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			<title><![CDATA[Wan Shi Tongs Trials]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=181</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=242">HUMANCHILD</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hey y’all!</span> 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. <br />
The winner of this tournament will receive an invitation to the IPSL Invitational event, alongside a Skud Tournament Winner role! <br />
Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well. <br />
In summary-<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Host time is EDT<br />
</li>
<li>Sign up by 12:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025<br />
</li>
<li>The tournament starts Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025<br />
</li>
<li>Two stages, and everyone will get at least five-six games<br />
</li>
<li> Ties are decided by former play, then by whichever player has more Harmony Ring victories, then the median Buchholz system.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Flighted Round-Robin<br />
</li>
<li>Double Elimination-&gt; Grand Finals <br />
</li>
</ol>
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>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<br />
</li>
<li>To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press, then scroll down and press Sign up.<br />
</li>
<li>Confirm participation with me!<br />
</li>
</ul>
Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hey y’all!</span> 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. <br />
The winner of this tournament will receive an invitation to the IPSL Invitational event, alongside a Skud Tournament Winner role! <br />
Remember, you'll have to confirm with me on Discord as well. <br />
In summary-<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Host time is EDT<br />
</li>
<li>Sign up by 12:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025<br />
</li>
<li>The tournament starts Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025<br />
</li>
<li>Two stages, and everyone will get at least five-six games<br />
</li>
<li> Ties are decided by former play, then by whichever player has more Harmony Ring victories, then the median Buchholz system.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li>Flighted Round-Robin<br />
</li>
<li>Double Elimination-&gt; Grand Finals <br />
</li>
</ol>
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>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<br />
</li>
<li>To join, go to the tournaments tab by clicking on the Garden Gate website sidebar, press, then scroll down and press Sign up.<br />
</li>
<li>Confirm participation with me!<br />
</li>
</ul>
Good luck, and I hope to see you join us!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gathering of Sun Warriors]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=180</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=242">HUMANCHILD</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hey y’all! I’m excited to announce the new Fire Pai Sho tournament, Gathering of The Sun Warriors! In this event players will be separated into groups where only the best players will move on to the next stages. <br />
General Information<br />
This will be a multi-stage round-robin style tournament, with only some participants advancing from one round to the next.<br />
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate discord server, and the special title “Sun Chief”<br />
All games will be hosted at The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.<br />
How to sign up:<br />
To register for the tournament, you must sign up in two different places:<br />
First, you have to register for the “Gathering of Sun Warriors” at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab.<br />
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<br />
Tournament Format and Rules<br />
<br />
This tournament will be split up into multiple stages. The total number of stages will depend on the size of the tournament.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
Follow the brackets on <a href="https://brackethq.com/dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://brackethq.com/dashboard/</a><br />
<br />
Tournament sign up ends October 23, 12:00AM EDT<br />
<br />
The tournament starts October 25  5:00PM EDT<br />
<br />
I look forwards to seeing y’all in the tournament!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey y’all! I’m excited to announce the new Fire Pai Sho tournament, Gathering of The Sun Warriors! In this event players will be separated into groups where only the best players will move on to the next stages. <br />
General Information<br />
This will be a multi-stage round-robin style tournament, with only some participants advancing from one round to the next.<br />
The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate discord server, and the special title “Sun Chief”<br />
All games will be hosted at The Garden Gate website: skudpaisho.com.<br />
How to sign up:<br />
To register for the tournament, you must sign up in two different places:<br />
First, you have to register for the “Gathering of Sun Warriors” at skudpaisho.com in the tournaments tab.<br />
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<br />
Tournament Format and Rules<br />
<br />
This tournament will be split up into multiple stages. The total number of stages will depend on the size of the tournament.<br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
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. <br />
<br />
Follow the brackets on <a href="https://brackethq.com/dashboard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://brackethq.com/dashboard/</a><br />
<br />
Tournament sign up ends October 23, 12:00AM EDT<br />
<br />
The tournament starts October 25  5:00PM EDT<br />
<br />
I look forwards to seeing y’all in the tournament!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gathering Around The Stone Lotus - Shi Pai Sho tournament #1]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=179</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=234">Uncle Iroh</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the very first Gathering Around The Stone Lotus! This event is for Shi Pai Sho, a variant that’s still in development, which you can follow on The Garden Gate Discord server.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
This is a round-robin tournament, where everyone plays against each other.<br />
<br />
Depending on how many players we have, there will be 3 titles to win: #1 Celestial Dragon, #2 Sun Warrior, and #3 Moon Guardian.<br />
<br />
Please confirm your participation in The Gathering Around the Stone Lotus thread and make sure to sign up.<br />
<br />
The tournament will officially start on Saturday 28th September.<br />
<br />
The rules are pinned in the thread.<br />
<br />
Good luck, and enjoy!<br />
<br />
"Dragon's shadow falls, Covering the blazing Sun, Moon retreats in fear."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to the very first Gathering Around The Stone Lotus! This event is for Shi Pai Sho, a variant that’s still in development, which you can follow on The Garden Gate Discord server.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
This is a round-robin tournament, where everyone plays against each other.<br />
<br />
Depending on how many players we have, there will be 3 titles to win: #1 Celestial Dragon, #2 Sun Warrior, and #3 Moon Guardian.<br />
<br />
Please confirm your participation in The Gathering Around the Stone Lotus thread and make sure to sign up.<br />
<br />
The tournament will officially start on Saturday 28th September.<br />
<br />
The rules are pinned in the thread.<br />
<br />
Good luck, and enjoy!<br />
<br />
"Dragon's shadow falls, Covering the blazing Sun, Moon retreats in fear."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hidden in the Yellow Wood-Undergrowth Tournament]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=178</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 20:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=242">HUMANCHILD</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">[b]Hello, y'all, and welcome to the first Undergrowth Pai Sho tournament, Hidden in the Yellow Wood!</span></span></span>[/b]</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">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-</span></span><a href="https://skudpaisho.com/site/games/undergrowth-pai-sho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: #4a6ee0;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">Undergrowth-pai-sho rules</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">. 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!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">[b]In summary-</span></span></span>[/b]</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Host time is EDT</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Sign up by Tuesday, June 18, 12:00 PM</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">The tournament starts Wednesday, June 19, 4:00 PM.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Two stages</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">small round-robin</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Double Elimination-&gt; Grand Finals(ties are decided by former play, then median Buchholz systems)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
