At Storefront Games, we'll be running a sealed tournament as a celebration of Gothic's release! Entry fee covers all packs, and prizes will be determined by number of participants. Please note - this event's matches will be recorded & streamed. If you do not wish to be recorded, please notify the organizer or store owner before the event begins.
We'll be following the standard sealed format as of 11.01.2025, with very slight modifications as listed below.
⚙️ Sealed Format Rules
All players will receive 6 Gothic Booster packs
All players will be allowed to use Beta lands for the draft
If players fail to draft a new Gothic Avatar, the basic beta avatars will be allocated
Your Spellbook will contain at least 24 cards - your arsenal of minions, magics, auras, and artifacts.
Your Atlas will contain at least 12 cards - your Sites with which you'll construct the realm around you.
Your Collection will contain 10 cards.
You may only use Ordinary Beta, Ordinary Arthurian Legends, and any drafted Gothic sites.
Players may opt to Shadow Draft, please see the Organizer if you wish to Shadow Draft before the tournament starts.
*Shadow Drafting is playing and participating in the tournament for free, however any drafted cards are given back to the Organizer in lieu of paying the tournament fee. Any prizes you win throughout the tournament are yours to keep.
🎭 Instructions:
When players are ready to begin, everyone will be given approximately 25 minutes to open their packs and complete deck construction.
After the end of construction, the Swiss-style tournament will begin.
⏱️ Time Limits
· Rounds: 45 minutes per match.
🎲 Tournament Structure
Tournament will be tracked via the Play Network using a Swiss-style, Best of 1, Sealed format.Matches are played on the standard 5x4 grid, starting with 20 life total.Players place sites within the grid, summon creatures to them, and battle until one player is reduced to Death’ Door (0 life) and in a subsequent round defeated.
⚡ Overtime / Sudden Death
If a match exceeds the 45-minute limit:
Finish the current turn.Each player receives one additional turn.The winner is determined as follows:Highest life total wins.If tied for the highest life total, the player with the most units on the battlefield wins.If there’s still a tie, it’ll be determined by the player with the most cards left to draw in their Spellbook and Atlas.
After 3 rounds, there will be a 30 minute recess before the finals begin. The finals will be single elimination.
Prizing will be provided for the top 3, and all entrants will receive participation prizes.
