I'm going to run twice monthly Keyforge events. While the event style and Prize Kits are aimed at weekly league play, I feel the time is spent better over two tournaments a month, one Best Of One and one Best Of Three. I'll be running these at Dark Star Gaming.
I will charge for the events to pay for prizes, time and tablespace. This allows me to keep ordering prize kits for Keyforge from Asmodee themselves, through G.I. Games.
Initially, I'll be running Archon Format, Solo Play, to gauge the player base and to see what they want both format and variant-wise. As the game grows and interest is shown I can look at the other ways of playing and talking to Dark Star about stock for a Sealed Format event.
Archon Format, Solo Play, Best of One
In the Archon format, each player brings a deck to the tournament. This deck must be an official, unaltered KeyForge Archon Deck that the player either obtained ahead of time or bought at the event itself.
The standard way to play for both Archon and Sealed formats is referred to as Solo play. In a Solo tournament, each player uses the same single deck (that they either brought themselves or received at the event, depending on the format) for the entirety of the tournament.
Typically, each round of a KeyForge tournament is a one-game match with a 35-minute time limit.
The event will be 3-4 rounds dependant on attendance, as per the FFG Tournament Regulations, with no top cut and run as per the Relaxed tier;
"Tournaments at this level are welcoming to all players, regardless of experience level. Players are encouraged to help each other improve and learn, so long as it does not significantly disrupt the game. The focus is on creating a fun and friendly environment. The Relaxed Tier is used for Store Championship events."
Price will be £5, and prizes will be drawn from our available prize pool. All players will get a prize.
Archon Format, Solo Play, Best of Three
In the Archon format, each player brings a deck to the tournament. This deck must be an official, unaltered KeyForge Archon Deck that the player either obtained ahead of time or bought at the event itself.
The standard way to play for both Archon and Sealed formats is referred to as Solo play. In a Solo tournament, each player uses the same single deck (that they either brought themselves or received at the event, depending on the format) for the entirety of the tournament.
Typically, each round of a KeyForge tournament is a best-of-three match with a 90-minute time limit.
The event will be 3-4 rounds dependant on attendance, as per the FFG Tournament Regulations, with no top cut and run as per the Relaxed tier;
"Tournaments at this level are welcoming to all players, regardless of experience level. Players are encouraged to help each other improve and learn, so long as it does not significantly disrupt the game. The focus is on creating a fun and friendly environment. The Relaxed Tier is used for Store Championship events."
Price will be £5, and prizes will be drawn from our available prize pool. All players will get a prize.
That's the event structure I'll be using. Let me know your thoughts, especially if you are planning on attending one.
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