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TriplesCurling isanexcitingnewdisciplinethathasbeendevelopedbyCurlingCanada.Asitsnamesuggests,curlerscompeteinteamsof3whenplayingTriples.Allendsconsistof6rocksthrown per team, with each player throwing 2 rocks. Unless otherwise indicated, CurlingCanada’srulesapplytoTriples,includingthoserelatedtotheFreeGuardZonerule.

Practice: Inorder toallowallcurlers to familiarize themselveswith theplayingconditionsonthesheet,Triplesisalwaysbeprecededbyashortpracticesession.Duringthispracticesessioneachcurlerwilldeliver2 shots ineachdirection.Recognizing that there isnoPre-GameLSD,thisprocessshouldtakenomorethan5minutes/team.

GameStructure:Triplesgamesconsistof3‘Sets’of2endseach.EachSetcanbeseenasa2-End‘Mini-Game’,witheachteamplayingwiththehammerforoneoftheseendsandwithoutthehammerfortheother.Theteamscoringthemostpointsafterthese2endswinsthatSet.However,ifthescoreistiedatthecompletionofthesetofaSet,itbecomesa‘SplitSet’.

Example1:TeamAscores2inEnd1oftheSet,thenTeamBscores1inEnd2oftheSet.Thescoreistherefore2-1forTeamA,soTeamAwinstheSet.

Example2:TeamAscores2inEnd1oftheSet,thenTeamBscores2inEnd2oftheSet.Thescoreisnow2-2,sotheSetisconsidereda‘SplitSet’.

Hammer: In the first end of Set 1, hammer is determined by a coin toss, with the winnerautomaticallygettinghammer.HammerinthefirstendofSet2reversesfromthefirstendofSet 1. Hammer in the first end of Set 3 goes to the team that is trailing on the scoreboard.However, if the score is tied heading in to Set 3, then the hammer in the first end simplyreversesfromSet2.

Positions and Throwing Order: One of the unique features of the Triples discipline is thatcurlersplayeachofthe3positions(i.e.,Lead,Middle,andSkip)foroneSetofthegame.Teamscan determine which player starts in each position during Set 1. However, from that pointonwardtherotationofplayersmustbeasfollows:

Set1:Player1=Lead,Player2=Middle,Player3=SkipSet2:Player3=Lead,Player1=Middle,Player2=SkipSet3:Player2=Lead,Player3=Middle,Player1=Skip

Sweeping:Onlyoneplayer (i.e., thecurrent sweeper) isallowed to sweep rocksuntil the farhog-line.Atthispoint,1oftheothercurlers(i.e.,broomholderorthrower)canjoinin.Thisisintended to encourage each curler to take ownership of their respective positionalresponsibilitiesoneveryshot.

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SetValues:InordertoensurethatafullTriplesgameisplayedandthateachplayerhasameaningfulopportunitytoplayall3positions,theValueassignedtoSet3isgreaterthanitisforSets1and2.ThespecificSetValuesareasfollows:

Set1:2PointsAvailable(1Point/TeamifaSplitSet)Set2:2PointsAvailable(1Point/TeamifaSplitSet)Set3:4PointsAvailable(or2Points/TeamifaSplitSet)

ThegoalofthesedifferingPointValuesistoensurethatthefull3Setsareplayedwithouttheoutcomeofthegamebeingdetermined.Thus,evenifTeamAwinsSets1and2(andthereforeleadsthegame4-0)itisstillpossibleforTeamBtotiethegamebywinningSet3outright(sincethescorewouldnowbe4-4).

TiedGames:IfthegameistiedafterSet3,aTeamDraw-the-ButtonTie-Breakerisbeused.Theteamsalternatethrowingtheirdrawsasifthiswasthe‘ThirdEnd’ofSet3.ThethrowingorderandpositionalresponsibilitiesfortheTie-BreakerremainthesameastheywereinSet3.

Thecumulativepointtotalofall3playersonateamdeterminestheteam’sTie-Breakerscore.ThescoringsystemforeachshotoftheTie-Breakerisasfollows:

5Points:RockstopsincontactwithButton4Points:RockstopsincontactwithFourfoot3Points:RockstopsincontactwithEightfoot2Points:Rockstopsincontactwith12foot1Point: RockstopsInPlay,butNotinRings0Points:RockstopsOutofPlay

IntheeventthatbothteamsfinishtheTie-Breakerwiththesamenumberofpoints,eachteamidentifies1curlertothrowasinglemeasuredDraw-the-Buttonforthewin(withsweeping).

Coaches:CoachesarepositionedintheiceareainTriples.Coachesmaystandeitheronthesidelinebetweenthehoglinesoronthebackboardbehindthehouse.InSets1and2,thecoachoftheteamwiningthepre-gamecointossispositionedonthe‘AwayHalf’ofthesheet,whilethecoachoftheteamthatlosesthecointossispositioningonthe‘HomeHalf’.InSet3,coachesarepositionedonthehalfofthesheetwheretheirteamhasthehammer.

Pleasenotethatcoachesareonlyallowedtocommunicatewiththeircurlerswhentheotherteamisincontrolofthehouse.Thisisintendedtomaintainthepaceofplay,andtoensurethatthecurlersmaketheirowndecisions.However,teams/coachescancall1x60secondTime-Out(timedbytheotherteam’scoach).Time-Outscantakeplaceanywhereonthesheet.

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SCORINGATRIPLESGAMEONATRADITIONALCLUBSCOREBOARD

Note:TheCurrentSet’sEndScoresarevelcroedoverorneartheRed/Yellowdesignations.TheX’srepresent“backwards-facing”endmarkersandareonlyusedtoindicatea‘SplitSet’.

Redscores2inthe1stEndofSet1

Red 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow

Yellowscores2inthe2ndEndofSet1.Thisisa‘SplitSet’,with1pointgoingtoeachteam.

Red 2 X1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow 2 X

Yellowscores1inthe1stEndofSet2.

Red X1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow 1 X

Redscores3inthe2ndEndofSet2.RedthereforetakestheSet,andisawarded2points.

Red 3 X 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow 1 X

Redscores1inthe1stEndofSet3.

Red 1 X 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow X

Yellowscores2inthe2ndEndofSet3.YellowthereforetakestheSet,andisawarded4points.ThismeansthatYellowwinstheGame5pointsto3points.

Red 1 X 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Yellow 2 X 3

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SCORINGTHESAMEGAMEONANARENASCOREBOARD

Note:‘ThisSet’isvelcroedoverHammerheading,withtheCurrentSet’sEndScoresbelowit.TheCurrentGameScoreforallCompletedSetsisshownbelowtheTotalheading.

Redscores2inthe1stEndofSet1

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 2

Yellow

Yellowscores2inthe2ndEndofSet1.Thisisa‘SplitSet’,with1pointgoingtoeachteam.

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 2 1 1

Yellow 2 1 1

Yellowscores1inthe1stEndofSet2.

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 1 1

Yellow 1 1 1

Redscores3inthe2ndEndofSet2.RedthereforetakestheSet,andisawarded2points.

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 2 1 2 3

Yellow 1 1 0 1

Redscores1inthe1stEndofSet3.

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 1 1 2 3

Yellow 1 0 1

Yellowscores2inthe2ndEndofSet3.YellowthereforetakestheSet,andisawarded4points.ThismeansthatYellowwinstheGame5pointsto3points.

Team THISSET 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 TotalRed 1 1 2 0 3

Yellow 2 1 0 4 5