SPADE FREAKZ OFFICAL LEAGUE RULES
THESE RULES APPLY TO ALL PLAYERS, TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS AND ADMINS OF THE SPADEZ FREAKZ LEAGUE.
Updated June 11th, 2012
TOURNAMENT GAMES
THE NUMBER OF HANDS/ TIME LIMIT/ POINTS ASSESEMENT WILL BE LISTED BY THE TD ON THE TOURNY
PAGE. IF IT IS A RATED GAME IT WILL ALWAYS BE YAHOO DECLARES WINNER. RULES FOR THE SPECIFIC GAME SHOULD BE ON EVERY TOURNY PAGE. HOWEVER, THE RULES SPAMMED AT THE TABLES ARE FINAL SO PLEASE READ THE RULES AT THE TABLE.
MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL THE TOURNAMENT RULES ON THE TOURNAMENT PAGE
PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT. ASK QUESTIONS IN THE LOBBY IF YOU
DON�T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING ON TOURNAMENT PAGE.
MANY GAMES ARE DIFFERENT, SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND BEFORE START OF TOURNEY. IN SOME GAMES BAGS AND SCORE DO NOT COUNT, AND IN OTHERS THEY DO SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOOK FOR THAT IN THE GAME RULES.
BOTH TEAMS SHOULD REMAIN AT THE TABLE UNTIL THE TD CALLS THE GAME. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEAT UNTIL THE GAME IS CALLED.
MISBIDS
A MISBID IS WHEN A BID IS MADE ON TABLE THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THOSE
SPECIFIC TOURNAMENT RULES. (EXAMPLE, YOU ARE PLAYING BID 3 5 OR NIL
AND SOMEONE BIDS 4, THAT BID IS NOT SPECIFIED IN TOURNAMENT RULES.)
CALL TD TO TABLE AND DO NOT SKIP HAND UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO.
MISBIDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST MISBID
-50 AND SKIP HAND (OPPONENTS HAVE OPTION TO SKIP NEXT HAND)
SECOND MISBID
-100(NO OPTION TO SKIP NEXT HAND)
THIRD MISBID
AUTOMATIC DQ FROM THE GAME
INTENTIONALLY MISBIDDING WILL BE AN AUTOMATIC DQ AND 1 DAY BOX TIME. BAD SPORTSMANSHIP WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
IN 1 VS 1 TOURNAMENTS, THE MISBID PENALTY ONLY APPLIES TO THE MISBIDDING PLAYER
(IF ONE PLAYER MISBIDS, THAT PLAYER GETS A -50 PENALTY WITH SKIP OPTION. IF THEIR PARTNER LATER MISBIDS, THAT PLAYER RECEIVES A -50 PENALTY WITH SKIP OPTION. IF ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS MISBIDS A SECOND TIME, THAT INDIVIDUAL PLAYER WILL RECIEVE AN ADDITIONAL -100, WITH NO SKIP OPTION, AND SO ON)
IN 2 V2 2 TOURNAMENTS, THE MISBID PENALTY APPLIES TO THE MISBIDDING TEAM
(IF A PLAYER MISBIDS, THAT TEAM WILL RECEIVE A -50 PENALTY WITH SKIP OPTION. IF THEIR PARTNER LATER MISBIDS, THE TEAM WILL RECIEVE -100)
IN-GAME PLAY
SLOW PLAY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
IF YOU HAVE PING YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY
10 SECOND CARD CLICK RULE WILL BE ENFORCED!
1st--WARNING
2nd--WILL RESULT IN -50 FROM SCORE
3rd--WILL RESULT IN DQ FROM TOURNY
CALLING A GAME ON TIME
GAMES ARE RULED BASED ON THE SET NUMBER OF HANDS OR TIME IN AN UNRATED TOURNY.
OTHERWISE, YAHOO WILL DECLARE WINNER IN RATED GAME.
IF THE WINNING TEAM HAS CAUSED THE DELAY THE TD MAY ALLOW THE GAME TO FINISH ALL HANDS.
IF THE TEAM CAUSING THE DELAY IS LOSING, THE GAME WILL BE CALLED AT SET TIME.
