How to Host a Tournament

1. Pick a date. If you pick a date two weeks in advance and email us, we'll send you a handful of that month's rare card to pass out to attendees. We mail you a stack and gauge how many to send next time by the number who came.
2. Pick a place. Find a location accessible to all. Libraries often have meeting rooms for non-profit groups; game stores, schools and churches are other good sites.
   
   As a regional rep, if you get a game store, book store or any retail store to sell Historical Conquest, you receive a 10% commission on all purchases made by that store, as long as you remain a regional rep.
   
   Please avoid hosting tournaments in private residences, for the safety and comfort of all attendees — unless the tournament is for a private homeschool group.
3. Contact others and spread the word.
   a) Email your group — we'll send you contacts who showed interest or purchased in your area.
   b) Email the tournament information to us, and we'll post it on our website and social media and notify any retailers in the area who sell Historical Conquest.
   c) Post the information on your own social media, or create a dedicated page for your local group.
4. Send out a reminder. People are busy and may forget. Include the address and directions — including directions inside the building, if needed.
5. Show up 15 minutes early on the day and set up the tournament area.
6. Collect any fee up front. Tournament fees are optional. If you charge one, consider offering free entrance to players who bring a friend. You can sell merchandise at tournaments — keep a few extra decks on hand for new players to try, which tends to increase your sales.
7. Pass out the monthly rare card as people arrive. These cards increase the excitement of attending.
8. Set up tables of 3–4 players each. The winner of each table gathers for a second round; second-place players from round one gather at another table, and so on. For a third round, the winners of each second-round table play one last game to determine the Grand Champion of that tournament.
9. Keep track of who attended and who won (and how many times they took first place), and send us the information afterwards. We post it on our National Bracketing System so players can watch their rankings climb across the country.
10. Ask everyone for feedback and begin planning the next one. Give us two weeks' notice so we can send more rare cards and a possible prize for that month's Grand Champion.

Tournaments are happening all across the United States. If you don't see one in your area, contact us and sign up to host.