ROBOFORGE - Robot Combat Sport - Amature & Professional Tournament Rules For Online Robotic Combat Game

This page describes the general rules and conditions that we run the Tournament Operation under. It is important that you fully understand how the Tournament system work. The sections covered are:

TOURNAMENT TYPES AND CLASSIFICATIONS
Tournaments are run approximately 4 times per week. Each Tournament has a Type and Class.

Tournament Types:

Amateur Non-Ranked - Amateur tournaments are free to enter. We may give away prizes for these tournaments once the number of entrants gets to a reasonable level. Non-ranked tournaments mean that there are no ranking points given to the top placegetters. The robot cost-to-build limit is typically lower than for professional tournament, being around 40,000 credits.

Amateur Ranked - These tournaments are also free-to-enter, but the top placegetters get ranking points awarded. For this reason, only one (1) robot per account is allowed into a tournament. Amateur ranking points are currently for "fame only".

Professional Non-Ranked - Professional tournaments command an entry fee. The fee is typically US$5. Cash prizes can be won for such tournaments. The size of the prizes given depends on the "Class" of the Tournament (detailed below).

Professional Ranked - These tournaments are also pay-to-enter, but the top placegetters get ranking points awarded. These ranking points are accumulated over an 8-week period. We plan on running an invitational Tournament at the end of each 8-week period for the top 16 placegetters for the period. Please see the Ranking System section for more details.

Tournament Classes:

Every tournament is given a certain classification. The classification determines the maximum number of entrants, the number of robots allowed per account and the prize money distribution (if applicable).

TOURNAMENT RULES AND TERMS OF OPERATION

Tournament Rules:

By entering a tournament, you agree to the terms and conditions of our Tournament Rules of Operation:

Under no circumstance whatsoever can you dispute the outcome of any fight. The outcome of a Tournament Fight is absolute and final.
RoboForge reserves the right to reclassify a Tournament at any time prior to its close off.
RoboForge reserves the right to postpone and/or cancel a Tournament at any time, for any reason. If a pay-to-enter Tournament is canceled, the entry fee will be credited back to your account. Cancellation would only arise from events outside of our control (e.g. server or network failure).
RoboForge reserves the right to disqualify a particular robot from any tournament, at any time, for any reason. If you paid to enter your robot into the tournament, the entry fee will be credited back to your account. Disqualification would arise from such things as robot corruption, hacking or data errors that cause the Tournament simulation to crash.

Entry Fee Payments and Withdrawal of Winnings:

Entry Fee Payments are made via WorldPay™. If WorldPay invalidates a payment, and the player uses the payment to enter a professional tournament, any winnings from the tournament are voided. Withdrawals of winnings are processed once per month. All withdrawal requests (made via the Accounts screen in the Tournaments section of the game) for each month are processed and paid (via PayPalä ) on the 20^th of the following month.

RoboForge Ranking System:

Overview
The system will work on an 8 week rolling season basis. This means that the top ranked players at any point in time will be determined by the results from the last 8 weeks (8 fights at 1 ranked fight per week). The system is designed so that players new to the game can join in and have a shot at becoming a ranked player. At the end of each 8 week season a date will be set for a "best of the best" tournament, where the top 16 ranked players (i.e. based on results for the 8 weeks preceding the tournament) will be invited to an exclusive Tournament.

Divisions
There will be 2 divisions for ranked players - Amateur and Professional. There will be 1 ranked Amateur tournament, and 1 ranked Professional tournament per week. There may be other tournaments during the week as well, but these will not contribute towards ranking points. Amateur tournaments are free to enter, while Professional tournaments command a US$5 entry fee. For ranked tournaments, only 1 entry per account will be allowed.

Ranking Points

Final Place in Tournament	Attributable Ranking Points
First Place	10
Second Place	6
Semi Finals (in top 4)	4
Quarter Finals (in top 8)	2
Top 16	1

Deciding on the top 16 may be difficult if there are players tied for 16^th place. If there is a tie, then the RoboForge panel will decide on who gets through based on the history of each player. Factors considered will be number of tournament wins, number of tournaments entered, fights won etc. The panel’s decision will be irrefutable and final.

Designer Status
The designers will be allocated a status based on their ranking. In the Challenge Rooms, their name will appear in a certain color depending on their current status. To encourage entry into professional tournaments, only professional rankings will give rise to status. Status will be determined as follows:

In Top 16 for the last Season: Grand Master (color: Yellow)

Any current season ranking points: Master (color: Green)

Rankings will be processed/determined after every ranked tournament is completed. "Master" statuses are calculated after each tournament. Grand Master status is only given upon qualification to a Grand Master tournament and lasts until the next Grand Master Tournament.