Terminology used at the Colonial Triad League

Arena - Triad is played on a 12m sided triangular court. This court is surrounded by a 4 m tall safety netting supported by aluminium poles mounted on the playing boards. This entire setup is referred to as the Arena.

Game Day - Roughly every 2 weeks Triad is played at either New farm Park, Brisbane or an alternate site. Games start at noon and go till 5pm.

Captains - The captains of the teams.

Referees - Referee. Ideally there are 4 Referees's in the Arena monitoring a game. Though even a single referee can monitor a game if need be.

Head referee - The head referee. It is the Head Referees role to monitor all Captain's and their application of the rules.

Squad League - A competitive league where rules are enforced to the letter. 3 rounds make up the season with a final series and trophy presented to the winning team.

Squad - Each team is referred to as a squad, thus Squad League.

Rec League - A recreational league where the rules are applied with some flexibility and where fun is the goal. The Rec League is for casual players , for blooding new players (Nuggets) and forming new teams. Squad League players will be found in the Rec League helping teach the Nuggets the finer points of Triad as well as playing with other Squad league players that in the Squad League would normally be their foe.

Nugget - A new player in the Rec League. May be referred to as a Newbie.