The short version

League rules

A quick reference for the table. The full rules document is the source of truth.

Scoring

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

+0.5

Feat

Nightly average. Each night your points are totaled and divided by games played, so playing more games can lower your score for the night.
Two lowest weeks dropped. Your final score is your best five weeks plus 0.5 per achievement.
Finals eligibility. At least 5 games across the 7 weeks.
Tiebreakers. Total wins, then most games played.

Simultaneous eliminations: whoever started that turn at higher life places higher.
Same life total: the tied players split the points for those places (tied for 3rd/4th = 1.5 each). In the game form, give both players the same place.
A true draw (no way for the game to progress): all remaining players split the remaining points — mark each of them 1st.

Record every game before the end of play on league night. Two players from the pod must confirm.
“Just for fun” games are allowed with any legal deck, but must be declared before the game starts. They earn no points or achievements.
Disputes go to a commissioner before the next week's play begins. After that, scores are locked.

Pods start with 4 players unless a commissioner approves otherwise.
London Mulligan with one free mulligan. 40 life, 21 commander damage.
Scooping only on your own turn with an empty stack, or at the end step of an opponent's extra turn.

Budget is total deck value (commander included, basics excluded) using Moxfield's TCGPlayer pricing with “Update to Cheapest”. No single-card cap.
100 cards, no sideboard. Decklists are public. Proxy friendly — printed, legible, sleeved over a real card.
Upgrades: tag added cards #upgrade on Moxfield and submit to a commissioner by 5:00 PM on the night the new cap starts.
Banned: everything banned in Commander, plus Sol Ring.
Commanders can't be in EDHREC's top 100 of the last 2 years. Previous budget league winners are banned as commanders (fine in the 99):Vorel of the Hull Clade · Kamiz, Obscura Oculus · Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief · Grenzo, Dungeon Warden · Tayam, Luminous Enigma · Gut, True Soul Zealot + Inspiring Leader · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Pako, Arcane Retriever + Haldan, Avid Arcanist

Top 2 in the standings get guaranteed seats in the championship pod.
3rd–6th and 7th–10th play two semifinal pods. Each pod winner joins the championship pod.
Finalists get a special $10 upgrade to a $90 cap.