Domino Dominance Tournament

IT'S GAME TIME! Come join the Delta Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for our first OKC Domino Tournament. We have special prizes and bragging rights up for grabs!

Are you ready to show off your skills? Register your team or participate solo in this double elimination tournament with sixteen teams and sixteen individuals.

All proceeds will support The Marigny/Pitts Scholarship, which honors the legacy of August J. Marigny and Willard C. Pitts through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted underprivileged youth. The Marigny/Pitts Scholarship competitively awards scholarships to the most talented and economically challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship, and global citizenship.

Schedule:

• 1:00 PM - Registration/Sign In
• 1:30 PM - Tournament Begins
• 5:30/6:00 PM - Tournament Complete

Rules:

1. 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 a judge.) 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 ten-minute countdown. If a player is not available to begin play at the end of the ten-minute countdown, his/her match will be forfeited to the opponent. If you must leave the building, notify an official at the brackets table. Only an official at the bracket’s table may excuse you from the tournament.
2. The time limit on matches will be exactly 20 minutes with a 10-minute break. Record the starting time at the top of the score sheet. Call for a judge after the first game if a game is progressing too slowly. The judge may reduce the points in the remaining games for the match to 150. A judge may also reduce points to 150 for additional matches until that bracket is no longer behind in play. (Those intentionally delaying the game will be warned. If slow play continues, the player playing too slowly may be disqualified from the tournament. )
3. CHANGING PARTNERS IS NOT PERMITTED
4. Counts must be orally called before the next person plays, draws or passes. (Either partner may call the count.) SCORING will be done in multiples of 5 (200 points per game).
5. Single 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.
6. Drawing a domino when a play is available will result in a 50-point penalty or the amount in that player’s hand.
7. Passed and could play is a 50-point penalty. The game is stopped at that point and the next person will go down.
8. CHEATING is not 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 a 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.
9. No talking about the game across the table, this will be enforced at the judges discretion.
10. No smoking or slapping dominoes down on the table. keep unnescessary loud talking and using profanity to a minimum. Those breaking dominoes and/or tables will be required to pay for a replacement. Smoking must be done outside the building in a designated area. Spectators cannot talk to players during a game.
11. FIRST TO PLAY: At the beginning of the game is determined by the initial shuffle. The player that draws the highest double plays first. The first player to play all dominoes in their hand, shall be known as the “downer”. At the end of each round, the person to the right of downer will shuffle the dominoes. If the downer is not satisfied with the shuffle, he may ask for a reshuffle. After the shuffle, the downer will pull from the dominoes first and the other players may pull at will. It is participant’s responsibility to guard their dominoes during play we suggest keep their hands below table level except when setting up the dominoes, playing a domino, or marking a score.
12. A redraw or reshuffle is not permitted due to voids in suits or too many doubles.
13. Ensuring all dominos are in the shuffle is the responsibility 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.
14. Dominoes exposed during the shuffle will be reshuffled.
15. Dominoes exposed while drawing a hand will be accepted by the person exposing it. A misplayed domino, if caught before the next person plays or passes, will be played elsewhere on the table, if it will play. If it will not play, it will be turned face-up on the table and played at the first opportunity by the person making the error. Prior to the next play, the player with the turned-up domino must play or pass. If the misplayed domino is not caught before the next person passes or plays, it will stand as a played domino.
16. 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. If the wrong play is caught before the next player plays or passes, Rule #17 will apply.
17. If played out of turn, the domino will be left face-up on the table and played at the first opportunity.
18. A blocked game in singles results only after all the dominoes have been drawn and neither player can play. In both singles and doubles, the lowest number of points get the points in the opponent’s hand(s). (In the case of a tie, no one gets the points.)
    

Host or Publisher Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. - Delta Beta Sigma Chapter