pidgezero_one
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With special thanks to Preston
#12: Pidge's Birthday Bash
at the least disappointing place to be in the aftermath of EVO
If there's one thing I love about the GTA, it's that our smash players are all a bunch of hipsters. How did a Brawl and 64 only tournament get 25 and 30 entrants, respectively? I don't know, but I like it. So much that we're doing it again. Let's make this one a big party so I can feel special for my 26th and Revan can take home another hundred bucks.
(Previous chapter: http://smashboards.com/threads/406145/)
Date: Saturday July 25, 2015
Location: A & C Games, 452 Spadina Ave
Cost: $5 venue fee
$5 for Smash 64 singles
$5 per person ($10 per team) for Smash 64 doubles
$5 for Brawl singles
$5 per person ($10 per team) for Brawl doubles
- Explanation: The Venue Fee is the price we collectively pay to rent A&C's space, you give this money to the A&C employees when you walk in. The singles/doubles fee is what goes into the pot for the tournament winners, you give this money to me when I open registration.
Venue opens: 12:00 pm
Registration opens: 1:00 pm
Doubles registration closes: 2:00 pm
Doubles starts: 2:15 pm
Singles registration closes: 3:00 pm
Singles starts: 3:30 pm
Venue closes: 9:00 pm
You can play friendlies at any time that TVs are not being used for tournament matches. If you would like to set up another smash game, please wait until both brackets are in top 8.
Facebook links:
64: https://www.facebook.com/events/894312063995136/
Brawl: https://www.facebook.com/events/1616001808617644/
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
- A controller. All players are advised to bring their own controllers. Sometimes there are spares, but there is no guarantee that there will be enough. A & C Games will also lend you a controller for $2.
- Note: For smash 64, I provide two special adapters (CONFIRMED WORKING AS OF JUNE 30) that will let you use any controller on a Nintendo 64 console, so long as your controller is USB compatible. However, one of my USB hubs is malfunctioning, and using any controller besides a keyboard can be quite temperamental. Please use a N64 controller if you can, so that people don't have to wait for you to play your match.
- I also provide direct gamecube-to-n64 adapters. I have 2 that can be borrowed.
- A Smash 64 cartridge, a Wii, and/or a Brawl disc. It's fine if you don't have one to bring. But we always need extras to make sure we have enough setups. Don't bring N64 consoles or TVs, the venue provides enough of those for us.
- Modded Brawl setups are allowed, provided there are absolutely no changes to gameplay. In-game textures are discouraged but not banned. Music, menu, and HUD changes are fine.
- If you provide equipment, please make sure it has your name on it somewhere. A & C Games can provide masking tape if you need it. I will not accept unlabeled equipment.
- Cash. I do not accept entry into singles or doubles with anything other than physical cash. No debit or credit. Make sure you have enough on you beforehand! And make sure you pay venue fee before attempting to join the tournament.
- Your friends. The more people that show up, the more matches everyone gets to play!
WHAT ARE THE RULES? (BRACKET FORMAT, GAMEPLAY, CONDUCT)
General Rules
- All sets are best-of-3 games. Finals (Top 3) are best-of-5, in pro and amateur brackets.
- If any game results in a tie or sudden death, both players will play a 1 stock match (3 minute timer in Brawl) to determine the winner.
- Expand the spoiler for information on bracket format and payouts:
- Any singles event with 32 entrants or more will have qualifier pools, a pro bracket, and an amateur bracket.
- Any singles event with 8 to 31 players will be a straight double elimination bracket.
- Any singles event with 7 players or less will be round robin.
- Any singles event with 8 to 20 people inclusive will have tiebreaker pools. (That means if we have 32+ people who are divided up into pro and amateur bracket, a decision for tiebreaker pools will be made separately for each bracket.) 21 entrants or more will mean no tiebreakers.
- Any doubles event with 5 teams or less will be round robin.
- Any doubles event with 6 teams or more will be straight double elimination.
- Any singles or doubles event with 9 entrants/teams or less will have winner-takes-all payout.
- Any singles or doubles event with 10 or more entrants will have 60-30-10 payout.
