1. "DCS" CHALLENGE STRUCTURE
1.1 WEEKLY CHALLENGES
- Held on saturdays
- Start time 12:00pm EST
- Login time 11:30am EST
- Single-elimination format
- NO completion time set for the weekly "DCS"
- NO limitations on how many Challenges a member can play
1.2 ELITE SIX
- Top Six (6) Players from each week
- Players advance to the "NDT" playoffs in Las Vegas, NV.
- Players can WIN multiple "NDT" playoff passes
- Players can give away their extra "NDT" playoff pass, NOTE: the Player MUST become a "DCS" member to attend the "NDT" playoffs
2. "DCS" GAME
2.1 GAME SETUP
- Standard Double-Six (6) Domino Set with Twenty-Eight (28) Tiles
- Four (4) Players to each Table, (Cut-Throat format)
- Top Two (2) Players at each table move on to the next round
- Each Player gets Seven (7) Domino Tiles per Hand
- No Teams / No Head-to-Head
2.2 GAMEPLAY
- Each round is on a Thirty (30) minute timer
- Player with the Big-Six starts each round hand ONLY
- Play proceeds clockwise from Player-to-Player
- Player is on a Fifteen (15) second play clock per turn
- Tile selection is on a Ten (10) second timer
- Player MUST match Domino Tiles by connecting with same open end Tiles
- Players that are unable to play - MUST press "K" meaning (Knock)
- The first Double Tile played is the "Spinner" and plays can be made on all Four (4) sides
- Hand ends two ways:
- 1st - A Player has played all the Domino in their hand
- 2nd - NO Player can play (Meaning the hand is "LOCK")
- If a hand becomes "LOCK", the Player with the Big-Six starts the next hand
2.3 SCORING - THE "BOARD" SYSTEM
GREY HOUSE (NOT ON BOARD)
- Must score at least Ten (10) points to come On-Board the Scorecard
- Any extra points goes towards Player's score
- Example: Player scores 15 points, Ten (10) for On-Board & Five (5) for Scorecard - House now Yellow
YELLOW HOUSE (ON-BOARD)
- Scoring points NOW starts
- Points are scored in multiples of Five (5) (Ex: 5, 10, 15, 20...)
- First Player to One Hundred Fifty (150) points wins the round
2.4 POINT VALUES
- When a Player plays a Domino Tile, the ends MUST add-up to multiples of Fives (5)
- When a Player Domino - (Meaning played all Domino Tiles in their hand), that Player WILL get the sum of the opponents Domino Tiles Pips rounded to the nearest Five (5)
- When the hand is "LOCK" - (Meaning NO Player can play), all Players WILL turn over the Domino Tiles and the Player with the lowest number of Pips wins the hand. Also, that Player WILL get the points from the opponents Domino Tile(s) rounded to the nearest Five (5)
3. "DCS" GAME RULES
3.1 On-Line / APP Rules & Appendix:
3.2 On-Line / APP Table Lay-Out:
3.3 LIVE Rules & Appendix:
3.4 LIVE Table Lay-Out:
4. DOMINO HOLD'EM "DH" GAME RULES
4.1 On-Line / APP Rules & Appendix:
4.2 On-Line / APP Table Lay-Out:
4.3 LIVE Rules & Appendix:
4.4 LIVE Table Lay-Out:
4.5 Casino Rules & Appendix:
4.6 Casino Table Lay-Out:
5. ANTI-CHEAT POLICIES
5.1 PENALTIES:
6. CODE OF CONDUCT
6.1 SPORTSMANSHIP:
- Treat all Players, Staff and Officials with Respect!
- No Harassment, No Discrimination, No Hate Speech!
- Congratulate opponents, Accept Wins and Losses Gracefully!
6.2 COMMUNICATION:
- During In-Game: On-Line or LIVE play chat: No Profanity, No Slurs, No Inappropriate Content, (Please!) (Please!) remain Family-Friendly!!
- No sharing of external contact information during the Domino Challenge!
- Voice and Text chat subject to same standards!