For players who don’t have a Wizards Account (or cannot create one in time before the event begins), Wizards EventLink provides a Guest Registration feature. This allows you to add a participant by name only, without requiring any email or account. It’s a quick solution to get last-minute or first-time players into your event. Keep in mind that guest entries are temporary – they apply only to the current event and the player’s details won’t be saved afterward. Here’s how to register a player as a guest:
- Add a Guest Entry: On the event’s registration page in EventLink, click the “Add Guest” button. This option is usually near the email input and player list area. Selecting Add Guest will bring up fields to enter the player’s name.
- Enter the Player’s Name: Fill in the guest player’s first name and last name as prompted. After typing the name, press Enter (or click the confirm button). EventLink will create a guest entry with that name and add it to the event’s player list.
- Confirm the Guest Registration: The guest player will now appear in your event’s roster, just like any other player. There’s no additional verification needed; you can now include them in pairings and run the event normally. (Since this is a guest entry, there’s no linked email or account information.)
Guest accounts are meant as a one-time, event-only solution. The guest’s name record will exist only for 24 hours in the system, then it’s cleared out. Guest participants do count toward your event’s attendance/ticket totals (and things like future Prerelease allocation numbers), but they do not count toward “engaged player” metrics in the Wizards Play Network statistics. If a guest enjoys the event, encourage them to sign up for a Wizards Account afterward so they can easily register for future events using the more permanent methods above.