Changes in theDCI™ Universal Tournament Rules

Section 1:
No significant changes.

Section 2:
Games no longer supported:

Rage: Across Las Vegas™
Netrunner®
Dune™
Eye of the Storm™
Doomtown™
BattleTech®
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle™
Legend of the Burning Sands™
ARC System™ games - Co23™, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys™ , Xena: Warrior Princess™

Section 3:
Added Hasbro (corporate) employees to the list of ineligible participants.
Restriction of residents in the households of Hasbro / WotC employees from premiere events.

Section 19:
Clarification of Three-Judge system-- Three-judge system expressly forbidden for premiere events

Section 21:
Added a direct reference to insufficient randomization penalties including failure to make a "reasonable effort" to randomize.
Added the recommendation that players shuffle their opponent's deck.

Section 25:
Added clarification on conceding matches including;

1. Players cannot offer bribes (actually already listed)
2. Players cannot use a coin flip to determine a winner

Conditions for concession with prize split:

1. Prize splitting is allowed only in single elimination finals
2. Must be offered with a judge witnessing
3. Prize split only includes prizes for first and second
4. No other incentives may be included

Players may do prize splitting in any manner so long as it is not for a concession.

Players may reallocate prizes at will so long as all remaining players agree and no matches are conceded in conjunction with the reallocation.

Added LR5 storyline bribery notation.

Section 33:
Added clarification that cards must remain above the table even during sideboarding.

Section 35:
Added the "or a design" clause to the sleeve condition clause (don't use hard plastic sleeves).

Section 37:
Added entire section for Game Markers:
Cards that match a player's deck are not allowed.
Markers may not obscure the player's deck.

Section 74:
Signaling or showing cards in draft specifically prohibited.

Appendix A:

Elo ratings removed for

BattleTech - Netrunner - Vampire: The Eternal Struggle - ARC System games:

Point-Accumulation Ratings removed for: Doomtown,Rage: Across Las Vegas, Legend of the Burning Sands, Dune

Appendix B:

Banned Card: example changed from BattleTech to MtG.

Premiere Events: added Grand Prix Trials, Junior Super Series Championships, Junior Super Series Challenge tournaments, and Friday Night Magic to the list of premiere events

Single Elimination: definition added