Joyride Entertainment has outlined the structure of the Full Metal Alchemist Trading Card Game Championship season, which consists of three major event categories:  the Sensei's Trials, the Regional Championships, and the 2006 World Championship at Gen Con Indy in August.

The Sensei's Trials are a series of local-level single-day events, which will take place at local gaming stores and gaming clubs on a regular basis.  The Sensei's Trial is a constructed 'Swiss' style event in which winners play winners and losers player losers through a set number of rounds in the tournament until the top four finishers are determined.  The four top finishers compete in a single elimination playoff to win the Sensei's Trial.  The winner of the Sensei's Trial will qualify for the FMA TCG World Championships at Gen Con Indy without having to compete in qualifying events.

The Sensei's Trial event is broken down into three Sprints.  The three Sprints for this Championship season are (#1) February 20 through March 31, (#2) April 1 through May 31, and (#3) June 1 through August 11. The player who wins the most Sensei's Trial tournaments in any given Sprint will receive a badge to Gen Con Indy to participate in the FMA TCG World Championships.

Applications for retailers who want to participate in Sprint #1 are available now and interested retailers should download the applications now from the Joyride Entertainment Website.  A store may register for a maximum of two Sensei's Trial tournaments per Sprint.  The cost for a Sprint One Sensei Tournament is $30, and prizes include 30 random foils and 8 random chase cards from FMA Premier Edition, Blood & Water, and Artificial Human.  The winner of a Sensei Tournament qualifies for the 2006 FMA TCG World Championship at Gen Con Indy and the prize includes all tournament entry fees for the World Championship.