The 2023 World Curling Rules of Curling, with the exceptions detailed, will apply to all games. Sweepers will not be required to use World Curling-compliant brush heads. Stick and wheelchair curlers are welcome at this event.

The hammer in the 1st end will be determined by a coin toss.

Vices are to measure rocks. If necessary, contact an official or neutral third party if you are unable to agree on a measure. Note that you may measure a free guard stone with the 6’ measure stick, if agreement cannot be reached on whether it is touching the house. No other stones can be measured until the completion of an end.

After the game ends, please make sure the final score is posted on the scoreboard. A WCCC member will log the final score and reset the scoreboard.

"No Tick Shot" rules:

If, prior to the delivery of the sixth stone of an end, a delivered stone causes either directly or indirectly, an opposition stone in the Free Guard Zone (FGZ) which is touching the center line to be moved to an off-center line position or to a position outside the FGZ, the non-offending team has the option to:

(i) Remove the delivered stone from play, and replace all stones that were displaced to their positions prior to the violation taking place; or

(ii) Leave all stones where they came to rest. If the stone is moved from the center line to an out-of-play position, then the FGZ rule applies.

If there is any doubt as to whether or not the stone touches the line, use the right-angle triangle to measure it. Simply place the corner of the triangle on the center-line and if it also touches the stone, then the stone is automatically in the no-tick zone.

1. Each team will play in a pool of 4. There will be a round robin among those 4 teams. During pool play, games may end in a tie.
2. After round robin, each team will be ranked 1-4 in their pool. If there are ties in standings, the tiebreakers will be determined in the following order:
   • Head-to-Head
   • Draw-To-Button (DTB)
   • Point Differential
   • Points Scored
   • Coin Flip
3. After pool standings are completed, all 32 teams will be ranked for the bracket playoffs. Rankings will be determined in the following order:
   • Pool Ranking
   • Win Loss Record
   • DTB
   • Point Differential
   • Total Points Scored
   • Coin Flip
4. The 8 highest ranked teams will advance to the A Bracket. Teams ranked 9-16 will be seeded in the B playoff bracket, teams ranked 17-24 will be seeded in the C playoff bracket and teams ranked 25-32 will be seeded in the D playoff bracket.
5. The DTB measurements are to be done after each team’s first 2 games. One person will throw a DTB after game 1 and a different person will throw after game 2. We will record both measurements and add the 2 distances to determine the final DTB measurement. Offensive sweeping is allowed. If the rock covers the pin, the DTB is zero. If the rock misses the house, the DTB is 199.6 centimeters.

1. All games, except for the Finals, are either 8 ends or 2 hours, whichever comes first. The Finals should go the full 8 ends, unless a team concedes (shakes) before the 8th end.
2. All games will be single elimination.
3. The hammer in the 1st end will be determined by a coin toss.
4. If both teams agree, games may begin before the designated draw time provided that all the sheets have been completely prepared for play.
5. The bell will ring 1 hour 30 minutes into the game, at which point you may complete your current end and play one more. An end is not considered started until the 1st rock is in play. Please be mindful of our time constraints. We only have 20 minutes to prepare the ice in between games, so if you cannot finish another end in the allotted time, please do not begin it.
6. Games ending in a tie after time expires will be determined by a tie-breaking draw to the button. Any member may throw their team’s single rock in the tie-breaker. Offensive sweeping is allowed. The rock closest to the pin, by measure if necessary, will be the winner. The team that normally would not have had the hammer if another end was to be played is to go first. If neither stone makes it into the house, the process is to be repeated until a winner is declared.
7. All other USCA and/or WCF rules will apply except that all commercially available brooms shall be permitted in play and modern sweeping techniques shall be legal.
8. Rocks are to be measured by the Vice Skips of the playing teams. Please measure your own rocks if necessary. Contact an official if you are unable to agree on a measure.
9. Please note that the outer 12’ ring on each sheet may vary. You may measure a free guard stone with the measure stick. No other stones can be measured until the completion of an end.
10. The on-ice officials will be Nick Graf, Katie Feldman, and David Betts. One person from this list or their designee will be available for on-ice rulings as necessary.
11. Please post your score on the scoreboard after each end of play.
12. After the game ends, please make sure the final score is posted on the scoreboard. The on ice official will log the final score and reset the scoreboard.

The game ends if a team is arithmetically eliminated in the last end.

A team can only concede when it is their turn.

If a game ends by arithmetically elimination or concession the score is determined as:

• Score Xs unless only one rock remains not thrown and is the same color as rocks currently scoring.

There is a limit on the amount of times that Billy can yell “pull” and then raise his broom like a shotgun. It’s 4 times for the whole weekend. Please notify security if he abuses this rule.