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<![CDATA[The Garden Gate - Tournaments]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:47:46 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Wan Shi Tongs Trials]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=181 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:00:02 +0000 HUMANCHILD]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=181 Hey y’all! Welcome to “Wan Shi Tongs Trials!”. Signup will start immediately and end on June 23, 2025 at 12:00. The tournament will begin the day after. At the end of the signups, I will announce who gets matched with who via random generation. The tournament will be held in two stages. The first stage will be a flighted round-robin. The total number of competitors will be split as evenly as possible into different pools/groups. In each pool, there will be a round-robin event. After the group stage, overall standings will be formed by putting together individual pools, and these standings will makeup your seed. Next is the DE, or the Double elimination stage-which is simply a two loss bracket. Each round will take 5 days, and the number of rounds will depend on how many players join. To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press “Wan Shi Tongs Trials” then scroll down and press Sign up.
The winner of this tournament will receive an invitation to the IPSL Invitational event, alongside a Skud Tournament Winner role!
Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well.
In summary-

Host time is EDT
Sign up by 12:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025
The tournament starts Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Two stages, and everyone will get at least five-six games
Ties are decided by former play, then by whichever player has more Harmony Ring victories, then the median Buchholz system.

Flighted Round-Robin
Double Elimination-> Grand Finals

Each round will be five days long, unless all games are finished in which case I will start the next round immediately. You will be allowed to play through multiple rounds in pools, but all games must be finished when we are playing the DE bracket
To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press, then scroll down and press Sign up.
Confirm participation with me!

Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!]]> Hey y’all! Welcome to “Wan Shi Tongs Trials!”. Signup will start immediately and end on June 23, 2025 at 12:00. The tournament will begin the day after. At the end of the signups, I will announce who gets matched with who via random generation. The tournament will be held in two stages. The first stage will be a flighted round-robin. The total number of competitors will be split as evenly as possible into different pools/groups. In each pool, there will be a round-robin event. After the group stage, overall standings will be formed by putting together individual pools, and these standings will makeup your seed. Next is the DE, or the Double elimination stage-which is simply a two loss bracket. Each round will take 5 days, and the number of rounds will depend on how many players join. To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press “Wan Shi Tongs Trials” then scroll down and press Sign up.
The winner of this tournament will receive an invitation to the IPSL Invitational event, alongside a Skud Tournament Winner role!
Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well.
In summary-

Host time is EDT
Sign up by 12:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025
The tournament starts Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Two stages, and everyone will get at least five-six games
Ties are decided by former play, then by whichever player has more Harmony Ring victories, then the median Buchholz system.

Flighted Round-Robin
Double Elimination-> Grand Finals

Each round will be five days long, unless all games are finished in which case I will start the next round immediately. You will be allowed to play through multiple rounds in pools, but all games must be finished when we are playing the DE bracket
To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press, then scroll down and press Sign up.
Confirm participation with me!

Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!]]> <![CDATA[Gathering of Sun Warriors]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=180 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:18:17 +0000 HUMANCHILD]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=180 General Information
This will be a multi-stage round-robin style tournament, with only some participants advancing from one round to the next.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate discord server, and the special title “Sun Chief”
All games will be hosted at The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must sign up in two different places:
First, you have to register for the “Gathering of Sun Warriors” at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab.
Second, Participants must provide their Garden Gate Username (player name at skudpaisho.com) and their discord username when they confirm with me that they’ve signed up
Tournament Format and Rules

This tournament will be split up into multiple stages. The total number of stages will depend on the size of the tournament.

For each stage, the participant pool will be split as evenly as possible into different round robin divisions. A win will be worth 1 points, draw 0.5 points, and a loss 0 points. At the end of each stage, a certain number of the highest scoring players in each division advance to the next stage, while the remaining players are eliminated. The number of players that advance to the next stage will depend on both the stage and the size of the tournament. Scores carry over from one stage to the next.

Players will have 4 days to complete each round, and in the case of an undecided game at the end of this time, the winner will be decided based on play frequency.

Follow the brackets on https://brackethq.com/dashboard/

Tournament sign up ends October 23, 12:00AM EDT

The tournament starts October 25 5:00PM EDT

I look forwards to seeing y’all in the tournament!]]> General Information
This will be a multi-stage round-robin style tournament, with only some participants advancing from one round to the next.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate discord server, and the special title “Sun Chief”
All games will be hosted at The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must sign up in two different places:
First, you have to register for the “Gathering of Sun Warriors” at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab.
Second, Participants must provide their Garden Gate Username (player name at skudpaisho.com) and their discord username when they confirm with me that they’ve signed up
Tournament Format and Rules

This tournament will be split up into multiple stages. The total number of stages will depend on the size of the tournament.