</ol>
<ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Each round will be 72 hours long.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Undergrowth rules for new players!</span></span><a href="https://skudpaisho.com/site/games/undergrowth-pai-sho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"> <span style="color: #4a6ee0;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">Undergrowth-pai-sho rules</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Confirm participation with me!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">[b]Hello, y'all, and welcome to the first Undergrowth Pai Sho tournament, Hidden in the Yellow Wood!</span></span></span>[/b]</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">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-</span></span><a href="https://skudpaisho.com/site/games/undergrowth-pai-sho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: #4a6ee0;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">Undergrowth-pai-sho rules</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">. 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!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">[b]In summary-</span></span></span>[/b]</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Host time is EDT</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Sign up by Tuesday, June 18, 12:00 PM</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">The tournament starts Wednesday, June 19, 4:00 PM.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Two stages</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<ol type="1" class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">small round-robin</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Double Elimination-&gt; Grand Finals(ties are decided by former play, then median Buchholz systems)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
</ol>
<ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Each round will be 72 hours long.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Undergrowth rules for new players!</span></span><a href="https://skudpaisho.com/site/games/undergrowth-pai-sho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"> <span style="color: #4a6ee0;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">Undergrowth-pai-sho rules</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">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.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0e101a;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: x-small;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="mycode_font">Confirm participation with me!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Heat of Passion]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=177</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=143">turtlebutme</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Heat Of Passion Fire Tournament<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Signups start now and end February 12<br />
</li>
<li>Tournament begins February 14 <br />
</li>
<li>The tournament will consist of teams of two<br />
</li>
<li>The tournament will be double elimination<br />
</li>
<li>If one player from both teams win then the tie breaker will be combined harmonies across the midlines for each team<br />
</li>
</ul>
Sign up in the tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com then dm me in discord @ conlen with you and your partner's garden gate username<br />
<br />
Good luck and flameo Hotman!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Heat Of Passion Fire Tournament<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Signups start now and end February 12<br />
</li>
<li>Tournament begins February 14 <br />
</li>
<li>The tournament will consist of teams of two<br />
</li>
<li>The tournament will be double elimination<br />
</li>
<li>If one player from both teams win then the tie breaker will be combined harmonies across the midlines for each team<br />
</li>
</ul>
Sign up in the tournaments tab at skudpaisho.com then dm me in discord @ conlen with you and your partner's garden gate username<br />
<br />
Good luck and flameo Hotman!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Play against a Bot]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=176</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=236">gal</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=176</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to develop a bot for the game, in case you want to play and no available players are online? I'm not sure how complex the game is for developing a bot for the game. Usually, it's possible to develop a playing bot using min-max algorithm. Too complicated games, such as Go, couldn't be played well by a computer, until Google's Alpha Go, which used machine learning.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Is it possible to develop a bot for the game, in case you want to play and no available players are online? I'm not sure how complex the game is for developing a bot for the game. Usually, it's possible to develop a playing bot using min-max algorithm. Too complicated games, such as Go, couldn't be played well by a computer, until Google's Alpha Go, which used machine learning.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waiting Room and Tables]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=175</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=236">gal</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=175</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[It can be more helpful to have such concepts. I think it something that was done by older online games, like on MSN Zone (no longer done).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It can be more helpful to have such concepts. I think it something that was done by older online games, like on MSN Zone (no longer done).]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Skud Pai Sho and "Avatar"]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=174</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=236">gal</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=174</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Are the rules making sense throughout the series? Because sometimes it's shown the game is played with tiled placed in the squares, while sometimes on line intersections (there are some snapshots in the Avatar wiki on Fandom). Is the White Lotus opening (done by the members of the White Lotus order as a secret greeting to identify members) making sense in Skud Pai Sho?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Are the rules making sense throughout the series? Because sometimes it's shown the game is played with tiled placed in the squares, while sometimes on line intersections (there are some snapshots in the Avatar wiki on Fandom). Is the White Lotus opening (done by the members of the White Lotus order as a secret greeting to identify members) making sense in Skud Pai Sho?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Origins of Skud Pai Sho]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=173</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=236">gal</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=173</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[This is a question to the creator of the game - according to the creator, this game is based on the the various fan-made versions of the game existed in order to created a unified and organized version. Can you share the resources? Are the games listed on the site are those versions? Or are they unrelated? Because these versions are also made by other creator, not the creator of Skud Pai Sho.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a question to the creator of the game - according to the creator, this game is based on the the various fan-made versions of the game existed in order to created a unified and organized version. Can you share the resources? Are the games listed on the site are those versions? Or are they unrelated? Because these versions are also made by other creator, not the creator of Skud Pai Sho.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[CLASH 2023 Skud Pai Sho Tournament]]></title>
