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===Online play===
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Although quiet and underpopulated compared to the standards of [[Yahoo!]] Games and the like, playing ''Tantrix'' online has gained a dedicated following with players from all over the world competing against each other or against computer robots. Players are rated out of 1000 points according to their wins and losses and taking into account of their opponents rank. The aim of top players is to get to 1000 points (which only three players have managed so far). The goal of a regular player is to reach the score of 950 which is difficult to reach. Once this score has been attained the player can gain Tournament Rankings ([[Elo rating system|ELO]]) and eventually earn the title "Master". Masters can then play "master games" which have a different scoring system. Only a few players achieve master status, with a limit of 120 total imposed.

Serious players of ''Tantrix'' take part in a number of structured tournaments each year. Although the winners only play for bragging rights, and in the major tournaments a small trophy to keep for a year, these events are taken seriously, and are the ultimate challenge for tantricists.

The WORLD ''TANTRIX'' CHAMPIONSHIP begins every August, and takes nearly four months to complete. Only 47 competitors took place in the second WTC in 1998, but that number had grown to 200 by 2006. The tournament starts in a qualifying round, where the lower-ranked players compete for selection into the main draw (128-player [[knockout tournament]]).

There are three other "world-wide" tournaments held online each year:

:* The World Team Tantrix Championship (WTTC)  involving teams of five from one country or region, first in held in 2002
:* The World Junior Tantrix Championship (WJTC)  a world championship for players under 16, first held in 2002
:* The World Doubles Tantrix Championship (WDTC)  first played in 2005

There are also three continental tournaments each year:

:* The European Championship (Euro)  the major dedicated continental tournament, first run in 1999
:* The Pan-American Tantrix Championship (Pan-Am)  first held in 1999
:* The Afro-Asian Championship (AsAf) the African Championship was first held in 1999 once, then re-established in 2004, incorporating Asian competitors at the same time

And many national online tournaments:
:* The New Zealand Tantrix Championship  first held in 2000
:* The Australian Tantrix Championship   first held in 2001
:* The Hungarian Tantrix Championship  first held in 2002
:* The Hungarian Masters Tournament  first held in 2002
:* The Swedish Tantrix Championship   first held in 2003
:* The French Tantrix Championship   first held in 2007
:* The Dutch Tantrix Championship  first held in 2008
:* The German Tantrix Championship  first held in 2008
:* The Spanish Tantrix Championship  first held in 2008
:* The Polish Tantrix Championship  first held in 2008
:* The Norwegian Tantrix Championship  first held in 2009
:* The Czech Tantrix Championship first held in 2010