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Tournaments take place over a span of a month and anyone can join!

You are allowed to cast a maximum of 15 times per day for each tournament you signup for, with a <s>20</s> 6 second waiting period between each cast, or a 2 second wait if you've ever purchased [[Red Love Chum]] before. Tournaments are catch/release, so you do not receive gold or silver for any of the fish you catch - however you will earn the points once officially released.

NOTE: Starting in Jan and Feb 2019 a new Beta format was tested. In March the beta was over and this new format replaced the old player Angler Class style format. See below for more info of the new class structure in the [[Monthly Tournament#Definitions and Classes|Definitions and Classes]] section.

==Scoring==
Scoring is based on the fish that you catch and the [[Monthly_Tournament#Release_Points |'release points']] each one is worth. Each fish's points are added to your score that day. At the end of each day, players are ranked by their score and receive tournament rubies [[Image:Ruby.gif]] dependent upon their place in the rankings. In the event of a tie, it will be sorted by whoever has more [[Monthly_Tournament#What_are_Rubies?|rubies]] in the season (month).

The number of rubies awarded per person is between 1,000 to 100 rubies.

1<sup>st</sup> place wins 1,000 rubies<br />
2<sup>nd</sup> place wins 950 rubies<br />
3<sup>rd</sup> place wins 925 rubies<br />
4<sup>th</sup> place wins 912 rubies<br />

The remaining positions are calculated according to the formula

<math>max(100,(1-(x/y)) * 900)</math>
rounded to the nearest whole number.

where ''x'' is your position and ''y'' is the total number of wranglers that day.

So for example, if you came 161<sup>st</sup> out of 2456 wranglers you would be rewarded

(1 - (161 / 2456) ) * 900 = 841 rubies.

If you didn't do so well and ended 2424<sup>th</sup> out of 2456 wranglers you would be awarded

(1 - (2424 / 2456) ) * 900 = 12 which is less than the minimum award of 100, and hence you would receive 100 rubies.

===Leaderboard===
The [https://fishwrangler.com/tournament-leaderboard leaderboard] has two columns. All classes for both Farovia and Roperia regions can also be viewed by clicking perspective links at the top.

The left hand column shows ''Yesterday's Rankings'' updated daily. User experience shows this usually is shown hour or two after new day FVT. Ability to view ''Previous Day''(s) was recently added by clicking the big link, being able to go back to the start of the month progressively one day at a time.

The right hand column shows ''Season Rankings'' for the current months tournament results. This is also updated daily, however user experience shows this may take several hours before it is updated and in sync (see [[Monthly_Tournament#My_season.27s_rankings_on_the_tournament_leaderboard_is_incorrect|Incorrect Leaderboard]] for more info).

Yesterday's results can also be seen quite often first in your Skipper's Log. All of your monthly results are seen on your profile page, along with your [[Monthly_Tournament#Why_do_some_days_on_my_profile_page_have_a_strikethrough.3F|strikethrough]] days. Your profile page also reflects your 30 Best Tourny Days.

==Great Catch w/o Attractants==
You can now get about ~1.5x to ~2x the release points when you catch a rare fish (From population "Non-existent" to "Threatened" - see below for more details), when you aren't using resources (attractants only - casts using repellents could still qualify as a "Great Catch"). This will make the randomness of tournaments more meaningful as some of the really rare fish, really aren't worth that much more.. which can make each day predictable.

Example #1: Making a "Great Catch", without resource:
:Great Catch w/o Attractants! Caught and released a 4.13 lb Magmaniac Fish - added <s>285</s> 570 release points to my tournament score for today!

Example #2: Making a "Great Catch", with resource:
:Caught and released a 4.13 lb Magmaniac Fish - added 335 release points to my tournament score for today! 11 casts left today. Used 1 Magmaniac Attractant, 0 remaining.

Catches made using [[Resources#Liquid_Gold | Liquid Gold]] are not so clear cut. Using Liquid Gold on some rare fish, are still very difficult catches. If that percentage chance falls within the "Non-existent" to "Threatened" percentage, then the catch WILL count. Otherwise, it will not count as a "Great Catch".

