1. Game rules, Penalties
- PENALTIES -
(PRE-SNAP)
Offsides (5 yd. penalty) - When a player on either team is on the wrong side of the Line of Scrimmage. Standing on the Line does NOT count. Neutral-Zone Infraction & False Start are the same as this.
Pre-Whistle Snap (Repeat down) - When the ball is snapped before the whistle is blown.
(POST-SNAP)
Diving (Repeat down) - When a player on either team dives behind the Line of Scrimmage after the ball has been snapped. This counts for any player, even the Offensive linemen.
QB Yardage (Repeat down) - When the Quarterback is more than 12 yards from the Line of Scrimmage before the snap. On Field Goals or Punts, this count is extended to 15 yards. This penalty is called after the ball has been snapped.
Illegal Player (5 yd. penalty, loss of down) - When either team has an illegal player participating.
Exceeded Player Count (Repeat down) - When either team has more than 11 players on the field.
(EXTRA)
Unsportsmanlike-Conduct (5 yd. penalty) - When any player is being biased (negative) too much toward any official.
Use of M (3 warnings) - When any player possessing admin abuses the command of :m too much. Three warnings will be given to the following player, and will get their admin removed upon fulfilling all three.
- GAME RULES -
○ Players are allowed to practice on the field during pre-game, or Halftime.
○ In Coin Toss, 5 or less players may be selected to the middle of the field, no more than 5.
○ Each quarter is 10 minutes. Halftime is 2 minutes, but players will be given an option to skip. Shotclock duration is 40 seconds.
○ Clock runs before snap ONLY if the ball carrier on the last play was tackled in-bounds, or any offensive penalty was called. Otherwise, only the Shotclock will run. Clock stops when a Timeout is called.
○ If Auto-LoS is enabled, then Officials do not need to move the Line of Scrimmage.
○ During a drive, Officials are advised to use the :fly command to avoid obstructing the play.
○ Officials player count in a game doesn't matter.
○ Do not let any talking from other players affect the way you enforce the game. The enforcement of the game is on you, not the players.
(PRE-SNAP)
• SNAP AFTER THE WHISTLE IS BLOWN! Many players ignore this rule which is why it is listed in Caps. This rule is here so players know that the Officials are ready when the whistle is blown.
• The minimum player count is 3, and maximum is 11. Having a player count below 3 will result in the team getting a 2 minute countdown to achieve the allowed player count, or else the game will end in an Auto-Forfeit. Having a player count above 11 will give the same results, but instead a random player on the following team will be teleported to the sideline.
• Formation for either team does not matter as well, and Illegal Formation won't be called.
• If the Quarterback is +12 yd. from the Line of Scrimmage before snap, he/she will be warned ONCE about it.
• If the on-screen message says "(Name) fumbled the Football.", it is a fumble no matter what, even if it looked like the ball carrier was already down.
• On Field Goals, stacking is allowed AFTER the ball has been snapped.
(POST-SNAP)
• Any incomplete pass behind the Line of Scrimmage will be counted as a fumble. This counts for any botched snaps as well.
• Diving behind Line of Scrimmage is NOT allowed, unless if the Quarterback does a handoff, or passes behind Line of Scrimmage. Direct-snapping does NOT count.
• This is listed here just in-case: Timeouts can ONLY BE CALLED BEFORE SNAP! Any Timeout-calling after snap will be ignored.
(EXTRA)
• The Football sends messages to let players know when the Football is caught, or not caught. A lot of times, this displays incorrect info (that is pretty hard to be fixed at the moment); the Football is caught but the message says it's incomplete. Officials are advised to not rely on this all the time, and to rely more on what they see.
2. League rules
• Only one alt is allowed, but bots are not.
• Advertising on the wall is partially allowed; administrators can choose to keep it up or to take it down as they please. If the advertisement is posted along with a negative saying about the league, it will be taken down.
• Do not spam on the wall, or else you will be given a warning. Continue spamming and you will be demoted/exiled (If the spammer is a Free Agent.)
• Team-hopping is allowed.
• When posting something on the shout, make sure it's related to the group. If anything such as "yo wassup how yall doin" is posted, it is advised to take it down immediately. The reason for this is for professionalism. |