Iowa State Fair Backgammon Tournament

DESCRIPTION: A popular board game with 2 participants; the object of the game is to remove all of your pieces first.

WEBSITE: https://www.iowastatefair.org/participate/fair-time-contests

RULES AND CONTEST INFORMATION

Entry Fee: $10 for Less Experience, $20 for More Experience Divisions: Less Experienced, More Experienced (doubling cube used)

1. Tournament drawing begins at 12 p.m. with play immediately following.
2. Please bring a board to the tournament.
3. Play will be split into two divisions: Less Experienced and More Experienced.
4. Entry fees will be pooled by division and distributed to winners in each division as follows:

1 to 5 players registered:
6 or more players registered:

100% to first place

70% to first place 20% to second place 10% to third place

5. Tournament play will be single elimination with players bracketed by blind drawing. Byes will be assigned to the bracket, if necessary, before player drawing begins.
6. Each tournament round will be played to the number of points below: