1. Aquila Field numbers 2 and 5 use Four Bases instead of three.
2. Large, Economy Style Home Plates are used on Aquila Field numbers 1 and 4.
3. Teams are awarded one bonus run (up to a maximum of 3) for every player who comes to a game dressed as Groucho Marx.
4. All runs scored by the Last Hitter in a team's batting order will count triple.
5. A Duck Soup Trivia Question will determine home and visitors.  The visiting team will be spotted a 1/2 run.
6. In the 1st Inning of all games, batters will be given just One Pitch.  Teams get Four Outs in the 1st inning.
7. All batters must hit Opposite-Handed during the 3rd Innings.
8. In the 4th Inning, each player will have his/her position Picked Out of a Hat.
9. During the 5th Inning, bases must be run in Reverse Order.
10. Run Rules are 14-and-a-half after 5, 9-and-a-half after 6.
11. Each team will be allowed one offensive and one defensive "Do-Over" per game.
12. In all innings, the batter making the Last Out Must Catch (Legal term for this is "Extremus Extra Deprehendo.")
13. No Handshaking is allowed at the end of games!!
14. 75-Minute Time Limit: no new inning starts after 75 minutes.
15. We play 3 Balls, 2 Strikes, with 1 courtesy foul.
16. Home Run Bonus Coupon (HRBC) is presented to the umpire prior to the start of the game.  The inning and the number of the batter that inning is indicated then by the manager.  If the HRBC batter reaches base safely, s/he is awarded a home run.
17. The last batter of each game will be given a "Free Food Coupon!" good for one free hot dog or Polish sausage and a soft drink.
18. Most important of all...

No Bitchin' At The Soup!!!!!!?!!!

If you have an idea for a new rule for future tournaments - drop it in the suggestion box at the Tournament Headquarters.  All suggestions are presented to the elite Duck Soup Rules Sub-Committee consisting of 3 members bearing a remarkable resemblance to Moe, Larry, and Curly.  We appreciate your input and creative ideas!