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[h3]ːHoly_Grailetː 14.08 12:00 PM GMT – 17.08 12:00 PM GMT ːHoly_Grailetː [/h3]

[h3]ːsteampunkː EUROPE[/h3]

ːcardsː players: 4
ːscoreː victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
ːhealth_powerupː Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: visible
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
ːRatsClockː Timer: normal
ːLocationː Field: Clockwork town

Special rules

No.

Tournament points (place in session/points gained):

1. +150 tournament points
   
2. +45 tournament points
   
3. 15 tournament points
   
4. 0 tournament points
   

[h3]ːsteampunkː ASIA[/h3]

ːcardsː players: 2
ːscoreː victory condition: 35 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
ːhealth_powerupː Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: random
ːRatsClockː Timer: normal
ːLocationː Field: Clockwork town

Special rules

Changes in the deck:

-1 The Accelerator
-1 An Award Ceremony
-1 A Compromising Document
-1 False Testimony
-1 A Fraudulent Transaction
-1 Judgement day
-1 An Honest Exchange

Tournament points (place in session/points gained):

1. +60 tournament points
   
2. 0 tournament points
   

[h3]ːvotesː RULES:[/h3]

Sessions that count towards the tournament: ːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinː (8)

For each win, players receive additional points that depend on the strength of the opponents over whom they have won. Important: your tournament points will continue to increase with the increase in the tournament score of your past opponents, over whom you prevailed – even if you already have reached the limit of sessions for the tournament. What this means is that the tournament is never over for you as long as your previously conquered opponents continue to play, and win.

During this tournament, regular rating points will be frozen for all the players. Your tournament sessions will NOT affect your regular rating.

Players get tournament points for the first 8 sessions played in the tournament on each of the servers. Any subsequent sessions won't give any tournament points, and won't increase the number of defeated opponents who give additional points. Nonetheless, victories of all opponents who were defeated in the first 8 sessions will affect your final tournament rating.

[h3]PRIZE FUND:[/h3]

Awarded: Top 10 players on each of the servers. In addition to the main prize fund, every player who finishes all 8 tournament sessions receives a special bonus player icon “Facepalm” (only if it has not been received before)!

Place / Prize –

1. ːHoly_Grailetː 5, ːsunnyemoː 7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x 3
2. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 7 A Contraband Box of Goods x 2
3. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 6 A Contraband Box of Goods
4. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
5. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
6. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
7. ːHoly_Grailetː 2, ːsunnyemoː 5
   
8. ːHoly_Grailetː 2, ːsunnyemoː 4
   
9. ːHoly_Grailetː 1, ːsunnyemoː 3
   
10. ːHoly_Grailetː 1, ːsunnyemoː 3
    

ːHoly_Grailetː = Tournament Chest (limited, tournaments only)
ːsunnyemoː = Summer Chest (limited, Summer Season only)

In the case when at the end of the tournament two or more players will have equal number of tournament points, they will share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards. However, the award list will not be extended, and we will still award only the top 10 players on each server.

[h3]TOURNAMENT CHESTS – FAQ:[/h3]

Q. Where do Tournament Chests drop?
A. Only in tournament sessions, which are available via Multiplayer Lobby.

Q. If I've finished all my tournament sessions, can I get more tournament chests?
A. Yes, as long as you will keep playing tournament sessions.

Q. Are the tournament items limited to this tournament only, or to tournaments in general?
A. The tournament items are available via tournament chests, which drop during every official tournament in the game.

Q. Is there a full list of tournament items available via tournament chests?
A. Yes, please see below:

• Message – No need to thank me. (uncommon)
  
• Message – Nothing personal. (uncommon)
  
• Emoticon – Winner (uncommon)
  
• Emoticon – Thief (uncommon)
  
• Lobby icon – Darbl fon Murblenton (rare)
  
• Player profile – Trophy shelf (rare)
  
• Main menu background – The Champion (rare)
  
• Governor frame – The Governor of Governors (contraband)
  
• Blueprint – Blueprint: "The Ruffian" (contraband)
  
• Special item – Bomb-o-mat (contraband)
  
• Token trail – Champion's trail (illegal)
  

[h3]DATA[/h3]

• Participants: 1,352 unique players participated in the tournament.
  
  
• Involvement: 300 players completed 8 or more sessions. 122 players received the "Facepalm" lobby icon for completing all 8 tournament sessions for the first time. 476 players completed more than half (5+) of their sessions.
  
  
• Sessions played: 1,982 tournament sessions were played in the course of the tournament.
  
