Rules

General Rules

Teams will be made up of four (4) members. Each member must be at least 18 yrs of age. Roster changes (substitutions) can only be made up until the morning of the Getaway Games event. Teams of three (3) players are allowed to compete; however, the fourth position will not be used and will take last or a loss of turn in each event, where it applies. Games/Rounds will begin no later than five (5) minutes after their official scheduled start. If a team is more than five (5) minutes late, they will forfeit that game/round. The official Getaway Games clock will be used for all game times and will be located with the director/facilitator. Extensive trash talking will not be tolerated. A player will get one (1) warning. On a players 2nd offense, he/she will be asked to leave the competition without refund, and the team will play a player short for the remainder of the tournament. The team will forfeit that position in all competitions that remain. This will act as the last warning for his team. If any player on that players team continues to use extensive trash talking, the team will be asked to leave the entire event, with no refund. Fighting is absolutely not tolerated. If punches were exchanged, whoever threw a punch will be ejected from the event (with no refund) immediately. In case of inclimate weather preventing the softball HR Derby from taking place or finishing, the Derby will be replaced with nothing. If every team does not finish the HR Derby due to weather - the final standings will only use the totals from the other 4 events. We will play the golf scramble in almost any weather. BUT, in case of inclimate weather preventing the golf tournament from taking place or finishing, the golf will be cancelled and replaced with nothing; the course rules regarding refund/policy will be the Getaway Games stance on this as well. The final standings will only use the totals from the other 4 events. If a tie occurs for the overall team rankings, we take the best TEAM ranking in ANY sport. If they both tie, we take the 2nd best TEAM ranking. If they tie all the way through - they tie. If a tie occurs for the overall individual rankings, we take the best INDIVIDUAL ranking in ANY sport. If they both tie, we take the 2nd best INDIVIDUAL. If they tie all the way through - they tie.

Bowling Rules

All regular Bowling rules and etiquette apply. Bowling warmup time will be available during registration. The earlier you come - the more you can 'warmup'. All four players will play two (2) games of Bowling. Each player must start and finish their rounds. If there is an injury or emergency, then the player takes a 0 for every ensuing frame. If scoring is automatic, teams will not be allowed to manually enter changes. If there is a conflict on scoring, the event manager should be called to make a ruling. If scoring is manual, which should be rare, teams are responsible for keeping their own score and the score of the alley to their direct left. The team that is farthest right will have an event manager score their game. TEAMS All four (4) players will be scored from both games to get a 'team score'. The team that has the highest total number of pins per team combining both games (add up all players scores from both games and take highest score.) will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of pins for each teams best game. If they tied both games then they tie and split the rank. INDIVIDUALS The player that has the highest total number of pins combining both games will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of pins for each players best game. If they tied both games then they tie and split the rank.

Softball Homerun Derby Rules

All four (4) players get two (2) rounds of one (1) minute to hit as many tiered homeruns as possible. There are three (5) tiers of homeruns. Tier one (1) Homerun Line is 140 feet from home plate and worth 1 point. Tier two (2) Homerun Line is 160 feet from home plate and worth 2 points. Tier three (3) Homerun Line is 180 feet from home plate and worth 3 points. Tier four (4) Homerun Line is 200 feet from home plate and worth 4 points. Tier five (5) Homerun Line is 220 feet from home plate and worth 5 points. The Event Facilitator is the final judge on whether the ball is a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 pointer. If they have a question he will ask the team shagging. If there is still a question - the benefit always goes to the hitter. Teams may have any of their other players pitch but the pitcher must be from their team. The pitchers circle is 40 feet from home plate. In delivering a pitch, the pitcher must be within the 8 ft. diameter pitching circle. Hitter must be in the batter’s box. Teams should be warmed up for the event before their scheduled time to hit. There will be NO scheduled warmup period. TEAMS The team that scores the most points in their eight (8) individual rounds will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of points for each team in their best round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank. INDIVIDUALS The player that scores the most points in their two (2) ROUNDS of hitting will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of points for each player in their best round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank.

