Process for conducting backgammon tournaments

Abstract

A process for conducting a backgammon tournament using tournament chips comprising the steps of registering two or more tournament players, assigning one or more tournament chips to each of the players, setting a chip value for each point scored in a game of backgammon, pairing tournament players in groups of two, playing a round of the tournament consisting of games of backgammon involving each group of tournament players, determining whether a tournament player is eliminated from the tournament based upon each player's tournament chip total, and repeating the steps of setting, pairing, playing and determining until only one tournament player remains. The process may be performed online or in person.

1 . A process for conducting a backgammon tournament, comprising the steps of: 
 registering two or more tournament players;    assigning one or more tournament chips to each of the tournament players;    setting a chip value for each point scored in a game of backgammon;    pairing tournament players in groups of two;    playing a round of the tournament consisting of games of backgammon involving each group of tournament players;    determining whether a tournament player is eliminated from the tournament based on each player's tournament chips; and    repeating the steps of setting, pairing, playing, and determining until only one tournament player remains.    
   
   
       2 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the determining step comprises the step of adding to the tournament chips of a winning player in each game the lesser of a chip point total score of the game or the tournament chips of a losing player in the game.  
   
   
       3 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the determining step comprises the step of subtracting from the tournament chips of a losing player in each game a chip point total score of the game.  
   
   
       4 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the pairing step follows a Round-Robin method.  
   
   
       5 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the pairing step follows a multi-elimination bracket method.  
   
   
       6 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the backgammon tournament may be operated on-line or in-person.  
   
   
       7 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the assigning step results in each tournament player being assigned an equal number of tournament chips.  
   
   
       8 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the assigning step results in each tournament player being assigned an unequal number of tournament chips depending upon the tournament player's performance in a previous tournament or an amount of money the tournament player pays to register in the tournament.  
   
   
       9 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the pairing step results in tournament players being paired randomly.  
   
   
       10 . The process of  claim 9 , further comprising the step of randomizing player pairings such that a tournament player will not play another tournament player a second time until he or she has played every other remaining tournament player at least once.  
   
   
       11 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the pairing step is based upon the tournament players' performances in a previous tournament or an amount of money the tournament players pay to register in the tournament.  
   
   
       12 . The process of claims  2 , wherein the chip point total score of each game varies based upon duration of time, number of games played, number of tournament players remaining, number of rounds played or a doubling cube value.  
   
   
       13 . The process of claims  3 , wherein the chip point total score of each game varies based upon duration of time, number of games played, number of tournament players remaining, number of rounds played or a doubling cube value.  
   
   
       14 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein a tournament player is eliminated based upon his or her tournament chips falling to a predetermined number of tournament chips.  
   
   
       15 . The process of  claim 14 , wherein the predetermined number of tournament chips is zero.  
   
   
       16 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of collecting money from tournament players to register in the tournament and placing the money into a prize pool.  
   
   
       17 . The process of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of paying a tournament player a portion of the prize pool depending upon whether a tournament player is eliminated and in which round the tournament player is eliminated.  
   
   
       18 . A process for conducting a backgammon tournament, comprising the steps of: 
 registering two or more tournament players;    assigning one or more tournament chips to each of the tournament players;    setting a chip value for each point scored in a game of backgammon;    pairing tournament players in groups of two;    playing a round of the tournament consisting of games of backgammon involving each group of tournament players;    calculating a chip point total score for each game based upon duration of time, number of games played, number of tournament players remaining, number of rounds played, or doubling cube value;    adding to the tournament chips of a winning player in each game the lesser of the chip point total score of the game or the tournament chips of a losing player in the game;    subtracting from the tournament chips of the losing player in each game the chip point total score of the game;    eliminating a tournament player if his or her chip total falls to a predetermined number of tournament chips; and    repeating the steps of setting, pairing, playing, calculating, adding, subtracting, and eliminating until only one tournament player remains.    
   
   
       19 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the pairing step follows a Round-Robin method.  
   
   
       20 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the pairing step follows a multi-elimination bracket method.  
   
   
       21 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the backgammon tournament may be operated on-line or in-person.  
   
   
       22 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the assigning step results in each tournament player being assigned an equal number of tournament chips.  
   
   
       23 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the assigning step results in each tournament player being assigned an unequal number of tournament chips depending upon the tournament player's performance in a previous tournament or an amount of money the tournament player pays to register in the tournament.  
   
   
       24 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the pairing step results in tournament players being paired randomly.  
   
   
       25 . The process of  claim 24 , further comprising the step of randomizing player pairings such that a tournament player will not play another tournament player a second time until he or she has played every other remaining tournament player at least once.  
   
   
       26 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the pairing step is based upon the tournament players' performances in a previous tournament or an amount of money the tournament players pay to register in the tournament.  
   
   
       27 . The process of  claim 18 , wherein the predetermined number of tournament chips is zero.  
   
   
       28 . The process of  claim 18 , further comprising the steps of collecting money from tournament players to register in the tournament and placing the money into a prize pool.  
   
   
       29 . The process of  claim 28 , further comprising the step of paying a tournament player a portion of the prize pool depending upon whether a tournament player is eliminated and in which round the tournament player is eliminated.  
   
   
       30 . A process for conducting a backgammon tournament, comprising the steps of: 
 registering two or more tournament players;    collecting money from tournament players to register in the tournament;    placing the money into a prize pool;    assigning one or more tournament chips to each of the tournament players;    setting a chip value for each point scored in a game of backgammon;    pairing tournament players in groups of two;    playing a round of the tournament consisting of games of backgammon involving each group of tournament players;    calculating a chip point total score for each game based upon duration of time, number of games played, number of tournament players remaining, number of rounds played, or doubling cube value;    adding to the tournament chips of a winning player in each game the lesser of the chip point total score of the game or the tournament chips of a losing player in the game;    subtracting from the tournament chips of the losing player in each game the chip point total score of the game;    eliminating a tournament player if his or her chip total falls to zero;    repeating the steps of setting, pairing, playing, calculating, adding, subtracting, and eliminating until only one tournament player remains; and    paying a tournament player a portion of the prize pool depending on whether a tournament player is eliminated and in which round the tournament player is eliminated.