Rules
- This is a quick-reference version of the information on the TTT Info page. If you have any questions, that's where to go first. ;-)
- Each player will be provided with a personal page which must be used for inviting their opponents to a match.
- All invitations must be made as soon as possible. Play must be as fast as you can comfortably manage such that this round is finished by the end of the month.
- If two or more matches are started between any pair of players, the one with the lowest match id will be deemed the official one and the other will be deemed a friendly match.
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Points are awarded as follows:
Outcome Points scored Win single 1 Win gammon 2 Win backgammon 3 Lose single ½ Lose gammon ½ Lose backgammon ½ Win by timeout at least 1 Lose by timeout 0
- In the event of two players tying for a place, the head-to-head result is the decider.
- If there are three or more players tied for first place and no winner emerges from the head-to-head results then a mini-TTT will be played to decide between them.
- It is important that under no circumstances should you time out. You can let all your other matches time out but not the TTT ones! ;-)
- If a player times out then I will evaluate the last position's percentages with GnuBg 2-ply and apply the TTT equity calculation to the opponent's percentages. That equity will be increased by half a point, rounded to the nearest tenth of a point and finally subjected to limits (a minimum of 1 and the maximum of the score for a backgammon). This value will be the score for the match. There are examples on the TTT Info page.
- A player who times out in too many of their games may be removed from the tourney.
- Resigning has the same effect as timing out. You should never resign a TTT game.
- The Tournament Directors reserve the right to amend these rules in any way that circumstances may require.
