Rules
Carerra is a game geared toward older players. We typically only accept members ages sixteen and up, though a very impressive application from someone younger would warrant an acceptance.
Mild language is permitted, We expect all players to be mature enough to handle some light cursing without running to the admin. Excessive swearing will result in a warning.
Grammar and punctuation is very important, as is spelling. If you cannot spell or use proper grammar and punctuation, then you are not ready to play this game.
Player Levels
Novice - 10 total horses, 2 creation credits, 0 breeding credits.
To advance to the next level you must have been in the game for one month (dated from the date of your intro post) and show the ability to be active (entering races) and keep accruate and clean records.
Amateur - 30 total horses, 5 creation credits, 8 breeding credits per year
To advance to the next level you must have been in the game for three months (dated from the date of your intro post) and continue to to be active and show an ability to keep accurate and clean records.
Professional - Unlimited horses, 10 creation credits, 15 breeding credits per year
At the beginning of each year Professional players receive 5 additional creation credits.
*Creation credits are rolled over from level to level and may be saved. For example, if you don't use any of your creation credits as a Novice or Amateur, you will start as a Professional with 17 total credits.
Health Tax
All players are required to pay a $2,000 tax per horse as of January 1st of every year. If you do not have the funds to cover the tax for every horse, you have until January 31st at midnight central to clear out as many horses as you need to cover health tax for the remaining number.
Speed-Aging
Horses may be speed aged once. When a horse retires from the track they may be aged a maximum of 3 years.
Racing
Horses may begin racing April of their two year old year and must retire at the end of their ten year old year.
Entries open by midnight central of Saturday and close at 9pm central on the following Friday.
Regular race entry fees will be 5% of a race's purse. Major stakes (such as the Triple Crown, Triple Tiara and Breeders' Cup Series) will have entry fees set at 20% of the purse.
Points & Titles
Maiden - 10 (1st), 5 (2nd)
Allowance - 20 (1st), 15 (2nd), 10 (3rd)
Ungraded - 40 (1st), 35 (2nd), 30 (3rd), 25 (4th)
Grade 3 - 60 (1st), 55 (2nd), 50 (3rd), 45 (4th)
Grade 2 - 80 (1st), 75 (2nd), 70 (3rd), 65 (4th)
Grade 1 - 100 (1st), 95 (2nd), 90 (3rd), 85 (4th)
100pnts - Champion (Ch.)
500pnts - Grand Champion< (GCh.)
750pnts - National Champion (NCh.)
1000pnts - Continental Champion (CCh.)
1500pnts - World Champion (WCh.)
2000pnts - International Champion (ICh.)
When a horse gains a title, his sire or dam ALSO gains a title, as follows. (First is for sire, second for dam)
Champion - SC. / DC.
Grand Champion - SGC / DGC
National Champion - SNC / DNC
Continental Champion - SCC / DCC
World Champion - SWC / DWC
International Champion - SIC / DIC
Discipline
Carerra employs a very simple and strict three strikes and your out rule
Strike One - An official warning, delivered via PM from the admin.
Strike Two - A second official warning + one weeks suspension from the boards.
Strike Three - Expulsion from the game.
Strike one can be delivered by any admin independently. Strike two and three are voted on by the admin with majority rule.