1. No Firing in melee or out of formation.
1.1 A melee is where one bayonet or sword from either line strikes the player or weapon of the opposing team.
1.2 Firing out of formation is where a shot is fired from a player of a line which is not stationary and in a tightly packed formation.
2. Gaps have to be closed tight.
2.1 If you fire without closing the gap beforehand, you may be punished by the referee.
2.2 You are not allowed to open the gap after you take a shot.
3. No officer aiming. This only regards the player in the officer class.
3.1 Officer aiming is only true in the following situations;
Shot whilst marching ahead of the line.
Shot whilst ranged combat and not within 5 man spacing of the original line.
3.2 In the following situations, officer aiming does not apply.
If the officer is standing in front or behind the line (from enemies viewpoint)
In a definite and obvious charge movement towards the enemy line.
4. Allowed units: Rankers and officers of regular line infantry - No skirmishers, light infantry or guard infantry.
5. Only one line per regiment, only one officer per regiment.
6. No Bonuses, no musicians, no flag bearers.
7. The Light Infantry Rules are disabled for the 'Rifleman' unit of the 95th Infantry Regiment. He must act in Line Infantry form.
8. The Grenadiers Infantry Rules are disabled for the 'Grenadiers' unit of the Polonais de la Garde impériale . He must act in Line Infantry form.
9. Matches have to be played on official Sword & Musket Servers.
16. Slaying, freezing, kicking or banning is only allowed, if the target is from your own regiment.
16.1 You are not allowed to reset or restart on own behalf.
17. Referee rulings have to be accepted in a running match. You may not discuss it within an unfinished match.
17.1 You may appeal a referees judgement if abusing behavior is seen, or a wrong/biased decisions
has occurred.
17.2 If you abuse the appeal system your further appeals may be ignored.
18. No flaming or insulting. Organizers may punish insults or inappropriate behavior with ceding or canceling points.
