Rules & Settings
Most of everything there is to know about the tournament is covered in the rules and settings document. If you have any questions or can't find the information you're looking for, don't hesitate to reach out to us.The rules and settings are available here.
Updates & Changelog
- Rules and settings released.
- Missing draft links have been added to the match rules and settings.
- The prize distribution has been added.
- The readability and design of the handbook have been improved.
- The timeline and schedule have been combined (page 3).
- The general tournament rules have been expanded upon (page 6, page 7)
- Rules regarding restarts have been adjusted to no longer need administrative interference by default (page 7).
- The quarterfinals and semifinals are now played as best of five, instead of best of seven (page 8).
- The grand final is now played as best of seven, instead of best of nine (page 8).
- The map King of the Hill has been removed as a selectable home map (page 8).
- The lobby guidelines have been improved and expanded upon (page 11).
- Created an additional rule disallowing streaming players to have alerts on while playing (page 12).
- The process of picking civilisation has been reworded for the sake of clarity (page 10, 11).
- The map state in the lobby settings has been changed to correctly show concealed instead of revealed (page 12).
- Players are now allowed to stream their points of view during the main event (page 13).
- Streamers are no longer required to wait 48 hours to share content on other platforms (page 13).
New rules can be added, and current rules can be changed at any time. However, players will be informed about such changes.
The exact changelog can be read above and on the last page of the document.