Skill Challenge Rules
It is the responsibility of the GamerSaloon.com member to read and fully understand these rules and policies before participating in any tournaments. Once you have read through these rules please visit your My Saloon page or select your preferred platform from the "choose your platform" bar above to begin looking for open tournaments.
Rules of the Game
Last updated: 4-24-10
GamerSaloon.com takes a nonrefundable Service Fee of 14% per head-to-head tournament with a prize of over $7.00. Head-to-head tournaments with prizes of $7.00 or less have a $1.00 flat rate service fee.
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 Pre Game Comments of each tournament. Any rule not stated in the comments section will be considered invalid and not an enforceable rule for the tournament. Custom rosters and custom players are not allowed unless agreed upon under the gameplay settings and Pre Game Comments. For any point spread to be valid it needs to be acknowledged ON THE SITE by both parties prior to gameplay. For all multiplayer tournament matches the lowest ranked team gets home.
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 the results back to the site. Once 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.
For multiplayer tournaments should a reported score not be verified by all other participants within 12 hours of its posting, the score will be considered correct and the claimed winner will be moved on to the next round. If it is the final round of the multiplayer tournament 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 and can result in a loss. If a player proves a rule to be broken by their opponent at a point where they are winning the tournament and exits the match immediately the player who broke the rule will concede the remaining time and lose the match. If the tournament is completed and the evidence is sent in only after completion of the game the match will be considered a draw and all money will be returned to the participants less the Gamersaloon.com fee. The player that broke the rule will be given a dispute on their profile and will be reprimanded at our discretion and accordingly. All of our multiplayer tournaments have set rules. If any of these rules are broken it results in an automatic forfeit.
Disputes
Disputes can only be initiated when reporting the results of a match. If someone reports the wrong results or claims a win in a tournament that they had broken the set rules you want to file your dispute supplying as much correspondence and evidence as possible. Any dispute filed without evidence will be considered a false claim. If you claim your opponent cheated without providing evidence you will lose the dispute and it can result in a fine._ 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_. If a person files three false disputes they may be banned from further play pending an investigation. Should an investigation for a tournament match prove that a posted score or claimed results were incorrect and that the player intentionally reported a false score it can result in a loss, they may be immediately banned from further play, and they may 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 or unresolved," and the players will get their monies refunded to them, minus the GamerSaloon.com Service Fee.
Saving Your EA highlights
EA has a feature that allows users to save highlights for matches without having to record or take photos of the match themselves. Below is a video tutorial on how to save your EA highlights. This makes it very easy to prove any broken rule for most EA games.
http://www.easports.com/media/play/feature-video/Madden_Highlight_VID
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, adding the score of the game prior to disconnection to the end of the remaining time played, playing out the remaining time, and recreating the circumstance at the point of disconnection as best as possible. For example if a game disconnects in Madden with a score of 10-3 and the player with 10 points having the ball at his own 23 yard line with 6 minutes left in the game, send a challenge for either 6 minute quarters or 3 minute quarters to allow the 2 minute warning to be a part of the remaining time, at the coin toss have the player with 10 points receive the ball and return it to around the 23 yard line. Once the remaining time has been completed exit the match and add the scores together of the two partial matches. Whoever has the most points with the combined matches wins the tournament. If a disconnected game can not be completed because of power failure, a disc that no longer works, equipment failure, it may result in a forfeiture of remaining time or the match going unresolved depending on the score and time left at the point of disconnection. If a player is losing a tournament match and the game disconnects on their end, if the score at the point of disconnection is deemed substantial enough that playing the remaining time out is unnecessary or that their opponent can not be held repsonsible for setting a second time to finish the tournament match it will result in a forfeiture of the remaining time. This will be a determination made revolving around time left to be played and score.
Chat and Forum Rules
No abusive, hate, or extremely profane language will be tolerated in the chat rooms, messaging system and forums. Discussion of unlawful and illegal activities is also strictly forbidden. The messaging systems are monitored and will be censored at our discretion. Violations of this policycan result in the revoking of the GamerSaloon.com membership and/or fines against your account balance.
"Gamersaloon Rules"
Gamersaloon or GS rules are something that are often used by users in the Pre Game Comments or rules for tournament matches. Below is a list of our set site rules for some of the more popular games played on Gamersaloon.com. All Gamersaloon rules for other games can be viewed by clicking register for any regular multiplayer tournament. Non regular multiplayer tournaments include notes with newbie, special, clan, or no nano included in the tournament information and these are not considered regular multiplayer tournaments therefor do not reflect the normal site rules for mutliplayer tournaments all the time.
NCAA Football 10
- POSITION FOR POSITION SUBS ONLY: FORMATION SUBS ARE LEGAL.(TEs at WR and LBs at DEs are legal)
- NO ONSIDE KICKS UNLESS LOSING IN THE 4TH.
- NO BLOCKING KICKS.
- NO DIRECT SNAP.
Madden NFL 10
- NO WR MOTION GLITCH.
- POSITION FOR POSITION SUBS ONLY: FORMATION SUBS ARE LEGAL.(TEs at WR and LBs at DEs are legal)
- NO ONSIDE KICKS UNLESS LOSING IN THE 4TH.
- NO BLOCKING KICKS.
- NO QB DRAW GLITCH.
- NO DIRECT SNAP. (WILDCAT FORMATION IS ALLOWED)
- No CALLING A TIME OUT TO NOT ALLOW A PLAY TO BE CHALLENGED
NHL 10
- No Curve Shots
- No Wrap Around Glitch
- No ragging the puck
- Current NHL teams only
NBA Live 10
- Team with least amount of wins is home
- NBA teams only
- No Goal Tending Glitch
- No Time Out glitch
- No Calling time outs during opposing players free throws
- No intentional fouling until 4th quarter and losing.
NBA 2K10
- NBA Teams only
- No Manual Cherry Picking
- No Adjusted Sliders
- No intentional fouling until 4th quarter and losing
Fifa 10
- You can not hold the ball along your back line for more then 3 minutes.
- No Custom Formations
- Penalty Kick=Restart
Tournament Limits
All new members of GamerSaloon.comstart 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:
| Games Played | Max Tournament |
|---|---|
| 5 | $50 |
| 10 | $75 |
| 15 | $100 |
| 20 | $250 |
| 25 | $500 |
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:
| Level | Games Played | Or Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Amateur | 1-10 | n/a |
| Semi-Pro | 11-20 | a Semi-Pro |
| Pro | 21-40 | a Pro |
| All-Star | 41-60 | an All-Star |
| Superstar | Over 60 | a Superstar |
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.
