BANDAI Organized Play 2024 Store Regionals
Terms & Conditions
1. Purpose and Definition
Local game stores are the foundation of our gaming community, and BANDAI Organized Playaims to continue and improve our brick-and-mortar store support through a variety of events,promotions, and tournaments. Store Regionals are a new type of event in 2024 that aims tobring the excitement, prestige, and prizing of large regional events to a select number of TCG+Stores after an application and approval process. After all applications are reviewed, successful
stores will be provided information to create an event through TCG+ and provided prizing to run
events free of charge. Stores must follow through on their commitment to running the eventand properly reporting the participants. With the exception of Battle Spirits Saga, Store Regional
events are only scheduled for North American stores due to their inclusion of an invitation to afuture event as prizing.

2. Application Method and Requirements for Stores
TCG+ stores may apply to host Store Regionals by filling out the Questionnaire on their TCG+
Organizer Account (Bandai TCG Event Manager Web) by the application deadline. Applications
will not be accepted after the established deadline or via methods outside of TCG+. To host anevent, Organizers must agree to all Terms and Conditions in this document. Failure to comply
with these Terms and Conditions may result in sanctions against the Organizer, such as losing
the ability to host Store Regionals or BANDAI Organized Play events.
Stores must meet the following requirements in order to apply to host an event. Stores notmeeting any of these requirements will be immediately disqualified from the selection process.
Store/Tournament Requirements:-Event Space for 64 Players available for Store Regional-Have properly reported events for two or more BANDAI Card Games through TCG+
-Can run a tournament using TCG+
-Ensure Judges certified by the Official Organized Play Discord judge the tournament-The store must remain open to the public, and maintain a clean, safe, welcoming environmentthat remains so throughout the duration of the event-Welcoming to participants of any background, belief, or circumstance-Satisfies any applicable local laws
-Ensure the security of prize materials before and during the event-Properly distribute prize materials-Stores are required to make one social post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram showcasing
the tournament.
-Stores must provide a photo of the winner with the 1st place prize as part of the post-event
report.
-Stores must ask tournament participants to respond to a survey before they leave thetournament.
-Must provide a valid store Discord ID via your application to receive the correct permissions
within the Bandai Organized Play discord server.
*Exempt for Europe Battle Spirits Saga Store Championships

3. Organizer Responsibilities
Store Regionals are the highest level of tournaments that can be organized by a store and arepart of BANDAI CARD GAMES’ Championship Season. It is imperative that these events areoperated to the highest standard. Every effort should be made to preserve the integrity of theevent and provide the highest level of satisfaction for the players.

3.1 Tournament Registration and Operations
Once all stores are determined, the store list will go live on the TCG+ app for users and BANDAI’s
official websites and social media pages will be updated with this information. Once thisinformation is public, please advertise the event as soon as possible to ensure a suitable turnout
for your event. User event registration will be lottery based to ensure an equal chance forparticipation. Stores may have a free (no-charge) waitlist to account for no-shows on the day ofthe event. However, stores may not provide any preferential treatment to specific players tojoin this event.
All tournament operations, including deck list submission, check-in, pairings, and post-event
reporting must take place through the TCG+ app. Each participant must have a valid TCG+
account used to participate in the event. Please confirm that users are in good standing and noton the Banned Player List. Stores should prepare an alternate method to run the tournament in
the unlikely event that the TCG+ app encounters a problem such as an unknown error or serverissue during the tournament. If any issues occur, they must be documented and submitted toBANDAI Organized Play on the same day for investigation. Please submit any concerns or issues
to BOP@Playtcg.gg.

3.2 Event Staffing
The Organizer is responsible for ensuring that the tournament is run according to the rules andprocedures as described in this and other documents distributed by BANDAI such as theTournament Rules Manual and all Official Game Rules Manuals. Organizers are also responsible
for gathering event staff such as Judges certified by the Official Organized Play Discord tosupport the event, ensuring it is run smoothly, fair, and in-line with all rules. Stores must ensurethat all judges are certified by having passed their respective Judge Exam. If you are unsure if
your judge staff have valid credentials. You may validate their credentials with the Bandai
Organized Play staff in the BOP discord.

3.2.1 Staff Remuneration
Judge Packs and Participation Prizing will be provided for a total of 2 (two) Judges for these 64person events. BANDAI Organized Play makes no further recommendation regarding thecompensation of event staff. Organizers must follow all applicable labor laws and regulations
regarding compensation and hours worked for these event staff. Judge Packs and Participation
Prizing are provided by BANDAI to thank judges for their assistance with the event and are not a
replacement for proper compensation.

3.3 Tournament Reporting
Tournament results must be reported through the BANDAI TCG+ tool upon completion of theevent to allow processing of event information and proper distribution of Invites to future
events. If an organizer fails to submit their tournament report they may receive reminders tosubmit their tournament reports. Continued failure to report may result in sanctions against theOrganizer, such as losing the ability to host Store Regionals or BANDAI Organized Play events.

4. Store Regional Prizing
Prizing will be supplied to Store Regional organizers for use at the designated event. Contents ofthese Regional kits will be communicated in advance to allow the organizer to prepare andcommunicate the event details accordingly.
Such promotional material may NOT be sold, traded, or used otherwise by any organizer ormember of staff, in any capacity.

4.1 Misuse of Prizing Materials
The improper usage or distribution of Organized Play materials is a severe infraction. This
includes, but is not limited to:● The selling/trading of event materials, such as participation promos/packs, judge packs, or otherprizing.
● The opening of prize packs to sell/trade/distribute individual cards.
● Selling free promotional materials provided by Bandai for the purpose of store Organized Play.
● Collusion with event participants to resell prizing as store inventory or otherwise.
● Withholding of prizing from event participants or the misrepresentation of accounts to do so.
Failure to adhere to these rules may result in sanctions being placed on the organizer, dependingon the number of infractions and the severity of those infractions, as determined by Bandai
Organized Play.

4.2 Leftover Tournament materials
If any tournament materials are left after the successful conclusion of a tournament for whichthese items were intended, organizers may use the remainder of these materials for other local
Organized Play activities at their discretion. Otherwise, these items must be returned toPlay!TCG at the following address with tracking sent to BOP@playtcg.gg:
Play!TCG
ATTN: Store Regional Prize Returns
7601 Blvd 26
Unit B07
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
If any judge packs are left after the conclusion of a tournament for which they were intended,they may be used to give to judges at future store events. Judge packs are not to be used asprizing for events.

4.3 Adding Additional Prizing
Organizers must provide prizing as dictated by BANDAI and are not able to add additional prizing(including cash prizing or participation prizing) to the event to prevent discrepancies in prize
quantities that may affect attendance.