HOW TO JUMP A
TOURNAMENT
GO
TO TOURNAMENT
CALENDAR
Select the
tournament you
wish to jump.
Click to Open.
Click on
REGISTER; Add
your Ladder
name and
Personal
Password.
Check the box
I Have Read
Rules then
Click
Register.
LEAGUE
PASSWORD
WE DO NOT REQIRE A TABLE PASSWORD
LEAGUE
TOOLBAR
Download our
CANASTAFREAK
TOOLBAR @ http://canastafreakstoolbar.ourtoolbar.com
Links to all
the Case and
Freak links.
TOURNEY
ROOM
We play 1v1 and 2v2 Canasta in our CANASTAFREAKS ROOM
At NIDINK.COM
http://www.canastafreaks.com/freak_gamerooms.htm
HOW TO SET
A TABLE
CORRECTLY
SETTER SITS in top LEFT CHAIR
HIT START (NOT SPAWN)
WAIT TIL ALL PLAYERS JOINED
SETTER HIT's START ONCE MORE
SETTER CHOOSES GAME OPTIONS IN BLUE BOX
SETTER HIT's START TO BEGING GAME
(When all players are on board to play there will be a red drink showing for each)
HOW TO
CHECK YOUR
LADDER BUXX
On main page
and click on
ACCOUNT
tab~click on
ladder buxx
HOW TO
REPORT LADDER
MATCH LOSS ON
MAIN PAGE
Your host will
Post all
Tourney
Winner/////Non-winner
for
tournaments.
TO REPORT
LADDER LOSS:
Go to Main
page ~ click
on Standings
tab ~ click on
Report Loss ~
add
information ~
submit.
Click here
to report
loss.
HOW TO
CHECK AND SEE
IF YOU ARE IN
A TOURNAMENT
Go to
Tournament
Registration
page and Click
on Teams/
Check In. If
you are
registered in
the tournament
your name will
appear on list
in the drop
down box... If
not please
jump.
HOW TO
CHECK YOUR
STANDINGS IN A
TOURNAMENT
If you would
like to know
WHEN or WHOM
you are going
to play next
during a tour,
please go to
the Tournament
registrations
page. Click on
standings and
you will see
the sitting
order of all
players
registered in
the current
tour.
HOW TO
CHECK INTO AN
INVITATION
ONLY
TOURNAMENT OR
A TOURNAMENT
THAT WAS NOT
OPENED
Go to
Tournament
Registration
page and click
on Teams/
Check In.
Select your
name from drop
down menu and
add your
password.
DOUBLES
Tournament: Go
to Tournament
Registration
page. Choose,
join team.
From drop down
menu choose
the team you
wish to join.
Add team
password, add
your Ladder
name then your
personal
password.
Check that you
have read
rules, and
click to
register.
BASIC
TOURNAMENT
RULES
NEVER check
Players can
never pick up
discard pile.
You may not be
in 2
tournaments at
the same time.
If you are
PLAYING at a
table in the
finals of a
previous tour
then you may
jump the next
tour.
However, if
you are still
playing in the
previous
finals when it
is your turn,
you have 5
minutes to get
to the table
or you DQ.
Purposefully
disqualifying
in the
previous
tournament
will result in
a
disqualification
in the new
tournament.
The Hosts Are
Glad To Help
By Removing
Players When
Asked, But
This Is Not A
Perfect
Process. They
May Miss The
Post, Or Get
Swamped By
More Pressing
Issues, So In
Busy
Tournaments,
With A Lot Of
Chat, It Is
Safest To
Remove
Yourself If
You Are Still
Playing In
Another
Tournament.
You can
WITHDRAW
yourself from
a tourney by
going to the
Tournament
Registration
page~click
Registration~add
ladder
name~personal
password~check
rules
box~CLICK
WITHDRAW. When
a YES-NO
option
appears. Click
on YES.
