OUR RULES **NEVER SIGN IN FOR SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF OF ASK A HOST OF MEMBER TO SIGN IN FOR YOU!!! THIS WILL RESULT IN YOUR POSSIBLE TERMINATION FROM THE LEAGUE AND ALSO YOUR HOSTS INABILITY TO CONTINUE HOSTING!!! THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE******


THIS LEAGUE WILL NOT TOLERATE DRAMA OR DISRESPECT OF ANY KIND. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS, A WARNING WILL BE GIVEN. THE SECOND TIME, YOU WILL BE BOXED FOR 3 DAYS AND UNABLE TO TOUR. IF IT HAPPENS A THIRD TIME YOU WILL BE KICKED FROM THE LEAGUE AND UNABLE TO REJOIN. WE OPERATE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT EVERYONE WHO JOINS IS LOOKING TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LEAGUE ALIVE. IF A MEMBER GOES 90 DAYS WITHOUT TOURING AND WITHOUT REQUESTING AN EXTENTION, THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR NON-PARTICIPATION. ANY DISAGREEMENTS WITH OTHER MEMBERS OR STAFF OVER TOUR RESULTS WILL BE TAKEN TO PRIVATE CHAT TO BE WORKED OUT. WE USE THE BOOT TIMER IN CASE A MEMBER IS BOOTED DURING A TOUR. YOU ARE ALLOWED 3 BOOTS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 MINUTES DURING A TOUR. AFTER THE THIRD BOOT OR 5 MINUTES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE ROUND. IF YOU HAVE NOT RETURNED BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND IS READY TO BE GENERATED, YOU WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE REST OF THE TOUR. RE-DOS ARE DONE ONLY IF AN ENTIRE ROUND IS MISSED AND NO SCORE WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN YOU WERE BOOTED. LEAVING THE GAME FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN BEING BOOTED IS YOUR CHOICE AND YOUR SCORE WILL BE HONORED. ANY TYPE OF CHEATING IS GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM THE LEAGUE. THE HOST OF A TOUR HAS THE FINAL SAY ON A DISAGREEMENT. EACH ROUND IS REPORTED TO THE HOST AS WINNER//LOSER UNLESS SPECIFIED DIFFERENTLY BY THE HOST AT THE START OF THE TOUR. CARD GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN PRIVATE ROOMS WITH THE "ALLOW WATCHERS" OPTION CHECKED. THE HOST WILL ASSIGN A PASSWORD FOR THE TOUR. WE ARE HERE TO COMPETE, BUT MOSTLY WE ARE HERE TO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY OUR FRIENDSHIPS. JOKING IS EXPECTED AND ENCOURAGED AS LONG AS IT IS NOT AT THE HURTFUL EXPENSE OF OTHERS. PLEASE CONSIDER THESE RULES AND YOUR ABILITY TO FOLLOW THEM BEFORE SIGNING UP TO JOIN. THANK YOU.

HOW TO LADDER

A ladder is a way that you can play another league member to help advance up the ladder to get to first place. It is also another way of increasing your rating. There is no limit to the amount of ladders that you can have with the same person in one day. Ladder matches are to be run in OUR GAME ROOMS ONLY and the tables are to be set the same way as a tournament would be with one exception. You may play a rated ladder match as long as it is agreed upon by both players. It is the responsibility of the players to make sure that the table is set as they wish. Members of the same household may NOT ladder one another unless it is reported by host! You may choose any game we host to ladder with, and any twist you want, as long as it is agreed upon by both players. If there can be no agreement, and it is a formal challenge, please play using the regular rules with no twist. In all instances the loser of the ladder match must report the loss. That is done by using the "report loss box" that is on the top of the main league page along side the jump boxes. The loser has up to 30 min to report the loss. If there are any problems then please use the link on the left side of the main league page and send an email to the admin of the league. If you have any further questions, then please ask a TD in the room for assistance.

HOW TO DO A FORMAL CHALLENGE

Go to the ladder portion of the page and click on formal challenge. Place the name of the person you wish to challenge in the box along with your name and password. They will be notified and have 7 days to meet with you and play the game that is being challenged. The loser reports in the report loss box on the page. If 7 days go by without the challenge being played then the one who issued the challenge will win by forfeit. This is an excellent way to improve your ladder ranks.

