LONG BEACH , CALIFORNIA KOTEI

May 24, 2008

Rules

Floor Rules: Link

Tournament Type: Swiss Format preliminary rounds, Single Elimination finals matches (w/Palmer Rule in effect)

45 minutes per Swiss round with 15 minute breaks between each round

Additional rules:

• We will be actively enforcing time limits. If time has been reached and no winner declared, the game will be called as a draw.
• If a player feels that his opponent is stalling, they may request a judge to watch their game to ensure prompt play. If a judge decides that stalling is taking place, he may require the stalling player to play faster, and may award the game to the stalling player's opponent.
• It is the responsibility of the winner of each match to report his or her win to the tournament score keeper.
• If a player is not in his or her seat within ten minutes of a round starting, their opponent will be given a bye.
• In general, we will be using a passive judging style.

Legal Cards:

• Arrival of the Phoenix
• Ayamari
• Brilliant Artisan (?)
• Cartographers
• Clan Standard
• Danjuro’s Legion
• District Governor
• Emerald Competitor
• Favor of the Emerald Champion
• Favor of the Jade Champion
• Fighting in the Streets
• Imperial Cartographer
• Imperial Handmaidens
• Mantle of the Jade Champion
• Panda Spirit
• Purifying Rite
• Ravaged Lands
• Redrawing the Maps
• Seized Terriotory
• Soul of Bushido
• Standard Bearers
• Strict Training
• Sushi Stand
• The Trackless Road
• The Unclean
• Toshi no Ichi
• Trials of Jade
• Tsukotu
• Unexpected Resistance
• Writ of the Hearld
• Yasuki Miliko Experienced
• All SE legal full-bleed Strongholds
• All SE legal alternate art cards