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Tournament’s Rules
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By reading this agreement you confirm that you are familiar with the rules and the modalities of the Open European Mahjong Championship Online (OEMC-Online):
Starting Dates:
OEMC-Online is held on September - 8 - 9, 2007. Click here to view the rules and scoring
Tournament Weight: 2 MORE points
Tournament Rounds:
Tournaments rounds are held on September 8 and 9. Three rounds on September 8 and three rounds and one final round on September 9.
Final Round:
The Final round is held on September 9. Four players that have the highest scores after 6 rounds will play the final round. The previous score will be reset and the final round will decide the winner.
Time Frame for Playing:
Each round consists of 16 hands or one hour and a half of play, whichever comes first.
Each participant will play six 16-hand rounds with each lasting no more than one hour and a half.
The Playing time for all six rounds and final round will be up to but not greater than 10.5 hours.
Please note that the next round does not start until all the tables in the first round are completed .You will receive an online notification shortly before the next round starts. Please respond promptly when you receive the notification. If you do not respond in timely manner, you are automatically disqualified for the round and an auto player that can’t win will play for you.
Each player has a maximum of 15 sec. per move. Each player is responsible for a good Internet connection since the clocks WILL NOT stop in case of disconnection or offline. In the unlikely event of internal technical problems of the server, MahjongTime reserves the right to restart the game at the specific position before such an incident might occur or ask the players to replay the unfinished hand.
Registration & Check-in:
The registration closes 5 minutes before the starting time. The registered players are required to check-in(login to the game) 15 minutes before the tournament starts.
Scoring:
At the end of each round, each player will receive a “table point” according to the score. The table point assignment is as follows:
-> highest score: 4 pts
-> 2nd highest score: 2 pts
-> 3rd highest score: 1 pts
-> Lowest score: 0 pt
If two (or more) players tie for a position, they share equally the added points. For example: 0.5 points each (half of 1 + 0) for two players sharing the last position.
The Finals:
Four players will compete in a one-hour and a half or 16-hand round. The player with the highest score wins the tournament. In case of a tie, the prize will be shared equally to the added distribution. For example: 12.5% each (half of 15% + 10%) for two players sharing the last position.
Prizes:
Prizes for the 3 highest ranked, plus a prize for the highest ranked European.
Team competition: Each player is part of a team of four players whose individual results are added. Team prizes for the best 3 teams.
Fees:
Full price is $25
Yearly Bird Special- Receive $5 off the full registration fee if register before August 1 2007
MahjongTime League Members receive 50% off the registration fee:
$10 if register before August 1 and $12.5 if register after.
All players MUST be the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction or at least 21 years (whichever is greater). Nobody under this age limit is permitted to the tournament.
The Tournament is played by Mahjong Competition Rules (Chinese Official). See the game info section of this web site for a detailed description of the rules of these 2 versions: http://mahjongtime.com/Mahjong-Game-Info.html.
Computer programs are not to be used to gain advantage. We will analyze every played game on our server and the detailed results will pass some sophisticated algorithms.
Once you’ve registered for a qualifier tournament and the necessary number of players is reached, the Tournament will automatically start and unregistering is not possible anymore.
MahjongTime reserves the right to publish the name, the nationality, the match of the winners and the runner up of the qualifier games or tournaments.
The winner of the tournament grants MahjongTime the right to use his/her name and likeness for promotional purposes without further compensation.
In case of any disputes regarding any terms or conditions of the OEMC-Online 2007 Championship, the decision of the MahjongTime management is final.
The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply can be found here:
http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-terms-conditions.html
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