Midwest I Saw Mommy Smashing Santa Claus

[TheKiest]

Smashmas is almost here everyone! Time to celebrate with another tournament hosted by TheKiest and friends.

General Info
12/19/2015

Main Events
PM Doubles
Melee Doubles
Sm4sh Doubles
PM Singles
Melee Singles
Sm4sh Doubles

Side Events
Smashmas Swap
Mystery Event

Staff
TheKiest - Commander TO/Head Sm4sh TO
Solecalibur - Master Bracket Runner
SuperNAC - Head Melee TO
juushichi - Head PM TO
Alfastryke - Lead Production
MatchStick - Lead Streamer

Location
http://bit.ly/1fiWIOV
Donatos Pizza
2084 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201

Parking Map

Spoiler

Blue Star is the venue.
Yellow Line are meters. These are free after 10 PM.
Green Line is street parking. The parking on Summit Street is probably the most likely to have spots, but it's also the farthest.
Orange Circles are parking garages. They are 10 bucks for more than 5 hours, and the rates reset at midnight (aka be out by midnight.)

Price
$10 per event you want to enter. $20 per team event between you and your partner.
Mystery Event is $0.25.
Smashmas Swap is a $5 max wrapped gift.
$5 venue - if you bring nothing
$3 venue - if you bring a TV
$2 venue if you bring a console with one or more of the main games
Free venue if you bring both a TV or a consoler
Discounts apply even if we do not use your setup.
You must pay venue of bring a setup if you want to enter a main event.
Spectators are free.

Registration
PREREG HERE

Preregisteration will be up shortly. It will stay open until 12/17.
You may register at the the door, however you must register online if you enter 4 or more main events.

Schedule
So this time, we are making radical changes to the typical schedule...why?
Because we want people to enter all 6 events with as few bottlenecks as possible. We think this might be a start to that solution.

Spoiler

11:00 Doors Open
11:30 Registration Start
12:00 PM Doubles Start (until top 3)
12:15 Sm4sh Singles Start (until top 3)
02:00 Melee Singles Start (until top 3)
03:00 Sm4sh Doubles Start (until top 3)
03:30 PM Singles Start (until top 3)
05:00 Melee Singles Start (until top 3)
07:00 Smashmas Swap starts
(Breaker Pools will be played as setups become available, some may be pushed into the Finals portion of the night.)

Finals Night
We also want to have the top 4s at the end of the night so that players can unwind and watch everything.
Also makes recording the top 4 of each event guaranteed to happen.
(These will be back to back, this schedule is more for approximations. If time is running out, we will run Finals simultaneous where possible. The goal is to record everything/allow people to watch all 6)

Spoiler

5:30 PM Doubles Top 3
6:40 PM Singles Top 3
7:50 Melee Doubles Top 3
9:00 Melee Singles Top 3
10:00 Mystery Event Start
10:10 Sm4sh Doubles Top 3
11:20 Sm4sh Singles Top 3
12:30 Clean up
01:00 Venue Closes

Event Details
General

Spoiler

All team events will be Double Elimination.
All singles events will be Round Robin Elimination Pools into a bracket.

Payouts
Teams
1st: 55%
2nd: 30%
3rd: 15%
4th: $20

Singles
1st: 44%
2nd: 28
3rd: 14%
4th: 8%
5th: 4%
5th: 4%

Smashmas Swap
Everyone: A gift!
Everyone else: The spirit of Smashmas!

Mystery
1st: 80%
2nd: 20%
3rd: $0.25
3rd: $0.25

Project Melee

Spoiler

Project M Ruleset:

- All setups must use Project M v3.6, with no texture mods. Music mods are okay.
- Best of 3 in all sets except for LSF, LF, WF, GF (top 4 placement), where it becomes a best of 5.
- 4 Stocks, 8:00 timer.
- Items are set to [Off] and [None].
- Pause set to [Hold] instead of Off/On. Any pause after the set begins will result in a Game Loss, no exceptions.
- Ties after the time limit are determined by stocks, then by percentage.
- Ties in round-robins will be resolved first by set wins between tied players, then by overall game win/loss.
- Stage Dismissal Rule: A player cannot pick a counterpick stage again if they have previously won on it.
- Simultaneous suicides from moves like Ganondorf's Side-B or Kirby's Neutral B will results in the user winning
- Giga Bowser and Wario Man are banned. Solo Ice Climber is legal.
- These rules (and those listed below) are subject to change at any point before or after a tournament. If this occurs, all players will be notified of any and all changes before the next tournament begins.
- Character counterpicks happen before stages are chosen.

