Official Rules

Introduction

At Fantasy Foldem, you have a chance to join and compete in the premier venue for instant fantasy sports competition. As fantasy sports players ourselves, we know that nothing compares to the thrill of the draft. That's why at Fantasy Foldem we're giving you the chance to relive that thrill every week with a league custom designed for you. Whether you want to match wits with 11 others in a 12-team league or go heads-up against a single opponent, you'll find a league size and skill level that's right for you. And if that's still not enough action for you, try testing your skills managing a salary cap for the chance to win big.

We're committed to providing you with fast-paced, non-stop action in a truly professional setting. We know that you have many choices where to go for your fantasy entertainment, but we're sure that once you try the unique experience that is Fantasy Foldem, you'll never look back.

Please take a moment to review these Official Rules as well as the Terms and Conditions.

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Join a League

Registration
To be part of a Fantasy Foldem league you must first complete an Owner Registration Form. Once registered as an owner, you will be able to join a league and compete for real cash awards. If any of the information entered in Owner Registration Forms becomes outdated, it is the responsibility of the owner to keep their profile information updated, using the "Change My Profile" link in the "My Profile" page.

Draft Leagues
Draft Leagues are available both at scheduled start times and "Sit and Draft" formats. The following rules apply to both scheduled start and "Sit and Draft" leagues.

Whether a draft begins at a scheduled time or upon a "Sit and Draft" reaching capacity, the draft will start promptly, and the draft order will be determined upon a random drawing of playing cards. Players will draft in an order according to the card received with the player receiving the highest card drafting first (an Ace plays as the highest card). There will then be a 2 minute window before the clock will start for the first player drafting. Each player will have 45 seconds to make his or her selection. If you do not make a pick within the allotted time or you lose your internet connection, a player will automatically be selected for you based upon your personal pre-rankings or Fantasy Foldem's player rankings. In both of these cases, positions of needs will be taken into consideration. Please see Team Selection below for more information regarding the "Auto-draft" feature. Each team will draft 12 players, as indicated: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF, and 3 Bench players. Upon the completion of the draft, you can adjust your starting roster of players as desired and allowing for the required number of starters at each position. There will be no adding/dropping of players after the draft has completed.

Please note that friends are welcome to join the same league if spots are available but an owner is not allowed to have more than one team per league. All rosters must consist of players from more than 1 team. Moreover, rosters cannot consist entirely of players who are playing in the same game. For example, if the Redskins are playing the Cowboys, your roster cannot consist entirely of players from the Redskins and Cowboys. Any violations of these policies will result in an owner's team being voided and forfeiture of entry fees paid and any awards won. Violators will also be subject to banishment from playing at Fantasy Foldem.

Salary Cap Leagues
Upon signing up for a salary cap league, you can select your roster of players as indicated: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF. Your roster must stay below the league salary cap for the given week. You can adjust your roster of players as desired, but not exceeding the league salary cap. Please see Transaction Deadlines below for additional details.

Cancellation
Fantasy games are offered with a limited money back guarantee.

Owners may withdraw from a "Sit and Draft" league at any time prior to the league reaching capacity without penalty and will receive a full refund of their entry fee.

Owners will not be allowed to withdraw from a draft scheduled to start at a certain time unless such withdrawal is made prior to 24 hours before the scheduled start. If you cancel your team 24 hours before your online draft, you will receive a complete refund. If a league fails to fill up prior to the draft date, the league will be cancelled and you will receive a complete refund. Owners of teams in cancelled leagues will also receive an email regarding similar upcoming draft leagues that the owner may be interested in joining.

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League/Team Configuration

Draft Leagues

# of Teams	2 to 12
Roster Size	12
Starting Roster	1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF
Bench Players	3 Players - Any Position
Negative Points	Yes, players can accumulate negative points scoring.

Salary Cap Leagues

# of Teams	6, 12, or 20
Roster Size	9
Starting Roster	1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF
Bench Players	0
Negative Points	Yes, players can accumulate negative points scoring.

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Team Selection

Draft Leagues
The owners in a draft league will sign-on to Fantasy Foldem at either a scheduled time or a time of their convenience, when participating in a "Sit and Draft", and hold an online live draft. Each owner selects one player per round. The draft order will be determined prior to the draft time and will reverse each round. If an owner is unable to participate in the live draft, he/she will be switched to "Auto-draft" and their team will be selected automatically. The "Auto-draft" will select the highest ranked player in order of the positions listed below:

Round	Position
1	Highest-Rated Player Available
2	Highest-Rated Player Available Exception: Will not select the same position as the 1st round selection, unless the 1st round selection was a RB.
Remaining Rounds	Highest-Rated Player Available Exception: Will select players at positions to ensure all starting roster positions are filled, before any bench players are selected. Additionally, the kicker starting position will not be selected until all other starting and bench positions are filled.

