User blog comment:Buddyfight Unified Universe/Animated Buddyfight Tutorials, Tournaments and Prizes/@comment-3974145-20160130071824/@comment-26290163-20160130080500

Great Question. I will most certainly be using Fan Made Sims. Because everyone's situation is different, it will not be restricted to one simulator. However, because of the nature of Online Interaction, the majority of the Tournaments will take place over longer periods of time than a Local Tourney.

First, to keep things organized so the people running the Tournament don't alway have to wonder who is where, people wanting to participate will have a form they can fill out to register. Another thing to keep in mind is that "life happens" so with Team Tournaments where 1 person who cannot make their match "even with a large window of time" will be replaced by an alternate that has been decided upon before the Tournament even begins, or by having a team member play Twice.

People will be allowed to be on 1 Team and also serve as an Alternate on 1 more.

I will be using Bushiroad's Official Tournament Software to regulate the Tournaments as far as who plays who next, etc... For example. In a Team Tournament, people will be free to align themselves with friends. Those who want to participate and do not have a group will be paired up randomly into teams.

One hopes there are never disputes as to who won a match, but software links will be provided and tutorials that will enable People running Windows, OS X, or a Linux OS to take a Screenshot of the outcome to be able to send if needed. Also, as most know, some Sims will let you have a replay. That's an easy answer as well, as you can just have it in case.

If there is a dispute over gameplay, the screenshots and/or replays will be more necessary. This is not the norm for Sims, as Judges don't look at the game flow, and most players, will just talk it out and proceed, but in the slight chance that no agreement is reached, people can send their replays or screenshots to me or other Judges to make a call, but most likely, the match would have to be replayed anyway, unless it is one of the last matches, which I will be watching if possible, and broadcasting live. That said, the final match, and possibly the round before would need to be played over a sim that allows people to watch. I will see which ones do, I know BF Area does, and will do my best to make sure everyone that wants to join can install it, regardless of their operating system.

Prizes will be awarded to absolutely every single participant and be for their world of choice, with larger prizes going to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Teams or Individuals, depending on the type of Tournament it is.

There will also be different Categories of Competition. Most interesting Deck Design, etc... that larger prizes will go to as well.

I don't know if that answers most of your questions or not, so please feel free to ask away and thanks again for posting!