Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Golden Tile is Back - the Dragon Tournament format has changed!

Overview: The Dragon Tournament is a three - month long competition with a 4 player final, Mahjong rules for the final table are appointed by the player that wins the most dragon chips during the three - month competition

Tournament Duration: The Tournament will span out over 3 months, from August 1st - October 31

Prizes:

First Place:

The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a uniquely designed solid silver, gold plated tile of a green dragon

Dragon Tournament T-shirt

Medal on player’s avatar

Dimensions: 37 x 27 x 19 mm

Weight: ~ 170g

Second Place:

The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a Mahjong set.

The first runner up also receives the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

One Year VIP membership

Medal on player’s avatar

Third Place:

The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a travel size Mahjong set

The second runner up also receives the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

Medal on player’s avatar

Fourth Place:

The winner can exchange the dragon chips won for golden coins with a rate of 5 dragon chips for one golden coin

Receives the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

Medal on player’s avatar

5th - 10th Place: Can exchange the dragon chips for golden coins with a rate of 10 dragon chips for one golden coin

Dragon Tournament Final Round

Date and Time: The final table will be played on Saturday, Nov 6th 2010. at 7:00 AM US/Pacific time

Play Time: 90 min; In the event if one or more player won’t connect for the final round the missing player forfeits the prize and he/she will be replaced by a player in the lobby

Rules: The rules are appointed by the player that wins the most dragon chips by Oct 31st 2010

Dragon Tournament Details

Schedule and entry fees

Name

Week Day

Time(Pacific Standard Time)

Time(Pacific Standard Time)

Time(Pacific Standard Time)

Entry(Dragon Chips)

Styles

Red

Mondays

5 :00 AM

10:30 AM

20:00 PM

5,000

HK; RCR: MCR;TW

White

Wednesdays

5:00 AM

10:30 AM

20:00 PM

5,000

HK; EC; MCR; AM

Green

Thursdays

5:00 AM

10:30 AM

20:00 PM

5,000

AM; RCR ;TW; EC

All Dragons

Saturdays

6:30 AM

20,000

All

You may cancel your entry into the tournament and receive a refund of your entry fee as long as you cancel at least 6 minutes prior to the beginning of seating for the tournament, which is usually 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Rounds

Number of rounds depend on the number of players that sign up for the tournaments in the schedule above.

4 Players - One 1- hour round.

8 Players - One elimination round and 4 players that accumulate the most points(score) proceed to the 4 player final.

12 or more players - One preliminary round, then and an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

Each round consists of one hour of play.

Table Details:

Rated: No

Game Helper: Yes

RCR - Min points: 1 yaku ; Flowers: No

MCR - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

HK - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

AM - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: Yes

EC - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: No

TW - Min points: 6 ; Flowers: Yes

Winnings

The 3 best scorers at the final round win the dragon chips that are at stake.

1st place - 50%

2nd place - 35%

3rd place - 15%

Please note that winnings are raked:

VIP members - 0% Rake

Premium - 5% Rake

Free Players - 15% Rake

Scoring

At the end of each round, players that have the best scores move to the next round.

If two (or more) players tie for a position, the player that won more hands in the game will be ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two players are tied in both scores AND hands won, the player that has a higher rating will be ranked higher.

In the event that two or more players are tied at the end of the Dragon Tournament by the Dragon Chips won, the player that has won more Dragon Tournaments will be ranked higher, in the unlikely event that two or more players are tied in both dragon chips won and number of tournaments won, the player that has a higher rating will be ranked higher.

Qualifying Dragon Chips

1. The Dragon Chips won at Dragon Tournaments (White Dragon; Green Dragon; Red Dragon and All Dragons) during the tournament’s duration (from August 1st till October 31) qualify for the tournament prizes

2. The Dragon Chip winnings at Guild competitions from August 1st till October 31st also qualify for the tournament prizes

3. The Dragon Chip winnings at Global Mahjong Tournaments (GMTs) from August 1 until October 31 qualify for the tournament prizes


REPORTING PROBLEMS

Tournament administrators shall be contactable via support@mahjongtime.com. All complaints will be filed and saved. Tournament administrators reserve the final right to every decision including, without limitation, the decision to disqualify any participant due to complaints. Participants must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines or risk the possibility of disqualification. Participants are required to file all questions, comments, disputes, no-show claims, schedule conflicts, or other Tournament related issues through the Website with the appropriate subject. Be sure to explain your situation thoroughly and include any details necessary to assist the Tournament administrator in making a decision. Administrators, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change the score of a Tournament match. This decision could be made based on administrator's judgment that the game reported the result incorrectly or the participants tampered with the game software or hardware to manipulate the reported score.

Mahjong Time reserves the right to alter the rules and make final decisions on all tournament related issues as they arise, and at our sole discretion.