Tournament rules

How the tournaments of Mage Fortress run, how the prize pool is split and what happens when there are too few players

Tournaments are knockout battles: the loser leaves the bracket, the winner moves on until one champion is left. Every tournament game is played in the Archmage's Citadel. 20 s per turn, at most 10 min per game.

Schedule

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  • Archmage's Cup

    Begins: 12:00, 18:00

    256 places

    5 000

  • Silver Card

    Begins: 00:00, 03:00, 06:00, 09:00, 15:00, 21:00

    128 places

    2 500

  • Moon Deck

    Every hour no other tournament takes

    64 places

    1 000

A tournament starts every hour. Registration opens at the start of the hour and lasts 10 min, then the bracket is drawn and the first round begins. Times are Moscow time.

How a tournament runs

  1. 1

    XX:00Registration

    Any player may sign up. The fee is taken at once; you can leave before the start and get it back. Registration lasts 10 min.

  2. 2

    XX:10Draw and bracket

    Places in the bracket are drawn at random. In a gold tournament bots take the free places, so the bracket is always full.

  3. 3

    RoundMatches

    Each match is one game: 20 s per turn, at most 10 min per game. When your match starts, the site takes you to the table.

  4. 4

    NextThe next match

    As soon as both opponents are known, their match starts in 15 s — no waiting for the whole round.

  5. 5

    FinalChampion and prizes

    After the final the prizes go straight to the balances, and the champion gets a cup in the profile.

Prize pool

The pool is every player's fee minus the commission (0%). The pool goes to the half of the players who move on in the bracket and grows with every win: each next round roughly doubles the prize. Losing in the first round wins nothing.

Formula

prize = fee × 2·(2ʷ − 1) / log₂N

w — rounds the player passed, N — places in the bracket. The rounding remainder goes to the champion.

Example: «Moon Deck» for gold

PlacePlayersPrize each
  1. 1st place×121 007
  2. 2nd place×110 333
  3. Semi-final×25 000
  4. Quarter-final×42 333
  5. 1/8 final×81 000
  6. 1/16 final×16333
  7. 1/32 final×32—

Example bracket of 8 players

This is how a bracket looks: the first round on the left, the final and the champion on the right. Above each round is the prize of a player who goes out there. On a tournament's page the bracket updates live: running matches glow and you can watch them.

Quarter-finalPrize if out here: —
Semi-finalPrize if out here: 666
FinalPrize if out here: 2 000
AArcanist1500
MMorgana1463
VValerius1426
SSelena_M1389
DDrakon_X1352
LLumina1315
TTorvald1278
IIvy_Rune1241
AArcanist1500
SSelena_M1389
DDrakon_X1352
TTorvald1278
AArcanist1500
DDrakon_X1352
ChampionArcanist4 668

When there are too few players

Free places are taken by bots, so the bracket is always full and the pool is counted for a full bracket. If no person registers, the tournament is not held.

Winning on time

A game lasts at most 10 min. When time runs out, the higher tower wins; with equal towers the higher wall; with equal walls more resources; if that is equal too, a coin decides. A draw, when both reach their goal at once, is settled the same way.

No-shows and missed turns

If you do not move within 20 s, a card is discarded for you. After 6 missed turns in a row the game goes to the opponent. If you closed the site, you have some time to come back; otherwise it is a loss.

Limits

You can be in only one tournament at a time — signing up counts. While you are in a tournament, lobby duels are closed. You cannot sign up while you have a duel or a request in the lobby. Tournament games do not change the rating or the Hall of Fame.

Refunds

The fee is refunded in full if you leave before the start, if the tournament does not take place (too few players, a personal tournament expired) or if the administration cancels it.

Personal tournaments

Any player can create a tournament: choose the currency (gold or money), the fee from each player (up to 1 000 000) and the bracket size — 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 players. The creator takes the first seat and pays the fee. Others join only with the invitation link. When the bracket is full, everyone sees a countdown: the first round starts in 60 s. Until it starts, the creator can cancel it and players can leave. You can create a new personal tournament only after the previous one ends.

If not everyone joins within 24 h, the tournament disappears, the fees go back — and it has to be created again.