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ARGENTINA
March 8
Women's Day

ARUBA
March 18
National Anthem
and
Flag Day

AUSTRALIA
March 6
Labour day
(Western Australia)
Match 13
Eight Hours Day
(Tazmania)
March 13
Labour Day
(Victoria)
March 20
Canberra Day
(Australian Capital)

BAHAMAS
March 13
Commonwealth Day

BRAZIL
Feb. 28
Carnival

BANGLEDESH
Feb. 21
Shaheed Day
March 26
Independence Day

BULGARIA
March 3
Bulgaria's Liberation From
the Ottoman Bondage

CHINA
March 8
International Women's Day

COLOMBIA
March 20
St. Joeseph's Day

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Feb. 25
End Of Carnival
Feb 27
Independence Day
March 30
Santiago de los
Caballeros Day

ECUADOR
Feb. 27
Civismo Day

GERMANY
Feb. 28
Carnivals

GREECE
March 6
Clean Monday
March 25
Greek Independence Day

HAITI
Feb. 27
Carnival

HUNGARY
March 15
Anniversary of the
War Of Independence

ICELAND
Feb. 19
Women's day

IRAN
March 20
Oil Nationalisation Day
March 21
Nowrooz
(Iranian new year)

IRELAND
March 17
St Patrics Day
March 26
Mothering Sunday

JAPAN
March 3
Doll festival/
Girl's Day (Hina Matsun)
March 21
Vernal Equanoz (Shunbun-no-hi)

KOREA
March 1
Independence Movement Day

MALAYSIA
March 4
Anniversary of Installation
of Sultan Terengganu
March 30
Birthday of Sultan Kelantan

MEXICO
Feb. 24
Flag Day
March 21
Benito Juarez Day

PAKISTAN
March 23
Pakistan Day

PHILIPPINES
Feb. 25
EDSA Revolution Day
(People Power Day)

PORTUGAL
Feb 28
Shrove Tuesday
March 19
Father's Day

PUERTO RICO
Feb. 20
President's Day
March 22
Emancipation of the Slaves

RUSSIA
March 8
International Woman's Day

SOUTH AFRICA
Feb. 28
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day
March 13
Commonwealth Day
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
March 21
Human Rights Day
March 26
Mothering Sunday

SPAIN
Feb. 28
Andalucia Day
March 1
Balearic Isles Day
March 19
San Jose

SRI LANKA
March 26
Maha Shivratri

TAIWAN
March 29
Youth Day

UNITED KINGDOM
Feb. 28
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day
March 1
St. David's Day
(Patron Saint of Wales)
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
(N. Ireland only)
March 26
Mother's Day

USA
Feb. 20
Presidents Day
Feb 28.
Mardi Gras
March 8
International Woman's Day
March 17
St. Patrick's Day

URUGUAY
Feb 28
Carnival

VENEZUELA
Feb. 28
Carnival
March 19
San Jos (banks only)





ANNOUNCMENTS:
1) THIS LEAGUE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS, EXPERIENCE A PLUS, BUT NOT MANDATORY. WE WILL TRAIN ANYONE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEE AN ADMIN STAFF FOR MORE INFO OR FILL OUT AN APPLICATION BY CLICKING ON THE LINK ABOVE

2)IF YOU REGISTER FOR A TOURNAMENT AND DO NOT SHOW UP: 1ST TIME -50 RATING POINTS, 2ND TIME BOX FOR 3 DAYS, 3RD TIME YOU WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE LEAGUE.

3) IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF OUR GROUP PAGE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE GROUP PAGE LINK ABOVE AND JOIN THE MEMBERS ONLY GROUP PAGE

4) RIGHT NOW TOURNAMENTS ARE NOT BEING SCHEDULED VERY FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE 4 STAFF MEMBERS OUT ON VACATION OR SICK LEAVE, PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE AND WE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL BEFORE TOO LONG

5) BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW LINKS APPEARING ON THIS PAGE!!

5) CONGRATS HOMEMAKER9999 AND JAZMYNE1995 FOR THEIR PROMOTIONS IN THE LEAGUE.





