SCI-DAMA

SCI-DAMA REGIONAL GUIDELINES

1. Contestants shall be grouped into two (2) brackets A
and B.
2. Groupings shall be done by draw lots.
3. Group A shall be composed of 8 players and Group B
shall be composed of 6 players. However, if there are
lacking players in a group, the players who are
present will be distributed equally to Group A and B.
4. The contest shall have two stages:
Stage 1 shall be single round robin elimination.
Stage 2 shall be knock out game of the top 3 players
of each bracket.

5. Participants must bring their own chips with label

and Sci-Dama Board.
6. The Sci-Dama Board must be printed with
arithmetic sign and x, y-axis label.
7. In case of any complaint raised by any player, the
Arbiter of the Game under protest shall immediately
stop the clock and shall take note of the remaining
time and settle the problem at his/her level.
8. In case the Arbiter cannot settle the problem at
his/her level, the help of the Chief Arbiter shall
be sought.
9. If the Chief Arbiter cannot settle the problem at
his/her level, the problem shall be elevated to the
Jury.

10. In determining the winners,

Rank 1 players of each bracket shall play for the
1st and 2nd places.
Rank 2 players shall play for the 3rd and 4th places.
Rank 3 players shall play for the 5th and 6th places.
11. To break the tie/s in any of the games, the following
shall apply:
a. Winner over the other
b. Point system (3 or more players)
c. Rematch of 10 minutes
12. The result of any game shall become final only after
review of the Arbiters Review Committee.
13. Decision of the Arbiter/Chief Arbiter/Jury in solving
the complaint and in declaring the winners is final and
non-appealable.

BASIC RULES IN PLAYING SCI-DAMA

Basically, the rules in playing the Filipino check board game call
dama will be used with some modifications in integrating
Mathematics and Science as follows:
1. Set the starting position of the chips.
2. After the starting position of the chips have been set, the first
player is determined by drawing lots.
3. A chip is allowed to move diagonally forward only to an adjoining
vacant square.
4. 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 indicated mathematical operation and recording same
in the score sheet).
5. In taking more than one chip, the taker chip is always the
addend, minuend, multiplicand, or dividend as the case may be.

6. In taking 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.
7. A chip is declared dama upon reaching terminally on the following
designated squares:
For RED CHIPS:
(0,7) (2,7) (4,7) (6,7)
For BLUE CHIPS:
(1,0) (3,0) (5,0) (7,0)
8. A dama chip is allowed to take a chip or more than one chip, or
move to any unoccupied square along its diagonal path. Moreover,
a damas score is doubled in taking a chip or chips and quadrupled
if it takes the opponents dama chip. Similarly, an ordinary chips
score is doubled if it takes a dama chip.
9. A move [e.g. 2]
(6,3) is good only at the most or one (1) minute
including its corresponding entries in the score sheet, while the
games duration is twenty (20) minutes.

10. The game end when any of the following situations occur:
* If no show of one player is declared after 10 minutes.
* Repetitive moves of any both players.
* A player resigns.
* A players chip is cornered.
* A player has no more chips to move.
The 20-minute game duration is ended.
11. The remaining chips have to be added to the respective
players total scores.
12. The player with the total least score is declared winner for
which he/she is entitled to one (1) point in the tally sheet of
contestant or (0.5) point in case of draw.

13. Only one score sheet is allowed to be accomplished

alternatively by the two players whereby incorrect entries
shall be their responsibility. In case of incorrect entries in
the score sheet, a player has to immediately call the
attention of the competition facilitator (arbiter) by raising
ones hand, that is after stopping the time. As determined
by the said facilitator, the appropriate corrections will be
done by erring player inasmuch as the formers decision is
final and unappealable.
14. With end view of making this innovative activity globally
effective SY 1999-2000 the Chess Swiss System will be
adopted in the manner of conducting in the highest
tradition the national level of Sci-Dama competition. This
policy is in-line also with this Departments advocacy of
the culture of excellence in Science and Mathematics.

COMPONENTS OF SCI-DAMA BOARD

0

+
1

+
3

+
6

Note: Odd numbers will have negative exponent while even

numbers will have positive exponent.

Sample Sci - Dama Board

0

6
5

+
0

--

+
6

2
1

-_

4
3

+
-

6
5

--

--

7
-

--

--

--

--

--

--

2
1

--

4
3

POSITION OF CHIPS

(Cartesian Coordinate)

First Element..X-axis (horizontal)

Second Element .Y-axis (vertical)

CHIPS

COORDINATES

CHIPS

COORDINATES

(0,1)

(7,6)

(5,2)

(2,5)

(7,0)

(0,7)

(2,1)

(5,6)

(7,2)

(0,5)

(5,0)

(2,7)

(3,2)

(4,5)

(6,1)

(1,6)

(3,0)

(4,7)

10

(1,2)

10

(6,5)

11

(4,1)

11

(3,6)

12

(1,0)

12

(6,7)

SCI-DAMA POSITION OF CHIPS

Elementary Categories:
DepEd Memorandum No. 1999

Grade III & Grade IV

Water Patrol Sci-DAMA
25
70

50
105

45

90

10

65
5

110

5
65

75

45

105
50

30

90

10
30

85

110

85
30

Grade V & Grade VI

Power Patrol Sci-DAMA

110
50

95

70
25

55
15

10
115

35

70

10
70

15
35

90

115

90

95

50
110

55

75
30

STARTING POSITION OF CHIPS IN SCI-DAMA BOARD

(Water Patrol Sci-Dama)