For each stage, the participant pool will be split as evenly as possible into different round robin divisions. A win will be worth 1 points, draw 0.5 points, and a loss 0 points. At the end of each stage, a certain number of the highest scoring players in each division advance to the next stage, while the remaining players are eliminated. The number of players that advance to the next stage will depend on both the stage and the size of the tournament. Scores carry over from one stage to the next.

Players will have 4 days to complete each round, and in the case of an undecided game at the end of this time, the winner will be decided based on play frequency.

Follow the brackets on https://brackethq.com/dashboard/

Tournament sign up ends October 23, 12:00AM EDT

The tournament starts October 25 5:00PM EDT

I look forwards to seeing y’all in the tournament!]]> <![CDATA[Gathering Around The Stone Lotus - Shi Pai Sho tournament #1]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=179 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:30:21 +0000 Uncle Iroh]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=179
Shi Pai Sho is designed to offer freedom in both strategy and creative moves. As the name suggests, it’s centered around the theme of an eclipse. One type of eclipse affects the four elemental masters: the Dragon, Sky Bison, Koi, and Badgermole. Another type of eclipse impacts the Lotus. The goal is to capture your opponent's Lotus while protecting your own.

This is a round-robin tournament, where everyone plays against each other.

Depending on how many players we have, there will be 3 titles to win: #1 Celestial Dragon, #2 Sun Warrior, and #3 Moon Guardian.

Please confirm your participation in The Gathering Around the Stone Lotus thread and make sure to sign up.

The tournament will officially start on Saturday 28th September.

The rules are pinned in the thread.

Good luck, and enjoy!

"Dragon's shadow falls, Covering the blazing Sun, Moon retreats in fear."]]>
Shi Pai Sho is designed to offer freedom in both strategy and creative moves. As the name suggests, it’s centered around the theme of an eclipse. One type of eclipse affects the four elemental masters: the Dragon, Sky Bison, Koi, and Badgermole. Another type of eclipse impacts the Lotus. The goal is to capture your opponent's Lotus while protecting your own.

This is a round-robin tournament, where everyone plays against each other.

Depending on how many players we have, there will be 3 titles to win: #1 Celestial Dragon, #2 Sun Warrior, and #3 Moon Guardian.

Please confirm your participation in The Gathering Around the Stone Lotus thread and make sure to sign up.

The tournament will officially start on Saturday 28th September.

The rules are pinned in the thread.

Good luck, and enjoy!

"Dragon's shadow falls, Covering the blazing Sun, Moon retreats in fear."]]> <![CDATA[Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=178 Thu, 30 May 2024 20:37:14 +0000 HUMANCHILD]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=178 [b]Hello, y'all, and welcome to the first Undergrowth Pai Sho tournament, Hidden in the Yellow Wood![/b]

I'm very excited to announce this Undergrowth Tournament! The host timezone will be EDT. Signup will start immediately and end on Tuesday, June 18, at 12:00. The tournament will begin on Wednesday, June 19, at 4:00 PM. At the end of the signups, I will announce who gets matched with who by generating it randomly. The tournament will be held in two stages. The first stage will be a group stage. The total number of competitors will be split as evenly as possible into different pools. In each pool, there will be a round-robin tournament. After the group stage, overall standings will be formed by putting together individual pools. These standings decide your seed. Your seed decides your placing for the second stage, the DE, or the Double elimination stage. The median Buchholz system will decide ties. Each round will take 72 hours, and the number of rounds will depend on how many players join. If you want to learn how to play Undergrowth, you can read this-Undergrowth-pai-sho rules. The rules are simple as long as you understand the harmony cycle! To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament, then scroll down and press Sign up. Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well. Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!
[b]In summary-[/b]

Host time is EDT
Sign up by Tuesday, June 18, 12:00 PM
The tournament starts Wednesday, June 19, 4:00 PM.
Two stages

small round-robin
Double Elimination-> Grand Finals(ties are decided by former play, then median Buchholz systems)

Each round will be 72 hours long.
Undergrowth rules for new players! Undergrowth-pai-sho rules
To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament, then scroll down and press Sign up.
Confirm participation with me!

