Tournament Rules & Regulations
Game Operations
- Games will run for 20 minutes or completion of 8 ends
- Scores are given to the Tournament Reps
- Points are awarded for wins (3 pts) and tie (1pt); Total game scores will also be tracked to determine tie breaks
- Round Robin will consist of two games per team
- There will be 5 minutes in between each game for a break
- Standings afterwards will result in placing for the single elimination tournament
- 10 minute break to configure the elimination tournament
- Teams will play until they are eliminated via loss (if there is a tie, the skip will each throw one rock and the closest to the button will win)
- Final game will be 8 ends (no time limit)
Game Rules
- Rock, Paper, Scissors shall determine which team shall throw first (no dynamite or magic pot or anything besides rock, paper and scissors)
- The winner of each end shall throw second in the next end
- An end will consist of a total of 4 rocks thrown per team (thrown by 2 members of each team)
- After all the throws, the team with the rock closest to the button is scored 1 point plus an extra point for any other rocks that are closer than the opponent's closest rock
- Teams will alternate 2 members to throw for each end (no member may throw more than 2 ends in a row)
- After each end, scores will be recorded and sent to a tournament rep
- Any unruly behaviour, cheating, or foul play will result in a team's forfeit of the game