RULES OF THE HALLETTSVILLE K.C. DOMINO TOURNAMENT
Player must be 18 years of age, or acceptable to committee.
Entrance fee: $12.50 per player.
Open to partners (doubles) only.
Double elimination. Each series winner to be winner of best two out of three games. Losing two series eliminates partners from tournament.
Tables are numbered to determine opposing partners:
Only one player draws from the box to determine opponent.
After first drawing, there will be a winners and losers bracket.
After first drawing, all winners will draw from the winners box and the losers will draw from the losers box.
If uneven number of partners remain in tournament, a bye will be included, which automatically qualifies partners for next round.
Only one bye for each set of partners.
If uneven number of partners in each bracket, there will be NO bye.
Draw for down at first game of series only. Losers get down in next game.
NO "sweaters" or spectators allowed in playing area.
NO talking across table during playing of each hand.
Talking allowed after someone has dominoed (played all his dominoes).
NO signs to be used. Doing so brings about disqualification!
Loss of game:
Downing out of turn.
Passing when your turn to play and having a domino that will play.
Exposing rock that will not play when it is your turn to play.
Dropping rock during play of hand, whether your play or not.
Picking up more than 7 dominoes and looking at them before a hand is played.
Time Limit: 1 hour and 30 minutes!!!