Disconnections

- Any disconnection of the connection between match players due to system, network, PC, or power issues
- Upon judgment by the referee, any players disconnecting intentionally will be charged with a loss by forfeit
- When any disconnection occurs:

1) If a disconnection occurs within 4 minutes after the match has started, the match is going to be restarted.

2) If a disconnection occurs after 4 minutes of start of match:

- If both players agree to a match restart, the match will be restarted.
- If both players cannot reach an agreement, the referee can either determine a winner after analyzing the replay file, or grant a restart if no clear winner can be determined. 

Unfair Play

Actions that constitute unfair play include:

1) The use of any map hack program
2) Disconnecting intentionally
3) The use of any settings outside of the standard and permitted settings

During the course of any match, the operations staff and/or referee may determine other actions to embody unfair play at any time.

- Upon discovery of any player committing any violations regarded as unfair play, that player will be disqualified from the tournament.
- Two warnings constitute being disqualified from the tournament.
- Program bugs: Gaining an unfair advantage through the intentional use of any program bugs will result in automatic warning at the minimum or loss by default for the offending player.

 Warcraft III TFT : Frozen Throne 16 Players   

General

- Game Version: TFT v1.18
- Competition Method: 1 vs. 1
- Tournament Structure: Single or Double Elimination (depending on national circumstances), best 2 out of 3 matches
- Match Length: Until winner is determined 
- Match Winner: The player who completely destroys the opponent’s buildings or if the opponent surrenders

Game Settings

- Race Selection: Free Choice
- Game Speed: Fastest
- Maps: Lost Temple (RoC), Turtle Rock (TFT), Gnoll Wood (TFT), Twisted Meadows (TFT), Plunder Isle (TFT)
(*Maps may be added depending on national circumstances)
- 'customkeyinfo.txt' can be modifiable 
- Custom keys option can be turned on in game play 

* Players are required to record replay files for all official matches, and submit them to the ACON5 referee for post-game analysis.

The addition to the rules for the Danish part of the qualifier, made by Jesper Nordahl Henriksen and Oliver “Quinine” Sjølin: 

The Danish part of the ACON5 qualification will take part as a LAN based tournament with 16 players divided into 4 groups. The 16 players will be seeded from the playerpool of signed up players by the admins, and each player will be giving seeds in one of 3 categories: A, B or C.

There will be 4 A seeds, 4 B seeds and 8 C seeds, and each group will contain 1 A seed, 1 B seed and 2 C seeds, and playing each other in a bo3 system. Following the group stage, the 2 highest ranked will move on to the quaterfinals and play bo3 in a dual elimination bracket. 

In the bracket rank 1 from group 1 will face rank 2 from group 3, and rank 1 from group 2 will face rank 2 from group 4. 

In the event of a tie the individual games will decide the highest rank. In the event of a 3 way tie deciding games for the ranking will be played in a bo1 system with the highest seed removing a map from the mappool, followed by the lower seed removing 2 map, thereby making the highest seed choicing the map to be played from the remaining 2 maps. 

In the initial group stage the map played will be decided the following way:

The lowest seed will start by removing a map, followed by the higher seed removing a map, and thereby letting the higher rank start by choicing the first map to be played. 

In the quarterfinals maps will be decided as in the group stage, but with ranking in the group stage superseeding initial seeding, hence the lowest rank will start by eliminating a map, followed by the higher rank eliminating a map and then choicing the first map to be played. 

In the semifinals and finals the original seeding are used to determine who will eliminate the first map and hence forth, meaning that the lowest seed start by eliminating the first map, followed by the higher seed eliminating a map and then choicing the first map to be played.

 Counter-Strike  8 Teams

General

Game Version: 1.6
Competition Method: 5v5 (Team play, 5 players per team)
Tournament Structure: Double Elimination

Team Member Substitutions

a) Team member substitutions are allowed only for a maximum of two team members one day prior to a scheduled match.
b) No substitutions will be allowed on the day of a match.
c) If a team must request more substitutions than the number allotted for some truly unforeseen circumstance, the operations staff will make consideration and a decision at its sole discretion to allow or disallow such requests.
d) Substitution requests based on false information will result in team disqualification. 

- Rounds: 30 Rounds (Maxrounds format): 15 rounds as Terrorists and 15 rounds as Counter-Terrorists per team
- Round Time: 1 minute 45 seconds

Side Selection

- For LAN events, a coin toss is used to decide which team plays Counter-Terrorist and which team plays Terrorist at the start of a match. The winner of the coin toss can choose their role for the first half of the match.
- For on-line events, a knife round will decide the team’s starting roles. The winner of the knife round can choose their role for the first half of the match.

Victory Condition

- The first team to win 16 rounds.
- In the case of a tie after regulation, 6 extra rounds will be played. (3 rounds as Terrorists / 3 rounds as Counter-Terrorists per team)
- In the case of a re-tie after 6 extra rounds, 6 extra rounds will be played until a winner is determined 

In-Game Settings

- Official Maps: De_Cbble, De_Dust2, De_Inferno, De_Nuke, De_Train
- Only team leaders are allowed to use public in-game messages (messagemode1) within a match. The rule also applies when dead. Use of messagemode1 by any member other than the team leader shall result in a warning. Other team members must only use team message (messagemode2), while in a match.
- Team members may communicate verbally if they are alive in the match or when all team members are dead. Any player who has died cannot communicate verbally with any other team member or opponent until the beginning of the next round.