Here are the rules for playing at JoshB's Musical Chairs Euchre Tournament at Mystic Island.
The new rules have been put in place on Monday April 22, 2002.
Please seat yourself at an existing table that has an available seat. If all existing tables are full (or have a seat reserved), then a new table may be opened.
It is recommended that players who have not played Musical Chairs before do not open new tables as table hosts and leave the hosting to those who have played before. This would give players who never played Musical Chairs before an opportunity to get the feel on how this works.
The format is designed to be a quick, fun, easy to play event. It is designed to last no more than 90 minutes. All games will be played at that table between those players. Exactly three games will be played by each player that night. The players will be seated as follows (or a similar arrangement)
Note that in Musical Chairs Euchre, it is not considered offensive
if a player decides to call a loner when that player's team has 8
or 9 points. Winning that extra two points counts!
Ribbons will be awarded to the players with the top two scores each week. If there
is a tie, more ribbons will be awarded. Each ribbon will last 48 hours (or however
long the ribbons are programmed to last). If the player already has a ribbon, then
that player ribbons will be renewed - that is it will expire 48 hours after being
renewed (like what happens when you renew a library book). The three highest
scoring players will be mentioned on the main page for one week. The same three
player will also be recorded on the
Tournament Winners web page.
There is a
Weekly Winners web page listing
the person with the highest score for each week.
The weekly high score page will also mention those who
won all three games that week. There will also be an
"I really tried" category which will go to the player
who got the worst score (you must lose all 3 games
to become a candidate for this category).
At least four players each week will be invited to play at the
Musical Genie Tournament of Champions.
The four players will not be determined until the
whole event is over for the night. Each player who
won all 3 games will be invited. If there are less than
four players who won all 3 games, then the remaining
high scoring players who won two games will be invited to
the TOC.
Here is the list of people who will be invited
by the Musical Chairs family to the next Tourney of Champions.
So if you have won all three games or won two of the
three games you must provide the tournament host your
e-mail address so that you can be invited to the TOC
if you have qualified. If you have qualified but did
not provide your e-mail address, the next highest
scoring player who provided an e-mail address
will be invited instead.
As of January 2004, TOCs are currently scheduled to be held on
first Monday of each month.
The table results are automatically posted to the lobby when either
side reaches at least eight points. As long as the final score is
posted to the lobby, there is no need to post the full result of the
game. However, if the score does not appear in the lobby,
it is the table host's responsibility to make sure that the
the results of each game is posted in the lobby. Also if by any chance
actual final score is different than what is posted in the lobby,
be sure that the tournament host knows that the score you posted is
correct. This may happen in case of a crash and the game cannot
be resumed from the time of the crash. Also the table
host must verify with the tournament host at the
end of the third game to make sure tournament host
has the scores from all three games.
Standard Euchre rules apply. This tourney is supposed to be fun. People
who find it necessary to cheat, lie, bend the rules, or be difficult are
NOT fun and as such, they should find a different place to spend their
Monday evenings. If a disagreement does arise, please make every
effort to reach a quick and fair settlement between the partners at
the table. If the situation is unresolvable, the Tourney Host can be
called to the table to make a ruling. Please note: the Tourney Host
and all of the Tourney Helpers are kind, gentle, caring individuals.
All of us are running this event for FUN. Arguments are NOT fun. As
such, the Tourney Host's rulings will be quick and FINAL. If you don't
like the results, set up your own tourney!
Note that in Musical Chairs, it is not considered offensive
if a player decides to call a loner when that player's team has 8
or 9 points. Winning that extra two points counts!
Please be patient for the player who crashed to
return to the game. Normally the crashed player can
return within five minutes. If host crashes, the host
should return and make sure that the game is resumed
from where everyone left off. If the crashed player
cannot return within
five minutes, then the game is completed with a sub.