Live Draft Details
Be sure to enter your league draft room at least 15 minutes prior to the draft. Go to your league home page and select "Enter Draft Room". If you cannot be present, be sure to pre-rank your players either within the "My League" page or within the "My Profile" page. By pre-ranking players within the "My Profile" page you will be carrying this personalized ranking into each draft you enter. If you do not show up for the draft, after your time expires on the first pick, you will be automatically switched to "Auto-draft". Your pre-rank list will be used to draft your team. If you do not pre-rank your players, the Fantasy Foldem default player rankings will be used.

In the draft room, you will be able to use the draft queue. You can select players to place in your draft queue, so when it is your turn to draft, you can have the player or players you want, ready to go.

Salary Cap Leagues
The owners in a salary cap league will sign-on to Fantasy Foldem at a time of their convenience, but prior to the Transaction Deadlines, and select a team that does not exceed the defined salary cap and meets the specifications set forth in League/Team Configuration.

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Transaction Deadlines

Draft Leagues

2 to 6 Person Draft League
Players playing in Thursday/Saturday games will be available in 2-6 person draft leagues that are scheduled to start 1 hour prior to kickoff of the first Thursday/Saturday game. For scheduled draft and "Sit and Draft" leagues that do not commence before this time, players scheduled to play in these games will be not be available. Additionally, no 2-6 person draft leagues will begin with less than 1 hour remaining prior to kickoff of the first Sunday game.

8 to 12 Person Draft League
Players playing in Thursday/Saturday games will be available in 8-12 person draft leagues that are scheduled to start 2 hours prior to kickoff of the first Thursday/Saturday game. For scheduled draft and "Sit and Draft" leagues that do not commence before this time, players scheduled to play in these games will be not be available. Additionally, no 8-12 person draft leagues will begin with less than 2 hours remaining prior to kickoff of the first Sunday game.

After a draft is completed, owners will be able to move any player back and forth from starting positions to bench positions up until 5 minutes prior to kickoff of the 1st game of the week (note: this may be Thursday/Saturday during certain weeks of the NFL season). After the games have begun for a week, owners will only be able to move players whose games have not yet begun. All players will lock into their current position 5 minutes prior to their respective kickoff. To avoid timing issues, be sure to make lineup changes well in advance of the 5 minute window.

Salary Cap Leagues
Owners of teams in a salary cap league may adjust their rosters within the parameters of the salary cap and according to the provisions set forth in League Configuration provided that all adjustments are made prior to 5 minutes before kickoff of the first Sunday game. Please note that owners may choose players participating in Thursday/Saturday games, when applicable, if they complete their roster selection prior to 5 minutes before kickoff of the first game played that Thursday/Saturday. Owners with players involved in Thursday games will not be able to drop these players after the period beginning 5 minutes prior to kickoff of the first Thursday/Saturday game. Owners not wishing to select players involved in Thursday/Saturday games may make their roster selections up until 5 minutes prior to kickoff of the first Sunday game; however, they will not be able to select players who have already completed their games the previous Thursday/Saturday.

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Standard Decimal Scoring System

All leagues use the same standard scoring system, outlined below. A team will receive points based on stats from the NFL games played. If two teams have the same number of points, then Tiebreakers will determine the winner.

Scoring is calculated based on a decimal scoring system, up to the hundredth. Anything beyond the hundredth percentile is rounded down. Example: a QB passes for 237 yards, a QB receives 1 point per 25 yards, and so the resulting points scored will be 9.48.

Only players in your starting lineup will count toward your point total each week. You do not receive any points from players on your bench.

Offensive Skill Positions: QB, RB, WR, TE
Passing Touchdown	4 Points
Rushing or Receiving Touchdown	6 Points
Passing Yards	1 Point per 25 Yards
Rushing and Receiving Yards	1 Point per 10 Yards
Receptions	1 Point per Reception
2pt Conversion	2 Points
Interception	-2 Points
Fumble Lost	-2 Points

Kickers
Made FG 50+ Yards	5 Points
Made FG 40-49 Yards	4 Points
Made FG 0-39 Yards	3 Points
Missed FG 0-39 Yards	-2 Points
Missed FG 40-49 Yards	-1 Point
Missed FG 50+ Yards	0 Points
Made Extra Point	1 Point
Missed Extra Point	-1 Point

Defense/Special Teams
0 Points Allowed	15 Points
1-7 Points Allowed	10 Points
8-13 Points Allowed	7 Points
14-20 Points Allowed	4 Points
21-28 Points Allowed	0 Points
29+ Points Allowed	-5 Points
Defensive or Special Teams TD	6 Points
Interception	2 Points
Fumble Recovery	2 Points
Sack	1 Point
Safety	2 Points

Scoring Notes
These are special scoring issues which require further explanation:

Special Team Scoring
A team will be rewarded 6 points for a special team touchdown to their defense/special team selection. The player who scores the special team touchdown will also receive 6 points. Example: If Devin Hester returns a kickoff for a touchdown, Chicago will receive 6 points for a special team's touchdown and Devin Hester also receives 6 points.

