How do you keep your setup safe at a tournament?

[Sam'sAwakening]

On Saturday I'm going to a regional Melee/Project M/Wii U tournament, and I am planning on bringing a Wii and a CRT TV, and a copy of both SSBB and SSBM, depending on what they need the most. How do I keep my setup safe at one of these tournaments? I'm afraid someone will decide to run off with my Wii, and I do not want that to happen. I was planning on keeping my games in the backpack I'm bringing the Wii in, so that's not the problem. Just the Wii and the TV are what I'm worried about. Thank you in advanced for replying

 

[ZombyDyno]

I've never heard of someone stealing another person's Wii at a tourney.

Maybe it's happened and I just don't pay attention to local scenes much.

I figure everyone who goes to a Smash tournament is there because they love Smash, not because they want to steal a system.

 

[Benny P]

A precaution i did, is to simply label it with a marker, or duct tape and then write on it with your tag. same goes for your system. this isn't really security per se, but i think people are less likely to steal something with a name on it. If you're paranoid and want to distinguish further, add stickers, and maybe some Hi Vis COLOUR tape like orange or yellow to tell it apart.

 

[Dark Byte]

I keep my memory card, Wii remote and sensor bar with me in my backpack after I've loaded up melee. It's worked great for me.

 

[Stratocaster]

Definitely label your Wii somehow. Someone once walked off with mine by accident and I ended up with theirs and it was about a year until we got them swapped back since it was in a different state.

 

[20XXwingleborgXxx]

I have never heared about someone stealing stuff at smash events.
Write youre name on it and no one will take it by accident.

 

[-ACE-]

Thieves exist in all settings, that's life. Legit concern. Definitely label that **** and don't leave it unattended for too long and you should be fine. I like to carve my initials, or at least one letter somewhere, then sharpie it, so no one can rub it off.

 

[Synnett]

Tape the lid of your gamecube, and store everything that can be detached, like the wii remote, sensor, etc.

Someone stole my memory card once.

 

[Treedot]

Duct tape the wii to the tv. Seriously. My friend does this.

 

[gmBottles]

I leave my Bowser to guard my setup with his life

Nobody ****s with my stuff

 

[Y-L]

pro tip you can remove the memory card after booting up the game