Player News

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Decklists For Players
Melee Updates August 6th, 2024

Organizer News

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Decklists For Organizers
Game-Changing Entry Fee and Payment Policies Update: More Freedom, More Flexibility
Melee Updates August 6th, 2024

Star Wars: Unlimited – Getting Started

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Beginners Guide to Tournament Creation
Running Your First Tournament
Star Wars: Unlimited Organization Set-Up Guide
Star Wars: Unlimited Planetary Qualifier Setup Guide
Star Wars: Unlimited Tiebreakers
Understanding Melee’s Swiss, Top Cut Pairings and Standings

Lorcana – Getting Started

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Beginners Guide to Tournament Creation
Creating a Tournament with a Top 8
Disney Lorcana Set Championship Setup Guide
Getting Started as a Lorcana HSP Retailer
Player Enrollment and Registration Overview
Running Your First Tournament
Tournament Discovery and Search
Two-Game Matches

Account

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Account Creation for users under the age of 13
Creating Your Melee.gg Account
Guest Accounts
Managing Your Account Settings
Why Are Melee Accounts Required?

Player Onboarding

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Deck Names in Melee
Decklist Submission
Future Decklist Submission
How to Create a Decklist with Melee’s Decklist Builder
Managing Your Account Settings
Player Controller
Player Portal
Tournament Discovery and Search
Why Are Melee Accounts Required?

Creating Tournaments

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How to: Fixed Seating
Open Decklists
Phases
Setting Up Team Tournaments
Staffing Organizations and Tournaments
Tournament Setup – Key Points

Registration Options

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Enabling Entry Fees, Refunds, and Reimbursements
Manually Enrolling Players Yourself
Mass Data Importing
Registration Only Tournaments
Using Player Data Requirements
Using Preregistration
Using Registration Codes

Running Tournaments

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Assigning Byes and Losses
Creating a Tournament with a Top 8
Editing Match Results
Editing Pairings
Editing Submitted Decklists
Entering Penalties
Fixing Incorrect Results
Late Enrollment
Player Card
Pods, Seats, and Drafts
Running Your First Tournament
Swapping a Melee Account Mid-Tournament
Understanding Melee’s Swiss, Top Cut Pairings and Standings

Organizer Resources

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Becoming an Organizer
Beginners Guide to Tournament Creation
Cloning
Creating Tournament Hubs
Decklist Interface Update and How it Affects Organizers
Default Organizations
Do I have to take entry fees on Melee?
How to Edit a Location
How to suspend a player from your Tournaments
How to: Fixed Seating
Introduction to Organizing Tournaments on Melee
Linking PayPal for Entry Fees
Managing Multiple Hobby Store Locations
Melee Updates for Organizers and Judges – 4/19/24
Payouts and Tournament Entries
Penalties
Player Suspensions
Staffing Organizations and Tournaments
The Organization Dashboard
Tournament and Organization Hubs
Tournament Entry or Payout Issues
User and Organization Relationship
Venues and Locations

Additional Information

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Common Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
Judging at Large Tournaments with Melee
Player Status
Preparing Registration for Large Tournaments

Contact Us

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How to: Fixed Seating
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Tournament Setup – Key Points

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