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GENERAL RULES
1.    ALL PLAYERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ESTABLISHED BY GAME TIME.


2.    TO ENSURE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, A TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL MAY BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED FOR UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT, POOR SPORTSMANSHIP OR ANY REASON CONSIDERED DISRUPTIVE OR DETRIMENTAL.


3.    FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. ANY PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WILL RESULT IN THE PLAYER OR TEAM TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE LEAGUE AND FORFEITURE OF ALL MONIES.


4.    ANY PLAYER WHO ABUSES GAME TIME’S OR THE BAR’S PROPERTY WILL BE GROUNDS FOR EXPULSION FROM THE LEAGUE AND FORFEITURE OF ALL MONIES.


5.    GAME TIME WILL INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF UNACCEPTABLE PLAYER CONDUCT.  DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE COMPLAINT, A PLAYER MAY BE EXPELLED FROM THE LEAGUE. A PLAYER WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE GAME TIME DART PROGRAM WITH THREE INFRACTIONS. 


6.    IF A DART MISSES THE BOARD OR DOES NOT STICK, IT IS STILL COUNTED AS A DART THROWN. NO PLAYER CAN HAVE A MAKE UP THROW. A DART THROWN THAT STICKS BUT DOES NOT REGISTER A SCORE MAY NOT BE MANUALLY SCORED UNLESS THE OTHER TEAM CAPTAIN AGREES. THE SCORE GIVEN BY THE DART BOARD IS THE FINAL SCORE UNLESS AGREED BY BOTH CAPTAINS. IF THE TEAM CAPTAINS CANNOT AGREE ON A SCORING ISSUE, THE SCORE REGISTERED ON THE DART BOARD WILL BE THE FINAL SCORE.

CAPTAIN RESPONISBILITES
1.    TEAM CAPTAIN MUST COMPLETELY FILL OUT AND TURN IN ROSTERS. 


2.    TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ALL TEAM FEES AND REGISTRATION FEES.


3.    TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING STATS FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS ON THEIR TEAM. ALL STATS WILL BE APPROVED BY GAME TIME.


4.    TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RESCHEDULING AND PROPERLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE OPPOSING TEAM CAPTAIN AND GAME TIME.


5.    TEAM CAPTAIN IS TO BE PRESENT FOR ANY NECESSARY CAPTAIN MEETING. 


6.    TEAM CAPTAINS WILL ATTEMPT TO SETTLE ANY DISPUTES DURING A MATCH BETWEEN EACH OTHER IN A POLITE AND RESPECTFUL MANNER. 


7.    TEAM CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING GAME TIME OF ANY TEAM/PLAYER CHANGES, INCLUDING SUBS. ALL TEAM/PLAYER CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY GAME TIME.

 
8.    TEAM CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP LEAGUE MONEY AT THE BANQUET. IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE BANQUET, THEY CAN PICK UP LEAGUE MONEY FROM THE GAME TIME OFFICE. 

SCHEDULING
1.    THE SCHEDULE WILL APPEAR ON THE DART BOARD SCREENS OF THE LOCATION, PRIOR TO THE START OF LEAGUE PLAY. A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILBLE ON THE GAME TIME WEBSITE: WWW.INDYGAMETIME.COM.


2.    ANY MATCH THAT MUST BE RESCHEDULED MUST BE DONE BY THE MUTUAL CONSENT OF BOTH TEAM CAPTAINS. THE CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING EACH OTHER TO RESCHEDULE A MATCH. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO REACH THE OTHER CAPTAIN, CALL THE GAME TIME OFFICE BY 4 PM THE DAY OF THE MATCH (WEEKEND MATCHES ARE TO BE CALLED IN BY 4PM FRIDAY) TO ASSIST IN RESCHEDULING THE MATCH. ALL RESCHEDULED MATCHES MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL MATCH DATE EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF LEAGUE, WHICH IS ONLY 7 DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL MATCH DATE. UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, GAME TIME MAY DECIDE THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE PLAYERS AND ALLOW FOR A GRACE PERIOD TO HAVE THE MATCH COMPLETED. 


3.    IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, BAD WEATHER OR EXTINUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THE TEAM CAPTAIN MAY CALL THE OTHER TEAM CAPTAIN BEFORE THE START OF THE MATCH TO RECEIVE A 30 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD TO START THE MATCH OR MAY RESCHEDULE THE MATCH.


4.    GAME TIME RESERVES THE RIGHT TO POSTPONE LEAGUE MATCHES BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER.

TEAM PLAYERS AND SUBS
1.    THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON A TEAM IS DETERMINED BY THE LEAGUE FORMAT AND OR CAP.


