Winning scores will always be truncated to 7 points. Three points are awarded for each match won, and one point is added for each match lost, to serve as an incentive to play more matches. One point is also deducted for each adjourned (i.e. uncompleted) match, although only for the period of adjournment.
League table placings will be determined by the following criteria: (1) number of points awarded for wins and defeats, less those deducted for current adjournments; (2) "average points difference", i.e. the difference between match points scored and points conceded throughout the season, divided by the number of matches played; and (3) play-offs where the first two criteria are indecisive and the finishing positions are significant in terms of prizes or qualification for other events.
Results must be reported to the Director and are only deemed to be results when they have been recorded by him (or his designated representative), and contestants have until the end of November to complete their fixtures. THIS DEADLINE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED.
Scores from adjourned (uncompleted) matches must also be reported, although matches where there have been more than two adjournments will be declared null and void.
Players who play few matches will, unlike in the Premier League, stay in the league table with no repercussions.
In fact, late entrants will be admitted into the league wherever deemed appropriate by the Director.
The entry fee for 2026 is £10, and is payable on completion of the player's first match. This will fund the engraving on the Bristol Conference trophy, plus engraved mementoes for the winner and runner-up, and cash prizes for the top few finishers, depending on the total entry.
While league matches have traditionally (pre-Covid) been played face-to-face, internet play is now permissible with the consent of both players.
The preferred website for online Bristol Backgammon play is Backgammon Studio Heroes, where a "Feeder League Bristol" room is available for use.
An identical room is available at the overspill site, Backgammon Studio Heroes 3.
The default for pip-counts during online play is "on" in both rooms.