]]> [b]Hello, y'all, and welcome to the first Undergrowth Pai Sho tournament, Hidden in the Yellow Wood![/b]

I'm very excited to announce this Undergrowth Tournament! The host timezone will be EDT. Signup will start immediately and end on Tuesday, June 18, at 12:00. The tournament will begin on Wednesday, June 19, at 4:00 PM. At the end of the signups, I will announce who gets matched with who by generating it randomly. The tournament will be held in two stages. The first stage will be a group stage. The total number of competitors will be split as evenly as possible into different pools. In each pool, there will be a round-robin tournament. After the group stage, overall standings will be formed by putting together individual pools. These standings decide your seed. Your seed decides your placing for the second stage, the DE, or the Double elimination stage. The median Buchholz system will decide ties. Each round will take 72 hours, and the number of rounds will depend on how many players join. If you want to learn how to play Undergrowth, you can read this-Undergrowth-pai-sho rules. The rules are simple as long as you understand the harmony cycle! To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament, then scroll down and press Sign up. Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well. Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!
[b]In summary-[/b]

Host time is EDT
Sign up by Tuesday, June 18, 12:00 PM
The tournament starts Wednesday, June 19, 4:00 PM.
Two stages

small round-robin
Double Elimination-> Grand Finals(ties are decided by former play, then median Buchholz systems)

Each round will be 72 hours long.
Undergrowth rules for new players! Undergrowth-pai-sho rules
To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament, then scroll down and press Sign up.
Confirm participation with me!

]]> <![CDATA[Heat of Passion]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=177 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:28:44 +0000 turtlebutme]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=177

Signups start now and end February 12

Tournament begins February 14

The tournament will consist of teams of two

The tournament will be double elimination

If one player from both teams win then the tie breaker will be combined harmonies across the midlines for each team

Sign up in the tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com then dm me in discord @ conlen with you and your partner's garden gate username

Good luck and flameo Hotman!]]>

Signups start now and end February 12

Tournament begins February 14

The tournament will consist of teams of two

The tournament will be double elimination

If one player from both teams win then the tie breaker will be combined harmonies across the midlines for each team

Sign up in the tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com then dm me in discord @ conlen with you and your partner's garden gate username

Good luck and flameo Hotman!]]> <![CDATA[CLASH 2023 Skud Pai Sho Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=172 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:21:33 +0000 Cannoli]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=172 [Image: C23Header.png]

Welcome to the second annual CLASH Skud Pai Sho Tournament!

Compete in a double elimination bracket to be crowned CLASH champion!

General Information:

This will be a standard, double elimination tournament.
Grand finals will be double elimination (bracket reset if the loser's bracket champion wins the first match)
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...030976512/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT (CST after November 6th). Tournament time-sensitive information on The Garden Gate Server will be standardized to your time zone.
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on October 15th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on October 16st at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the CLASH tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "CLASH," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...337781248/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Tournament Format:

This tournament will be a standard double-elimination tournament.
That means that you are in the tournament until you have lost twice. If you lose a match, make sure to still stay updated, because you will continue to have matches until you are eliminated a second time!
Grand Finals will be held in a double elimination format as well, so if you come up from the loser's bracket, you have to win twice in order to win the tournament!
Players fully eliminated from the tournament will have the opportunity to enter "elimination pool" matches. These matches will not influence the outcome of the tournament, but will allow for matchups between players that do not normally meet, and will allow matches to be recorded alongside the rest of the tournament.
Elimination pool matches are opt-in each round. Participants do not have to play an elimination pool match every round in order to opt in, though they must opt in at least one day before the start of each round.

Match Format and Rules

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_ on Discord.

I look forward to another fantastic event!

- Cannoli

]]>

Welcome to the second annual CLASH Skud Pai Sho Tournament!

Compete in a double elimination bracket to be crowned CLASH champion!