TIMERS
All Games are
played with a
60 second
timer. If a
player's room
timer runs
down, report
it to your
Host in lobby
by saying,
HOST ONE EXT
ON ART. The
3rd extension
per round will
disqualify the
player.
Extensions
will not be
noted if a
Host is
answering
question or if
player is
seeking help
from host.
We use a 10
minute timer.
If a player
goes missing
(is not in
lobby or does
not go to
their assigned
table) they
will be placed
on Timer 5
minutes after
table
call. At
that point
they will have
no more than
five minutes
to join and
play or they
will be
disqualified.
This will be a
total of 10
minutes from
table call to
DQ.
There will be
no exceptions
to this
rule. EXAMPLE:
ART ~*~IS
MISSING: 'You
Have ~5~ Mins
LEFT on timer
Before You DQ;
If In Another
Game you have
DQ'd.
Player MUST be
at assigned
table and
playing before
the timer
expires (no
exceptions).
ONE HAND
GAMES, SUCH AS
SPEEDY
GONZALES. TOSS
TO CURB ETC
are very fast
games and if
player does
not join and
play promply
when called
they will
DQ. EXAMPLE:
ART~*~
is missing;
SORRY you have
dq'd
3 EXTENSIONS
PER ROUND OR
BEING PLACED
ON TIMER 3
TIMES PER GAME
IS DQ.
Please do not
take TIMING
OUT or DQ'ING
(disqualifying)
personally. It
happens to us
all. These
guidelines are
in place to
ensure that
our
tournaments
run smoothly
and is fair to
all.
RULES WITH
CONSEQUENCES
FOR PLAYER
Do Not Leave A
Game Early
When Losing.
Do not leave a
game
intentionally
to play in
another
tournament. To
do so will DQ
(disqualify)
you in each
tournament.
After 3 such
events, you
will be BOXED
for 4 days.
No Abuse,
Accusations,
Name Calling,
Or Upsetting
members Or
hosts. Any
conflict,
disagreement
or dispute
should be
taken to
private table
or to instant
messenger.
When a host
makes a
judgment call,
THAT CALL WILL
STAND. Keep
all drama out
of the lobby.
If you
disagree with
host's call,
please send a
complaint to
Artinpogo@aol.com
and
Laugh13331@aol.com
UNIVERSAL
RULE
Unless An
Action Is
Specifically
Forbidden, You
May Assume It
Is Allowed.
CANASTA OF
THREES (3s)
Although
Original
Canasta Rules
Do Not Provide
For Canastas
Of 3s, CANASTAFREAKS
Does. The
Problem Is
That "No
Wilds" Do Not
Always Show
For 7-8
Threes. Of
Course, Only
Natural
Canastas of 3s
is possible
because one
can not meld
wilds with
black 3s. The
"No Wilds"
label shows
when hands are
NOT the finish
of a game or
when one of
the players
stands.
A Canasta of
3s count as
800 pts.
Canasta of 3s
which include
4 red 3s and 3
black 3s is
especially
valuable.
So, For Freaks
Purposes, We
Do Count
Canastas Of
Threes.
Therefore, In
Games like Dr.
Pepper, Or
Nine To Five,
and Several
Others, A
Canasta Of 3s
Is A DQ
TYPES OF
TOURNAMENTS
SINGLE
ELIMINATION
Single
elimination
involves ONE
bracket. Every
game is the
same. You are
out after your
FIRST loss.
You play each
person only
once then
report
win//loss in
lobby.
DOUBLE
ELIMINATION
Double
elimination
involves TWO
brackets. The
top bracket
plays a 5000
game. The
lower bracket
plays a 2500
game. You are
NOT out after
your FIRST
loss. You will
have a chance
in the lower
bracket. In
the finals,
the top
bracket winner
and the lower
bracket winner
play each
other. You
play each
person only
once then
report
win//loss in
lobby.
2 vs 2
There are NO
Second
Chances. Make
sure you KNOW
the rules.
Casual
conversation
can be used as
signals
between
partners, so
please be
CAREFUL with
your chat. (A
list of the
standard,
acceptable
comments is on
the game rule
page under
doubles.)