SINGLE ELIMINATION

In a Single Elimination game you play until you lose a round. After your first loss you are out of the tour. Single Elimination games are uses primarily in special event tours such as the Tournament of Champions. There is one single winner at the end of this tour.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION

In a Double Elimination game you play until you have lost a total of two rounds. After your second loss you are out of the tour. The tour continues for as long as it takes to have one single winner who has not lost twice. There are no "Byes" in a Double Elimination, however, you may occasionally have a stand-by round in which you aren't playing actively for the tour itself.

SWISS

In a Swiss tour you play in every round whether you lose the previous round or not. The one exception would be if you receive a "Bye" during the tour. There are two types of Swiss Tournaments. The first type, a Regular Swiss, is played until there is one single winner and has no pre-specified number of rounds. The second type, a True Swiss, has a pre-set number of rounds and is the one type of tour in which ties may occur.

WHAT IS A "BYE"?

The term "Bye" is used to represent an automatic win. Byes are used when the tournament has an odd number of players. Due to the odd number, one person in every round will receive a Bye (automatic win). During a Bye you may choose to play the game for fun or do something else as you wait for the next round to be announced. However, you shouldn't wander too far from your computer or you could miss the next round's pairings and be disqualified.

HEY! I GOT BOOTED OFFLINE

Online leagues have the disadvantage of dealing with things like power outages, computer failures, and Pogo errors. In an instance where a member is booted offline for whatever reason, this is the standard rule. If you were booted before you had a score on the board for the current game round, you will receive a re-do round with your pair upon your return (provided it is with-in the allotted 5 minute period). If a score was on the board for you, you will continue to play upon your return and do your best to make up for lost time. The host will place booted members on a timer. You are allowed 3 boots or a total of 5 minutes during a round. After the 3rd boot or the 5 minutes, whichever comes first, you will be disqualified from that round. If you have not returned before the next round is generated, you will be removed from the rest of the tour.

LEADER-BOARD GAMES

Any game that has a leader board, such as Lottso, Dice City Roller, Poppa Zoppa, etc., will be scored as follows. At the start of each round you will be given your pair. Please remember who you are playing so as not to create confusion for the Host at the end of the round. After each round the Host will ask you to "Report". When the final scores are posted each person playing in that round will report the winner//loser of their pair in the main chat area. Please try to hold your chat down while scores are collected to make it easier on your Host. If you have a "Bye" PLEASE refrain from posting in chat with such things as ME//Byeguy as they only take up chat space and create confusion for the Host of the game.

TOKEN COUNT GAMES

Unless specified differently by the Host of a game, all token count games are done as followed. When your host asks for you token count or your digits, you will look at the game board to find your Pogo token total. You will then type the LAST 5 digits of that token total in chat for the Host to collect. You will give these totals before and after each round unless you have a "Bye" or the Host has your unchanged count from the previous round. These games are done in timed rounds. The Host will tell you the number of minutes in each round and will give time updates as the round progresses. Your game should remain idle between each round while the Host figures the next round pairs. PLEASE DO NOT PLAY BETWEEN ROUNDS. You are expected to respond promptly when the Host calls STOP and asks for your token count. The only exception would be if you happen to be in the middle of a bonus round or a spin and are unable to pause the game. In those cases, please report "BONUS ROUND" or "SPIN" in chat, so the Host knows why you are delaying your reponse. If you receive tokens during your tour for Pogo challenge badges, Personal challenges, Premium album badges, Mix and Match badges, or any other extra credit tokens, you are responsible to report the win and token amount to the game Host so that they can be deducted from your tour score.

TABLE GAMES

Hosts will announce all table settings prior to giving pairs or they may decide to set the tables for each pair. The password for our league is "playhouse".

BOWLING HANDICAPS

We offer bowling handicaps for those who bowl on a continuous basis. Scores are monitored and your handicap is reset each month and posted on the page under Member Links. We use a base figure of 210 at 90% along with your bowling average from a minimum of 3 games. If you are new or don't bowl often enough to have your handicap figured automatically you will need to request one from the bowling host. They will have you bowl a minimum of 3 games and report your scores. Bowl your normal game. Any gutter balls (blank frames) will disqualify that game from going toward your handicap average.