Regional Championship
Format & Regulations
General
| Format | Individual |
|---|---|
| Eligibility |
All fighters may participate in the Regional Championship. There will be a region lock on the eligibility of receiving invites to World Finals The event is grouped into 3 regions:
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| Language | Only English edition cards may be used. |
| Cards |
Cards from new expansions are legal to use from the expansion’s official release date. Cards from expansions which are available after Sneak Preview / Pre-sale events are not allowed for use in the tournaments until the expansions are officially released. |
| Deck | A player must use the same deck throughout a tournament. No switching of cards is permitted in between games within a tournament, except for the situations specified in the Sideboard Ruling for BFE Best of 3 tournaments. |
| Sleeving |
Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
BFE: Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their Flag. |
| Deck Registration |
It is mandatory to register the deck (submit the deck list) upon tournament registration. Discrepancies between the deck list and actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty. |
| Entry Fee |
Free If the Regional Championship is held inside another convention, the entry fee to the convention may be applicable. |
| Time-up Policy |
Players have 10 minutes to finish the 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes, the game is decided with a double loss. In the top-cut, after 3 extra turns, the game will be decided by sudden death. (Refer to Bushiroad TCG Advanced Floor Rules for more details) For best of 3 formats, if the score is 1-1 after the extra turns procedure, both players will receive a loss. |
| Deck Check | To avoid disputes and cases of cheating, we would require all participants to fill in Deck Registration Forms, which include their deck list and a media release agreement before registering for the tournaments. |
| Future Card Buddyfight Best of 3 Rules | The starting player for games 2-3 will be decided by the loser of the previous game. |
Sideboard Ruling (For Future Card Buddyfight Best of 3 rounds)
- Fighters must use the same Buddy and Flag throughout the whole tournament. Fighters cannot change the Buddy or Flag between games.
- Fighters can have 0-10 cards for their sideboard.
- The 4 per deck rule applies to the main deck and sideboard as a whole. (i.e. You may only have up to 4 of a certain card between your deck and sideboard. Like normal games, your Buddy does not count towards the 4 per deck.)
- Between games 1-2 and 2-3 of each round, fighters may use cards from their sideboard to change their deck.
- After sideboarding, the deck needs to be in a legal state and the sideboard can be no more than 10 cards.
- Fighters must return deck to pre-sideboard state before each new round.
Lost World Deck Ruling (For BFE BO3 rounds)
- Players are only allowed to have more than 50 cards for Main Deck, a maximum of 10 cards for Sideboard and a total of 30 cards for Lost World Deck.
- Players must place their Lost World Deck, if any, on the table throughout the duration of the game and have their Buddy faced down. Failure to do so will result in a penalty.
- Players must place their Lost World Deck, if any, on the table throughout t
- Players who are playing Lost World in addition to their main deck must have at least 1 Lost World Flag in their main deck. Failure to do so will result in a penalty.
VGE-S / VGE-P / WSE / BFE Regulation & Formats
| VGE-S | VGE-P | WSE | BFE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best of 1, Swiss 25 min/round |
Best of 1, Swiss 25 min/round |
Best of 1, Swiss 30 min/round |
Best of 3, Swiss 40 min/round (sideboard allowed) |
| Number of rounds will be dependent on number of participants and schedule. VGE-S & VGE-P will cap at 9 rounds, WSE will cap at 7 rounds, BFE will cap at 7 rounds Cut to Top 8 (based on ranking) |
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| Best of 1, Single Elimination |
Best of 1, Single Elimination |
Best of 1, Single Elimination |
Best of 3, Single Elimination (sideboard allowed) |