General Information:

This will be a standard, double elimination tournament.
Grand finals will be double elimination (bracket reset if the loser's bracket champion wins the first match)
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...030976512/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT (CST after November 6th). Tournament time-sensitive information on The Garden Gate Server will be standardized to your time zone.
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on October 15th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on October 16st at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the CLASH tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "CLASH," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...337781248/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Tournament Format:

This tournament will be a standard double-elimination tournament.
That means that you are in the tournament until you have lost twice. If you lose a match, make sure to still stay updated, because you will continue to have matches until you are eliminated a second time!
Grand Finals will be held in a double elimination format as well, so if you come up from the loser's bracket, you have to win twice in order to win the tournament!
Players fully eliminated from the tournament will have the opportunity to enter "elimination pool" matches. These matches will not influence the outcome of the tournament, but will allow for matchups between players that do not normally meet, and will allow matches to be recorded alongside the rest of the tournament.
Elimination pool matches are opt-in each round. Participants do not have to play an elimination pool match every round in order to opt in, though they must opt in at least one day before the start of each round.

Match Format and Rules

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_ on Discord.

I look forward to another fantastic event!

- Cannoli

]]> <![CDATA[Shu Jing Ginseng Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=171 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:00:51 +0000 Monk_Gyatso]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=171 Hey everyone! Welcome to the Shu Jing Ginseng Pai Sho tournament.

Both experienced and new players from near and far are invited to Shu Jing, the city where Piandao resides, to participate in this Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday September 3rd at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username. Do it here: https://bit.ly/45MGDj7
— 3: Confirm with me, Gyatso, on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.

Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.

Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 3 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify me or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Shu Jing Ginseng tournament role on Discord to stay updated.

Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.]]> Hey everyone! Welcome to the Shu Jing Ginseng Pai Sho tournament.

Both experienced and new players from near and far are invited to Shu Jing, the city where Piandao resides, to participate in this Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday September 3rd at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username. Do it here: https://bit.ly/45MGDj7
— 3: Confirm with me, Gyatso, on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.

Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.

Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 3 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify me or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Shu Jing Ginseng tournament role on Discord to stay updated.

Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.]]> <![CDATA[BLOOM: Skud Pai Sho Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=170 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:04:43 +0000 Cannoli]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=170 Welcome to BLOOM, a Skud Pai Sho Celebration of Spring!

Endure the bitter cold of Winter to flourish in the vibrant life of Spring!

General Information:

This will be a two stage tournament, with a brief single elimination phase followed by a double elimination playoffs.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...022065664/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on April 9th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on April 10th at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the BLOOM tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "BLOOM," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...022065664/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.

Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Tournament Format:
This tournament will be split up into two stages.

First, contestants must make it through the Winter stage: two single elimination matches that will narrow down the competition as the bitter cold strikes. Those that make it through single elimination will then enter the Spring stage: a double elimination playoffs with both a grand finals and a 3rd/4th place decider match. The contestant that wins the grand finals will be crowned BLOOM champion, receiving the Skud Pai Sho Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server.

Match Format and Rules

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.
Skud Pai Sho engines are not to be used in any circumstance in tournament matches! The use of engines to evaluate moves publicly or privately, along with the entrance of computer opponents, is forbidden. Engine evaluations of tournament matches are forbidden not only as the match is ongoing, but also all the way until at least 2 weeks after the end of the entire tournament.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 on Discord.

I look forward to sharing a splendid event with you all!

- Cannoli

]]> Welcome to BLOOM, a Skud Pai Sho Celebration of Spring!

Endure the bitter cold of Winter to flourish in the vibrant life of Spring!

General Information:

This will be a two stage tournament, with a brief single elimination phase followed by a double elimination playoffs.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...022065664/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on April 9th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on April 10th at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the BLOOM tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "BLOOM," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...022065664/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.

Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.
Skud Pai Sho engines are not to be used in any circumstance in tournament matches! The use of engines to evaluate moves publicly or privately, along with the entrance of computer opponents, is forbidden. Engine evaluations of tournament matches are forbidden not only as the match is ongoing, but also all the way until at least 2 weeks after the end of the entire tournament.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 on Discord.

I look forward to sharing a splendid event with you all!

- Cannoli

]]> <![CDATA[Omashu Ginseng Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=169 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:26:27 +0000 Monk_Gyatso]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=169 Omashu Ginseng Gathering!

Both experienced and new Ginseng Pai Sho players from near and far are invited to Omashu to participate in this awesome Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday March 19 at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username and your discord username(including your unique number tag).
— 3: Confirm with Master Gyatso#0883 on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.

Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.

Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 4 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Master Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify Master Gyatso#0883 or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Omashu Ginseng Gathering tournament role on Discord to stay updated.

Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.]]> Omashu Ginseng Gathering!

Both experienced and new Ginseng Pai Sho players from near and far are invited to Omashu to participate in this awesome Ginseng Pai Sho tournament!

