How to Setup and Run a KeyForge ChainBound Event

ChainBound events are special KeyForge tournaments that offer players the chance to earn
the Æmbershards they covet.

These Æmbershards can be redeemed for prizes at certain KeyForge events, so by hosting a
ChainBound event, you are helping your players pursue their pick of custom prizes!

Because each player’s Æmbershards are tracked exclusively in the KeyForge Master Vault
(KeyForgeGame.com), you must create and run your KeyForge ChainBound events in the Global
Event Manager (GEM). This custom tournament software is the only tournament program
capable of communicating with the Master Vault.

Fortunately, GEM is an intuitive program! Scheduling your ChainBound event, creating the event
and adding players, and running your tournament are all easily handled with a few simple clicks.

Step-by-step guidelines are provided below. You will find detailed guidelines accompanied by
screenshots, as well as a printer-friendly guide that removes the screenshots and colored text:

• Scheduling Your ChainBound Event — page 2

• Creating the Event and Adding Players — page 8
• Running Your Tournament — page 19
• Printer-Friendly Guide — pages 25-27
Scheduling Your ChainBound Event

1. Sign In to the Asmodee Retailer Portal using your Asmodee.net account.

2. Select the My Events tab. Select Add Event.

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 3. On the following screen, you will fill in all of your event’s details.
The information you enter here will be made public.

4. Enter an Event Name that your players will recognize immediately.

5. Indicate the event’s Start time and expected End time.
Note: You do not have to indicate how many rounds your tournament will run. GEM will only allow
you to run the number of rounds that the player count requires. This may impact the length of your
event, and you will want to base your estimated tournament length off your best estimate for the
total number of players.
6. Select your Timezone.
7. Select the Event Type. The Event Type for a ChainBound event is Tournament.

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 8. Select the store Location at which you are scheduling this event.
9. In the Event Series field, you will select ChainBound. (This guide uses a “test” event instead.)

10. Fill in the Website and Details fields with the information your players will need in order to find
your store and event.

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 11. The fields for Studios Related to the Event and Product Lines related to the Event provide you
with drop-down menus and tag the event for the Store Locator and Event Finder.
Select Fantasy Flight Games and KeyForge.

12. Select Add Event to save your event and load it into the Global Event Manager (GEM).

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 12. After you have added your event, you will see it highlighted on your store calendar, along with
the Event Name and Start and End times.

13. You can Make copies of this event to run your ChainBound events as a weekly or monthly series.

14. Choosing to make 1 copy will allow you to adjust the Start and End times.
If you choose to make multiple copies, you will be asked to determine how they are repeating.

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 15. Once you have made your copies, you will see them added to your store’s calendar alongside
the original event.

Congratulations! You are now ready to greet your players, create, and run your ChainBound events!

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Creating the Event and Adding Players

1. Login to your Asmodee.net account and go to the Downloads tab to download and install Global
Event Manager (GEM).

2. Click the Login button at the top right to log into the client with your store approved Asmodee.net
account.

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 3. Select Add new Tournament to begin setting up your event.

4. Enter your Event Title. We recommend something easily recognizable.

5. Enter the Event Type. Here you will select the ChainBound event you have previously created.
If the only Event Type you see is Casual, you may not be logged in. You must be logged in to set
up a ChainBound event.
If you have not already scheduled your event, the “Create Event” button will return you to the
screen where you can schedule your events.

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 6. Select the Format for your event—Archon or Sealed.
Make sure this matches the format you advertised when you scheduled your event.

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 7. Your event will use the Solo Variant.
Solo is currently the only supported Variant for ChainBound events.
You can find information about the game’s other Variants in the Tournament Resources at
FantasyFlightGames.com/OP/KeyForge/Retailers

8. In the Tournament Type field, indicate whether your tournament rounds will be run as Single
Game or Best of 3 Games.

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 This choice will automatically adjust GEM’s clock settings to match the length of your
tournament rounds.

9. Congratulations! You now have a ChainBound event. It just needs players.

To start adding players, click Next.

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Adding Players

1. GEM allows you to register players and their decks simply by scanning a couple of QR codes for
each player.
To get started, click Scan QR Code.

2. Choose the camera with which you will scan the QR codes for your players and decks.
You only need to choose your camera once. GEM will remember your choice throughout player
and deck registration.

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 3. Scan the player’s QR code from the Master Vault (KeyForgeGame.com).

4. You will then be given the choice to add the player’s name or nickname. (To skip this step, click
Cancel.)

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 5. Register the player’s deck by scanning its QR code.

6. After you register a player, you will see the player’s name added to your event roster.
To add another player, you will once again click Scan QR Code.

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 7. Once all your players are registered, select Confirm. You will be taken to a summary screen where
you will confirm that your players have been registered correctly.

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 8. Select go to pairing and you will get the choice to advertise the roster. This is to print a player list.

9. Select Yes if you wish to print the player list. You will be given the option to print to PDF.

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 10. To start running your event, select No when you are prompted to advertise the roster.

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Running Your Tournament

1. Once you have added your players and decks and clicked No when prompted to advertise your
roster, you will be taken to your event’s Dashboard screen.

2. In the Dashboard, you will see that the correct round time is automatically set. When you
announce the beginning of the round, you can click Start to begin the countdown timer.
3. The Dashboard also provides you the option to Edit participants. Selecting this option will allow
you to add players who arrive late, edit player names, or toggle a player’s status from Inactive to
Active.

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 4. The Dashboard also provides you the option to Print player meeting if you would like to seat
your players for a meeting prior to the tournament rounds. (This is not recommended for most
events.)
5. Once you are ready to start the round, select Pair New Round. This will automatically generate
pairings for the round.

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 6. If you wish to print the pairings, selecting Preview Pairings will export them as a PDF.

