Index -> Interface -> Tournaments Lobby -> Understanding the Tournament Information

Each row in the list of tournaments indicates either a queue for a waiting tournament or a tournament that has already begun. You cannot join tournaments in progress, but you may join any waiting queue if you meet its entry requirements.

The columns detail the following information:

ID#: This is the number of the queue or the tournament. Though a waiting queue has one number, a different number will be assigned once the tournament begins. (For example: if eight players joined queue 13, a tournament numbered 392 might kick off. Queue 13 would then empty, and could be filled up by new players.)

Title: This is the name of the Tournament. It includes the Type and Format (such as Standard Constructed).

Status: This is the current status of this tournament. All tournament queues are shown as Waiting, while currently running tournaments show the round being played.

Cur #: This is the current number of players either waiting in the queue or playing in the tournament.

Max #: This is the maximum number of players in the tournament. A scheduled tournament starts whenever the administrator decides. On-demand tournaments start as soon as the Max # of players has been reached.

Time: This is the maximum amount of time (in minutes) for each round in the tournament. The total time for a tournament may be as long as this length multiplied by the number of rounds.

K: The K value is the weight a tournament will have on your Player Rating. A higher K value means bigger stakes and larger swings in your rating with each win or loss.

Pack Pool: This is the set from which reward booster packs will be drawn.

Reward Structure: This is the distribution of rewards for this tournament. (For example: if this column shows 5/F-4-3-1-0* for an eight-player tournament, the winner receives five booster packs of the sort listed in the Pack Pool column (plus a random foil card), second place receives four packs, third receives three, fourth receives one, and all other players receive none. The "F" designation in a reward structure indicates that player receives a random foil card.)

Structure: This is the tournament structure. Except in special circumstances, all queue tournaments are Swiss. (In a Swiss tournament, there are no eliminations; each player plays each round. The winner of a game is awarded 3 points; the loser is awarded 1 point. In each new round, players are paired with opponents they have not yet faced in the tournament, in descending order according to the points they've earned. The winner of the tournament is the person with the most points at the end of all rounds.)

Rounds: This is the number of rounds a tournament will go, each round lasting until all players have resolved their matches or until the time limit has expired.

Participants: This column lists the participants in the tournament, who they are currently playing (if they are in the middle of a game), and the number of points they have won in this tournament.