Ban format for first game:
Player 1 bans 1 stage.
Player 2 bans 2 stages.
Player 1 bans 1 stage.
Player 2 selects the stage.

Counterpick bans:
Winner bans 2 stages from counterpick stagelist, one in 3/5 sets.
Loser picks the stage.

Starter Stagelist:
Pokemon Stadium 2
Battlefield
Smashville
Green Hill Zone
Defino's Secret

Counterpick Stagelist:
Final Destination
Fountain of Dreams
Wario's Throne Room
Bowser's Alternative Castle

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Starter Stagelist (Doubles):
Pokemon Stadium 2
Battlefield
Smashville
Delfino's Secret
Final Destination

Counterpick Stagelist (Doubles):
Dreamland
Lylat Cruise
Bowser's Alternative Castle
Green Hill Zone

Melee

Spoiler

Melee will follow the standard ruleset.

Games will be 4 stocks, with an 8 minute stock time limit.

Legal stages:
Starters:
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
Dreamland 64
Battlefield
Final Destination

Counterpick:
Pokemon Stadium

Stage striking will be 1-2-1. A best of 1 rock, paper, scissors will decide what strikes first.

All matches will be played out in a best of 3 format except Grand Finals, Winner's Finals, Loser's Finals, and Loser's Semifinals, which will be played best of 5.

After a game in a best of 3 set, the winning player will ban one stage. The losing player will select select the stage for the next game from the remaining stages. The winning player then announces his character choice. Then the losing player announces his character. The process is repeated after each game until one player accumulates 2 wins.

In a best of 5 set, after each game the losing player will select any legal stage that the following game will be played on. The winning player selects his character. The losing player selects his character.

Before any set, but NOT mid-set, a player may request a "handwarmer" or button check which will not exceed 1 minute. Any cases of handwarmers exceeding the time limit will result in automatic forfeiture of game 1 of the players current or next match.

Players may not use the Gentleman's Clause to play games on non-tournament legal stages.

Dave's Stupid Rule: you may not counterpick any stage you have already won on.

Sm4sh

Spoiler

Smash 4 Singles & Doubles Rules


General Rules

• Game Version: 1.1.2
  
  
• Singles: 2 Stock, 6 Minutes
  
  
• Doubles: 3 Stock, 8 Minutes
  
  
• Customs Fighters are Banned
  
  
• Mii Fighters are allowed. Mii Fighters must stick with their moveset the entire set, with Default Size Mii.
  
  
• Equipment is banned
  
  
• ALL DLC Characters Permitted for Tourney use

Match Procedure

• Characters are selected first before the striking process.
  
  
• A Double Blind may be done if requested by a player.
  • Double Blind: In this situation, a 3rd party should be told, in secret, of each player’s character choice for the first round. Both players are to then select their first round character, with the 3rd party validating that the character selected is the same as their word.
• Highest seed strikes first (Striking a stage doesn’t ban a stage from the set. The stage cannot be selected as a starting stage only.)
  
  
• Striking goes 1-2-1 (Ensures 1 remaining starter stage.)
  
  
• A stage may be agreed upon by both parties.
  
  
• At the end of the each match
  
  
• The winner may ban 1 stage (*If BF or FD are banned, Miiverse or Omega stages are banned as).
  
  
• Loser announces counterpick stage
  
  
• Winner may change character, then loser may change character
  
  
• Game 2 commences
  
  
• Repeat above steps at end of Game 2 if a Game 3 happens.
  
  
• Every set, including finals, will only have 1 ban per player/team.
  
  
• If a stage is banned, it may not be selected at all for the remainder of the set.
  
  
• Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule, MDSR, is always in effect.
  • A player cannot counterpick to the stage they have just won on in a set unless agreed upon by their opponent. This is done to ensure that there are enough stages in a best of 5 set.

Stagelist

• Neutrals
  • Battlefield
    
    
  • Final Destination
    
    
  • Lylat Cruise
    
    
  • Smashville
    
    
  • Town & City
• Counterpicks
  • Dreamland 64
    
    
  • Duck HuntMiiverse can be used as a substitute for Battlefield (Also treated as Battlefield in banning phase)Omega stages may be used as a substitute for Final Destination (Also treated as FD in banning phase)

Smashmas Swap

Spoiler

Entry is a wrapped $5 max gift.
If you can't find/afford wrapping paper, use newspaper. There are tons of them in random spots on OSU campus.
Do not need to pay venue fee to enter this event

When you sign up, your gift is assigned a number.
When we do the swap, each person who enter draws a random number thus receiving that gift.

