The term “triple-threat” refers to the number of players at the board in a single game.
It is taken into consideration that “friendly fire” poses a threat, too, as allied pawns may be forced to eliminate each other from the track.
Triple-threat ranking tournaments yield points for the World Rankings and the Medal Race.
Championship (3T) / Masters (3T+)
Allied colours line up side-by-side as vanguard and rearguard (see right board).
Tournaments of these styles of events are scheduled for “first-to-x wins” distances.
A single Championship game is won by the first player to save all pawns of one allied colour (3T).
A single Masters game is won by the first player to save all pawns of both allied colours (3T+).
Grand Prix Series (GP)
Allied colours line up opposite to each other (see right board).
Such events are scheduled for a pre-determined number of single counted games with the player collecting the most Grand Prix Points (GPP) winning the event.
GPP are scored in accordance with the respective colours’ finishing results:
- 10 GPP for 1st place1
- 6 GPP for 2nd place
- 4 GPP for 3rd place
- 3 GPP for 4th place
- 2 GPP for 5th place
- 1 GPP for 6th place
- 2 bonus GPP for the 1st player to finish both allied colours.2
There are no tie-breakers. If applicable, an event shall be extended by counted extra games until the event’s winner is determined. If the event’s winner is mathematically determined prematurely, remaining scheduled games are cancelled.
Grand Prix Plus (GP+)
GPP are scored as follows:
- 4 GPP for the 1st player to finish both of their allied colours
- 2 GPP for the 2nd player to finish both of their allied colours
- 1 GPP for the 3rd player to finish both of their allied colours
Otherwise, Grand Prix (GP) rules apply.
TripleAthlon (TA)
This is an all-around event featuring games of the three most common sets of rules (3T/3T+/GP) introduced above.
The order of the sets of rules to be played shall be A, B, C, A, B, C, etc., with the letters (A, B, C) being assigned to the different sets of rules before the start of the tournament.
Such events are scheduled for a points target (PTx). The minimum distance shall be a points target of “5” (PT5) to ensure that at least one game per set of rules be played. Points are scored as follows:
- 3T/3T+: 2 points are scored by the winner of a single game
- GP: 2 points are equally split between the player finishing a colour in 1st place and the first player finishing both colours.
A single GP game ends once identification of the scoring player(s) has been concluded. If a player reaches the PT by finishing their first colour in 1st place with no other player in reach of the PT, the game and the tournament will end immediately.
If players are tied for the lead at the PT after conclusion of a GP game, extra games played under the respective set of rules next in line shall be played until the overall winner has been identified.