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Square Jungle Arena rules

Square Jungle Arena is a weekly 3+0 arena tournament on Take Take Take, every Wednesday from 8 to 10pm CEST. Here's what you can win and how it all works.

Prizes

  • Arena: $300 for 1st, $200 for 2nd and $100 for 3rd in the final standings.
  • Streamers: $300, $200 and $100 for the top 3 streamers. See Streamer prizes for how to qualify.
  • Hot Squares: a Nymzo board for the player with the most Hot Squares points when the arena ends.

Arena rules

Square Jungle Arena is played in the Arena format from Lichess and follows Lichess's Arena rules. Here's how they work.

Points

A win is worth 2 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0.

Streaks

Win two games in a row and you're on a streak, marked with a flame. Every game after that counts double, so a win is worth 4 and a draw 2, until you fail to win a game. Two wins followed by a draw is 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 points.

Who wins

When the arena clock runs out, the player with the most points wins. If players are tied on points, tournament performance decides. A game still being played when the clock runs out can be finished, but it doesn't count.

Pairings

At the start, players are paired by rating. After that, you get a new opponent as soon as you finish a game and return to the lobby, usually someone close to you in the standings. Waits stay short, but you won't necessarily face everyone. The faster you play, the more games you get, and the more points you can score.

Your first move

Every game has a countdown for the first move. Miss it and you lose the game.

Draws

A draw in the first 10 moves gives neither player any points. If you draw several games in a row, only the first of them scores, unless a later draw lasts more than 30 moves. Only a win ends a draw streak, not a loss.

Taking a break

Pause between games and we stop pairing you until you're back. Leaving in the middle of a game doesn't stop your clock.

Hot Squares

Hot Squares is a side quest with its own leaderboard and its own prize. It runs alongside the arena without affecting your arena points, and anyone can win it, whatever their level. Not interested? Ignore it and just play.

  • Every game lights up its own set of hot squares. Both players see the same ones, and they change from game to game.
  • Every capture you make on a hot square scores 1 Hot Squares point.
  • Win the game and your Hot Squares points from it count double. In a draw or a loss, you keep them as they are.
  • Only games that finish before the arena ends count.
  • The player with the most Hot Squares points when the arena ends wins the Nymzo board.

Streamer prizes

The top 3 streamers win $300, $200 and $100. To be in the running: