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HOW TO JOIN THE 69ERS
  1. CLICK ON *FREE SIGNUP* ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MAIN PAGE UNDER BANNER OF OUR SITE: www.myleague.com/69ers
  2. Please look at image below, shows where to find the sign up buttons with arrows


  3. TYPE IN YOUR LADDER NAME, IT SHOULD BE THE SAME AS YOUR POGO SCREEN NAME, OR AS CLOSE TO IT AS POSSIBLE


  4. TYPE IN THE PASSWORD THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. TRY TO PICK ONE THAT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO REMEMBER.


  5. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD AGAIN.


  6. ENTER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.


  7. ENTER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AGAIN.


  8. ON THE 3RD STEP OF THE SIGN UP, CHECK AS MANY BOXES AS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL GIVE YOU "LADDER BUXS" WHICH ARE USED TO ENTER TOURNAMENTS. LADDERBUXS ARE JUST LIKE POGO TOKENS. YOU RECEIVE THEM FOR TOURNAMENT WINS AND USE THEM TO JOIN MORE TOURNEY'S. YOU MAY REACH A POINT WHERE YOU WOULD BE RUNNING LOW ON LADDERBUXS, DON'T WORRY, THAT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE, JUST TELL THE TD. HE/SHE WILL FIND SOMEONE TO GET YOU MORE. WE WANT ALL OUR MEMBERS IN TOURNEY'S SO WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOME BUXS.


  9. SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED FORM.


  10. CASES WILL SEND AN ACTIVATION CODE TO YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU SIGNED UP WITH. TAKE THIS CODE AND PUT IT IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX. PLEASE CHECK YOUR BULK (SPAM)E-MAIL IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE CODE..MOST TIMES ITS REDIRECTED THERE BY EMAIL PROVIDERS, THINKING IT'S SPAM. IF YOU STILL CAN'T FIND YOUR ACTIVATION CODE, PLEASE LET THE TD KNOW. THEY WILL GET AN ADMINISTRATOR TO ACTIVATE YOU.



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    HOW TO ENTER A TOURNAMENT
    1. ON THE MAIN PAGE CLICK ON TOURNAMENTS TAB; SCROLL DOWN PAGE: THIS IS WHERE ALL THE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE POSTED. THE TIMES LISTED FOR THE TOURAMENTS ARE EASTERN TIME. IT ALSO TELLS YOU THE TD HOSTING THE TOURNAMENT...THE NUMBER OF BUXS IT TAKES TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT,THE FORMAT AND WHICH GAME ROOM THE TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLAYED IN.


    2. ON THE TITLE BAR, WHERE YOU SEE THE TOURNAMENTS CALENDAR, YOU MAY SEE A LITTLE YELLOW BOX THAT SAYS "NEXT". IF THERE ARE A LOT OF TOURS THAT DAY, THAT LITTLE BUTTON WILL APPEAR, CLICK ON THAT TO SEE THE LATE NIGHT TOURS


    3. BEING A MULTI-GAMING LEAGUE, THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE TOURNAMENT GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENTERING THE TOURNAMENT/GAME YOU WERE WANTING TO ENTER.


    4. NEXT CLICK ON THE TOURNAMENT YOU WANT TO ENTER (THE TDS NAME IN THE CALENDAR) IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE. ENTER YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD..CHECK THE RULES BOX, AND CLICK THE REGISTER BUTTON...NOW YOU ARE ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT.


    5. YOU CAN ALSO ENTER A TOURNEY BY ENTERING THE "JUMP NUMBER" (THIS WILL BE THE NUMBER UNDER THE TD'S NAME ON THE CALANDER, OR THE NUMBER POSTED IN THE GAME ROOM OR IM), LOOK FOR THE TOURNEY JUMP BOX ONTOP OF OUR MAIN LEAGUE PAGE RIGHT HAND CORNER. ENTER THE JUMP NUMBER, YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD, AND CLICK THE "GO"...YOU ARE NOW VIEWING THE TOURNAMENT PAGE.


    6. ON MOST OCCASSIONS YOU WILL BE *CHECKED IN* FOR THE TOURNAMENT...BUT THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN YOU'VE REGISTERED FOR THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE THE TD HAS OPENED CHECK IN...SO YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SAME STEPS AS YOU DID TO REGISTER FOR THE TOURNAMENT... CLICK ON TEAMS...THEN AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE THERE WILL BE A BOX THAT SAYS *CHECK-IN*. USE THE DROP DOWN BOX TO FIND YOUR NAME... CLICK ON YOUR NAME, ENTER YOUR PASSWORD, THEN CLICK CHECK-IN...YOUR NOW CHECKED IN!!! THIS DON'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT JUST INCASE, YOU NOW KNOW WHAT TO DO.


    7. ANOTHER OPTION FOR JOINING A TOURNAMENT IS ON THE HOME TAB. SCROLL DOWN TO THE TOURNAMENTS EVENTS. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PUT IN YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD AT THE TOP, YOU WILL SEE THE LIST OF TOURNAMENTS FOR THAT DAY. ALL YOU NEED DO IS CLICK ON THE WORD REGISTER, AND YOU WILL BE REGISTERED, OR YOU CAN CLICK ON THE TD'S NAME, AND IT WILL BRING YOU TO THE TOURNAMENT PAGE.


