Arbitration and player substitution

In case of impossibility to finish the game the following rules of the winner definition are accepted on the «FP CLUB» game server:

Backgammon

If a player didn’t make a move within the time accepted in the convention then the player’s defeat will be declared basing on the biggest agreed convention and taking into account the current game position on the board.

For Narde:

• If a player had time to bear off at least one checker then the defeat is decleared.
• If a player didn’t have time to bear off at least one checker from the board then the defeat with Mars is decleared.

For Backgammon:

• If a player had time to bear off at least one checker then the defeat is decleared.
• If a player didn’t have time to bear off at least one checker from the board then the defeat with Mars is decleared. But if players agreed to set the convention with the Backgammon then the program analyzes the current position of players’ checkers and depending on this the program declares defeat or defeat with the Gammon or defeat with the Backgammon.

Deberts and Front Belote

Each player has certain time for the game set when game conventions are agreed. If a player didn’t make a move within the agreed time then the player is declared to be defeated with the greatest possible result taking into account the situation at a game table.

The given rule is valid both for play money games and real money games.

Preference

If a player is present in the club but didn’t make a move within settled time then a timer clock appears near his nick name. In this case other players who are at the table have the right to refuse in the waiting time given to that very player, clicking this timer.

When clicking the timer the pool is stopped with the following conditions:

• At play money games the pool is calculated basing on the current result without taking into account the unfinished deal.
• At real money games the unfinished pool goes to arbitration which defines the result of the unfinished deal and the pool is calculated.

If a player is absent from the club by the moment of the lead time expiration for the move then the pool is stopped automatically on the same conditions.

If a player with a timer near his nick name leaves the club then the pool is stopped automatically on the same conditions.

Arbitration - the arbitrator defines the result of the unfinished deal, the unblocking of the money account starts and the pool is calculated.

The arbitration is held within 24 hours from the moment the pool goes to arbitration. The players’ money accounts remain blocked until the arbitration ends.

«Piterskie skachki», «Razboinik», «Ordered King»

If a player didn’t make a move within the agreed time then the timer clock appears near his nick name . In this case other players who are at the table have the right to refuse in the waiting time given for that very player, clicking this timer.

When clicking the timer the player who lost connection is set to be substituted.

Arbitration in games «Piterskie skachki», «Razboinik» and «Ordered King» is not held. These games are played till the end (with the help of the player’s substitution who lost connection) or annuled (all players left the table).

«Chinese poker»

If a player didn’t set combinations within the given time then he gets 0 points for the deal and after that the game is automatically calculated.

«Yahtzee»

If a player does not manage to make all necessary moves within time agreed in the convention then he gets 0 (zero) in the blank fields of his table and the greatest possible result is filled in the blank table fields of the opponent. After that the game is calculated.

Chess and draughtsChess and draughts

If a player does not manage to make all necessary moves within time agreed in the convention then he is considred to be defeated.

Player’s substitution due to disconnection

Player’s substitutions due to disconnection are possible in the following games:

• «Razboinik»;
• «Piterskie skachki»;
• «Ordered King»;
• «Paired Belote»;
• «Bazar – Belote».

If a player lost connection with a game server and didn’t make a move within the given time then it is possible to substitute the player.

If a player restores connection with a game server he can continue the game.

The procedure of the substitution consists of two stages:

1. Within the first 5 minutes only a player from the list of friends can substitute the player; Small blue square appears near the nick name of the player. Players from the list of friends see the popup window announcing that the player needs to be substituted.
2. If there was no substitution from the list of friends within the first 5 minutes then any other player can substitute the player. Small red square near the player’s nick name signalises about it.

Players from the black list cannot substitute the player in any cases.

To substitute the player it is necessary:

1. Being in a hall to click on his game nick;
2. If it is real money game, to have the sum on the game account enough for one checking.

At cash games a player who substituted the other player does not bear any financial obligations. All financial obligations towards other game participants are born by the player who started the game.