			<link>https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=172</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://forum.skudpaisho.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=111">Cannoli</a>]]></dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://forum.skudpaisho.com/showthread.php?tid=172</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/875445896219852801/1152407061221613641/C23Header.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: C23Header.png]" class="mycode_img" /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Welcome to the second annual CLASH Skud Pai Sho Tournament!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Compete in a double elimination bracket to be crowned CLASH champion!<br />
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">General Information:</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">This will be a standard, double elimination tournament.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Grand finals will be double elimination (bracket reset if the loser's bracket champion wins the first match)</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: <a href="https://skudpaisho.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">skudpaisho.com</a>.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: <a href="https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/7096322163337781248/stages/7096324175030976512/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...030976512/</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: <a href="https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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 <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">both signed up and confirmed</span> into the tournament <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">at least</span> two days before the deadline.</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">How to sign up:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">First, register for the CLASH</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"> tournament at <a href="https://skudpaisho.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">skudpaisho.com</a>. 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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Then, go to <a href="https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/7096322163337781248/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...337781248/</a>, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">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!</span> </span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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:  <a href="https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Tournament Format:</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">This tournament will be a standard double-elimination tournament. </span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">That means that you are in the tournament until you have lost </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">twice</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">. 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!</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Match Format and Rules</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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, <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.</span></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_ on Discord.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">I look forward to another fantastic event!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">- Cannoli</span></span></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/875445896219852801/1152407061221613641/C23Header.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: C23Header.png]" class="mycode_img" /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Welcome to the second annual CLASH Skud Pai Sho Tournament!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Compete in a double elimination bracket to be crowned CLASH champion!<br />
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">General Information:</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">This will be a standard, double elimination tournament.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Grand finals will be double elimination (bracket reset if the loser's bracket champion wins the first match)</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The winner will receive the Tournament Winner role on the official Garden Gate Discord server, as well as the associated bragging rights.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">All games will be hosted on The Garden Gate website: <a href="https://skudpaisho.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">skudpaisho.com</a>.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The official bracket for the tournament will be hosted on the Toornament website: <a href="https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/7096322163337781248/stages/7096324175030976512/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...030976512/</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Tournament participants will be required to join The Garden Gate server for at least the duration of the tournament: <a href="https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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 <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">both signed up and confirmed</span> into the tournament <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">at least</span> two days before the deadline.</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">How to sign up:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">To register for the tournament, you must complete a few steps:</span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">First, register for the CLASH</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"> tournament at <a href="https://skudpaisho.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">skudpaisho.com</a>. 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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">," and scroll down to the bottom and select "sign up."</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Then, go to <a href="https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/7096322163337781248/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://play.toornament.com/en_US/tourna...337781248/</a>, create a Toornament account if you do not have one, then select "register" and fill out the required information. <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">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!</span> </span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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:  <a href="https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://discord.gg/YqbyPTWUWg</a></span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Tournament Format:</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">This tournament will be a standard double-elimination tournament. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">That means that you are in the tournament until you have lost </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">twice</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">. 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!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Match Format and Rules</span></span><ul class="mycode_list"><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">The start and end of each round of matches will be announced in #tournaments on The Garden Gate Discord server.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Once a round of matches begins, participants will have 3 days to complete their matches.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">When a match is completed, at least one player should report the result in #tournaments on discord.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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, <span style="text-decoration: underline;" class="mycode_u">plan to start earlier in the round rather than later.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">Undos are allowed. Asking for and granting undos is encouraged, but not strictly required.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">For any questions, contact @Cannoli#5677 or _cannoli_ on Discord.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">I look forward to another fantastic event!</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">- Cannoli</span></span></div>]]></content:encoded>
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