Tournament Rules

The Moline Horse Tournament is a single elimination tournament playing the game of HORSE.  For participants not familiar, every shot your opponent makes and then you miss, you receive a letter.  Once you spell HORSE, you lose.

There will be a pace of play expected.  If a game becomes slow, officials can install a 15 second shot clock in between shots to be enforced.

Officiating of a game will be done by the players playing.

Players not required to replicate a basketball move for a made shot, location only. I.e. if a player shoots and makes a behind the back shot from the free throw line the opponent does not have to shoot it from behind their back, just from the same spot on the floor.

A maximum of one letter can be given from a shot made using a non-dominant hand (which will have to be called out prior to the shot).  

2 attempts are allowed on the last letter only.

The bank is open, unlimited bank shots can be called.  Backboard banks only

All net (swish) shots can be called.  Players can have a tournament official review the shots.

One basketball will be provided by the tournament.  Bring your own rock if you want to increase your advantage.  

Previous year final four will receive automatic 1 seeds.  Previous year elite eight will receive automatic 2 seeds.  Where previous year players are not present, a blind draw will be conducted from a pool of any year final four or elite eight appearances.