Tournaments

Tournaments start once the required number of players have joined. The bracket requires a power of 2 (e.g., 4, 8, 16 players). When enough players are registered, an admin will start the tournament and all first-round matches will begin.

To join a tournament, click on any tournament with 'Registration Open' status, then click the 'Join Tournament' button at the bottom of the page. You must be signed in to join. If the tournament already has enough players, you'll be placed in a queue.

You'll receive a push notification when your tournament match is ready if you have notifications enabled. You can also check the tournament page or your active games list to see when matches begin.

When a tournament has enough players for a valid bracket (e.g., 8 players), additional players are placed in a queue. If the player count reaches the next power of 2 (e.g., 16), queued players are promoted to participants. You can see your queue position on the tournament page.

Yes, you can leave a tournament at any time before it starts by clicking the 'Leave Tournament' button. Once the tournament has started and matches are in progress, you cannot leave.

Tournament matches are asynchronous, meaning you and your opponent take turns at your own pace. Each player has a total time bank of 72 hours (3 days) for the entire match. The time you spend thinking on each turn accumulates, and if your total time exceeds 72 hours, you forfeit the match. This keeps tournaments progressing while still allowing flexible scheduling.

Tournaments use single-elimination format. If you lose a match, you're eliminated from the tournament. The winner advances to the next round until a champion is determined in the final match.

Players are seeded based on the order they joined the tournament. Earlier registrations get lower seed numbers, which may affect bracket positioning.

Tournaments use the default game rules with 3 tiles in hand and the base game tileset of 72 tiles. No expansions are included.

In the event of a tie, the player who went second advances. Since the second player places one fewer tile due to turn order, they win tied games to keep things fair and tournaments moving quickly.