FlipSight : Fair Play and Account Policy

Othelloclub aims to provide an environment where every member competes fairly using their own skill. The following rules protect online games, puzzle rankings, leaderboards, leagues, and tournaments.

1. Prohibited conduct

• Receiving outside assistance during a game from an Othello engine, analysis software, another device, or a similar tool
• Receiving advice from another person about moves during a game
• Playing your own accounts against each other or entering the same tournament or league competition with multiple accounts
• Artificially raising or lowering ratings, points, or rankings through intentional losses, arranged games, or collusion
• Using an engine, answer information, or other outside help to obtain ranked puzzle results
• Using another account or creating a new one to evade restrictions
• Using another person's account or lending your account to someone else
• Any other conduct that distorts game or ranking results through means other than your own skill

Analysis for study after a game has ended is welcome. Features explicitly authorized by the site, such as registered bot matches, must be used under their own rules.

2. Review and decisions

The administrator carefully considers relevant information together with the account holder's explanation when deciding whether a violation occurred. Specific verification methods and decision criteria are not disclosed, to prevent circumvention.

3. Warnings and sanctions

Actions depend on the type of violation, intent, impact on competition, and repetition.

• Clear cheating, including engine assistance, deliberate point or ranking manipulation, or restriction evasion, may result in permanent restrictions on the accounts involved without prior warning. A warning is not guaranteed for every violation.
• Game results, ratings, league points, and ranking records affected by a violation may be invalidated or adjusted after review.

Failure to reply alone does not establish cheating. Available information and whether the notice was delivered are considered together. Actions apply to accounts established to have been involved in the violation.

4. Reporting

To report suspected cheating, send a private message to the administrator account othelloclub or email the.othelloclub@gmail.com. Include the relevant accounts, game or tournament details, and what needs to be reviewed.

Reporter identities are kept confidential. Do not publicly accuse specific members in posts or chat. Deliberately false reports or repeated public accusations may lead to separate sanctions.

5. Notices and appeals

Account verification requests, warnings, and sanctions are communicated privately to the account holder. A sanction notice explains the violation category, the action taken, and how to appeal.

If you believe a decision is incorrect, email the.othelloclub@gmail.com with your account details and explanation. The administrator will review the information and respond. Appeals by email remain available even if you cannot sign in.

Detection methods, internal materials, reporter identities, and other members' sanction records are not disclosed.

Revised: 13 November 2026