Tournament Play

By attending tournaments of FlyOrDie as a player the user accepts the rules declared in this document.

All players must agree to the general rules of use of FlyOrDie Online Games.
Those rules apply for the tournaments as well, refusal of them will be penalized in the same way.

You use the tournaments at your own risk.

How does it work?

You enter any tournament simply by entering the appropriate room during the tournament period. No registration is required, you can enter the room at any time.

FlyOrDie Tournaments are rating tournaments. You play whoever you want, just like in normal play. Your goal is to achieve a final tournament rating as high as possible.

Tournament ratings are different from overall ratings, the rating system here works differently. The score of a given match is calculated from the tournament-rating difference of the two competing players. After the match is over, the winner gets this score added to, and the one who looses the match gets this score subtracted from his/her previous rating.
Important is that you don't loose too many points against a lower/higher player, but you cannot win much either. So you should optimally choose an opponent with a rating as close to yours as possible.

Rating difference	Match Score
0	16
16	8
32	4
48	2
64	1

Note: Tournament matches affect - per definition - your overall rating as well.

Tournament Prizes

Unsportsmanlike behaviour

1. Multiple names

• Using multiple names in a single tournament

2. Quitting matches

• Intentionally loosing any matches in favour of the opponent

3. Rejection of fair play

• A player facing such unfair behaviour from other players should reject playing them further. Continuing playing such players is considered as unsportsmanlike itself.

4. Programs

• Using a computer to decide your moves in a board game is strictly prohibited in all tournaments.

Umpires

Umpires will penalize users that are intentionally or repeatedly hindering fair play. Umpires have the right to disqualify any player whose behaviour reminds them of any of the above.

All matches are recorded, and can be reviewed any time by the umpires for analysis.