Gambit's Cup Season 3 Round 2

1) Rules Concerning Executive Decisions
• All players are subject to administrative discretion.
• LRM)nOoNe reserves full discretion over all decisions and procedures.
• LRM)nOoNe is forbidden from playing for and managing a team.
• LRM)nOoNe will receive no prize money should team LRM win.
• If a team wishes to dispute a ruling made by LRM)nOoNe, the administration will forward the dispute to Eywa-, who will make the final decision.

2) Rules Concerning Player-Staff Interactions
• Any bad manner expressed towards staff members through any medium of communication is forbidden. Penalties may range from warnings to immediate dismissal from the league. These penalties will be determined on a case by case basis.

3) Rules Concerning Player-Player Interactions
• Excessive bad mannered behavior is forbidden in clan war channels. An administrator will warn a player to stop before penalties are issued. Penalties will be in the form of a ban from playing in the next consecutive clan war.
• Bad mannered behavior on the forums is forbidden. Penalties will be in the form of a ban from playing in the next consecutive clan war.
• Bad mannered behavior during a game is forbidden. Penalties will be in the form of a ban from playing in the next consecutive clan war.
• Typing “gg” is not required at the end of a match.

4) Rules Concerning Server, Launcher, and Uniform
• All games must be played on the Fish server unless arrangements are made with the administration.
• Teams will initially meet in the channel ‘op Gambit’ though administration may move them into a different channel.
• If under special circumstance Fish is down for an extended period of time, an announcement will be made in the main thread.
• All games must be played using Mini-Launcher, Chaos-Launcher, or W-Launcher, unless arrangements are made with the administration.
• All games must be played using the #l2, #l1 or #ll settings unless arrangements are made with the administration.
• Players must play under their registered ID with their proper clan tag unless arrangements are made with the administration.

5) Rules Concerning Replays
• Replays must be sent to GCSeason3Round2@gmail.com immediately after the completion of a set. Teams are forbidden from playing the next set of a series if the previous set’s replay has not been provided and confirmed by the administration. Any player who starts a match before the previous set’s replay is confirmed will be banned from participating in their next consecutive clan war.
• If a replay is lost or unsaved after a game, the match will be played a second time.

5) Rules Concerning Lag
• If a player deems a match unplayable due to lag, a lag test will be performed by the administration.
o If it is found that the players lag exclusively with one another, a replacement of players from both teams will take place. If no player exists as a replacement, the set will be considered a walk-over in favor of the opposing team. Any player that is swapped out may be reused in the same clan war.
o If it is found that only one player lags, there will be a mandatory replacement of the lagging player. If no player exists as a replacement, the set will be considered a walk-over in favor of the opposing team. The non-lagging player may also be swapped out at their respective team’s discretion. Any player that is swapped out may be reused in the same clan war.

6) Rules Concerning Games Played Outside of the Designated Match Time
• Postponed games are forbidden.
• Games may be played before the scheduled match time. Teams may privately reveal their player to each other or ask for an administrator to reveal the lineups. A pre-played game must be played on one of the first four maps of a clan war.
• Both teams must inform the administration when the newly planned game date is. If a player does not arrive within 15 minutes of the newly scheduled game date, a walk-over will be granted in favor of the opposing team. If the administration was not informed of the new game date, a walk-over will not be granted.
• Pre-played match replays must be submitted before the start of the regularly scheduled match. For example, if the pre-played match is set 3, the replay must be submitted before it is time to normally play set 3.

7) Rules Concerning Walk-Overs
• The first player for each team must be submitted by 15 minutes after the scheduled match time. If a player’s name is not submitted by this time, the opposing team will receive a walk-over in their favor. For every 10 minutes after this original walk-over, additional walk-overs will be granted.
• After the completion of a match, a team must submit their next player within 10 minutes. If the indicated player is not present or if a team does not submit a player within 10 minutes after the completion of the previous match, a walk-over will be granted in the opposing team’s favor. For every 10 minutes after this original walk-over, additional walk-overs will be granted.
• Players with technical issues are not exempt from any rules in this section.
• Teams may choose not to take any granted walk-overs. However, if the tardiness of a team or player begins to negatively impact the functionality of the league, the administration holds the right to mandate that a team receives a walk-over.

8) Rules Concerning Abuse
• Any form of abuse (e.g.: playing on an account that is not your own, lying to the administration, using rigged maps, etc.) will result in a league ban of the offender.

9) Rules Concerning IP addresses.
• Koreans IP addresses are forbidden.
• Players may be required to surrender their IP address without prior notice.

10) Rules Concerning Team Composition
• Teams are limited to 15 players and 2 managers.
• Managers are permitted to play in clan wars.
• Only managers are permitted to add and remove players and other managers.
• In the event that two managers attempt to remove one another, a team vote will take place to determine which manager shall retain their leadership position.
• Players that are newly added to a roster may not play in a clan war for 72 hours.

11) Rules Concerning Match Observers
• Match observers are prohibited unless the administration and both players agree.
• If, after the game starts, a player or the administration asks an observer to leave, the observer must comply.
• Observers are forbidden from changing the latency setting of a game.
• Observers are forbidden from chatting in game.
• If an observer is present, players are required to activate ‘/dnd’ mode. If an observer is not present, ‘/dnd’ mode is not required.

12) Rules Concerning Proper Map Usage
• If an incorrect map is used, the set must be played a second time.

13) Rules Concerning Spoilers
• Players are forbidden from sharing, implicitly or explicitly, the results of a league match with anyone other than the administration, the players on their own team, and the players on the opposing team. Penalties may range from warnings to match score reversals. These penalties will be determined on a case by case basis.

14) Rules Concerning Race
• Players may play any race they wish, regardless of what is listed in the main thread. However, if a player plays a race other than what is listed in the main thread, it must be made clear to the opponent before the countdown begins.
• If two race pickers cannot come to an agreement on what the matchup will be, both players are to privately message an administrator what their race will be.




If any changes to the above rules are made after 3 March 2013 23:59 EST, they will be posted publicly in the main thread.