TABLE TALK
TABLE TALK WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
YOU CAN CHAT AS LONG AS YOU KEEP UP THE PACE, BUT
DISCUSSING WHAT CARDS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND OR ASKING YOUR P TO GO NIL
IS CONSIDERED �TABLE TALK� AND WILL BE DEALT WITH BY ADMINS
1st--OPPONENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF SKIPPING HAND AND YOU ARE WARNED
2nd--OPPONENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF SKIPPING HAND, AND THE OFFENDING PLAYER WILL BE DQ'd
AND BOXED
THE REMAINING PLAYER MAY GET A SUB TO COMPLETE THE TOURNEY
IF BOTH PLAYERS ARE GUILTY OF TABLE TALK THE TEAM WILL BE DQ'd
ALWAYS MAKE SURE TD IS CALLED TO TABLE TO WITNESS THE TABLE TALK.
IF YOU WAIT TILL LATER IN THE GAME, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN.
BRB's
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE BRB's DURING A HAND AND ESPECIALLY NOT DURING A NIL
IF YOU NEED A BRB PLEASE TRY TO DO SO BETWEEN HANDS ONLY
YOU ARE ALLOWED 1 BRB PER GAME
YOU HAVE A TIME LIMIT OF 3 MINUTES FOR A BRB
IF YOU FEEL YOU WILL NEED LONGER ASK YOUR PARTNER TO GET A SUB AND STAND
THERE WILL BE A 5 MIN TIMER SET ON TABLE.
IF YOU RETURN IN 5 MIN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SEAT BACK.
IF A PLAYER IS FOUND TO BE DOING FREQUENT BRB's YOU MAY BE WARNED AND/OR DQ'd
BOOTED FROM TABLES
ANY TEAM MEMBER WHO IS BOOTED FROM A GAME TABLE WILL BE ALLOWED
TO RETURN AND RESUME PLAY 2 TIMES!
TIMER WILL BE PLACED ON THE BOOTED PLAYER FOR A PERIOD
OF UP TO 5 MINUTES
IF A PLAYER IS BOOTED FOR A 3RD TIME, THE PLAYER MAY NOT RETURN TO THIS GAME
AND THE REMAINING TEAM PLAYER MUST GET A SUB FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT GAME.
THE PLAYER MAY CONTINUE IN THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE NEXT ROUND GAME WITH THE
ABOVE BEING EFFECTIVE FOR EACH GAME.
SUBS {2 VS 2}
5 MINUTE TIMER WILL BE PLACED ON MISSING PLAYER. THE TIMER WILL BE INCLUDED
IN THE GAME TIME LIMIT
TIMER WILL START WHEN THE BOOTED PLAYER LEAVES THE TABLE
AND THE TD IS CALLED TO START TIMER
IF THE GAME HASN�T RESUMED WITHIN THE 5 MIN. ( SUB HAS BEEN INVITED AND PLAY
RESUMED) THEN THE TEAM WITH MISSING PLAYER WILL BE DQ�ED.
SUBS ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THEY ARE A LEAGUE MEMBER AND ARE NOT
PLAYING IN ANOTHER GAME OR TOURNAMENT (EXCEPT ROULETTES)
THE TD OF THE TOURNEY IS ALLOWED TO SUB IF ASKED TO AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO.
IF THE MISSING PLAYER RETURNS, THE SUB IS TO STAND AFTER THE HAND.
ONE ORIGINAL MEMBER MUST BE PLAYING AT ALL TIMES
DQ OF THE TEAM WILL RESULT WHEN NEITHER MEMBER IS PRESENT TO PLAY
OR IF SUB IS NOT FOUND AND GAME RESUMED IN 5MIN.
IF BOTH ORIGINAL TEAM MEMBERS ARE MISSING THE TEAM WILL BE GIVEN
5 MINUTES FOR ONE OR THE OTHER TO RETURN AND SUB FOUND ONLY IF ONE RETURNS.
SUBS IN 1 VS 1 (with bots)
NO SUBS ARE ALLOWED IN ANY 1 VS 1 TOURNAMENTS WITH BOTS
FOR MIA OR NO SHOW PLAYERS A 5 MINUTE TIMER IS PLACED
AFTER WHICH THEY ARE DQ'd FROM THE TOURNAMENT
SUBS IN 1 VS 1 (with humans)
THERE WILL BE A 5 MIN TIMER SET ON ANY MISSING PLAYER IN 1VS1.
IF THAT PLAYER DOESN�T RETURN THEY WILL BE DQ�ED AND THEIR OPPONENT WILL ADVANCE.
