Write and publish the rules

Write a rule set, preview it, choose the one players read on the Player Hub, and export it as Markdown.

Write the season’s rules on Rules. Players read them on the Player Hub’s Season Rules page.

You can keep several rule sets, such as this season’s and a draft for next season, but players see one at a time. A rule set has a public title and numbered sections, each with a heading and four kinds of block:

Block	Description
Rule	One rule, numbered (1), (2) and so on within its section. The numbers update when you add or move a rule.
Paragraph	Plain text, without a number.
List	A bulleted list, one item per line.
Note	Text shown in italics.

Before you start

• You need access to change the rules. Without it, you can read and preview every rule set, but the staff console greys out the editing controls. See How access works.

Write a rule set

1. Open Rules

   In the sidebar, select Season → Rules. The Rule set list at the top shows the rule set you’re editing. The list marks the one players see (currently shown).

2. Start a rule set

   Select Create new to start empty, or Duplicate to copy the rule set you’re viewing. Enter a Public title, which players see as the page heading, and select Create rule set or Create copy. No two rule sets can share a title.

3. Add sections

   Select Add section at the bottom and enter a heading. Every section needs one. A new section starts with one empty rule.

4. Add and arrange blocks

   Select Add block at the foot of a section and choose Rule, Paragraph, List or Note. To change a block’s kind, select the marker to its left, such as a rule’s number. Use the arrows beside a block or section to move it, and the cross to remove it.

5. Save

   Select Save or press Ctrl+S. “Rule set saved.” confirms it. Saving drops empty blocks.

Until you save, the bottom of the page reads “Unsaved changes”, and your browser warns you before you leave. Removing a section with text in it asks first, and the removal is final only when you save.

Saving the rule set marked (currently shown) updates the Player Hub straight away. To draft changes players can’t see, duplicate the rule set and edit the copy.

If someone saved the same rule set after you opened it, saving fails with “Someone saved a newer version since you opened this page. Reload to see it.” Reloading loses your unsaved changes, so copy them first with Export → Copy as Markdown.

Check it before players see it

• Preview shows your rule set, unsaved changes included, as it would look on the Player Hub. Select Preview again to return to editing.
• View page opens the Player Hub’s Season Rules page in a new tab. It shows the rule set players see now, not your unsaved work.

Put a rule set on the Player Hub

1. Choose the rule set

   Choose it from the Rule set list and save any changes. Use on Player Hub stays greyed out until you save.

2. Use it

   Select Use on Player Hub. The dialog names the rule set it replaces. Both stay saved.

3. Confirm

   Select Use on Player Hub in the dialog. Players now see this rule set.

Share the rules elsewhere

Select Export, then:

• Copy as Markdown copies the whole rule set to paste into Discord, which formats the headings, lists and italics. “Copied as Markdown.” confirms it.
• Download as Markdown saves the same text as a file named after the rule set’s title.

Delete a rule set

You can’t delete the rule set players see. Put another rule set on the Player Hub first.

1. Choose the rule set from the Rule set list and select Delete.
2. Type the phrase the dialog shows, such as delete Season Rules, and select Delete rule set.

Deleting a rule set can’t be undone. Export it first to keep a copy.

Next steps

Open and close sign-ups

Set the team size limit, which your rules may also state.

The Player Hub

Where players read the rules.