ANY PLAYER REGISTERED FOR ONE TOURNAMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN ANY OTHER GAME OR TOURNAMENT WHILE THIS ONE IS IN PROGRESS UNLESS HIS OR HER TEAM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS A ROULETTE OR SIMILAR ONE-HAND TOURNAMENT.

QUESTIONS: ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ASKED IN THE LOBBY BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS

TARDINESS: BE READY TO PLAY AS SOON AS YOUR TEAM IS CALLED IN THE LOBBY. THE INVITING TEAM HAS 2 MINUTES TO CREATE A TABLE AND INVITE THE OPPOSING TEAM. IF AFTER 2 MINUTES THE TABLE IS STILL NOT CREATED THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO CREATE THE TABLE.

STARTING A GAME: DO NOT MAKE A TABLE UNTIL YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED IN THE LOBBY BY THE TD. ANY TEAM CREATING A TABLE BEFORE THEY'RE ANNOUNCED WILL BE ASKED TO REMAKE THE TABLE. DO NOT START THE GAME UNTIL THE TD HAS POSTED RULES FOR THE GAME AT THE TABLE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS A ROULETTE TOURNAMENT WHERE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO INVITE THE TD TO THE TABLE.

KIBITZ: UNCHECK ALLOW KIBITZ UPON SITTING AT THE TABLE. TDS ARE THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO KIBITZ AND WILL ONLY KIBITZ LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CARDS. PLAY OF THE GAME WILL BE STOPPED IF CARDS ARE VISIBLE.

TABLE CHAT: ALL PLAYERS, WATCHERS, AND MEMBERS WILL KEEP TABLE CHAT MINIMAL OUT OF COURTESY FOR THE PLAYERS. 1 WARNING ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO DISCUSSION OF THE HAND IN PLAY ie "WATCH BAGS P", "GIVE BAGS P" ETC. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU TYPE ON THE TABLE TO YOUR PARTNER; IF IT CAN BE MISUNDERSTOOD AS TABLE TALK, DO NOT TYPE IT.

BRB: ALL BRB WILL BE KEPT UNDER 3 MINUTES. THERE WILL BE NO BRB DURING BIDDING OR WHEN A NIL IS ON THE TABLE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE USE "HLC" HOLD LAST CARD. ANNOUNCE HLC, DO NOT TOSS YOUR LAST CARD, TAKE YOUR BRB AND BE QUICK, UPON RETURNING TOSS YOUR LAST CARD. 1 WARNING FOR BRB DURING BIDDING, MID-HAND OR WHEN A NIL IS ON THE TABLE

MISBIDS: THE FIRST MISBID WILL RESULT IN -50 POINTS OF FINAL SCORE, THE SECOND MISBID WILL RESULT IN -100 POINTS AND THE THIRD MISBID WILL RESULT IN DQ OF THE TEAM. IN DIFFICULT GAMES THE TD MAY ELECT TO GIVE A WARNING ON THE FIRST MISBID. THIS IS ENTIREDLY UP TO THE TD IN CHARGE OF THE TOURNAMENT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RULES FOR THIS TOURNAMENT, PLEASE ASK THE TD PRIOR TO THE GAME

SUBS AND BOOT TIME FOR 2 VS 2: SUBS ARE ALLOWED FOR BOOTED PLAYERS AFTER 5 MINUTES. THE PLAYER WITH THE ABSENT PARTNER HAS SUB CHOICE. IF THERE IS NO ONE SPECIFIC THE PLAYER WISHES TO HAVE SUB, THE TD WILL GO TO THE LOBBY AND ASK FOR A LEAGUE SUB. IF THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE SUBS IN THE LOBBY THE TD WILL THEN SUB IN THE TOURNAMENT. A TEAM HAS 10 MINUTES OF BOOT TIME. THE BOOT TIMER WILL START AS SOON AS I AM NOTIFIED A PLAYER HAS NO PING. ANY SUB WHO STARTS A RATED GAME HAS THE CHOICE TO RELINQUISH THE SEAT OR STAY TO FINISH THE GAME SINCE IT GOES ON THEIR YAHOO RECORD IN ALL GAMES THE SUB WILL FINISH THE CURRENT HAND BEFORE RELINQUISHING THE SEAT.

