League Rules

PLEASE NOTE THAT RULES FOR TOURNAMENT PAGE HAVE BEEN UPDATED AS AT 23RD SEPT, PLEASE REPLACE THEM IN YOUR 'CUSTOMISE TOURNAMENT RULES' SECTION OF YOUR TOURS, THANKS, MEL

*REGULAR SPADES, NO BLIND NILS - NO HAND LIMIT/ TIMER 45 MINS / 500 POINTS...

*FAST PLAY EXPECTED...

*BRBs KEPT TO A MAX OF 3 MINS(MORE THAN 3, PLZ ASK FOR A SUB)...

*TABLES NEED TO BE SET BY TOP BRACKET WITHIN 2 MIN'S OF PAIRINGS BEING CALLED OR IT FLIPS TO OPPS TABLE CHOICE.

*PLAYERS HAVE TO SIT IN 3 MINS AFTER TD CALLS ROUND OR SUB NEEDED....

*3 BOOTS FROM TABLE PLZ ASK A SUB TO SIT...

*GAME CANCELLED IF NO WINNER AT 45 MINS / TEAM WITH HIGHEST SCORE ADVANCES..VGLA

45 MIN GAME TIMERS - IF TIME IS NEARLY UP, TD WILL LET THE TABLE KNOW THAT NEXT WILL BE LAST HAND DUE TO GAME TIMER.

IN THE EVENT OF A TABLE CLEARING SCORE DURING GAME:-
IF THE SCORE IS RECORDED, CONTINUE GAME ON ANOTHER TABLE UNTIL FINAL SCORE OR HAND COUNT IS REACHED. TD WILL KEEP TRACK.
IF NO SCORE TO BE FOUND/MEMBERS CAN'T AGREE, NEW TABLE WITH RACE TO 300 TO DECIDE WINNERS.

*UNRATED ALTS OR REGS WITH HAND LIMIT...6 OR 8 HANDS DEPENDING ON TIME...TABLE SETTINGS: GAME TYPE, HAND COUNT = 6 OR 8 & HIT OK!...MOST ARE 6 HANDS EXCEPT FOR THE MIDNIGHT, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE 8 HANDS. TD WILL DECIDE HAND COUNT & MAY SHORTEN FINALS GAMES IF ROUNDS ARE TAKING TOO LONG.

SLOW GAMES:-
WE WILL BE ENFORCING THE PACE RULE, IF GAME IS TAKING TOO LONG WITH A MEMBER/MEMBERS BEING TOO SLOW TO PLAY THEIR CARDS, AFTER 3 PACE WARNINGS, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO STAND SO A SUB CAN BE SEATED TO KEEP THE GAME MOVING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THE INTERNET CAN WORK AGAINST US BUT IT IS UNFAIR TO THE OTHER MEMBERS PLAYING.

DQ TIMERS - 5 MIN'S - SUB TO BE SEATED WITHIN 3 MIN'S TO KEEP GAME MOVING. FOR 1V1, IF DQ'D, OPP WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE. FOR 2V2, IF 1 PLAYER IS PRESENT, NO TIMER BUT IF BOTH MEMBERS OF TEAM ARE MISSING, TIMER & DQ AFTER 5 MIN'S. IF PRECALLED PART OF RD 2 AND A PLAYER IS MISSING, NO TIMER. CAN ONLY TIME ONCE ALL OF THAT NEXT ROUND HAS BEE N CALLED. TRAM IS OPTIONAL. PLZ DON'T USE AUTO PLAY, IT'S NOT FAIR TO YOUR PARTNERS. IT IS ALSO POLITE TO ASK SOMEONE FROM THE SAME TOUR TO SUB.

***TIE BREAKER RULES***
FOR GAMES TO 500 --- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE BREAKER
WHEN SCORE IS OVER 500 AND THE SCORE THEN GOES BACK UNDER THE 500 MARK,
GAME WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A 500 WINNER IS REACHED OR 45 MIN GAME TIMER HAS EXPIRED.

FOR GAMES WITH HAND COUNT --- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE BREAKER
THE TIE BREAKER WILL BE LAST HAND AND THE HIGHEST SCORED TEAM WILL ADVANCE.

