Songs

Preliminary Round

• ・NAMCO Original「Sapphire On Fire」Extreme
• ・NAMCO Original「the telescope in virtual reality」Extreme
• ・NAMCO Original「punk bastards」Extreme
• ・NAMCO Original「The witch of farthest end」Extreme

• *The song played differs depending on the arcade.

Final Round

• ・NAMCO Original「The Nue and Morning Stars」Extreme
• ・NAMCO Original「Unlimited Games」Extreme
• ・NAMCO Original「Hello, Mr.JOKER」Extreme

• *The song played differs depending on the arcade.

Drumsticks Used in the Tournament

• ・Participants may play using the drumsticks attached to the arcade game cabinet or their Taiko no Tatsujin Official Mybachi. However, use of modified drumsticks (Mybachi) is not permitted. For details, see the Taiko no Tatsujin Official Mybachi Tournament Play Checklist.
• ・Playing with a cloth covering the drum or other modifications to the game unit is prohibited.

For Minors and Legal Representatives (Parents/Guardians)

• ・There is no age restriction for the General Division.
• ・Minors require the consent of a legal representative (parent/guardian) to participate.
• ・Those who qualify for the Regional Tournament must fill out the Preliminaries Representative Sheet. Minors will also require the signature of their legal representative (parent/guardian) on a consent form. It is requested that minors bring their legal representative (parent/guardian) with them on the day of the tournament if possible.

• *If a legal representative cannot give consent at the tournament venue due to unavoidable circumstances, minors who will play in the tournament may take the consent form home following the end of the preliminaries and return it signed to the arcade they participated at within seven days.

Default Loss/Disqualification

• ・Participants who have not made it to reception by the starting time of the preliminaries may be determined the loser by default.
• ・Participants may register for and participate in multiple Preliminary Contests. However, once a participant has qualified for the Regional Tournament at one arcade, they can no longer participate in the preliminaries at another arcade. (One participant cannot become the representative for multiple arcades.)
• ・Players found to have violated the rules may be disqualified.
• ・Play styles that involve dangerous actions or interfere with another player's performance may result in disqualification.
• ・If a participant chosen to be an arcade representative voluntarily withdraws their qualification, they may not participate in preliminaries held at other arcades at a later date. If they are later found to have participated in other preliminaries in violation of this rule, they will be disqualified.
• ・Only those who have submitted an entry to the tournament may participate. If a participant is found to have played in the tournament in another person's place, they will both be disqualified.
• ・Participants who do not follow the tournament rules or instructions from the arcade staff and tournament management may be disqualified.

In Case of Regional Tournament Representative Withdrawal

• ・When an Regional Tournament winner must withdraw from the Finals Tournament Advancement Challenge for reasons beyond their control, the second place participant from that area will be promoted and allowed to participate in the Finals Tournament Advancement Challenge.
• ・If an area tournament winner withdraws from the tournament following the Finals Advance Challenge, the tournament will proceed without a representative or alternate from that area.

• *In the case of any other unforeseen developments, the best measures for the given situation shall be determined at that time.

Other

• ・Each store may have its own closing time for reception, so please check the posters at the stores where the preliminary tournaments will be held.
• ・In the event of unfair gameplay, the game may be temporarily suspended and restarted at the discretion of the arcade staff.
• ・In the event of unit error or other unforeseen trouble, the game may be temporarily suspended and restarted at the discretion of the arcade staff.
• ・By entering this tournament, you grant our company or third parties permission to use your likeness, name, player name (Donder Name), rank, gameplay videos, comments from interviews, etc., for products, websites, and other media. This permission extends to all possible uses (including commercial use) and may include, but is not limited to, the editing, public presentation, release, and news reporting of the above data.
• ・When registering your Donder Name for the tournament, please only use the characters available when accessing Donder Hiroba from your local region using standard methods.
• ・Tournament participants may be requested by the arcade to change their Donder Names if they include inappropriate language, proper nouns relating to existing companies, businesses, people, religions, organizations, etc., or if they infringe upon other companies' copyrights.
  Participants may also be requested to change their Donder Names at any point following the preliminaries at the tournament management's discretion.
• ・During the Preliminary Contests and Regional Tournaments, transportation to the venue, lodgings, and any other related costs are the responsibility of the participant. Transportation to Japan and lodgings for finals qualifiers from Regional Tournaments held outside of Japan will be paid for by Bandai Namco Amusement (applies only to the participant).
• ・Event may be altered, postponed, or canceled without prior notice.
• ・Please comply with any rules specific to the establishment where your preliminaries are held.
• ・Those with access to undisclosed information relating to the game's development are prohibited from participating in the tournament.
• ・Inquiries regarding this tournament can be made from the following link.
  https://bnam-customer.my.site.com/AmusementMachine/s/
  • *Please note that the responses will only be available in Japanese.