The Four Swords are back hosting tournaments!
WHEN
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
WHERE
The BattleGround Game Arena
378 Kelly Road, Unit #3
Vernon, CT USA 06066
860-597-2493
EVENTS
Melee Singles
Melee Doubles
FEES NEW! PLEASE READ!
$10 Melee Singles
$10 Melee Doubles
$5 Venue Fee
TIME
Begin to arrive at 11:00 AM.
Singles Bracket will begin at 1:30 sharp. NO EXCEPTIONS!
RULES
-> General
Double Elimination
All matches are best of 3, winners'/losers' finals best of 5, finals best out of 7
4 stock, 8 minute limit
Ties broken by lives/percentage
Items OFF
Life stealing is allowed in doubles
-> Stages NEW! PLEASE READ!
For this tournament, we will be using a modified version of the Zoso Knockout System. There will be SEVEN random stages for singles:
Singles
Fountain of Dreams
Pokemon Stadium
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland 64
Yoshi's Story
DK 64
There will be FIVE randoms for doubles:
Doubles
Pokemon Stadium
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland 64
Yoshi's Story
For the first match, players will take turns knocking out randoms until only one remains. From there, standard counterpick rules apply.
You may ban ONE counterpick stage. The counterpicks are:
Singles
Mute City
Rainbow Cruise
Pokefloats
Corneria
Brinstar
Jungle Japes
Doubles
Rainbow Cruise
Pokefloats
Corneria
Brinstar
Jungle Japes
Termina
Mushroom Kingdom II
-> Other
Dave's Modified Stupid Rule: No stage may be used twice in a single set
if the player choosing already won on that stage
Advanced Slob Picks: Loser may choose the next stage or elect to go
random, then winner may choose to change characters, then loser may change characters
Double blind for character selection may be used if a player wants to.
Wobbling is allowed.
-> Other Rules & Special Issues
Controller mods of ANY kind (short-hop mod, L-trigger mod, etc),
except for cosmetic changes (paint job, different colored plastic), are
banned. If you are caught using a banned controller you will be
disqualified from the tournament.
Turbo or programmed buttons of any kind are banned. You may use
third party controllers or pads that have these features, but if you
are suspected of using the banned features you will not be allowed to
use that controller any longer.
Tactics such as Peach's Wallbombing and Jiggly's Rising Pound are
allowed as methods of recovery or to manuever around the stage. Using
them (or any similar tactics) to excessively stall a match, such as
droping below levels intentionally and stalling underneath, is banned.
Judges will be on the tournament floor can be called in at any time to
enforce this rule during a match.
You are responsible to BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER.
BRING SETUPS!!
The cinematographer has been CANCELLED.
WHEN
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
WHERE
The BattleGround Game Arena
378 Kelly Road, Unit #3
Vernon, CT USA 06066
860-597-2493
EVENTS
Melee Singles
Melee Doubles
FEES NEW! PLEASE READ!
$10 Melee Singles
$10 Melee Doubles
$5 Venue Fee
TIME
Begin to arrive at 11:00 AM.
Singles Bracket will begin at 1:30 sharp. NO EXCEPTIONS!
RULES
-> General
Double Elimination
All matches are best of 3, winners'/losers' finals best of 5, finals best out of 7
4 stock, 8 minute limit
Ties broken by lives/percentage
Items OFF
Life stealing is allowed in doubles
-> Stages NEW! PLEASE READ!
For this tournament, we will be using a modified version of the Zoso Knockout System. There will be SEVEN random stages for singles:
Singles
Fountain of Dreams
Pokemon Stadium
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland 64
Yoshi's Story
DK 64
There will be FIVE randoms for doubles:
Doubles
Pokemon Stadium
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland 64
Yoshi's Story
For the first match, players will take turns knocking out randoms until only one remains. From there, standard counterpick rules apply.
You may ban ONE counterpick stage. The counterpicks are:
Singles
Mute City
Rainbow Cruise
Pokefloats
Corneria
Brinstar
Jungle Japes
Doubles
Rainbow Cruise
Pokefloats
Corneria
Brinstar
Jungle Japes
Termina
Mushroom Kingdom II
-> Other
Dave's Modified Stupid Rule: No stage may be used twice in a single set
if the player choosing already won on that stage
Advanced Slob Picks: Loser may choose the next stage or elect to go
random, then winner may choose to change characters, then loser may change characters
Double blind for character selection may be used if a player wants to.
Wobbling is allowed.
-> Other Rules & Special Issues
Controller mods of ANY kind (short-hop mod, L-trigger mod, etc),
except for cosmetic changes (paint job, different colored plastic), are
banned. If you are caught using a banned controller you will be
disqualified from the tournament.
Turbo or programmed buttons of any kind are banned. You may use
third party controllers or pads that have these features, but if you
are suspected of using the banned features you will not be allowed to
use that controller any longer.
Tactics such as Peach's Wallbombing and Jiggly's Rising Pound are
allowed as methods of recovery or to manuever around the stage. Using
them (or any similar tactics) to excessively stall a match, such as
droping below levels intentionally and stalling underneath, is banned.
Judges will be on the tournament floor can be called in at any time to
enforce this rule during a match.
You are responsible to BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER.
BRING SETUPS!!
The cinematographer has been CANCELLED.