Trophy catches - of any fish - will still count as a "Great Catch".

The fish populations that count as a "Great Catch" are listed below

{|
!Population
!Counts as Great Catch
|-
|Non-Existent
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Possibly Extinct
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Near Extinction
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Critically Endangered
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Endangered
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Threatened
|<font color="green">YES</font>
|-
|Extremely Rare
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Very Rare
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Rare
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Average
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Numerous
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Fairly Prolific
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|-
|Overflowing
|<font color="red">NO</font>
|}

==Top 10 / Last 10: Bonus FLC==
The top 10 finishers of each tournament day in each class will receive the following bonus [[Free Love Chum]]. All classes get this bonus. <s>(from the Aug 2011 changelog) Some of the new classes were still not paying out FLC to the top 10 finishers.. because the tournament didn't have over 1k people, so we've lowered it to 250 people.. and it should pay out for any tournament with more than 250 people.</s>

<nowiki> </nowiki>(from March 2019 changelog) - Lowered the top/bottom daily FLC payouts for the tournaments.. and no restriction on the number of people in that days tournament.. (use to require 25+ people.. which should always be the case)

{| border="0"
|-
|1st Place:
|10 Free Love Chum
|-
|2nd Place:
|9 Free Love Chum
|-
|3rd Place:
|8 Free Love Chum
|-
|4th Place:
|7 Free Love Chum
|-
|5th Place:
|6 Free Love Chum
|-
|6th Place:
|5 Free Love Chum
|-
|7th Place:
|4 Free Love Chum
|-
|8th Place:
|3 Free Love Chum
|-
|9th Place:
|2 Free Love Chum
|-
|10th Place:
|1 Free Love Chum
|}

The last 10 finishers of each tournament day receive the following sympathy from Cap'n Jozek:

{| border = "0"
|-
|The Very Last Place:
| 5 Free Love Chum
|-
|2nd to Last Place:
| 4 Free Love Chum
|-
|3rd to Last Place:
| 3 Free Love Chum
|-
|4th to Last Place:
| 2 Free Love Chum
|-
|5th to Last Place:
| 1 Free Love Chum
|}

== Final Ranking ==
At the end of the month, all tournament participants are ranked by the total number of Rubies they earned from their 21 Best Days. If there is a tie in the number of rubies wranglers have at the end of the month, then the total number of points each tied wrangler has is used to determine the final placings.

Depending on the tournament level, the top 6-8% of of wranglers will win a certain number of [[Free Love Chum]], with the total value equalling approximately $6,500. A breakdown of these percentages and the number of Free Love Chum that can be won can be found at the [http://apps.facebook.com/fishwrangler/tournament-leaderboard/payouts Payouts] page.

==Definitions and Classes==
===Tournament===
Duration of one month. <s>Based upon your angler class (Aspiring, Minnow, Tuna, etc).</s> New format is based upon <s>3</s> 4 new types of divisions for each region (Farovia and Roperia).

===Tournament Divisions===
There are 4 divisions to choose from. Original, Mid, New Levels, or All Levels ''per'' Region (Farovia/Roperia). So there are 8 Tournaments in total for all of FW.

:<u>Original</u> - These include the original locations and poles for ''each'' region. This tournament is 'restricted' to those only in the Incredible class and below, and offers low payouts. The rotation will be chosen randomly from those locations / poles. Please see the Tournament Details section below for more information of each region.

:<u>Mid</u> - This division is for intermediate players, offering high payouts. Please see the Tournament Details section below for possible randomly chosen locations.

:<u>New</u> - These are the newest locations and poles, for those wanting to work on and level up the poles for those locations released within the last 2 years, providing medium payouts. The locations currently chosen randomly can be found in the Tournament Details section below.

:<u>All</u> - These are ALL locations and poles for that region of Farovia or Roperia, offers Monster payouts. The rotation is chosen randomly from all locations and poles for Farovia or Roperia, '''except''' for the very newest released locations. Currently excluded are Tragedy Reef, Plastic Island and Monsoon Lagoon.

===Competition===
A single day of the Tournament. Island locations and pole requirements are on a rotating basis.

