What is a tournament? A tournament is a short-term competition with a scheduled beginning and a specific end. Players must register to play in a tournament. How can I find out what tournaments are available on my Ladder? For a complete list of tournaments see the 'Tournament Calendar' on the right hand side of page. How do I sign up for a tournament? Select a tournament from the calendar and click on the yellow of it. Then click on register and enter your info. What does Jump # mean? If you are already in the game room and the TD gives out a "jump number" you can enter this number into the "Jump Box" on our main page to open the tournament registration page. Why after registering for a tourney I was removed from the game? In most instances this happens when you do not have enough buxx to play. Please ask the host in the room to gift or have someone gift buxx to you so that you will be able to play in the next tourney. I received an e-mail invitation to play in a TOC, what is this? If you have received an invitation to play in a Tourney of Champions that is because you have won a tourney in the prior month. If you are invited you need not register as you are already registered, however you must check in. If you are not checked in you will automatically be removed from the tourney. What time should I show up to play in a tournament? You should arrive at least 15 minutes early to be sure that you are signed up, checked-in and ready to play. There are links to all rooms that we play in on our main page. How are tournament matches reported? If a tournament is 'LadderStats,' matches will be automatically reported to the Ladder on which the tournament was held after the tournament is completed. WHAT ARE LADDER BUXX AND WILL THEY AFFECT MY POGO ACCOUNT? Ladder buxx are used on the cases ladder system and in no way affect your pogo account or tokens. Pogo has given us permission to run tournaments in their game rooms and playing in games will not hinder your chances to win the jackpot either. WHAT ARE LADDER BUX FOR AND HOW DO I EARN THEM? Ladder buxx are used to enter all tournaments. You will earn ladder buxx with each round you win in a tournament. The only time this will not apply is if the tournament is free. This means no ladder buxx are required to enter and usually none are awarded for winning any rounds. This is usually the case when there is a new td. New td’s must first run a minimum of 10 tournaments before progressing on to Swiss format and being able to charge buxx entry fees. WHAT ARE BONUS BUX OR A “GIFTED” TOURNAMENT? Some tournaments will have “bonus bux” 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. As well you may see that a tournament has a number of bux “gifted” to the winner by another td or member. 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/received. WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF BUX? If you do not have enough bux to enter a tournament, don’t worry. Premium members are able to gift buxx 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. 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 ladderbuxx. Fill out the form as requested the click “give bux”. HOW DO I EDIT MY PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP AND WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE? Platinum and diamond members can edit their accounts, gift bux, gift gold memberships, edit tournament cards, move ladderbux to other accounts, add memberships, etc. To do this, on the left hand side of the website, click on “my account’. Enter your name and password into the login box and hit enter. You will then be taken to a page with 5 options, to numerous to go into detail here. Play around and see what you can do! As always, please ask if you have any questions. WHY IS A PLAYERS TOKEN COUNT GIVEN DIFFERENT FROM WHATS SHOWN BY THEIR NAME IN WHO’S HERE? Pogo has many servers and refreshes the who’s here token counts at different times and therefore it does not always represent the true amount of tokens at any given time. That is why in many games you are instructed where to obtain your token count to report. Your own tokens will update but other players may take awhile before they update. That is we are are based on honesty and places this trust on all members to accurately report their token counts. Remember the golden rule, "do unto others" 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. HOW LONG IS A TOURNAMENT AND HOW DO YOU WIN? A tournament’s length varies depending on the number of players and the way the winners per round advance. A winner is determined when there is one player who has not lost a round. Typical tournaments run 3 to 5 rounds. What are all these abbreviations everyone uses? 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 Cya=see ya Glnr= good luck next round Gn= good night Hb= hurry back Lmao= laughing my *bleep* off Lol= laughing out loud / lots of laughs Np= no problem Roflmao= rolling on the floor laughing my *bleep* off Sd= sweet dreams Ss= so sorry Svs= so very sorry Tc= take care Svs= so very sorry Tc= take care Ty/thx/thks = thank you Wb= welcome back Wtg= way to go Yw= your welcome Bowling Friends are glad to have you as a league member. And hope you enjoy the experience of a "No Drama" league and make friends. Feel free to contact admin at any time for any new suggestions. Send us your suggestions, just click the Contact Admin button on the left side. ..::..Return To Our Newsletter Page..::..