1.) COMMON COURTESY:

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ASK THAT EVERYONE TREAT PLAYERS, HOSTS, ADMINS, AND GUESTS WITH COURTESY AND KINDNESS.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS DONATE THEIR TIME AS VOLUNTEERS TO BRING YOU FUN FILLED GAMES AND AT NO TIME WILL ABUSE BE TOLERATED. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A HOST, PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS IT IN MAIN CHAT, BUT RATHER BRING IT TO A TABLE, PC (PRIVATE CHAT) OR IM (INSTANT MESSENGER). TO CONTACT PINKY GO TO pinkangel4506@yahoo.com

IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY THE HOST, PLEASE CONTACT A MEMBER OF THE ADMIN STAFF, AND THEY WILL MAKE A FAIR AND HONEST DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUE. PLEASE REMEMBER, ALL DECISIONS BY THE ADMIN STAFF ARE FINAL.

THE REVERSE IS TRUE FOR HOSTS ABUSING PLAYERS, AS WELL.

ABUSE ON ANYONE'S PART WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE HOSTS HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING ON HOW TO HOST THEIR TOURNEYS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAYTIME'S STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. PLEASE GIVE THEM THE RESPECT OF ALLOWING THEM TO DO SO. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OVERSTEP A TD'S AUTHORITY IN A TOURNAMENT. THIS INCLUDES STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT HOSTING AT THE TIME.


2.) GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP:

GOOD HAND (gh), NICE PICK UP (npu), GOOD GAME (gg), WAY TO GO (wtg), THANK YOU VERY MUCH (tyvm), YOU'RE WELCOME (yw), YOUR VERY WELCOME (yvw) ETC. ARE ALL CONSIDERED STANDARD PRACTICE WHEN PLAYING IN OR HOSTING A TOURNEY AND SHOW A DISPLAY OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.

3.) POOR SPORTSMANSHIP:

LEAVING A GAME BEFORE A MATCH IS FINISHED (EXCEPTION BOOTED, FROZEN OR AN EMERGENCY), NOT SAYING ANYTHING TO YOUR OPPONENT OR HOST, THIS BEHAVIOR LACKS GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.

4.) PROFANITY:

ALTHOUGH WE ARE PRIMARILY AN ADULT LEAGUE, SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE CHILDREN AND/OR TEENAGERS AND PROFANITY OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. TOPICS OF A SEXUAL NATURE, EXPLICIT DESCRIPTIONS, REFERENCES TO ANATOMICAL PARTS, OR ADULT ORIENTED DISCUSSIONS ARE TO BE KEPT PRIVATE AND OUT OF MAIN CHAT. ADULT DISCUSSIONS MUST GO TO PC (PRIVATE CHAT) PLEASE
WORDS LIKE "CHIT" ARE ALLOWED, AS IS INUENDO WHICH IS NOT SPECIFIC AND CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN ADULT SUBJECT MATTER.
VIOLATIONS OF THIS RULE ARE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES LISTED BELOW, DEPENDING UPON THE SEVERITY OF THE OFFENSE.


GAME SPECIFIC

1.) 3 MINUTE TIMER RULE:

BECAUSE OF DELAYS EXPERIENCED IN SEVERAL TOURNEYS, WE WILL USE THE GUIDELINES BELOW AS A MEANS TO KEEP TOURNAMENTS RUNNING ON TIME. FROM NOW ON, THERE IS A **3 MINUTE TIMER,** WHICH WILL BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:

A. BRB'S THAT RESULT IN THE PLAYER NOT BEING IN THE ROOM WHEN PAIRS ARE SET (PUT ON 3 MIN TIMER ONLY).,

B. PLAYER IS MISSING FROM ROOM (PUT ON 3 MIN TIMER WHEN GAME BEGINS).

C. ABSENCES DUE TO TECHNICAL, OR SERVER ERRORS WHICH RESULT IN THE NEED TO REBOOT (TOURNEYS KEEP GOING) RETURN ASAP ~ 3 MIN TIMER IN EFFECT.

D. NOT JOINING YOUR OPPONENT AT HIS/HER TABLE WHEN PAIRS CALLED ~ FIRST NAME CALLED SETS TABLE AND PLAYER EXPECTED TO JOIN WITHIN 3 MIN. OR BE DQ’D.

E. LATE TO THE TOURNAMENT ROOM WHEN FIRST ROUND HAS BEEN STARTED. MOST LIKELY YOU WERE ON A TIMER, IF YOU RETURNED BEFORE TIMER EXPIRES JOIN GAME AND PLAY AS ALWAYS. IF THE TIMER HAS EXPIRED YOU WILL BE DQ’D FOR THAT ROUND ONLY.

2.) AUTO-CHEAT PROGRAMS:

THE USE, OR THE SUSPECTED USE, OF AUTO PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL FROM THE TOURNAMENT AND POSSIBLE BANNING FROM OUR LEAGUE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR TO EVERYONE PLAYING AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

3.) REGISTERING FOR MULTIPLE TOURNAMENTS:

MEMBERS SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN REGISTERING FOR BACK-TO-BACK TOURNAMENTS. IF YOU ARE PLAYING IN ONE TOURNAMENT AND REGISTER FOR THE NEXT TOURNEY ON THE SCHEDULE:

A. WE WILL NOT DELAY THE START OF A TOURNEY IN ORDER FOR YOU TO FINISH PLAYING IN A PREVIOUS TOURNEY. DND STARTS TOURS ON TIME.

B. WE WILL NOT REMOVE YOU FROM THE TOURNEY PRIOR TO TOUR BEGINNING UNLESS YOU HAVE CONTACTED THE HOST AND HAVE ASKED HOST TO REMOVE YOU OR YOU ARE A NO SHOW, THEN YOU WILL BE REMOVED AT THE START OF THE 2ND ROUND OF TOUR IN PROGRESS.

C. IF NOT IN ROOM WHEN TOURNEY STARTS, YOU WILL BE PLACED ON TIMER.

D. ALL PLAYERS NOT IN TOUR BY START OF 2nd ROUND ARE REMOVED BY HOST.

E. WE *DO NOT* REFUND BUX IF YOU ARE A NO SHOW OR LATE TO A TOUR.



PENALTIES

1st OFFENSE: A MEMBER MAY BE GIVEN A VERBAL WARNING VIA IM (INSTANT MESSENGER) OR PC (PRIVATE CHAT), FROM EITHER THE HA OR ADMIN STAFF. MEMBER WILL BE BOXED FOR NO MORE THAN 3 DAYS AFTER VERBAL WARNING AND OR WRITTEN WARNING.

2nd OFFENSE: A MEMBER WILL BE KICKED AND BANNED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR CREATING DRAMA, DISRESPECT OF A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, DISRESPECT OF ANOTHER LEAGUE MEMBER.

THE HA MAY CONSULT WITH ADMIN, HTD'S OR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHEN NEEDED. IN THIS CASE A JOINT DECISION WILL BE MADE AND ABIDED BY. THE OFFENDING MEMBER MAY ALSO BE BANNED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR MAJOR VIOLATIONS AND OR NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS.

***ALL DECISIONS BY THE ADMIN STAFF ARE FINAL. HOWEVER, ALL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, WITH HA APPROVAL ONLY.***