'''Cast''' - Players are allowed 15 casts per day. You are allowed to cast every <s>20</s> 6 seconds or every 2 seconds if you've ever purchased RLC. NOTE: must make all 15 casts in order to be ranked for that days tournament.

'''Release Points''' - The reward for each catch during a competition. Used to determine your rank each day.

'''Rubies''' - The ranking system for Monthly Fishing Tournaments. You receive rubies based upon your rank per each day's competition.

==Tournament Details==

Please note that the locations and pole requirements are known to change from time to time. After such changes, this information will be updated as the schedule is revealed.

Updated as of April 2019

===Farovia===
{|border="1"
! Division
! Requirement(s)
! Location / Pole
|-
|Original
|0 - 115,499,999 points
(Incredible class and below)
|Randomly from:

* [[WaterPort]]
:Oak Branch, Broken Standard, Fancy Rifle poles
* [[Fishertonville]]
:Excali-pole, Necro-pole
* [[Blue Crescent]]
:Steam Powered Hydro-pole, Sonar Pulverizer
|-
|Mid
|none
|align="left" |<div style="float: left; width: 50%;">Randomly from:

*Waterport
*Fishertonville
*Blue Crescent
*Sans Culpra
*Magma Reef
*Glacier Bay
*San Digloo
*Lake Freezberg
*Snowpeak River
*Snowpeak Summit
*Sig's Lair
</div><div style="float: right; width: 50%;">
*Sig's Vault
*Sig's Wasteland
*Devil's Cove
*Deadwater Pass
*Krakken Rocks
*Poseidon's Ring
*Misty Cliffs
*Bottomless Depths
*Doom Island
*Stormy Straight
*Eye of the Storm
</div>
|-
|New
|none
|Randomly from:

* [[Lost Temple]] (Lost Ikan or Lost Kayu)
* [[Fariana Trench]] (Fariana Submarina)
* [[Lover's Lake]]
* [[Heartbreak Falls]]
* [[Rakkaus Tarn]]
* [[Innsmouth Island]] (Eldritch or Innsmouth Suit)
* [[Monsoon Lagoon]] (Dirigible or Mission Recovery)
|-
|All
|none
|Randomly from all locations


Currently EXCLUDED:
* Monsoon Lagoon NOT included
|}


===Roperia===
{|border="1"
! Division
! Requirement(s)
! Location / Pole
|-
|Original
|0 - 115,499,999 points
(Incredible class and below)
|Randomly from:

* [[Santa Francesca]]
:Crapole, Floral Standard, Landscaper poles
* [[New Seinborough]]
:Lightning Rod, Revelation Rod
* [[Redwood Crescent]]
:Coal Powered Thermo-Pole, Shredder
|-
|Mid
|none
|Randomly from:

* Santa Francesca
* New Seinborough
* Redwood Crescent
* Asteroid Reef
* Perilimeter
* Hexperiment
* Subaqueous
* Kingsland Confluence
* Mosquito Run
* Cadaver Expanse
* Sepulcro Del Sol
|-
|New
|none
|Randomly from:

*[[Glacier Shack]] (Cold Fusion or Holy Hybrid)
*[[Digloo Lodge]] (Cold Fusion or Holy Hybrid)
*[[Freezberg Brewhaus]] (Cold Fusion or Holy Hybrid)
*[[Snowpeak Basecamp]] (Cold Fusion or Holy Hybrid)
*[[Tragedy Reef]] (Deputy or Remediator)
*[[Plastic Island]] (Deputy or Remediator)
*[[Rainbow Rising]] (Handline, Extendarod)
*[[Rainbow Rubble]] (Handline, Extendarod)
*[[Rainbow Ridge]] (Handline, Extendarod)
|-
|All
|none
|Randomly from all locations


Currently EXCLUDED:
*Tragedy Reef NOT included
*Plastic Island NOT included
|}


===Old Tournament Rotations===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Angler Class'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Monthly Tournament/Old Rotations}}
|}


==Farovia Release Points==

Release points (sometimes referred to as freedom points) are awarded for every fish caught on a tournament cast. The actual point awarded will vary depending on the weight of the fish and whether any attractants were used.

