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Pokémon TCG - Monthly Tournament

Saturday, 2nd July 2011 (11am-3pm) @ Clifton Road Games, Exeter.

Pokémon tournaments take place at stores worldwide, and offer a competitive atmosphere where trainers can meet each other in a friendly match. Players bring their own 60-card deck and compete to establish player ratings and rankings. Ratings and rankings are achieved based on individual match wins and losses in sanctioned Pokémon tournament play.

Pokémon TCG

What do I need to know?

• Bring your deck, if you have one. Don't worry if you don't understand all the Official Tournament Rules, if you can bring 'a deck', then it makes it easy to join in and you'll soon be up-to-speed on the tournament rules proper.
• Bring your Player ID card, if you have one. If you don’t have a Player ID, one will be given to you at the event.
• See the Pokémon Tournament Rules for more information about what to bring to an event.
• Make sure you arrive on time. Please.
• To participate in the event, you must be a player in good standing and abide by the Tournament Rules.

Spirit of the Game

As a game of skill, the Pokémon TCG is enjoyed for its complex strategies, entertaining characters, and atmosphere of friendly competition. While the objective of a Pokémon TCG tournament is to determine the skill level of each player involved, our ultimate goal is to ensure that every participant has fun. It is this attitude that Pokémon Organized Play wishes to emphasize during Pokémon TCG events.

Regardless of the size of the prizes on the line, adherence to the Spirit of the Game helps to ensure that all participants, including players, spectators, and event staff at a Pokémon TCG event, have an enjoyable experience. This spirit should guide the conduct of players as well as the tournament judges as they interpret and enforce the rules.

The Spirit of the Game is composed of the following tenets:

• Fun: The Pokémon TCG is a game, and games are meant to be fun for all parties involved. When a game ceases to be fun, players find other things to do.
• Fairness: Games cease to be fun when players break the rules to achieve victory. A player should prefer to lose a game than to win by cheating.
• Honesty: Players of any game should strive to act honestly while playing that game. If a player inadvertently breaks a rule during a game and becomes aware of the error before his or her opponent or a judge, that player should make the opponent and the judge aware of the misplay.
• Respect: Players, spectators, and staff should be treated with the same respect that players would expect for themselves. Distracting an opponent or a judge to gain advantage shows disrespect to everyone involved in a Pokémon TCG event.
• Sportsmanship: Winning or losing with grace is vital to the enjoyment of a game. The desire to continue playing a game can be soured by players that berate their opponents after winning or losing a match.
• Learning: Players should strive to help each other increase their Pokémon TCG play skills. It is not a player's responsibility to make his or her opponent's plays for that opponent. However, discussing strategies, offering deck tips, or constructively critiquing game play decisions after the match has been completed helps both participants to become better players.

Modified Format

The Modified format is the standard tournament format for Pokémon Organized Play events. This format will be used at all premier events unless specified otherwise.

The Modified format for the 2010-2011 tournament season contains the following:

• Diamond & Pearl - Majestic Dawn
• Diamond & Pearl - Legends Awakened
• Diamond & Pearl - Stormfront
• Platinum
• Platinum - Rising Rivals
• Platinum - Supreme Victors
• Platinum - Arceus
• Rumble
• HeartGold & SoulSilver
• HS - Unleashed
• HS - Undaunted
• HS - Triumphant
• HS Trainer Kit
• Call of Legends
• Black & White

From 9th June 2011, the Modified format for the remainder of the 2010-2011 tournament season (and for the 2011-2012) contains the following:

• HeartGold & SoulSilver
• HS - Unleashed
• HS - Undaunted
• HS - Triumphant
• HS Trainer Kit
• Call of Legends
• Black & White