NeoGoat Pro - Tournament Rules

NeoGoat online tournaments are Swiss-format or Single Elimination events organized inside NeoGoat Pro. The program handles registration, pairings, assigned tables, rounds, match results and final standings without requiring an external tournament platform.

Everything takes place directly inside NeoGoat Pro. Players can register, enter their assigned tables, play their Matches and check the final results from the tournament menu.

Tournament Registration

When registration is available, the online lobby will display the following notice:

Tournament registration open

To register:

1. Enter Online from the NeoGoat Pro main menu.
2. Press Tournaments.
3. Open Current Tournaments.
4. Select the active tournament instance.
5. Press Register.

Always use the same player name that you intend to use during the tournament. After registration, NeoGoat Pro generates a tournament player code and saves it locally. The program will use that code automatically whenever you join a table assigned to you.

Important: the advertised tournament time is the beginning of the registration period, not necessarily the beginning of Round 1.

For example, if a tournament is listed for 20:00, has a 40-minute registration period and includes a 5-minute break before the event, Round 1 will begin at 20:45.

All tournament times are displayed using the America/Mexico_City time zone.

Registered Deck

Registering for the tournament does not immediately lock a deck. Your deck becomes registered when you enter your first assigned table, select the deck that you will use and press Ready.

At that moment, the complete deck list is registered and locked for the remainder of the tournament. During later rounds, NeoGoat Pro will automatically load the same registered list.

Players may use their Side Deck normally between Duels during each Match. However, the composition of the registered deck cannot be changed between rounds.

Swiss Rounds

The number of Swiss rounds is calculated automatically according to the actual number of registered participants:

Number of Players	Swiss Rounds
2 players	1 round
3–4 players	2 rounds
5–8 players	3 rounds
9–16 players	4 rounds
17–32 players	5 rounds

The pairing system attempts to match players with similar scores while avoiding repeat opponents whenever possible.

When the tournament has an odd number of participants, one player receives an automatic BYE, recorded as a 2–0 victory. The system also attempts to avoid assigning more than one BYE to the same player.

Joining an Assigned Table

When a round begins, the online lobby creates a room displaying the names of the two assigned players. Select your table and press Join.

Only the players assigned to that table may occupy the two Duelist positions. Other users may enter through the Spectator option whenever spectating is enabled for that room.

Tournament rounds are played in Match Mode. The first player to win two Duels wins the Match.

No-Shows and Unfinished Matches

Players should enter their assigned table as soon as the round begins.

• If only one player enters the table, that player receives a 2–0 Match victory by no-show after 10 minutes.
• If neither player enters, the table remains pending until the round closes.
• Any table that still has no official result when the round ends receives a double loss.
• A table that begins playing but does not finish its Match before the round time limit may also receive a double loss.

Entering the table is not enough: the Match must also produce an official result before the round closes.

Tournament Points

• Match victory or BYE: 3 points.
• Draw: 1 point for each player.
• Match loss or double loss: 0 points.

The current standings system sorts players first by total points, followed by number of victories, lowest number of losses and finally player name.

End of the Tournament

After all Swiss rounds have been completed, NeoGoat Pro automatically calculates the final standings and declares the tournament winner.

Final positions, match results and table information can be reviewed from the tournament menu by opening Last Tournament Results.

NeoGoat tournaments are designed to keep the entire event in one place: registration, deck locking, Swiss pairings, assigned rooms, spectators, results and final standings are all managed directly by NeoGoat Pro.