The tables below show the release points (both standard points and '[[#Great_Catch_w.2Fo_Attractants|Great Catch]]' points) of the ''typical'' weight of each type of fish that can be caught for each island. Any fish that qualify as a Great Catch have that value displayed in bold and italics.

Highlighting legend:
:<span style="background-color:#90ee90">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> = fish with an attractant available (not including [[Resources#Liquid_Gold | Liquid Gold]])
:<span style="background-color:#ffa07a">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> = fish with a repellent available
:<span style="background-color:#f0e68c">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span> = fish with both an attractant and repellent available
:<span style="font-weight: bold">Fish in bold</span> have a chum preference

Click on any Fish name to determine what resources and/or preferred chum are associated with that fish.

The rows can be sorted by Fish, Point values (standard and points awarded using no attractants) or the associated Resources via the controls in each header.

===WaterPort===

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left" data-expandtext="Show">{{:Waterport Release Points}}</div>
<br clear="all"/>

===Fishertonville===

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left" data-expandtext="Show">{{:Fishertonville Release Points}}</div>
<br clear="all"/>

===Blue Crescent===

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left" data-expandtext="Show">{{:Blue Crescent Release Points}}</div>
<br clear="all"/>

===Magma Reef===

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show">{{:Magma Reef Release Points}}</div>
<br />

===Sans Culpra===

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left" data-expandtext="Show">{{:Sans Culpra Release Points}}</div>
<br clear="all"/>

===Wahwahport===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Oak Twig'''
|
|align="center"|'''Kiddie Standard'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points2|pole=Oak Twig|where=Wahwahport}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points2|pole=Kiddie Standard|where=Wahwahport}}
|}

===Poseidon's Ring===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Alcatraz'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Alcatraz|where=Poseidons Ring}}
|}

===Misty Cliffs===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Alcatraz'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Alcatraz|where=Misty Cliffs}}
|}

===Bottomless Depths===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Alcatraz'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Alcatraz|where=Bottomless Depths}}
|}

===Doom Island===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Kelp Net'''
|
|align="center"|'''Nail Fly'''
|
|align="center"|'''Palm Spear'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Kelp Net|where=Doom Island}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Nail Fly|where=Doom Island}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Palm Spear|where=Doom Island}}
|}

===Stormy Straight===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show"
|align="center"|'''Kelp Net'''
|
|align="center"|'''Nail Fly'''
|
|align="center"|'''Palm Spear'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Kelp Net|where=Stormy Straight}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Nail Fly|where=Stormy Straight}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Palm Spear|where=Stormy Straight}}
|}

===Eye of the Storm===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Eye of the Storm Release Points]]<br />

===Glacier Bay===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Glacier Bay Release Points]]<br />

===San Digloo===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[San Digloo Release Points]]<br />

===Lake Freezberg===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Lake Freezberg Release Points]]<br />

===Snowpeak River===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Snowpeak River Release Points]]<br />

===Snowpeak Summit===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Snowpeak Summit Release Points]]<br />

===Sig's Lair===

Note: Attractants and repellents have no effect in Sig's areas during tourney or normal fishing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Sigs Lair Release Points]]<br />

===Sig's Vault===

Note: Attractants and repellents have no effect in Sig's areas during tourney or normal fishing.

{|border="0"
|align="center"|'''Algaenite'''
|
|align="center"|'''Planktonite'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Algaenite|where=Sigs Vault}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Planktonite|where=Sigs Vault}}
|}

===Sig's Wasteland===

Note: Attractants and repellents have no effect in Sig's areas during tourney or normal fishing.

