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2018 Rules Update
Last month's Rules Conference produced some cool changes for the up and coming 2018 Spring League!  Highlighted below are significant changes to the Arizona Foosball League Rules.
CHANGE #1:  Concerning game scoring.

 1.3   PLAYING & SCORING THE MATCH
Each match is composed of several rounds of games, with each round representing a different type of game (see "Game Types and Rules".). The winner of the match is the team that wins the most rounds.

Game Scoring Formats:
Standard league games are played as a simple race to seven points. Overtime games and games featuring a handicap spot of 4 or more points are played in the "win-by-2" format.
  • RACE TO 7: First team to score 7 points wins.
  • WIN-BY-2: Game must be decided by 2 or more points, with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9.

CHANGE #2:  Concerning lateness.

 1.6   PENALTIES
LATENESS:
Players who are late for a match are subject to the following penalties, at the discretion of the opposing team:
  • At 20 minutes past scheduled match start time all players who are not physically on location for the match will be penalized a timeout in every game they participate in during the match. Note that this is not cumulative – no team will suffer more than the loss of one timeout for any game regardless of how many members are late.
  • At 30 minutes past scheduled match start time and every 10 minutes afterward, one game shall be forfeited by each missing player. The forfeiting team may select which game(s) are forfeited. If no representative from the forfeiting team is present, the forfeited game(s) will be selected by opponent.
  • At one hour past scheduled match start time, ALL remaining games of the missing player(s) shall be forfeited.
  • De-merits can be assigned for lateness by checking the appropriate spot on the score sheet.

CHANGE #3:  Concerning substitutes in playoffs.

 3.2   SUBSTITUTES FOR PLAYOFF MATCHES
Substitute players may be used in playoff matches under the following terms and restrictions. Violation will be scored as a forfeit.Substitute players may be used in playoff matches under the following terms and restrictions. Violation will be scored as a forfeit.
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  • Team players may act as substitutes in playoff matches only under the following conditions:
    1. Player cannot be registered as a teammate on a team that is not yet eliminated from playoff contention.
    2. Player cannot be registered as a teammate in the same conference as EITHER team in the playoff match.
    3. Team players cannot substitute in a league finals match
  • The substitute's rating cannot exceed the rating of the player he/she is replacing by more than 1 point, OR 4.0 (whichever is higher).
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CHANGE #4:  Concerning tie-breakers in individual prize categories.

 5.2.2   CONFERENCE TIE-BREAKERS
For ties among qualifying players in any category, the following tie breakers apply (against games within the same category). If two or more players remain tied after players are eliminated during any step, tie breaker reverts to step 1.
  • Most games played.
  • Head-to-head record. (Note that a player may not be disqualified by this method if he/she hasn’t played any head-to-head games.)
  • FOR TWO-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE AT END OF REGULAR SEASON ONLY: Head-to-head match. (Preferably played at the conference championship match, but may be negotiated to different time/venue with approval by league coordinator. See "5.2.3 Match Formats" for format.) Loser retains #2 spot, in case runner-up rules apply in title match.
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