SETTING TABLES FOR GAME PLAY!!

1. YOU MUST START WITH READING THE RULES ON THE TOURNAMENT PAGE,THIS WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE GAME OPTIONS INCLUDING WHAT THE BID IS FOR EACH HAND-ROUND-ECT...
2. AS YOU CAN SEE THE TOP 4 BOXES ( 2'S - CANNOT LEAD SPADES - CAN TRUMP FIRST TRICK - PASS ONE CARD ) THESE ARE NAMED BOXES 1-2-3-4 IN THE CORRECT ORDER
3. IN MOST CASES "BLIND" AND "BLIND NIL" ARE VERY RARELY CHECKED.THE GAMES ARE USALLY GAME OVER AT "250"



4. ALLOWING PLAYERS TO REPLACE IS ONLY CHECKED IN 2V2 STYLE TOURNIES.
5. WE DO NOT LIMIT ANY SKILL RATINGS IN ANY TOURNEY'S.
6. WE DO ALLOW WATCHERS AND MAY HAVE CARDS SHOWING DURING PARTICULAR TOURNEY'S.
7. IF CARDS ARE SHOWING THERE IS A REASON FOR THIS SO WE UN-CHECK TRAM TO AS WELL.
8. GAMES ARE NON-RATED AND HOST MAY CHOSE TO MAKE THEM PRIVATE AT ANY TIME DURING THE TOURNAMENT!

~~~ ADVANCED OPTIONS ~~~

9. CUT THE CARDS MAY BE CHECKED AT TIMES.
10. THE DROP DOWN BOX THAT SHOWS WHO LEADS THE TRICK WILL CHANGE ALOT !
11. MIS-DEALS ARE USALLY NOT USED BUT IN RARE OCASIONS



12. THE OTHER 2 DROP BOXES ARE THE MINIMUM BIDS FOR THE TEAM AND TO GO NIL, MOST OF THE TIMES THERE ARE 0/0 BUT KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED
13. THE OTHER 2 BLIND BOXES TO THE RIGHT OF THE MINIMUMS ARE NOT USED DUE TO THE FACT WE DON'T USE BLIND.
14. ZERO NOT NIL IS USALLY CHECKED AND RARELY IS BIDS OF 10 OR MORE WORTH DOUBLE. SOME HOSTS WILL CHANGE THEM UP
15. FINALLY WHEN YOU SEE OR READ "BAGS ON ALL" THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO CHECK THOSE BOTTOM BOXES ( PENALIZE FOR OVERBOOKS

THE RULES WE ALL PLAY BY!!

...if you cannot abide by these Rules, maybe you should take a day or two and really think if Laidback is for you... If a player has no chance of winning a match and wants to surrender, both players must agree and host must be called to table. Once host has decided it is a shut out the players can then leave with a gg. If the rules on this are not followed through it is grounds for boxing. The Rule for Misclick's is +150(Low Win's)/-150(High Win's), during bid Specific game's (suit or bid). There will be NO resets without penalty. A reset will only happen on 1st hand and WITH penalty. 2nd hand on, penalty will be assessed with no reset. In the Event of a game conflict, the host may order a 2 (two) hand replay, same setting's , same bid. Boots will be 7/DQ or 10/DQ ONLY if pogo is acting up. Host's may use private table's, players will be given the password prior to start of tourney. Do Not give password to anyone in lobby chat, password will be given by IM or at a table Only !! 1st Player Called Set's Table Players must report in lobby like this *******won or *******lost, this is easier for the host to see. In the Event of overlapping tourament's players may only play in 1 (one) tournament, You may sign up for both tourney's, however at the time the tournaments run, you have 1 minute to chose which tournament you will participate in, if you do not decide the host's will remove you from both tournament's !!, The reason for this rule so there is no delaying of tournaments.

2v2 Specific Rules
2v2 will be closed no longer than 15 minutes after the start time. If there are not 4 teams in by this time tourney will be moved and replaced with a 1v1. During 2v2 play all IM's will be ON and AT AWAY. If your caught with IM off or on and not at away, it is ground's for Immediate DQ !! Table Talk(Discussion of Card's)is not allowed, and is Ground's for Dq Slow Play is Ground's for Dq No BRB(Be Right Back's) while in a 2v2 Admin's may leave there IM's on, as long as they aren't on the same team, if 2 admin are a team, 1(one) will have to have their IM at away. Under NO circumstances are family members (hubby, wife) allowed to partner. Subs will be allowed, but must be approved by the Host and a member of the Laidback Ladder. Members have 3 minutes to choose Sub, Computer, or Time on partner(Computers may only be chosen in straight spades)

Player Conduct
No Fighting or Disruptive Behavior is allowed in the Lobby Chat No Bashing of Players or other Leagues Respect and thank the Host's, they do this for your enjoyment When asked by the Host to Ignore a player in the lobby...Ignore that player, otherwise you will be boxed for a minimum of 24 hours Please Allow the Host's to have some Sanity while hosting, please do not IM them for things that are not important, or not related to the Tournament ! It is always a GG here at Laidback, please say GG to your opponent at table and in lobby.


This is an Adult League,
However we have guidelines for Lobby chat...
No Graphic Details, Limited Personel Details, and Nothing that anyone may take as an insult...So think before you speak

THANK YOU ALL FOR FOLLOWING THE RULES IN ADVANCE, PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE BOX AND ENJOY YOUR TIME IN LAIDBACK