[UNOFFICIAL] Riftbound

Description

League of Legends has made a brand new card game called Riftbound and this year it will be featured here at TesLAN! This is a constructed competition, which means you will have to bring your own deck to play. 

This competition is not managed by the LANCo, we will however allocate some small prizes to this competition.

Ruleset

1. 1. In case a player is at least 5 minutes late for their match start, they will forfeit their first game. If that player is 15 or more minutes late, they will forfeit their full match. 
2. 2. A full deck consists of 40 cards and a maximum of 10 cards in their sideboard. 
3. 3. After the first game in a match, players are allowed to swap out cards from their deck with an equal amount of cards from their sideboard. 
4. 4. The player who decides if they want to start first or last in the first game of a match will be determined by a coinflip or ‘high roll’. After the first game, the losing player after each game gets this choice in a bo3 match. In a bo2 match, the player that did not get to choose in their first game, will get to choose in their second game. 
5. 5. The head judge has the authority to sanction a player if they conduct in unsportsmanlike behaviour or break any rules in this ruleset. 
6. 6. If a disagreement arises, the head judge will be called over to give a final verdict. 
7. 7. For Bo2 matches the time limit will be 50 minutes. Bo3 matches will have a time limit of 1 hour and 10 minutes. For a bo2, If the time limit is reached, the player who is currently in their turn will be able to finish their turn and their opponent will be able to play 1 more turn after that. If the match still hasn’t concluded after that or no player has a 2 point advantage, the match will result in a draw, granting both players 0.5 points. In a Bo3, these rules are the same, except that the higher seed player will win the match. If there is no higher seed, the player that did not have first choice selection in game 1, will win the match. 
8. 8. Players are expected to play within a reasonable tempo, if the head judge believes a player is stalling, they can be sanctioned. 

Format:

There will be a maximum of 16 signups. If there are more than 8 signups, the following format will be followed: 

Round 1. 

3 games of Bo2 swiss. Each game win will grant 1 point, which means a maximum of 2 points can be gained per match. The draw for the first game is random, but after game 1 the matchups will be decided based on points. Players with the same amount of points will be matched as well as possible. You will not play the same opponent twice.

After 3 rounds have concluded, a top 4 will be formed based on total points gained. The player in 1st will then play the player in 4th and the 2nd placed player will face the 3rd placed one in a Bo3 bracket. The winners of these matches will move on to the finals, while the losers will face off in the 3rd place match. These finals will also be Bo3. 

The tiebreakers for making top 4 will be the following: 

1. Head to head result 
2. Buchholz score (the score of your opponents added up), a Bye will have a Buchholz score of 3 
3. A coin flip 

If there are less than 8 signups, the following format will be followed: 

A double elimination bracket with only Bo3 matches.