2016 Ribfest

Tournament Setup

• Each team will receive a card with their name on it at check in

• There will be two boxes labeled ‘Current Round’ and ‘Next Round’

• Opponents will be drawn each round from the ‘Current Round’ box

• If there is an odd number of teams, the last team remaining in the box will receive a bye

• Teams will be given 5 min. to report to their board when called to play

• Team that fail to report will forfeit their game and their opponents will receive the win

• Winners of each match will put their card into the ‘Next Round’ box

• At the end of the round, all winners in the ‘Next Round’ box will be transferred to ‘Current Round’ box and opponents drawn again

• In the event that the two teams drawn have the same player on each, the second team pulled will be redrawn

• This will repeat until there is a winner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Game Setup

• 27 feet between the front of each board (21 ft. for Juniors)

• Board should be directly across from one another – No offsets

• 2 players per team

• 4 bags per team

 

Game Play

• The team drawn first from the ‘Current Round’ box will pitch first

• Teams alternate pitching bags until all 8 have been pitched constituting an inning

• The team that scored the last inning will pitch first the next inning

• If the inning is a draw, the team that pitched second the last inning will pitch first the next inning

• Players may use either side of the board to pitch

• A side is not “owned” by a team and must be shared if requested

 

Scoring

• Net Scoring – Add each team's points and the higher score gets the difference

• Speed Scoring – Add each team’s points to their score without differentials

• First team to reach 21 points or more at the end of the round wins – No penalty for going over 21

• 1 point – On the board at the completion of the inning

• 3 points – Through the hole completely

• Bags that hit the ground before the board are disqualified and must be removed

• Bags hanging on the front edge are allowed if the stay on while lifting front only

 

 

In the event of a disagreement or situation occuring that is not covered in these rules, a tournamanet director should be consulted and their decision will be final.