Schedule

Tournament: Monthly Oware Shield Arena 

Link: https://playstrategy.org/tournament/kKP7H0xp

Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026

Start Time: 12:00 GMT (13:00 BST)

End Time: 13:30 GMT (14:30 BST) 

Type of Tournament: Arena - players play as many games in the allotted time.

Duration: 1 hr 30 minutes 

Time Setting: 3m + 2s

Berserk Clock: 1.5m + 0s

Match: One game

Eligibility: Open to all players on the PlayStrategy platform.

Award: The winner receives a virtual 'Shield' trophy for a month and their username will be listed on the Shield page here: https://playstrategy.org/tournament/shields

Challenge defending champion mbappe 🇨🇳 for this edition’s Oware Shield 🛡Arena tournament.

To participate:

1. Register an account at: www.playstrategy.org if you have not done so already.

2. Join the Oware Shield Arena Tournament: https://playstrategy.org/tournament/kKP7H0xp

From the PlayStrategy homepage, click on Oware Shield Arena. From a mobile click on Arena Tournaments, then scroll down & click on Oware Shield Arena. You will then be taken to the tournament page. Look for the green ‘JOIN’ tab and click it to be paired in the tournament.

Rules

The tournament utilises the International Abapa rules. 

Players should not utilise software assistance to play games. 

It is open to join now.