Official Event Info

1. Types of Penalties

Note: All penalties listed below will be recorded for future reference.

A: Cautions

Cautions are given to inform a player that he/she has violated certain rules, and to be aware of them in the future.

B: Warnings

Warnings are given to inform a player that he/she has violated the rules. These are to be considered more serious than Cautions.

C: Duel Forfeiture

Duelists given this penalty will instantly lose the current duel.
If this penalty takes place between duels, the Duelist will then forfeit their next duel.

D: Match Forfeiture

Duelists given this penalty will instantly lose the current duel.
If this penalty takes place between duels, the Duelist will then forfeit their next duel.

E: Disqualifications

The Duelist loses the current match, and is disqualified from the tournament.
However, the Duelist may keep any prizes and/or awards that he/she has won before the penalty was applied.

F: Total Disqualifications

The Duelist loses the current match, and is disqualified from the tournament.
The Duelist will also be required to forfeit any prizes and/or awards that he/she has won before the penalty was applied.

2. Enforcement of Penalties

• The Official Tournament Rules & Regulations will be used as a guideline for Judges to determine the penalties to be issued, including its severity.
• Heavier penalties will be issued for Duelists caught repeating the same or similar violations.

3. Deck & Card-related Violations

A: Deck Violations

• Having a Main Deck of less than 40 cards, or more than 60 cards Penalty: Duel Forfeiture
  Please make sure your decks have the appropriate number of cards.


• Having more than 3 of the same card in your deck(s) combined Penalty: Duel Forfeiture
  Please make sure to remove these from your deck, and replace them with other cards.


• Having forbidden cards in your Main/Side/Extra Deck
  Penalty: Duel Forfeiture
  Please take out those forbidden cards, and replace them with other cards.


• Having too many Limited/Semi-Limited cards in your Main/Side/Extra Deck
  Penalty: Duel Forfeiture
  Please take out those cards, and replace them with other cards.

B: Deck List/Roster Violations

Note: These rules are only for tournaments that require a deck list/roster submission for signing up.

On the day of the event, Decks are cross-checked with the submitted Deck List.
Mismatched decks will result in duel forfeiture.

To avoid this, please make sure the contents of your decks match the submitted Deck List.

4. Duel-related Rule Violations

• Unintentional misinterpretation of rules and/or Card descriptions
  Penalty: Caution
  If this happens before a critical point of the duel (determined by the Judge), the duel may be reset to the state before the mistake took place. Otherwise, the duel will continue as normal.
  The penalty will be given to whichever Duelist's turn it is when the mistake took place.


• Unintentionally drawing too many cards
  Penalty: Warning
  Place the excess cards drawn back on top of the deck the cards were drawn from.
  However, a "Duel Forfeiture" penalty will be issued to the Duelist if:
  * The drawn cards cannot be identified
  * The situation is irreversible
  * The card drawn is decisive to determine the winner of the Duel


• Unintentionally seeing the contents of a face-down card (or one you shouldn't see)
  Penalty: Caution
  Return the card in its appropriate position.
  If the card in question is determined to be decisive to the game's outcome, a "Duel Forfeiture" penalty will be issued to the Duelist.


• Intentional misinterpretation of any rules or card descriptions
  Penalty: Total Disqualification

5. Tardiness

• Not being in your assigned place on time.
  Penalty: Warning


• Not being in your assigned place 5 minutes after the given time.
  Penalty: Duel Forfeiture


• Not being in your assigned place 10 minutes after the assigned time.
  Penalty: Match Forfeiture

6. Markings on cards and/or card protectors

• Unintentional or non-distinctive markings
  Penalty: Caution
  Please change the card sleeves/protectors to make sure the card is no longer marked.


• Markings concluded to be intentional and/or distinctive
  Penalty: Duel Forfeiture
  Duelists will then be required to change the card sleeves/protectors to make sure the card is no longer marked.

7. Unnecessary Delays

• Unintentionally taking too long on a single turn
  Penalty: Caution
  Please note that the Judge may issue more severe penalties if this is determined to affect the outcome of the match (based on the circumstances).


• Intentionally stalling for time
  Penalty: Match Forfeiture
  Deliberately delaying the duel/match without justifiable reasons will affect the flow of the event, and will not be tolerated.

8. Duel/Match Fixing

• Deciding the winner of a match without dueling (e.g. Rock-Paper-Scissors)
  Penalty: Disqualification


• Bribery involving money, cards, or any other means
  Penalty: Total Disqualification

9. Fraud

Intentionally lying about match outcomes
Penalty: Total Disqualification

10. Talking/Chatting during a duel

• Talking or asking for advice from other players, spectators, and/or any nearby third party during your duel
  Penalty: Warning
  The judge may enforce more serious penalties if the conversations are concluded to have an impact on the outcome of the match.


• Usage of mobile phones (talking, text chatting, etc) during a duel for non-emergency purposes
  Penalty: Warning
  The judge may enforce more serious penalties if the conversations are concluded to have an impact on the outcome of the match.
  Judges have the right to inspect Duelists' phones if suspected of cheating using them.


• Heckling and/or harassing of other duelists by the Duelist, or by their supporters
  Penalty: Warning
  The Duelist is responsible for all actions by his/her supporters (if relationship is proven to be genuine), and the Judge reserves the right to enforce more serious penalties if the resulting actions heavily affect the outcome of the duels/matches.