Tournaments are where Whot gets serious. Instead of a single match, you play a knockout bracket against a field of other players — survive each round and you advance, lose and you're out. The reward for going deep isn't just bragging rights: top finishers take home coins and a pot prize that pushes them up the rank ladder.
Joining a tournament
Open the Tournaments hub to see what's running. Each tournament shows its field size, entry fee, prize breakdown and start time. To enter you pay a small coin entry fee — never pots — and you're seeded into the bracket. When enough players have joined (or the timer hits zero and bots fill any empty seats), the first round begins automatically.
Didn't place? You still get something back. Players who don't reach a prize tier receive part of their entry fee back as participation credit, so trying is low-risk.
How brackets play out
A tournament is a single-elimination bracket. A 4-player tournament is two rounds (semi-final, final); an 8-player tournament is three. Each round is a normal Whot match — same rules, same special cards — just with a seat in the next round on the line. If an opponent disconnects or runs out of time, the watchdog steps in so the bracket keeps moving rather than stalling.
Prizes: coins and pots
Every tournament pays its top finishers in coins (for cosmetics and future entries) and the top three in pots (for your rank). Bigger, higher-tier tournaments carry bigger pot prizes:
| Placement | Daily-tier pots | Weekly-tier pots |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 100 | 250 |
| 2nd | 50 | 100 |
| 3rd | 25 | 50 |
Because the entry is paid in coins and the prize is paid partly in pots, tournaments are one of the few places where skill literally mints fresh competitive currency. Win consistently and you'll climb tiers fast.
Tips for your first bracket
- Warm up first. Play a few rounds against hard bots to shake off the rust before you spend an entry fee.
- Mind the clock. Tournament matches use a move timer — don't let it auto-play a card you didn't want.
- Know the special cards. Pick-two and hold-on swings decide tight games. Brush up with our rules guide.
- Play the bracket, not just the hand. Sometimes a safe finish that keeps you alive beats a flashy risk.