Please print and fill in the above deck registration forms and pass them to us during Registration at the Welcome Dinner (18th January 2020).
| BCS2019 World Finals General Regulations & Formats | |
|---|---|
| Format | Individual |
| Eligibility | Only invited players may participate in the tournament |
| 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. |
| Sleeving | Fighters are required to use the provided Bushiroad official sleeves. All participants will receive sleeves during registration at Welcome Dinner. Sleeves used for all cards must be of the same design unless otherwise stated. Exception: VGE: Imaginary Gift Markers & G Deck (if any) | BFE: Flag, Lost Deck VGE: Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their G Units. Sleeves used for the other cards must be of the same design. BFE: Players may use different card sleeves from their deck for their Flag. |
| Time Out | Players have 5 minutes to finish the 3 extra turns. After 5 minutes, the game is decided by sudden death in an additional 5 minutes. If the amount of damage that both player has taken is the same, the game is decided with a double loss. |
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.
- “Green Dragon Knights “Song of Ancient Lands”【PR/0006】” Cannot be included in the deck.
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 and ruling agreement before registering for the tournaments.
Deck and Sleeve Checking
Organizer must check the Top 8 players’ cards and sleeves against their deck lists before starting Top 8 rounds. Deck and Sleeve Checking does not have to be performed before the Top 8 rounds, unless there are any disputes.
| BCS2019 World Finals General Regulations & 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 Cut to Top 8 |
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| Best of 1, Single Elimination 30 min/round |
Best of 1, Single Elimination 30 min/round |
Best of 1, Single Elimination 30 min/round |
Best of 3, Single Elimination 50 min/round (sideboard allowed) |
