Mindbug tournament official rules

Below are the rules for the ongoing Master Series.

The tournaments should be opened to anyone who wishes to participate, except final events like Nationals that will require qualifications.
Each table will consist of 2 players or 4 players in case of tag team tournament.

Decks will be provided by the tournament organizer.
Alternatively, players may choose to use a deck from either player at the table, the deck should be conform to the tournament rules.
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:
- (Season 4) - Battlefruit Kingdom (48 cards total).
- (Season 4) - 2v2: Battlefruit Kingdom + Tag Team (48 + 32 cards total).
- (Season 5) - Battlefruit Galaxy (48 cards total).
- (Season 5) - 2v2: Battlefruit Galaxy + Tag Team (48 + 32 cards total).

The tournaments are played using the Swiss Round system, then could have a direct elimination bracket to decide the winner(s).

3 to 4 rounds are recommended for the swiss round phase, but the tournament organizer may adjust the number of rounds based on the available timeslot and number of participants.
Alternativly the tournament organizer can also decide to run a round robin tournament (most suitable for a lower player count).
Info: A round will last approximately 45min.
The player(s) with the higher number of points at the end of the swiss round will be either the winner (if no final bracket), or continue into the elimination bracket (if there is final bracket).

The organizer decide if there is a final elimination bracket at the start of the tournament. It is recommended if there is more than 8 players, at least to make a final match to decide the winners.
It can also be decided to go directly with a final elimination bracket, without swiss round before.

Swiss round matches can be played using the Best-of-Two (BO2)(recommended) or Best-of-One (BO1) format.
- A win gather 2 points, a loss 0 points and a draw 1 point (can only happen when using BO2 format).
- Bracket matches are played using the Best-of-Three (BO3) or Best-of-One (BO1) format.
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.
Match result can be reported by any of the 2 players or directly by the organizer.
Organizer is reponsible to verify the result of all tables of a round before starting the next one.

Shuffle all cards from tournament selected sets.
- Distribute 10 to both players
- 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.
Players must conduct themselves in a professional and sportsmanlike manner throughout the tournament.
- Referee can take decision to exclude a player if not.

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.