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RULES OF PLAY

1)  You must be at least 16 years of age to play on this site
unless approval is given by Max.

2)  LAG:  Many times several people will answer simultaneously
and your answer will appear first or second on your screen but later
on the host's screen. Your answer will almost always get to your screen
faster since it has a shorter distance to travel.
The host can only award points by what is on his/her screen.

3)  NAMES:  Full name or last name only is acceptable,
places such as 'Philly' are also acceptable.  For kings, queens and other
rulers, name and regnal number and/or name and surname/ sobriquet are
acceptable (e.g. Alexander the Great or Elizabeth II).


4)  ABBREVIATIONS:  Abbreviations are not permitted except for
St. (Saint), Mt.(Mount), Mr. and Mrs. Only by the host announcing
beforehand that specific exceptions will be made.

5)  SPELLING AND TYPOS:  As long as words are phonetically correct,
they will be accepted.  Typographical errors will be accepted at the
discretion of the host.  Words typed hurriedly with no regard
for accuracy may be subject to rejection.

6) NO COPYING:  In the spirit of fair play, copying other people's answers is
NOT acceptable.

7)  PRETYPES:   Pretypes (An answer typed and entered in anticipation of
and before a question) are not worth any points.

8)   GOOGLING:  Googling an answer during the game is not allowed.
We do encourage players to do further research on questions
after the game, however.

9)  PARTS OF THE ANSWER WITHIN QUESTIONS:  If part of the answer is in
the question, such as ‘On what mountain did Noah’s ark come to rest?’,
players do not need to repeat the word ‘mountain’ in the answer.  
The word ‘Ararat’ will suffice.

10)  BATTLE OF THE SEXES:  Players must choose which gender they are
at the beginning of the game and remain that gender for the rest of the
game, unless requested otherwise by the host.

11) ERRORS:  If you believe a question or answer to be in error, please
notify the host after the game.  The host will do his/her best to investigate
the problem and, if need be, adjust the score accordingly.

12)  SCORING:  For most games, when there are 15 or less players, the first
four answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 4, 3, 2 and 1.  
When there are at least fifteen players but less than twenty, the first five
answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
When there are 20 or more players, the first six answers are awarded
points on a gradated scaled of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. If there are more points
than answers, everyone still gets points according to the scale.

13) NO RACIAL EPITHETS.
Racial or ethnic slurs --used in ANY manner-- will not be tolerated.

14) What happens in Yahoo stays in Yahoo.
We want a happy, feud-free room.


HOSTS ARE THE ULTIMATE JUDGES:  
The host is the ultimate decision-maker in each game. Be kind to your host.
After all, he/she has gone through a great effort to create a high quality quiz
and trivia environment for you.  Have fun and learn!
OUR GOAL
We do not ban players for the
occasional expletive or
humorous sexual banter.
We would like to keep the actual
game times as clean as possible,
however, out of respect for
people of all ideologies and
moral standards.
EXPLANATION OF UNUSUAL
QUESTION TYPES

BANDA (BEFORE AND AFTER)
BANDA stands for ‘Before and
After’ and is comprised of two
separate entities joined by a
common word.  An example of a
clue would be: ‘‘Friends’ actor
who traveled in time to become
an Erle Stanley Gardner
character in 1933.”  The answer
is Matthew Perry Mason.  PERRY
would be the word in common.

RHYME TIME  
RHYME TIME is a clue with a
two-word rhyming answer.  An
example of a clue would be:  
"Agile clanging percussion
instrument."  The answer is
‘nimble cymbal.’

TOM SWIFTIES  
A TOM SWIFTY is a phrase in
which a sentence is linked by a
pun to the manner in which it is
said.  An example is‘I only have
diamonds, clubs and spades,"
said Tom ___________.’   The
answer is 'heartlessly.’

ACROWGRAMS
What noun is spelled by the first
letter of each of the answers to
the following clues?   1. Female
fox 2. Cry of pain 3. Lohan 4. Fox
hunt cry              VOLT   (Vixen,
Ouch, Lindsay, Tallyho!)
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