Tournaments

Tournaments are a game mode in Cosmos Quest in which you send 3 lines of heroes and, when the tournament ends, the battles are done automatically.

The rewards come inside in-game mails depending on your performance and the type of tournament.

There are 3 types of tournament currently: Arenas, Championships and Battlegrounds.

The Tournaments are accesible from the Nexus after arriving to the Era 4: Exploration Era.

### Arenas

There is an arena every hour, it costs 50 Universe Marbles (or 1 Arena ticket) and gives small rewards.

#### Rewards

The Arena rewards the top 10 players with Orbs as follows:

* Top 1 receives 1 Tournament Orb
* Top 2 receives 1 Elite Orb
* Top 3-5 receive 1 Legendary Orb
* Top 6-10 receive 1 Basic Orb

All participants receive Prana gems regardless of placement. But a better performance provides more Prana gems.

*Note: Only the highest reward possible is rewarded. For example, the top 1 player does not receive an Elite Orb, a Legendary Orb or a Basic Orb.*

#### Rules

Arenas are played with a pool of random pre-selected heroes that varies for every arena. There is a pool of 20 heroes and you can select up to 15 for a total of three line-ups with 5 Heroes in each. Matches against individual players are decided in a best of 3 format. In case of a tie, such as draw - win - lose, the player with the highest damage dealt is awarded the victory.

### Championships

There is a Championship every day that finishes at 12:00 GMT. It is free to enter and it's recommended to enter whenever possible.

#### Rewards

The Championships reward all participants with Orbs as follows:

* Top 100 receive 1 Tournament Orb
* Top 10% receive 1 Elite Orb
* Top 50% receive 1 Legendary Orb
* Bottom 50% receive a Basic Orb

*Note: Only the highest reward possible is rewarded. For example, top 100 players do not receive an Elite Orb, a Legendary Orb or a Basic Orb.*

#### Rules

Championships are played with 15 of your own heroes. Important note: When you set up your 15 heroes, they will fight as sent. If you level up a hero after that, the old stats will remain! Abandon the Tournament and join again if you upgraded your hero.

### Battlegrounds

There is a Battleground every day that finishes at 00:00 GMT. It costs Universe Marbles with a rotative cost of 100, 200 and 500 Universe Marbles.

#### Rewards

The Battlegrounds reward the top 10 players with Orbs as follows:

* Top 1 receives 5 Tournament Orbs
* Top 2 receives 3 Tournament Orbs
* Top 3-5 receive 2 Tournament Orbs
* Top 6-10 receive a Basic Orb

All participants receive Prana Gems depending on their performance and the tournament cost.

*Note: Only the highest reward possible is rewarded. For example, top 1 only receives 5 Tournament Orbs.*

#### Rules

Battlegrounds are played with a pool of random pre-selected heroes that varies for the 3 rotations of Battlegrounds. There is a pool of 20 heroes and you can select up to 15 for a total of three line-ups with 5 Heroes in each. Matches against individual players are decided in a best of 3 format. In case of a tie, such as draw - win - lose, the player with the highest damage dealt is awarded the victory.

## General rules

If a player joined a Tournament before his opponent, then he will go first once the Tournament begins. The loser of the first fight will go first in the second fight. Finally, the loser of the second fight will go first in the third fight. In case of a draw, whoever dealt less damage is considered the "loser".

However, a player's first opponent will always be another player that entered the Tournament either directly before or after the player did. For example, if player A joins at 1:01, Player B and 1:02, Player C at 1:03 and Player D at 1:04, the match-up will be A (1st) vs. B (2nd) and C (1st) vs. D (2nd). If A beats B and D beats C, a match-up between A and D would see A starting (A (1st) vs. D (2nd)).