{|border="0"
|align="center"|'''Algaenite'''
|
|align="center"|'''Planktonite'''
|-
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Algaenite|where=Sigs Wasteland}}
|
|valign="top"|{{:Tourney release points|pole=Planktonite|where=Sigs Wasteland}}
|}

===Devils Cove===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Devils Cove Release Points]]<br />

===Deadwater Pass===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Deadwater Pass Release Points]]<br />

===Krakken Rocks===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Krakken Rocks Release Points]]<br />


'''Notes'''
# [[One_Day_Only_Fish |One-Day-Only-Fish]] (e.g. the Barackuda, Cupid, etc) are not available in tournament casts and as such excluded from this list.
# Wranglers may be fortunate enough to catch the fabled [[Earl Ness Monster Fish]] during their tournaments. This mythical beast rewards lucky wranglers {{:Earl Ness Monster Fish|param=tourney_pts}} release points.
# Pink Ribbon Fish are worth 130 Tournament points.

==Roperia Release Points==

===Santa Francesca===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Santa Francesca Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Crapolé'''
|
|align="center" | '''Floral Standard'''
|
|align="center" | '''Landscaper'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Crapolé|where=Santa Francesca}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Floral Standard|where=Santa Francesca}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Landscaper|where=Santa Francesca}}
|}

-->
===New Seinborough===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[New Seinborough Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Lightning Rod'''
|
|align="center" | '''Revelation Rod'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Lightning Rod|where=New Seinborough}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Revelation Rod|where=New Seinborough}}
|}
-->

===Redwood Crescent===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Redwood Crescent Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Coal Powered Thermo-pole'''
|
|align="center" | '''Shredder'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Coal Powered Thermo-pole|where=Redwood Crescent}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Shredder|where=Redwood Crescent}}
|}
-->

===Asteroid Reef===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Asteroid Reef Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Nueron Transducer'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Nueron Transducer|where=Asteroid Reef}}
|}
-->

===Helvetica===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Helvetica Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Legionnaires Lance'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Legionnaires Lance|where=Helvetica}}
|}
-->

===Perilimeter===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Perilimeter Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Folsom'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Folsom|where=Perilimeter}}
|}
-->

===Hexperiment===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Hexperiment Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Folsom'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Folsom|where=Hexperiment}}
|}
-->

===Subaqueous===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Subaqueous Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Folsom'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Folsom|where=Subaqueous}}
|}
-->

===Kingsland Confluence===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Kingsland Confluence Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Outback'''
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Outback|where=Kingsland Confluence}}
|}
-->

===Mosquito Run===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Mosquito Run Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Survivalist'''
|
|align="center" | '''Poacherist'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Survivalist|where=Mosquito Run}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Poacherist|where=Mosquito Run}}
|}
-->

===Cadaver Expanse===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cadaver Expanse Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Survivalist'''
|
|align="center" | '''Poacherist'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Survivalist|where=Cadaver Expanse}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Poacherist|where=Cadaver Expanse}}
|}
-->

===Sepulcro del Sol===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Sepulcro del Sol Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Survivalist'''
|
|align="center" | '''Poacherist'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Survivalist|where=Sepulcro del Sol}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Poacherist|where=Sepulcro del Sol}}
|}
-->

===Coral Corral===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Coral Corral Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Great Equalizer'''
|
|align="center" | '''Kolenya'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Great Equalizer|where=Coral Corral}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Kolenya|where=Coral Corral}}
|}
-->

===Amadahy Plains===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Amadahy Plains Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Great Equalizer'''
|
|align="center" | '''Kolenya'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Great Equalizer|where=Amadahy Plains}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Kolenya|where=Amadahy Plains}}
|}
-->

===Deadwater Saloon===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Deadwater Saloon Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Great Equalizer'''
|
|align="center" | '''Kolenya'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Great Equalizer|where=Deadwater Saloon}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Kolenya|where=Deadwater Saloon}}
|}
-->

===Jettison Jetty===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Jettison Jetty Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Candy Cane'''
|
|align="center" | '''Medical Mangler'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Candy Cane|where=Jettison Jetty}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Medical Mangler|where=Jettison Jetty}}
|}
-->

===Castout Creek===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Castout Creek Release Points]]<br />
<!--
{|border="0"
|align="center" | '''Candy Cane'''
|
|align="center" | '''Medical Mangler'''
|
|-
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Candy Cane|where=Castout Creek}}
|
|valign="top" | {{:Roperia tourney release points|pole=Medical Mangler|where=Castout Creek}}
|}
-->

