Getting Started With
Mountain Euchre

Mountain Euchre is a euchre league geared towards player satisfaction. The league plays daily tourneys and has a separate ranking structure for its players. This is a brief outline to get all new players situated and show them the basics to signing up and playing in this league. All new players should read through the full listing of rules. This is just an outline. Easy access to all of the selections is listed along the left side of the Mountain Euchre web page. Good luck and have fun out there.

Signing up with Mountain Euchre

1. Log onto the main page. Either www.myleague.com/ymeuchre or www.igl.net/ymeuchre. Please bookmark this page in your favorites.

1. Click on Free Sign-up. There will be four items to fill out. But it is all quick and painless.
2. Ladder Name & Password. Enter your ladder name and password. Your ladder name has to match your Yahoo name exactly. This will prevent misreports of matches.
3. Email Address. Enter your email address. Please enter an email that is regularly checked. This email will be how all players, Tournament Directors or Admins will get in contact with you. As soon as you enter this info, an activation key will be e-mailed to this address.
4. LadderBux Bonus Chance. To register in tourneys most will require LadderBux. They are like money, but not real money. You will win bux for finishing well or winning tourneys. By leaving the 2 boxes checked marked in this selection, you will start with 100 LadderBux.
5. Activate Account. You will want to retrieve the 3-digit activation key that was e-mailed to you. This will activate your new account with Mountain Euchre. You are only allowed to have one account per person. All multiple accounts will be deleted.

Locating Tourney Calendar

1. There are several places tourneys are listed. On Mountain's main page, towards middle of page, there will be the complete calendar of the days events. Also on the left is a link,  Tourney Calendar, which will give you the full days, weeks, or month of tourneys.  You will see a list showing the time of each tourney (all times are EST) as well as the hosting TD.  It is recommended that you sign up 15-30 mins before the tourney starts. This will give you plenty of time to get all set up and find a partner if you need to.
2. Or you can manually type in the tourney number. On the left side of Mountain's main page, under Tournaments, is "Tourney Jump" with an empty box. Type the jump # into the box to open the tourney's main page. You will find the hosting TD in Adv. 10 lobby 30 minutes prior to tourneys start. The TD will give you the jump #.

1. First - Click on the Register button.
1. If creating a new team, type that name into the space provided. Or use the pull down menu to join an existing team.
3. Enter the password for that team. This password should be something simple and easy to remember. Generally 123 or some password like that is chosen.
4. Or you can check the button next to Auto Team. You will be automatically paired with another player at tourney start.
5. Please insert your ladder name and password.
6. Check the read rules page. It is required that you read the rules for that tournament. There are a variety of specialty tourneys, so please make sure you know what the rules are for that particular tourney.
7. Then click register.
8. The same procedure is used when you are withdrawing your team from that tourney as well. You will just click on withdraw though.

If you join a tourney more than 30 minutes in advance, then you will need to check in for the tourney. To check in, just click on the Teams/Check-In button. Then click on the yellow Check-In button. Then just enter the team name and password. This will let the TD know your team is ready to play. However, if you sign up after the TD has opened the Check-In process (usually 30 minutes prior to tourney start), you will automatically be checked in after you register.

Rules – The Rules selection is just that. This specifies the rules for that tourney. Please read these before each tourney.
Pairings – The Pairings selection will layout the matches to be played. This is most prominent in the Swiss Style tourneys.
Standings - The Standings selection will show the bracket style listings of the tourney. This will show whom you will play in your upcoming matches.
Report – The Report selection is to be used to file all losses within a tourney. The most common mistake by new players is to report a loss in a tourney to the main page. This will cause you to have 2 losses to your opponents. When a loss occurs in a tourney, please make this selection. You will enter your team's password and then click next to the team that won the match.

You may also play against other cases members anytime you would like. There are many games going on after or in between tourneys. To initiate a game, just ask if there are any case players interested in a game. It is never very difficult to find a game. You can only play against another player three times a day. However, you can run across that same player many times in a tourney that same day.
It is the loser's responsibility to report the losses of these matches. If you lose a cases match, click on the Report Loss selection on the main page. You will insert your ladder name and password. And you will insert both of the players that beat you. It is recommended that you use a notepad to keep track of the players that you play everyday. This prevents playing against the same players more than three times. And also allows you to track the reports from other players.

THE LADDER:
Find Player – This allows you to see if another player is registered with cases, or to see the stats on any other player or yourself.
Daily Results – This will show all of the reports for any player for the past 7 days.
Rank Calculator - Put in your current rank and the rank of your opponent to calculate your rank should you win game.
Skill Calculator - Put in your current skill rating as well as your opponents to calculate your skill rating should you win game.
Formal Challenge - To be used by Top Ten Players.
Hall of Fame – This will show you the best of the best in many of the major statistical categories.
Standings – This is similar to the Hall of Fame, but is a bit more detailed and thorough.
Rules – Read these. This will outline all of the specifics of the ladder and the responsibilities of the players.

TOURNAMENTS:
Tourney Calendar - List of days tourney events.
Tourney Bux Log – This will allow you to track how you are doing with your ladder funds.
Recent Winners - Shows tourney's most recent winners.
Tourney Awards - View Platinum and Diamond members awards.
Directors – This will show you all of the TD’s and HeadTD’s for this ladder.

COMMUNITY:
Message Forums – This is a place for all players to communicate with everyone else. You can read or post messages in this area.
Voting Booth - Each member is allowed one vote.

ACCOUNT:
My Account - Use this link to change e-mail or password.
Membership Info - Enjoy the benefits of a Case's Ladder Premium Membership - Gold, Platinum, or Diamond. Community status icons, more ladders, faster support, increased LadderBux earnings and more! Become a premium member today!
Ladder Bux - Information on Ladder Bux
User Editor (Same as My Account) – You would use this if you need to make any adjustments to your account, like new email or if you want to change your name.
Lost Password – If you happen to forget what your password was, you can request that it be e-mailed to you. The password will be sent back to the email address given in the player setup.
Withdraw – If you need to withdraw an account, you will select this option.

SUPPORT:
Common Questions - These are FAQ of Cases members.
Unreported Match – If a player you have beat does not report that match in a timely fashion (normally after 24 hours of that match), you would fill this out and the Admin staff will handle that report for you. But this option should only be used after you have tried to contact that player.
System Status - List of major problems and solutions with Cases system.
Live Support - Find live support for Cases.
Contact Admin - e-mail all the admins at once.
Admin List – This is a listing of the people that run this place. We try very hard to keep this place running smoothly. And are always here to help with anything that you may need.

Well that about wraps this up.  I hope that this will answer most of your questions as you start up with us here. We are a large family here and most anyone is willing to help you with any questions that you might have. Remember, we all started off as new players too. We have a philosophy that we follow: Common sense, common courtesy and throw the dang card! Pretty simple stuff that just about deals with it all. Let me be the first to welcome you to Mountain Cases.

Written by Spankalicous and Riverdancer_tx

If you have any further questions, please mail  Gloop - Head admin at gloopytrucker@yahoo.com