- Players may request a "button check" before beginning their set. (Start up on any stage to test out your buttons and make sure your controller is working properly, then exit the game, and start your set for real)
- If one player believes their opponent is purposely counterpicking their character on the select screen before the start of the first game, a Double Blind Pick may be requested. (Both players tell a TO their preferred character in private, and the TO will select for them.)
- If a player pauses mid-match, the opponent has the right to force the pauser to forfeit a stock if desired. Disputes will be decided by a TO.
- Do not coach for longer than 30 seconds.
- Please ask me first before leaving the venue for food, smoke breaks, etc if you have any matches coming up. If we don't know where you are when your match comes up, you run the risk of being disqualified.
- If you are going to be late, you can contact a TO at your own risk (I don't check my phone during doubles), but you will NOT be allowed into the bracket if you show up after it has been seeded already. Don't take the gamble, plan ahead and arrive on time.
- Please try not to disrupt tournament matches. If you need to ask a TO something, please wait until a break between games to ask.
- No alcohol in the venue, keep it in your bag.
- Please clean up after yourselves and throw your garbage out.
Smash 64 Rules - Modified Apex 2015 Ruleset
- 5 Stocks, no items, all characters legal, 1v1.
- All tournament sets start on Dream Land. (However, if both players agree to it, another stage may be used. This includes stages only accessible via Gameshark.)
- The loser of the previous game chooses the stage for the next game. The stage may be Dream Land, Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, or Hyrule Castle. (However, if both players agree to it, another stage may be used. This includes stages only accessible via Gameshark.)
- There are no stage bans. DSR and DMSR are NOT in effect.
- In doubles, people who use special controllers may only team together provided there are enough adapters for everyone to use in the event that 3 or more of them face each other.
- If a player uses Dark DK, Dark Samus, or Dark Captain Falcon on Kongo Jungle, the opponent may request the player to change colour. The request must be honoured if made before any damage is dealt by either player.
Brawl Rules - Neo Canadia Ruleset
- 3 Stocks, items set to OFF and NONE, 1v1.
- Starter stages: Smashville, Battlefield, Final Destination, Lylat Cruise, Yoshi's Island [Brawl], Castle Siege, Pokemon Stadium 1. Striking order is 2-3-1. Players may either play rock-paper-scissors or each perform Judgment during a Game and Watch ditto to decide who strikes first.
- Counterpick Stages: Delfino Plaza, Halberd, Frigate Orpheon, Pokemon Stadium 2, Rainbow Cruise, and Brinstar.
- The loser of the previous game chooses the stage for the next game, but before they choose, the previous game's winner may ban 2 stages.
- Then, the winner of the previous game chooses character, and then the loser of the previous game chooses character. If a counterpick (non-starter) stage was chosen, Meta Knight is conditionally banned with the following proceedings:
- If the winner WAS NOT Meta Knight in the previous game: neither player may use Meta Knight in this game.
- If the winner WAS Meta Knight in the previous game: the winner may stay Meta Knight and cannot be forced to switch. If the winner chooses to continue using Meta Knight, the loser may also switch to Meta Knight if they wish.
- Gentleman's Rule may override the conditional ban if both players agree to it.
- DMSR is in effect.
- Infinite Dimensional Cape is banned. All CGss/infinites past 300% are cnsidered stalling and are banned.
- Ledge grab limit is 35.
- Double Meta Knight is banned in doubles. The conditional counterpick ban on Meta Knight applies to both singles and doubles.
WILL THIS BE STREAMED? WHO CAN COMMENTATE?
The 64 tournament will be streamed at http://www.twitch.tv/pidgezero_one
The Brawl tournament will be streamed at http://www.twitch.tv/fztruth
Anyone can commentate. It does not matter how experienced you are as a commentator or as a player. If you have an interest in commentating, feel free to try it out. I can pair you with an experienced commentator to help you learn the ropes.
If you are leaving the commentary station, please find someone to replace you. I do not want gaps where we have no commentators.
Swearing is permitted on commentary, but please try not to be too excessive.
I'M HUNGRY! WHERE CAN I EAT?
There is a Burger King and a Popeye's and a Mr. Sub across the street for starters. You can find all kinds of food around here since it's in the middle of downtown Toronto.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS?
Bookmark http://ontario-smash.com to find Facebook groups for your preferred games there.
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