1. Minimum 3 players per one team. You can add 1 back-up player, so maximum number of the player in one team is 4.
　1-1. You don't need to specify which player is back-up.
2. The team should include a captain for managing the team and the players.
3. Basically a team represents a nation. That means you should make a team with players from same country.
4. If your country lacks Taiko players sufficient to participate this, you can make a binational team.
　4-1. Binational team includes 2 players from a certain country and 2 players from an another country.
　4-2. Making a binational team can be restricted due to time difference between members of binational team.
5. Due to so many Taiko players are from certain countries, more than one team per country is available.
6. Captain should forum-PM to Tournament manager to make a team.
　6-1. Captain can make a team first, then add some players for it.
　6-2. One team should include at least 3 players until the registration is closed. If it's not, the team will be disbanded.
　6-3. Captain can add a player if there are 3 players in the team until the first match of the tournament starts.
7. Staff can't participate tournament as a player.
8. These rules can be modified without noticing.

1. The maps for certain round will be announced by staff. Only those maps can be used in the round.
　1-1. There will be some maps that can be used only for the final games.
2. One of the staff will be referee for the match.
　2-1. Referee should post records of the match in this thread.
　2-2. If the referee is absent, staffs who is present should take over his/her job temporarily.
　　2-2-1. If no staff is present, the match will be postponed.
3. Players should follow instructions and decisions of referee when the match is on-going, except some cases mentioned in the rules.
4. The matches will be played in locked room created by referee. Setting will be Taiko, Team Vs, score for win condition.
5. The team with higher total score will win the game.
　4-1. Score of failed player will be added to total score too.
6. The team that will win 3 games first will win the match in Group stage. You will have to win 4 games first in Knock-out stage.
　5-1. In Semi-final and final round, The team should win 5 games first to win the match.
7. 'No Video' mod is available. No other mod is allowed unless there is notice about this.
8. Captain or his/her deputy must be present in the match.
9. In each game, two captains will choose the map to play alternately.
　9-1. In the final game with draw(2:2, 3:3 or 4:4), referee will choose the map to play.
　9-2. Maps cannot be used more than 1 time in the same match unless the game was nullified.
10. If the game ends in a draw, the game will be nullified.
11. If one of players gets disconnected in the first 2/3 of the map, the game will be nulified.
　11-1. Intro and outro won't be count as play time.
　11-2. If two players get disconnected, the game will be nulified.
　11-3. If disconnection happens right before the game starts, the game will be nulified.
　11-4. If nullification of games due to disconnection happens by one team more than 2 times, the opponent team will win by default.
　　11-4-1. In semi-final and final round, more than 3 times of disconnection are needed.
　　11-4-2. Referee can refuse winning by default due to disconnection if other relevant measures can be done.
　11-5. If the time when a player got disconnected is vague, referee will decide whether to nulify or not.
　11-6. If disconnected player doesn't return within 15 minutes, the team including disconnected player will be lose by default.
　11-7. If the referee gets disconnection, the game will continue, captain of red team should post record for the game.
　11-8. If server is too unstable to continue the match, referee can postphone the match.
　11-9. If the disconnection is considered as intentional by referee, referee can announce victory of the opponent team.
12. If less than 3 players arrived until the time that the match should start, the match can be postponed maximum 20 minutes.
　12-1. Referee can take some relevant measures if one of two teams lacks players after waiting for 20 minutes.
　　12-1-1. Relevant measures include rescheduling the match, declaring winning by default of the opponent team, etc.
　12-2. Referee can postphone the match if bancho is too unstable to play.
13. During the match, substitution of players is allowed. Permission of the referee is needed.
　13-1. Maximum one substitution is allowed in Group stage, maximum two substitution is allowed in Knock-out stage.
14. Lags can't be a reason for nulification of game.
15. In Group stage, 'Win by default' will be considered as win by 3:0, +1.0 score differece ratio.
16. 2 vs 2 match is available only in the Group stage if no more than 2 players in one of two teams can be ready for the match.
　16-1. Captains of both teams should agree and permission of tournament manager is needed.
　16-2. The manager can ban a team if the team abuses 2 vs 2 match.
17. If there's any unexpected incidence that needs decision of staff and isn't specified in this rule during the match, referee will judge.
　17-1. The manager can revoke decisions which is made by referees later.
18. The manager can ban a player or a team from the tournament if the player or the team is considered as disturbing the tournament.
　18-1. Banned player won't be allowed to participate the next Taiko tournament.
　　18-1-1. This can be revoked by manager.
19. Complaints about maps for previous matches won't be accepted.
20. If the manager is absent when decisions from the manager are needed, vice-manager will take over the job temporarily.
21. This rules can be modified without noticing.