BATCAVE GAME RULES
APPROVED FRI, NOV 18TH 2005
GIMME TWO PLEASE
Timer 5/10
Full Board to 150...1 Bingo...Kibitz Off
Unrated..Protected
Each person gets two turns at a time
Opponent passes on first word and no letter exchanges upon passing for opponent?s second play
No Restarts ... Practice good sportsmanship ... LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
TOPS OR BOTTOMS
Timer 15/5
1 Bingo...Play to 175
Unrated and Protected .. 3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be placed HORIZONTALLY
Opponent chooses TOP or BOTTOM to play on
Center Line is neutral...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Crossing center line is automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to Play Nice
Report both wins and losses in lobby
TOPS OR BOTTOMS WITH TWO BINGOS
Timer 10/5
2 Bingo...Play to 175
Unrated and Protected .. 3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be placed HORIZONTALLY
Opponent chooses TOP or BOTTOM to play on
Center Line is neutral...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Crossing center line is automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to Play Nice
Report both wins and losses in lobby
PICK A SIDE
Timer 10/5...2 Bingos...Play to 175
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played VERTICALLY
Opponent chooses which side to play on
Center line is neutral - crossing it is automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
PICK A SIDE SWITCHEROO
Timer 8/5
1 Bingo...Play to 180
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word is played VERTICALLY
Opponent chooses which side to play on
When either player hits 90 points, both players switch sides they are playing on (not seats, sides only)
Center line is neutral - crossing it is automatic loss
No Restarts... LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
TOPLESS
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played HORIZONTALLY
All words must be played below center line
Center line is neutral - crossing it is automatic loss
No Restarts and LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
HOKEY POKEY
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played VERTICALLY
Center line is neutral - you may play off it but not cross it
All words must be played on the RIGHT SIDE of the center line
Crossing the center line is an automatic loss
No Restarts and LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
I LOST MY PANTS
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played HORIZONTALLY
Center line is neutral - you may play off it but not cross it
All words must be played ABOVE the center line
Crossing the center line is an automatic loss
No Restarts and LOSER MUST RESIGN
Report both wins and losses in lobby
HEY! I?VE BEEN LEFT OUT
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played VERTICALLY
Center line is neutral - you may play off it but not cross it
All words must be played on the LEFT SIDE of the center line
Crossing the center line is an automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice
Report both wins and losses in lobby AND LOSER MUST RESIGN
GO TO YER CORNER
Timer 10/5...No Bingos...Play to 125...Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First word must be played VERTICALLY and must be placed so that at least 1 tile is above center horizontal line and one below it
Second word must be placed ACROSS the first word on center line, making a + formation
The + formation must be clear
If player 1 cannot make a word, player 2 must make the vertical word
If player 2 cannot make a word to form the +, he passes and player 1 will do this
On first two words played, a +must be formed... Failure to do this is a dq
Center line is neutral in both directions - crossing it is automatic loss
After the + is made, the next player chooses which of the four corners he will play in
Both players must play in different corners
LOSER MUST RESIGN No Restarts and Remember to play nice ... Report both wins and losses in lobby
DROP AND GIMME 10
Timer 10/10
No Bingos...Full Board...High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 10 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice... Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
BASEBALL
Timer 9/9
No Bingos...Full Board... High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 9 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
EIGHT-BALL
Timer 8/8
No Bingos...Full Board...High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 8 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
COME ON LUCKY 7
Timer 7/7
No Bingos...Full Board...High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 7 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
GIMME 5!
Timer 5/5
No Bingos...Full Board...High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 5 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
FORE!!!
Timer 4/4
No Bingos...Full Board... High Score Wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 4 turns to make highest score possible
Keep track of turns by typing number of the turn in the chat area
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
REV UP TO 150
Timer 10/5
No Bingos...Play to 150...Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Full Board
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
REV UP TO 100
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 100
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Full Board
LOSER MUST RESIGN No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
REV UP TO 175
Timer 10/5
2 Bingos
Play to 175
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Full Board
LOSER MUST RESIGN No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
REV UP TO 200
Timer 10/5
2 Bingos
Play to 200
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Full Board
LOSER MUST RESIGN No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
EXACTLY, PLEASE
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Play to EXACTLY 125
If neither player reaches 125 and timer runs out, player with time left is winner
You may not have 124 or 126 - Score must be exactly 125
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
EXACTLY 150, PLEASE
Timer 10/5
1 Bingo
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Play to EXACTLY 150
If neither player reaches 150 and timer runs out, player with time left is winner
You may not have 154 or 156 - Score must be exactly 150
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
WHAT?S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?
