Tourneys:
Do NOT hold up your
tourney for the previous tourney to finish...if you are running two
(2) in a row and running late.....please ask another TD, HTD or Admin
to either start your next tourney or watch the tables for you so you
can start next tourney.
Please make
all
tourneys seeded by either registration number or random seeding......
When another TD is
hosting a tourney please try not to assist too much with pairings as
this can get rather confusing in the lobby for all involved.
However, if you need help please feel free to ask another TD for
assistance.
If you see another TD
may need help please IM them and offer suggestions or assistance but
never, under any circumstances, should another TD take over in the
lobby or in a game. Doing so is disrespectful for the TD hosting
and can make that TD appear incapable in the eyes of the members.
Please start your
tourney by 10 minutes after start time.....however, also please use
your best judgment with this as there are, at times, extenuating
circumstances.
NEVER start a
tourney until auto teams are even.....
Be in the room no less
than 30 minutes prior to start time to begin advertising your tourney
and assisting with pairing up teams. Please do not begin
advertising for your tourney more than thirty minutes prior to start time.
Only exception would be a Special Tourney which may be spammed one hour prior.
Spams should be kept to a few lines and not be repeatedly excessively that would
interfere with previous TDs tourney calling games or winners or other TDs
hosting a tourney.
If you make a tourney
and find you can not be there...please
try to find someone to cover for you ...or see if you can temporarily
switch times with another TD. Please try to allow enough time to
fill this spot for you.
Do NOT, under
any circumstances, move a
tourney once a player has registered into it. If you can not run
it due to not enough players then DELETE it. DO NOT just move
it. It must be deleted.
When you call
pairings give the current time in the lobby and give the teams 3
minutes to make the tables. If after 2 minutes and no table give
a second call with 1 minute or pairings will be flipped. If the lobby is overly congested it's
possible the first calling went unseen.
Please call all of round 1 games
and get them started then immediately call those round 2 games that
can be played. We don't want members sitting and waiting for
their game if they can be playing.
As the td you may not get into
the next tourney until your tourney is in finals...this is the same as
for all members.
SAMEHOUSE/INELIGIBLE
PARTNERS LIST
The link to the
list of ineligible partners is on the main league page...please check
this page from time to time to make sure you keep updated on those
unable to partner.
Procedure for ineligible partners:
Auto - They should not enter a tourney on auto one after the
other as the system pairs autos up as they join the tour. Please
make sure someone joins between them to avoid them pairing. If
by chance it isn't caught and they do end up partnered...they may NOT
play together...a sub will be used.
Random Tours - This is the only time that they may partner IF
the system pairs them up...this is probably unlikely to happen but it
does on occasion.
1 VS 1'S Tourneys:
No 1 vs 1's are to be hosted between the hours of
8 AM and 12 AM midnight, with the
exception of one handed roulettes which may be hosted anytime.
Please make sure you are knowledgeable in running 1 vs 1's as the
pairings can be confusing and must be called correctly. For
assistance we have a series of "training" pages and images for you in
the TD Center. If you aren't comfortable hosting 1 vs 1's then
please don't attempt to host them.
This does not
include bot 1 vs 1's which can be hosted anytime.
TD's getting into their own
tours:
Roulettes
- TD's may get into their own roulettes with no restrictions.
Other Tours - Only as
an extreme LAST RESORT may a td get into their own tours.
Getting into your own tour is for the soul purpose of not having to
drop a member. TD's should be the last to get in and only to
make the tour even so it can be started no later than 10 minutes after
start time.
Please note a td should never
get into their own tour prior to 5 minutes after start time.
Subs
Chances are good that you will
require a sub or two to complete your tour. Any league member
can sub for a mia member however, there is a specific "order" in which
a sub is chosen:
1. First choice sub would
be a member not in your tour OR a member who was in the tour but has
played and been eliminated! If two are available then
the team member must choose between the two...etccc
2. Second choice for a sub would be a member in the
tour but on a bye provided they do NOT play the winners of that table.
3. As a last resort you, as the td, may sub, however as with any
member you may sub at just one table at a time.
4. If none of the above works then the table that needs a sub
can wait until a sub does become available. We do NOT DQ a team
for lack of an available sub.