Think of this as a white elephant, but without the exchange that happens after you open the gift.

Tis the season!

Mystery Event

Spoiler

Players sign up for the event not knowing what the game is.
Do not need to pay venue to enter this event.

Once sign up close, the game is announced.
Single Elimination.

HINTS:
Coming soon!

STREAM
While this is at Donatos, we may actually be able to stream here. Stay tuned!

LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/events/464036673782743/

Ho Ho Ho

 

[TheKiest]

Reserved for To

 

[TheKiest]

2nd reserved for TO

 

[BugCatcherWill]

Really hope I can make this while on holiday break. We'll have to see -w-

 

[PurrLikeATurtle]

Where do I sign up?

No, seriously. I need to know

 

[Lichmassacre]

Should be able to show up. Long drive but I'll probably have no plans anyways.

 

[TheKiest]

Where do I sign up?

No, seriously. I need to know

We'll have sign ups sometime this weekend.

Signing up at the door is allowed as well.

 

[PurrLikeATurtle]

We'll have sign ups sometime this weekend.

Signing up at the door is allowed as well.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[TheKiest]

Updated OP with major info.

Prereg will be up sometime soon.

 

[TheKiest]

Pre-reg is up!
http://goo.gl/forms/grdVEVfeLS

Please fill it out if you are going to enter!

 

[Dooms]

Should we fill out pre-reg if we're pretty sure we're going or only once we're 100% confirmed?

 

[TheKiest]

Even if you are not sure, please prereg.

 

[TheKiest]

This tournament has been patched. OP will be updated this week.

- Pools removed, replaced by breaker pools.
Breaker Pools involve playing out the ties in a normal bracket. IE all 9th place people are put in a pool to determine spots 9-13.
For 33rd and below: will be a double elim bracket.

- At the door sign ups now capped to 2 events.
6 events can still be entered through prereg.

- Finals start at 5:30.
The first game will be one of the two games played originally, also depends on where we are with the rest of the brackets.

- Schedule Update
Since we are no longer doing traditional Pools, the schedule will be changed. It will still look weird to accommodate the 6 event issue.

- Stream cancelled.
Unfortunately, we just cannot stream at this event. We were misinformed by the staff at Donatos when it comes to using a LAN connection. We will have local recording with plans for a live broadcast the next day.

- FAQ section added.
Many people have asked questions that will be answered better here.

I have been busier than I thought I would be at this time. I hope to update the OP and Smashboards tonight.

 

[Dessro]

I really want to go to this! gonna have to fill out pre-reg!

 

[boomdixon]

Would anyone be willing for me to copy 20XXTE from them. If they are and going to this tournament, please let me know. Thanks!

 

[PurrLikeATurtle]

Would anyone be willing for me to copy 20XXTE from them. If they are and going to this tournament, please let me know. Thanks!

I can bring my card.

 

[boomdixon]

I can bring my card.

Great! I'll bring my setup.

 

[TheKiest]

Updated OP with Rulesets!

Rulesets might be slightly change to keepthings consistent between the three games IE stage striking method, Bans/CPS, those kind of rules.

 

[TheKiest]

Also Pre-reg cap is set to 85. Around 50 have signed up. Please sign up even if we break 85 incase people drop out last minute.

 

[Kel]

I'm looking for a team mate for this.

 

[TopOfAllWorlds]

I want to ask my parents if I can go but I don't know how to bring up the name without things getting... awkward LOL

 

[TheKiest]

Be honest. Explain the pun.

This is a Xmas themed Smash tournament, with a Xmas Smash themed pun on a Xmas song.

 

[SuperNAC]

Assistant TO chiming on with a few MAJOR UPDATES:
1. Due to overwhelming demand we have reached the maximum number of attendees our venue can hold. Therefore we will unfortunately not be allowing registration at the door. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
2. Our venue has minimal wi-fi and no way to access the network via hard wiring. As such we have decided to omit the option to stream our event. The stream would be terrible quality and would put a stress load on the venue's network that it likely could not handle. We will still be recording matches and the matches will be uploaded post tournament.

We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience this has caused and we are sorry for those who did not pre-register with plans to do so at the door.