Beta Format

Beta Format is a format currently used at some Win-A-Mat events. It incorporates the Advanced Format with additional restrictions.

Rules
Introduced at YCS Chicago (April 10-12, 2015), this format imposes restrictions on Summons. Duelists Dueling under this format are each restricted to a maximum of 3 Summons per turn, with a maximum of 1 Summon from each of the following options per turn (while following the normal rules regarding Summons):
 * A Normal Summon/Set
 * A Summon from the Extra Deck (i.e. Fusion/Synchro/Xyz Summons, Special Summons by the effects of cards such as "Mask Change", "Bahamut Shark", etc.)
 * A Special Summon from a place other than the Extra Deck (i.e. Special Summons from the hands, Main Decks, Spell & Trap Zones, etc.)

Since Pendulum Summons are capable of Summoning monsters from the hand or the Extra Deck, they use up 2 of the allowed Summons per turn (leaving only the Normal Summon/Set option). This applies even if the monsters that are Pendulum Summoned only come from the hand, or only from the Extra Deck.

If card effects are applied that impose restrictions on Summoning, such as "Summon Limit" or "Vanity's Emptiness", they are applied to the restricted Summons this format enforces. Flip Summons and card effects that return/place monsters on the field without Summoning, such as "Evilswarm Thunderbird" and "Wind-Up Rabbit", are unaffected by these restrictions.