Madison Backgammon Club

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Tournament Rules and Conditions

This is an American Backgammon Tour (ABT) sanctioned tournament.

The Tournament reserves the right to refuse an entrant without giving any reason.

Entrants may play in the division of their choice, but the Tournament reserves the right to disallow an entrant to play below his or her level.

The tournament schedule will be strictly adhered to. Penalty points will be awarded if a player is late or leaves the playing room without first signing out with a tournament official. Byes will be randomly awarded.

Time clocks may be used when any match is unduly delaying the tournament.

All Championship and Badger Classic matches may be video or manually recorded. All matches must be played over a physical board in a designated playing room.

No smoking is allowed inside the hotel except for guest rooms designed as smoking rooms. Brief breaks are permitted during a match.

Final check-in is Saturday, August 30 by 10:00 a.m. Any player not checked in by 10:00 a.m. will be considered a NO-SHOW.

Only cash and traveler’s checks will be accepted after August 18, 2008.

All tournament deposits are fully refundable until 11 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008.

Please bring your own board!