Timer 10/5
1 Bingo
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Full Board...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Blue rated = 125 Purple = 150 Orange = 175 Red = 200
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
NO SEAS
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 150
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may not play the letter C anywhere on the board
You may not use a blank for the letter C
Using a C is an automatic loss....LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
HIGH 5
Timer 10/5
No Bingos, Obviously
Play to 125
LOSER MUST RESIGN
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may play a maximum of 5 letters at any turn
You may add on to existing words to make larger words, but no more than 5 tiles per turn
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
KICK IT IN REVERSE
Timer 5/5
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
First player to reach 50 loses...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Two passes per player only
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
WALK THE PLANK
Timer 10/5
2 Bingos
Play to 175....LOSER MUST RESIGN
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
No Tile may be placed on the outside perimeter of the board
To Use the outside edge of the board will be an automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
BIG DIAMOND
Timer 10/5
No bingos
Play to 125...LOSER MUST RESIGN
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may play anywhere on the board inside the large diamond
Playing out of the large diamond is an automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice... Report both wins and losses in lobby
CRAZIEST BINGO
No Timer
Highest Score wins
Unlimited Bingos, Obviously
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and KIBITZ ON...Challenge Mode On
Player plays all 7 tiles and opponent accepts and passes
This continues till player 1 has played all tiles
The player who is passing may not exchange tiles at anytime while passing
Type score in chat and begin new game for Player 2
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
LOSER MUST RESIGN
HORIZONTAL HOLD
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
All words played must be played HORIZONTALLY ONLY
Two tiles per turn minimum...LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
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BLANKLESS
Timer 10/5
1 Bingo
Play to 140
Full Board
Passes allowed....LOSER MUST RESIGN
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
No Blanks are allowed in this game
Use of a blank will be automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
MINEFIELDS
Timer 5/5
No Bingos...Play to 50
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
All 2W - 3W - 3L are banned - playing on one of these is an automatic loss
You may play on 2L only ... LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
KEEP IT SIMPLE 2 X 4
Timer 8/5
No Bingos...Play to 75
LOSER MUST RESIGN
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may play only 2 or 4 letter words on the board
All words on the board must be 2 or 4 letters - NO ADD ONS
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
HEART ATTACK
P?N?P
Timer 5/0
Unlimited Bingos...Passes Allowed...Highest Score wins
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Each player has 5 minutes to make highest score possible
Opponent passes each turn till first player has completed all his turns
New game is started so Player 2 can play his 5 minutes
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
PRESSURE COOKER
Timer 1/5
Unlimited bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Unlimited Passes
Full Board
Play until timer runs out or tiles run out
No Restarts and Remember to play nice.. .. Report both wins and losses in lobby
STOP THE CLOCK!!
Timer 15/0
No Bingos
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
This is a two-game format - player one plays while player two passes each turn
When player one reaches 125 points he must resign to stop his clock
Type your time remaining in the chat area
Begin new game and repeat process for player 2
Winner is determined by who has the most time left on clock upon reaching 125
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
GRAB YER PARDNER
Timer 10/5
No Bingos
Table made for 4 players
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Seating will be partner/opponent/partner/opponent
Highest combined score wins the match
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
PARDNERS PICK A SIDE
Timer 5/10
Unlimited Bingos
Table made for 4 players
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Seating will be partner/opponent/partner/opponent
First word must be placed VERTICALLY
Second player chooses which side of the center line he and partner will play on
Center line is neutral - You may play off it but not cross it
Highest combined score wins the match
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
RUH ROH! IT?S A THREESOME!
Timer 5/10
Unlimited Bingos
Full Board
Table made for 3 players
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
All three team members sit at table and play till tiles or timer runs out
Score is the combined score of all three team members
Remain in room until TD has checked your scores
Highest combined score wins the match
No Restarts and Remember to play nice... Report both wins and losses in lobby
FROGGIE DO SI DO
Timer 5/10
Unlimited Bingos
Full Board
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Table made for 3 Players
TD will sit in third seat to start the game
When you have taken your turn, you must stand and move into empty seat
Only one turn per seat allowed - You must keep standing and leaping into empty seat
Score is the total of all three seats
Failing to swap seats after every turn is automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
HOWDY, PARDNER!
