• Participation is limited to active Des Moines Kubb members and an active email address or phone number is required.
• Key chains numbered 1-10 have been provided by the club, each noting which ranks a player can challenge and which ranks they can be challenged by. These key chains remain the property of the club, and if you lose or destroy one you owe the club $5 to replace it.
• DMK Individual Rankings are overseen by the Director of Competition. This directorship is currently vacant and the duties are being handled by Chris Hodges until a volunteer steps forward and is approved by the executive committee.
• Players may issue challenges at any time – impromptu challenge matches are encouraged! Club-sanctioned events such as Learn & Plays, Tournaments, and League Nights are great places to issue an impromptu challenge, and we anticipate scheduling several Club Socials expressly for the purpose of hosting some ranked matches.
• If you do not have contact information for a player you would like to challenge, post on the DMK Facebook Wall and tag your opponent in the post or contact the director and your challenge will be forwarded.
• Challenged players have 3 days to respond and schedule the match within the following week (no more than 10 days following the date of the challenge) or they forfeit the match and switch ranks.
• The higher-ranking player takes precedence when scheduling the time & venue of the match, but is expected to make reasonable accommodations for the schedule of the challenging player. The director may be called upon to arbitrate disputes regarding what constitutes “reasonable accommodations”. (If you are only ever available to defend your position at 3:00am on Tuesdays you should expect to be found in default and your challenger awarded your rank. If you’re free on Saturdays and most weeknights but your challenger can only play Sunday afternoon then too bad for them.)
• Ranked matches will be best-of-three games following the U.S. National Kubb Championship rules (excepting minimum players-per-team and maximum batons-per-round rules)
• Old Time Games competition sets are recommended for use but are not required provided the set used is reasonably close to the standard. Again, the set used is the higher-ranked player’s choice, but the director may be called upon to rule if a given set is too far outside the norm.
• Players may decline challenges due to scheduling issues (illness, vacation, etc.) without losing their rank but must submit the reason for their declination to the director. Ranked players are expected to participate; Players that have not played in a ranked match in 4 weeks CANNOT decline a challenge for ANY reason. Failure to accept the challenge and play within 10 days results in a forfeiture of the match and rank.
• After a ranked match has been resolved the loser may not issue any challenges for three days unless they have won a ranked match against a lower ranked player (no immediate up-matches—play a down match first or wait a few days.)
• Once a player has accepted or issued a challenge they may not accept or issue any other challenges until the first challenge is resolved.
• By popular demand we are instituting a new rule for first time players. If you have not yet played in a ranked match then you are free to challenge ANY ranked player (provided of course that they don't have a match pending.) This means that new players can drop into the middle (or top) of the ladder at any time. However, this is a ONE TIME exemption so be careful, because if you lose then you'll retain your unranked status and have to restart by challenging 8, 9, or 10 per the rules.
  

One thing I'd like all interested parties to keep in mind: I have tried to build into these rules an advantage for the challenged player--they choose the ground, the time, and the set (as rank should have it's privileges)--but if I am called upon to arbitrate a dispute I will be inclined to favor the lower ranked player. Movement through the rankings is what will make this tournament fun, so I want to see ranking tags changing hands often. This tournament never ends so don't waste your energy worrying about an arbitration call that went against you--just win your rank back the next chance you get. Happy Kubbing--I'll see you on the pitch!