This year's tournament will feature a new "collectible" six-scenario booklet designed specifically for WBC competition by the Battle Cry game designer, Richard Borg. All players will see these scenarios for the first time at the WBC, thus ensuring that nobody has an advantage by having mastered these scenarios prior to the tournament.

A different scenario will be used for each of the first six rounds. Scenarios will be played in order. Later in the playoffs, players may choose which scenario they would like to play.

Each match will consist of a single game. Because there is no guarantee that the scenarios are completely balanced, skill at recognizing the possibilities for each side in a scenario could be important. Therefore, players will bid replacement card draws for choice of sides. A replacement card draw can occur at any time in the game, and consists of drawing a card and then immediately discarding a card (including perhaps the card just drawn).

Players with at least four wins in the 5-round Swiss competition will advance to the single elimination playoff. As needed, players with three wins will be randomly selected and added to the playoff to achieve an optimal number of players (most likely eight, but with a large enough field, perhaps 16 total).

Tournament Rule: Unless otherwise prescribed in a scenario, the All-Out Offensive card will be adjusted to apply to only one section of the battlefield. Thus, it will work like an Assault card in the section of the player's choice. Still reshuffle the deck afterwards.