MELDS. THEY CAN BE USED FOR DEADWOOD. IF YOU MELD THE SUIT NOT ALLOWED THEN YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED.
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NO TOUCH
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP ANY CARDS FROM THE DISCARD PILE. IF YOU REACH THE END OF THE DECK AND HAVE TO PICK IT UP TO RESET HAND, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOCK AND USE IT. IF YOU PICK UP A CARD YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
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RAINBOW GIN ONLY
YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF EACH SUIT (DIAMOND, HEART, SPADE AND CLUB) IN YOUR MELDS BEFORE GINNING.
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ONE AND ONE
YOU MUST MELD AT LEAST ONE RUN (such as 3,4,5) AND ONE SET (such as 3,3,3)BEFORE KNOCKING OR GINNING DEPENDING ON GAME TYPE.
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THIS OR THAT
YOU MUST MELD EITHER RUNS (such as 6,7,8 and J,Q,K) OR SETS (such as 4,4,4 and 7,7,7) BUT NOT BOTH IN THE SAME HAND. IF YOU HAVE BOTH IN THE ONE HAND YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIIED.
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TEAM TOURNEY
EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM WILL PLAY THEIR OWN GAME. THEIR GAME SCORE WILL BE ADDED TO THEIR TEAMMATE'S SCORE. THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL ADVANCES. IF THERE IS A TIE IN TOTAL TEAM SCORE, THE WINNER OF EACH GAME WILL PLAY ONE MORE FULL GAME.
FIRST LISTED OF ONE TEAM PLAYS FIRST LISTED OF THE SECOND TEAM AND SO ON.
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SE, DE, SWISS
SE - SINGLE ELIMINATION - IF YOU LOSE ONCE YOU ARE OUT.
DE - DOUBLE ELIMINATION - YOU MUST LOSE TWICE TO BE OUT. ONCE IN THE TOP BRACKET AND ONCE IN THE BOTTOM BRACKET.
FINALS - TOP BRACKET WINNER NEEDS ONE WIN, BOTTOM BRACKET WINNER NEEDS TWO WINS.
IF TWO DIFFERENT GAMES ARE PLAYED, THE FIRST GAME WILL BE THE TOP BRACKET GAME, AND THE SECOND GAME WILL BE THE BOTTOM BRACKET GAME.
SWISS - YOU MAY PLAY EVERY ROUND WIN OR LOSE. THE NEXT ROUND IS NOT STARTED UNTIL ALL GAMES HAVE FINISHED IN THE FIRST ROUND. THE TOURNAMENT ENDS WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE PLAYER THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEFEATED.
TRUE SWISS - THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS IS SET BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT STARTS. YOU MAY PLAY EVERY ROUND WIN OR LOSE. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE WINNER IF BY THE LAST ROUND THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF WINS.
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