Agent 86 wrote:Dakasaur, can I get clarification on this rule?
Sitting will be allowed 10 times throughout this tourney and only by your current teammates.
Does this mean a team mate can only sit 10 times in 1 game or all 10 times max in all games?
How would you know if there was nothing posted?
What happens if this is exceeded?
Given the number of games, I think in later rounds someone could use up more than 10 total sits in one day. Therefore, I think the only reasonable interpretation that it means "on 10 different days" including all the games in which one has a turn that day.
If nothing is posted we're unlikely to catch it, but it does happen. Yes, it annoys me to have a rule which penalizes honest people while those who choose to lie are likely to slip through. But this is the package we've been handed by the big boss. He's put a lot of prizes in these tournaments so he takes these restrictions seriously. Because these are official Webmaster-sponsored tournaments, if you suspect an infraction you can report it to me and I will forward it to King Achilles for investigating. We already had one suspected allegation investigated earlier in the tournament. KA wasn't certain of the bust so we didn't mention it publicly, but that team has been noted and if it's accused again he's likely to look at the infraction with more suspicious eyes.
If an infraction is confirmed, the game in which it occurs can be forfeit. If it looks like an honest mistake (you had a sitter and he didn't know about this rule) my position is that you should get at least one warning before forfeits begin. If you've used up your 10 days of sitting, don't sit any more. A missed turn or two will probably not hurt you as much as a forfeit.
