Rules

Tournament hub

How the hub is run

Free entry. No buy-in. No wagering.

General event rules come first, then the game-specific notes for Spades and the coming-soon Euchre lane.

Player path

Rules are here when you need details. For stream day, jump back to the active tournament, your match, or the live table.

Event

My Match

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General event rules

These rules apply across every event on the site.

Entry policy

Entries are free.

No buy-in or wagering is used for this hub.

Event pages show the current schedule, signup path, and match flow.

Admin workflow

Use the private admin page to load account-linked signups.

Generate the bracket from the live roster.

Let Spades report match winners automatically, then use manual advance only as a backup.

Site scope

The hub owns tournament registration and bracket state.

Spades owns gameplay.

Tournament match links require account-issued player tickets.

Platform note

These are free-entry tournaments for skill-based card game events.

Participation rewards, if any are ever posted, must be sponsor or developer funded according to the published rules.

Apple is not a sponsor or involved.

Game-specific notes

Each game keeps its own rule block so the page stays easy to maintain.

Launch game

ACTIVE

Spades

The first featured game on the hub, built for live tournament pages and posted results.

Event setup

Spades is the first live game on the hub.

Each tournament page shows the schedule, stream links, and result notes together.

The host loads account-linked signups before generating the bracket.

Match flow

Use the tournament page for check-in, start time, and format details.

Use the Spades match link when your bracket card is ready.

Results are posted after play ends.

The layout stays mobile-first for quick updates from a phone.

Future-ready model

New games can reuse the same signup, bracket, and results flow.

Future games stay separate from Spades gameplay rooms.

Coming soon

COMING SOON

Euchre

A coming-soon banner only. Current tournament operations are Spades-only.

Coming soon

Euchre will use the same dark, mobile-first card layout as the Spades pages.

The first public event can use the same account-based signup path.

Free-entry wording stays on every public page.

Match notes

Use this block for round structure, table count, or local house rules later.

Keep the copy brief so it stays easy to update from a phone.

Expansion path

Once Euchre is ready, swap placeholder text for final rules and scoring notes.

The same pattern can be reused if another game is added later.

Site note

Tournament pages manage signups, brackets, match links, and winner advancement. Spades remains the gameplay app.