Timer 5/5
Unlimited Bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Partners sit at a table and play to highest score possible
Full board, Full game or until timer runs out
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
FOUR LETTER FLOOR FLUSHER
Timer 10/5
No Bingos, Obviously
Play to 125
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may play up to 4 letters on a turn - playing more than 4 tiles is automatic loss
You may add on to existing words to make larger words, but no more than 4 tiles per turn
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice... Report both wins and losses in lobby
LONE FROG
Timer 5/5
Unlimited Bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Make table set for 2 players - TD will start your game
When you have taken your turn, stand and leap into empty seat and play there
Each word must be from a different seat
Your final score will be the total from both seats
Failure to stand and jump into empty seat is automatic loss
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
BOXED IN
Timer 7/5
No Bingos... Play to 50
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may play inside the area marked by 2W and 3L
The three outer lines are out of bounds
Playing outside the box is an automatic loss
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
BLUE MONDAY
Timer 10/5.....To 150
No Bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Regular Full Board Game with no BLUE Tiles allowed
Playing a BLUE tile is an automatic loss
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
BANISH BARNEY
Timer 10/5.....To 140
No Bingos
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
Regular Full Board Game with no PURPLE Tiles allowed
Playing a PURPLE tile is an automatic loss
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice Report both wins and losses in lobby
EVEN THINGS UP A BIT
NO BINGOS PLAY TO 80
TABLE TIMER 5/5 UNRATED PROTECTED KIBITZ AND 3 MIN MOVE OFF
ALL WORDS MUST MAKE EVEN SCORE...2..4..6..30...ETC
ODD NUMBERED POINTS IS AUTOMATIC LOSS
LOSER MUST RESIGN
NO RESTARTS AND THANKS FOR PLAYING NICE
WINS AND LOSSES MUST BE REPORTED IN LOBBY
NO S
Timer 10/5
2 Bingos
Play to 150
Table Unrated..Protected...3 min move and kibitz off
You may not play the letter S anywhere on the board
You may not use a blank for the letter S
Using an S is an automatic loss
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No Restarts and Remember to play nice.... Report both wins and losses in lobby
ONE MAN DANCE
Timer 5/5
No bingos
Table Unrated...Protected...3 min move and kibitz off...3 min to set table after matches posted
First player plays 2 tiles..after that each player may only play 1 tile per turn
Two passes per player...type your passes in the chat box
First to 50 wins....If timer runs out during your turn, you lose, no matter what the score is
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No restarts...Practice good sportsmanship...Report both wins and losses in lobby
HIT OR MISS
Timer 10/5...No bingos...to 125...table unrated...protected...kibitz and 3 min move off
All words played must hit one of the circled spaces on the board (2L, 2W, 3L, 3W)
You cannot hit two of these spaces in the same turn
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No restarts...Practice good sportsmanship...Report both wins and losses in lobby
PYRAMID
Timer 5/10...table unrated...protected...kibitz and 3 min move off
No bingos...Unlimited passes
First word must be placed vertically and below center line
Boundaries are from the center of the board, diagonally downward
And either side 3L to 3L and to the bottom of each corner
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No restarts...Practice good sportsmanship...Report both wins and losses in lobby
HANG TEN
Play to 150...2 Bingos...Unlimited Passes...Table 10/5...Unrated...Protected...Kibitz and 3min move off
Each player must score 10 pts or more per turn
If a player does not make at least 10 points, the player is dq'd
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No restarts...Practice good sportsmanship...Report both wins and losses in lobby
SNAKE
Play to 125...No Bingos...Timer 10/5...Unrated...Protected...Kibitz ON- 3 min move off
Player 1 plays a word...Player 2 then has to play off either the first or last letter of that word
Then, player 1 takes the opposite end
Each move must use the end letter of your own part of the snake
UNNECESSARY PASSING IS NOT ALLOWED AND WILL BE REASON FOR DQ AT TD'S DISCRETION The snake is not allowed to cross or touch itself
If game ends due to no more legal moves then high score wins
LOSER MUST RESIGN
No restarts...Practice good sportsmanship...Report both wins and losses in lobby
GOTCHA!
NO BINGOS ... PLAY TO 75 OR WHEN OPPONENT SPOTS A DUPLICATE ... TIMER 10/5
3MIN/MOVE AND KIBITZ OFF ... UNRATED AND PROTECTED THERE MUST BE NO DUPLICATE LETTERS IN ANY ROW OR COLUMN
IF A DUPLICATE LETTER IS PLAYED OPPONENT MUST TYPE IN "GOTCHA" BEFORE TAKING THEIR TURN RESULTING IN YOU FORFEITING THE GAME
IF THEY DO NOT SPOT THE DUPLICATE BEFORE THEY PLAY THEIR TURN, YOUR WORD IS THEN DECLARED VALID AND THE GAME CONTINUES ON
NO RESTARTS...LOSER MUST RESIGN
LITTLE DIAMOND
RACE TO 50 ... NO BINGOS ...
