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Absolutely — I’d clean this up into a Discord-ready rulebook with clear sections and no duplicated/conflicting rules.

🏈 MADDEN LEAGUE RULES & GUIDELINES
@everyone

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⏰ 1. ADVANCE & SCHEDULING

• League advances every 24–36 hours, unless all games are completed earlier.
• Early advances may happen if all games are finished by 12:00 AM or 12:00 PM EST, depending on the schedule.

📅 ALL GAMES MUST BE SCHEDULED BY 3:00 PM EST

❌ “After work”
❌ “I can run later”
❌ “I’ll let you know”

✅ Acceptable: “I’m free between 4:30 PM EST and 8:30 PM EST.”

⏰ OPPONENTS HAVE 30 MINUTES FROM THE SCHEDULED TIME TO START THE GAME.

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🎮 2. GAME SETTINGS

• Difficulty: All-Madden
• Game Style: Competitive
• Quarter Length: 6 Minutes
• Play Cooldowns: OFF

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📢 3. ATTENDANCE & ACTIVITY

• If you will be unavailable for multiple days, notify the commissioner.
• Ghosting or going inactive without communication can result in removal from the league.
• Communication is required when scheduling games.

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🎮 4. GAMEPLAY RULES

🚨 NO CONCEDING GAMES

Games may NOT be conceded unless you are in the late 4th quarter AND have commissioner permission.

❗ QUITTING A GAME = AUTOMATIC REMOVAL

There will be NO MORE EARLY CONCEDING. Quitting negatively affects other users’ XP, stats, and progression.

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📢 5. NO-HUDDLE RULE

No-Huddle is allowed:

• After the 2-minute warning in the 1st half
• When down 2+ scores in the 2nd half
• Anytime in the 4th quarter while losing

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⏱️ 6. CHEW CLOCK

Chew Clock is allowed:

• After the 2-minute warning in the 1st half
• After the 2-minute warning in the 4th quarter

🚫 NEVER allowed in OT.

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🛡️ 7. SUB LB RULE

• Only ONE safety may be used at Sub LB.
• No stacking multiple safeties at Sub LB.

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🏈 8. 4TH DOWN RULES

✅ Allowed:

• 4th & 2 or less before the 50-yard line
• 4th & 5 or less after crossing the 50
• Down 2+ scores in the 2nd half
• Down 3+ scores at any point
• Down 1 score in the 4th quarter

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🔄 9. POSITION CHANGES

The following position changes are allowed:

• LB ↔️ LE
• SS ↔️ FS
• TE ↔️ FB
• EDGE ↔️ DT

Any position change outside of these combinations requires commissioner approval.

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🤖 10. CPU GAMES

🚨 MAXIMUM: 42 POINTS AGAINST CPU

• Maximum of 42 points may be scored against the CPU.
• Stat padding against CPU opponents will be severely punished.

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🚫 11. CHEESE / GLITCHES

Excessive cheese, glitchy gameplay, or exploiting defensive mechanics can result in an AUTOMATIC BAN, subject to committee review.

❌ NOT ALLOWED

• Free rushers in zone by hovering/manipulating the defensive line
• Creating free rushers off a 3-man rush by hovering
• RPO spamming
• Speed-boost spamming

✅ ALLOWED

• Using speed on legitimate deep shots
• Free rushers generated from legitimate 5–6 man man-blitzes
• Defensive stunts

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🔄 12. TRADES

• ALL trades require Trade Committee OR Commissioner approval.
• The Commissioner has the authority to overrule any committee vote.
• Once a trade is agreed upon and approved, it CANNOT be backed out of. ❗
• AR players cannot be traded. ❗
• Each team receives a maximum of 3 trades per season.
• The Trade Committee will enforce trades strictly and realistically.

🚨 EXAMPLE:
Do not take the Commanders and immediately attempt to trade Jayden Daniels. This will not be approved.

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⚠️ 13. FW / FS RULE

🚨 IF YOU REQUEST A FW OR FS, YOUR XP WILL BE RESET TO ZERO. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Commissioners will determine whether a situation qualifies as a FW or FS.

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⭐ 14. ABILITIES

🚫 NO STACKING COACH ABILITIES

Do not stack or abuse Coach Abilities in a way that violates league balance.

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⚖️ 15. COMMISSIONER / COMMITTEE AUTHORITY

• Commissioners have final authority on rule enforcement.
• Trade Committee decisions may be overruled by the Commissioner.
• Punishments may be issued for exploits, stat padding, quitting, or repeated rule violations.
• Committee/Commissioner decisions are final.

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🔥 PLAY FAIR. COMMUNICATE. COMPETE.

The goal is to keep the league competitive, realistic, and enjoyable for everyone.

KNOW THE RULES BEFORE YOU PLAY.