💰Welcome to C.P.U.'s Pauper Tournament #12💰

Control Players Unite is a Pokémon TCG YouTube channel and Discord dedicated to family-friendly entertainment and welcoming all players of good will, not just control players!

Tournament Structure

• Pauper format
• Open deck
• BO1 Swiss
• 30-minute Swiss rounds
• Top 4 Cut, BO3

What is the Pauper Format?

Note: The Pauper format is meant to be played in Expanded, but we cannot play Expanded battles via friend request on PTCGL, so we are forced to play with Standard cards only.

Adapted from Justin Basil's website: https://www.justinbasil.com/league/formats#pauper

The Pauper format states that only Pokémon, trainers, and energies not labeled "rare" are permitted:

• All cards marked "rare" (⭑) are banned (including all promo rares).
• Only cards marked "common" (●) or "uncommon" (⬥) are permitted.
• You are welcome to use art-rare versions of cards if the base/original card is a common or uncommon.

Think of it as building a standard format deck with non-rare, single-prize Pokémon only 😊.

Note: If you cannot be contacted through Discord, and your deck is non-viable due to the above restrictions, you will be dropped from the tournament.

Also, the Professor's Research from Prismatic Evolutions is a common while all of the others are rare! So you are welcome to use any of the Professor's Research cards.

Ban List

All Pokémon marked "rare" including promo rares as well as...

• Boss's Orders (all of them) is a rare card
• Geeta OBF 188 is a rare card
• Pecharunt w/the Toxic Subjugation ability (an oft-used promo rare)
• Festival Lead Dipplin
• Festival Lead Goldeen
• Festival Lead Seaking
• Festival Lead Swirlix

Also, the 70+ Pokémon on the ban list is a sample. There are certainly more!

Recommendations

Need a draw engine? Try Drakloak--it's an uncommon!
Need energy acceleration? Try Crispin--he's an uncommon!

Check-in

Check-in is mandatory before the tournament and before each round. For Swiss rounds, you have 5 minutes to check-in and begin your round. Failure to check-in results in a round loss.

Bugs

PTCGL

We understand PTCGL has plenty of bugs. If your game bugs mid-match it is unfortunately a consequence of playing on the client (e.g., you cannot select a basic off of a Buddy-Buddy Poffin). If a game-ending bug occurs--including the first turn--the player with the bug issue receives an automatic loss.

A disconnection is also an automatic loss, except if the game disconnects on the loading screen or during initial set up. Just try challenging again. This restart only applies while setting up. The game won't be official until the first turn starts. Limit of 2 tries total. If the game is still not setting up after the 2nd try, it's a loss for the player with the bug issue.

Limitless

Players have reported bugs with the check-in page in not being able to check-in, as well as the non-refreshment of information.

It is every player's responsibility to refresh the Limitless page for round check-ins and updates. Limitless auto-updates the pages for some and not for others. Nevertheless, it is the player's responsibility to check-in on time. (Sometimes rounds end early and we do not want to wait 10+ minutes for the next one to start.)

If you are having check-in bugs, you must call a judge to inform so that we know you're having a problem.

When needing a judge's attention post in the #standard channel and use "@judge".

Sportsmanship

Dignity

Basic respect is expected of all players at all times. That and if a player is found to lie or else deliberately mislead judges in claiming foul play, it may result in a disqualification or a permanent banning from all future tournaments.

Also, if a player has the win just take the win--no need to perform all sorts of useless actions, though such things are not necessarily ban-worthy.

Incorrect List

If a player recognizes the wrong list was chosen during in-game set-up (not turn 1), concede, explain to your opponent what happened, and resend the game request with the correct list. Any coin flip decisions stay the same (and if there's a mix-up, just pass the turn). If a player sees that the list displayed and the list being played are different (e.g., a different number of a particular card), please alert a judge and provide visual evidence via streaming or a photo in the Discord. The player with the wrong list receives an automatic loss.

BEWARE: There is a bug that when exporting from PTCGL the wrong deck list is copied. Make sure you check your lists before the tournament starts!

Stream sniping

Stream sniping is near impossible to prove. Streamers, please set a delay to your streams to lessen its chances. There is nothing we can do about it on our end.

Ties

Auto-ties are called at time unless a requested time extension occurs before the start of the match due to set-up difficulties. Having a prize lead at time does not make one the winner.

No Shows

If a player does not check-in for 2 Swiss rounds in a row that player will be dropped.

If, during the top 8 untimed cut, a player 1) does not request a match, 2) speak to the opponent via the chat feature (without the intent to delay the match significantly longer), or 3) else doesn't realize he/she made top cut (and therefore does not show up), the player is considered to have automatically forfeited the tournament if the opposing match is finished (i.e., a result is obtained) for the would-be opponent in the next round.

In-Game Timer

The in-game timer must be kept on at all times. The first time it is caught results in a warning, the second time an auto-drop from the tournament.

Slow Play

Any kind of slow play or taking advantage of the clock will result in a game loss. If slow play is suspected, please call a judge immediately. Slow play is incredibly hard to judge online, so please be ready with screenshots, streaming on Discord, and/or an 80-second recording of your game state. We prefer streaming on Discord if you suspect your opponent is slow playing maliciously, but we understand it is not an option for everyone. You must request a slow play judge call before your game ends.

Screenshot

It is helpful to take a screenshot of your victory post-match in case there is a dispute about your win.

Prizing

• 1st - 3 codes
• 2nd - 2 codes

Special thank you to Billy for the codes!

Discord

Joining the Discord is not mandatory, though helpful in case there are announcements regarding the tournament such as new round pairings. It's also a great place to get feedback on your decks!

Rounds

4 Swiss rounds

Rounds in these tournaments tend to go by quickly, so be ready for the next one!

Also be sure to check out the C.P.U. YouTube channel where you can find streams and videos dedicated to instruction in control-style play 😎.

Anything else, just ask!