🏆 PRIZE — FA CARD 🎮 FORMAT — Swiss Bo1 + Top Cut Bo3 📅 1 DAY EVENT

🎦 DISCORD SCREEN SHARE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL TOP CUT MATCHES — non-compliance may result in DQ.

📢 Basic Info

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS TOURNAMENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE PROTOCOLS BELOW.

NOTE: This details page may be updated over time to provide more clarity on expectations, rules, etc.

ℹ️ Summary

• this is a 1-day tournament: Swiss Rounds (Bo1) followed immediately by a Single Elimination Top Cut (Bo3), all in one continuous day
• 🎦 Discord PoV screen share is REQUIRED for all Top Cut matches — non-compliance may result in a match loss at staff discretion
• earn points toward qualification for a future Plasma Invitational Championship
• prizing is provided by community sponsors and partners, and select matches may be pulled for feature streams

📡 JOIN our Discord — aside from pairings/standings on Limitless, all tournament operations run through Discord and are mandatory

• 📣 receive round-start and judge-call announcements
• 🎦 screen share your Top Cut games
• 💬 communicate with tournament staff directly
• 🏷️ note: your Discord name should match your Limitless name, for stream coordination, judge communication, and prize distribution

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📋 Decklist Procedures

📜 Submission Specifics

• 🔄 decklists and energy may be edited freely BEFORE the tournament starts
• 🔒 once the tournament begins, your decklist — including energy — is FINAL and must be used for the entire event

⚠️ Decklist Penalties

🎴 Alternate art versions of the same functional card are permitted. Functionally different cards or an incorrect energy selection count as an Incorrect Decklist.

⏪ Wrong Deck in Game 1 — reveal the card to verify the error, then restart the game with the correct deck. No game loss if approved by a judge.

❌ Repeated Violations — additional errors after a restart, or continued incorrect-decklist reports, will result in a Game Loss.

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✔️ Check-Ins

☑️ Tournament Check-In

🕐 opens 1–2 hours before the event start, required once before the tournament begins

❌ failing to check in results in removal from the tournament — late registration may still be allowed with a default loss

✅ Round Check-In

⏰ players have 5 MINUTES to check in each round or they receive an automatic MATCH LOSS

• if your opponent has checked in but shows no signs of being responsive, request a judge rather than assuming a no-show

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⚔️ Match Structure

🔁 Swiss Rounds — Best of 1

🔀 Pairing — paired against players with similar records as rounds progress

🎮 Match Format — each match is Bo1 with a 25-minute pacing window

📣 Round Starts — the next round begins once all matches have concluded

🎯 Top Cut — Single Elimination, Best of 3

🎦 Feature Stream — Discord screen share is REQUIRED for Top Cut, or you may be DQ'd

💀 Single Elimination — matches are Bo3; one match loss eliminates you from the bracket

⏱️ Pacing — rounds are untimed, no round check-in required

⏰ for every 5 minutes a player doesn't show up for a MATCH, they receive a GAME LOSS

🎦 Top 4 — wait for staff instructions before playing; all games are featured as directed by casters

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⚖️ Judges and Match Rulings

📞 Primary Communication — call a judge through Limitless first for any match-related issue

⏳ Response Times — judges respond as soon as they're able; call as early as possible for the best outcome

📸 Admissible Evidence — screenshot every victory screen, including the opponent's name, for quick resolution of disputed results

🗨️ Consultations — for complex situations, the judge team will consult and give the most fair ruling

❌ Incorrect/False Match Reports

⚠️ if neither player can provide sufficient evidence to settle a dispute, the match will be marked a DOUBLE GAME LOSS

🤝 Tie Resolution

Top Cut:

📝 a GAME TIE counts as both players receiving a GAME WIN

1️⃣ Early Tie — if Game 1 ends in a tie, the winner of Game 2 is the MATCH WINNER

2️⃣ Late Tie — if Game 2 ties after a conclusive Game 1, the winner of Game 1 is the MATCH WINNER

3️⃣ Full Tie — a Game 3 tie at 1–1 is ruled a MATCH TIE

Single Elimination:

🔂 additional games are played as needed until a winner is determined

📶 Connection Issues, Turn-0 Situations, and External Factors

We have no control over external factors such as ISP, device, or weather issues — the following rules help pace the tournament fairly.

⚠️ Failed Game Start — if the application fails to start a game, that game may be restarted

📡 Disconnect — if a disconnect happens mid-game, the player left on the Victory Screen is awarded the win

🚫 External Factors — personal responsibilities, weather, or scheduling issues are not admissible reasons to hold up the tournament; drop if you can't commit the time

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🚫 Player Conduct and Rule Violations

⚠️ We do not tolerate toxic behavior, unsportsmanlike conduct, or rule sharking.

🔍 Behavior is evaluated at judge discretion — correctable behavior receives simple warnings.

🔨 Repeated or severe violations can result in removal from the current tournament, bans from future Plasma-run events, and active monitoring against re-entry.

👍 Be respectful to players and staff at all times, even during disagreements.

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⬆️ Player Scaling

Players	Swiss Rounds	Top Cut
9–16	4	Top 4
17–40	5	Top 8
41–60	5	Top 16
61–96	6	Top 16
97–128	6	Top 32
129–180	7	Top 32
181–225	7	Top 64

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🎁 Prizing

💰 Prize Pool

Place	Prize
🥇 1st Place	FA Card

Players finishing within designated thresholds also earn Plasma Circuit Points, counting toward qualification for a future Plasma Invitational Championship.

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Tournament Structure

Swiss Rounds

4–7 Swiss Rounds (scales with player count) - BO1

25 minutes per round

5 minute round check-in

players advance per the Player Scaling chart above

Top Cut

Single Elimination Bracket - BO3

untimed matches

no match check-in

Discord screen share required