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Hideout TCG Full Bench Fridays Cash Event
Entry: FREE | Format: PTCGL Chaos Constructed
Structure Swiss Rounds → Top Cut Single Elimination Swiss: Best-of-1, 30 min rounds Top Cut: Best-of-3, no timer
Requirements Discord required: https://discord.gg/ssxfpgk2nw You must join for slow play reports, match streaming if needed, and prize claims. Players not in Discord will be dropped.
Prizes 🥇 1st: $10 🥈 2nd: 15 Codes 🥉 3rd: 10 Codes
Start Time Check-in opens 1 hour before Round 1. New rounds start once all matches finish.
Rules
General
- Platform: All matches played on Pokémon TCG Live.
- Timer: In-game timer ON for Swiss. Timer OFF for Top Cut.
- Decklists: Open lists. Submit before Round 1. Chaos format - all cards legal except official PTCGL ban list.
- Check-in: 5 min check-in each round. Miss check-in = game loss.
Swiss Rounds 5. Format: Best-of-1, 30 minute timer. 6. Rounds: Based on player count after Round 1 starts. See table below. 7. Time called: Player with fewer prizes remaining wins. If tied, the match is a tie. 8. Swiss is not elimination: You can lose and still make Top Cut.
Top Cut 9. Format: Single Elimination, Best-of-3, no timer. Play until a winner is decided. 10. Game 1: Higher seed chooses who goes first. Use PTCGL manual first/second select. If random start occurs, remake the game. 11. Game 2/3: Loser of previous game chooses who goes first.
Example: Seed 2 vs Seed 7. Seed 2 chooses to go second Game 1 and wins. Seed 7 chooses for Game 2.
Top Cut Size Players | Swiss Rounds | Top Cut 8-16 | 4 | Top 4 17-32 | 5 | Top 4 33-64 | 6 | Top 8 65-128 | 6 | Top 8 129-226 | 7 | Top 16 227+ | 8 | Top 16
Conduct & Disputes 12. Misplays: If you click wrong, don’t concede or restart. Continue playing and call a judge in Limitless immediately. 13. No IDs: Intentional draws not allowed, except final Swiss round before Top Cut. 14. Disconnects: 2 minutes to return per game. If game can’t be recovered, opponent chooses to remake or take the win. 15. Slow Play: Report to staff in Limitless immediately, especially in Top Cut. 16. Staff Calls: TO decisions are final.