Please stay at
table until
final score is
up. If a
player is
missing, the
team will be
on the "10 min
time," which
stops if a
substitute
joins You MAY
only ask you
partner if it
is OK to go
out, but DO
NOT tell your
partner to go
out.
SAME HOUSEHOLD TEAMING IS NOT PERMITTED
TEAMS IN FGT
1st Name In
Team Plays ~
2nd Name In
Team Sits
& Watches.
When Game Is
Over ~ All
Stand To Reset
Table ~ 2
Players
Watching Play.
Best 2/3 Move
Next Round ~
If teams tie
After 2 Games
~The 2 Winners
Of Each Team
Will Play For
The Win.
REGULAR SWISS
In Regular
Swiss, you
play every
round win or
lose. You
receive buxx
for every
round you win.
You may
request OUT at
any time. You
keep playing
until there is
one undefeated
player.
TRUE SWISS
A True Swiss
has a SET
number of
rounds. Every
player plays
each round win
or lose. You
receive buxx
for every
round you WIN.
You may
request out
after each
round is
finished. The
player with
the best
record will be
the winner.
ROUND ROBIN
There are
three PLAYERS
per match. 1st
player called
sets the
table. 2nd and
3rd players
watch. As soon
as that game
is over, the
player
watching takes
the seat of
the loser
& the
loser watches.
The First
player to win
two games in a
row is the
winner. If two
people have to
play, PLAYER
vs PLAYER vs
BYE you will
play best 2/3.
SPECIALS
ESPECIALLY FOR
FREAKS
We honor our
members by
throwing them
a SPECIAL
BIRTHDAY
TOURNEY.
Please submit
the MONTH and
DAY of your
birth to CF_Admin
An EXTRA
SPECIAL
BIRTHDAY BASH
will be set up
in your honor.
BIG BUX
We have BIG
BUXX SATURDAY in
the following
months: Jan,
March, May,
July, Sept and
Nov on the 3rd
SATURDAY. As a
thank you to
all our GREAT
members, our
Host donate
from 1,000 to
20,000 buxx
per tourney on
BIG BUXX
SATURDAY.
FREAK PHOTO
ALBUMS
We invite you
to add your
photo to our
MEMBERS PHOTO
ALBUM. We also
invite you to
show off your
family by
submitting
photo's for
our MEMBERS
FAMILY ALBUM.
All you
grandparents
send us those
photos' of
your
grandchildren
for our BRAG
ALBUM. E-mail
photos to CF_Admin
Click here
to view album.
FREAK
RECIPES
Please submit
your FAVORITE
RECIPES to CF_Admin
to be added to
our RECIPE
PAGE.
LEAGUE
RULES
| 1. |
We do
not allow any
sexually
explicit
language. Even
after
midnight,
Case's time,
when there are
only adults
playing, and
occasional
"adult issues"
come up, no
foul or
obscene
language may
be used. This
is a league
for all ages
of players,
and
appropriate
"clean"
language is
expected at
all times.
|
| 2. |
We do
not allow rude
talk, which
means: any
arguing in the
lobby, no
upsetting
other people
in the lobby
(members or
non-members),
any attacking
or upsetting
Tds
(tournament
directors). If
there is a
dispute or
problem,
please realize
that the host
will make the
best decision
he/she can at
the time,
trying to be
fair to all.
The Tds here
are all
volunteers of
different
experience
levels who
host tourneys,
giving up
their own free
time to allow
other members
to play.
|
| 3. |
We
ask that all
conflict
between
players be
taken outside
of the public
lobby. Please
take the issue
to a table or
instant
messenger and
discuss it
with the tour
director. If
necessary for
you to feel
the issue is
adequately
addressed,
please request
a Head Td. (We
have HTds and
Administrators
on call 24
hours a day).
If no
satisfactory
resolution can
be obtained,
then the
director's
call will
stand and play
will continue.
