BASIC RULES IN DAMATH After the starting positions of the chips have been set, the first player

r is determined by drawing lots. The first player will occupy the side of the DAMATH board where (0, 0) is located. A chip is allowed to move diagonally forward only to an adjoining vacant square. A chip has to take the opponents chip diagonally forward or backward, thus, pass is not allowed. Mathematical operations (+, -, x, ) will be used depending on the vacant squares operation symbol where the Taker chip lands by jumping over the Taken chip (the latter chip has to be removed from the board after performing the indicated mathematical operation and recording the same in the scoresheet). A chip has to take the opponents chip diagonally forward or backward, thus, pass is not allowed. In taking a chip or more than one chip, the Taker chip is always the addend, minuend, multiplicand, or dividend as the case may be. In taking a chip or more than one chip, the Dama Rules on dama, mayor dalawa or tatlo, mayor tatlo over dalawa, mayor dama, and mayor dalawa or tatlo over dama prevail. When two dama chips will take same number of chips, its up for the player to decide which to move. When two dama chips will take same number of chips, its up for the player to decide which to move. A chip is declared as dama upon reaching terminally on the following designated squares. Situations where a chip is not declared as dama A dama chip is allowed to move to any unoccupied square along its diagonal path. It can take a chip or more than one chip. Moreover, a damas score is doubled in taking a chip or chips. Damas score is quadrupled if it takes the opponents dama chip. Similarly, an ordinary chips score is doubled if it takes a dama chip. OTHER RULES Use of calculator is allowed. A move [e.g. 25 (6, 3)] is good only at the most for one (1) minute including its corresponding entries in the scoresheet; while the games duration is twenty (20) minutes. It will be the responsibility of the arbiter to remind the player to make a move and write entries in the scoresheet. This will be done 10 seconds before the 1-minute time frame. If in case a player did not finish writing the entries in the scoresheet after 1 minute, the time will be stopped by the arbiter. This is to give the player time to finish writing in the scoresheet. The extra time is exclusive of the twentyminute game duration. A player may consume the whole minute in taking chip/s and writing the entries in the scoresheet. A player is required to take chip/s when there is still time left (remaining second/s of the 20-minute game duration). The game ends when any of the following situations occur: If no show of one player is declared after ten minutes. Repetitive moves of any or both players. A player resigns or refuses to move. A players chip is cornered. A player has no more chip to move. The 20-minute game duration ended. The remaining chips have to be added to the respective players total scores. DAMA chips corresponding value is doubled. The player with the greater total score is declared winner for which he/she is entitled to one (1) point in the tally sheet of contestants or one-half (0.5) point in case of a draw. In case two or more players have the same number of winnings, their previous games will be considered. Whoever won in these games prevails. If a winner cannot be determined from these games, a 10-minute rematch shall be

done. Players are not allowed to resign in the rematch. Point System (Adding the Scores in each Game/Rematch) shall be followed if no player emerges as winner after the rematch. Only one scoresheet is allowed to be accomplished alternately by the two players whereby incorrect entries shall be their responsibility. In case of incorrect entries in the scoresheet, a player has to immediately call the attention of the competition facilitator by raising ones hand, that is, after stopping the time. As determined by the said facilitator, the appropriate corrections will be done by the erring player inasmuch as the formers decision is final and unappealable. The time spent in correcting the entries is exclusive of the 20-minute game duration. Scoresheets will be reviewed by a panel of reviewers. Corrections will be done to the wrong entries which were not checked during the game. With the end view of making this innovative activity globally competitive, effective S.Y. 1999 2000 the Chess Swiss System will be adopted in the manner of conducting in the highest tradition the national level of DAMATH competition. This policy is in line also with this Departments advocacy of the culture of excellence in Mathematics and Science.