FORMAT RULES

CLAN RIVALS (GOLD or DIAMOND)

In order to clarify how Clan Rivals functions, below are the requirements and instructions for this type of tournament.

  • Players bring one legal 40/40 deck with them to the tournament. Whether the deck is gold or diamond will depend on the format chosen by the TO

  • Players choose one of the 2 available clan specific boosters. Cards are fixed in each clan specific booster

  • Players MUST add the cards from the booster they choose to their deck

  • Players MAY then trim their deck down to the 40/40 minimum, maintaining the cards from the clan rivals booster in their deck

  • The deck must still be legal deck AFTER you add the cards i.e. you may only have one copy of each unique card or event and only three copies of any non-unique card

CUBIC ZIRCONIA (PRE-DIAMOND)

All major Diamond rules changes, errata and clarifications are in effect. Go to: http://l5r.alderac.com/ccg/diamond_ruleschanges.html

Players should bring a print-out of the diamond spoiler list with them to the tournament.

The full Diamond spoiler list is available from the AEG site at the following address: http://l5r.alderac.com/ccg/diamond_spoiler.html

Players may use proxies for cards based on the following criteria (all other cards must be originals)

  • Cards that are included in the Diamond list and which only have a version printed prior to Spirit Wars

  • Any card that is included in the Diamond list but has not been printed, such as the new Clan champions and House Guard followers

  • Proxies must be clearly legible and include full card text

  • Proxied cards must be contained within opaque sleeves

  • Proxies must not mark in such a way as to be distinguishable from the rest of the non-proxied deck e.g. thicker density in the deck compared to non-proxied cards

 

OPEN RESTRICTED

In order to eliminate some of the more broken open strategies, there are several imposed restrictions on deck construction.

  • You cannot (with the exception of Shadowlands players) have more than 3 shadowlands cards in your deck

  • You cannot (with the exception of Ratling players) have more than 3 ratling cards in your deck

  • No Shrine of the Spirits

  • No Dark Path of Shadow

  • You pick your stronghold from the following pre-selected list:

    Brotherhood: The Brotherhood of Shinsei, Temples of the Crow
    Crab: Citadel of the Hiruma, War Fortress
    Crane: Kakita Duelling Academy, Iron Fortress of the Daidoji

    Dragon: Kyuden Hitomi, Shiro Mirumoto
    Lion: Ancient Halls, Kyuden Ikoma
    Mantis: City of Lightning, Yoritomo's Alliance

    Naga: Hidden/Ancient Temples, New Akasha
    Pheonix: Ruins of Kyuden Isawa, Kyuden Agasha
    Ratling: Warrens of the Nezumi

    Scorpion: Yogo Towers, Shadowed Tower of the Shosuro
    Shadowlands: Sepulcre of Bone, Citadel of Daigotsu
    Toturi's Army: Palace of Otosan Uchi, Toturi's Army
    Unicorn: Shiro Shinjo, Northern Provinces of the Moto

MULTIPLAYER MELEE (OPEN)

  • All clans and strongholds allow

  • No clan champions or thunders required for decks

  • No attacks for first 2 turns (Emporer's Peace in effect for first 2 turns)

  • Seating is determined randomly

  • No more than 2 attacking or defending allies, though these allies may be from any player

  • Allying with Shadowlands faction is allowed. Allying units from a non-Shadowlands are dishonoured upon assignment and the allying player immediately loses 2 honour per allying unit. These honour losses may not be copied, redirected or modified in any manner

  • Only one player per faction. Factions are:

    Brotherhood of Shinsei

    Crab

    Crane

    Dragon

    Lion

    Mantis/Yoritomo's Alliance

    Naga

    Ninja

    Pheonix

    Ratling

    Scorpion

    Shadowlands

    Spirit

    Toturi's Army

    Unicorn

2-PLAYER TEAM: DOUBLES (GOLD and DIAMOND)

  • 2 players per team

  • Players will require one Gold and one Diamond (Cubic Zirconia) deck

  • Partners in teams are drawn randomly

  • A team's opponents are drawn randomly in the first round

  • Subsequent rounds are swiss paired initially. In case of ties or tie-breakers, teams are paired randomly

  • First team drawn challenges: they choose the head-to-head pairings i.e. who plays who

  • Second team drawn is challenged: they choose the format - gold or diamond AFTER strongholds are revealed

  • Games are played on head-to-head basis

  • Each player receives 2 points for a win, 1 points for a loss, 0 points for a tie

  • The team with the most points at the end of the night is the winner!