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Tournament Presented By (---Insert Name Here---) 
(---Insert Tournament Type Here---) 
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4PLAYERS 
Standard Rules
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 <li> We will try to start all tournaments within 5 minutes of the posted closing time. If there are not enough players to start at that time, at the TD’s discretion, a tournament may be held open , then will be canceled so it will not interfere with the next scheduled tournament

<li> The player/team listed first will pick which side of the table they want to play on

<li> you may not switch sides of table after your opponent sits.

<li> The Tournament Director will assign tables

<li> The game will not end on a board set, another hand will be dealt.

<li> Please be sure that each player registers their own account for the tournament to insure a successful start. DO NOT REGISTER YOUR PARTNERS

<li> You have 3 minutes to get to the table after pairings are given

<li> Please leave the watcher’s window open. There is no rule against people watching your game. If someone is annoying you with chat or sounds, you can call in the TD.

<li> Typing anything in chat, using the sounds available at the tables, or changing faces during bidding or any time before a trump suit has been named is grounds for being DQ'ed, as this can be taken as a signal to your partner.

<li> Using strings of letters or any form of repetition at any time once bidding has started is grounds for being DQ'ed. This applies to both table and lobby chat, and means that VNMP is fine, but typing VVVVVVNMP or TYTYTY can be and has been used to signal the number of aces or number of cards in trump suit to a partner.

<li> Please post boots in the lobby in CAPS with the booted player’s name and table number

<li> Please allow 7 minutes for boots.

<li> Please post wins and losses in the chat box Team name******won/lost, make sure that you receive acknowledgement from the TD.

<li> You have 3 minutes to set your tables and begin play after the pairings have been posted. The 7 minute boot rule is for boots and acknowledged BRB's only. If you are in the playing room, the table must be started within 3 minutes from when the pairings were posted, not from the time it was brought to the TD's attention. You or your team will be DQ'ed if time is called. If there is a reason for a delay, it needs to be stated in the lobby and acknowledged by the TD before you are timed out.

<li> In partners tournaments, subs can be used on any table. This includes the final round. Please do not wait until the last minute to ask for one, as your partner may time-out before one can be found.

<li> Subs can start a round.

<li> Bots can be used as subs.

<li> No subs are allowed in singles tournaments.

<li> If you wish to be removed from a swiss tournament before the end, please PM the TD of that tournament before the round is advanced, and make sure it is acknowledged in chat. Please do not request the removal of a team other then your own, even as a joke. If that team is removed in error because of your request, your team will DQ'ed from the next round (you will get a loss) and then be removed from the tournament.

<li> Your MyLeague ladder name must match the name you use in the playing room.

<li> Please keep chat to a minimum while you are playing as a courtesy to the other player(s) and to ensure that the tournament time limits are not exceeded.

<li> The TD will handle all reporting of matches.

<li> Multi-tasking is allowed, except for talking to your partner, being on another gaming site, or slowing the progress of the game.

<li> Couples (married or co-habitating) can not be partners. The only time this rule will be allowed to be broken is for a very special tournament (anniversary, etc) and in random partners where you have no control over the pairings, and then only with the express permission of the ladder administration. This rule applies to all persons residing in the same household. .

<li> Family members not residing in the same household are requested to limit playing as partners to once or twice a week.

<li> If you are playing in more then one game at a time (here, on another ladder, or in any other room) you will be DQ’ed.

<li> All Case, Zoo Game and 4Players Pinochle league rules apply.

<li> If you have a dispute with another player or a TD, please keep it in PM, not open chat, and notify the TD, HTD, or ladder administration. We will be more then willing to mediate at a closed table if needed, but using open chat to air your difference can get both of you 'boxed', or in extreme cases, banned from the ladder.

<li> The use of abusive language by any ladder member, whether currently playing or not, will be immediately reported to the Zoo, and will be brought up for ladder action.

<li> The TD's decision is always final.
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