Sample round pairings.

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 7. To print match slips, select Preview match slips.
This will allow you to view and export the match slips as a printable PDF.

Sample match slips. Note that the match slips include each player’s chains and cumulative tournament points.

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 8. Enter match results on the Dashboard.
You can enter the results as they come in from games. Indicate which player won the match by
selecting the Win button next to the player’s name.

9. GEM defaults to hiding all matches that have already been reported.
You can deselect Hide matches in order to see all results from the round. This allows you to
check that all scores were entered correctly.

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 10. Once you have all the results, the Pair New Round button will appear, which you can select to
pair the next round.

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How to Setup and Run a KeyForge ChainBound Event (Printer-Friendly)

Scheduling Your ChainBound Event

1. Sign In to the Asmodee Retailer Portal using your Asmodee.net account.

2. Select the My Events tab. Select Add Event.
3. On the following screen, you will fill in all of your event’s details.
The information you enter here will be made public.
4. Enter an Event Name that your players will recognize immediately.
5. Indicate the event’s Start time and expected End time.
Note: You do not have to indicate how many rounds your tournament will run. GEM will only allow
you to run the number of rounds that the player count requires. This may impact the length of your
event, and you will want to base your estimated tournament length off your best estimate for the
total number of players.
6. Select your Timezone.
7. Select the Event Type. The Event Type for a ChainBound event is Tournament.
8. Select the store Location at which you are scheduling this event.
9. In the Event Series field, you will select ChainBound.
10. Fill in the Website and Details fields with the information your players will need in order to find
your store and event.
11. The fields for Studios Related to the Event and Product Lines related to the Event provide you
with drop-down menus and tag the event for the Store Locator and Event Finder.
Select Fantasy Flight Games and KeyForge.
12. Select Add Event to save your event and load it into the Global Event Manager (GEM).
13. After you have added your event, you will see it highlighted on your store calendar, along with the
Event Name and Start and End times.
14. You can Make copies of this event to run your ChainBound events as a weekly or monthly series.
15. Choosing to make 1 copy will allow you to adjust the Start and End times.
If you choose to make multiple copies, you will be asked to determine how they are repeating.
16. Once you have made your copies, you will see them added to your store’s calendar alongside the
original event.

Congratulations! You are now ready to greet your players, create, and run your ChainBound events!

Creating the Event and Adding Players

1. Login to your Asmodee.net account and go to the Downloads tab to download and install Global
Event Manager (GEM).
2. Click the Login button at the top right to log into the client with your store approved Asmodee.net
account.
3. Select Add new Tournament to begin setting up your event.
4. Enter your Event Title. We recommend something easily recognizable.
5. Enter the Event Type. Here you will select the ChainBound event you have previously created.
If the only Event Type you see is Casual, you may not be logged in. You must be logged in to set
up a ChainBound event.

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 If you have not already scheduled your event, the “Create Event” button will return you to the
screen where you can schedule your events.
6. Select the Format for your event—Archon or Sealed.
Make sure this matches the format you advertised when you scheduled your event.
7. Your event will use the Solo Variant.
Solo is currently the only supported Variant for ChainBound events.
You can find information about the game’s other Variants in the Tournament Resources at
FantasyFlightGames.com/OP/KeyForge/Retailers
8. In the Tournament Type field, indicate whether your tournament rounds will be run as Single
Game or Best of 3 Games.
This choice will automatically adjust GEM’s clock settings to match the length of your
tournament rounds.
9. Congratulations! You now have a ChainBound event. It just needs players.
To start adding players, click Next.
10. GEM allows you to register players and their decks simply by scanning a couple of QR codes for
each player.
To get started, click Scan QR Code.
11. Choose the camera with which you will scan the QR codes for your players and decks.
You only need to choose your camera once. GEM will remember your choice throughout player
and deck registration.
12. Scan the player’s QR code from the Master Vault (KeyForgeGame.com).
13. You will then be given the choice to add the player’s name or nickname. (To skip this step, click
Cancel.)
14. Register the player’s deck by scanning its QR code.
15. After you register a player, you will see the player’s name added to your event roster.
To add another player, you will once again click Scan QR Code.
16. Once all your players are registered, select Confirm. You will be taken to a summary screen where
you will confirm that your players have been registered correctly.
17. Select go to pairing and you will get the choice to advertise the roster. This is to print a player list.
18. Select Yes if you wish to print the player list. You will be given the option to print to PDF.
19. To start running your event, select No when you are prompted to advertise the roster.

Running Your Tournament

1. Once you have added your players and decks and clicked No when prompted to advertise your
roster, you will be taken to your event’s Dashboard screen.
2. In the Dashboard, you will see that the correct round time is automatically set. When you
announce the beginning of the round, you can click Start to begin the countdown timer.
3. The Dashboard also provides you the option to Edit participants. Selecting this option will allow
you to add players who arrive late, edit player names, or toggle a player’s status from Inactive to
Active.
4. The Dashboard also provides you the option to Print player meeting if you would like to seat
your players for a meeting prior to the tournament rounds. (This is not recommended for most
events.)
5. Once you are ready to start the round, select Pair New Round. This will automatically generate
pairings for the round.
6. If you wish to print the pairings, selecting Preview Pairings will export them as a PDF.

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 7. To print match slips, select Preview match slips.
This will allow you to view and export the match slips as a printable PDF.
8. Enter match results on the Dashboard.
You can enter the results as they come in from games. Indicate which player won the match by
selecting the Win button next to the player’s name.
9. GEM defaults to hiding all matches that have already been reported.
You can deselect Hide matches in order to see all results from the round. This allows you to
check that all scores were entered correctly.
10. Once you have all the results, the Pair New Round button will appear, which you can select to
pair the next round.

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