GENERAL RULES OF ALL GINTASTIC

TOURNAMENT GAMES:

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF PLAYING IN A

GINTASTIC TOURNAMENT IS TO HAVE FUN AND NOT

LET ANY DRAMA ENTER THE LOBBY. HAVING FUN,

ALSO INCLUDES BEING COURTEOUS TO OTHERS. WE ENCOURAGE

COURTESY IN GINTASTIC SO THAT OUR TOURNAMENTS

CAN BE AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

PLEASE WAIT TO PLAY YOUR GAME UNTIL THE HOST HAS CALLED

THE PAIRS. SETTING AND PLAYING A GAME BEFORE THEN, CAUSES

CONFUSION TO ALL IN THE TOURNAMENT AND CAN BE A REASON

FOR A DISQUALIFICATION.

SAYING GG (GOOD GAME), NH (NICE HAND), GLNR (GOOD
LUCK NEXT ROUND) ETC., GOES A LONG WAY IN MAKING
YOUR TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE AND THE EXPERIENCE

OF OTHERS IN THE TOURNAMENTS MORE ENJOYABLE.

BEFORE THE START OF TOURNAMENT PLAY:

PLEASE READ GAME RULES PRIOR TO EACH TOURNEY.
COMPLETE RULES WILL BE FOUND ON THE TOURNEY
PAGES AND AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THE

GAME RULES WILL BE RUN IN THE LOBBY.

ALL TOURNEYS SHOULD START ON TIME, SO PLEASE JOIN
EARLY. ALL PLAYERS SHOULD BE IN THE LOBBY

AT LEAST 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE TOURNEY.

YOU MAY JOIN AS MANY TOURNAMENTS AS YOU’D LIKE,
HOWEVER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER TO

REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM ANY/ALL TOURNAMENTS

TO AVOID BEING PLACED ON A TIMER AND POSSIBLY

BEING DISQUALIFIED. YOU MAY ALSO ASK THE HOST TO

REMOVE YOU, BUT REMEMBER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

THE MEMBER TO MAKE SURE THE HOST HAS VIEWED YOUR

REQUEST IN THE LOBBY AND REMOVES YOU FROM OF THE TOUR.

TOURNAMENT PLAY:

WATCHING A GAME IS NOT ALLOWED, EXCEPT DURING

TEAM TOURNEY’S AND ONLY THEN IF YOU ARE IN THE MATCH.

ALLOW WATCHERS IS CHECKED IN THE TABLE SETTINGS IN

ORDER FOR THE HOST TO ENTER AND VERIFY CONTEST
WINNINGS OR RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH THE SETTER AND SITTER

TO CHECK TO ENSURE THE TABLE IS SET CORRECTLY. ONCE

THERE IS A SCORE, THERE WILL BE NO RESETTING OF THE TABLE.

TOURNAMENT EXTENSIONS:

RUNNING DOWN THE 45 SECOND TIMER

IS CALLED AN “EXTENSION.”

IN GAMES TO 50 POINTS, THERE ARE 2 EXTENSIONS

ALLOWED, THE 3RD EXTENSION IS A DISQUALIFICATION.

IN GAMES TO 100/300 POINTS, THERE ARE 3 EXTENSIONS

ALLOWED, THE 4TH EXTENSION IS A DISQUALIFICATION.

EXTENSIONS ARE REPORTED TO THE HOST:

1 EXT, 2 EXT, 3 EXT

TOURNAMENT TIMERS:

GAMES TO 50:

IF A PLAYER IS NOT IN THE LOBBY, OR DOES NOT SET/JOIN
THEIR TABLE ONCE PAIRS ARE CALLED, THE HOST WILL

PLACE THEM ON A 3 MINUTE TIMER. IF THE PLAYER

CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE TABLE, THE HOST WILL
DISQUALIFY THEM ONCE THE 3 MIN TIMER IS UP.