===Burnout Bay===

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Burnout Bay Release Points]]<br />
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==FAQ==
===How do some people get so many points?===
There are a few ways people can get to the top of the daily leader boards.
* If they are lucky enough, catching the fabled [[Earl Ness Monster Fish]], [[Franken Ness Monster Fish]] or [[Monster Stu Fish]] yields a handsome reward of release points.
* They catch the [[Farovian Tournament Shark Fish]] or [[Roperian Tournament Shark Fish]] in either of those tournaments.
* They use either [[Free Love Chum]] and/or [[Red Love Chum]] to attract rarer fish more often, as well as almost never miss (unless the fish is higher level.).
* They catch a [[Trophy Fish]] on a competition cast.
* And finally, via the use of [[Resources]]. Players will often save all their resources they gather over a month or more and use them on the areas they give a advantage to boost their total. Whilst this 'all-or-nothing' approach may not be sustainable over the full month, doing so provides a much higher percentage of higher value fish in their competition casts. In addition, by using multiple repellents, they can cancel out the low-scoring fish, and attractants can often result in [[Catching Streaks]]. For example, if they used 2 [[Resources#Vial_of_Bile | Vial_of_Bile]] after catching a [[Hate Fish]] normally and both casts they caught an average weighted Hate, instead of getting the 91 points for each catch they would also receive a bonus of 8 points for the 2<sup>nd</sup> Hate, then 11 points for a 3<sup>rd</sup> Hate, etc.

===What are Rubies?===
Rubies are the ranking system for Monthly Fishing Tournaments - they have no value other than to track how well you are performing over the month. You receive rubies based upon your rank at the end of each day's competition. Then at the end of each month, tournament prizes are awarded based on the number of rubies you have been awarded in your "best 21 days".

===How do you get a medal?===
If you are placed within the top 10,000 people in your tourny class, you will be awarded a "tournament prize" medal, showing your exact place, rubies, etc. This will be displayed on your profile for all to see.

===Why do you only calculate the "Best 21 Days"?===
By using your "Best 21 Days" of the month, we allow players to take some days off without having to worry about losing too much leaderboard position.

===Are Release Points added to my overall point score?===
Yes - Release Points are added to your actual point totals.

===Do tournament casts count toward pole leveling?===
Catches or 'steals' (e.g."A 4 inch Loafy Fish swam by and ate my chum") do count towards pole leveling as per normal. Any misses however (e.g. "Didn't catch anything 11 casts left today.") do NOT count towards increasing your pole level unless [[Red Love Chum]] or [[Free Love Chum]] is used. More details on pole leveling can be found at [[Poles#Pole_Leveling | Pole Leveling]].

===Will my casts deduct fuel?===
No, fuel is not used in the Monthly Fishing Tournaments.

===What about oxygen usage in Sans Culpra?===
Like fuel, your oxygen tank is not used in the Monthly Fishing Tournaments.

===Do tournament casts in Magma Reef count towards my safe daily casts?===
Magma Reef tournament casts are separate from your safe daily casts in [[Magma Reef]]. Therefore you can do your tournament casts in Magma Reef without burning your pole or having to use fire extinguishers.

===I participated in a day's competition but I didn't get any rubies===
Rubies are only awarded if you complete all 15 casts and scored points on at least one of the casts.

===I can't compete because I don't have the required pole?===
The Farovian Tournaments follow a known [[Monthly_Tournament#Tournament_Details | schedule]], where the general pattern follows that each new pole is introduced into the class ''after'' the required points value that each pole can be purchased (e.g. [[Magma Reef]] and the [[Cubey Incinerator]] can be unlocked after 600,000 points, so the first tournament it appears is the Sensational class which starts at 815,000 points).

Fish Wrangler however does not enforce a progression and players are free to play the game how they want. [[Quests]] for example, may be played at any time and some players may elect to remain at a particular location to complete a pole's set of quests before progressing. If players choose this style of gameplay they should expect to be at a disadvantage when it comes to tournaments, potentially even having to miss a day's competition if they do not have the required pole.

As the player's best 21 days are used as the basis for the final score, being unable to play every day should not prevent any player from doing well over the full month.

