Rules of the Game

Setting Up Tournaments

All members will agree to participation in the Tournament. If you want to establish your own set of rules and game play settings, they must be documented in the Comments of each tournament. Any rule not stated in the comments section will be considered void and in violation of company policy. Custom rosters and custom players are not allowed unless agreed upon under the gameplay settings and Comments.

When you play the game you must use the gamertag or persona associated with your GamerSaloon.com profile. Failure to follow this rule may result in an unfavorable outcome for you should your match go to dispute.

Within 2 hours of playing the game one player needs to report back to the site. The first member reports the results of the match. The other participant needs to verify or dispute those results within 1 hour.

Should a match go unreported within 2 hours of it's completion, it will be considered null and void. It will not be added to the players' profiles and the monies will be returned to the users' accounts.

Should a reported score not be verified by all other participants within 1 hour of its posting, the score will be considered correct and the prize money will be awarded to the winner.

Absolutely No Cheating

Violating the rules that you have set with your opponent is considered cheating. This should always be reported immediately and you must provide proof of your opponent breaking the preset rules. The evidence that you provide should be video or screenshots.

Disputes

Disputes can only be initiated when reporting or verifying the results of a match. There are two types of disputes: scoring disputes and cheating disputes. All disputes will be resolved within 72 hours. All decisions rendered by the GamerSaloon.com staff are binding. If you would like to have your case reconsidered you MUST provide indisputable evidence of your claim.

Scoring Disputes

This is when the outcome of the contest is in question. This type of dispute will result in an investigation. Should the score be independently verified as correct, the winner will receive the prize. The person who initiated the dispute will have a mark added to their user profile that they reported a false dispute. If a person files three false disputes they will be banned from further play. Should the investigation prove that the score was incorrect and that the player intentionally reported a false score they will be immediately banned from further play and they will forfeit all monies currently tied up in matches. If no true winner is established after a full on investigation, the match is deemed to be a "wash," and the players will get their monies refunded to them, minus the GamerSaloon.com Service Fee.

Cheating Disputes

If you suspect someone of cheating, the proper action is to end your game immediately and report the activity to GamerSaloon.com through e-mail or the internal messaging system. You will need to describe the suspect activity and provide evidence in the form of pictures, video, or stats forwarded from EA. The match will be considered a draw and all money will be returned to the participants less the GamerSaloon.com fee. A mark of dispute may be added to each participants' user profile. If you report cheating after you have completed a game you will greatly diminish your creditibility with our staff and the possibility of getting your money back. If you dispute without providing evidence you will lose the dispute and be fined $5.

Disconnections

We know that disconnections are not uncommon during online video game play. Since the Service Fee is nonrefundable, GamerSaloon.com strongly encourages gamers to finish their game, in the event of a disconnection, by starting a new game, keeping the same score and playing out the remaining time, until an absolute winner is established. If for some reason one person is unable to reconnect, because of a power failure or something outside their own control, then when reporting, disconnection should be selected instead of a winner, and monies will be refunded back to both accounts, minus the Service Fee.

Tournament Limits

All new members of GamerSaloon.com start off with a $25.00 tournament limit. After members successfully complete matches, their tournament limit will begin to rise. The tournament limits rise as follows:

Saloon User Rating System

There are two parts to the Saloon User Rating System. The number you see is determined by user feedback. The stars you see next to the number, is determined on your participation, or games played. The following is the break down of the star rankings:

Games Played

• 0-19 --
• 20-39 --
• 40-59 --
• 60-79 --
• 80-99 --
• 100-119 --
• 120-139 --
• 140-159 --
• 160-179 --
• 180-199 --
• 200-219 --
• 220-239 --
• 240-259 --
• 260-279 --
• 280-299 --

Feedback

After each match has been completed, when reporting the winner, it is mandatory to leave feedback for your opponent. Your feedback left should be based on the overall experience you had with your opponent, not if you win or lose. This user feedback system will help the community be aware of any cheaters or foul play. When leaving feedback, you have the following options:

Postive		+1 Saloon Rating
Neutral		Saloon Rating Stays Same
Negative		-1 Saloon Rating

Experience

Your experience is tracked with each game title, listed in your saloon profile and is based on the following:

Skill Rating

Skill Rating is reported at the same time as Feedback; however it is averaged per specific title. The rating system is between 1-5, 1 being the worst, and 5 being the best. (For example, if you lost to somebody in Madden 07 90-20, you would probably give that player a Skill Rating of 5, and you would probably receive a Skill Rating of 2 or 3 because they were so much better than you.) This rating then gets averaged in with all the other ratings you have received for Madden 07, and can be viewed from your Profile page. This way everyone can see how good you really are at any specific game.

Chat and Forum Rules

No abusive, hate, or extremely profane language will be tolerated in the chat rooms and forums. They are monitored and will be censored at our discretion. Use of such language can result in the revoking of the gamersaloon.com membership.