How to Create a Splinterlands Tournament
Step 1: Enter the Tournaments page by clicking Play. Then, click the Create button..
Step 2: On the Create Event page note the 2,000 DEC tournament creation fee. This in addition to any prizes will need to be paid upon tournament creation. These prizes will be held in escrow and automatically distributed to any of the winners of this tournament.
- If a tournament is canceled, whether by you or by the lack of a required minimum of participants signing up or checking in, the creation fee (2,000 DEC) cannot be refunded. The prizes you as a host paid, will be refunded to you on the cancelation of a tournament.
Click Next.
Step 3: In the Schedule window, enter the following details of your tournament:
- Event name
- Dates: Start date of the tournament
- Time: Start time of the tournament
- Event Type: Single Elimination or an Anytime tournament
- Sit n Go: On or off
- Game Mode: Modern or Wild
- Description: Describe what the event is and where players can contact you. You may also promote your brand, guild, or (social media) websites
An explanation for these event types and variants is provided here.
Click Next to continue.
- Note: Make sure you don't host a tournament last minute. The system will require time to register the tournament and the players. You also need to spend time filling in the rest of the wizard.
Step 4: In the Entry window, change the settings for entry requirements, costs, and limitations. Not all of those fields are required, but you must have a minimum of 4 participants.
Click the Next button to continue.
Step 5: The Rules window allows you to set up what level the tournament is to be played in, what Set of Cards you would like to allow, and whether you would like to allow for any cards from certain sets, or disallow legendary cards or legendary Archons from being played.
The number of wins needed per normal round, for the qualifier, and for the final rounds may also be determined on this page.
Click the Next button to continue.
Step 6: The Reward window allows you to set up the rewards. You may add multiple types of prizes per placement slot by clicking on the "+" icon, and then utilizing the dropdown arrow to choose what another asset is to be rewarded. You may click on the "-" icon to retract the slot.
Click "Add rank" button to add a whole new line to customize the rewards in any way you as a host would like. For example, if you would like to reward placements #4 through #8 with the same reward, you may input an 8 to replace the underlined 4 so that the field then says 4-8.
Note: The dropdown list for selectable reward assets includes the following, but may not be limited to;
DEC, SPS, HIVE, HBD, Packs, Land, and Land Items
Use the custom prize slot for non-Splinterlands assets. Users should use their own judgment when it comes to trusting tournaments using these custom rewards. Since these custom prizes are often manually paid out, it is a good idea to link a form of contact within the details of your tournament, whether it be a Discord server, Discord DM, Telegram room, or something else, so that users can keep in touch with you as a host, in case they do not receive payment for any reason or want a better understanding as to what the rewards are.
Click the Next button to continue.
Step 7: The next window, the Sponsor Info, allows you to enter your host/sponsor name and a sponsored
link. Add an Event Logo and a background for the arena here. Click the Next button to continue.
Step 8: In the next window you review the details for your tournaments. Once you have ensured that everything appears correct, click the Create button.
Step 9: Once the tournament has successfully been created with the initial 2,000 DEC, your tournament page should show that it is currently awaiting payments for funding the prize payouts. If the tournament is canceled, the initial payment of 2,000 DEC will become lost.
Click on any of the make payment buttons to provide all of your payments.
Your tournament is now ready to take in entrants! You can even enter this tournament yourself.
Learn more about tournaments from the articles below:
- Participating in Tournaments
- Why was my tournament prize split?
- Why Are the Tournament Entry Fees So High?
- Why Didn't I Receive My Prize in Tournaments?
- Why Don’t I Have Any Battles for the Tournament That I Entered?