2017 Saboteur Championship

LATVIA CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE SABOTEUR BOARD GAME
On September 16, 2017, the Latvian championship in the board game Saboteur will be held for the second time. During one day, the participants will compete in the main tournament and in the elimination games to find out the Latvian champion, who will get the right to represent Latvia at the world championship this November in Riga.
Application form: http://bit.ly/2v7l37g 

SABOTEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RULES:
Time of the championship: 16.09., from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.
Championship venue: Elkor Plaza (Brīvības gatve 201, Riga)
Participants: Anyone who has registered, no age limit (need to know the Saboteur game rules as they will not be explained).

Fee: 5 EUR.
Important! The participation fee must be paid in cash upon arrival at the registration. However, if you want to pay by bank transfer, we can prepare and send an invoice upon individual request.

ORDER OF PLAY
The main tournament lasts 5 rounds.
If a total of 30 or more participants participate, then after the main tournament, the best 18 play the semi-finals, after which the best 6 play the final, the winner of which is the Latvian champion.

ROUND
One round consists of three plays (or a full game of Saboteur). In each round, the roles are reassigned and points are awarded at the end of the round. The game follows the basic Saboteur game rules with minor changes to roles and scoring as described below.

ROLES
Unlike Saboteur's regular game, the tournament has two changes:
- You will always know exactly what roles are in the game.
- In addition to dwarves and saboteurs, an egoistic dwarf comes along, whose task is to win alone (he does not win together with ordinary dwarves).

POINTS
At the end of each hand, points are awarded depending on the outcome of the hand.
- If the saboteurs win, then the saboteur gets 4 points if he is the only one, or 3 points if there are two or three saboteurs.
- If the path to the gold is created by the selfish dwarf, then he alone gets 4 points.
- If the path to the gold is made by a common gnome, then that gnome gets 3 points, and every other common gnome gets 2 points.

DIVISION BY TABLES
In the first five rounds, the distribution at the tables is drawn.
Each table is played by 6 players (2 saboteurs, 3 normal dwarves, 1 selfish dwarf), however, if the number of participants is not divisible by 6, tables with 5 participants (1 saboteur, 3 normal dwarves, 1 selfish dwarf) or 7 participants are also created (2 saboteurs, 3 normal dwarves, 2 egoistic dwarves).
If there is a semi-final, then the division at the tables takes place according to the rating:
Table 1 - 1st, 6th, 9th, 10th, 13th and 18th place.
Table 2 - 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th and 17th place.
Table 3 - 3rd, 4th, 7th, 12th, 15th and 16th place.
The 6 best participants according to the ranking obtained after the semi-final (or after the main tournament if there was no semi-final) play in the final. The winner of the final becomes the champion of Latvia and is entitled to represent Latvia at the world championship in November.

RATING
In order to rank players, firstly, the number of points of the player is taken into account, secondly, the number of wins, and thirdly, the rating of the player's opponents.

CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE FUND:
1st place €45 Brain Games gift card, €20 Elkor Plaza gift card, opportunity to represent Latvia at the Saboteur World Championship in Riga;
2nd place €35 Brain Games gift card, €15 Elkor Plaza gift card;
3rd place €25 Brain Games gift card, €10 Elkor Plaza gift card;

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
10:00 - 10:30 - arrival and registration.
10:30 - 10:45 - first round distribution and opening of the tournament.
10:45 - 11:30 - first round.
11:40 - 12:25 - second round.
12:35 - 13:20 - third round.
13:20 - 14:00 - lunch break.
14:00 - 14:45 - fourth round.
14:55 - 15:40 - fifth round.
15:50 – 16:35 — semi-finals.
16:45 – 17:30 — final.
17:35 - award ceremony.