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*** Please note, this code of conduct also applies in-game. ***

INFORMATION.

1. General information
1.1 All tournament battles take place online.
1.2 Tournament battles take place on the most recent official version of the game "Panzar".
1.3 Each participant of the tournament is obligated to strictly conform to the rules of the Game.
1.4 Crystals distributed can take up to 15 days after the player or team wins them.
1.5 The administration reserves the right to change these rules at any time. Additions and changes to the rules enter into force as soon as they are published.
1.6 The competition organizers reserve the right to change the dates and times of the tournament after warning the players in advance (no later than 24 hours before) and publishing the corresponding information on the Internet at: http://www.panzar.com.
1.7 In the event of a dispute, the final decision is left to the Administration.

2. Tournament format

2.1 No more than 8 players from one team may be present in the game at any one time.
2.2 The tournament is held according to a play-off system. A participating team is eliminated from the tournament after its very first loss (according to the results of one game or a series of several games between two participants in which an absolute winner can be clearly determined).
2.3 Official tournament maps: Dwarven Quarry, Siege of the Swamp Fort, Alchemists' Citadel, Orc Burgwall, Expanse of Mists, Cannibal Stronghold, Meteor Hunt, Temple of Sandstorms, Orc Shrine, Arena of the Warlords, Toxic Bay, Cursed Altar, Elven Pier, Kromholm Mines.
2.4 Single Tournaments consist of 1 organized tournament or a series unrelated Tournaments.
2.5 Tournament season:
2.5.1 The tournament season includes four tournaments of each league.
2.5.2 The team leaderboard is updated each Monday. The leaderboard is located on the site at in a special section.
2.5.3 At the end of each system, all points collected by teams are reset.

3. Tournament leagues

3.1 Golden League:

3.1.1 The Golden League consists of 4 teams which advance into it as a result of eliminatory or inter-season tournaments.
3.1.2 The Golden League team which earns the lowest number of points by the end of the season must meet in an additional match with the Team of the Silver League that has earned the highest position on Silver League to decide the participants of the Golden League in the following season.
3.1.3 In the course of the two days after the end of registration, all members of Golden League teams present in the team when registration ends will receive 100 crystals each on their in-game accounts.

3.2 Silver League:

3.2.1 The Silver League consists of 8 teams which advance into it as a result of eliminatory or inter-season tournaments. If bronze League is not possible the number of team for Silver League will not be limited.
3.2.2 The Silver League team which earns the highest number of points by the end of the season, and the Golden League team which earns the lowest number of points by the end of the season, must meet in an additional match to decide the participants of the Golden League in the following season.
3.2.4 A team which advances into the Golden League will receive a one-time bonus of 5000 crystals.
3.3 Bronze League:
3.3.1 The Bronze League consists of an unlimited number of teams.
3.3.3 The two Bronze League teams which earn the highest number of points by the end of the season, and the Silver League teams which earn the lowest number of points by the end of the season, must meet in an additional match to decide the participants of the Silver League in the following season.

4. Technical issues

4.1 Tournament participants take full responsibility for the operational state of their computers and any peripheral devices they may use.
4.2 Tournament participants take full responsibility for the quality and stability of their Internet connection.
4.3 The tournament organizer takes full responsibility for the stability of game servers.

5. PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING ISSUES

5.1 All issues concerning violations of game rules et. al., are accepted only in e-mail form during the tournament at the address: tournament_EU@panzar.com .
5.2 The decisions of the Administration concerning any situations and incidents, including those not described in these rules, are final and not subject to discussion.

6. Tournament Rules

6.1 Registration of Team for any public tournament will be done in the Social / Tournament Section; on the information page you will find all information of an individual tournament. Weekly date for tournament will be Thursdays at 20:00 (CET +1 time).
6.2 Registration ends 2 hours before start of tournament unless otherwise specified in Information section related to the tournament.
6.3 Changing the composition of teams is allowed both during tournaments and between them. In other words switching of a player between his twinks is allowed both during tournament and between them.
6.4 During any given tournament, each user account can only be registered in one team at a time. This means that a player does not have the right to move from one team to the other between the beginning and end of the tournament.
6.5 From the moment the Grid is displayed 70% of the team player composition needs to stay the same from the beginning and end of the tournament.
6.6 For any Crystal distribution it is the team's captain how sends in the crystal distribution list for the team members at his or her discretion to tournament_eu@panzar.com. See for correct format in Appendix 1.
6.7 The tournament bracket is defined by a random draw and cannot be changed according to the wishes of participants.
6.8 Teams are obligated to independently keep track of the tournament's timetable and find out in advance when their games are scheduled.
6.9 During battles and preparations for them, all tournament participants must follow the instructions of the Administration.
6.10 These rules apply also to any other tournament unless otherwise specified.

