1. Practice good sportsmanship. We're all here to have fun. We're all a part of the same community, here to enjoy playing this game we all love.
2. I (Chris Schoenthal) will be the main TD for this event, and my decisions are final. I will be checking my PMs regularly throughout the weekend, and will be on Slack (same @ as my screen name here) as well, so if you have any concerns or questions before or during the tournament, please feel free to reach out. I will be assisted by Tamas Papp (Yoda007), Bill Kafer (TacoBill), Matt Carulli (quickdraw3457) and Casey Anis (spideyguy0). Each of them will be running or assisting with one or more of the individual heats, and I will discuss any major decisions or issues with them as a team. Bill will also be playing in the event, and will recuse himself from any rulings or issues involving games in his heat.
3. All decks for Day 1, for all heats, must be submitted to decklists@starwarsccg.org by 2:59 AM EST on December 4th. Note that this is a change from the initial announcement, which has now been updated to this information.
4. Submission format: Deck lists should be submitted in the following manner:
Title: (Your Name) Heat #(your heat number- 4am Sat = #1, 10am Sat = #2, 7am Sun = #3, 1pm Sun = #4) Day 1 Decks
Format: Deck Export File. This is will be a .txt file generated from GEMP. DO NOT copy/paste a text list into the body of the email. Click your deck in GEMP, click the arrow as shown in the screen shot, and attach that file to the email for each deck. The files themselves can be titled as you would like, but please make it clear which is your LS and which is your DS deck.
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5. Deck checks: All deck checks will be performed ONLY by TDs and/or volunteers who are not playing in any portion of Worlds. We will check submitted lists during the period of time between submission and the first heat starting ONLY for the following: The deck file is formatted as listed above, and contains 60 cards from the correct side of the Force, all card titles are legal SWCCG cards, and the deck contains a Starting Effect. If one of these conditions is not met, we will contact the player to resolve it. Additional deck checks may be done during the event at the TD's discretion.
6. Day 1 deck lists will be posted after all Day 1 heats are completed, no later than Tuesday, December 8 at 9 PM EST. Day 2 deck lists will be posted as soon as possible following the conclusion of Day 2.
7. Players should use caution when loading a deck. We recommend titling your decks WORLDS LS (Any additional text you wish) and WORLDS DS (Additional text) to avoid loading the wrong one. If the wrong deck is loaded, and it is caught within the first turn cycle, the players may request a restart from the TD. If it's not caught until later in the game, the player who submitted the wrong deck will forfeit the game.
8. Only two players playing in a game. This is a championship-level event. Do not screen share, or receive any outside assistance. Play your own game.
9. Pairings & round time: The heat TD will post pairings in this forum and announce it in GEMP chat. The Dark Side player should open the game in the heat. Each player will have 50 minute timers. If your time runs out, the game ends in a loss for you. Timer extensions are not allowed.
10: Reverts: These are only allowed at the discretion of your opponent. Please make sure to take your time and click responsibly when taking actions. You may also wish to turn off the Auto-pass feature in the Settings tab for the duration of this tournament.
11. Bugs: If a new bug is found, unless it is game breaking, play it as it lies. If it would destroy the outcome of the game, please reach out to TD. The game may need to be replayed depending on the circumstances. Using a known bug or exploit to your advantage is considered cheating, and can be grounds for disqualification from the tournament.
12. GEMP crashes: Game will try to be recovered to be resumed. If game can not be resumed, then play will start over.
13. Tardiness/No Show: If a player does not show up within 5 minutes of the pairings being posted, that player will receive a warning. If a player does not show up within 10 minutes, that player will forfeit the game. Additionally, two 5-minute warnings during a single day of play will result in a forfeit. If a player has extenuating circumstances that will cause them to be late, but not need to miss the game, they should contact the TD of their heat as soon as possible, and an exception to these rules may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Once the previous round is complete, or nearly so, the TD for the heat will post in GEMP chat that the pairings for the next round will be up soon. The TD will post the pairings first, in the thread for that heat, then @channel message the Slack channel, and finally post "Pairings available" in GEMP. The GEMP time stamp will begin the 5-minute clock.
14. Scouting: Please do not watch games on stream while you are actively playing in the tournament (during your pod for Day 1, or during any rounds during later days). If this is found to be the case, you may be DQ'd from the event at the TD's discretion.
15. While concessions are allowed due to using SoS rather than differential as a tiebreaker, coerced or bribed concessions are not allowed under any circumstances. A game concession during the match play portion of the event will result in a -20 differential or your opponent’s actual differential, whichever is higher.
16. Game score reporting: The WINNER of each game must email the result to results@starwarsccg.org using the following format in the subject line:
ROUND (#): WINNER’S GEMP HANDLE (side) def. LOSER’S GEMP HANDLE (side)
No text needs to be included in the body of the email.
For example:
ROUND 3: imrahil327 (LS) def. Advocate (DS)
17. Strength of Schedule: SOS will be calculated normally for Day 1, separately but normally for Day 2, and added together to obtain a total when determining tiebreakers for Day 3, if necessary. Additional ties in SoS will be broken by dropping the lowest individual SOS score overall, until the tie is broken.
18. Day 2 opponents: As a reminder, players MAY play the same person with the same side of the Force during their Day 1 pod and during Day 2 Swiss play. This will be mitigated by the players' ability to change to a different deck for Day 2.
19. If you wish to drop from the event, please contact the TD of your heat and inform them as soon as possible so that they can adjust pairings for future rounds accordingly.
20. Each heat will have both a forum thread and a Slack channel dedicated to it. If you would like to be added to your heat's slack channel, PM me or the TD for your heat with your name, Slack handle, and heat number in the title of the message. This will allow you to be notified when rounds are starting.
21. Each round will be a minimum of 90 minutes, so if a game finishes faster than that, the players can leave their computers and will be guaranteed that the round won't start until at least 90 minutes have passed since the start of the round. If you aren't sure of the total time in the round, ask your heat TD.
