Chromebook

Join a Zoom meeting invitation shared by your tutor. (Zoom meetings may only last 40 minutes, keep your eyes peeled for your instructor refreshing the zoom meeting with a new link for a new meeting if the old one expires.)

The link will look something like this: (example link) https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75469016149?pwd=UFNNR0grQ2ZTSWxsbDFTTDBHT25RZz09

When clicking on the link you will meet a prompt like in the visual below. Click on Open Zoom Meetings.

Wait a few minutes after the instructor assigned start time for the virtual activity and perform a role call. Have everyone give you their names. (Alternatively, if students are performing this without a tutor one student takes everyone’s name and enters them into the following website:

(https://challonge.com/tournament/bracket_generator) to set up the pairings between students. (replace student 1, student 2, etc with the real student’s names. Make sure to check the box for randomize seeds as it will be unchecked.)

Decide on which platform to use as a platform to duel on. Students may choose between popular online choices such as dueling book or dueling nexus. (It is recommended students choose dueling nexus if they have trouble with rules as it is automated while dueling book isn’t automated but allows greater flexibility and customization when playing.)

Dueling Book and Dueling Nexus are pictured below respectively:

Once everyone finishes gathering have students register for one or both of the aforementioned websites depending what preference the group of students has,

The first row showcases the process of registering for dueling book. At the bottom left of the home page the student will find the register button. Using any email the student can make an account.

Likewise, the second row circles where the student may find the option to create an account for dueling nexus.

If using dueling network, students will see the menu options from the first picture. Click on the profile viewer and you will be given avatar and card back chose as pictured below. Students are encouraged to customize their playing options. The more wins a student has the more avatars they begin to unlock.

Likewise, if a student chooses to use Dueling Nexus they will see a menu screen as pictured on picture 1 once they login. Students may first click on Profile to customize an avatar and create their very own custom card back.

Duelingbook

Click on the deck constructor menu as shown on picture 1.

The menu shown in picture 2 will pop up. Search for a minimum of 40 cards and a maximum of 60 cards in order to make a deck. You’re allowed 15 cards in your extra deck consisting of the following card types: Fusion, Synchro, XYZ, Link.

The side deck is an optional 15 card deck of cards that you can use to replace cards in your main deck in between rounds in a single match to better counter them.

Dueling Nexus

Click on Deck Editor to create your own deck. Press create a new deck as shown on picture number 2. (.YDK files are an online pre-made deck list that when uploaded to your dueling nexus account already has pre-built decks. If not comfortable with making your own deck feel free to look online for pre-existing decks with the file extension . YDK and upload them into your account.)

Go to the search bar on the deck builder screen to begin looking for cards. (Dueling Nexus’s deck builder is much less robust than Dueling book's. While Dueling Nexus has the advantage of being automated, keep in mind that there are less quality of life features such as a more bare bones deck editor.)

Duelingbook

Click on duel room. Locate where it says Host a Duel as shown in picture 1. In the Duel Note section write the username of the classmate you’ll be playing against. Create a Duel Password you only share with your opponent. Create a Watch Password you can give to any classmate who wishes to spectate the duel.

Click on format. Select Advanced (Unrated) (Advanced format is the official tournament format, but if playing for fun students can experiment with different formats.)

On rules, select the option that says 2 out of 3 match. Official tournament policy.

Finally, on Rules select TCG. OCG rule set is applied in eastern countries. Students will be familiar with the TCG rule set.

Dueling Nexus

Click on show the custom games at the bottom of the Duel Zone. Then click on host a custom game if you’re going to be creating the game. Alternatively, on the search player bar enter your classmate’s username to find an already created match.

When you try to host a custom game you will be presented with a menu as shown in picture 3. Pictures 4 and 5 show what settings to set the game too. Change the public game to private and only give your classmate the password and set Duel to Match. Leave the rest of the settings as are.

Regardless of the software you’re using once all the settings have been made click the Host Duel button and get your game on! Enjoy participating in a tournament with your classmates online. When your match is finished make sure you join an appropriate Zoom room with your next opponent.