• Ladder movement is 50%
• Top ten players are dropped for inactivity after 1 day
• Players are purged from ladder for inactivity after 75 days
• Same players can play a maximum of 3 games per day (excluding tourneys)
• Highest rank allowed to utilize formal challenge is 25

• Specific rules for tourneys are set out by the individual Tournament Director (TD)
• Rules on tournament rule page shall be followed if there is a discrepancy in lobby or main tourney page
• If both opponents time out, the win shall be awarded to the player with the higher LEAGUE RATING
• When a player dq's or times out in a tourney game, the advancing player gets the yahoo game ( ie: if box comes up after opponent times out, winner of game can click FORCE FORFEIT/ if a member dq's in a tourney they must quit & FORFEIT game
• If both players are booted from yahoo, regardless of score they shall restart their tourney match
• Members are allowed to play in more than 1 tourney at a time, although fast play is expected.
• Members cannot engage in a league game or other non-league game during tourneys they are registered for.
• Timers in tourneys are set at 5 min for single elimination. Swiss & double elimination (multiple rounds) have 2 five minute timers totaling to 10 minutes. TD's have final say on timers.  ---------(ie: single elim tourney - player timers out after 5 min and is out of the tourney.  Double elim / Swiss - player times out in round 1 - their opponent advances.  The player on timer is put on another 5 min timer for next round - if not returned after the 2nd 5 min timer , then the player on timer is out of tourney) *note exception to timer rule in tags below*
• Gin game time length  is 20 minutes per game, in order for tourneys to keep moving along.  It is up to the TD to call the game at that time and the TD decision is final. For tourneys with games that have 175 or more points - the game time limit is extended to 30 minutes.
• Kibitzing in tourneys (whether intentional or not) = DQ

TAG TOURNEYS

• Tag Tourneys - There will be no timers placed on a team if ONE of the members of the team is missing/frozen.  If one of the tag team players is MIA/frozen or booted, then the remaining team member can continue to play alone until partner returns or tourney is over. A timer will only be placed on a team when BOTH members are missing/frozen or booted and a timer is placed on the TEAM NAME. If one member returns before timer is up they can continue playing as a one person team until their partner returns or tourney is over.  No one can sign another person up for a tag. PASSWORD SHARING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED!
• If tag table is set as rated ( where players cannot stand & change positions) in error, the table is remade as UNrated and the points accumulated at previous table follow the pairs and the game is carried on with those points from previous table in place. The TD MUST be invited to the table to verify the points to be carried over.
• Tags have a 5 minute grace period to start, but no more.  By 5 minutes past the scheduled tourney start time the tag MUST be closed, or moved. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• If any tag team member  kibitz's at their table or sits in wrong seat, whether intentional or not, that team is DQ'd from tourney
• Tag team names are to be tasteful.  The TD hosting the tag has the right to remove the team from the tourney and ask the team to remake with a new name.  TD decisions are final.

• All rated games between 2 league members must be reported as a "league game"
• League games in gin must be a minimum of 100 points
• The same league members can play against each other in league games a maximum of 3 times in 24 hours
• The losing member of the league game MUST report the loss to the "REPORT LOSS" link on left of main GIFF page asap, or be penalized
• Members can only play in 1 league game at a time, fast play expected
• Members must offer league games in public lobby, requesting "league game anyone?" in order to allow everyone to have the opportunity to play. First person to answer in lobby should be given initial chance at a league game request.

• Top 50 players may issue formal challenges.
• Formal challenges can be made to the same player only once every 2 days.
• Both players have 7 days to complete the challenge. It is the challenged players responsibility to arrange the game not the challenger. The challenger should wait until contacted. The challenged player has the right to contact the challenger via IM, email etc but the challenger does not have such rights. The game should be played as soon as both are available. If the challenged player is found to be avoiding the challenge they can be runged.
• All challenge games must be rated and played in the rooms set out by these rules.