Rated/Unrated Match: Three games will be played to determine the winner, instead of a single game. The player that wins 2 out of the 3 games first is declared the victor. After games 1 and 2 are played, the sideboard is allowed.
Sideboard: 10-15 cards separate from the deck, these cards may be swapped with an equal number of cards from your deck after the first and second games.
A sideboard would be an excellent addition for Shadow Era, many TCGs (MTG, Yugioh, etc.) have already implemented one and it allows innovation, strategy, and flexibility in deck building. The sideboard is utilized to counter specific match ups that are near impossible to win.
Ex. Game 1- Lance vs Moonstalker and Moonstalker wins, Game 2- Lance takes 3 nowhere to hide from his sideboard and swaps them with 3 stop thief from his deck to counter Moonstalker's shadow ability. Lance wins game 2 with the help from nowhere to hide. Game 3- Moonstalker notices Lance's nowhere to hide from game 2 and decides to add in regeneration to counter nowhere to hide. Moonstalker wins game 3.
As Shadow Era increases it's card pool the possibilities for side board options become endless, many unused cards now find value in the sideboard and deck engineering with a sideboard adds an entirely new aspect to the world of Shadow Era.
The Rated/Unrated match feature and the sideboard will expand the game, not only competitively, but also allow future development to be constructed around these ideas.
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