For referees and hosts
Game algorithm, referee phrases, analysis of votes and violations, protocol and exam.
- Which rules to choose: FIIM or RFMThe two sets of refereeing rules, FIIM and RFM, are not interchangeable. How to choose one and announce it before the game.
- The referee's game algorithmA step-by-step algorithm for the referee: before dealing, the zero night, the day round, voting, night and checks, and the end of the game.
- Host checklistsThree checklists for the host: before the game, during the speeches and during the vote, to run a game by clear procedure.
- What the referee says at each stage of the gamePreparation, day, voting and night: what to check and which words to use. Examples of referee commands for each stage.
- Principles of refereeingFive principles for the referee: observation is not interpretation, a nomination is not a vote, a foul is not a rating penalty.
- Referee's memo on the RFM 2026 rulesA short memo for referees: nominations, voting, ties, fouls and removal, with references to the clauses of the RFM 2026 rules.
- Reviews of votes: twelve situationsTwelve situations in voting: one candidate, a tie, a hand lowered early, a double vote, a fourth foul, with the answer under the rules.
- Sixteen study situations in refereeingSixteen situations at the table: what happens, what the host does and what each review teaches.
- Reviews of violations: how not to mix up penaltiesTen typical violations at the table and what the referee should check in the rules: whispering, arguing, knocking, gestures, hints, fouls.
- The game protocol and formsA template for the referee's protocol, a list of its fields, a matrix for watching violations and forms to print.
- The host examAn exam for referees and hosts: twelve questions on procedure and fifteen questions on voting rules and penalties.
- Preparing the table and staying neutralThe referee runs the procedure and does not help a team they like. What to check before the game and how to keep the same wording for everyone.
- The referee's protocolWithout a record it is impossible to reconstruct disputed votes, checks and penalties reliably. What the protocol must contain.
- Fouls: what to recordDiscipline protects equal conditions and keeps the game manageable. What a referee should watch for and how to name a foul.
- Three and four foulsA build-up of penalties changes a player's part in the game, and the order must be known in advance. What the third and fourth fouls mean.
- Voting through the referee's eyesThe host must announce the candidates clearly and record every vote without ambiguity. A short method for running a vote.
- The tie vote through the referee's eyesIn a tie you cannot invent the procedure on the spot. What the referee should establish and run under the rulebook.
- The night phase: precision and silenceA referee's mistake at night can make a game wrong for good. How to run the shot and the checks with exact commands.
- Dispute, pause, protestA referee's decision must be explained through a rule, not personal authority. How to stop the game, record the facts and handle a protest.