Lightning Arena is a fun, unique and fast-paced modern Tetris event hosted on TETR.IO. Players compete in short sets over the course of an hour, and gain points for each win. The player with the most points at the end of the hour is the winner!
To take part in Lightning Arena: Join the Discord
Event signups, checkins and matchmaking are all handled through dedicated Discord channels.
Format
Lightning Arena is a low-pressure event for all skill levels. Unlike traditional elimination brackets, there's less wait time between matches and you can't get knocked out!
- Winning a match is worth 1 point. This increases to 2 points upon reaching a win streak of 3.
- You will be matched up against opponents with a similar number of points to you.
- Matches start at FT3, increasing to FT4 if one player in the match has at least 10 points, and to FT5 if they have at least 20.
- Matches are played using Season 2 Tetra League settings.
- Once an hour has passed, matchmaking will be stopped, but any ongoing matches will be allowed to finish.
Taking Part
- Matches will be set up by the Lightning Arena bot. You must be in the Discord server to participate.
- To participate, you must be signed up before the start of the event. Late joins will not be accepted.
- You will be pinged to check in roughly an hour before the scheduled start.
- If you forget to check in, no worries! You can still take part by typing
/join_matchmakingin Discord.
- If you forget to check in, no worries! You can still take part by typing
- Not showing up for a match, or disconnecting from a match, will grant your opponent the win.
- You will be removed from matchmaking if you forfeit a match. Type
/join_matchmakingto rejoin. - Forfeiting a second match after rejoining matchmaking will lead to disqualification.
- You will be removed from matchmaking if you forfeit a match. Type
- You can type
/leave_matchmakingat any time to drop out of matchmaking. You can rejoin at any time with/join_matchmakingif you change your mind!
Rules
- Abide by TETR.IO and community policies.
- All players must abide by the TETR.IO Community Rules and Terms of Service.
- The same goes for Discord's Terms of Service.
- Do not interfere with, or disrupt, the running of events.
- Join matches in a timely fashion, and do not deliberately stall or lengthen matches.
- Avoid excessively disconnecting / forfeiting matches.
- Do not misrepresent your skill level to disrupt proper seeding.
- Be civil and respectful.
- Be polite towards other players, spectators and staff.
- StackJam events are inclusive spaces. Any harassment, discrimination, or similar abusive behaviour will not be tolerated.
Players who break the rules may be verbally warned, disqualified from the current event, or banned entirely from all StackJam events, temporarily or permanently. Rulebreaking that constitutes a breach of TETR.IO policies will also be referred to TETR.IO staff.
Staff have discretion to deal with disruptive behaviour that fall outside the scope of the rules. If you have questions about the rules, wish to appeal a sanction, or would like to report someone in confidence, contact a moderator on Discord.