Tournament Format
Major League Balatro features 24 creators competing in a structured league format.
Format
League Structure
- There are two conferences, with two divisions per conference (four total).
- Each division consists of six players.
- The top two players in each division make the playoffs, along with four wild card spots per conference.
- The playoff bracket features 16 players, with byes awarded to the top seeds.
- The schedule includes playing everyone in your division and three matches against opponents from the other division within your conference.
- Each player competes in one game per week.
Structure
Match Format
- Each regular season match consists of three games.
- One point is awarded per game win, plus one bonus point for a match win.
- The deck and stake for the first game are decided by a wheel spin.
- The loser can select the deck or stake (or defer and make the opponent choose first) for both games two and three.
- Playoff games are a best-of-five series.
- The higher seed selects the deck and stake for games one, three, and five, while the lower seed selects for games two and four.
- Once a deck or stake is played, neither is allowed to be chosen again.
Rules
Multiplayer
- After Ante 1, Boss Blinds are replaced with PvP.
- Four lives; you lose a life for each Blind lost, including PvP.
- The first player to zero lives loses.
- The timer is set to 180 seconds; if the timer hits zero, you lose a life.
- Vanilla ruleset, Ante-based queue, and no Joker changes.
- Voucher, Bloodstone, and Idol multiplayer fixes.
- Vouchers are now either the same or the Level 2 version, unless you have both.
- Bloodstone hits are synced in PvP.
- Idol hits triggering for one person and not the other are now less likely.
- No enemy location display.
Versus
About the Organizer
Zaino is the creator and organizer of Major League Balatro. With a passion for competitive gaming and the Balatro community, for the 4th time Zaino has brought together 24 talented creators for this exciting tournament.
Host
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