Hearthstone China is Getting Tournament Mode

A special thanks to @CelestialSinn (/u/Curemew) for the translation!

Hearthstone players in China are getting a sanctioned tournament mode through a secondary application called Hearthstone Box which is developed by NETEASE. This will allow players to compete in automatic tournaments by installing the application on their computer and having it read data from the game client.

Not only is this application a gateway into tournaments, but players can also stay up to date with the latest in news as well!

Below we've got screenshots and a description of how it works courtesy of @CelestialSinn (/u/Curemew).

Hearthstone BOX - Alpha Test v0.9

Hearthstone tournament mode by Hearthstone BOX.

General

This guide applies only to PC version of the game, the mobile version of the game are not supported by this program.

Players need to ensure a good internet connection for the event, the tournament mode feature must be turned on during the whole event.

Click the refresh button at the upper right corner if it hasn't been receiving any new notifications for a while.

Download

Download the latest version of the program, click on "Tournament mode" to enter.

Registration

Select the event you want to participate in, click to view the event details.

The Account Binding

If it's your first time to use this program you need to bind your battlenet acc and your mobile phone to it.

Then refresh.

Check In

Check in starts 60 minutes before the start of the event. Players haven’t checked in 5 min before the start of the event will forfeit the tournament.

Bracket

Bracket will be generated 5 min before the start of the event.

Waiting for the Game to Start

After entering the event, there will be 5 minutes of preparation time, both players can now add friends and get ready to play.

The Preparatory Stage

Players of both sides have 15 minutes to adjust their decks, after adjustment, please make sure that the program has recorded your decklists.

Now, please challenge your opponent to play the match (wild / standard).

Go to the battle preparation interface of the program, and click the Ready button to confirm.

After both sides are ready, you will go to next phase.

Pick / Ban

In the Pick phase, players will have 5 minutes to choose their decks, players need to make sure that they are already in the challenge lobby.

The decks that you can select are from the decks that you’ve previously recorded using this program.

If you don’t select decks in 5 min the program will automatically rule the match lost.

After the Pick phase, you will go to the Ban phase. Players can Ban a certain number of the opponent's classes.

Note: If the player uses a deck that’s not recorded, or a deck that’s not picked during pick phase, or a deck that’s banned in ban phase, the program will report a forfeit win for your opponent automatically.

Match Start

At this point the program will show both players classes information, if you forget which deck of the class you have it recorded/picked, you can mouse over the icon and it will show you the name.

After a game is complete the program will automatically record the result of the game process. In some cases the record will have a few minutes delay, players can directly start next game without waiting for it to process.

When all games of this matchup are complete please wait for the program to process and show the final results, it might take a few min. If nothing happens after more than 10 min, please contact admin.

Into the Next Round

After confirming the results, click “back” button on the top right corner, and then click on bracket to view your next opponent, click to enter the next round.