Dec 13th
Unranked Lockout!

Lockout is a 2-stage tournament. Players will bring 3 heroes to the tournament and be randomly assigned into a group of 4 people. Players play each person in that group using our traditional Swiss format. 

The twist? Each time a player wins, they are no longer allowed to use that hero.

The top player from each group will move on to the second round: Single Elimination. Before the start of the single elimination stage, players will have their heroes reset, and all heroes will be available for their first match. Once again, when a player wins, that hero is no longer available.

Please arrive 15 minutes early!

•   If you arrive late and matches have already begun, you will be disqualified from the tournament. Please be on time!

Tournament Format: 2-Stage Tournament 

First Stage - Groups of 4. Play everyone in your group. If you win, that hero is banned. Swiss Format. Rounds will be 30 minutes and after an equal number of turns, the player with the most health is considered the winner. Top player from each group moves to the Single Elimination Round.

• Win = 3 Points
• Tie = 1 Point

• Loss = 0 Points

• At the end of the rounds, the player with the most points wins.

Second Stage - At the start of the second stage, all hero bans reset. Rounds will be 30 minutes and after an equal number of turns, the player with the most health is considered the winner. Any ties will go to sudden death.

 Each Player MUST bring 3 of their own heroes.

• These heroes will remain the same throughout the tournament.
• See below for a list of allowed heroes. Find the .
• Each round between 2 participants will be a single game.
• Time for each round: 30 minutes.
• Ties are allowed each round.

How to Prepare:

• Plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
• Promo and Mythic cards will not be allowed, so please take the time to remove any Promo and/or Mythic cards from your selected heroes before the tournament.
• Verify you have tournament allowed heroes and updated leaflets (more info below, find the )
• Ensure that all hero decks include only the standard cards for that hero, matching the number of cards listed on their leaflet. Duplicates of cards will not be allowed.
• Remove Buh, Bye! from character decks.

⏰ Start of the Round

Each player will present their available heroes and secretly place one of the dice from their available heroes in their hand. Once each player has secretly selected their hero, players will simultaneously reveal the dice of the hero they have selected.

Starting player will be determined according to standard Dice Throne rules. Each player rolls 1 die, highest number goes first.

 Important Information

• Each participant to keep track of the starting player.
• Once time is called, play continues until both participants have completed an equal number of turns. Then the match ends immediately. (This does not mean each player will get an extra turn at the end of the game).
• Total health remaining of each participant at the end of each round is also recorded (and used as the 3rd tie break in the event of a tie in the group stage).
• First player skips income phase.

Tie Breaks - Listed in Order

• Wins vs Tied Participants
• Median-Buchhotlz System
• Points Difference (aka Health Difference)

Allowed Heroes

• Dice Throne Season One: Rerolled Heroes.
• Dice Throne Season One Heroes - The most recent printing removed the word “rerolled” from the box.
• Character List: Barbarian, Moon Elf, Pyromancer, Shadow Thief, Monk, Paladin, Ninja, Treant.

• Dice Throne Season Two Heroes
•  Required Starting Jan. 1st, 2025: Updated leaflets for Tactician, Huntress and Vampire. Most recent copies of Tactician, Huntress and Vampire are provided with updated leaflet. You can verify your copy /print a copy or order an official copy from the store.
• Character List: Samurai, Gunslinger, Tactician, Huntress, Artificer, Cursed Pirate, Seraph, Vampire Lord.

• Marvel Dice Throne Heroes
•  Required Starting March 1st, 2025: Thor and Miles Morales: Spider-Man leaflets will be required once fulfillment has been mostly or entirely completed. It is difficult to predict when fulfillment will be completed, but our logistics team suspects most, if not all backers, will receive product by March 1st. Therefore, the updated leaflets for Thor and Miles Morales: Spider-Man will be required in all Organized Play starting March 1st. The updated leaflets are available to print for free from our web store: Updated Thor and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Leaflet. Outdated / Previous Thor and Miles Morales: Spider-Man Leaflets will be required until March 1st to ensure consistency across all players / tournaments.
• Character List: Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Thor, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Loki, Scarlet Witch, Dr. Strange, Black Widow.

• Santa vs Krampus Heroes

• Marvel X-Men Dice Throne

• Character List: Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Psylocke, Rogue, Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix, Cyclops, Gambit.

• Deadpool

Heroes Not Allowed In Tournament Play

• Original print run of Dice Throne Heroes (6 hero box published by Mind Bottling Games or Roxley Games).
• Mythic Cards
• Promo cards (this does not include alternate art cards).
• Dice Throne Adventures content (Bosses,  Cards, etc...)
• Buh, Bye - Instant Action Card

Allowed But Not Required

Judges and Event Organizers may restrict use of these items at their discretion.

• Any playmats you would like to use.
• Any dice tray you would like to use.
• Any dice tower you would like to use.
• Any Age alternate art cards (Example: Age of Destruction alternate Pyro board / Destruction cards).

Leaderboards & Rankings

At the conclusion of each ranked tournament, players will accrue points based on their placement on the event's leaderboard. Players ranking on the national / regional leaderboards will be based on their 3 best performances. Players can participate in as many tournaments as they'd like, but only their top 3 performances will be used for the position on the leaderboard.