Q : What are Ladder games? A :  Ladder games are a way of ranking players based on there ability to play. Q : How do I play a Ladder game? A : There are numerous ways to play ladder games. The first step is to join a ladder, the biggest ladder currently is Case's Internet Gaming League. To join visit http://www.igl.net/tetrinet Q : I have joined the ladder, now what? A : Now that your a ladder member you can play ladder games. The first step to find other ladder players. Finding ladder players is done the same way to as finding regular players. Visit our "finding players" section but instead of joining the channel #tetrinet, join the channel #tetrinet-ladder Q : I've played my first ladder game, now what? A : After playing your first game if you lose you have to report that you loss to igl.net. Surf to http://www.igl.net/tetrinet and click the report button, next fill out the form once and it will record your lost. If you won the first game you played don't worry the other player will report just remember to give him your exact nickname. Q : What do they ladder players mean by best of, ratio, and classic? A : Best of - This is the number of games that will be played maximum, for example best of 5 would mean the first player to win 3 games is the winner. Ratio - The ratio is the number of lines you need to get to gain a special block. Example 2:1 ratio would mean you need 2 lines to get one special block to appear on your screen. Classic - Classic mode can be turn off or on. When classic mode is on the player that gets clears 2, 3, or 4 lines with one piece will add lines to all other players, the number of lines added to all players is determined by the number of lines the other player clears with one piece. If the player clears 2 lines everyone will get 1 line added to them, if they clear 3 lines everyone will get 2 lines added to them, and if they clear 4 lines everyone will get 4 lines added to them. When classic mode is off the procedure explain before does not occur.