7. Gold League Rules/Scoring/Rewards

7.1 The tournament is held weekly every Sunday at 19:00 (CET +1 time).
7.2 Team registration for the next Golden League tournament ends each Friday at 16:00 (CET +1 time).
7.3 Only characters with a level of no lower than 30 may participate in the tournament.
7.4 The tournament bracket is defined by a fix draw and cannot be changed according to the wishes of participants; every team will fight every team during the season in Semi Final.
7.5 A Golden League team which changes its name expands or changes its identification during the season will lose its place in the League.
7.6 If two or more teams have the same number of points at the end of a season, the teams' positions in the tournament table will be decided by the results of rematches or personal encounters.
7.7 If a Golden League team is disqualified during the season, the team holding 1st place in the Silver League at that time will take its place.
7.8 If a Golden League team is disqualified at the end of the season, it is considered as the team that has earned the lowest number of points.
7.9 Golden League if a team is missing one player, it is allowed the opportunity to play with seven players without any penalties. If a team cannot present 7 starting players in a game, it is allowed into the game only with the receipt of penalty points.
7.10 If a team repeatedly cannot participate in a Golden League tournament, or voluntarily declines participation in the Golden League, it is disqualified from the Golden League and the team holding 1st place in the Silver League at that time will take its place until the end of the season.

Scoring:
100 points: first place in the tournament.
80 points: second place in the tournament.
60 points: third and fourth place in the tournament.

Reward:
The tournament Season prize pool amounts to 52000 crystals and depends on the final standings in the tournament table at the end of the season.
1st place – 20000 Crystals.
2nd place – 14000 Crystals.
3rd place – 9000 Crystals.
4th place – 9000 Crystals.

In the course of the two days after the end of registration, all members of Golden League teams present in the team when registration ends will receive 100 crystals each on their in-game accounts. Email needs to be send to tournament_eu@panzar.com with list of the 8 account emails, see Appendix 2 for correct format.

In order to receive winnings, the captain of each team must send an e-mail to tournament_eu@panzar.com stating: Team name; Position in Gold tournament leaderboard; List of accounts (between 1 and 10 accounts), and the number of crystals which must be credited to the account.

To receive 5,000 crystals for advancing from Silver League into Golden League, the team's captain must send an e-mail to tournament_eu@panzar.com stating: Team name; Position in Silver League tournament leaderboard; List of accounts (between 1 and 10 accounts), and the number of crystals which must be credited to the account.

8. Silver League Rules/Scoring/Rewards

8.1 The tournament is held weekly every Sunday at 19:00 (CET +1 time).
8.2 Team registration for the next Silver League tournament ends each Friday at 16:00 (CET +1 time).
8.3 Only characters with a level of no lower than 30 may participate in the tournament.
8.4 The tournament bracket is defined by a random draw and cannot be changed according to the wishes of participants.
8.5 A Silver League team which changes its name expands or changes its identification during the season will lose its place in the League.
8.6 If a Silver League team is disqualified during the season, the team holding 1st place in the Bronze League at that time will take its place. If Bronze is not played this silver will continue in the current setup.
8.7 If a Silver League team is disqualified at the end of the season, it is considered as the team that has earned the lowest number of points.
8.8 No less than 6 and no more than 8 players from each team may be present in the game at any one time.

Scoring:
100 points: first place in the tournament.
80 points: second place in the tournament.
60 points: third and fourth places in the tournament.
40 points: fifth - eighth places in the tournament.

Reward:
The tournament's prize pool amounts to 8000 crystals.
1st Place – 4,000 crystals.
2nd place - 2000 crystals.
Third places - 1000 crystals.
Fourth places – 1000 crystals.

To receive 5,000 crystals for advancing from Silver League into Golden League, the team's captain must send an e-mail to tournament_eu@panzar.com stating: Team name; Position in Silver League tournament leaderboard; List of accounts (between 1 and 10 accounts), and the number of crystals which must be credited to the account.

In order to receive winnings, the team captain must send an e-mail to tournament_EU@panzar.com stating: Team's name; Place held in the Silver League tournament; List of accounts (between 1 and 10 accounts), and the number of crystals which must be credited to the account. Rewards are presented within 15 working days of the receipt by the Administration of all necessary information from the prize-winning teams.