2.    A PLAYER MAY ONLY BE A REGULAR PLAYER ON ONE TEAM.


3.    A SUB CAN ONLY SUB FOR ONE TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.


4.    ALL REGULAR PLAYERS AND SUBS ARE TO BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH GAME TIME.


5.    UNLIMITED SUBS ARE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE LEAGUE BESIDES THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF LEAGUE PLAY. DURING THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF LEAGUE PLAY ONLY A SUB WHO HAS PLAYED ON THE TEAM MAY SUB.


6.    ALL REGULAR PLAYERS AND SUBS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICPATE IN THE LEAGUE ENDING BANQUET DRAW/TOURNAMENT. 


7.    IT IS RECOMMENDED ALL TEAMS HAVE SUBS ON THEIR TEAM ROSTER.


8.    GAME TIME HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE TEAM MEMBERS AT ANY TIME. 


9.    A SUB OR PLAYER REPLACEMENT, CANNOT HAVE A RATING GREATER THAN 7% OF THE PLAYER THEY ARE SUBBING/REPLACING FOR, MUST FIT THE INDIVIDUAL CAP AND THE TEAM MUST FIT THE TEAM CAP.


10.    GAME TIME WILL NOTIFY TEAMS OF ANY APPROVED SUBS PRIOR TO A MATCH.  A TEAM CAN ELECT NOT TO PLAY A MATCH WITH A SUB BUT MUST HAVE THE MATCH COMPLETED WITHIN THE 2 WEEK MAKE-UP TIME PERIOD.

REMOTE LEAGUE SETUP
1.    HIT RED BUTTON


2.    SELECT LEAGUE MODE


3.    SELECT PLAY REMOTE LEAGUE


4.    SELECT THE LEAGUE YOU WANT TO PLAY


5.    SELECT YOUR TEAM AS THE LOCAL TEAM


6.    SELECT HOME OR AWAY. CHECK THE SCHEDULE TO SEE IF YOUR TEAM IS HOME OR AWAY.


7.    SELECT THE TEAM YOU ARE PLAYING REMOTELY. THE REMOTE TEAM MUST SELCT WHETHER THEY ARE HOME OR AWAY PROPERLY AS WELL. IF THE OTHER TEAM IS READY, YOU WILL SEE THEM ON THE SCREEN, IF NOT THE DART BOARD WILL SAY WAITING FOR THE OPPONENT. YOU CAN SEE THIS MESSAGE IF THE HOME AND AWAY TEAM ARE NOT SELECTED PROPERLY.


8.    ONCE BOTH TEAMS SHOW UP, MAKE SURE YOUR ROSTER AND SHOOTING ORDER ARE CORRECT. YOU CANNOT GO BACK TO THIS AFTER YOU START THE MATCH.


9.    SELECT START MATCH


10.    PUT LEAGUE DUES AND COST OF GAMES IN THE BOARD AND HIT START. PUT THE MONEY IN LAST IN CASE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SETUP. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM DO NOT HIT START.  INSTEAD, CANCEL THE MATCH AND START THE PRCCESS OVER. MORE THAN LIKELY THERE WAS A USER MISTAKE IN THE SETUP.  MONEY WILL NOT BE REFUNDED FOR USER MISTAKES.

SANCTIONING FEES
1.    ANY PLAYER WHO PLAYS IN A LEAGUE AS A REGUALR PLAYER OR A SUB IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE FOLLOWING FEES:
             a.    $10 NDA SANCTION FEE PAID 1 TIME A YEAR. NDA SANCTION PERIOD IS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO AUGUST 31. 
             b.    $2 IAMOA SANCTION FEE. IAMOA SANCTION PERIOD IS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO AUGUST 31.
             c.    $3 ADMINISTRTATION FEE PAID 1 TIME A YEAR.


2.    ANY PLAYER WHO DOES NOT PAY THEIR SANCTIONING FEES BY DECEMBER 1, MAY HAVE THE FEES TAKEN OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE PAYOUT WITH A $10 LATE FEE.

FORFEITS
1.    ANY TEAM THAT SHOWS UP MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES LATE FOR A MATCH MAY BE FORFEITED UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE OTHER TEAM CAPTAIN HAVE BEEN MADE TO START LATE. 


2.    ANY TEAM THAT NO SHOWS A MATCH WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT THE MATCH. IF A TEAM NO SHOWS FOR MORE THAN TWO MATCHES, THE TEAM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE AND FORFEIT ALL MONEY. 


3.    ANY TEAM WHO CAUSES A FORFEIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THEIR TEAM’S AND THE OPPOSING TEAMS LEAGUE FEES AND COST OF GAMES FOR THAT MATCH. THE LEAGUE FEES AND COST OF GAMES WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE FORFEITING TEAMS LEAGUE PAYOUT. IF BOTH TEAMS ARE EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORFEITED MATCH, THEN THE TEAMS WILL SHARE IN THE EXPENSE OF THE FORFEIT.


