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==<span>Formats</span>== | ==<span>Formats</span>== | ||
<span>There are two formats in </span><span> | <span>There are two formats in </span><span></span>[[:KeyForge Organized_Play|KeyForge Organized Play]]<span>: </span>'''Archon '''<span>format and </span>'''Sealed '''<span>format. Each tournament utilizes one or the other, and each variant builds upon either one or both formats as a base.<span>The standard way to play for both formats is </span>'''Solo play'''<span>. In a Solo tournament, each player uses the same single deck for the entirety of the tournament. Tournament rounds can be played either as '''one-game '''matches or as '''best-of-three''' matches.</span></span> | ||
===<span><span>Archon</span></span>=== | ===<span><span>Archon</span></span>=== | ||
<span><span>In the </span><span>Archon format</span><span>, each player </span><span>brings a deck (or decks)</span><span>to the tournament. This deck must be an official, </span><span>unaltered </span><span>KeyForge </span><span>Archon Deck that the player either obtained ahead of time or bought at the event itself. Before each match, players are allowed to review their opponent's Identity card (containing a list of all cards in the deck) for 2 minutes. | <span><span>In the </span><span>Archon format</span><span>, each player </span><span>brings a deck (or decks)</span><span>to the tournament. This deck must be an official, </span><span>unaltered </span><span>KeyForge </span><span>Archon Deck that the player either obtained ahead of time or bought at the event itself. Before each match, players are allowed to review their opponent's Identity card (containing a list of all cards in the deck) for 2 minutes. | ||
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<span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span>In Sealed play, players are '''not''' allowed to review their opponent's Identity card and thus do not know the contents of their deck.</span></span></span> | <span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span><span>In Sealed play, players are '''not''' allowed to review their opponent's Identity card and thus do not know the contents of their deck.</span></span></span> | ||
==<span><span>Variants</span></span>== | ==<span><span>Variants</span></span>== | ||
<span><span><span>Variants are optional</span><span>, and do not need to be utilized in an event. S<span>ome variants require best-of-three matches or multiple decks for each player.</span></span></span></span> | <span><span><span>Variants are optional</span><span>, and do not need to be utilized in an event. S<span>ome variants require best-of-three matches or multiple decks for each player.</span></span></span></span> | ||
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The Auction variant has not yet been used in any high-level events. | The Auction variant has not yet been used in any high-level events. | ||
==Team play== | ==Team play== | ||
Although initially not part of official KeyForge Organized Play, team play has quickly grown in popularity and was acknowledged by Fantasy Flight Games when it was chosen to be the official format of the first '''KeyForge World Championship''' event. | Although initially not part of official KeyForge Organized Play, team play has quickly grown in popularity and was acknowledged by Fantasy Flight Games when it was chosen to be the official format of the first '''[[:KeyForge Organized_Play#KeyForge_World_Championship|KeyForge World Championship]]''' event. | ||
Players form teams of three players, which then play three simultaneous matches against an opposing team using standard KeyForge rules. Players on the same team sit side by side and table talk between teammates is allowed and encouraged. Different formats and variants can be used for team play, including different variants for different players within a team. Sometimes, restrictions are placed on the number of decks that can contain a house within a team. | Players form teams of three players, which then play three simultaneous matches against an opposing team using standard KeyForge rules. Players on the same team sit side by side and table talk between teammates is allowed and encouraged. Different formats and variants can be used for team play, including different variants for different players within a team. Sometimes, restrictions are placed on the number of decks that can contain a house within a team. | ||
Official team play rules have not yet been published by Fantasy Flight Games. | Official team play rules have not yet been published by Fantasy Flight Games. | ||
==Unofficial variants== | ==Unofficial variants== | ||
===Adaptive short / Adaptive modified=== | ===Adaptive short / Adaptive modified=== | ||
This is a shorter, one-game version of the Adaptive variant, where players immediately proceed to choosing and bidding for decks. If both players choose their own deck, they play a regular match. If both players choose their opponent's deck, they play a Reversal match. If both players choose the same deck, they bid chains as in the third game of an Adaptive match. | This is a shorter, one-game version of the Adaptive variant, where players immediately proceed to choosing and bidding for decks. If both players choose their own deck, they play a regular match. If both players choose their opponent's deck, they play a Reversal match. If both players choose the same deck, they bid chains as in the third game of an Adaptive match. | ||