Please refer
to the Staff
IM page and
the league's
main page for
email and IM
addresses, we
are here to
help.
|
| 4. |
ALL
games are
played with a
60 second
timer. If a
player gets
frozen or
booted from
the table or
room, they are
put on 10
minute timer
instead (5
minutes if
playing in
another game).
The timer is
not off until
they are
actually
playing at the
assigned
table.
Extensions do
not count
against a
player if they
are asking
game related
questions of
the host or
waiting on the
host. Players
are allowed 2
extensions on
timers of
either type;
on the 3rd
extension/timer
the player
will be
disqualified.
Please do not
take "timing
out" or
"dqing"
(disqualifying)
personally. It
happens to us
all. We follow
guidelines to
ensure that
the tournament
runs as
smoothly as
possible and
is fair to
waiting
players as
well.
|
| 5. |
We do
not play rated
games. In this
league, our
games are all
about having
fun and we
work to
maintain that
fun- loving
attitude.
|
| 6. |
Both
players are
responsible
for checking
that the table
is set
correctly. If
a table is set
incorrectly,
the host will
ask for it to
be reset. At
this time
scores are not
kept and the
game starts
over. The
Rules Page
covers the
proper way to
set a table.
The only time
a score is
carried over
is when a Pogo
glitch is the
change.
Writing down
scores after
each hand is
helpful when
TRILLIAN (which is rare) glitches
occur.
|
| 7. |
When
hosts assign
pairings they
will assign
tables as
well. The host
will say
something
similar to
Player1 v
Player 2 Table
6 -- That
means the game
is to be
played on
table 6 and
Player 1 is to
set. The
player's name
that appears
first in the
pairing is the
one who sets
the table.
|
| 8. |
When
you jump a
tour please be
in the lobby
at the start
time. Also,
please watch
the lobby for
instructions
from your host
for game
rules,
pairings,
etc.... If you
are not in the
room or not
responding to
the host you
will be placed
on a 10 minute
timer (only 5
minutes if in
another game).
It is the
player's
responsibility
to be ready to
play on time.
|
| 9. |
All
games must be
played until
the final
score is
totaled and
winner is
determined.
Leaving a game
before the
game is over
results in a
forfeit.
Leaving games
before the
final score is
determined
will result in
"being boxed"
after 3 such
forfeits. We
expect good
sportsmanship
between
players, win
or lose.
|
| 10. |
Please
feel free to
jump as many
tournaments as
you want. We
love having
players :-)
But if you are
still in a
previous tour
when the next
is about to
start please
remove
yourself or
ask the host
to do it. You
may not be in
2 tournaments
at the same
time. If you
are in finals
of the
previous tour
an exception
is made and
you may jump
the next tour.
However, if
you are still
playing when
it is your
turn you will
be placed on 5
minute timer.
Purposely
"dqing" in the
first will
result in a
"dq" for the
second.
|
| 11. |
Only
Hosts may
watch a game.
We do not
allow people
other than the
game host to
watch games in
progress.
Occasionally
an HTD or
Admin may come
to the tables
to help settle
disputes if
the host
requests them
to intervene.
|
| 12. |
During
a Doubles
Tourney (2v2),
if your
partner is
missing, the
Host will as
for a sub. The
partner will
be placed on a
10 minute
timer if a sub
cannot be
found. Subs
may not be a
playing in
same
tour.
Subs are not
allowed if
your partner
is in another
game.
|
| 13. |
If
you are
"boxed" for
any reason you
may not
compete in any
tours for the
duration of
the boxing. If
you are put in
2 times, on
the 3rd
"boxing"
offense, you
will be
removed from
the league.
|
| 14. |
If the
HA gets 3 or
more members
saying they
believe you
are cheating
with instances
to prove it
you will be
banned from
the league.
|
| 15. |
Your
ladder name
and your Trillian
name must
match. If the
two names are
not the same
and you join a
tour the host
will remove
you from the
tour till you
correct your
name.
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