Los Angeles Gym Challenge Tournament Guidelines:
Here is a list of guidelines that will be enforced at the Los Angeles area Gym Challenge on May 15, 2004. These have been submitted and approved by PUI for use during this tournament. Any questions may be directed to the Tournament Organizer and/or Head Judge on the day of the event.
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1.> The deck and prize pile must be on opposite sides of the playing field. So
if your deck is on the right side, your prizes must be on the left side.
This is intended to avoid accidentally drawing a prize rather than drawing
from your deck, and vice versa. It is preferable that the deck be on the
right side and prizes be on the left whenever possible.
2.> The number of prize cards remaining must be clearly shown at all times.
You are not allowed to stack your prize cards in a single pile. This is so
that both players and judges are aware of current game status at any given
time. And as long as there is sufficient room in the playing space, prize
cards are not to be stacked on top of one another at all.
3.> The discard pile must be a single stack of cards; you may not separate the
discard pile into multiple stacks (i.e. energies apart from the rest of the
pile). You are allowed to sort your discard pile if you wish, but it must
remain in an orderly stack as much as possible.
4.> Energy cards and trainer cards must be clearly visible when attached to a
Pokemon. You may not stack attached cards into a single stack, except for
the actual monster cards. Again, this is so that both players and judges
can be easily aware of the current game status at any given time.
5.> Poison markers, burn markers, etc. must be distinctively different than
any damage markers residing on a Pokemon. If using different colored
stones or dice as damage markers, then you must use a completely different
type of marker for Special Conditions (i.e. borrow a penny from your Mom
or something).
6.> When your Pokemon is affected by a Special Condition, you must clearly
indicate it as such. Whether it be putting a marker on it, or turning it
sideways or upside-down, you must be able to clearly signify when your
Pokemon is afffected by a Special Condition.
7.> When Supporter cards are used they must be placed next to the active slot
until the end of the turn, just like it says on the card. You may NOT
place them immediately into the discard pile upon usage.
8.> If you perform an attack that requires searching and/or shuffling the deck,
the opponent must wait to begin their turn until the searching or shuffling
is completed. Many players tend to begin their turn with the attacking
player's consent, but for this tournament all actions of attacks MUST be
completed before the opponent may begin their turn.
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