Bags Sure Toss Rules

All four (4) players get three (3) rounds of twelve (12) bags to toss and score points. A round consists of four (4) bags from tier one (1), four (4) bags from tier two (2), and four (4) bags from tier three (3). Tier one (1) distance is 27 feet from the front of the bags board and scored as 1 point per bag on the board and 3 points per bag in the hole. Tier two (2) distance is 30 feet from the front of the bags board and scored as 2 points per bag on the board and 6 points per bag in the hole. Tier three (3) distance is 33 feet from the front of the bags board and scored as 3 points per bag on the board and 9 points per bag in the hole. The bags are color coded at each tier for scoring purposes. The board will NOT be cleared or scored until the end of each individial round (12 bags). At that point the Event Facilitator will tally up the score and the players will reset the bags to the three (3) tiers. The Event Facilitator is the final judge on whether the bags are on the board or not. If ANY part of the bag is touching the ground the point will not be counted. If a bag 'bounces' on or touches any part of the ground prior to landing on the board, the Event Facilitator will immediately remove that bag and it will not be scored. Player may start throwing from any of the three (3) tiers. Player must have both feet behind the line at each tier. Teams should be warmed up for the event before their scheduled time to toss. There will be NO scheduled warmup period. TEAMS The team that scores the most points in their twelve (12) individual rounds will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of points for each team in their best round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank. INDIVIDUALS The player that scores the most points in their three (3) ROUNDS of tossing will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top number of points for each player in their best round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank.

Basketball Sure Shot Rules

All four (4) players get two (2) rounds of one (1) minute to shoot as many shots as possible. The other three players that are not shooting rebound for the shooter. A maximum of three (3) balls may be used by a team. Spots are labeled on the court as follows: Layup (worth 1 point), 15 footer (worth 2 points), 3 Pointer (worth 5 points), 30 footer from top (worth 10 points). The shooter may shoot from ANY spot on the court. BUT, the shooter may NOT shoot consecutive shots from the exact same spot. The shooter must make every effort to shoot from the designated spots. An event judge will be on the court to pass judgment on any violation of the rules. Teams should be warmed up for the event before their scheduled time to shoot. There will be NO scheduled warmup period. TEAMS The team that scores the most total points in their eight (8) individual rounds will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top points from each teams best single round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank. INDIVIDUALS The player that scores the most points in their two (2) ROUNDS of shooting will be declared the winner. Tiebreaker is the top points from each players best single round. If they tied both rounds then it is a tie and they share the rank.

Golf Scramble Rules

Normal four (4) person golf scramble rules and etiquette apply. There are no 'gimmes', strings, or mulligans. Once the best player’s ball is chosen, a tee will be placed and every player will play within one (1) clubs length of the tee, no closer to the hole. A player CANNOT change the lie of the ball. i.e. place a ball that was hit in the rough into the fairway. Men's tee boxes will be designated at the beginning of each event. Women will always tee off from women's tees. When available teams will be sent out two teams per hole. Team pairings will be based on the current event rankings. Teams are responsible for keeping their own score and the score of the other team on their hole. Tie Breaker is determined based upon the best score on hardest handicap hole on course. This continues on to the next hardest handicap hole until the tie is broken.