FG Return for TD
A field goal attempt returned for a TD will be officially scored as a DEF/Special Teams TD.

Scoring Corrections
Scoring corrections are only made when absolutely necessary. All point totals will be final for the week on Wednesday. You will receive an announcement if a stats correction must be made to your final score.

Real-time statistics during games are subject to change and should be considered unofficial.

Tiebreakers
The following system will be used to determine the order of finish in leagues. If the tiebreaker system still results in a tie, the payout will be split between the winners:

Draft Leagues

1. Overall points scored
2. Fantasy points scored by running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers combined.
3. Most fantasy points scored by an individual player/position.
4. Split the awards.

Salary Cap Leagues

1. Overall points scored
2. Fantasy points scored by running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers combined.
3. Most fantasy points scored by an individual player/position.
4. The owner closest to the actual total score of the Monday Night Game, or a game designated by Fantasy Foldem, without going over.
5. Split the awards.

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Awards

Awards for each league can be seen during league signup. Just hover your mouse pointer over the league name and it will display the awards for that specific league.

Draft and Salary Cap League Awards
	$10	$20	$50	$100	$500
2 Team	1st - $18	1st - $36	1st - $90	1st - $180	1st - $900
4 Team	1st - $34	1st - $68	1st - $170	1st - $340	1st - $1,700
6 Team	1st - $36 2nd - $12	1st - $72 2nd - $24	1st - $180 2nd - $60	1st - $360 2nd - $120	1st - $1,800 2nd - $600
8 Team	1st - $40 2nd - $16 3rd - $8	1st - $80 2nd - $32 3rd - $16	1st - $200 2nd - $80 3rd - $40	1st - $400 2nd - $160 3rd - $80	1st - $2,000 2nd - $800 3rd - $400
10 Team	1st - $50 2nd - $20 3rd - $10	1st - $100 2nd - $40 3rd - $20	1st - $250 2nd - $100 3rd - $50	1st - $500 2nd - $200 3rd - $100	1st - $2,500 2nd - $1,000 3rd - $500
12 Team	1st - $60 2nd - $24 3rd - $12	1st - $120 2nd - $48 3rd - $24	1st - $300 2nd - $120 3rd - $60	1st - $600 2nd - $240 3rd - $120	1st - $3,000 2nd - $1,200 3rd - $600
20 Team		1st - $250 2nd - $60 3rd - $40

Foldem Points
At the conclusion of the NFL season, the 10 players who have accrued the most Foldem Points throughout the season will win a free entry to represent Fantasy Foldem at the Main Event of the 2009 World Championship of Fantasy Football in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Dallas or Orlando. Entries are non-transferable and winners must agree to appear at one of the above 4 locations in person and wearing Fantasy Foldem apparel during the WCOFF Live Draft. Unused entries may not be redeemed for cash. For more details on the WCOFF and their annual event, please go to www.wcoff.com. See Reward Points for explanation of how to earn Foldem Points.

Fantasy Points
At the conclusion of the NFL season, the player who has accrued the most Fantasy Points throughout the season will win a $500 bonus credited to his account. Players finishing 2nd through 10th will receive a $100 bonus credited to their accounts. Please note that all bonuses are subject to the same conditions that apply to Sign-up and Referral Bonus. See Reward Points for explanation of how to earn Fantasy Points.

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Deposits and Withdrawals

Deposits
Users may fund their Fantasy Foldem.com accounts by using their credit card or bank account to set up an account through PayPal. To make a deposit through PayPal, please click here.

For security reasons, for a deposit to be approved, a user's name, address, and email address must match the information given to us by PayPal. There is a $20 minimum and a $500 maximum for each deposit into a new account. Users may not deposit more than $1,000 in any seven day period without authorization from Fantasy Foldem. If you would like your deposit limits raised, please send an e-mail request to .