  
• Average lenght of sessions: Amsterdam (4 players, 30 points) – 48 minutes / 48 rounds. Asia: (2 players, 35 points) – 25 minutes / 57 rounds.
  
  
• Bans: 5 protests have been investigated and 3 players banned for the breach of the Fair Play Rules during this tournament.
  
  
• Tournament chests: 3,117 tournament chests were distributed during the tournament (overall, including non-tournament sessions, 4,776+ chests were distributed to players in this period).
  

[h3]TOP-10 – EUROPE[/h3]
962 participants

01. laserkiwi (1143) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x5, ːsunnyemoː x7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x3
02. Ministry (1104) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 7, A Contraband Box of Goods x2
03. Безумный утёнок %) (1101) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x6, A Contraband Box of Goods
04. Leila Bloop (1077) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. canseruga (1056) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
06. asahiru (1014) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
07. Atta Codipeti (981) – 8 sessions, 5 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x5
08. Zloy_Kolhoznik (939) – 8 sessions, 5 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x4
09. SamReed (921) – 8 sessions, 5 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3
10. ahquei (915) – 8 sessions, 5 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3

[h3]TOP-10 ASIA[/h3]
390 participants

01. kinako (696) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x5, ːsunnyemoː x7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x 3
02. ohlokrat (618) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x7, A Contraband Box of Goods x 2
02. EXEL (618) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x7, A Contraband Box of Goods x 2
04. phy173280679 (612) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. hosiimo (600) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. 繁星月移 (600) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
07. 犬极大师 (594) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x5
08. Glaz (576) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x4
09. DestinyAngel (564) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3
10. ma_kii (558) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3

ːHoly_Grailetː = Tournament Chest (limited, tournaments only)
ːsunnyemoː = Summer Chest (limited, Summer Season only)

* the number of sessions played shows only the sessions that were played while they had impact on the overall tournament score of that player.

** if two or more players have equal number of tournament points, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.

We congratulate the winners and wish good luck to everyone in future events! Thank you for being such an awesome community! ːvotesː

______



ːmaliceː Official Discord
ːmaliceː Twitter (game updates)



ːsummer_magicː Official Discord
ːsummer_magicː Twitter (game updates)

Dear community:

On July 7 we have initiated a series of tests in order to improve connection for our Asia-based players.

Firstly, we moved our Asian servers from Singapore to Khabarovsk.

While for us, as a studio, Khabarovsk would have been better than Singapore for a number of reasons (it’s cheaper to run and we’re able to update and upgrade the servers there much faster), we decided against this change. Both the feedback of Asia-based players and our internal technical tests have shown no significant improvements over Singapore. And in some cases, it became even worse.

Secondly, we moved our Asian servers to Hong-Kong.

We’re happy to report that this transfer has achieved our goal: the hub in Hong-Kong provides better hardware than Singapore (albeit, substantially more expensive) and, more importantly, it provides a much better connection for the majority of our Asia-based players. The feedback from the community that we received after the transfer was very positive, and our internal tests show steady improvement across all the thousands of sessions that were played there.

To give you a better picture, we’d like to share some data:

In the week since the last transfer, over 5,000 sessions have been played in Hong-Kong.

The tests show that the number of sessions with any connectivity issues has decreased by 35% compared to Singapore. This means that hundreds of players now enjoy better player experience, which is the most important metric for us.

We are very grateful to our player community, especially to our Japanese, Chinese and Korea communities, for the patience that you have demonstrated while we were looking for a way to improve the server situation in Asia.

Thank you for being a part of this journey!

______




ːmaliceː Official Discord
ːmaliceː Twitter (game updates)



ːsummer_magicː Official Discord
ːsummer_magicː Twitter (game updates)

The first stage of the test is over. Both the community feedback and the data that we have received during the tests show no significant benefits of Khabarovsk in comparison with the Singapore location. With that in mind, we're moving to the next step of the test, and to the next location: Hong-Kong.

Please note: the transfer will happen on July 16, at 9:00 AM GMT (5:00 PM Beijing, 6:00 PM Tokyo), and will last approximately 3-4 hours.

During this time, only the Amsterdam server cluster will be available!

All your in-game stats, profiles, inventory items and so on, stays intact during and after the transfer. Additionally, the Amsterdam server cluster will remain available during the transfer, so you can continue playing there if you so wish. Once the transfer is done, both European and Asian server clusters will become available as usual.

We will be testing the new cluster for up to 2 weeks after the move: again by gathering player feedback as well as running our own tests on how the change affects lags and connectivity for different players.

