1st Annual Singles Domino Tournament

9829 Peachtree Street,Houston TX 77016

02 September, 2022

Description

Rules for TournamentDomino Rules (Pay Seat thru Eventbrite)1. All games are to 150 points 2. ANY amount gets you on the board. **(no 10 to get in rule)** 3. If you are not on the board and domino, you do not get any points. 4. If game last more than 25 minutes, the game will be decided on whoever has the most points 5. COUNTS must be orally called before the next person plays, draws or passes. 6. Single-man tournament, each player pulls 7 domino’s, however if you cannot play you call Pass. No pulling from the domino pile in the single tournament. If game is locked the individual with the lowest gets the other players total amount. 7. Tournament will be double elimination 8. BE ON TIME. A player must be present and ready to begin his or her match as soon as the table and opponent are available. (If your opponent is not available at the time your match is called to begin play, notify the brackets table.) If a player is not ready to begin play at the required time, the player’s name will be announced over the microphone. At that time, a judge will start a 5-minute countdown. If a player is not available to begin play at the end of the 5-minute countdown, his/her match will be forfeited to the opponent. If you have to leave the building, notify an official at the brackets table. Only an official at the bracket’s table may excuse you from the tournament. 9. Singles game is no draw (no pulling from graveyard) 10. COUNTS must be orally called before the next person plays, draws or passes. SCORING will be done in multiples of 5 (150 points per game). 11. SINGLES MATCHES will be played one-on-one with each player drawing 7 dominoes. Both players are responsible for checking on underdraws or overdraws before play begins. A 50-point penalty will be imposed. 12. DREW AND COULD PLAY: This will result in a 50-point penalty or the amount in that player’s hand, whichever is greater. 13. PASSED AND COULD PLAY is a 50-point penalty. The game stopped at that point and the next person will go down. 14. NO CHEATING is permitted by word, deed, or action, including trying to transfer information to a partner. Any suspected cheating should immediately be called to the attention of the floor judge. Do not wait until after the game or hand. A 50-point penalty or expulsion from the tournament can be the result of cheating. 15. NO DRINKING, SMOKING, LOUD TALKING, USING PROFANITY OR SLAPPING DOMINOES DOWN ON THE TABLE. 16. FIRST TO GO DOWN is determined by shuffling the dominoes and drawing. The high draw wins the down.. If the owner is not satisfied with the shuffle, he may ask for 1 reshuffle. DO NOT REARRANGE, FLASH, OR PICK UP DOMINOES once all 17. have been turned up in your hand. A warning will be given for the first infraction of this rule. (Call a judge to issue the warning.) If repeated, a 25-point penalty can be imposed by a judge. Once a domino clears the table, and let go by the player, it is considered played. 18. NO REDRAW OR RESHUFFLE is permitted due to voids in suits or too many doubles. 19. ALL DOMINOES NOT IN THE SHUFFLE are the responsibilities of all players. If some are accidentally left out, they will be returned to the deck and reshuffled. If they are intentionally left out, refer to a judge for a ruling. 20. DOMINOES EXPOSED during the shuffle will be reshuffled. 21. IF THE WRONG DOUBLE IS PLAYED ON FOR THE SPINNER and is not caught before the next player plays or passes, that double will stand as the spinner. 22. IF PLAYED OUT OF TURN, a domino will be left face-up on the table and played at the first opportunity.