    8. YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR THE LEAGUE AND KNOW HOW TO JOIN A TOURNAMENT...FIND A TOURNAMENT TO ENTER AND GO HAVE SOME FUN!!! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE SOON!!


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      OTHER INTERESTING THINGS TO KNOW

      1. ON THE MAIN PAGE THERE ARE ICONS ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE THAT SHOW THE GAMES WE PLAY AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS RELATED TO OUR GAMES. EACH ICON ALSO HAS A BACKDOOR LINK TO THE GAME ROOM WHEN CLICKED ON. WHEN A GAME ROOM SHOWS FULL ON POGO, COME HERE AND TRY THE BACKDOOR. IT WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE ROOM.

      2. TDS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR YELLOW SMILEY FACE BADGES. THEY WILL ALSO TYPE IN CAPS. WE ASK THAT PLAYERS NOT TYPE IN CAPS SO THAT THE TD'S INSTRUCTIONS STAND OUT AND WILL BE EASY FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO SEE.
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      UNDERSTANDING TOURNEY PAGES


      1. WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR OR CLICK ON A TOURNAMENT, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE TOURNAMENT MAIN PAGE. ONCE THERE YOU WILL SEE OPTIONS LISTED. ONCE YOU CLICK AN OPTION IT WILL MOVE THEM ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TOURNAMENT PAGE.


      2. MAIN - THIS PAGE SHOWS ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT. THE TD, DATE, THE JUMP NUMBER, THE ROOM WHERE THE GAME IS PLAYED, THE TYPE OF TOURNAMENT, THE LADDER BUX FEE, SPECIAL TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
      3. REGISTER - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE WHICH YOU COMPLETE AS DIRECTED ABOVE.
      4. PAIRINGS - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE PAIRINGS. IN A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT IT WILL SHOW YOU THE GRID (IT UPDATES AFTER EACH ROUND). IN A SWISS TOURNAMENT IT WILL GIVE YOU THE PAIRINGS FOR THE UPCOMING ROUND.
      5. STANDINGS - CLINK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE STANDINGS OF ALL PLAYERS IN THE TOURNAMENT. THIS ALSO UPDATES AFTER EVERY ROUND.
      6. TEAMS - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW THE PLAYERS OR TEAMS ENTERED FOR THAT TOURNAMENT. IT ALSO WILL SHOW A PLAYERS STANDINGS AND RANK ON CASES LADDER. AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT IT WILL UPDATE ALL PLAYERS RESULTS AND SHOW THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT.
      7. PRIZES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW HOW CASES LADDER CALCULATED THE BUX AWARDED FOR EACH ROUND.
      8. RULES - CLICK ON THIS LINK AND IT WILL SHOW YOU ANY SPECIAL RULES FOR THAT TOURNEY.

      9. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE TOURNAMENT, AS WE ALL KNOW THINGS COME UP UNEXPECTEDLY, FOLLOW ALL THE STEPS YOU WOULD TO REGISTER, EXCEPT INSTEAD OF CLICKING ON REGISTER, YOU WILL CLICK ON WITHDRAW. A WARNING WILL COME UP ASKING IF YOU WANT TO WITHDRAW. CLICK ON YES AND IT WILL WITHDRAW YOU FROM THE TOURNAMENT. ONCE YOU WITHDRAW, ANY BUXS DEDUCTED FROM YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE PUT BACK INTO YOUR ACCOUNT UNLESS TOURNAMENT HAS ALREADY STARTED .




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      FACTS AND QUESTIONS


    9. IS IT REALLY FREE?
      YES, IT'S FREE TO JOIN AND TO PLAY IN ALL OF OUR TOURNAMENTS!! CASES LADDER DOES OFFER PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS FOR WHICH YOU DO HAVE TO PAY. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT REQUIRED.

    10. WHAT IS A PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP?
      PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS ARE AN UPGRADE FROM THE FREE MEMBERSHIPS. HOWEVER, PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS ARE NOT REQUIRED. PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS AWARD 2x, 4x AND 6x THE LADDER BUX YOU WOULD NORMALLY WIN IN A TOURNAMENT. PLUS YOU GET A TOURNEY PLAYER CARD YOU CAN EDIT AND PERSONALIZE. YOU CAN BE AWARDED & EARN BADGES FOR TOURNEY WINS, SPECIALS WINS, ETC. TO GET INFORMATION ON PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS, LOG INTO MYLEAGE ONTOP RIGHT CORNER, CLICK "MY ACCOUNT" ON LEFT SIDE "BUY MEMBERSHIP" TO SEE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

    11. WHAT ARE LADDER BUX AND WILL THEY AFFECT MY POGO ACCOUNT?
      LADDER BUX ARE USED ON THE CASES LADDER SYSTEM AND IN NO WAY AFFECT YOUR POGO ACCOUNT OR TOKENS. POGO HAS GIVEN US PERMISSION TO RUN TOURNAMENTS IN THEIR GAME ROOMS AND PLAYING IN GAMES WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR CHANCES TO WIN THE JACKPOT EITHER.