FOR PRIME TIME TOURS, NO NEW TEAMS AFTER 10 MIN'S TILL START TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE A PARD, YOU MUST REGISTER ON AUTO OR YOU MAY BE REMOVED FROM TOUR. ALL LEAGUE RULES APPLY...NO BASHING, NO QUESTIONING PARD....POLITE PLZ IN ALL GAMES...CONTACT AN ADMIN IF NEEDED..TY.GLA

.PLEASE KEEP ALL TEAM NAMES TASTEFUL AND NON OFFENSIVE

NO HOLDING OF TABLES, IF YOUR GAME IS FINISHED EXIT TABLE. IF YOU ARE HOLDING A TABLE AND ASKED TO LEAVE IT AND DON'T, YOU WILL BE SOFT BOOTED FROM LOBBY TO FREE UP THE TABLE.

ON A FINAL NOTE, WE DO NOT ALLOW OUR MEMBERS TO PLAY IN MORE THAN 1 TOUR AT ONCE. NOT IN OUR LOBBY OR ANYONE ELSE'S. IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE SIGNED UP IN ANOTHER LEAGUES TOUR AS WELL AS OURS, A SUB WILL BE SEATED AND BOX PENALTIES MAY APPLY...IF YOU ARE IN FINALS OF THE PREVIOUS TOUR AND NEARLY FINISHED, YOU MAY SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT TOUR IF TD ALLOWS. STAFF MEMBERS MAY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR A TOUR TO EVEN OR SO A MEMBER DOESN'T GET LEFT OUT. IF THEY ARE ALREADY PLAYING ANOTHER TOUR, A SUB WILL BE SEATED IN THEIR PLACE. A STAFF MEMBER HAVING TO PLAY 2 GAMES IS ALWAYS A LAST RESORT!...TY.GLA

UPDATED 23RD SEPT--PLEASE REDO YOUR HMTL LEAGUE RULES FOR TOURNEY PAGES - PLACE THESE IN THE PRESET RULES SECTION UNDER 'CUSTOMISE TOURNAMENT RULES':

(MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE CHECK MARK IN SAVE THESE RULES AND YOUR TOURNEY RULESET NUMBER)

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SPADE FRIENDS LEAGUE RULES 

OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FUN AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. SO OUR NUMBER 1 RULES IS: 

HAVE FUN, SMILE, RELAX, AND ENJOY!! 

GENERAL RULES: 

<ul><li>FAST PLAY EXPECTED.</li>

<li>NO BASHING, NO QUESTIONING PARD.</li>

<li>PLEASE BE POLITE AT ALL TIMES.</li>

<li>CONTACT AN ADMIN IF NEEDED.</li> 

MAKING TEAMS: 

<li>NO NEW TEAMS AFTER 5 MIN'S TILL START TIME UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE A PARD.</li>

<li>IF NO PARD, YOU MUST REGISTER ON AUTO OR THE TEAM MAY BE REMOVED FROM TOUR.</li> 

TABLES: 

<li>FIRST TEAM CALLED SELECTS TABLE AND PUTS TABLE NUMBER IN LOBBY.</li>

<li>IF TABLE NOT CALLED IN LOBBY AFTER 2 MINUTES, FLIPS AND OPPS SELECT TABLE.</li>

<li>PLAYERS HAVE TO SIT WITHIN 5 MINS AFTER TD CALLS ROUND OR SUB NEEDED.</li>

<li>EITHER PLAYER CAN CALL TABLE, NO MATTER WHAT ORDER THEY ARE LISTED.</li>

<li>FOR 1V1 FINALS: FIRST PLAYER LISTED SELECTS TABLE AND SUB.</li> 

DQ TIMERS: 

<li>5 MINUTES - SUB TO BE SEATED WITHIN 3 MIN'S TO KEEP GAME MOVING.</li>

<li>FOR 1V1: IF PLAYER NOT SEATED IN 5 MINUTES, OPP WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCE, BUT GAME CONTINUES WITH SUB.</li>

