Tournament Rules
Drafting Order
Play starts with Player 1, then Player 2 and so on.
Three-player games
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Player 3 bans one Spirit Lord
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Player 2 bans one Spirit Lord
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Player 3 picks their Spirit Lord
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Player 2 picks their Spirit Lord
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Player 1 picks their Spirit Lord
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Lanterns and starting cards are dealt out, starting with Player 1
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Player 3 is dealt one additional card
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Play begins
Four-player games
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Player 4 bans one Spirit Lord
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Player 2 bans one Spirit Lord
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Player 4 picks their Spirit Lord
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Player 3 picks their Spirit Lord
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Player 2 picks their Spirit Lord
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Player 1 picks their Spirit Lord
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Lanterns and starting cards are dealt out, starting with Player 1
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Player 4 is dealt one additional card
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Player 3 is dealt one additional card
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Play begins
Revives
At the 10 minute mark, after the current player finishes their turn, all currently dead players can attempt to revive one more time, after which players can no longer revive, with the exception of players playing the Tailed Shisu or the Snowblood Tailed Shisu.
Bans and Character Selections
Banning a character also bans all alt-arts and variants of that character. For example, if Sake Master is banned, Strawhat Sake Master is also immediately banned. A player cannot ban Sake Master but not Strawhat Sake Master.
Two of the same character cannot be played at the same table in the same game. That includes alt-art and variant characters. For example, Player 1 could not play as Sake Master while Player 2 plays as Strawhat Sake Master.
Expansion Characters
Tables will be provided with a copy of the base game. If a player wishes to play an expansion Spirit Lords that’s not at their table, prior to the drafting phase, they may add their own to the pool of available Spirit Lords. Added Spirit Lords are subject to the normal drafting rules, just like all other Spirit Lords.
The tournament organisers may have a limited number of expansion characters available to borrow on request.
Legal Characters
Spirit Lord | Tournament Legal |
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Fox of the Hollow | Yes |
Fox of the Haunt | Yes |
Fox of the Mirage | Yes |
Fox of the Celeste | Yes |
Tanuki of the Hearth | Yes |
Tailed Shisu | Yes |
Fox of the Deep | Yes |
Itachi of the Eclipse | Yes |
Neko of the Veil | Yes |
Adjudication
Players may ask for an adjudicator’s ruling for rule clarifications on their turn, but cannot receive any other help. Adjudicators’ decisions are final.
Other Rules
The discard pile is to be shuffled when there are two or fewer cards left in the deck. The top card of the discard pile should remain in the discard pile and should not be shuffled in.
If a player is challenged and would lose the challenge, they may declare they have lost the challenge and immediately place their lantern on the bottom of the lantern deck without revealing it, before losing their cards or life as usual.
Revealed lanterns must be placed on the bottom of the lantern deck.