SUBS AND BOOT TIME FOR 1 VS 1: SUBS ARE NOT OFFERED IN A 1 VS 1 TOURNAMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL PLAYING MEMBER. THE ONLY TIME SUBS ARE OFFERED IN A 1 VS 1 TOURNAMENT IS WHEN ALL ORIGINAL PLAYERS FOR THAT ROUND ARE AT THE TABLE BUT ARE IN NEED OF PARTNERS. EACH PLAYER HAS ONLY 5 MINUTES OF BOOT TIME IN A 1 VS 1 GAME. ONE-HANDED GAMES SUCH AS ROULETTE EACH PLAYER HAS ONLY 3 MINUTES OF BOOT TIME AS THESE ARE FAST PACED TOURNAMENTS.

INSTANT MESSAGES: NO INSTANT MESSAGES ALLOWED!!

SLOW PLAY: ANY PLAYER WITH A BAD PING OR SLOW PLAY WILL BE WARNED 1 TIME AND THEN WILL BE ASKED TO EITHER 1. GET A SUB OR 2. REBOOT, IF AFTER REBOOTING THE PLAYER STILL HAS A BAD PING HE/SHE WILL BE ASKED TO LET A SUB FINISH. IF YOU HAVE A DISTRACTION THAT NEEDS ATTENDING TO, YOU MUST ANNOUNCE BRB OR HLC. IF YOU DON'T, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED SLOW PLAY. (SEE RULES ABOVE FOR BRB THAT ARE NOT EMERGENCIES) ANY TEAM WITH GOOD PING AND SLOW PLAY WILL BE WARNED 1 TIME ONLY. IF MORE THAN ONE WARNING IS NECESSARY, -50 POINTS WILL BE ADDED TO THAT TEAM'S FINAL SCORE FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT WARNING.

GAME END: ALL MATCHES WILL BE REPORTED BY THE TD. PLEASE REPORT YOUR WIN IN THE LOBBY IN CAPS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL YOU'RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE TD IN UNRATED GAMES, WINNERS DO NOT LEAVE A TABLE UNTIL THE TD HAS LEFT THE TABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE TD KNOWS WHO WON THE GAME.

CONCEDING: IN RATED GAMES ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO FINISH THE GAME THEY START. ANY TEAM WISHING TO CONCEDE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT BUT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME OUT FOR YAHOO RATING POINTS. ANY TEAM ABANDONING A RATED GAME WILL BE GIVEN SUBS TO FINISH THE GAME OUT FOR YAHOO RATING POINTS AND MAY BE PENALIZED ALL DECISIONS TO CONCEDE ARE FINAL NO MATTER WHO WINS THE ACTUAL GAME. IN UNRATED GAMES A TEAM MAY CONCEDE AT ANY TIME DURING THEIR GAME SINCE THESE GAMES ARE NOT FOR YAHOO RATING POINTS AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT.

TD DECISIONS: ALL TD DECISIONS ARE FINAL. TD DECISIONS SHALL NOT BE DISPUTED DURING GAME PLAY OR IN THE LOBBY. THE TD MAY GET THE ADVICE FROM A HTD OR ADMIN FOR ANY DECISION.

KEEP ALL DISPUTES OUT OF THE LOBBY
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER MEMBER, TAKE IT TO A PRIVATE TABLE
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE LOBBY LET ME HANDLE IT
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM AT A TABLE CALL ME TO THE TABLE BECAUSE I WON'T DISCUSS IT IN THE LOBBY

RULE CHANGES: AT THE DISCRETION OF A TD THE RULES MAY BE CHANGED AT ANY TIME.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: ALL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL OTHER MEMBERS. CUSSING AND BELLIGERENT BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND CAN RESULT IN A BOXING AT THE TD'S DISCRETION

THESE RULES ARE NOT SET FORTH TO HINDER OR DISCOURAGE TOURNAMENT PLAY, BUT RATHER TO KEEP EVERYTHING AS FAIR AND UNBIASED AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE ALL HERE TO HAVE FUN. SO LETS ALL TRY TO WORK TOGETHER...