    12. WHAT ARE LADDER BUXX AND HOW DO I EARN THEM?
      LADDER BUX ARE USED TO ENTER ALL TOURNAMENTS. YOU WILL EARN LADDER BUX WITH EACH ROUND YOU WIN IN A TOURNAMENT. THE ONLY TIME THIS DOES NOT APPLY IS IF THE TOURNAMENT IS FREE. THIS MEANS NO LADDER BUX ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER AND USUALLY NONE ARE AWARDED FOR WINNING ANY ROUNDS. THIS IS USUALLY THE CASE WHEN THERE IS A NEW TD. A NEW TD MUST FIRST RUN A MINIMUM OF 10 SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS BEFORE PROGRESSING ON TO SWISS FORMAT AND BEING ABLE TO CHARGE BUX ENTRY FEES.

    13. WHAT ARE BONUS BUX OR GIFTED BUXX?
      SOME TOURNAMENTS WILL HAVE BONUS BUX AWARDED TO THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT. IN ORDER TO WIN THESE BONUS BUX, YOU MUST BE DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT BY THE TD AND THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU MAY ALSO SEE THAT A TOURNMENT HAS A NUMBER OF BUX GIFTED TO THE WINNER BY ANOTHER TD OR A MEMBER OF THE 69ers. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TOURNAMENT, THE PERSON GIFTING WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE WINNER AND THE BUX WILL BE GIFTED TO THEM AND A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL.

    14. WHAT IF I RUN OUT OF BUX?
      IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BUX TO ENTER A TOURNAMENT, NO WORRIES, WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. PREMIUM MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GIFT BUX TO OTHER MEMBERS AND ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. YOU CAN ASK THE TD AND THEY WILL SEE IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO GIFT RIGHT AWAY.

    15. CAN I GIFT BUX?
      ONLY PREMIUM MEMBERS, PLATINUM OR DIAMOND, CAN GIFT BUX TO OTHER MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE A PREMIUM ACCOUNT, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ON MY ACCOUNT ENTER YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD INTO THE LOGIN BOX AND HIT ENTER. CLICK ON OPTION #5 PLATINUM / DIAMOND MEMBERSHIP, THEN CLICK ON OPTION #4 GIFT LADDERBUX. FILL OUT THE FORM AS REQUESTED THEN CLICK GIVE BUX

    16. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SINGLE ELIMINATION (SE), DOUBLE ELIMINATION (DE) AND SWISS TOURNAMENTS?
       SINGLE ELIMINATION MEANS YOU WILL PLAY EACH ROUND UNTIL YOU LOSE A MATCH. AT THAT TIME, YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THAT TOURNAMENT. DOUBLE ELIMINATION MEANS YOU WILL PLAY UNTIL YOU HAVE LOST TWICE. AT THAT TIME, YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THAT TOURNAMENT. IN SWISS TOURNAMENTS ALL PLAYERS PLAY ALL ROUNDS, WIN OR LOSE. ANYONE WHO WINS A ROUND IS A SWISS TOUR WILL WIN A SHARE OF THE BUX POT.

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      WHAT DO ALL THE ABREVIATIONS EVERYONE USES MEAN?
      • AFK= AWAY FROM KEYBOARD
      • BLNR = BETTER LUCK NEXT ROUND
      • BLNT= BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
      • BM= BITE ME (YOU WILL SEE THIS OFTEN FOR TALKING TO CID)
      • BRB= BE RIGHT BACK
      • BTW= BY THE WAY
      • CUL= SEE YOU LATER
      • CUAL= SEE YOU ALL LATER
      • CYA=SEE YA
      • GLNR= GOOD LUCK NEXT ROUND
      • GN= GOOD NIGHT
      • HB= HURRY BACK
      • HAGD= HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON
      • HAGN= HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
      • LMAO= LAUGHING MY *BLEEP* OFF
      • LMFAO= LAUGHING MY *BLEEP BLEEP* OFF
      • LOL= LAUGHING OUT LOUD / LOTS OF LAUGHS
      • MF= MY FRIEND
      • MDF= MY DEAR FRIEND
      • NP= NO PROBLEM
      • N6PK= NICE SIX PACK (6 STRIKES IN A ROW)
      • N9PK= NICE NINE PACK (9 STRIKES IN A ROW)
      • NSIR= NICE STRIKE IT RICH
      • NT= NICE TURKEY(BOWLING)/NICE TRY
      • ROTF/ROTFLMAO= ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY *BLEEP* OFF
      • SD= SWEET DREAMS
      • SS= SO SORRY
      • SVS= SO VERY SORRY
      • TC= TAKE CARE
      • TY= THANK YOU
      • TYFH= THANK YOU FOR HOSTING
      • TYFPM = THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ME
      • VNG= VERY NICE GAME
      • WB= WELCOME BACK
      • WTG= WAY TO GO
      • YQW= YOUR QUITE WELCOME
      • YVW= YOUR VERY WELCOME
      • YW= YOUR WELCOME

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