4.    ANY TEAM WHO FORFEITS OUT OF THE LEAGUE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEAGUE ENDING BANQUET AND WILL FORFEIT ALL MONEY WON.


5.    ANY TEAM THAT FORFEITS OUT OF A LEAGUE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN A GAME TIME LEAGUE FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS.


6.    ALL PLAYERS ON A TEAM WHO FORFEITS OUT OF A LEAGUE, WILL BE CONSIDERED NOT IN GOOD STANDING WITH GAME TIME.  THIS MEANS YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICPATE IN ANY GAME TIME LEAGUES, EVENTS OR TOURNAMENTS.

TEAM REPLACEMENT
1.    IF A TEAM DROPS FROM A LEAGUE, GAME TIME WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPLACE THE TEAM.


2.    IF THE TEAM IS NOT REPLACED WITHIN 2 LEAGUE MATCHES, THE TEAM WILL BE REPLACED WITH A BYE IN THE SCHEDULE.


3.    IF A TEAM DROPS FROM A LEAGUE AND THEY ARE NOT REPLACED, PAYOUTS WILL BE AFFECTED AND HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LOSS OF LEAGUE DUES AND GAME REVENUE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT GAME TIME’S FAULT. IT IS THE FAULT OF THE PLAYER WHO CAUSES THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. GAME TIME WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN PAYOUTS.


GAME TIME RATINGS
1.    PLAYER RATINGS WILL BE DETERMINED USING A PLAYERS MARK PER ROUND (MPR) TIMES 10 PLUS THEIR POINTS PER DART (PPD).     

                                  (A 3.0 MPR AND 30 PPD PLAYER WOULD HAVE A RATING OF A 60).

GAME TIME MAY USE LEAGUE STATS, TOURNAMENT STATS, FRENZY STATS, OR OTHER VENDOR STATS TO DETERMINE A PLAYERS RATING.


2.    PLAYERS WILL BE RATED QUARTERLY.  A PLAYERS RATING MAY BE ADJUSTED AT ANYTIME. 


3.    RATING CLASSIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
            
 AA : 70 OR HIGHER
            A : 63.00-69.99
            BB : 55-62.99
            B : 49-54.99
            CC : 43-48.99
            C : 34.5-42.99

            NOVICE : 34.49 AND BELOW
            WOMEN’S MASTER : 40 AND HIGHER


4.    PLAYERS WHO DON’T HAVE ANY ESTABLISHED STATS OR KNOWN ABILITY WILL BE RATED BY A GAME TIME REPRESENTATIVE.

 

PLAYER ACHIEVMENT AWARDS
1.    ANY PLAYER WHO THROWS A 6 DART OR 10 DART OUT, WILL WIN A GAME TIME PLAYER ACHIEVEMENT JERSEY. FOR A SIX DART OUT, THE PLAYER STARTS AT 301 OR HIGHER. FOR A 10 DART OUT, THE PLAYER STARTS AT 501 OR HIGHER.


2.    PLAYER ACHIEVEMENT JERSEYS WILL BE ORDERED TWO TIMES A YEAR. AFTER THE FALL LEAGUE SESSIONS, AND AFTER THE WINTER/SPRING LEAGUE SESSIONS.


3.    A PLAYER CAN WIN A PLAYER ACHIEVEMENT JERSEY ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS.


4.    IT IS THE PLAYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY GAME TIME OF A 6 OR 10 DART OUT.


GAME TIME DART CHAMPIONSHIPS
1.    MUST PLAY A MINIMUM OF 150 LEAGUE GAMES FROM AUGUST 1 TO JULY 31.


2.    MUST BE A PLAYER IN GOOD STANDINGS.


3.    HELD YEARLY. 


4.    MALE AND FEMALE DARTER OF THE YEAR WILL BE AWARDED AT THIS TIME.

LEAGUE PAYOUTS
1.    UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ALL DOUBLES AND TRIOS LEAGUES WITH A LEAGUE COST OF $15 PER PLAYER, PLAYED TWO TIMES THROUGH, WILL HAVE PAYOUT AS FOLLOWS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.    PAYOUTS WILL BE ADJUSTED IF A TEAM DROPS FROM THE LEAGUE. THE LEAGUE WILL PAYOUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS THAT COMPLETE THE ENTIRE LEAGUE. REMEMBER IF PAYOUTS CHANGE ITS BECAUSE OF PLAYERS, NOT GAME TIME.

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LAST UPDATED JAN. 2026

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