The following are our general rules for events hosted by Kingston Nexus.
Code of Conduct
Registration
Sportsmanship
For tournaments and events that include a sportsmanship component (eg. Warhammer 40,000 tournaments), our preferred method of scoring is the pass-fail method combined with the favourite opponent method. Unless otherwise specified, the pass-fail method will be used by default.
Pass-Fail Method of Sportsmanship Scoring
On the scoresheet will be included the following question:
Did my opponent’s attitude and/or behavior make the game an unpleasant experience, overall?
Note to the player: Please be sure that your answer is based on your opponent’s behavior as a person, not on their army, and certainly not on who won or lost. Thank you!
Each downcheck a given person receives reduces their total tournament points; by a very small amount for the first check, increasing progressively the more checks they get. The exact point deductions will depend on the number of rounds and the total possible available points.
For an average 1-day, 3-round tournament, points deducted are as follows:
- 1 check (-2pts). A small deduction, there could have been a simple personality conflict.
- 2 checks (-5pts). We don’t want it to be a horrible penalty, but at this point more than half of the player’s opponents have reported a bad game, so it should be felt.
- 3 checks (Disqualification). Every one of the player’s opponents found them unpleasant, so they are unable to place in this tournament or win any prizes. Hopefully next tournament they will have a better day. Upon being disqualified from their second tournament, a player will be asked not to return for the next one.
Favourite Opponent
At the end of the event, each player indicates which of their opponents was the most enjoyable to play against. Each vote is worth 3 points.
If being used in conjunction with the Pass-Fail method (above), Best Sportsmanship prizes are awarded by subtracting downchecks from favourite votes, and award the highest score. Battle points are used in the event of a tie (the idea being that if two guys both were fun to play against, the guy who managed to be so while winning more is probably the more fun of the two).
Prizes
For most tournaments, unless otherwise specified, prizes will be awarded by a door prize method.
Door Prize Method
We strive to ensure that all participants find our tournaments enjoyable. We believe that this means an egalitarian prize distribution structure. That means that no matter how well or poorly you do at one of our tournaments, you’ll still have an equal chance to walk home with a prize!
At the end of each tournament, participants are all given some draw tickets, which they can put in the corresponding box for a prize they would like to win. Depending on the amount of prize support and the number of participants, we may have 5-10 prizes, ranging in price and variety. We will randomly draw one ticket to win each prize! However, it’s up to you how you want to allocate your tickets – you may have a harder chance winning the prize that everyone else wants. Note that prizes are not eligible for exchange or a cash refund – we suggest you put tickets in the box of something you actually hope to win.
Prize Support
Our philosophy at Kingston Nexus is that we want to run excellent tournaments with great prize support. We don’t have any costs associated with renting a venue, therefore, we are able to turn 100% of the ticket price into prize support. For example, if we run a Warhammer 40K tournament with 20 attendees and each attendee pays $20, that’s $400 of prize support. Actual prizes will be chosen by the tournament organizer from Nexus’ available inventory. For special prize requests, the tournament organizer should be in touch with Kingston Nexus well in advance of the tournament to ensure that they are available for the tournament.
Some tournaments already have prize support built in (eg. X-Wing tournament kits, Magic: The Gathering prereleases). The cost of any such tournament kits or supplies will be deducted from the total prize pool available for door prizes. So for example, if $400 were taken in from entry fees but there is a $50 tournament kit being used, the remaining $350 would be available for door prizes.