0
7

25

6
5

5
110
0

45

50
4

2
1

25
6

4
3

70

105

6
5

10

85
2

90

--

30

7
5

--

65

110

65

--

30

--

90

85

10

105

50

45

2
1

70

4
3

Score Sheet

E1
M
A
LE G
P
M
SA

Water Patrol Sci-Dama (Elem)

Name: Mark Alvero

Name: Rommel Golloso

School: Ateneo

School: La Salle

Moves

Score

Total Score

45(6,3)

NS

45(4,5)

45+6
5

90(2,3)

NS

5(2,3)

NS

5(4,5)

10+
5

65(4,3)

NS

Total

Cu.m

110

15

Moves

Cu.m

Total Score

Score

Cu.m

65(5,4)

NS

30(3,4)

3045

NS

30(1,2)

3090

NS

10(3,4)

NS

105(5,4)

105
-5

100

105(3,2)

105
+65

170

125

Final
Score

WIN
LOSE
Arbiter: ______________

Total

270

Final Score

WIN
LOSE
Arbiter: ______________

Cu.m

ATENEO Win

LA SALLE Lose

25

75

50

85

85

50

110

25

70

105

90

10

105

30

70

65

45

Total: 590 + 125=715

Total: 550 + 270= 820

STARTING POSITION OF CHIPS IN SCI-DAMA BOARD

(Power Patrol Sci-Dama)
0

30

7
6

75

55
110

50

90
35

15

115
10

70

95

5
4

4
3
2

95
10

70
35

15
50

110

75

115
0

90
2

55
4

30
6

ME
A
G
LE
SAMP

Score Sheet
Power Patrol Sci-Dama (Elem)

Name: Judito Colango

Name: Joy Sumagaysay

School: Muntinlupa

School: TAPAT

Moves

Score

Total Score

95(0,3)

NS

95(2,5)

95+1
5=

15(4,3)

NS

75(4,3)

NS

75(5,4)

KWH

110

Moves

KWH

Score

Total Score

15(1,4)

NS

75(3,4)

NS

75(5,2)

75+1
5=

30(1,6)

NS

95(4,3)

9575

KWH

KWH

90

20

6
Total

110

Final
Score

WIN

Total

110

Final
Score

LOSE

Arbiter: ______________

WIN
Arbiter: ______________

LOSE

Muntinlupa

WIN

TAPAT

50

10

30

115

70

35

110

90

55

110

35

55

90

95

115

30

10

70
50

Total: 565

Total: 610

LOSE

SCI-DAMA POSITION OF CHIPS

Secondary Categories

First Year ELECTRO Sci-Dama

Php 10
1 kwh
Php 4
Php 12

7 kwh
9 kwh

Php 2

11kwh
Php 6

Php 8

5 kwh
3 kwh

______________________________________________________________
Second Year SCI-NOTATION Dama
1

10
12

7
9

11

2
6

______________________________________________________________
Third Year THi-Sci-Dama
25%
90 0F
35%
45%

70 0F

120 0F

85 0F

30%

50%

40%

75 0F

110 0F

______________________________________________________________
Fourth Year THERMO Sci-Dama
2 0C

29 g
37 g

7g

17 0C
23 0C

31 0C

3g

13 g

19 g

11 0C
5 0C

For SCI-NOTATION SCI-DAMA (Second Year)

EQUIVALENT OF CHIPS NUMBER IN SCIENCTIFIC

NOTATION
CHIPS

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

1
2

1.1 x 10-1
2.2 x 102

3
4

3.3 x 10-3
4.4 x 104

5
6

5.5 x 10-5
6.6 x 106

7
8

7.7 x 10-7
8.8 x 108

9
10

9.9 x 10-9
1.01 x 1010

11
12

1.111 x 10-11
1.212 x 10 12

For Thi- SCI-DAMA (Third Year)

TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY INDEX TABLE
Relative Humidity
%

78

79

10

80

15

81

20

82

25

83

30

84

Examples of taking chip:

35

85

40

45

86

87

50

55

88

THI

*25% + 40%=65%
91F
*50% - 25% =25%
83F
*45% - 30% =15%
81F
*25% - 40% =NS (NO SCORE)
NS

89

60

90

65

91

70

75

93

95

80

97

85

99

90

102

95

100

105

108

TOTAL THI
91F
174F
255F
255F

After adding the remaining chips, the player with the lesser
temperature in the total THI (F converted to C) is declared winner.

Thermo Sci-DAMA

EAR
Y
H
T
UR
For FO
0
7

g
0
0
0

C
0
0
0

2
1

Score

1 17C (4,3) = NS
3 17C-23C (4,7) =NS

4
3

11C

MOVES

2 17C + 29g (2,5) =NS

+
3g

6
5

+
1

--

17c

7
-

17C

29g

29g

17C

17C

23C

2
1

4
3

6
5

Sample Moves

Total Score

gC
0
0
0

g
0
0
0

C
0
0
0

GC
0
0
0