Hearthstone Alley Fireside Blast (14th Dec 2014)

Rules

• General
  • Players are not expected to leave the Duelling Screen until they finish that particular round; players should call the judges to investigate the situation if there was such an infringement. If the infringement is found to be on purpose, the offending player will have to forfeit a match.
  • Players found breaking the rules will be given an initial warning. Subsequent infringements may result in disqualification from the tournament.
  • Judges' decisions in all matters are final.
• Group Stage
  • Players will be randomly allocated into groups of 4.
  • Players can only bring 3 classes into the Group Stage.
  • All Group Stage matches will be in the form of Best-of-3 (Bo3).
  • The first match will be a Blind Pick; winners are to use the same deck while losers will not be able to use the losing class in the same round again.
  • Sideboarding is allowed in between different rounds, but not during a round.
• Playoff Stage
  • Players can only bring 4 classes into the Playoff Stage.
  • All matches are to be in the form of Best-of-5 (Bo5).
  • The first match will be a Blind Pick; winners are to use the same deck while losers will not be able to use the losing class in the same round again.
  • Sideboarding is allowed in between different rounds, but not during a round.
• Disconnection
  • The player that disconnected will have to forfeit the match.
  • However, we encourage sportsmanship and will prefer a rematch if the game has not reached a significant stage.