HOW TO JOIN THEJUSTJUMPERS


  1. CLICK ON *FREE SIGNUP* ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE MAIN PAGE (under the 'standings tab' heading)


  2. TYPE IN YOUR LADDER NAME, IT MUST BE THE SAME AS YOUR POGO SCREEN NAME!!


  3. TYPE IN YOUR PASSWORD THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. TRY TO PICK ONE THAT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO REMEMBER.


  4. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD AGAIN.


  5. ENTER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.


  6. ENTER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AGAIN.


  7. ON THE 3RD STEP OF THE SIGN UP, CHECK AS MANY BOXES AS POSSIBLE. THIS GIVES YOU *LADDER BUXX* WHICH ARE USED TO ENTER TOURNAMENTS. LADDERBUXX ARE JUST LIKE POGO TOKENS. YOU RECIEVE THEM FOR TOURNAMENT WINS AND USE THEM TO JOIN MORE TOURNEY'S. IF BY CHANCE YOU DON'T WIN (WHICH WE ALL KNOW YOU WILL) PLEASE TELL A TD. THEY WILL FIND SOMEONE TO GET YOU MORE. WE WANT ALL OUR MEMBERS IN TOURNEY'S SO WILL MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOME.


  8. SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED FORM.


  9. CASES WILL SEND AN ACTIVATION CODE TO YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU SIGNED UP WITH. TAKE THIS CODE AND PUT IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX. PLEASE CHECK YOUR BULK E-MAIL IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE CODE..MOST TIMES ITS REDIRECTED THERE BY EMAIL PROVIDERS, THINKING IT'S SPAM. IF YOU STILL CAN'T FIND YOUR ACTIVATION CODE, PLEASE LET THE TD KNOW. THEY WILL TRY TO GET AN ADMINISTRATOR TO GET YOUR CODE FOR YOU.


  10. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT...YOUR NOW A JUSTJUMPER, WOOHOOOOO!!! JOIN A TOURNEY AND HAVE SOME FUN!!


HOW TO ENTER A TOURNAMENT


  1. ON THE MAIN PAGE IS THE LEAGUE CALENDAR. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE POSTED. THE TIMES LISTED FOR THE TOURAMENTS ARE EASTERN TIME. IT ALSO TELLS YOU THE TD HOSTING THE TOURNAMENT...THE NUMBER OF BUXX IT TAKES TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT...THE FORMAT...AND WHICH GAME ROOM THE TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLAYED IN.


  2. BEING A MULTI-GAMING LEAGUE, THERE MAY BE MORE THEN ONE TOURNAMENT GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENTERING THE TOURNAMENT/GAME YOU WERE WANTING TO ENTER.


  3. NEXT CLICK ON THE TOURNAMENT YOU WANT TO ENTER (THE TDS NAME IN THE CALENDAR) IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE. ENTER YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD..CHECK THE RULES BOX, AND CLICK THE REGISTER BUTTON...NOW YOU ARE ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT...PIECE OF CAKE!!!


  4. YOU CAN ALSO ENTER A TOURNEY BY ENTERING THE *JUMP NUMBER* (THIS WILL BE THE NUMBER UNDER THE TD'S NAME ON THE CALENDAR, OR THE NUMBER POSTED IN THE GAME ROOM OR IM), LOOK FOR THE TOURNEY JUMP BOX ON THE HOME PAGE. ENTER THE JUMP NUMBER, YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD, AND CLICK THE REGISTER BUTTON...YOU ARE NOW ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT.


  5. ON MOST OCCASSIONS YOU WILL BE *CHECKED IN* FOR THE TOURNAMENT...BUT THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN YOU'VE REGISTERED FOR THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE THE TD HAS OPENED CHECK IN...SO YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SAME STEPS AS YOU DID TO REGISTER FOR THE TOURNAMENT... CLICK ON TEAMS...THEN AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE THERE WILL BE A BOX THAT SAYS *CHECK-IN*. USE THE DROP DOWN BOX TO FIND YOUR NAME... CLICK ON YOUR NAME, ENTER YOUR PASSWORD, THEN CLICK CHECK-IN...YOUR NOW CHECKED IN!!! THIS DON'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT JUST INCASE, YOU NOW KNOW WHAT TO DO.


  6. TD'S ANNOUNCE THEIR UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS WITH YAHOO MESSENGER. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YAHOO IT IS FREE TO SIGN UP.


  7. YOUR SIGNED UP FOR THE LEAGUE AND KNOW HOW TO JOIN A TOURNAMENT...FIND A TOURNAMENT TO ENTER AND GO HAVE SOME FUN!!! WE WILL SEE YOU THERE!!



OTHER INTERESTING THINGS TO KNOW


  1. ON THE MAIN PAGE, IN THE LEFT NAVIGATION WINDOW, THERE ARE BUTTONS NAMED *GAME RULES AND BACKDOORS* . THESE LINKS WILL TAKE YOU TO PAGES WHERE ALL OUR GAMES WE PLAY AND THEIR RULES ARE LISTED. BACKDOORS LINK TO THE GAME ROOMS, WHEN A GAME ROOM SHOWS FULL ON POGO, COME HERE AND TRY THE BACKDOOR. IT WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE ROOM.

