Format:

• Players will be seeded according to a mixture of their In-game Ladder Ranking and their ATR if they have one.
• Double-elimination Best of 1 bracket.
• The Winners and Grand Finals are Best of 3
  • If there are over 32 players in the final bracket, Winner's semifinals will also be a Best of 3.
• All matches must be observable and have at least a 1-minute in-game delay.
• Maps are drafted first, then Civs.

 

Format:

• Players will be seeded according to a mixture of their In-game Ladder Ranking and their ATR if they have one.
• Double-elimination Best of 1 bracket.
• The Winners and Grand Finals are Best of 3
  • If there are over 32 players in the final bracket, Winner's semifinals will also be a Best of 3.
• All matches must be observable and have at least a 1-minute in-game delay.
• Maps are drafted first, then Civs.

Maps:

• Map Pool: Danube River, King of the Hill, Hill and Dale, Dry Arabia, High View.
• First in order is the Higher seeded player.
• For Bo1, each player takes turns banning maps until one remains. That map will be played.
• For Bo3, each player first picks a "home map", then takes turns banning the remaining maps until one remains. That map will be the tiebreaker.
• Maps cannot be repeated in Bo3

Civilizations:

• Draft Link
• Bo1:
  • Players draft 2 civs each.
  • They each snipe 1 from the other.
  • The remaining civs are played.
• Bo3:
  • Players draft 2 civs each.
  • They each snipe 1 from the other.
  • The remaining civs are played.
  • After each map, a new draft is made.
  • Players cannot draft a civilization they had already won within the series.

Added Rules:

• Damage Boosting Villagers is not allowed.
• Stone Towers and Walls are not allowed at age 2.
• Any other form of glitch/bug exploration is not allowed.

Punishments:

In case of breaking any of the rules, punishments include but are not limited to reduction of prize winnings, Admin loss, and/or Tournament Bans.