Shop Challenge
Format & Regulations
| Format | Individual |
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| Eligibility |
All fighters may participate in the Shop Challenges / Regional Championship. The event is grouped into 3 regions:
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| Language | Only English edition cards may be used. |
| Cards |
Certain Weiß Schwarz Titles may not be used at specific BCS2022 locations. (more information on specific titles will be announced soon) Cards from new expansions can only be used 2 weeks after the official release dates for BCS2022 Regional Championships & Shop Challenges. *Hololive Production Premium Booster will only be legal for use in BCS2022 tournaments 2 weeks after its release date (September 30th). Cards from expansions which are available after Sneak Preview / Pre-sale events are not allowed for use in the tournaments until 2 weeks after 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. |
| Entry Fee |
Shops are allowed to charge a token entry fee. A player should be awarded (e.g. booster packs, tournament promos, besides the Door Gifts) if an entry fee is charged. |
| Sleeving |
Fighters are required to use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished. Oversleeves with a Matte finishing on one side and Gloss finishing on the other side are allowed. However, the Matte finishing has to be uniform throughout, on either the front or back of the cards. Oversleeves with patterns or borders are not allowed. For VGE-S, VGE-V, VGE-P: You are not allowed to use Standard sized sleeves for your main deck Sleeves used for all cards must be of the same design unless otherwise stated.
Exception:
VGE-S: Ride Deck
VGE-V & VGE-P: Imaginary Gift markers & G-deck (if any) VGE-S: You MUST use different card sleeves from your main deck for your Ride Deck. VGE-V & VGE-P: You may choose to sleeve your Imaginary Gift Markers. However, if you do, you MUST use different card sleeves from your main deck for your Imaginary Gift markers. VGE-P: You MUST use different card sleeves from your main deck for your G units. |
| Time-Out Policy |
Players have 10 minutes to finish the 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes or end of the third turn, whichever comes first, the winner is decided in the following manner:
・Cardfight!! Vanguard: The player with less damage wins the game. If the damage is the same, the game ends in a double loss. ・Weiss Schwarz: The player with the lower level wins the game. If the level is the same, the player with less clock wins the game. If the clock is the same, the game ends in a double loss. In top-cut, players will have 10 minutes to finish 3 extra turns. After 10 minutes or end of the third turn, whichever comes first, the winner is decided in the following manner: Players with less damage/lower clock/less clock wins the game. If the damage/clock is the same, both players play until the next instance of damage is taken/healed. The player with less damage/lower level/ less clock wins the game. |
VGE-S / VGE-P / WSE / BFE Regulation & Formats
| VGE-S | VGE-V | VGE-P | WSE | Cut to Top 8 or Top 4 (Recommended) |
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| Before Top 8 / Top 4 | Best of 1, Swiss 25 min/round |
Best of 1, Swiss 25 min/round |
Best of 1, Swiss 30 min/round |
Best of 1, Swiss 30 min/round |
≤ 4 players: Round Robin
5-16 players: Cut to Top 4 > 16 player: Cut to Top 4 |
| Cut to Top 8 or Top 4 | |||||
| Top 8 / Top 4 | Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination |
Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination |
Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination |
Best of 1 or Best of 3, Single Elimination |
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^ Shops may choose Best of 1 or Best of 3 format for Top 8 or Top 4 rounds.
* Cutting to Top 8 or Top 4 may be subjected to change based on the number of participants and schedule. Shops will have the discretion to determine either Top 8 or Top 4 cuts, nonetheless we do recommend to follow the table above for Top cuts. Shops are required to announce it before the tournament starts.
