13. Clans are allowed to substitute players with these following conditions: A player who crashes during a game may be substituted. Subsequently, that game will be replayed according to rule 10. A player, who leaves during a CB, but not during a game, may also be substituted. The player who is leaving must be replaced within 5 minutes. Once the 5 minutes has expired, the clan with the player who left must play the next game short handed.
Rule number 13 states:What happens after the first game is played with a player short? Can a player be put back into the game to even it out AFTER the first game is played?
Swftkill - The 5 minute 'timer' that is enacted is so that the CB will not be held up any longer than it has to be. If you start a 4v4 CB short-handed, you would have 5 minutes from the end of the lag tests to find another player. If you have not found another player within 5 minutes after the host was agreed upon after lag tests, then the CB must go on with one team short-handed. After that first game is played, or any further games, the team who was short-handed can have a player join at any time. However, they will have to wait for the current game to end befre they can play. In short, if you start out short-handed you can add a player all the way until the end of the CB if need be. If this does not answer your question, please reply and be as specific as possible. Thank you.
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