Newbies 101

First thank you for joining and make sure you bookmark the home page.
This will give you tips on how to navigate at first. So let's get started.
How to Join this league As you have gorren to the home page you are a step ahead, now click on free sign up.
Fill out all the forms as as many as the extra's for ladder bux as you want. make sure you use your
Pogo name as your user name. Now either wait for activation email or
come back to the room where you first heard
about the league and ask to be activated. Then after you are activated,
and THE most important rule. Have a lot of fun.
How to Join a Tournament

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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 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.
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...AS EASY AS THAT AND YOU WERE WORRIED!!!!!!


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. 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 YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE TD'S NAME
AND YOU WILL THEN BE REDIRECTED TO A TOURNAMENT PAGE.
CLICK ON REGISTER, THEN ENTER YOU NAME AND
PASSWORD AND MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE LITTLE BOX, HIT ENTER AND IT WILL
TELL YOU WHAT NUMBER YOU ARE AND BY THAT YOU WILL KNOW HOW MANY
ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT ALREADY. THIS WAY IS NICE BECAUSE SOME TDS PUT
A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO DECORATING THEM AND SOME OF
THEM ARE REALLY CUTE AND FUNNY.


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 THE TOURNAMENT PAGE 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. 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. REGISTER - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL
TAKE YOU TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE WHICH YOU COMPLETE AS DIRECTED ABOVE.
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. STANDINGS - CLINK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL
SHOW YOU THE STANDINGS OF ALL PLAYERS IN THE TOURNAMENT. THIS ALSO
UPDATES AFTER EVERY ROUND. 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.
PRIZES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW HOW CASES LADDER
CALCULATED THE BUX AWARDED FOR EACH ROUND.


RULES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU ANY SPECIAL RULES FOR
THAT TOURNEY. 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. IF YOU ARE ALREADY PLAYING IN THE TOURNAMENT
AND NEED TO WITHDRAW, USE THE SAME STEPS AS ABOVE OR
ASK THE TD TO WITHDRAW YOU. WE DO REMOVE PLAYERS FROM THE TOURNEY
ONCE IT STARTS, BUT YOUR ENTRY FEE WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.


SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED 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. 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 GIFTED BUXX? YOU MAY ALSO SEE THAT A TOURNMENT HAS
A NUMBER OF BUX GIFTED TO THE WINNER BY, THE TD, ANOTHER TD OR A MEMBER
OF LOONIESANDTUNES. 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.
CAN I GIFT BUX? ONLY PREMIUM MEMBERS, PLATINUM OR DIAMOND, CAN GIFT BUX
TO OTHER MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE A PREMIUM ACCOUNT, ON THE TOP OF THE
WEBSITE CLICK ON MY ACCOUNT. THEN WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE, ON THE
RIGHT CLICK ON GIFT BUX.FILL OUT THE MEMBER'S NAME YOU WANT TO GIFT TO AND
THE AMOUNT, YOU CAN ALSO PUT A MESSAGE IN BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED.


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 UNTIL A WINNER IS DECLARED. IN TRUE SWISS
YOU PLAY A SELECTED, BY THE TD, NUMBER OF ROUNDS WIN OR LOSE.


WHAT DO ALL THE ABREVIATIONS EVERYONE USES MEAN?
AFK= AWAY FROM KEYBOARD
BLNR = BETTER LUCK NEXT ROUND BLNT= BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
BRB= BE RIGHT BACK BTW= BY THE WAY CUL= SEE YOU LATER CUAL= SEE YOU ALL LATER
GG = GOOD GAME GLNR= GOOD LUCK NEXT ROUND
GN= GOOD NIGHT HB= HURRY BACK
LOL= LAUGHING OUT LOUD / LOTS OF LAUGHS
NH = NICE HAND NP= NO PROBLEM
NS= NICE SCORE OR NICE STREAK
SDS= SWEET DREAMS
SS= SO SORRY SVS= SO VERY SORRY
TC= TAKE CARE TY = THANK YOU
TTYL = TALK TO YOU LATER WB = WELCOME BACK
WTG/W2G = WAY TO GO YW = YOUR WELCOME
YVW = YOUR VERY WELCOME YQW = YOUR QUITE WELCOME