<li>FOR 2V2: IF ONE PLAYER PRESENT, THAT PLAYER CAN CALL FOR A SUB AFTER 3 MINUTES, NEED SUB AT TABLE WITHIN 5 MINUTES.</li>

<li>IF NEITHER PLAYER IS PRESENT AFTER 5 MINUTES, GAME IS CALLED AND OPPOSING TEAM ADVANCES.</li> 

BRB's AND BOOTS: 

<li>BRBs KEPT TO A MAX OF 3 MINS (MORE THAN 3, PLEASE ASK FOR A SUB)</li>

<li>AFTER 3 BOOTS FROM TABLE, PLEASE ASK FOR A SUB TO SIT, BOOTED PLAYER CAN REJOIN TEAM NEXT ROUND</li> 

GAME TIMES AND HAND LIMITS: 

<li>IF GAME TIMER IS NEARLY UP, TD WILL CALL LH, AND TEAM WITH HIGHER SCORE ADVANCES. 

<li>GAMES WITH HAND LIMIT: MOST ARE 6 OR 8 HANDS, TD WILL DECIDE HAND COUNT & MAY SHORTEN FINALS GAME IF ROUNDS ARE TAKING TOO LONG.

SLOW GAMES:-
 WE WILL BE ENFORCING THE PACE RULE, IF GAME IS TAKING TOO LONG WITH A MEMBER/MEMBERS BEING TOO SLOW TO PLAY THEIR CARDS, AFTER 3 PACE WARNINGS, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO STAND SO A SUB CAN BE SEATED TO KEEP THE GAME MOVING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THE INTERNET CAN WORK AGAINST US BUT IT IS UNFAIR TO THE OTHER MEMBERS PLAYING.

***TIE BREAKER RULES***
 FOR GAMES TO 500 --- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE BREAKER
 WHEN SCORE IS OVER 500 AND THE SCORE THEN GOES BACK UNDER THE 500 MARK,
 GAME WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A 500 WINNER IS REACHED OR 45 MIN GAME TIMER HAS EXPIRED.
 
 FOR GAMES WITH HAND COUNT --- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE BREAKER
 THE TIE BREAKER WILL BE LAST HAND AND THE HIGHEST SCORED TEAM WILL ADVANCE.

IN THE EVENT OF A TABLE CLEARING SCORE DURING GAME:-
 IF THE SCORE IS RECORDED, CONTINUE GAME ON ANOTHER TABLE UNTIL FINAL

SCORE OR HAND COUNT IS REACHED. TD WILL KEEP TRACK.
 IF NO SCORE TO BE FOUND/MEMBERS CAN'T AGREE, NEW TABLE WITH RACE TO 300 TO DECIDE WINNERS.

NO HOLDING OF TABLES, IF YOUR GAME IS FINISHED EXIT TABLE. IF YOU ARE HOLDING A TABLE AND ASKED TO LEAVE IT AND DON'T, YOU WILL BE SOFT BOOTED FROM LOBBY TO FREE UP THE TABLE.

PLEASE KEEP ALL TEAM NAMES TASTEFUL AND NON OFFENSIVE....

ON A FINAL NOTE, WE DO NOT ALLOW OUR MEMBERS TO PLAY IN MORE THAN 1 TOUR AT ONCE. NOT IN OUR LOBBY OR ANYONE ELSE'S. IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE SIGNED UP IN ANOTHER LEAGUES TOUR AS WELL AS OURS, A SUB WILL BE SEATED AND BOX PENALTIES MAY APPLY...IF YOU ARE IN FINALS OF THE PREVIOUS TOUR AND NEARLY FINISHED, YOU MAY SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT TOUR IF TD ALLOWS. STAFF MEMBERS MAY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR A TOUR TO EVEN OR SO A MEMBER DOESN'T GET LEFT OUT. IF THEY ARE ALREADY PLAYING ANOTHER TOUR, A SUB WILL BE SEATED IN THEIR PLACE. A STAFF MEMBER HAVING TO PLAY 2 GAMES IS ALWAYS A LAST RESORT!...TY.GLA</CENTER>