Backgammon Tournament Rules

Rules for Dream 's Backgammon Tournaments

Please read these rules carefully
For those of you who have never played in a tournament before or are new to the site please go to [ How to play in a tournament ]

1. These tournaments are open to all Goldtoken players
2. Only 1 game is played per Round, winner only proceeds to Round 2 (except Double elim and Swiss tournys see below)
3. Player 1 should invite, the game should have the correct time span, ie: 3 or 1 day loss of game
4. If your invitation times out you win that round
5. Please mention the tourny type when inviting ie: Fast tourny #1
6. If a player times out during a game their opponent wins that round
7. If your opponent has not invited you within the given time frame then they forfeit that round, and it is your choice whether you message to remind them or not

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It is the players responsibility to check on the standings and invite within the time frame!!! Standings are on the wiki page and also announced at the discussion boards

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1. The loser of each game is to report the loss to me or if Wiki literate, to the relevant Wiki page, please mention the game type and opponents name, if you win and notice your name isn't up on the page please message me
2. When reporting a loss to me its very important to list your opponent and also the particular tournament and round number, eg. Fast backgammon 1 round 1
3. The draw is random
4. Anyone found deliberately tampering with a Wiki page affecting player status will be DQed and banned from future tournaments
5. Anyone abusing a player in a match will be disqualified, if this happens to you please copy and paste the offending dialog, game # and move number and send it to me
6. My decision will be final in all cases
7. Please keep an eye on the Wiki page for standings are start times as I don't have time to message all players
8. If you change your ID please let me know ASAP, the changes are supposed to link to the Wiki pages but dont seem to be working
9. Please sign up with your exact goldtoken ID
10. And above all the idea is to enjoy :-}

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Game specific rules

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Normal Backgammon Tournaments

1. Normal backgammon tournaments are 3 day loss of game
2. Invites for normal backgammon tournaments must go out within 48hrs of tourny starting, or the inviting player will forfeit that round
3. Player 1 invites
4. Please report all losses to me or the wiki page, and state the game and the opponent

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Fast Backgammon Tournaments

1. Fast Backgammon tournaments are 1 day loss of game
2. Invites must go out within 24hrs or the inviting player will forfeit that round
3. Player 1 invites
4. Please report all losses to me or the wiki page, and state the game and the opponent

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Swiss Backgammon Tournaments

1. 32 players only in each group
2. 5 Rounds
3. Fast games 1 day loss of game
4. Invites must go out within 24hrs or the inviting player will forfeit that round
5. Player 1 the higher ranking invites
6. Each player has the choice of playing in every round, win or lose or
7. A player may retire after finishing a round by notifying me, but if you retire you may not rejoin that particular tournament
8. In case uneven player numbers in a round, a bye will occur, the highest ranking player will receive the bye, resulting in an automatic win for that round
9. You play a different opponent in every round
10. The winner at the end of 5 rounds is the person with the most wins or in case of a tie, a playoff will occur

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Double Elimination Tournaments (To be introduced)

1. These will be for fast games, 1 day loss of game
2. The loser of each round goes into a lower level, where they get another chance at playing

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Any problems or suggestions please message me Dream Thanks