Sign ups are already open! Sign up now!
Signups end on Sunday March 19 at 09:00PM UTC. To sign up and participate you need to complete 3 steps:
— 1: Register at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab to the left. Remember to log in first.
— 2: Register here at Toornament.com. Provide your skudpaisho.com username and your discord username(including your unique number tag).
— 3: Confirm with Master Gyatso#0883 on Discord that you will be participating in the tournament.

Tournament Winner Prize:
— Winner will receive 'Tournament Winner(Ginseng)' role on The Garden Gate discord server.

Tournament format:
Win = 2 points | Draw = 1 point | Loss = 0 points.
— Round-robin and Bracket stages.
— Toornament.com will be used to organize this tournament.
— Players get 4 days to complete each game. Games not completed will be ruled by Master Gyatso.
— The top X players of each group will advance to bracket stage where they will compete for the first place of the tournament.
— If your opponent should be very inactive, make sure to notify Master Gyatso#0883 or write in your game chat.
— When you have completed a match, please report the result in the appropriate Forum Post on Discord.
— Make sure to get the Omashu Ginseng Gathering tournament role on Discord to stay updated.

Tournament rules:
— Undos are allowed.
— Cursing and foul language is discouraged, though it is okay if something slips through.
— Outright bullying, harassment, or excessive trash talk, on the other hand, will lead to immediate disqualification from the whole tournament.]]> <![CDATA[February IPSL Swiss Open]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=168 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 03:30:57 +0000 Awyrlas]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=168 Hello Again!

February is almost upon us and so is the next IPSL monthly! I'm excited to continue the trend of these monthly events and I'm looking forward to this months games. I'm still working on the process of seeding groups to create games that are not only interesting and competitive, but also fun and fair. Please bear with me as the scene grows and settles out Big Grin

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Opt-In
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a soft cap of 16 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on February 9th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts later that day at 5 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on skudpaisho.com at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
If you do not have a discord account or are not apart of the Garden Gate Community Discord please create an account and accept the invite so that I and your potential opponents are able to reach you. Failure to communicate before the start of the tournament may result in you being unable to participate.
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to answer a few questions regarding their participation in the form of reactions on the official forum post.
Once all other steps are complete, go to this months forum post in #tournaments-and-events-forums and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Norms are a signifier of your competitive accomplishments. By doing well in enough competitions or by earning a Title Nomination you will have the right to compete for the accompanying title. It will take several events for even the best players to accumulate the necessary requirements for just one, so it's best to take things slow! Titles are a representation of not just your skill at Skud Pai Sho, but also your dedication to the competition and your activity in the community and its events. The Initiate Titles are a show of one's enthusiasm and dedicated participation in tournament play.

General Rules and Guidelines

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #events-and-tournaments-forum post for this month.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity (downtime and frequency of play). Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]> Hello Again!

February is almost upon us and so is the next IPSL monthly! I'm excited to continue the trend of these monthly events and I'm looking forward to this months games. I'm still working on the process of seeding groups to create games that are not only interesting and competitive, but also fun and fair. Please bear with me as the scene grows and settles out Big Grin

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Opt-In
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a soft cap of 16 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on February 9th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts later that day at 5 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on skudpaisho.com at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
If you do not have a discord account or are not apart of the Garden Gate Community Discord please create an account and accept the invite so that I and your potential opponents are able to reach you. Failure to communicate before the start of the tournament may result in you being unable to participate.
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to answer a few questions regarding their participation in the form of reactions on the official forum post.
Once all other steps are complete, go to this months forum post in #tournaments-and-events-forums and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #events-and-tournaments-forum post for this month.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity (downtime and frequency of play). Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]> <![CDATA[IPSL January Swiss Open]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=167 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 03:55:07 +0000 Awyrlas]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=167 Hello Again!

Another month another IPSL Open! December's swiss was a great success and I'm looking to continue the trend of hosting these short-form Skud events! Depending on turnout, the format will largely stay the same save for the addition of opt-in ranked matches from the start.

While ranked tournament matches are now fully implemented, participation will stay opt-in for the time being. As was the case last time, both players will have to have opted-in to ranked matches for them to play a ranked tournament round. That said, even though they are not required, I highly recommend partaking in the ranked fun as it makes matchmaking fairer and gives you a sense of progress when you do well in your games.

