Hi guys, some of you may know me as one of the occasional hosts for popups. Most popups run smoothly. There aren't too many things that can go wrong anyway. But one problem that I have observed is that the interpretation of rules for each host is different. This leads to disputes between participants and even if they accept that the decision made by the host, they might still disagree internally and leave on a bad note.
This is the usual rules that I use in my popups. I think most host uses the same, unless they want to use a Special Rule (like only Shadow heroes etc.)
1- Best of 3. [Deck lock]
2- Single Elimination
3- Best of 3 for all rounds, random start in game 1 and 3.
4- Draws or sync errors are treated the same: Replay.
5- If a player is disconnected during a game, the victory goes to the other player unless both players agree to replay or a player concedes.
6- Match results must be reported in tournament Telegram channel.
7- If there are players who get a BYE, they need to send a PM with their Hero choices to the TO on Telegram before round 1 starts
8- Stall/Mill decks are not allowed.
If here is a bug in the game, the game must be restarted unless both player agree to continue. Repeating bugs for the 3rd time will result in a lost for the player which the bug originated from.
So an explanation on rule number 8. That rule is included in popups because we want popups to last as quickly as possible and stall/mill decks drag the game so much that usually the other participants have to wait for the games to finish resulting in many delays, hence defeating the purpose of popups.
The biggest problem that i encounter every other popup i host/participate, will have a rule dispute on rule 8. So what decks are considered stall? what cards are considered stall? Can a card be considered as stall if it is not used to stall? What if my main win con is not to stall but when facing a certain matchup the best way is to play stall? So maybe in round 1 I play in a nonstall manner, but round 2 because of matchup, the only way for me to win is to stall?
These are just some of the questions I can think of regarding that 1 simple yet complicated rule, and every host will have a different answer to the different rules. I understand that this rule is rather subjective, however I would like to see a standardised interpretation of it so that disputes can be easily settled.
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