______




ːmaliceː Official Discord
ːmaliceː Twitter (game updates)



ːsummer_magicː Official Discord
ːsummer_magicː Twitter (game updates)

Dear community:

As we mentioned in the recent Summer Update, we are exploring the possibility to improve connection of our Asia-based servers. Some players (mostly from mainland China and from a few regions of Japan) may currently experience lags when playing on the Singapore server.

Our next step is the following: on July 7, the Asian server cluster will be moved from Singapore to Khabarovsk. According to our server partner and to our preliminary tests, the new location may result in better connectivity for users from China as well as for users from Japan.

Please note: the transfer will happen on July 7, at 11:59 AM GMT (7:59 PM Beijing, 8:59 PM Tokyo), and will last approximately 6-8 hours.

During this time, the Singapore server cluster will be unavailable!

All your in-game stats, profiles, inventory items and so on, stays intact during and after the transfer. Additionally, the Amsterdam server cluster will remain available during the transfer, so you can continue playing there if you so wish. Once the transfer is done, both European and Asian server clusters will become available as usual.

We will be testing the new cluster for up to 2 weeks after the move: gathering player feedback as well as running our own tests on how the change affects lags and connectivity for different players. After that, we' will make the decision on whether we relocate the Asian server cluster to Khabarovsk permanently, or we need more tests in alternative locations (Hong-Kong and Tokyo are other possibilities).

We apologize for the inconvenience to those who will be affected by the move during July 7, and we hope that even if your own player experience is great right now on the Singapore server, you will understand our effort to improve the experience of players who are currently experiencing there lags from time to time.

Together, we can find the location that will make most of our players happier. Thank you!

______




ːmaliceː Official Discord
ːmaliceː Twitter (game updates)



ːsummer_magicː Official Discord
ːsummer_magicː Twitter (game updates)

[h3]ːHoly_Grailetː 03.07 12:00 PM GMT – 06.07 12:00 PM GMT ːHoly_Grailetː [/h3]

[h3]ːsteampunkː AMSTERDAM[/h3]

ːcardsː players: 4
ːscoreː victory condition: 30 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
ːhealth_powerupː Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: visible
ːcheatdiceː Characters: from random set
ːRatsClockː Timer: normal
ːLocationː Field: Clockwork town

Special rules

No.

Tournament points (place in session/points gained):

1. +150 tournament points
   
2. +45 tournament points
   
3. 15 tournament points
   
4. 0 tournament points
   

[h3]ːsteampunkː SINGAPORE[/h3]

ːcardsː players: 2
ːscoreː victory condition: 35 points
ːcursecardː Chaos Cards: allowed
ːhealth_powerupː Character Abilities: allowed
ːtelegramː Impending Misfortune: hidden
ːcheatdiceː Characters: random
ːRatsClockː Timer: normal
ːLocationː Field: Clockwork town

Special rules

Changes in the deck:

-1 The Accelerator
-1 An Award Ceremony
-1 A Compromising Document
-1 False Testimony
-1 A Fraudulent Transaction
-1 Judgement day
-1 An Honest Exchange

Tournament points (place in session/points gained):

1. +60 tournament points
   
2. 0 tournament points
   

[h3]ːvotesː RULES:[/h3]

Sessions that count towards the tournament: ːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinːːbh2coinː (8)

For each win, players receive additional points that depend on the strength of the opponents over whom they have won. Important: your tournament points will continue to increase with the increase in the tournament score of your past opponents, over whom you prevailed – even if you already have reached the limit of sessions for the tournament. What this means is that the tournament is never over for you as long as your previously conquered opponents continue to play, and win.

During this tournament, regular rating points will be frozen for all the players. Your tournament sessions will NOT affect your regular rating.

Players get tournament points for the first 8 sessions played in the tournament on each of the servers. Any subsequent sessions won't give any tournament points, and won't increase the number of defeated opponents who give additional points. Nonetheless, victories of all opponents who were defeated in the first 8 sessions will affect your final tournament rating.

[h3]PRIZE FUND:[/h3]

Awarded: Top 10 players on each of the servers. In addition to the main prize fund, every player who finishes all 8 tournament sessions receives a special bonus player icon “Facepalm” (only if it has not been received before)!

Place / Prize –

1. ːHoly_Grailetː 5, ːsunnyemoː 7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x 3
2. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 7 A Contraband Box of Goods x 2
3. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 6 A Contraband Box of Goods
4. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
5. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
6. ːHoly_Grailetː 3, ːsunnyemoː 6
   
7. ːHoly_Grailetː 2, ːsunnyemoː 5
   
8. ːHoly_Grailetː 2, ːsunnyemoː 4
   
9. ːHoly_Grailetː 1, ːsunnyemoː 3
   
10. ːHoly_Grailetː 1, ːsunnyemoː 3
    

ːHoly_Grailetː = Tournament Chest (limited, tournaments only)
ːsunnyemoː = Summer Chest (limited, Summer Season only)

In the case when at the end of the tournament two or more players will have equal number of tournament points, they will share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards. However, the award list will not be extended, and we will still award only the top 10 players on each server.

