Tournament Guidelines and Etiquette

Draft. This page is a work in progress...just spit-balling here.

• Many players may miss a day or two, especially on weekends. As such, tournament settings should permit extra time. On Board Game Arena, this should be (15?) days which allows (7?) days per player
• That said, try to be able to make a move or two a day, especially during weekdays. If you’re going to consistently be only making a move once every day or two, you should not participate.
• Several players may have never played this game before and/or just flat out stink at it. Don’t get upset if a game is not as competitive as you’d like.
• In general, in regards to chatting during games, follow the Discord Rules. Some more specific guidelines for tournament chatter:
  • Trash talking is OK. Just don’t overdo it.
  • No personal insults
  • It’s OK to talk about the game and strategy, e.g. negotiating with other players to take down a leader is fine.
• Announce the tournament on as many community channels. The more players the better.
• Most of all have fun! And win. You’d better win.

Board Game Arena typical settings

Who can Register?	Private Tournament (by invitation or link)
Open to players from Group	BGBers
Tournament Starts	Pick a date a few days from now. Not a weekend might be preferable
Game max duration	At least 7 days
Number of participants: Max	64
Number of players in a match	Depends on the game, but usually on the higher end for the game. Also, you might want a range of players so that everyone plays every round. If you want matches of size 4, say, you may want to have a minimum of 3.