I. Membership
i.Anyone interested in joining Starting Gate must be thirteen years of age or older, this a game aimed at a mature audience and it is a US law.
ii. In order to receive important emails from the admins, a member must have a working email address.
iii.Members are expected to be courteous and polite towards other members.
iv.Members will be suspended if found breaking the rules, being inconsiderate, or inactive.
Depending on Severity of offense you may or may not get a warning.
v.Inactivity is counted only for long periods of time of no activity without prior notification by the member.
vi.The Admin team also have full rights to alter any rules as the need arises.
II. Horses
i. Horses in Starting Gate can not have the same name in the game.
ii. Roman Numerals and suffix's like Jr. or Sr are not allowed in the horse's name.
iii. Horses will age every six months.
iv. No Inappropriate or vulgar names will be allowed.
v.All Members start with 6 horses;2 broodmares, a yearling, a two-year, a three and four year old.
vi. While there is no limits on how many horses a member can own, the admins reserve the right to either confinscate or limit future purchases if no activity is seen with the currently owned horses.
viii. All horses need to be fully retired when they reach the age of twenty.
III.Racing
i. A vet clinic is available to geld your colts in order to improve their performance or fix them if they get injured..
ii.Two year olds are at higher risk of injury, especially if they are raced week after week
iv. All horses must have a place of residence before racing.
IV. Breeding
i. Horses can start breeding once they are at least four years old.
ii. Gestation for the mares will be a one game year from the last breeding date.
iii. All racers have to be retired prior to breeding.
V. Creating + Importing
i. Members can be awarded Creation Credits for helping around the game.
ii. Members are allowed to import up to five horses per month.
iii. The fee for importation is $5,000 and all the money goes toward the Jockey Club.
VI. Exporting
i. Horses may be exported from the game when their owner leaves the game.
ii. To export a horse a member needs to be the original owner and collect any wanted records and post on the message board that they are leaving and exporting the horses.
iii. Horses being exported are charged $500.
iv. If a member does not post saying the horses are being exported, or make an effort to find homes for those horses, the admins have the right to reclaim the horses and either put the horses up for auction or adoption.
VII. Establishments
i. All must have the following to be approved: a working link back to the main site and a disclaimer.
ii.Any pages can only be used for Starting Gate.
iii.Members could receive a bonus for keeping records up to date at the periodic checks.
VIII. Picture Use
Using pictures gives your stables a more realistic look.
However, stealing pictures is a serious offense that can land you and the game in trouble.
When using pictures, please obtain permission and/or give credit for the pictures.
Follow any requirements the owners of the pictures states.
If any members fail to follow these rules, you will be fined $5,000 per offense, and your establishment will be closed.
IX. Additional Game Information.
i. The game operates on an accelerated time frame. One calender week equals one game month.
ii. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask one of the admins or a fellow member, we are happy to help.
iii. All members start with $200,000. it is up to the member to keep track of their finances.
v. when joining the message board please have your display name match your stable name to avoid confusion. No numbers or symbols please.
If you are ready to join Starting Gate, head on over to the joining form and submit it.
This site is part of a horse sim game called Starting Gate. Nothing on this site is real. The coding and photo manipulation is done by Cindy.