I'd also like to take this time to again congratulate Duat and TwoTheSecond for obtaining the first-ever IPSL titles and look forward to seeing more players join them. A few players are within reach of the title of Garden Initiate and I look forward to seeing their progress as well!

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Opt-In
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
You may find the bracket on Toornament here
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a cap of 64 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on January 12th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts the next day on January 13th at 2 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on both skudpaisho.com and at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/ at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
Then, register for the tournament at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their discord ID
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to set their country of origin, and whether they would like to participate in ranked matches.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #tournaments channel.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity. Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]> Hello Again!

Another month another IPSL Open! December's swiss was a great success and I'm looking to continue the trend of hosting these short-form Skud events! Depending on turnout, the format will largely stay the same save for the addition of opt-in ranked matches from the start.

While ranked tournament matches are now fully implemented, participation will stay opt-in for the time being. As was the case last time, both players will have to have opted-in to ranked matches for them to play a ranked tournament round. That said, even though they are not required, I highly recommend partaking in the ranked fun as it makes matchmaking fairer and gives you a sense of progress when you do well in your games.

I'd also like to take this time to again congratulate Duat and TwoTheSecond for obtaining the first-ever IPSL titles and look forward to seeing more players join them. A few players are within reach of the title of Garden Initiate and I look forward to seeing their progress as well!

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Opt-In
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
You may find the bracket on Toornament here
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a cap of 64 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on January 12th at 2 pm CST (UCT -6) and the tournament starts the next day on January 13th at 2 pm CST (UCT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on both skudpaisho.com and at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/ at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL January Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
Then, register for the tournament at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...940476416/
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their discord ID
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to set their country of origin, and whether they would like to participate in ranked matches.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #tournaments channel.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity. Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]> <![CDATA[THE GREAT GATHERING OF THE BODACIOUS THE GINSENG THUBUTHUHUD the part 2]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=166 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:58:57 +0000 dall(i)n]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=166 IS UPON US
ma buthus, welcome.
Game is ginseng, ginseng the 2nd. (yuh)
style of buthuhud tournament gathering is this:
2 stages. 1st stage: round thu robin. 2nd stage: ultimate bracket showdown of amazingness.
Prize is fantasmical role of tournament winner magicalness. (secret prize to be revealed at a later times)

join, ma buthus, at skudpaisho.com
updates, ma buthus, at the gate of gardens the discord the part 1
play, ma buthus, starting the 2nd of January, 2023

you have 3 days to complete each game ma buthus. don't mess it up. If you do not complete the game in 3 days I will use my buthufather wrath and power to decide the ultimate judgment of the round winner.

AS THUBUTHUFATHER, I HAVE SELECTED dall(i)n#9029 TO HOST THIS TOURNAMENT, AND Gyatso#0883 TO CO-HOST. LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY, ASK THEM YOUR QUESTIONS, THEY ARE INITIATING THE GREAT GATHERING. [Image: thubuthufather.png]

Edit: it should be noted that players are required to message either dall(i)n or Gyatso on discord, confirming their commitment to the tournament. Uncommitted members of Thubuthuhud will receive the wrath of thubuthufather.]]> IS UPON US
ma buthus, welcome.
Game is ginseng, ginseng the 2nd. (yuh)
style of buthuhud tournament gathering is this:
2 stages. 1st stage: round thu robin. 2nd stage: ultimate bracket showdown of amazingness.
Prize is fantasmical role of tournament winner magicalness. (secret prize to be revealed at a later times)

join, ma buthus, at skudpaisho.com
updates, ma buthus, at the gate of gardens the discord the part 1
play, ma buthus, starting the 2nd of January, 2023

you have 3 days to complete each game ma buthus. don't mess it up. If you do not complete the game in 3 days I will use my buthufather wrath and power to decide the ultimate judgment of the round winner.

AS THUBUTHUFATHER, I HAVE SELECTED dall(i)n#9029 TO HOST THIS TOURNAMENT, AND Gyatso#0883 TO CO-HOST. LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY, ASK THEM YOUR QUESTIONS, THEY ARE INITIATING THE GREAT GATHERING. [Image: thubuthufather.png]

Edit: it should be noted that players are required to message either dall(i)n or Gyatso on discord, confirming their commitment to the tournament. Uncommitted members of Thubuthuhud will receive the wrath of thubuthufather.]]> <![CDATA[The International Pai Sho League December Swiss Open]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=165 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:38:49 +0000 Awyrlas]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=165
This is hopefully the first tournament of many in the International Pai Sho League and will be a stepping stone for players to earn officially unofficial titles from the IPSL and their associated bragging rights. By building up your skills here, you can test your mettle against other worthy opponents looking to qualify for more difficult tournaments and more prestigious titles. Be sure to check out the FAQ on the discord for more information. I also plan on uploading a copy of those details to the forum soon!

