If more than one player selects a tile in that row, then the player whose tile is in the leftmost column ( closest to 1 ) goes first.

If, however, there are no shares left when the chain is founded, then the founding player does not receive the free share.

If a tile is placed between two hotel chains of the same size, the individual player who places the tile decides which hotel chain remains on the board and which is acquired.

If a player holds onto his stock, he runs the risk that the acquired chain may not reemerge before the game ends.

If the opponents win the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves ; if odd, the player in the left service court serves.

If a player does not lift, his only remaining option is to push the shuttlecock softly back to the net: in the forecourt this is called a netshot ; in the midcourt or rearcourt, it is often called a push or block.

If the player and dealer have the same point total, this is called a " push " and the player typically doesn't win or lose money on that hand.

If the dealer busts, all remaining player hands win.

* Split ( only available as first decision of a hand ): If the first two cards have the same value, the player can split them into two hands, by moving a second bet equal to the first into an area outside the betting box of the original bet.

If the dealer's upcard is an ace, the player is offered the option of taking " insurance " before the dealer checks the hole card.

If a player wins two sets, or gets a win and a tie, that player wins the game.

If each player wins a set, or both sets end tied, there is a 3-end tiebreaker to determine a winner.

If the chains are long enough then the player will certainly win.

If the other player also knows to offer sacrifices, the expert also has to manipulate the number of available sacrifices through earlier play.

If a player rolls two of the same number, called doubles, that player must play each die twice.

If one player has not borne off any checkers by the time that player's opponent has borne off all fifteen, then the player has lost a gammon, which counts for double a normal loss.

If the losing player has not borne off any checkers and still has checkers on the bar or in the opponent's home board, then the player has lost a backgammon, which counts for triple a normal loss.

" If both opponents roll the same opening number, the doubling cube is incremented on each occasion yet remains in the middle of the board, available to either player.

* If the offence scores a field goal, the scoring team must kickoff from their own 35-yard line.

* If the offence scores a touchdown, the scoring team must kickoff from their own 35-yard line.

* If the defence scores on a safety ( bringing the ball down in the offence's own end zone ), they have the right to claim possession.

If a kicked ball goes out of bounds, or the kicking team scores a single or field goal as a result of the kick, the other team likewise gets possession.

If they make what would normally be a field goal, they score one point ; what would normally be a touchdown scores two points ( a " two-point conversion ").

If the team scores a touchdown, starting with the 2010 season, it is required to attempt a 2-point conversion.

If five judges then the highest and lowest scores are discarded and the middle three are summed and multiplied by the degree of difficulty ( DD ), which is determined from a combination of the moves undertaken, in which position and from what height ).

If divers are scoring 8 or 9 on most dives, it may be a sign of their extreme skill, or it may be a sign that their dive list is not competitive, and they may lose the meet to a diver with higher DDs and lower scores.

If a dive is performed which is as submitted but not as ( incorrectly ) announced, it is declared failed and scores zero according to a strict reading of the FINA law.

If any part of the ball reaches any part of the imaginary vertical plane transected by this line while in-bounds and in possession of a player whose team is striving toward that end of the field, this is considered a touchdown and scores six points for the team whose player has advanced the ball to, or recovered the ball in, this position.

If any member of the offensive team is downed while in possession of the ball behind his own team's goal line, this is called a safety and scores two points for the defensive team.

If the Flynn effect has ended in developed nations, then this may possibly allow national differences in IQ scores to diminish if the Flynn effect continues in nations with lower average national IQs.

If he takes 5 tricks, he scores 5.

For example, a player bids 4: If he takes exactly 4 tricks, he scores 14.

If a player fails to make the contract and takes overtrick ( s ), he / she scores the number of tricks taken.

If a player has overbid, he / she scores the difference between tricks bid and tricks taken times-10.

) If a hand is made up of a pair, it always scores higher than a non-pair, no matter what the value of the pips are.

If the wrestler has passed out, the opponent then scores by submission.

On television before the game, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath said, " If Miami gets the kickoff and scores on the opening drive, the game is over .".

If at least three points have been scored by each player, making the player's scores equal at forty apiece, the score is not called out as " forty-forty ", but rather as " deuce ".

If the serve is a clear failure or is doubted again by the umpire after the warning, receiver scores a point.

If a player can alter two words at once, he scores both, so if the word CAT were already played, then an H could be placed over the C, and then A, R, and P added to make both HAT and HARP.

If their test scores suddenly diverged by a large degree, this would be strong evidence that studying ( or going to the amusement park ) had a causal effect on test scores.

If neither scores within one minute, they both lose the match.