Sign-up mechanics: first 24 regular game sign-ups fill the seats. Spot 23/24 - claim any time before 8:30 PM, costs 15 points ($25 owed to the club if you do not have the points). Sales open with the poll. Buyers take unretained seat 24, then 23, first come, first served; displaced players wait-list in sign-up order, then other regular game wait-listers, then excess buyers. The current regular game occupant of 23/24 can retain their seat for 15 points, charged immediately even if no buyer appears. Drafts never open before the lock, including after an admin early close. At the lock, spot sales close and votes are locked — no backing out. A late special-game opening shifts both the opening and the lock. Under 24 the poll stays open for new sign-ups (an admin can close it on a short list). The live list is public while the poll runs; once teams are set, rosters, wait-list and task assignments are member-only. Backing out is a strike.