The December Swiss Open starts on December 8th and registration closes on the 7th! Be sure to sign up on both The Garden Gate and Toornament to be confirmed. Instructions below!

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Matches (Maybe)
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
You may find the bracket on Toornament here
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a cap at 64 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on December 7th at 2pm CST (GMT -6) and the tournament starts on December 8th at 2pm CST (GMT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on both skudpaisho.com and at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...5825341440 at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL December Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
Then, register for the tournament at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...825341440/
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their discord ID
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to set their country of origin.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #tournaments channel.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity. Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]>
This is hopefully the first tournament of many in the International Pai Sho League and will be a stepping stone for players to earn officially unofficial titles from the IPSL and their associated bragging rights. By building up your skills here, you can test your mettle against other worthy opponents looking to qualify for more difficult tournaments and more prestigious titles. Be sure to check out the FAQ on the discord for more information. I also plan on uploading a copy of those details to the forum soon!

The December Swiss Open starts on December 8th and registration closes on the 7th! Be sure to sign up on both The Garden Gate and Toornament to be confirmed. Instructions below!

General Information:

Swiss Style
Groups of ~8
3-4 Rounds
Ranked Matches (Maybe)
All rounds will be played on www.skudpaisho.com
You may find the bracket on Toornament here
Participants will be required to be members of the Skud Pai Sho community discord for at least the duration of the tournament.
There is a cap at 64 participants, but due to the nature of the Swiss Open, if there are enough people interested, this number can be expanded.
Sign-ups end on December 7th at 2pm CST (GMT -6) and the tournament starts on December 8th at 2pm CST (GMT-6). To ensure that you are properly confirmed, please be registered on both skudpaisho.com and at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...5825341440 at least 24 hours in advance.

How to Sign Up

Register for the IPSL December Swiss Open at www.skudpaisho.com.
Then, register for the tournament at https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...825341440/
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their discord ID
From there, participants are encouraged, but not required to set their country of origin.
Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with me (@Awyrlas#8189) that you have completed the previous steps.

Rewards

1st Place: (3-0 Win/Loss) 2 Initiate Norms and a Lotus Invitational Nomination
2nd Place: (2-1 Win/Loss) 1 Initiate Norm

Once a round begins, players will have 3 days to complete their matches
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in the #tournaments channel.
Incomplete matches at the end of a round will be decided by activity. Please be sure to stay communicative with your opponent both in discord and on www.skudpaisho.com otherwise the decision will be made by coinflip.
Please stay respectful of your opponents and follow all Garden Gate Discord rules during your matches. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in immediate disqualification.

]]> <![CDATA[Adevăr Pai Sho 2022 Jamboree!]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=164 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:47:56 +0000 Skud]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=164
The Jolly Jamboree is a party event! Registered participants play Adevăr with other participants and get a point for every game they play. You don't have to win, just play! On December 31st, the person with the most points wins!

Head to the Tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com to register, and hop into the Adevăr Pai Sho Order of the Echeveria Discord server for any questions and updates on point totals throughout the month: https://discord.gg/NS5s4jAJBx.

Note that other tournaments have matches created by the tournament host that appear in the Tournaments section of the site. For this event, signing up is available all month long and you create games just like normal - post public games, send invite links in Discord, etc!

Merry Christmas, and happy Pai Sho-ing!

Regards,
Mr. Petruescu and Sir Skuddington]]>
The Jolly Jamboree is a party event! Registered participants play Adevăr with other participants and get a point for every game they play. You don't have to win, just play! On December 31st, the person with the most points wins!

Head to the Tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com to register, and hop into the Adevăr Pai Sho Order of the Echeveria Discord server for any questions and updates on point totals throughout the month: https://discord.gg/NS5s4jAJBx.

Note that other tournaments have matches created by the tournament host that appear in the Tournaments section of the site. For this event, signing up is available all month long and you create games just like normal - post public games, send invite links in Discord, etc!

Merry Christmas, and happy Pai Sho-ing!