  2. AS THE GAME ROOMS ARE LIMITED FOR SPACE. AT TIMES THE TWO ABOVE OPTIONS DONT ALWAYS WORK. WE SUGGEST YOU MAKE A SHORTCUT ON YOUR DESKTOP, TO THE GAMEROOMS. 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 WHEN THE FIRST TWO OPTIONS DONT WORK, THEN THE DESKTOP DOES. TO MAKE A SHORTCUT TO THE GAME ROOMS, YOU NEED TO GO INTO THE GAME ROOM BEFORE THE TOURNEY'S AND CREATE IT. RIGHT CLICK ON THE GAME SCREEN BY THE OUTSIDE EDGE (YELLOW BORDER), SELECT MAKE SHORTCUT, WHEN THE BOX COMES UP ASKING IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A SHORTCUT TO YOUR DESKTOP, CLICK ON YES. NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO ENTER THAT GAME ROOM, IS GO TO YOUR DECKTOP AND CLICK ON THAT GAME.


  3. TDS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR YELLOW SMILEY FACE BADGES. THEY WLLL ALSO TYPE IN CAPS. WE ASK THAT PLAYERS NOT TYPE IN CAPS SO THAT THE TD'S INSTRUCTIONS STAND OUT AND WILL BE EASY FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO SEE.


UNDERSTANDING TOURNEY PAGES


  1. WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR OR CLICK ON A TOURNAMENT, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TOURNAMENT MAIN PAGE. ONCE THERE YOU WILL SEE OPTIONS LISTED. ONCE YOU CLICK AN OPTION IT WILL MOVE THEM ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TOURNAMENT PAGE.


  2. MAIN - THIS PAGE SHOWS ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT. THE TD, DATE, THE JUMP NUMBER, THE ROOM WHERE THE GAME IS PLAYED, THE TYPE OF TOURNAMENT, THE LADDER BUX FEE, SPECIAL TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
  3. REGISTER - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE WHICH YOU COMPLETE AS DIRECTED ABOVE.
  4. PAIRINGS - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE PAIRINGS. IN A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT IT WILL SHOW YOU THE GRID (IT UPDATES AFTER EACH ROUND). IN A SWISS TOURNAMENT IT WILL GIVE YOU THE PAIRINGS FOR THE UPCOMING ROUND.
  5. STANDINGS - CLINK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE STANDINGS OF ALL PLAYERS IN THE TOURNAMENT. THIS ALSO UPDATES AFTER EVERY ROUND.
  6. TEAMS - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW THE PLAYERS OR TEAMS ENTERED FOR THAT TOURNAMENT. IT ALSO WILL SHOW A PLAYERS STANDINGS AND RANK ON CASES LADDER. AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT IT WILL UPDATE ALL PLAYERS RESULTS AND SHOW THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT.
  7. PRIZES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW HOW CASES LADDER CALCULATED THE BUX AWARDED FOR EACH ROUND.
  8. RULES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU ANY SPECIAL RULES FOR THAT TOURNEY.

  9. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE TOURNAMENT, AS WE ALL KNOW THINGS COME UP UNEXPECTEDLY, FOLLOW ALL THE STEPS YOU WOULD TO REGISTER, EXCEPT INSTEAD OF CLICKING ON REGISTER, YOU WILL CLICK ON WITHDRAW. A WARNING WILL COME UP ASKING IF YOU WANT TO WITHDRAW. CLICK ON YES AND IT WILL WITHDRAW YOU FROM THE TOURNAMENT. ONCE YOU WITHDRAW, ANY BUX DEDUCTED FROM YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE PUT BACK INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


  10. IF YOU ARE ALREADY PLAYING IN THE TOURNAMENT AND NEED TO WITHDRAW, USE THE SAME STEPS AS ABOVE. WE DO NOT REMOVE PLAYERS FROM THE TOURNEY ONCE IT STARTS, NOR WILL THE ENTRY FEE BE REFUNDED.


FACTS AND QUESTIONS


  • IS IT REALLY FREE?
    YES, IT'S FREE TO JOIN AND TO PLAY ALL OF OUR TOURNAMENTS!! CASES LADDER DOES OFFER PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS FOR WHICH YOU DO HAVE TO PAY. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT REQUIRED.

  • WHAT IS A PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP?
    PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS ARE AN UPGRADE FROM THE FREE MEMBERSHIPS. HOWEVER, PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS ARE NOT REQUIRED. PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS AWARD 2x, 4x AND 6x THE LADDER BUX YOU WOULD NORMALLY WIN IN A TOURNAMENT. PLUS YOU GET A TOURNEY PLAYER CARD YOU CAN EDIT AND PERSONALIZE. YOU CAN BE AWARDED & EARN BADGES FOR TOURNEY WINS, SPECIALS WINS, ETC. TO GET INFORMATION ON PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF OUR MAIN PAGE CLICK ON "BUY MEMBERSHIP" TO SEE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

  • WHAT ARE LADDER BUX AND WILL THEY AFFECT MY POGO ACCOUNT?
    LADDER BUX ARE USED ON THE CASES LADDER SYSTEM AND IN NO WAY AFFECT YOUR POGO ACCOUNT OR TOKENS. POGO HAS GIVE US PERMISSION TO RUN TOURNAMENTS IN THEIR GAME ROOMS AND PLAYING IN GAMES WILL NOT EFFECT YOUR CHANCES TO WIN THE JACKPOT EITHER.