YOU MAY PLAY ON THE 2W AND 2L BUT MAY NOT PASS THEM ...
TIMER 5/5 ... UNRATED 3MINMOVE/ KIB OFF... LOSER MUST RESIGN **NO RESTARTS**
NO SEX FOR YOU
TIMER 10/5 ... UNRATED ... PROTECTED...3 MIN MOVE/KIBITZ OFF
PLAY TO 75 ... NO BINGOS
ALL S E AND X TILES ARE FORBIDDEN ... BLANK TILES CANNOT BE USED FOR THESE TILES
USING S E OR X WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC DQ
LOSER MUST RESIGN ... NO RESTARTS
105 EXACT OR WORD OF THE DAY
TIMER 8/5 ... TABLE PROTECTED AND UNRATED ... 3 MIN MOVE AND KIBITZ OFF
NO BINGOS
2 WAYS TO WIN THIS GAME ... EITHER PLAY THE WORD OF THE DAY GIVEN TO YOU BY TD
... OR... PLAY TO EXACTLY 105
WORD OF THE DAY MAY NOT CONTAIN BLANK TILES
GOING OVER 105 WILL RESULT IN DQ
**NO RESTARTS**
INVITERS CHOICE
TIMER 5/10 ... UNRATED ... PROTECTED...KIBITZ/3 MIN MOVE OFF
FIRST PLAYER NAMED IN MATCH POSTING INVITES OPPONENT TO TABLE AND CHOOSES THE TOURNEY FORMAT FOR THAT ROUND
MUST BE A BATCAVE GAME RULES FORMAT
YOU MUST INFORM THE TD BEFORE STARTING EACH MATCH THE GAME YOU ARE USING
EACH ROUND CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT GAME FORMAT LOSER MUST RESIGN **NO RESTARTS**
BACKWORDS
PLAY TO 150
TIMER 15/5 ... TABLE UNRATED ... CHALLENGE ENABLED ... 3 MIN MOVE AND KIBITZ OFF
ALL WORDS MUST BE PLAYED BACKWARDS ... RIGHT TO LEFT OR DOWN TO UP ...
PASSES ALLOWED
WORDS PLAYED BACKWORDS MUST BE A REAL WORD....OPP MAY CALL TD TO VERIFY...
PLAYING A NON-WORD IS AUTOMATIC DQ OFFENSE
EXAMPLE : WORD = DROW
LOSER MUST RESIGN
**NO RESTARTS**
OMG
PLAY TO 100
NO BINGOS ... TIMER 8/5 ... UNRATED ... KIBITZ AND 3 MIN MOVE OFF
YOU MUST NOT PLAY THE LETTERS O M OR G
YOU MAY NOT PLAY BLANKS AS THESE LETTERS
USING THESE LETTERS WILL RESULT IN DQ
LOSER MUST RESIGN
**NO RESTARTS**
LEAVE YER SHOES ON
PLAY TO 80
NO BINGOS ... TIMER 5/10 ... UNRATED ... KIBITZ/3 MIN MOVE OFF
EACH WORD PLAYED MUST NOT EXCEED 10 POINTS
IF YOUR WORD EXCEEDS 10 POINTS YOU WILL DQ LOSER MUST RESIGN
**NO RESTARTS**
HIGH/LOW SPLIT
PLAY TO 120
NORMAL LIT GAME EXCEPT FOR FIRST 60 POINTS PLAYERS PLAY ON TOP HALF OF THE BOARD ONLY
ONCE A PLAYER HITS 60 POINTS OR MORE THEY MUST PLAY ON BOTTOM HALF OF THE BOARD ONLY
FIRST WORD IS PLACED HORIZONTALLY ... CENTER LINE IS DEAD AFTER FIRST PLAY
NO BINGOS ... TIMER 5/10 ... UNRATED ... PROTECTED...KIBITZ/3 MIN MOVE OFF
NOTE**WHEN ONE PLAYER SWITCHES TO BOTTOM HALF - THE OPPONENT MUST STILL PLAY ON TOP HALF TILL REACHING 60 POINTS OR MORE
LOSER MUST RESIGN
**NO RESTARTS**

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