Regards,
Mr. Petruescu and Sir Skuddington]]> <![CDATA[CLASH: Skud Pai Sho Tournament]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=163 Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:02:12 +0000 Cannoli]]> https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=163 Welcome to CLASH, a Skud Pai Sho tournament for the ages!

Compete in double elimination brackets, advance to single elimination playoffs, and be crowned CLASH champion!

[Image: Artboard_1.png]

General Information:

This will be a two stage tournament, with a grouped double elimination phase and single elimination playoffs.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...431072768/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT (CST after November 6th).
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on October 20th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on October 21st at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the CLASH tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "CLASH," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...431072768/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.

Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Tournament Format:
This tournament will be split up into two stages.

In the first stage, participants will be split up into different double elimination brackets. Each bracket will function as normal, except instead of having a grand final, both the winner's bracket and loser's bracket finalists will advance to the playoffs.

Rather than facing off against each other, the finalists from each double elimination bracket will be seeded such that they face their counterpart from another bracket to start the single elimination playoffs. Winner's bracket finalists will face off against loser's bracket finalists from different brackets for the first round, and the playoffs will continue from there.

A 3rd/4th place match will happen between the losers of each semifinal match, followed by the CLASH championship match, with the winner of this championship match receiving the Skud Pai Sho Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server.

Match Format and Rules

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 on Discord.

I look forward to sharing a phenomenal event with you all!

- Cannoli

]]> Welcome to CLASH, a Skud Pai Sho tournament for the ages!

Compete in double elimination brackets, advance to single elimination playoffs, and be crowned CLASH champion!

[Image: Artboard_1.png]

General Information:

This will be a two stage tournament, with a grouped double elimination phase and single elimination playoffs.
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.
All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.
The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...431072768/
Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
The host timezone for this tournament will be American CDT (CST after November 6th).
There is a soft player cap at 64 players, though this can be modified if a significant portion of people still want to join. Claim your spot while you can!
Signups end on October 20th at 7:00 pm CDT, and the tournament begins on October 21st at 5:00 pm CDT. To properly ensure that you end up in the tournament, make sure to be both signed up and confirmed into the tournament at least two days before the deadline.

How to sign up:
To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:

First, register for the CLASH tournament at skudpaisho.com. To do so, you must first make sure you have created and/or signed into your Garden Gate account. Then, navigate to the sidebar menu, select "tournaments," select "CLASH," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."
Then, go to https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...431072768/, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. Note: the username you use on Toornament will often be the username participants try to find you by, so do your best to match it with your skudpaisho.com username!
When registering on Toornament, participants must fill out their actual discord ID. If you do not yet have an account on discord, you must create one and join The Garden Gate server to participate in the tournament, as this is the main way for your opponents to contact you about scheduling matches: https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg
Participants must also submit their country of residence/origin. This option will be set to Antarctica by default for participants who prefer not to share this information.

Once all other steps are complete, go to the #tournaments channel in The Garden Gate Discord server and confirm with the host (@Cannoli#5677) that you have completed the previous steps. If you have done everything correctly, you will officially be confirmed into the tournament!

Match-ups will be displayed on the Toornament website brackets, and will be created and hosted on The Garden Gate website at the start of each round.
The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.
Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.
When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.
Matches that remain incomplete at the end of a round will be decided by the tournament host. This decision will prioritize comparative player activity/inactivity over game state in order to discourage abuse (accidental or intentional) of these time limitations.
To help provide evidence of activity even when it is not your move, be sure to leave messages in the in-game chat or in the #tournaments channel on the Discord server whenever checking up on the match, as otherwise it is difficult to tell to what extent a participant has been active in the match. The best way to avoid an inactive match is to communicate with your opponent publicly on the server and planning out how/when to play out the match. Playing correspondence without communication is valid, but it runs the risk of disqualification if the match is not finished before the end of the round. Remember, it is difficult to tell just how long a game will last! When in doubt, plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.
Sandboxing is allowed, though heavy use is discouraged in the interest of faster play and general courtesy. Please do not delay games by spending excessive time in the sandbox.
Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.
Though this tournament is competitive, participant interactions should still be respectful. Excessive trash talk, bullying, harassment, or any discriminatory behavior will lead to an instant disqualification from a match, and indeed the tournament if behavior continues/becomes notably egregious.

For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 on Discord.

I look forward to sharing a phenomenal event with you all!

- Cannoli

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