If competing in tournaments is important for you, then it is recommended to not employ a single gameplay style exclusively, but perhaps alternate between quests/pole leveling and general progression. Whatever gameplay style you employ however will have consequences and ultimately it is your choice how you want to play this game.

===I can't reach some of the newer areas for my tournament? Or Is there any other information I should know?===
It is considered by many in general within the FW community to be bad form (aka frowned upon) to stay fishing in a specific Farovian tournament class too often, such as longer than 4-5 months. Some users may decide to focus solely on fishing in Roperia to be able to unlock access to some islands, fish, etc. Yet there are some wranglers who purposely do this, so they will compete in Farovian tournaments with higher pole levels, more resources and RLC/FLC to have a better advantage against players with less experience or knowledge of the game.
<br />While some decide to move on, a few will repeat this next month to farm FLC. This information is put here so everyone in those areas can benefit for awhile and hopefully more competition will exist in those areas. Keep in mind, Roperia didn't exist when more experienced players were competing in the earlier tournament levels, and so almost all kept fishing and progressing in the game and going into later tournament levels. A similar practice is to purposely use lower level rods in areas to keep whiffing then using a higher rod to catch a fish for pity FLC. Many new collection sets are released by fish at higher areas of the game. If you are trying to ask other wranglers on the forums these sets, this practice is easy to detect by other players and you won't likely be helped.

===If I level up a Class in the middle of the season, will I switch to the next Tournament Class?===
No, you stay in whatever Tournament Class you joined. You will still level up Classes normally. For example, you're 90% Minnow. You join the Sept. '08 Minnow Class Tournament. Then in a couple days you're 1% Tuna. You will remain in the Sept. '08 Minnow Class Tournament.

===Can I leave my current tournament and join another one?===
You can ONLY leave the tournament season if you have moved up a Class level AND if it's within the first week (seven days) of the month. You cannot leave the tournament at any other time, the "leave" link will display an error message if you try it. This is to prevent people accidentally leaving a season and losing all of their stats. NOTE: By leaving, you PERMANENTLY DELETE YOUR PREVIOUS STATS including any release points so far awarded (which get added to your overall points) and the stats for the day you leave - so you can do your tourney casts in your old rank, leave it, and do the new tournament casts in the new rank.

===Why would I leave my current tournament and join another one?===
This depends on your strategy for playing the tournaments. Clearly there is an advantage for staying in the lower level tournament and fishing at a higher level against lesser competitors. And likewise, if you have just reached a new class you will be at a disadvantage fishing against more experienced wranglers in that class.

On the other hand, if you assume that you probably won't WIN the tourney, and rank is secondary to pole-levelling, then higher-class tournaments allow you to use/level more advanced poles in more advanced locations catching bigger fish with higher scores. So one specific example is that if you are advanced for a Shark you won't be able to use, and hence level, a Steam Powered Hydropole in your tournament (a pole you would ordinarily be using in Blue Crescent around that stage of the game). So if you are using the tournaments to level up poles and further your own class, then there is an argument for joining the higher class tournament.

===Can I tournament fish while Night Fishing?===
No, because you cannot be in two places at once.

===By what time must each day's competition be completed in order to count for that day?===
At the end of the day

===I placed in the Top 10 and my profile has not updated===
The “Best Days” area on each user's profile updates every 7 days.

===My yesterday's results are showing as N/A===
This usually occurs if your profile results haven't been updated since the rubies were calculated. Check the timestamp of when it was last updated and it if it is before your rubies were calculated, your results will be shown correctly in due course or they can be updated by clicking on "Refresh".

===My season's rankings on the tournament leaderboard is incorrect===
The season's rankings will appear to be out of sync with your actual total number of rubies as it is updated daily and not necessarily when your profile results were updated (since everyone's profile is updated at different times to spread the load on the servers). If it doesn't refresh later that day, rest assured that the final monthly totals when calculated will be correct.

===Why do some days on my profile page have a strikethrough?===
Only the best 21 days are counted towards your monthly total. The days that have a strikethrough are those days that don't qualify as your best 21 days.
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