A SUB WILL BE CALLED TO FINISH GAME AND DETERMINE OTHER WINNER FROM THAT BRACKET.
SUBS MAY BE INVITED WHEN TIMER STARTS.
IF MISSING PLAYER HASN'T RETURNED WITHIN 5MIN,
THEY WILL BE DQ'ED AND THEIR OPPONENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE REGARDLESS OF GAME OUTCOME.
ANY LEAGUE MEMBER CAN SUB IN A 1V1.
YAHOO MESSENGER
TD�S, HTD�S AND ADMINS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE YAHOO MESSENGER. IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED
THAT ALL LEAGUE MEMBERS DOWNLOAD IT. YOU GO DOWNLOAD IT HERE:
YAHOO MESSENGER DOWNLOAD
IF YOU MISUSE YOUR MESSENGER IN THE FORM OF CHEATING DURING A GAME, YOU WILL BE BOXED
AND BANNED IMMEDIATELY! PLEASE ONLY IM OTHER PLAYERS BEFORE OR AFTER EACH TOURNY.
OTHER GAMES
YOU MAY PLAY IN A TOURNY AND A ROULETTE AS LONG AS YOU ARE PLAYING FAST. THE SLOW PLAY
RULE WILL STILL APPLY. IF YOU CAN�T KEEP UP WITH TWO TOURNIES AT ONCE THEN DON�T
REGISTER FOR MORE THAN ONE AT A TIME!
TABLES
RATED: PROTECTED NO FF�S KIBBIES OFF
UNRATED: PROTECTED TABLES WITH FF'S OFF (UNLESS TOURNY RULES STATE OTHERWISE, I.E. WHIZ)
KIBITZ OFF AS SOON AS YOU SIT (UNLESS TOURNY RULES STATE OTHERWISE, I.E. WHIZ)
HOST TO KEEP TRACK OF HANDS AND TIME
DO NOT START TABLES UNTIL THE TD ANNOUNCES PAIRINGS IN THE LOBBY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU
START A NEW TABLE FOR EACH GAME.
NEXT TOURNAMENT
PLAYERS CAN SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT TOURNY IF THEY ARE ELIMINATED OR IF
THEY ARE IN THE FINALS ROUND OF PREVIOUS TOURNY WITH 4 OR LESS HANDS LEFT TO PLAY BY THE START TIME OF THE TOURNAMENT.
IF ON THE NEXT TOURNEY THEIR GAME IS CALLED THEY HAVE A CHOICE OF
GETTING A SUB FOR EITHER GAME.
A TD SHOULD NOT DELAY CALLING PAIRINGS TO WAIT FOR A PLAYER TO FINISH ANOTHER GAME. THE GAME SHOULD BE CALLED ON TIME AND IF A SUB IS AVAILABLE, THEY WILL PLAY.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN A PLAYER PLAY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME (EXCEPT ROULETTES)
BEHAVIOR
WE ARE ALL ADULTS AND WE CAN TALK AND ACT LIKE ADULTS AS LONG AS WE ARE RESPECTFUL AND
DO NOT INSULT ANOTHER MEMBER. USE YOUR BEST JUDGEMENT ON HOW TO TREAT OTHERS IN
THE LEAGUE WHILE AT GAME TABLE OR IN THE LOBBY. ANY BAD LANGUAGE USED TOWARDS
OTHERS WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES:
1st--WARNING
2nd--DQ'd AND/OR POSSIBLE BOX TIME
DO NOT TAKE YOUR PROBLEMS TO THE LOBBY!!! IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE TO SORT OUT WITH SOMEONE,
MESSAGE THEM ON IM OR INVITE THEM TO A PRIVATE TABLE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE FROM TD
OR ADMIN PLEASE IM ONE ON MESSENGER!
THE GAME TABLE
OTHERS MAY WATCH GAMES DURING A TOURNY AS LONG AS THEY DON�T KIBITZ, ARE RESPECTFUL AND
DON�T CAUSE ANY DISTRACTIONS (I.E. TALKING TO MEMBERS AND CAUSING DELAYS IN PLAY).
IF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO LEAVE BY EITHER A PLAYER OR TD YOU SHOULD QUIETLY LEAVE TABLE AND
RESPECT THEIR REQUEST.
DO NOT BOOT ANYONE FROM A TABLE UNLESS ADVISED TO DO SO BY THE TD!!