Frequently Asked Questions

DigiLab is a community-built tournament tracker for the Digimon Trading Card Game. It's designed for regional communities, not as a global meta tool. The focus is on your local scene: the players you actually sit across from at locals, the stores you frequent, and the decks that define your metagame.

Everything is organized by scenes (metro areas or communities), so the data you see is relevant to your competitive experience.

Use the scene selector in the header bar at the top of the page. If location services are enabled, DigiLab will auto-detect your area. Otherwise, pick your scene manually from the dropdown.

Scenes are organized as metro areas and communities. The "Online" scene covers webcam tournaments run through platforms like Limitless TCG.

If your area isn't listed, check the For Organizers page to learn how to request a new scene.

Head to the Stores tab to see all active tournament locations. The map shows store locations, and clicking on a store reveals their tournament schedule and history.

You can also check the Tournaments tab for a chronological list of all recorded events. Filter by your scene to narrow down to your area.

Online events appear in the Online scene and are synced automatically from Limitless TCG.

Go to the Players tab and search for your name. Click on your row to open your player profile, which shows:

• All your tournament results
• Your rating and achievement score
• Decks you've played
• Your performance trend over time

Stores and organizers can share a filtered view of DigiLab for their community. If you arrive via a community link (a URL with ?community=slug), all tabs automatically filter to that community's data.

Look for the community badge in the header when viewing a community-filtered page. This makes it easy for organizers to share a link that shows only their store's players, tournaments, and meta.

Your Competitive Rating uses an Elo-style system adapted for Swiss-style tournaments. Unlike traditional Elo that only considers wins/losses, our system uses implied results based on final placements.

After each tournament, your rating adjusts based on:

• Your placement relative to every other player in the tournament
• The current ratings of those players
• Whether you placed above or below where your rating predicted

K-factor: New players (fewer than 10 tournaments) use K=32, which means ratings adjust faster while the system learns your skill level. Established players use K=16 for more stable ratings.

Starting rating: All players begin at 1500.

Why implied results? In Swiss tournaments, you don't play everyone. If you place 3rd and another player places 7th, we treat that as a "win" for you against them, even if you never actually played. This gives a more complete picture of tournament performance.

Achievement Score is a cumulative points system that rewards both participation and strong finishes. Unlike Competitive Rating (which can go up or down), Achievement Score only grows over time.

Base points by placement:

Tournament size bonus: Larger tournaments (16+ players) award 50% bonus points, reflecting the increased difficulty of placing well against more competition.

What it measures: Achievement Score reflects your overall engagement with the competitive scene. A player with a lower Competitive Rating but high Achievement Score is someone who shows up consistently and contributes to the community.

Store Rating measures the competitive strength of a store's player base. It helps answer the question: "How tough is the competition at this store?"

How it's calculated:

• We take the Competitive Ratings of all players who have competed at a store
• Recent attendees are weighted more heavily than players who haven't been in a while
• Frequent attendees have slightly more influence than one-time visitors

What it means:

• Higher Store Rating = Tougher competition, more experienced players
• Lower Store Rating = More beginner-friendly, good for new players

Store Rating isn't a quality judgment - some players prefer casual environments while others seek the most competitive fields. Use it to find stores that match your goals.

Rating changes are based on placement, not just wins. If you were expected to place higher based on your rating compared to other players in the tournament, your rating may decrease even with a positive record.

For example, if you're the highest-rated player at a tournament and place 3rd, your rating will likely decrease because you underperformed relative to expectations.

Yes. All tournaments feed the same Elo rating pool regardless of whether they're in-person locals or online webcam events. This means your rating reflects your full competitive performance across all formats.

Online tournaments synced from Limitless TCG and in-person results uploaded via the app are treated identically by the rating system.

A scene is a community of players who regularly compete together, usually based on a metro area. DigiLab organizes data by scenes so your leaderboards and meta analysis reflect the players you actually face.

Scenes follow a hierarchy:

• Global — All players across all regions
• Country — National-level view (e.g., United States)
• State — State or province level
• Metro — Your local metro area (e.g., DFW, Houston)

Players don't "belong" to a single scene. You appear on any leaderboard where you've competed, so playing at multiple locations across scenes is fully supported.

Use the scene selector dropdown in the header to see all available scenes. Each scene has its own stores, players, and tournament data.

New scenes are added as communities join DigiLab. If you don't see your area, you can request a new scene.

Visit the For Organizers page for details on getting your community added. Generally, you'll need:

• 2–3 active stores with regular tournament events
• A community contact who can help gather initial data
• Players willing to upload results to get things started

We're always excited to expand to new communities!

The Online scene covers webcam tournaments run through platforms like Limitless TCG. Online tournament data is synced automatically from Limitless on a weekly basis.

Online and in-person results feed the same rating system. Online organizers appear in the Stores tab as virtual locations, and their tournaments are tracked just like in-person events.

DigiLab pulls data from three sources:

• Community uploads — Anyone can submit results via the Upload Results tab using Bandai TCG+ screenshots.
• Limitless TCG sync — Online webcam tournament results are synced automatically on a weekly basis.
• Admin contributors — Community admins can enter results manually for events without screenshots.

Card data and images come from the community-maintained DigimonCard.io API, synced monthly.

Go to the Upload Results tab in the app and follow these steps:

• Take screenshots of final standings from the Bandai TCG+ app. Make sure placements, usernames, and member numbers are visible.
• Fill in tournament details — store, date, event type, format, player count, and number of rounds.
• Upload screenshots — Our OCR system reads the images and extracts data automatically.
• Review results — Fix any OCR errors and assign deck archetypes if known.
• Submit — Results go live immediately.

It depends on the source:

• Community uploads go live immediately
• Limitless online tournaments sync weekly
• Card data syncs monthly from DigimonCard.io

Ratings and statistics recalculate automatically when new results are added.

There are a few possible reasons:

• Nobody has uploaded the results yet
• The store isn't registered in our system
• The tournament was an unofficial or casual event

You can upload results yourself! Go to the Upload Results tab and upload screenshots from Bandai TCG+. See the For Organizers page for a step-by-step guide.

Yes! If you spot an error in your results or want your data removed, please reach out. We want to ensure accuracy and respect player privacy.

No. DigiLab is a fan-made community project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Bandai Namco, Bandai Card Games, or any official Digimon TCG organization.

There are several ways to support the project:

• Submit your tournament results to help grow the database
• Spread the word to your local community
• Report bugs or suggest features
• Join the Discord to connect with other players
• Support hosting costs via Ko-fi

Rating — Your competitive rating (Elo-style score)

Score — Achievement score (points from placements)

Record — Your win-loss-tie record

Meta % — How often a deck appears in tournaments

Conv % — Conversion rate (top finishes / total appearances)