Texas Hold'em Tournament Rules

GENERAL Each player in the tournament shall get $1000 in chips. These chips have their associated $ value on them. There are no rebuys or add-ons. Below are the values of chips: 15 qty. - $5 Reds = $75 9 qty. - $25 Greens = $225 4 qty. - $50 Blues = $200 5 qty. - $100 Blacks = $500 The player at seat one at each table is always the first dealer. SCORING/RANKINGS Each individual will end up with a ranking in the tournament. The ranking is based on what time you went out of the tournament. The team ranking will then consist of the total of your individual rankings. The lowest total team ranking is the winning team. Team tiebreakers are decided by the teams best individual performer. Continued ties are determined by 2-4 player rankings. When a player gets eliminated it is the tables responsibility to notify an Event Facilitator immediately so they can mark down the exact time the player went out and who knocked them out. LATE PLAYERS Any player not in attendance at the start of the hold'em tournament will be eliminated from play and his chips will be removed from the table. TIMER USE AND BREAKS When the blinds timer expires, it shall be immediately restarted. The next hand will be dealt at the new blind level. For the purpose of this rule, a hand is considered currently in play once the all blinds/antes are posted AND the dealer has begun shuffling (riffles the deck). Breaks will be at the discretion of the Event Director. The timer is stopped during breaks and during any disputes that occur which require attention from the event director to resolve. No additional hands at any table should be started during such a break although hands already in progress should be completed. BLINDS SCHEDULE The blinds schedule shall be posted on the overhead for all to see. Below are the blind schedules for a Getaway Games tournament. $25,000 - $40,000 in chips in play 1. 15 mins $5-$10 2. 15 mins $10-$20 3. 15 mins $20-$40 4. 15 mins $40-$80 5. 15 mins $50-$100 6. 15 mins $60-$120 7. 15 mins $75-$150 8. 15 mins $100-$200 9. 15 mins $125-$250 10. 15 mins $150-$300 11. 20 mins $200-$400 12. 20 mins $300-$600 13. 20 mins $400-$800 14. 15 mins $500-$1000 15. Rest of tourney $1000-$2000 $40,000 - $60,000 in chips in play 1. 15 mins $5-$10 2. 15 mins $10-$20 3. 15 mins $20-$40 4. 15 mins $40-$80 5. 15 mins $50-$100 6. 15 mins $75-$150 7. 15 mins $100-$200 8. 15 mins $150-$300 9. 15 mins $200-$400 10. 15 mins $300-$600 11. 20 mins $500-$1000 12. 20 mins $750-$1500 13. 20 mins $1000-$2000 14. Rest of tourney $2000-$4000 Getaway Games reserves the right to slightly modify the blind structure during play to ensure time frames are met. A raise must be at minimum the size of the current big blind. SEATING/MOVING/COMBINING Each table will seat a maximum of 8 players. Players will be distributed as evenly as possible between all tables and randomly assigned their starting seat. Players from the same team will not start at the same table. Players will be moved and tables will be combined 100% by the Tournament Director software algorithm. It's the same for every team/player and sometimes you might get forced into an extra blind but sometimes you might get lucky and miss out on a blind. The Tournament Director software chooses the optimal table layout and moves players to keep the maximum number of players as possible at each table, with two biases: 1) When a table is collapsed, the algorithm will choose the lowest numbered table from the set of tables that are eligible for collapse. This makes the movement tend to be toward the lower-numbered tables, and, hopefully, end up at table 1. 2) Each player's movements are counted, and the algorithm will, when given a choice, always move a player who has moved fewer times before moving a player that has moved more times. DEAD BUTTON RULE If the big blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button moves to the player who posted the small blind and the player to the left of the former big blind assumes the big blind. There is no small blind for that hand. On the following deal, the button moves to the now empty seat (the seat vacated by the eliminated big blind player) and the two players to the left post the normal blinds. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row. When the small blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button does not move. The player who was the big blind will now post the small blind and the player to his left will post the big blind. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row. THE EVENT DIRECTOR The Event Director is responsible for any disputes and rules interpretations and will have final authority. We realize not every single Texas Hold'em rule and scenario is discussed in these rules. Standard tournament rules apply and when there is a question - the Event Director has the final answer. TEAMS The team that gets the lowest total ranking (adding up all four player ranks) is declared the winner. Tiebreaker I is the lowest top individual RANKING from the tied teams. Continue on to the 2nd through 4th individual rankings if needed. If every player has tied; then the teams will tie and share the rank. INDIVIDUALS There are no individual ties because if two people go all-in, the FIRST person to go all-in will be eliminated first by our rules.