R1: The House of Riddell will advance every 24 hours except for on the weekend (Sun - Thu). On the weekend we will advance every 36 hours (Fri & Sat).We will adv @ 1a.m CST Sun -Thu & @ 1p.m CST on Sat. Contact a commissioner or league administrator (Chug, jHair, MmSimply, AllSt8, Darkside, Only, or Bomber) if you are not able to get in contact with your opponent or need assistance.House official holidays will be thanksgiving and Christmas with others to be determined.
R2: 4th Down Rule; You must punt the ball if you are not past the 50 yard line (not on the 50 yard line) unless it is 4th & 1 or shorter (you can go for it on 4th & 1 or 4th & inches from anywhere on the field in any qtr). You are allowed to go for it anytime in the 4th qtr (no matter the score) or if at anytime you are losing by 17 points or more. You are allowed to fake punt or fake fg at anytime during a game (only out of a punt or fg formation).
R3: 3 Sim or Auto Pilot Rule; If you obtain 3 unexcused simulated or auto piloted games (or a combination of both), you will not be allowed to participate in the playoffs and or you will be subject to being booted.
R4: Honor Points & Force Win Rule; If you or your opponent lose connection or quit, you must honor your opponent’s points. Whoever had the lead gets to decide weather to start the game from where it left off (after points are honored) or to just start after points are honored. If a disconnection occurs in the 2nd half of a game, you can receive a force win if you were leading by 21 pts or more only if that game has been restarted 3 times, otherwise u must continue to try and finish that game or allow it to be simmed. You may receive a force win if a disconnection occurs and your opponent concedes defeat.(you may aslo recieve force win if Commisioners were not able to set your auto before advance)
R5: Bad connection Rule; If you start a game that has a bad connection, you may quit the game & restart to try for a better connection during the 1st possession of the game only. If a bad connection continues for 3 games it will result in a sim unless there was an obvious winner.
R6: WR or HB @ TE Rule; Subbing in a WR or HB @ the TE position (in the 2 point stance or 3 point stance) is not allowed.
R7: Cpu Rule; Whenever you play the cpu, you are not allowed to score over 50 pts no matter what (even if you super sim the game in any way, form, or fashion) Unless the cpu scores 50 or more pts and in that scnerio you are allowed to beat them by 7 pts or less. A QB can not pass for over 500 yds or score over 6 TDs, a HB can not run for over 250 yds or score over 4 TDs, & a WR or TEs can not receive over 250 yds, have over 20 receptions, or score over 4 TDs. You also are not allowed to restart against the cpu at any point. If your game disconnects for any reason (including power lost), you must be able to provide proof & get it approved in order to restart that game. You may quit against the CPU @ any time but you can not restart.Record sacks rule you are not allowed to break sack record (7) in cpu game limit is 5 sacks for a indivual user.
R8: Accountability/Gambling Rule; Every owner will be held accountable & are completely responsible for their own roster (if for whatever reason your player ends up in free agency, he will be free game for anyone). Away teams must stream when involved in any primetime (Mon, Thur, or any late Sunday night game.) games during the season or playoffs. To watch stream please check house of riddell contact web page or download discord app and join house server. House will allow gambling during the set up of bet both parties must have cash app amount should be verified by commish and both parties will transfer money to said said commish , after game winner will recieve money minus 1$ fee for said commish. New Feature !!!!Bet Daa house on IT....!!!!!!!!!
R9: New Owner Rule; New owners are not allowed to make any trade transactions during the first season in the league. All users must create a coach for franchise however if you would like to create a new staduim you can make an owner then build your staduim that first year then return to created coach in second year.
R10: Position, Jersey #, & Name Change Rule; You are only allowed to change a players name if u drafted him & only during their Rookie year. Traded players, stolen Practice Squad players, nor Free Agent pick ups after the draft are eligible for name change. FB Requirements: 6'3" or shorter 230 pounds or bigger, TE Requirements: 6'2" or taller 235 pounds or bigger, LB Requirements: 5'11" or taller 217 pounds or bigger. You are not allowed to have TEs, OL, & in single digit jersey #s, HBs &WRs in 50 - 70 & 90 digit #s, nor DBs in 60 - 90 digit #s.
R11: Rule Violation Policy; Dropping players is a serious offense in the House & whoever drops players will be booted from the league. Quitting on a opponent will be subject to a multiple game suspension & or being booted from the league. You are not allowed to drop a player & resign them in the same season. If you drop a player from your team, you must wait until the next offseason to resign him. Any violation of any rule is subject to 1 - 9 game suspension.
R12: Scheduled Game Appointment Rule; Each owner must reach out and or respond to their opponent by 3 o'clock CST daily in order to be able to provide it as proof in case your opponent does not respond. Game times need to be scheduled by 3 o'clock CST. If you do not respond or fail to schedule a game time by 3 o'clock CST properly, your opponent may request for an early auto. After a commish or admin attempts to reach you without a response back, you will be placed on auto and your opponent will be granted the opportunity to play your cpu. If you tell your opponent 5, 10, 15 mins etc..., that can & will be used as a set game time, and your opponent can provide that as proof (your 30 min grace period will start after that time as past). Contact & notify a commissioner if your opponent fails to respond within 3 - 5 hours of you reaching out or if your opponent does not respond before 3 o'clock CST so that someone can assist you in some way, form, or fashion. We will start putting people on auto at 5 o'clock CST after proof has been shown of them being non-responsive or as early as 3 o'clock CST if an early auto is requested. We will put an opponent on auto as soon as we can if proper proof was provided showing that your opponent was 30 mins late for a set game time. In order to get anyone put on auto you must provide valid proof of a non responsive opponent or a missed set game time (an exact game time set between you & your opponent... a verbal agreement or arrangement will not be accepted as proof). NEW RULE!!!...... Game Times must be scheduled by 3 o'clock CST.
R13: Commisioner's Discretion Rule: All decisions made dealing with any situation are subject to being handled different under any commissioners' judgment. Every situation is different (autos, suspensions, etc...), so understand that everyone will be treated equally but yet possibly differently based off tha circumstances of the situation at and or respondhand.
R14: Playoff Rule: All games should be scheduled in a 24 hour fashion during tha playoffs. HofR playoffs should be completed in no more than 3 days MAX. If for any reason in any round of the playoffs a member or members fail to follow these guidelines they will be appropriately put on auto or have their game simmed. We understand that every situation is different but keep in mind that there are other members in this league that must wait on the playoffs to be complete before their able to play a HofR games again. AWAY TEAM must stream playoff games.
R15: Trade Policy Rule: During the first 3 years of Madden, franchise players and rookies drafted in the 1st or 2nd round can not be traded without approval from the trade committee. House of Riddell Trade Committee consist of Bomber, OnlyUseAllTeams, Chug_Roc-A-Fella, jHairston87, MmSimply, AllSt8_Rocket, & DarkSide.You are only allowed 3 trades per season & only 1 trade with an owner per season. In order to execute a trade properly, u must include all members of the Trade Committee in a private chat in our band app, along with whomever you are trading with, and then wait on 3 approvals from the committee. The Trade Committee consists of all 5 commissioners and 2 league administrators. All potential trades must be submitted to the Trade Committee before any transaction is made.Swapping teams before the first season of madden will counted as 1 of your 3 allowed trades for that first season.