9. Bronze League Rules/Scoring/Rewards

9.1 The tournament is held weekly every Sunday at 19:00 (CET +01:00, time).
9.2 Team registration for the next Bronze League tournament ends each Friday at 16:00 (CET +1 time).
9.3 Only characters with a level of no lower than 29 may participate in the tournament.
9.4 The tournament bracket is defined by a random draw and cannot be changed according to the wishes of participants.
9.5 A Bronze League team which changes its name expands or changes its identification during the season will lose its points in the League.
9.6 No less than 6 and no more than 8 players from each team may be present in the game at any one time.

Scoring:
100 points: first place in the tournament.
80 points: second place in the tournament.
60 points: third and fourth places in the tournament.
40 points: fifth - eighth places in the tournament.

Reward:
The tournament's prize pool amounts to 3,500 crystals.
1st place – 2,000 crystals and a week of premium for 8 accounts.
2nd place - 1,500 crystals and 3 days of premium for 8 accounts.
In order to receive winnings, the team captain must send an e-mail to tournament_EU@panzar.com stating: Team's name; Place held in Bronze League tournament; List of accounts (between 1 and 10 accounts), and the number of crystals which must be credited to the account. Rewards are presented within 15 working days of the receipt by the Administration of all necessary information from the prize-winning teams.

PUNITIVE PENALTIES

10. Disqualification

10.1 A team shall be removed from the tournament if it exploits bugs in the in-game collision mechanics with the intention of gaining personal benefit and/or an advantage unintended within the game mechanics. In the case of "hanging" during collisions, the player must immediately use the "Suicide" option in the main menu of the Game.
10.2 Discussing the final decision taken by the Administration with regard to any situation is sufficient cause for a disqualification.
10.3 If a Silver League team registers for the Bronze League is automatically removed from the Silver League and disqualified from all games until the end of the current season.
10.4 If a Golden League team registers for the Silver or Bronze League is automatically removed from the Golden League and disqualified from all tournament games until the end of the current season.
10.5 If you enter a team into a public tournament that team needs to play or your CLAN will get disqualified for this tournament and the next. If for any reason you are unable to get your team together after the subscription has ended disband the team before grid is visible "Creating new clan and switching clan will be checked"

11. Penalty points

11.1 If a team cannot take part in a Golden League tournament, then it will not receive crystals by the next tournament, and in addition, it will receive penalty points amounting to 50 percent of the team's rating points.
11.2 If a team cannot take part in a Silver League tournament, it will receive penalty points amounting to 50 percent of the team's rating points.
11.3 For the use of character interactions not intended by the game mechanics to access certain areas of the map (Example: a gnome jumping on an orc's shoulders and being thrown to an inaccessible spot), the team will receive penalty points amounting to 50 percent of the team's rating points.

Appendix 1:

Here is the template

SUBJECT: TOURNAMENT DATE - TOURNAMENT NAME - CLAN: NAME - TEAM: NAME

EMAIL CONTENT:

Captain name: NAME OF CAPTAIN

Place in tournament: TEAM LAST POSITION IN TOURNAMENT

Price: TOTAL OF THE PRICE TO RECEIVE

Cristal Division: XXX crystals
Char name of each player in team


It could look like this:

SUBJECT: 20 NOV 2014 – Winter Storms Tournament VI - CLAN: PRODIGY - TEAM: FIRESTARTER

EMAIL CONTENT

Captain name: Joe Strummer

Place in tournament: 1/2 FINAL - 3th or 4th

Price: 1200 Crystals + 10x 7 day VIP

Cristal Division: 120 crystals + 7 day VIP
BigHit
SmallSupport
Backstabber
ShieldShield

Cristal Division: 100 crystals + 7 day VIP
JustFreeze
LikeTheHeat
ChillYou
Smashinger

Cristal Division: 40 crystals + 7 day VIP
Excaliber
Cure

Captain Joe Strummer


Appendix 2:
Here is the template

SUBJECT: GOLD LEAGUE - TOURNAMENT DATE - SEASON - CLAN: NAME - TEAM: NAME

EMAIL CONTENT:

Captain name: NAME OF CAPTAIN

Player list:
1) Joe.Player@gmail.com
2) Rik.Player@yahoo.com
3) Joey.Player@gmail.com
4) …
5) …
6) …
7) …
8) …
*9) …
*10) …



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