Subs can NOT make a table as they
are not a "legal team member"...the remaining official team member
must make the table. If there is a problem the td may make the
table giving the team member choice of seats.
Note: Please remember the
choice of a sub is always the players.
Double Elimination Tournaments:
A new table MUST be made for every game. On occasion the finals
game in a double elimination tour will require a second game to
determine the winner....always have a new table made for the second
game.
MIA players: If a team
times out on their first game (5 minutes for one or the other player
to return) they are dq'd from that game however, they may play their
second or bottom bracket game provided they are in the lobby at the
time that second game is called... they will be given 2 minutes and
must be at the table and ready to play or they are dq'd from the
remainder of the tourney.
All double elimination tours will
be 6/20/500.
Swiss Tournaments:
Swiss tournaments will be 8/30/500 and limited to 3 rounds
Contrary to our rules, during a swiss tour the td may use the room
message near the end of round one and round two, to announce and
remind all players that they will play all rounds, win or lose, and
they should not leave if they lose.
Example: "Do not leave
if you lose, you play all rounds win or lose"
Tourney Rules:
Format for our
tourneys is: The specific game you are playing rules should be
on the main tourney page (Customize Tourney Layout) and the League
Specific Rules for all Tourneys on the tourney rules page (Customize
Tourney Rules) ..copy and paste codes can be found in the TD Help
Center. If you need assistance please ask.
Games:
We ask that the 12 PM, 4 PM, 8 PM
and 10 PM always
be some form of regular spades (which does NOT include suicide).....for
other tour times please review the list of games on the Copy/Paste
section of the TD Center.
Please keep your
game choice limited to the games you find in our TD Help Center where
you will find all the copy and paste codes for them.
When you call a game for time .... try to give at
least a few minutes warning....such as: 10 minutes
left or "you have 5 minutes left on game timer.". When game time is up....inform them of this and allow them
to finish the hand.
A game is NEVER called during the
middle of a hand.....it's always played out. It is best to call next hand is
last hand to be fair.
A hand begins when the first bid
is on the table.
Tour Times:
Even hour tours:
10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm and 10 pm. Please make
these tours 2 vs 2 and 10 hands.
All odd hour tours: Must
be 5 hands or less--in some instances the type of game requires an
even number of hands to be fair to both teams in which case 6 hands
should be set. For these games there is a note at the top of the
game rules page.
We really prefer the even hour tours are filled
first and then odd hour tours after that.
Making Tours and
requesting time slots:
We ask that you
take at least one regular tour time slot per week, if at all possible.
Please talk to the TD Manager or Head Admin about getting your name on the
master schedule shown near the bottom of our main league page on the
"Tournaments Tab."
If you have a
regular time slot we ask that you make your tourney at least 3-7 days in advance.
Please do not take another TD's reserved time slot more than 48 hours
in advance. Check the master schedule on the tournaments tab page
for reserved time slots.
Any open tourney
slots are free for any TD to make a tour up to 48 hours prior.
Any time
slot not reserved to another td can be taken up to 7
days in advance. Again, check the main page for reserved time
slots.
Boxing:
As a TD, you do have
the authority to box if needed.....please get a screen shot for backup
(a picture is worth a thousand words) and contact an admin asap to do
the actual box for you. Please
click here for our boxing procedure
and league statement. The TD's name will appear along with the
admin doing the boxing. As the td requesting the box it will be
your responsibility to inform the member of the box and the reason.
Please ask the admin for the members email at the time you request the
box.
TD Policy:
We do have a very
detailed
TD Policy and follow it to the
letter......please make sure you are familiar with it so you don't lose
your TD status. If you have any questions or requests please contact
our TD Manager......which you can find listed on the main league page
under "Who Do I Contact..
TD Email Address:
Please keep your email
current as much information will be passed on to you in this way.
Tourney Page Images:
It is NOT a requirement
that you decorate your tourney pages!
Our Admin team does not
wish to resort to "censoring" images the TD uses for decorating
tourney pages. Please use good judgment in your choice of images
as some may be offended. If this becomes a problem we will
address it with the individual TD.
General rule of thumb:
No nudity
Other:
You.....as an Admin,
HTD or TD need to know our League Specific Rules. Please make
yourself familiar with them. They can be found on the main
league page under the LADDER Section: or follow this link-->
League Rules