The Cher Classic

TOURNAMENT RULES

TEAMS

Players will be divided into two teams at the start of the tournament:

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  The Stevie Loyalists
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  Cher's Chosen

ROUND ROBIN DUEL

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  Atlantic Rules 93/94 B&R with Ancestral Recall, Library of Alexandria, and Mind Twist BANNED
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  Untimed online matches (be reasonable)
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  No draws allowed, all matches expected to be played
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  High quality proxies allowed (be reasonable, especially for your deck photo in judging)
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  Each player on one team will face every player on the opposing team for 6 matches.
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  MATCH WINS are tracked individually for each player's personal record.
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  Each GAME WIN also counts toward the team's overall record — the combined win/loss across all cross-team matchups.

TEAM BONUS

At the end of the combat trial phase, the team with the better overall GAME WIN record earns a +2 point bonus added on top of each member's individual score calculation, which factors in on top of their combined personal record and juror average.

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  In the event of a tie in team records, no bonus is awarded to either side.

SCORING

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  Spiciness Rating (0–20 points) — Each player's deck is rated on a spiciness scale of 0–20 by the juror panel. This score reflects the creativity, boldness, and surprise factor of the deck's construction. Olympic style scoring will be used — your top and bottom score will be omitted and the other 6 scores will be averaged (including decimals).
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  Individual Combat Record (0–6 points) — Each match win earned during the Round Robin Duel is worth 1 point. A player who wins all 6 of their matches earns the full 6 points. A player who wins none earns 0.
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  Team Bonus (+2 points) — The team with the most combined game wins across all 36 matchups earns a +2 point bonus added to each member's final score. If both teams finish with an equal game win record, no bonus is awarded to either side.

MAXIMUM POINTS