How do I find matches against other players?
The ladder portion of Case's Ladder is designed so that you can play anyone you want at any time. This is why your best bet for finding matches is to ask in a chat room where others are playing games.
Generally, going to the busiest chat room and simply asking publically if anyone wants a Ladder match is all you need to do.
We discourage the use of E-mail to find matches unless you are on a small ladder or need to play one specific person. It's much easier to pick up matches in a chat room.If you are competing on the ladder report your losses in "The Ladder" section.
You might ask yourself:
Why does the loser report? Why would they?
First of all this league is about sportsmanship and having fun.
Almost all of our users are here for that. Our statistics indicate that 99.4% of matches are reported without a problem.
If you SHOULD ever run into someone who doesn't report your match with a day or so of playing it you need to immediately report them to our staff. We have a SUPPORT area on the site that you can use to do this.
Members who do not report are penalized harshly and removed from the league if they have multiple offenses.
Formal ChallengeFormal Challenge Rules
There are some special rules surrounding formal challenges. It is pretty straight-forward and the rules may differ from ladder to ladder based on the number of participants on that ladder.
You have to be within a rank range to utilize the formal challenge system (Generally 50 or better on larger ladders, 20 or better on smaller ones).
You may issue one formal challenge at a time. One formal challenge may be issued against you at any time.
You are restricted from challenging the same user twice in a row for a period of time (This prevents friends from locking up their challenge slots).
You have a pre-determined number of days during which to play challenges (This varies depending on the ladder size and activity level).
Failure to complete a formal challenge will result in BOTH players receiving a failure in their records.
Accumulation of three failures will result in penalties (This discourages BOTH users from avoiding a challenge). A permanent note is also made on the user records.
Formal challenges are recorded automatically when you report ladder results. There is no special reporting procedure. They will show up in the daily results as a formal challenge.
A challenge is cleared immediately following a match report. This means that as soon as you play a challenge another challenge can be filed against you.
Players in the top ten are eligible to challenge any member of the top ten ranked better than they are.
Players outside of the top ten are limited to challenging half the distance of their rank.
For ExampleChallenges
To make a challenge complete the form on the FORMAL CHALLENGE link. This will record your formal challenge or inform you why you cannot make the challenge.
The challenged player will be sent an E-mail letting them know about the challenge issued against them. Bounced E-mail will be considered a forfeit.
Challenged players should contact the player challenging them via E-mail or in chat to arrange a match time.
Players who have made the challenge should contact the challenged via E-mail if they have not heard anything within a day or so of issuing the challenge, or find the user in chat.
Challenges are played as normal Ladder matches using regular Ladder rules.Formal challenges take priority over all other matches.
If someone has a formal challenge against you and they are available to play, you must play them next.
Ladder name: Password: Opponent: Check to remember my password
