{"id":313,"date":"2023-11-23T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2026-10-20T20:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T19:16:21","slug":"rules-for-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/index.php\/rules-for-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules for Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#019585&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rules for Play<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A copy of current Etherow IBC rules can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/etherow-ibc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-Updated-Rules-for-Play-v3.1-_6-Oct-26.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1147\">here<\/a> and found below. 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