  • WHAT ARE LADDER BUXX AND HOW DO I EARN THEM?
    LADDER BUX ARE USED TO ENTER ALL TOURNAMENTS. YOU WILL EARN LADDER BUX WITH EACH ROUND YOU WIN IN A TOURNAMENT. THE

  • WHAT ARE BONUS BUX OR GIFTED BUXX?
    SOME TOURNAMENTS WILL HAVE **BONUS BUXS** AWARDED TO THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT. IN ORDER TO WIN THESE BONUS BUX, YOU MUST BE DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT BY THE TD AND THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU MAY ALSO SEE THAT A TOURNMENT HAS A NUMBER OF BUX ?GIFTED TO THE WINNER BY ANOTHER TD OR A MEMBER OF THEJUSTJUMPERS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TOURNAMENT, THE PERSON GIFTING WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE WINNER AND THE BUX WILL BE GIFTED TO THEM AND A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL.

  • WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF BUX?
    IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BUX TO ENTER A TOURNAMENT, NO WORRIES, WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. PREMIUM MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GIFT BUX TO OTHER MEMBERS AND ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. YOU CAN ASK THE TD AND THEY WILL SEE IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO GIFT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, ON THE MAIN PAGE YOU WILL SEE AN ATM MACHINE, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE. CLICK ON THE LINK AND ANY OF THE MEMBERS LISTED THERE WILL BE HAPPY TO GIFT YOU BUX TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENTS.

  • CAN I GIFT BUX?
    ONLY PREMIUM MEMBERS, PLATINUM OR DIAMOND, CAN GIFT BUX TO OTHER MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE A PREMIUM ACCOUNT, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ON ????MY ACCOUNT????. ENTER YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD INTO THE LOGIN BOX AND HIT ENTER. CLICK ON OPTION #5 PLATINUM / DIAMOND MEMBERSHIP, THEN CLICK ON OPTION #4 GIFT LADDERBUX. FILL OUT THE FORM AS REQUESTED THE CLICK ????GIVE BUX????.

  • WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SINGLE ELIMINATION (SE), DOUBLE ELIMINATION (DE) AND SWISS TOURNAMENTS?
     SINGLE ELIMINATION MEANS YOU WILL PLAY EACH ROUND UNTIL YOU LOSE A MATCH. AT THAT TIME, YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THAT TOURNAMENT. DOUBLE ELIMINATION MEANS YOU WILL PLAY UNTIL YOU HAVE LOST TWICE. AT THAT TIME, YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THAT TOURNAMENT. IN SWISS TOURNAMENTS ALL PLAYERS PLAY ALL ROUNDS, WIN OR LOSE.

    WHAT DO ALL THE ABREVIATIONS EVERYONE USES MEAN?
    • AFK= AWAY FROM KEYBOARD
    • BBIAB= BE BACK IN A BIT
    • BBL= BE BACK LATER
    • BLNR = BETTER LUCK NEXT ROUND
    • BLNT= BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
    • BOL= BEST OF LUCK
    • BRB= BE RIGHT BACK
    • BTW= BY THE WAY
    • CUL= SEE YOU LATER
    • CUAL= SEE YOU ALL LATER CYA=SEE YA GG= GOOD GAME or GOOD GOING
    • GLNH= GOOD LUCK NEXT HAND(card games)
    • GLNR= GOOD LUCK NEXT ROUND
    • GM= GOOD MORNING
    • GN= GOOD NIGHT
    • HAGD= HAVE A GOOD DAY
    • HB= HURRY BACK
    • IDK- I DONT KNOW
    • LMAO= LAUGHING MY *BLEEP* OFF
    • LMFAO= LAUGHING MY *BLEEP BLEEP* OFF
    • LOL= LAUGHING OUT LOUD / LOTS OF LAUGHS
    • MP= MY PLEASURE
    • ND= NICE DOUBLE(BOWLING)
    • NP= NO PROBLEM
    • NS= NICE STREAK(golf)OR NICE SCORE
    • NT= NICE TURKEY(BOWLING)/NICE TRY
    • ROTF/ROTFLMBO= ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF
    • SD= SWEET DREAMS
    • SS= SO SORRY
    • SVS= SO VERY SORRY
    • TC= TAKE CARE
    • TY = THANK YOU
    • TYFJM= THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME
    • TYFP= THANK YOU FOR PLAYING
    • WB= WELCOME BACK
    • WTG= WAY TO GO
    • YW= YOUR WELCOME