The game rules is “regular backgammon”
For basic rules of “regular backgammon” please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backgammon#Setup

Tournament rules:

1. In the championship could participate only the deafblind players. Each deafblind player has a right to use an interpreter sitting on a table next to him. At the beginning of the championship the pairs of deafblind players will be formed with drawing lots.

1. The organizers ensure an observer to each playing pair, which announced dice thrown in English and Bulgarian language to the pair of deafblind players and their interpreters. The interpreter has to interpret announced numbers of dice to the deafblind player.

3. The Head of the championship (Referee) is the person who is chosen by the organizers to run the championship. The Head of the championship has the right to disqualify one or both players or cancel any game at his discretion. The Head has no right to get involved in any game, or offer advice only to decide the outcome of any dispute.
4. A player who breaches the championship’s rules will be eliminated.
5. The decision of the Head of the championship is unconditionally in case of a contestation.
6. The game is played with 30 pieces, two colors (black and white) by fifteen pieces each.  Two cups and two pairs of dice. The pieces and the backgammon board are marked with the tactile signs and contrast colors and thus there are adapted for using from the persons with blindness or low vision. 
7. All players must play their games in a quiet manner. No comments or advice are allowed to be given to participants whilе they are playing. Deafblind players are not allowed to discuss with the spectators (the public) anything during the game. Each player has right to ask the spectators (the public) to leave the table without explanation. The interpreter can only interpret the dice thrown and the opponent’s move and it is not allowed to give advices or suggestions to the deafblind according to his game manner.
8. Before the start of each game it must be made clear who will sit in which position, the color of the pieces and theirs direction. When any point in this rule is not decided between the players (who plays with what color, who sits which side of the table and which direction they will play), they shall throw a die to decide. The player with the higher number on die has a right to choose. This choice is valid during game.
9. Before to start the game each player has to throw one die in right hand side of the board.  The player who threw the higher number starts first with score of his die and the opponent number. In case of equality they must to throw their dice once again.
10. To be legal the move the dice must be in horizontal position on the bottom of the board. If not, or the dice is over on top of the piece, the player has to throw again.
11. A player’s turn is finished after he has moved his pieces in a chosen combination and he picks up his dice from the board.
12. If a player thinks his opponent has played a wrong move, he must say so before he throws his dice. If he throws the dice that means he accepts his opponent’s play.
13. The hitter must place every piece that is “hit” on the “bar”. No piece may be held in the hand.
14. It is obligatory for a player to play both dice. If he can only play one or the other he must play the highest die.
15. A player must wait for his opponent to pick up his dice before he throws his. If a player throws his dice before his opponent picks up his dice, his opponent has the right to make him throw again or play the thrown dice.
16. In case of argument between the players all pieces and dice must to keep untouched and to ask the Head of the championship about a correct decision.
17. The player who removes all of his pieces at the end of the game first wins single game and the winner score one point.
18. If a player removes all of his pieces at the end of a game, before his opponent takes off a piece, a double game is won and the winner scores two points.
19. Both players must keep in written score of the match, and compare the result after each game. If only one player keeps score that score will stand in any dispute.
20. If on the game before to start taking the pieces missing one or more pieces the correct player has right to decide to put the missing pieces of the opponent on the bar or to continue the game. The one point or two points win is valid.
21. Before every game the players can ask about “mix throwing”. In this case the player who wants this must put all four dice in the cup and to throw on the board. After that the first choose is to the opponent for one die, and then they alternate to choose a die.
22. The player who waiting his turn to play must to keep his cup and dice on the table.
23. Every player has to be responsible and not to be late for a game. Each player who is late will be punished with one point per every five minutes late after the fifteenth minutes of the beginning of the game.
24. A player who throws the dice outside of the board or takes the opponent’s dice will be punished.
25. Every game is playing until one of players wins 3 points and he is the winner.
26. At the semi-final and final the games are playing until one of players wins 5 points and he is the winner.

According to the number of entries, there will be 4 or 5 rounds in the championship. For example: 16 players need 4 rounds; 32 players need 5 rounds.
Time duration of a round is about 2 – 2,5 hours.
At the beginning of the championship the pairs of players will be formed with drawing lots.
The organizers will ensure an observer to each playing pair, which announced dice thrown in English and Bulgarian language. Each deafblind has a right to use an interpreter sitting on a table next to him.

Individual ranking:
According to the rule 3.1. and specific backgammon rules, If there are at least 4 entries from each gender there will be 2 separate individual rankings: individual ranking for women and individual ranking for men.
Otherwise there will be one common individual ranking: women + men

Team Ranking
Forming of national teams and/or combined teams according to rule 3.2.

Awarding:
Awarding in the individual ranking and in the team ranking according to the rule 4.

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