LEAGUE STRUCTURE

The players are divided into the Norris, Smythe, Mervyn, Ritahd and Lepur Divisions.  After every game, the players get juggled around based upon a complex formula that only the Czar has the patience to figure out.  The winner of the post-season tournament used to get a free pass to the Norris Division, but that's no longer the case.

GAME PROGRESSION

Each game consists of 50 rounds.  Every round, each player gets one Phase One question.  Every time they get a Phase One right, they also get a Phase Two the next round (along a the new Phase One).  Whenever someone gets a Phase Two right, they get a Phase Three the following round.  If you get a Phase Three right, you get a point, plus another Phase Three.  None of these questions replace other questions you might receive, so you could potentially get 10 or more questions in a single round.  If players get any questions right in Round 50, there will be Bonus Rounds to handle their extra questions.  These will go on until no correct answer is submitted for a given Bonus Round.  Tie-Break Rounds will also occur, if necessary.  If the top players in either division are tied, these will go on (all players involved) until a single player takes the lead.  Bonus Rounds happen here, too, if needed.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

All of the questions are selected at random.  Answer your questions quickly and without cheating.  The answer on the card is always right, even if it's wrong or out-of-date.  Your answer doesn't need to be letter-for-letter what's on the card, if you have exactly captured the spirit of the answer.  You may be asked for a clarification (rare), and the Czar has final say on all of these matters.

TOURNAMENT

After the 50-round game, a tournament will be played, with all players involved.  Players will be seeded, and face off against players from other divisions.  Each round of the tournament, players will receive six questions.  Whoever gets the most right, wins the head-to-head round and advances.  If there's a tie,  additional questions will be used, in lots of three.

AWARDS

The top player in the regular season in the Norris Division is crowned Champion, and receives the Belial Trophy.  The top player from the Smythe Division receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy.  The top player from the Mervyn Division receives the Dianetics Trophy. The top player from Ritahd receives the Golden Bus Award.  The top player in Lepur receives the Happy Clam Plate.  The tournament champ gets the Blastin' Berry Cherry Cup.  The player who scores the most points in the tournament pool wins the Billy Packer Award. The batting champ gets the Jai Alai Trophy.  The player showing the most improvement gets the Comeback Player-of-the-Game Award.  The top rookie player gets the Chris Sabo Goggles of Honor.  Based on voting from all members, some wimpy player gets the Yul Brynner Sportsmanship Award.  Based on voting from all members, some funny player gets the Laughing Jackass Trophy.  The unluckiest player gets the Broken Wishbone Plaque.  The luckiest player gets the Glory Sausage.  The Wookiee Hairball goes to the player who gets the most Star Wars questions right. The Mickey Mousetrap Award goes to he player with the best percentage in Disney questions. The player with the best percentage against 1980s questions gets the Mr. T Crystal Bust. The Haggis & Tatties Award goes to the player with the highest average in International editions. The Trophy Hare goes to the player with the lowest. The player with the most correct Lord of the Rings questions gets the Lord of the Nerds Award.  The last player to get a soccer question right gets the Purple Jersey. The player who wastes the least time gets the Johnny Lapdog Statuette, and the player who wastes the most gets the Uncle Chronos Plaque.  The player with the lowest average gets the Private Johnson Award.  The player on the bottom of the Lepur Division gets the Unhappy Clam Plate.  The John Shellady Trophy goes to the player who misses the most youth questions. The player with the best percentage in All American and Welcome to America questions gets the Real American Hero Award. The top former (or current) Canadian gets the Maple Awesome Trophy. The top former (or current) BWR resident, after 20 rounds, gets the Golden Vonda. The woman who beats her husband by the most points wins the Better Half Award. The player who misses the most consecutive Lord of the Rings questions is named the Raging Knobgobbler. And finally, the last player to get a question right wins the Gimpy Gelding Award.