How tournaments work

The Seizer Open is our official tournament, and there is always one open for sign ups. Each one has 16 seats. When all 16 are taken, those 16 players start their own tournament together, and a new Seizer Open opens for everyone else, so you never wait long for a seat. It is played in the Groups format, with no expansions, 1 tile in hand and no tile hints. Just you, your opponent and the base game.

It comes in two parts. First the group stage. You play 4 games, each against a different player, 5 in 32 player and 6 in 64 player tournaments. Up to 4 run at once, and the next starts as soon as one ends. The top 4 move on to the playoffs, the top 8 in 32 player and the top 16 in 64 player tournaments. Wins decide who is on top. If two players have the same wins, the one who beat the other goes higher. If they haven't played each other, or more than two players are level, point difference decides: on average, how many points more than your opponent you scored in your finished games. Games that end on time or by resigning don't count toward it. Then the playoffs: semifinals, a final and a match for third place. With 8 players they start with the quarterfinals, and with 16 with the round of 16. So one bad game won't knock you out. The Seizer Open uses this format, and so do player tournaments set to Groups.

Lose once and you are out. Players are placed in a bracket by rating, so the strongest only meet near the end. Your next game starts as soon as you and your next opponent have both won, so you never wait for the whole round to finish. The two semifinal losers play for third place. If the host starts early with empty seats, those seats become byes, and whoever is drawn against one goes straight to the next round.

Everyone plays everyone once, and the table decides the winner. Your first 4 games start as soon as the league begins. Each time one ends, your next game starts against someone you haven't played yet, as soon as they are free. So you never have more than 4 league games going at once. The table is sorted by wins. If two players have the same wins, the one who beat the other goes higher. If they haven't played each other, or more than two players are level, point difference decides: on average, how many points more than your opponent you scored in your finished games. Games that end on time or by resigning don't count toward it. There are no playoffs and nobody goes out early: whoever is on top when the last game ends wins it all. A league has 3 to 12 players.

Sign in, pick a tournament on this page and tap Register. Each tournament shows its entry in Seeds. Anyone can join the Seizer Open. Public player tournaments are listed here too, and private ones are shared with an invite link, so ask the host for it.

Seeds are what you pay to enter a tournament. Everyone starts with 10. The Seizer Open costs 10, and hosts pick the entry for their own tournaments, from 10 up. All the entries go into the prize pool, which is shared out by where players finish. The top half wins more than they paid, and the winner gets the most. Each tournament shows its prizes. Running low? When you have less than 10, you can claim free Seeds back up to 10, as long as none of yours are waiting in a tournament that has not started. If you leave a tournament before it starts, or the host cancels it, your Seeds come back.

When it is your turn, you have 24 hours to make your move, or 48 if the host picked that. Miss it and you lose that game. Every game also has a cap of 8 days. If a game is still going when the cap is reached, the player who spent less time on their moves wins. So playing quickly pays off: if your opponent keeps letting the clock run, the cap hands you the win.

The app sends you a push notification when the tournament starts, when you reach a new round and every time it is your move. Your tournament games also show up in your daily games list, next to your other games.

Yes, any time before it starts, and your Seeds come back. Once the games begin you can't leave, but you can still resign a game and your opponent takes the win.

Yes, once you have finished 10 games. You can host a tournament for up to 64 players and choose the format, the entry fee in Seeds, expansions, hand size, move time and whether the games are rated. You pay the entry fee too. It starts when the last seat fills, or earlier if you start it yourself. You can host one tournament at a time, and cancel it any time before it starts.

The player who moved second wins. The first player gets to place one more tile, so the tie goes the other way. This counts in every tournament game. In the group stage both players still keep their points for the standings.

Seizer Open games are rated. Player tournaments are friendly, unless the host turns rating on when creating the tournament.