The Snail Bucket membership is free, and you may create your SB account any time you like.
Joining Snail Bucket
Before joining Snail Bucket, do the following:
- Create an FICS account, and play at least ten standard games there.
- Be in good standing with FICS (e.g. you must not be on the abuser list).
- If you're a Teamleague player: Have a good TL record (e.g. no excess of forfeited games).
- Understand how Snailbucket works.
- Know the rules of the upcoming tourney: SB Monthly 2 Tourney guide
- Check the following two distinct SB features so you will be able to complete your profile during sign up: Generally Bad Times and Time Control Preferences.
After that, initiate your account creation:
- Send pchesso an FICS message to join.
- Clear some old messages, and "set mailmess 1".
- We'll message you back within the next couple of days.
Based on your history on FICS and/or Teamleague, we may deny your membership. Reasons will not be provided.
Joining a Tournament
Tournaments can only be joined during an allotted period of time. You will find the deadline in the Tourney guide.
- Log in.
- Click the Sign up link in the tourney guide.
- Your zero rating will be (re)set with the next batch.
Troubleshooting
- Your FICS username and SB username must be identical.
- Check your spam folder, if an email hasn't arrived.
- Javascript must be enabled to edit your Profile settings.
Contact us if you have a question. Do not reply to auto-generated emails, we cannot read such replies.