The Children's Post July Invitational Scrabble Competition: Rules

Welcome to The Children's Post Invitational Online Scrabble Competition!

1. The platform is www.isc.ro. 
2. Your registered ISC handle will be used in the draws. This is your identification  in the tournament.
3. The format of the match is CSW/15/VOID - Collins dictionary, 15 minutes per player, VOID challenge. 
4. All May players who did not play in June: Please register and play in July. :) 
5. All June players can register AND invite 2 more people. 
6. All June semi-finalists get 4 invites and finalists get 5 invites. 
7. The only way to participate in the tournament is through an invite from an existing player. 
8. In Round 1, all players will get 2 matches and their combined score will be considered for the  next round eligibility. Subject to the number of eligible players, the next round can be a quarterfinal (top 8), semi-final (top 4), or final (Top 2). Where there is a tie, the highest winning margins will proceed to the next round. 
9. Players upto 17 years of age will play in the Juniors category. 18 and above are in the Seniors category. This is completed age as on July 1. 
10. Because each player has 2 matches, a no-show means 2 disappointed players. To ensure zero no-shows, the following is being done: 
• All eligible players have to register to confirm that they are playing. 
• A nominal registration fee of 100 rs. 
• A no show means you will not be able to participate in the Invitational again. 
11. Please invite people you know personally or people you know are serious scrabble players. 
12.  You will be emailed a contact list of everyone in the tournament. This has their email id and phone no. You are also connected to all players on a whatsapp group. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder. After that, please contact Deepak at 09999270073.
13. In the draws, a time slot will be given for the matches. This is to ensure that people can play at a time that works for them. 
14. You and your opponent can match at any time within that time slot. You can talk to them 1:1 and figure out a slot that works for both of you. A match will take about 30 minutes, please plan accordingly.
15. Please post a screenshot of the match such that the scores are CLEARLY VISIBLE on the TCP Scrabble Competition Whatsapp group. 
16. Matches played in the incorrect format will be voided and both parties will get 0 points. You can, however, do a rematch IF the time slot permits and post an updated screenshot. A rematch will not be considered if the time slot is over. 
17. If you try to contact your match partner and they don't respond, please let us know. We will treat this as a no-show by them and give you the walkover. You can communicate the walkover to us one hour before the slot is due to end. Until that time, please try to contact them.
18. A game is a no-show if:

      A. The partner does not login for upto 10 minutes after the match's scheduled start time.

      B. The partner does not respond to request for match (like in point 7 above)

      C. The partner adjourns while the game is underway.

20. For all no-shows, the deemed score of the other person is a win with a margin of 100 = 4 points!  (That's huge! You don't want that)

21. Match not played within the time slot: Both players get 0 points.

22. Round 1 will be held on Saturday and the quarter/semi/finals will be on Sunday. 

23. The Invitational is on points system. The points are as under:

      A. Defeat other player with a margin of 100: 4 points

      B. Defeat other player with a margin of 50: 3 points

      C. Defeat other player with a margin lower than 50 points: 2 points

    As already indicated, ties are determined by winning margins in descending order.

24. There is a cash prize for the winners AND the runner ups in BOTH categories - Juniors and Seniors! :) 1000 rs for the winners and 500 rs for the runners up. :) 

Register here: https://forms.gle/heiYC1E82hyk761L7