General Upsticks Rules

TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS, COMPETITIVENESS AND SMOOTH-RUNNING, SOME SPECIAL RULES APPLY TO GAMES AND LOBBY – AS LISTED BELOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR RULE CHANGES THAT WOULD IMPROVE OUR GAMES, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE ADMIN TEAM.

  • GAME- SPECIFIC RULES


    PARTNERS IN 2 v 2 TEAMS – (EXCLUDING TAG TRNY’S)

    (Original Rule April 3rd 2007)

    MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE IN ANY FORM OF DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER WHILE PLAYING AS PARTNERS IN THE SAME TEAM, IN 2 v 2 MATCHES.

    FOR THIS REASON, MEMBERS PLAYING FROM THE SAME LOCATION OR HOUSEHOLD AT THE TIME OF SUCH 2 V 2 TOURMENENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN THE SAME TEAM.

    ANY DIRECT COMMUNICATION (E.G. PHONE, IM, etc..) MUST BE DISCONTINUED.

    MEMBERS PLAYING FROM THE SAME LOCATION OR HOUSEHOLD AT THE TIME OF SUCH 2 V 2 TOURMENENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PRE-FORM THEMSELVES AS PARTNERS TO PLAY AS A TEAM. WHERE SUCH TEAMS ARE PRE-FORMED THEY ARE LIABLE TO BE DROPPED BEFORE TOURNEMENT STARTS.

    TEAMS MEMBERS FOUND TO BE IN COMMUNICATION IN BREACH OF THE ABOVE RULE ARE LIABLE TO BE DISQUALIFIED.


  • USE OF SUBSTITUTES (SUBS) Original rule Dec 10th 2006

    USE OF SUBS IS NOT ALLOWED IN ANY S.E. (Single Elimination) TOURNEMENT.

    SUBS ARE ALLOWED IN TEAM TOURNEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS : WHEN YOUR PARTNER IS MISSING AND HAS BEEN ON TIMER FOR 5 MINUTES.

    ANY SUB UTILISED WILL FINISH THE GAME THEY COMMENCED, WHETHER OR NOT THE ORIGINAL PARTNER RETURNS DURING THAT SAME GAME.

    WHERE FEASIBLE, THE SAME SUB WILL BE UTILISED FOR SUBSEQUENT GAMES IN THE SAME TEAM, SHOULD THE ORIGINAL PARTNER BE STILL MISSING.

    ANY SUBS USED WILL BE CREDITED WITH ANY LADDER STATS ATTAINED IN THE GAMES FOR WHICH THEY ACTED AS A SUBSTTIUTE.

    IN THE EVENT NO SUB IS AVAILABLE, A ROBOT MAY BE USED, IN WHICH CASE THE ORIGINAL PARTNER SHALL REPLACE THE ROBOT IMMEDDIATLY UPON THEIR RETURN.


  • LOBBY AND TABLE RULES
  • USE OF CAPITALS, FASTKEYS OR SHORTKEYS Original rule June 19th 2006 TO MAINTAIN CLEAR COMMUNICATION, THE TD IN CHARGE IS THE ONLY PERSON ALLOWED TO USE CAPITAL TEXT, SHORTKEYS OR FASTKEYS IN THE LOBBY OR GAMES TABLES. THE TD MAY HOWEVER AUTHORISE OTHERS TO USE THESE KEYS AS APPROPRIATE.

    MEMBERS IN BREACH OF THIS RULE WILL FIRST BE WARNED, AND IF BREACH OF RULE CONTINUES, WILL BE BOXED FOR 2 DAYS.


  • UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT Original rules Oct 29th 2004 & Feb 9th 2005

    UNRULY, ABUSIVE OR THREATENING BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LOBBY OR TABLES NEITHER WILL OFFENSIVE NAME-CALLING, HARRASSMENT, OR THE USE OF PROFANE LANGUAGE. (If you do not know the persons name, then address them by their lobby ID).

    MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMPTLY COMPLY WITH A TD’S REQUEST TO CEASE ANY BEHAVIOUR DEEMED INNAPPROPRIATE BY THE TD.

    MEMBERS IN BREACH OF THIS RULE WILL WARNED ONCE, THEN WILL BE “BOXED” FOR EITHER 3, 7 OR 10 DAYS, (DEPENDING UPON SEVERITY) AND IF THE UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT STILL CONTINUES, THE MEMBER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE.

    WHERE NON-MEMBERS ARE BEING DISRUPTIVE, THE TD MAY REQUEST ALL MEMBERS TO PLACE THE PERSON ON “IGGY” AND TO DISCONTINUE ANY RESPONSES.


  • GAME TABLE RULES & REQUIREMENTS BEFORE COMMENCING PLAY IN TABLE, CLICK “KIBTZ” TO “PROTECT TABLE” AND TO “PREVENT VEIWING OF HANDS”.

    FAST PLAY IS EXPECTED - - UNREASONABLE DELAY IN PLAYING CARDS IN HAND WILL RESULT IN YOU BEING PUT ON TIMER

    IN ANY ONE GAME, 3 TIMER SESSIONS WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF THAT GAME – AS WILL A SINGLE TIMER SESSION IN EXCESS OF 7 MINS.

    CHEATING IN ANY FORM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUAIFICATION.

    MEMBERS SHOULD RESTRICT THEMSELVES TO PLAYING IN ONLY ONE TABLE UNLESS INVITED BY A TD (E.G WHERE 2 OR MORE TOURNEMENTS OVERLAP). WHERE MEMBERS ARE PLAYING A NON-TRNY GAME, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THAT GAME TO PLAY ANY TRNY GAME DUE, RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO PLAY BOTH.

    TOURNEMENTS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE TD HOSTING IT – AND IN ACCEPTING AN INVITIATION TO PLAY, MEMBERS ARE ALSO ACCEPTING ANY RULE CHANGES THE TD SEES FIT TO MAKE EITHER BEFORE OR DURING THE TOURNEMENT.


  • GENERAL MEMBERSHIP RULES YOU MAY ONLY JOIN THIS LEAGUE WITH ONE ID - - MULTIPLE ID’S WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP.

    MEMBERS SHOULD ENTER THE LOBBY USING THE ID THAT YOU JOINED THE TOURNEMENT WITH.

    YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS MUST BE KEPT CURRENT ON THE SITE TO ENABLE CONTACT WITHIN THE LEAGUE - - IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, USE THE “USER EDITOR” LINK UNDER “ACCOUNTS” IN THE TAB ROW OF UPSTICKS MAINPAGE.

    ANY MEMBER MAY APPLY TO BECOME A TD IN THE LEAGUE – IT IS HOWEVER ADVISED THAT BEFORE APPLYING YOU ARE REASONABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCEDURES AND RULES APPLYING, AND WITH THE MAINPAGE LAYOUT. NORMALLY IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE LEAGUE FOR AT LEAST 1 MONTH, BEFORE MAKING APPLICATION FOR TD

    YOU MAY NOT BE A TD, HTD, OR ADMIN WITH UPSTICKS, WHILE HOLDING A TD, HTD OR ADMIN POSITION IN ANOTHER CRIBBAGE LEAGUE – YOU MAY HOWEVER BE A TD, HTD OR ADMIN IN ANY NON-CRIBBAGE LEAGUE AND STILL BE A TD, HTD. ADMIN IN UPSTICKS.

    IN THE EVENT THAT YOU FORMALLY CHALLENGE ANOTHER MEMBER TO A LADDER GAME - - YOU MUST ONLY PLAY ONE REGULAR GAME PER CHALLENGE.


    As of August 9th 2008, no more going to the tables and jumping in and out of them saying rude words that some may take offensive. example would be flashing or some sexual conduct of any sorts.