GATEWAY LEAGUE RULES



We pride ourselves on providing a fun and family atmosphere in which to play & host
tournaments, which is why we have detailed rules and enforce them without
exception. They ensure fair tourney play & remove any uncertainties for all
players and the Tournament Directors. Do NOT ask nor expect the TD to make
any exceptions to any of our rules. If you would like to discuss any rule,
please contact any admin and we will address it directly.
Treat players, hosts, admins and guests with courtesy.
Treat everyone as you would like to be treated.
Personal attacks in the shout box will not be tolerated...Boxing will occur and/or removal from league.

Please remember to treat hosts with respect. They volunteer their time. They work hard to keep the league going . There will be no abuse of the TDs tolerated. The TDs in turn will not be disrespectful or abusive




Cheating will not be tolerated and will result in either a warning, boxing
or banning from the League. Accusations of cheating in MAIN CHAT will also
not be tolerated. If you have any concerns or suspect any player of
cheating, please contact the hosting TD by pc/messe nger or contact admin.
Cheating can be very difficult to prove and we will not take nor make
accusations lightly. All complaints will be investigated thoroughly to
determine our actions.
The use of any device to manipulate the outcome of any game is strictly prohibited. SUSPICION of the use of any such device will constitute immediate disqualification from a tournament and possible banning from the league.



At no time is it acceptable to act out in any game lounge, chat box,
messenger or email towards the league, another player or TD. We have not nor
will we ever encourage, participate in or tolerate a league, lounge or
player war by any means. If you encounter hostile players in a room, please
mute them or anytime a TD asks you to mute a player, please do so
immediately! Please do not respond to a hostile player - take your cue from
the TD in charge. Any player who cannot abide by these rules will be issued
one of these: a warning, boxing or banning from thegateway League, depending on the
severity.

Any player THAT HAS a question please ask the TD to pc or use yahoo messenger. DO NOT bring up negative issues in main chat.

No pogo member is to be discussed in a hurtful or derogatory manner in main chat between gateway members. Please take your discussion to PC. A warning willl be issued the first time this occurs and boxing will occur without warning for a second offense.

Watch main chat for the TDs instructions, rules, token requests, GO! and
stop. Always wait for the TD's GO! prior to 0Abeginning any table or token
game.  In leaderboard games the TD will advise when the first game will be
starting


Rules for the tournament will always be run in the game lounge prior to the
closing of the tourney and are available on the rules tab of the tournament
as well. Make sure to ask the TD if you have any questions as it is the
MEMBER'S RESPONSIBILITY to know and play within our game, league and
tournament rules!

In Token count games, always write down your own & your opponents score.
This will help you and/or the TD determine & correct if an error has been
made. When the TD asks for recounts you have approximately 5-10 seconds to
respond - once another round is underway a TD can NOT change results. TD's
are human and do make mistakes even though they try their best not to.
Every game we play has a DQ timer which will always be enforced. This
includes players who are not in the room at the start of the round and those
who "poof" during a tourney round. In those games where tokens can be lost,
our timer is 3 minutes. In all other games the timer is 5 minutes. In table
games our timer varies please check the rules the TD will post.
Unfortunately, if you exceed any play/DQ timer you will be DQ'd for that
round, but are allowed to play the next round.

In all timed token count games we have a stop process & timer. The TD will
count down from 1 minute to the STOP! Once the STOP appears you have 30
seconds to report your end tokens before the token line appears. TDs will
not accept any tokens reported before the STOP and the only exception to
reporting after the 30 second token line, is if the rules include the option
to report spin. In those games, you MUST report spin, in main chat, after
the STOP and before the 30 second token line and report immediately upon
completion. While no specific timer is enforced for the spin report,
typically the spin is completed & you can report either before the token
line or within seconds after. Tokens must be reported in main chat, when
requested, by the player themselves, no third party or other "reportings"
will be accepted.

If both players in a pairing miss the line or are not in the room at the
start/end of the round, then the TD will award the win to the player who
registered in the tourney first after the DQ timers have been exceeded, with
no exceptions.


Our TDs are instructed not to remove players from the tournament. If you
have registered and have to leave during or at the start, please withdraw
yourself from the tournament. Exceptions MAY be made for players who are not
in the room at the start of the tournament, but at best will only be removed
after=2 0the completion of the second round. Please do not ask for bux to be
reimbursed because you miss a tourney - All bux gifted come out of the
host's or member's personal account. Cases does NOT give any bux back.

Poor sportsmanship is unnecessary. This is a place to play games and have fun. Please do not poof from a room before tourney is over. This is RUDE to the host and other members. Good game (gg), way to go (wtg), nice turkey (nt) exhibit good sportsmanship.



All prizes won in any Gateway tourney or contest are for Gateway members only. 

If you use vulgar or abusive language including abbreviations or misspellings of foul language, you will be boxed for a number of days, no questions asked.

Watch your language please, children play in games at times.
Thank you.