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General League Rules
Aimers or cheat programs of any kind are strictly prohibited with the only exception being the auto table setter Cue Control tourneys. Accusations of cheating in any way is also prohibited. The word “aimer” should not be mentioned in the lobby regardless of the context it is being used. Auto Aimers are not allowed in 8 Ball Crushers. If a member is caught with one in 8 Ball Crushers, they will be banned, even if they are not on their league ID.
NO disrespecting/rushing of Staff. Respect them. They are the ones that volunteer their time to provide the league with tourneys and do not get paid for their time.
Foul language isn't "cool". Racist comments are not tolerated. This makes the league look bad and discourages new members wishing to join the league. Basically if you would not say it in front of your relatives, do not say it in the lobby.
Attempt to show respect to anyone and everyone, members/non members. If asked to stop, take it out of the lobby. A lobby, clean of obnoxious, rude or sarcastic comments, is a happy lobby. This also means NO arguing or bickering. If you have a problem let an Admin know, with screen shots to back up your side of story. We will deal with it from there. Feel free to use the ignore button as well, just remember if you happen to ignore a league member, you will have to invite them for your game.
If you wish to watch a league or tourney game being played, it is common courtesy to ask if it is ok, not a rule, just polite.
Members do not need to cam a game because another member asks them to. If any member has a problem with another member, they may take it up with an admin and it will be dealt with from there. If a member feels the need to think they can enforce their own rules as such, the admins will be happy to take care of that problem as well.
Player Account
You are allowed only one account in this league. If you are found to have more than one account, all duplicate accounts will be kicked from the league. If more than one person from the same household joins, contact an Admin to inform them so the other ID is not kicked from the league.
Sharing passwords is not permitted. This is for your safety and the safety of the league.
Your league ID must match your Yahoo ID. If you are not on your league ID, you may be removed from a tournament and put on a timer unless you have gotten your ID banned from the room and need to use a different. If this is the case, please let an ADMIN or TD know.
Those with a league name deemed unsuitable will be asked to change it. Failure to comply with a reasonable request to change will result in a possible boxing until the ID in question is changed.
New members may use a provisional ID when they first join the league. Once a person has joined, he or she may not use a provisional ID afterwards.
Existing members rating must be 1100+ in order to play in tournaments.
General Tournament Rules
We expect everyone to show good sportsmanship when playing league games and tournament games. At the start of each game, players traditionally wish each other good luck or best of luck,(gl or bol), and at the end of the game they traditionally type good game(gg). It is considered to be very bad sportsmanship to say good game (gg) before the 8 ball (black ball) is sunk. Doing so will result in a warning for first offense, followed by disqualification from tournament and/or being placed in penalty box depending on offenses in past. If you get that upset playing a video game for fake bux and meaningless points, you probably need to re-evaluate your priorities.
When your game is finished, report in the lobby whether you won or lost along with the tourney you played. This helps the TD running the tournament to run it smoothly and prevents confusion for the TD if more than one tourney is running at the same time.
Re-racks are allowed. If you pot the 8 on break or the game is to brief to be counted for ratings, a re-rack will be obligatory, the only excpetion being in a Suicide or Suicide type tournament where sinking the 8 on the break is considered a win for the person breaking.
If the 8 ball is stuck in a pocket making it impossible for either player to win, it is a rerack. If the 8 is stuck in a pocket that benefits one player, making it impossible for the other to win AND both players are on the 8 ball, it is a rerack. If one player is on the 8 and the 8 is stuck in that person's pocket, the other player must clear all balls off the table to get to the 8 to force a rerack.
Timers are 5 minutes unless it is the final round whereupon the timer is 7 minutes. Bootems have 3 minute timers regardless of the round. Timers do not reset.
It makes no difference who invites who, the only exception being in an Inviter's Choice tournament. In that case, the first person listed in the pairings will invite. Invite once or twice. If they do not accept within a reasonable amount of time, ask the TD for a timer.
Snooker and Tapping shots are allowed unless it is stated otherwise in the TD's tournament spam. Snookering or Tapping in a tournament that does not allow this will result in a loss.
No Forced Forfeits "FF" under any circumstances. If a player is stuck at a table due to other person leaving the table, ask for a timer and when said timer is up, invite someone to come to your table to cancel the game.
League Games and Races
All games are to be played on your league ID. All games are to be played on rated tables unless the tournament type requires a training or unrated table.
Races may be up to a maximum of 10 games per day against one player. A maximum of three races per day are permitted. Only those amount of games are to be reported. In other words if you race to 3 u only report 3, race to 5 and report 5 etc. NEVER under any circumstance race to a number and report more. This is stats manipulation and is not allowed and all fake games will be erased from both players records.
Tourneys take priority over league games.
Racing is played at your own risk. If one person leaves during a race, only the games played may be reported unless the race has been agreed to be finished at a later date.
8 Ball Crushers Ruleset
Rank gain for a win: 50%
Max matches/day between SAME users (Racing): 10 matches
Number of days inactive before winning and losing streaks reset: 8 days
Minutes players must wait between each match report: 0 minutes
Days of inactivity allowed before players deleted: 90 days
Days of inactivity allowed before drop top ten players: 3 days
A "top player" is defined as a player less than: 20 in rank
Days top players must wait before playing same user again: 0
Highest rank that is allowed to utilize formal challenge system: 5
Days between formal challenge by same users: 2
Days players have to complete formal challenge: 3
We ARE a laid back league, and try to overlook certain things. These rules are in place for you to have fun without drama and for a smooth running league. Sometimes things happens from people we may not like, accidental errors, from staff to members, we are all human, don't hold a grudge. Admins reserve the right to add or alter the above rules without any notice. With as many people we have in the league also comes that many different personalities. This is also a video game for bux you can not put in your pocket and ratings points that do not get you an invite to the e-Olympics of pool. The main thing is we are here to have fun and enjoy games with our friends. So lets play some pool and have some fun and thank you to everyone that helps make this league as wonderful as it is, Leaguers and Staff!!