Index -> Interface -> Tournaments Lobby -> During a Tournament

Once you are entered in a tournament, there are several things that you need to know to make sure your experience is the best it can be.

Scoring for tournaments only affects Swiss tournaments. (Elimination tournaments remove players as they lose, so there is no need for a tournament score.) After a match is complete, each player will be given a score reflective of how they did in that match. The winning player will receive three (3) points and the defeated player will receive one (1) point toward their tournament score. As rounds progress, players will accumulate these points. The highest point total at the end of the tournament is declared the winner. In the case of ties, the higher placing players will be decided by strength of schedule tie-breakers. If there is an odd number of players as a round begins, the player with the lowest number of points will receive a "Bye" if he has not already received one. This is considered a three (3) point victory and that total will be added to his score at the end of the current round.

The Game Clock is an important thing to keep in mind as you play in tournaments. Each tournament will have a specified time limit for each round. This time limit will determine the amount of time each player has on his Game Clock. A Single Game match will have a Game Clock of 30 minutes, which is split between each player's personal timer. This means each player will have 15 minutes within the game to complete all his strategy moves in an attempt to defeat his opponent. If a player's time runs out, he loses the match, even if he was ahead on quests completed or avatar life remaining. In Match Play, the Game Clock is for all games of the match, so players can play slower in some games and faster in others, but have one continuous timer for all games. The standard Game Clock times are as follows:

• Single Game - 30 Minute Game Clock - 15 Minutes for each player
• Match Play (2 of 3) - 60 Minute Game Clock - 30 Minutes for each player total
• Match Play (3 of 5) - 90 Minute Game Clock - 45 Minutes for each player total

Between Rounds, players may leave the Tournaments Lobby if they desire. A Tournament Timer will be located in the bottom left corner of the screen that will indicate how much time is left in the round, the current round number, and the tournament ID#. As long as you still have your tournament timer, you are still in the tournament. When the next round is ready to begin, each participant will be pulled back to the Tournaments Lobby. Any player can also get up to the minute scores and opponents by right-clicking the tournament information bar and selecting "Get Info."

Changing Decks Between Rounds is permissible for Limited events, but not for Constructed events. To change your deck during a Limited tournament, select the Deck Builder using the Navigator. This Limited Deck Builder includes only the cards you received in the current tournament. You can switch out cards from your deck as you see fit and re-save the deck to use these new cards. Subsequent rounds will feature this new deck. In Constructed tournaments, you are not allowed to change any cards in the deck you selected to use in the tournament. You can go to your Deck Builder and modify your current tournament deck, but the changes will not be made until after the tournament.

Disconnecting from a tournament is not fun, but there are several safeguards in place to ensure that the impact is as minimal as possible on the outcome of the tournament. Once you disconnect, you have 10 minutes to reconnect before you start losing games. After this 10-minute period, any game in progress will be forfeited, and subsequent games will instantly be forfeited as they start if you are still offline. However, if you reconnect quickly, the only thing you have lost is time on your Game Clock, as you will instantly be placed back in your game as you log in.

Dropping From a Tournament is sometimes necessary, as players have issues beyond their control that require them to leave the tournament. Once you are in a tournament, you will see a "Drop from Tournament" button. At any point, you may click this to remove yourself from the tournament you are currently participating in. Once clicked, a pop-up warning box will verify that you indeed want to remove yourself from that event. Players that drop from a tournament will receive any rewards they have earned at the conclusion of the tournament.

The Tournaments Conclusion will let players know what the final standings are, based on the points players have accumulated over the course of the event. (You can right-click on the tournament information bar and select "Get Info" to see this information.) At this point, rewards are given to players based on their performance in the event. However, some rewards will need to be manually awarded if they are special in nature, and can be given up to 48 hours after the conclusion of the tournament. When the tournament is concluded, a player's Tournament Timer will disappear and the player is now eligible to enter another event at his discretion.