[h3]TOURNAMENT CHESTS – FAQ:[/h3]

Q. Where do Tournament Chests drop?
A. Only in tournament sessions, which are available via Multiplayer Lobby.

Q. If I've finished all my tournament sessions, can I get more tournament chests?
A. Yes, as long as you will keep playing tournament sessions.

Q. Are the tournament items limited to this tournament only, or to tournaments in general?
A. The tournament items are available via tournament chests, which drop during every official tournament in the game.

Q. Is there a full list of tournament items available via tournament chests?
A. Yes, please see below:

• Message – No need to thank me. (uncommon)
  
• Message – Nothing personal. (uncommon)
  
• Emoticon – Winner (uncommon)
  
• Emoticon – Thief (uncommon)
  
• Lobby icon – Darbl fon Murblenton (rare)
  
• Player profile – Trophy shelf (rare)
  
• Main menu background – The Champion (rare)
  
• Governor frame – The Governor of Governors (contraband)
  
• Blueprint – Blueprint: "The Ruffian" (contraband)
  
• Special item – Bomb-o-mat (contraband)
  
• Token trail – Champion's trail (illegal)
  

[h3]DATA[/h3]

• Participants: 1,604 unique players participated in the tournament.
  
  
• Involvement: 312 players completed 8 or more sessions. 146 players received the "Facepalm" lobby icon for completing all 8 tournament sessions for the first time. 554 players completed more than half (5+) of their sessions.
  
  
• Sessions played: 2,253 tournament sessions were played in the course of the tournament.
  
  
• Average lenght of sessions: Amsterdam (4 players, 30 points) – 51 minutes / 49 rounds. Singapore: (2 players, 35 points) – 25 minutes / 58 rounds.
  
  
• Bans: 4 protests have been investigated and 7 players banned for the breach of the Fair Play Rules during this tournament.
  
  
• Tournament chests: 3,394 tournament chests were distributed during the tournament (overall, including non-tournament sessions, 6,223 chests were distributed to players in this period).
  

[h3]TOP-10 – AMSTERDAM[/h3]
1,194 participants

01. 千反田爱瑠 (1308) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːfirstplaceː ːHoly_Grailetː x5, ːsunnyemoː x7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x3
02. АРТёМ.spb.ru (1215) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː 4, ːsunnyemoː 7, A Contraband Box of Goods x2
03. hoshino408 (1092) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x6, A Contraband Box of Goods
04. nikron (1083) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. 暗影 (1077) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. Гойко Митич (1077) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. Fairkater (1077) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. youlai_abub (1077) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
09. Ukey (993) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3
09. BruceVonBoss (993) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3

[h3]TOP-10 SINGAPORE[/h3]
410 participants

01. winter1703 (702) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːfirstplaceː ːHoly_Grailetː x5, ːsunnyemoː x7, Bomb-o-mat, A Contraband Box of Goods x 3
02. Standard of Ur (666) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x7, A Contraband Box of Goods x 2
03. АРТёМ.spb.ru (642) – 8 sessions, 8 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x4, ːsunnyemoː x6, A Contraband Box of Goods
04. ryuusan-san (588) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
05. kinako (576) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
06. hosiimo (570) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x3, ːsunnyemoː x6
07. U.M.R (522) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x5
07. Peterish (522) – 8 sessions, 7 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x2, ːsunnyemoː x5
09. Deum (516) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3
10. not the robot you're looking for (510) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3
10. MasteR. (510) – 8 sessions, 6 victories. ːHoly_Grailetː x1, ːsunnyemoː x3

ːHoly_Grailetː = Tournament Chest (limited, tournaments only)
ːsunnyemoː = Summer Chest (limited, Summer Season only)

* the number of sessions played shows only the sessions that were played while they had impact on the overall tournament score of that player.

** if two or more players have equal number of tournament points, they share the same (highest) place and get the same rewards.

We congratulate the winners and wish good luck to everyone in future events! Thank you for being such an awesome community! ːvotesː

______




ːmaliceː Official Discord
ːmaliceː Twitter (game updates)



ːsummer_magicː Official Discord
ːsummer_magicː Twitter (game updates)