GAMES TO EITHER 100 OR 300:

IF A PLAYER IS NOT IN THE LOBBY, OR DOES NOT SET/JOIN
THEIR TABLE ONCE PAIRS ARE CALLED, THE HOST WILL

PLACE THEM ON A 5 MINUTE TIMER. IF THE PLAYER

CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE TABLE, THE HOST WILL

DISQUALIFY THEM ONCE THE 5 MIN TIMER IS UP

IF A PLAYER IS AT A TABLE, IN ANOTHER GAME OR HAVE
ALREADY BEEN PLACED ON A 5 MINUTE TIMER DURING THE TOUR,

WHEN THEIR MATCH IS CALLED, THEY HAVE 3 MINUTES TO

GET TO THEIR TABLE OR THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

*** BE SURE TO LET THE HOST KNOW ABOUT MISSING
PLAYERS SO THEY CAN BE PLACED ON THE HOSTS TIMER.

REPORT TO HOST LIKE THIS:

PLAYER-NAME / MISSING.

*** MEMBERS WHO CONSISTENTLY ABUSE TIMERS WILL
RECEIVE ONE WARNING FROM THE ADMIN. IF THAT

MEMBER CONTINUES TO ABUSE THE TIMER, THEY WILL
RECEIVE ONLY A 3 MINUTE TIMER ON GAMES TO 100.

IF THEY CONTINUE TO ABUSE THE 3 MINUTE TIMER

THE MEMBER WILL BE BOXED, THEN MEMBERSHIP

REVOKED IF REQUIRED ***

TOURNAMENT "MONKEYS":

ONCE ALL 52 CARDS IN THE DECK HAVE BEEN PLAYED,
YOU WILL HEAR THE "MONKEY" SCREAM AND THE

HAND WILL BE CANCELLED. IF THERE ARE 4 “MONKEYS”

IN ONE MATCH, THE MEMBER WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE
WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER. REPORT TO HOST LIKE THIS:

1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4

TABLE TIMERS:

ON GAMES TO 50 POINTS, THERE IS A 20 MIN LIMIT ON PLAY.

ONCE 15 MINS HAS PASSED, THE HOST WILL PUT THE TABLE

ON A 5 MIN TIMER. IF THERE IS NO WINNER AFTER THE

TIMER IS UP THE HIGHEST SCORE WINS*

ON GAMES TO 100 POINTS, THERE IS A 30 MIN LIMIT ON PLAY.

ONCE 25 MINS HAS PASSED, THE HOST WILL PUT THE TABLE

ON A 5 MIN TIMER. IF THERE IS NO WINNER AFTER THE

TIMER IS UP, HIGHEST SCORE WINS*

ON GAMES TO 300 POINTS, THERE IS A 45 MIN LIMIT ON PLAY.

ONCE 40 MINS HAS PASSED, THE HOST WILL PUT THE TABLE

ON A 5 MIN TIMER. IF THERE IS NO WINNER AFTER THE

TIMER IS UP, HIGHEST SCORE WINS*

HIGHEST SCORE WINS GAMES:

IF THERE IS NO HIGH SCORE, OR THERE IS A TIE SCORE,

THE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY A SUDDEN
DEATH “HAND.” THE SUDDEN DEATH HAND WILL BE AT THE

SAME TABLE AND WILL BE THE GAME "1ST TO GIN WINS."

REPORTING MATCHES:

BOTH THE WINNER AND NON-WINNER MUST REPORT IN
THE LOBBY WHEN MATCH IS OVER. REPORT TO HOST LIKE THIS:

WINNER / NON-WINNER

AUTO WINS WITH REQUIRED SETS/RUNS OR SPECIAL DISCARD:

FOR ALL GAMES THAT HAVE A FINAL DISCARD, AUTO-WIN
OR A REQUIRED SET/RUN FOR AN AUTO-WIN, THE PLAYER WHO
GINS OR KNOCKS FOR THE AUTO-WIN (DEPENDING ON THE GAME) "SHOULD" BE

COURTEOUS AND DECLARE THEY HAVE THE AUTO-WIN.

*** PLEASE NOTE: THE REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY YOUR OPPONENT OF

AN AUTO-WIN IS A "COURTESY" ONLY, AS BOTH PLAYERS SHOULD BE

WATCHING THE CARDS BEING PLAYED. HOWEVER, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE

COURTESY IN YOUR LEAGUE ~ GINTASTIC!

ALL DECISIONS MADE BY YOUR HOST ARE FINAL
HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR LEAGUE ~ GINTASTIC!

Edited By: GINTASTIC