Mindbug tournament official rules
Below are the rules for the ongoing Mindbug Tournament Season.
Participants
- The tournament is open to anyone who wishes to participate.
- Each table will consist of 2 players.
Deck Composition
- Decks will be provided by the tournament organizer.
- Alternatively, players may choose to use a deck from either player at the table, provided that the deck is legal and conforms to the tournament rules.
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The organizer decides and announce before the start of the tournament the sets used in the tournament. Choice has to be done using one of the following sets:
- the First Contact base set (48 cards total)
- or First Contact base set + First Contact addon pack (New Servants) (72 cards total).
Tournament Format
- The tournament are played using the Swiss Round system.
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Three rounds are recommended, but the tournament organizer may adjust the number of rounds based on the available timeslot.
- A round will last approximately 1 hour.
- The player(s) with the higher number of wins at the end of the tournament will be the winner.
Match Format
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Each match will be played using the Best-of-Three (BO3) format.
- The first player to win two games wins the match.
- Each match have a 1 hour time limit. If a match reaches the time limit, the player with the highest number of life points win the ongoing game, else it is a draw. Game points are reported without waiting for second or third game to be played.
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Match result (1 point per win) can be reported by any of the 2 players.
- Else, organizer can also report the result of any table
- Organizer is reponsible to verify the result of all tables of a round before starting the next one.
Game Format
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Shuffle all cards from tournament selected sets.
- Distribute 10 to both players
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Discovery Variant (optional rule):
- Organizer can decide that each game of a match should be done using only cards not used in previous game of the ongoing match.
- If there is less than 20 cards remaining, shuffle all available cards together again.
- Players must follow the rules outlined in the Mindbug rulebook.
- If a dispute arises during a match, the organizer/referee of the event will make the final decision.
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Players must conduct themselves in a professional and sportsmanlike manner throughout the tournament.
- Referee can take decision to exclude a player if not.
Prize
- The tournament organizer will determine the prize for the winner and the runner-up.
- The prize should be announced before the start of the tournament.