## 📌 Discord Guidelines

- Use your BGA Nickname (set it via Profile > Server Profile)
- No hate speech, politics, religion, or NSFW
- Official announcements = English. Use any language inchat channels
- This is our main community space — help keep it active!

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## 💬 Behaviour

- Teasing = encouraged, but stay cool 😎  
- Blocking = allowed  
- No “phone excuses” — use a PC!  
- Speak English during games  
- Bug? DM a screenshot + details to admins  

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## 🕓 Play Time

- BGA clock = official timer  
- Timeout? Race captain will PM you  
- Don’t quit over others' timeouts → you’ll get a DNF  
- Vacations? Inform admins in advance, and use the joker option in BGA  
- Extended leave? Let your group know in chat  
- 2 DNFs due to absence = possible ban  
- Admins can allow captains to skip turns if no warning  

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## 📅 Schedule

- Season 1 starts with regional series:
  - 🌎 All Americas (USA/Canada/South America)  
  - 🌍 Europe (Europe and GMT+5/6 zones)  
  - 🌏 Asia / Pacific (we hope to get more drivers!)  

- Later: Top players go to the World Championship  
- Races start on set dates even if previous ones are not finished  
- Schedule may adjust at admin’s discretion  
- Skipped in Race 1? You can join Race 2!  

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## 🏎️ Race Types  
If enough drivers we might do different series — this is to be discussed

- Sprint → 1 lap / 6 drivers  
- Trophy → 2 laps / 8 drivers  
- Endurance → 3 laps / 10 drivers  

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## 🗺️ Season 1 Tracks  
To be announced

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## ⚙️ Race Settings (Season 1)

- 2 laps  
- Random weather  
- Tire selection = ON  
- 1 qualifying lap only (with penalties!)  
- Pit stops = ON  
- Nitro = ON  
- Custom setups = ON  
- Teams = None (individuals)  
- Expert Mode = OFF  
- Pit color = player’s choice

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## 🏁 Race Rules

- No retries  
- Rules = advanced  
- Qualifying Weather = same as race  
- Last Car Auto-Finishes = disabled  
  - 🚨 Crash = 0 points if <90% of race (based on winner’s moved distance)

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## 🏆 Points & Levels

- FDWC points only (not BGA)  
- DNF = 0 points  
- Tie-break: Wins > 2nd > 3rd...

### Levels

- Rookie
- Amateur 
- Intermediate
- Semi-Pro
- Pro  

Progression:

→ Rookies finishing a full season = Amateur  
→ 1st/2nd in Rookie = Intermediate  
→ 1st/2nd in Intermediate = Semi-Pro  
→ 1st/2nd in Pro = World Championship
→ Bottom 2 (except Amateur) = demoted  
→ Amateurs never return to Rookie