League Rules First and most importantly ~ Have Fun!! Each member may only use one name for the league and it must match your PAID active pogo name EXACTLY. Inactive members will be purged at 365 days inactive. Rank Gain, or Ladder Movement, is set to 50 percent. All tours will close on or after 5 past the start time apart from races and quickie tours. Member Responsibility Members are responsible for knowing House of Many Games Rules and Pogo Rules for each game played. If you are unsure of the rules, visit the Game Rules page at House of Many Games and the How To Play page at Pogo. Please make sure your pogo profile is open in in all tours, in case stats need to be checked. Players must be in the room and ready to play at least 5 minutes before each tournament. If a player is not present 5 minutes before each tournament they MAY be removed. If not present at the time of closing, the player WILL be removed. When you are tardy, it hinders the tournament and is unfair to the other players. In games that require you to set a table, the table must be password protected. The password for this league is - house. Watching at table games is only allowed for the tour host and admins, in case there is a problem at the table. Please keep the chat in the lobby to a minimum while the tournament director is announcing rules, pairs, results or gathering scores. Excessive chat during these times makes it difficult for the tournament director to complete the tournament in a timely manner. If a problem should arise, invite the tournament director to the table or to PC. No problems will be solved in the lobby. Member responsibility is not limited to these rules and infractions will be dealt with on an individual basis. Please remember, this is your league too. It is what you make it! So, let's all try very hard to make it as much fun as possible! Lobby Etiquette Be respectful of all league members, league staff and non-league players in the game rooms. If there is a problem, do not argue in the lobby of the game room. It is best to notify the tournament director if there is a problem and let them handle it. Arguing in the lobby can lead to boxing or banning. Hosts will address players by the first 3 letters of there league name. Do not use an excessive amount of foul language in the lobby. This can lead to boxing or banning. Some words are not to be used at all! We believe everyone knows what "those" words are! Use of "those" words WILL lead to boxing or banning! Rude behavior is completely unacceptable! Polite responses are expected to such comments as VGG, GG, GLNR etc. If you cannot be sociable and polite, please do not enter tournaments! It puts a damper on the fun for the other players. Rudeness can lead to boxing or banning. All players must report win or lose, if not the win will go to your opponent. Do not advertise our league in any games rooms that are not ours. This is strictly against Cases Rules. Top 50 Players Cases Formal Challenge Guide High ranking players are players in the top 50. Our top 50 players must play as many different players in the top 50 as possible. Just 'holding' the tops spots by playing the same players repeatedly is considered to be manipulating the system. Our first place rank spot is subject to the a few special rules. Players may only hold the first place spot for a stretch of 10 days. After 10 days the first place player will be moved to the #50 spot. This is called the "Round the Pack" rule. This keeps the competition more rewarding for all players. Formal challenges must be completed in the order in which they are received. If a high ranking player refuses/fails to complete a formal challenge within 72 hours (3 days), that player will be moved to the last place in the rank standings. The player in the #1 spot must not go idle for more than 72 hours (3 days). If this happens, that player will be moved to the last place in the rank standings. If any player and/or players are found to be manipulating the system, they will immediately be moved to the last place in rank standings and boxed for 7 days. Boxing and Banning 1st Offense will be a warning. 2nd Offense will be a boxing of 1 - 3 days. 3rd Offense will be a boxing of of 4 or more days, or removal from the league. Boxing and/or banning is decided on an individual basis and at the discretion of the Admin Team. Staff Responsibility Staff members are responsible for having 20 tournaments on the calendar at all times. Please be on time and ready to host at least 10 minutes before each tournament is scheduled to start. When you are tardy, it hinders the tournament and is unfair to the players and other hosts. Staff members are responsible for knowing House of Many Games Rules and Pogo Rules for each game played. If you are unsure of the rules, visit the Game Rules page at House of Many Games and the How To Play page at Pogo. House of Many Games hosts are not allowed to host on any other league. Host applicants must be at least 19 years old. To become a host, players must be active members of House of Many Games. Prospective hosts must be active members for at least 5 days before becoming eligible to host. If you submit a TD Application before meeting these requirements, your request will be put on hold or denied until you become eligible. Host responsibility is not limited to these rules and infractions will be dealt with on an individual basis. Please remember, this is your league too. It is what you make it! So, let's all try very hard to make it as much fun as possible!