League Rules

Starting in March, and lasting at least 11 weeks, we'll be running our weekly games as a Prophecies League. We'll play each week even if we can only get 3. If we happen to only get 2 we'll be sad and be forced to postpone the league game that week.

The first game each Monday night will be the league game. Each game will have a 2hr time limit for up to 5 players. We'll have a 2.5 hour time limit if we happen to have 6. More then six we'll have two tables. All league games will follow V:EKN Constructed tournament rules, except where noted and anything that's not applicable to a single game type setting. Lastly, have a deck list ready each week I'll need it when you win.

V:EKN Constructed tournament rules can be found at: http://www.white-wolf.com/VTES/veknRules.html

Scoring

After each game, a player who has at least 2 Victory Points and more Victory Points than any other player at the table is credited with a Game Win. Each player who played in the game (unless they dropped out or a judge ejected them) receives 1 League Point for participating. Player's Victory Points are also tracked as the League Points and Victory Points are used as the primary and secondary tie-breakers, respectively.

Scoring Example 1: At a five-player table, Robyn gains 3 Victory Points at her table and Steve gets the other 2. Robyn is awarded a Game Win. Each of the 5 players also receives 1 League Point. Scoring Example 2: At a four-player table, Mike and Paul each gain 2 victory points. While both players have at least 2 Victory Points, neither player has more Victory Points than any other player. No game win is awarded. Each of the 4 players receives 1 League Point.

Current Leader & Overall Winner

The player with the most Game Wins over the course of the entire league is declared the league winner. Second most Game Wins finishes in second place, third most Game Wins is third place, and so on. In the event of a tie, total League Points will be used to break the tie. If players remain tied, total Victory Points will be used to break the tie. The judge will use a random method to break any further ties.

Throughout the league, it will be necessary to determine which participant is currently the league leader. Use the same method as you would to determine the overall winner to see who is the current league leader.

During each week of play, two special rules will apply to the games being played. During the first week of play, the league organizer will randomly select and open two envelopes and the special rules will be in effect for the first week of the league.

Each week thereafter, the league's current overall standings leader will choose one rule revealed in the previous week to remain in effect and will randomly select one envelope and reveal a new special rule. These two rules, the one the league's standings leader selects to remain in effect and the newly opened one, are in effect for the current play session.

If there is a tie for the league's standings leader, the league organizer may select a random method to determine who among the tied players will choose the special rule that will stay in effect. If the league's standings leader is not present, the league organizer may assign this task to the player currently in second place. If that player is not present, the organizer may assign the task to the third place player and so on.

EXAMPLE:

During the first week of play, the league organizer, Jim, selects 2 random envelopes and opens them. Doing his best impression of a Malkavian mouthpiece, Jim reads the prophesy: "Shine black the sun! Shine Black the moon. Gehenna is coming soon!" Jim then reads the special rule associated with the prophecy: "The Edge is worth 3 votes." He then reads the prophecy contained in the second envelope and then reveals the special rule, "All players start with 40 pool." Both of these rules are in effect for the first week of play. Jim places both special rules on the league poster with the Velcro tabs provided.

Just before the start of play in the second week, the current league standings leader, Daniel, chooses last week's "All players start with 40 pool" rule to remain in effect for week 2. Next, Daniel randomly chooses another envelope, opens it and reads the new prophecy and the new special rule. That new special rule says, "All vampires cost 1 less pool to influence." These two rules are in effect for the second week of play.

In the third week and each week thereafter, one of the two rules currently in effect will be chosen by the league's current standings leader to remain in effect. In addition, a second rule will be randomly drawn and revealed before play begins.

The Special Promotional Cards

Each player attending a designated league event will receive one copy each of special promo-only cards The Erciyes Fragment and Prophecies of Gehenna. Both cards will remain in tight circulation for at least one year before any remaining stock is released into general support packages.