HotG Pools v2.0 8/13

By The Reserve
Rules
1. Players must be in Discord https://discord.gg/GfbrNJH for the duration of their participation in the tournament for administrators and players to communicate with each other.

2. The Hand of the Gods Tournament is a round-robin tournament leading into a single elimination top 4.

3. All matches outside of top 4 are two games, with the top player/s in their pools advancing. All top 4 sets are best of 3 with a single ban, except Grand Finals which is best of 5.

4. Each player is required to bring 3 to 4 decks from unique Pantheons.

5. All players must submit the cards in each of their decks to the administrators before the tournament starts. You may not change any cards in your deck during the tournament. Deck lists will be released publicly, and anyone found swapping cards will be disqualified and banned from competition for up to 1 year.

6. In the event of a tie in pools, the winner will be determined by head to head victories, then another set of single games with any decks if there is still a tie, finally by an administrator decision if a tie still remains.

7. When a player wins a game during a set, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the set.

8. The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice.

9. If a player disconnects before both players have completed their first turn, the game will be remade. If the same player disconnects a second time, the victory will be awarded to their opponent. If a players first disconnect occurs before both players have completed their third turn, the outcome of the match is up to administrator discretion. Any player found abusing this rule will disqualified, and banned from competition for up to 1 year.