Tournament Rules and Practicalities
Below we have collected tournament rules and guidelines to ensure a smooth process and a fun and inclusive tournament for everyone. For an overview of the tournaments and schedules for both European Championship 2025 and Week of Nightmares see Tournaments.
Tournament rules overview
Registration
The EC2025 will host some of the biggest tournaments of the year, requiring efficient handling of registrations, seating, scoring, and more. The EC2025 team is working hard to make this process smooth, but we need your cooperation.
Please follow these simple guidelines:
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Read and follow all information provided under “Registration, tickets and schedule” before attending.
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Proxies
Proxies are allowed in all tournaments except for the European Championship Day 1 and Day 2. Ensure your proxies meet the standards outlined in the tournament rules, and know the difference between PDF expansions and proxies. For clarification, please refer to vekn.org, as we enforce but do not create these rules.
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Decklists
Decklists are not required (updated 12/10/2025).​
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Announcing Actions and Cards
Clear communication is essential to avoid misplays or judge calls. Always:
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Announce actions, cards played, and their effects.
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Specify disciplines used and the level they are activated at.
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For vote cards, clearly indicate when terms are being set versus when they are just being discussed.
Help us ensure a smooth and enjoyable tournament experience for everyone!
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Venue
The venue includes:
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Bar
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Wi-Fi
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Artist area
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Lounge area
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Open tables for casual games
Black Chantry will be selling products, and there will be an open area for selling singles and other V:TES-related items.
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Food & Drinks
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You may bring food into the venue—just please clean up after yourself.
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Outside drinks are not allowed, except for a water bottle.
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A bar will be available inside, serving coffee, soda, beer and more.
Recommended food options: VTES EC 2025 – Staying in Aarhus
Registration, tickets and schedule
Registration and tickets
Ready to sign up? Great! Register online for EC 2025 tournaments and our Week of Nightmare events. You can find more information, schedules and links to sign-up from the event page.
You pay online as part of the sign-up.
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Tickets
When you register online you will receive tickets for your selected events that you must bring with you to the event.
Each Week of Nightmare event will have a separate ticket. For the main tournaments you will receive one ticket for all three days.
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Check-in
Bring your tickets to the event - either as eTickets in Apple/Google Wallet, printed on paper or the PDF on your phone.
We scan them at the door and then you are registered for that day’s tournament. For multi-day events such as EC itself, you use the same ticket to check in for both Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You should have received it via email with a QR code when you registered.
Have your ticket ready and easy to access.
If you don’t have it or can’t find it, contact jesper@woeldiche.dk and we’ll resend it.
If you arrive without a ticket, if scanning fails, or if you’re registered for the wrong tournament on Friday, you’ll be directed to the Information Booth to resolve it.
Important: You must be scanned or have your registration verified at the booth before the registration window closes (see schedule). This is your responsibility.
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Keep updated with the schedule
The updated schedule is always available at www.vtes-ec2025.org/event-schedule
Substantial updates or changes will be announced by email. If you add your tickets to the wallet on iPhone or Android, you should receive updates as notifications to your phone.
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Seating
Seating for all events will be published online at www.vtes-ec2025.org/seatings, on Discord as well as available on at the venue.