Withdrawals
There is a $25 minimum for withdrawals. A user requesting a withdrawal who deposited funds from his PayPal account will have the withdrawal credited to his PayPal account. For users that do not own a PayPal account, Fantasy Foldem will issue a check to the user that will be mailed to the user's address on file. This process will be completed in a prompt and efficient manner, but may take up to 2 weeks or longer under certain circumstances. A user may make two free withdrawals from his FantasyFoldem.com account every month. After the first two withdrawals, Fantasy Foldem will charge a $10 fee for each subsequent withdrawal in the same month.

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Reward Points

Earn reward points for every league you participate in and win awards. Earn "Foldem Points" for every paid draft or salary cap league, and earn "Fantasy Points" for all free draft and salary cap leagues.

Foldem Points
For Draft and Salary Cap Leagues, the winner of the league will earn Foldem Points based on the number of teams in the league multiplied by the league entry fee. All other participants will calculate their Foldem Points according to the same formula for the winner; however, the end product will then be divided by the participant's finishing place.

Example:

1. (12 team league x $50 entry fee) / 1st Place=600 Foldem Points.
2. (8 team league x $100 entry fee) / 5th Place=160 Foldem Points.
3. (4 team league x $500 entry fee) / 2nd Place=1000 Foldem Points.

* All Foldem Points will be rounded to the nearest whole #.

Fantasy Points
For Free Draft and Salary Cap Leagues, winners will earn 1 Fantasy Point for each team in the league. Ex: 12 team league=12 Fantasy Points.

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Sign-up and Referral Bonus

Sign-up Bonus
Receive 10% of your initial account deposit as a bonus for signing up and playing FantasyFoldem.com.

Signup deposit bonus money cannot be cashed out unless you play 5 times the bonus amount.

Referral Bonus
For each friend you refer to Fantasy Foldem, you will receive 10% of your friend's initial deposit as a credit to your account. The credit will be applied to your account once your friend registers to the website and participates in a paid draft or salary cap league.

Refer a friend bonus money cannot be cashed out unless you play 5 times the bonus amount.

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WCOFF Heads Up Bracket Challenge

All contests that makeup The Heads Up Bracket Challenge ("Challenge") are subject to Fantasy Foldem's Official Rules and Terms and Conditions. Additionally, the Challenge will also be administered according to the following policies:

1. The Challenge will consist of 128 entries and will begin drafts on Wednesday, November 5, 2008.
2. In the event that 128 entries are not received prior to Wednesday, November 5, 2008, the Challenge will be downsized to 64 entries and will begin Week 11 with drafts starting Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Failure to reach 64 entries will result in the Challenge being voided and participants being refunded their entry fees.
3. The entry fee for the Challenge is $215.
4. An individual may submit up to, but no more than 4 entries in the Challenge. Individuals with more than one entry will have each entry placed in a separate bracket.
5. The Challenge will include 4 separate brackets, each of which will be composed of 32 entries. Entries will randomly be assigned a position within each bracket subject to the exception that an individual with more than one entry will not have two entries placed in the same bracket.
6. Entries will be paired against one another in each bracket and will compete in a heads-up format with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser being eliminated from the Challenge. This process will be repeated until there is a winner from each bracket at the conclusion of Week 14.
7. The winner from each of the 4 brackets will enter the semifinals of the Challenge and will randomly be assigned to compete against another semifinalist during Week 15. The winners of the 2 semifinals will then compete for the Championship during Week 16 while the losers of the 2 semifinals will compete for the 3rd and 4th place awards.
8. Awards will be distributed at the end of The Heads Up Bracket Challenge according to the following chart:
   
   

   Place	Award
   1st Place - Champion	$10,000
   2nd Place	$4,000
   3rd Place	$2,500
   4th Place	$1,250
   5th - 8th Place	$625
   9th - 16th Place	$300

   
   * In the event that the Challenge is downsized to 64 entrants, awards will be recalculated as follows:
   
   

   Place	Award
   1st Place - Champion	$5,000
   2nd Place	$2,500
   3rd Place	$1,250
   4th Place	$650
   5th - 8th Place	$400

9. Each week of the Challenge, Drafts will be held on Wednesday evenings. Drafts will have staggered start times with the first 8 drafts beginning at 8pm EST. At approximately 8:15pm EST, the next group of 8 drafts will begin. This process will repeat at 15 minute intervals until all drafts have completed. If requested, Fantasy Foldem may choose to assign participants living on the west coast later draft times; however, Fantasy Foldem cannot guarantee that special draft time requests will be granted. If a participant is not present or does not have an active internet connection at his or her draft's scheduled start time, they will be Auto-drafted according to the same policies that govern Fantasy Foldem's other contests. For more information, please Click Here.
10. All contests that makeup the Challenge will use the Standard Decimal Scoring System. If the two teams have the same number of points, then Tiebreakers will determine the winner.
11. For more information on the Challenge please email .