Just a rough draft of the rules. Please comment on any potential issues and fixes for said issues if you see them.

Introduction

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Requirements for joining the tourney

• Skype for easy contacting and match setups
• Gyazo or Puush for fast screenshotting (will explain why this is necessarily below)
• About an hour on each match day

Rules

• Cheating is forbidden. Players caught cheating will be automatically disqualified.

• A screenshot taken with Gyazo or Puush after the game completes must be sent to me within one minute of game completion. Otherwise the integrity of the game can be compromised.

• Kicking is discouraged in almost every case. If the timer finishes, please give the player some leeway. If they do not finish their turn, message me on Skype and I will authorize the kick. Otherwise, the kick will be illegal and warrant punishment on you.

• Failure to show up will result in a disqualification. This includes rage quitting.

Overall Format

• The tournament will be held with 5 letter Jotto
• The tournament will be a two-stage, single elimination setup

Group Stages Format

• 16 (or a larger multiple of 4) players will be randomly sorted into 4 groups for the Groups Stage
• Each group will play a Best of 2 Round Robin
• The Top 2 players from each groups, based on points, will advance into the Brackets Stage
• The winner of each 2 game match will get 1 point
• The loser of each 2 game match will get 0 points
• If the match results in a 1-1 tie, both players will receive 0.5 points
• If a tie occurs, a best of one tie breaker game will be organized

Bracket and Finals Stages Format

• The matches for the Round of 8 and the Quarterfinals will be Best of 3's

• The semifinals, finals, and 3rd place matches will be Best of 5's

Conclusion

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Sign Up!

Account you'll compete on:

Do you have Skype:

Do you have Gyazo or Puush:

Have you read the rules?:

Do you understand the format?:

So that's what I have right now. The idea is to open up the signups on the 27th or 28th and start the tourney after new years. Group stages can be finished in a day or two, Ro8 and QF can be done in the same day, and the final stages can be done on the same day as well, so a total of 3 days should be all that's needed for this.