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Canada [Jul 26, 2014] B.C. Brawl Monthlies - Back in business, now featuring Smash 64! (Burnaby, BC)

_GrapE_

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Also I feel like we could've won on Frigate had not been for some unlucky stuff, and I think our odds would've been even better if I went Marth on Frigate.
 
Firestorm88

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~Firefly~ said:
I had scheduled the venue with Josune (the guy who does their scheduling) a couple weeks ago for today because the event calendar had this date blank. I book it with him, but a few days later, he comes back and tells me there was a Pokemon event going on the same day. ****ty, but we talk about it, and he tells me they can still accommodate us, so I make a trip to the venue (this is a bit under an hour each way for me BTW) to meet up with him and figure something out. We come to the conclusion that we can probably use the space normally designated for TVs that we typically use, and in the worst case scenario, we can use their upstairs balcony space (where we had the smashfest the day before P7). This sounds great, finally something working out.

Fast forward to this morning. I get to the venue a bit before 11, and it's pretty crowded. It looks like we might still have room though; one of the employees passes by, so I ask him if I can start setting up...and he had no idea there was a Brawl event scheduled for today. This strikes me as odd for obvious reasons, but he said he'd ask his boss about it, so I wait for a few minutes. Meanwhile, the few tables that are in that area are being moved around to use for Pokemon. So then the boss comes over, says we can't use that area, and directs us to a small corner with a shelving unit and 4 TVs huddled together so you can't actually fit people around each one - no tables or anything - and says that's what we get. I ask about using their upstairs area...and he says no. There was nobody up there. =/

After a few minutes, we get about 6-7 people playing there. It's already crowded; I was having flashbacks to the early points of P6, for anybody who remembers what that venue was like. Fortunately, we were able to get a table out of them, and it helped a bit, but it was still awful. We were packed in like sardines, and a few new players left before long, probably because of how stupid the set-up was. Running doubles was fun. =/ Eventually, the Pokemon event thins out, so we finally got to spread things out once we got the singles bracket running. After I got knocked out of singles, Josune came by, and I had a good conversation with him about what had happened. Apparently he had set up the original space for us the night before, and he confirmed that the owner of the venue really doesn't give a **** about us because we make less money for the store than stuff like Magic does, and that was why we keep getting shafted. It's one thing to choose the events that make more money for the store; when you're running a business, that's just the sensible thing to do. But there was really no reason to restrict us from using a completely unused, open space. On top of that, I've been getting bad vibes from the owner, and I really do get the sense that he wishes we would just disappear. =/

Josune said he was going to bring up what happened today at their next staff meeting. He is legitimately looking out for us, and that's the only reason I'm still considering Stronghold as a venue for future events.

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FYI, the next Pokemon event at Stronghold is likely January 4th weekend so don't do anything then either. There are very few premier level events in BC and with this season's World Championships happening in Vancouver and the continued growth of Pokemon everywhere, we've seen a noticeable spike in attendance at the events so far.

It's weird they didn't let you guys use the other room. When I talked to their League leader the day before (doesn't work at the store anymore but used to) he was also concerned Smash was at the same time but figured the upstairs area was available for use. I'd seen the Smash tournament on the same date when I looked online and was kinda confused but didn't really know what the size of the Brawl scene was.
 
| Big D |

| Big D |

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~Firefly~

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Firestorm88 said:
FYI, the next Pokemon event at Stronghold is likely January 4th weekend so don't do anything then either. There are very few premier level events in BC and with this season's World Championships happening in Vancouver and the continued growth of Pokemon everywhere, we've seen a noticeable spike in attendance at the events so far.

It's weird they didn't let you guys use the other room. When I talked to their League leader the day before (doesn't work at the store anymore but used to) he was also concerned Smash was at the same time but figured the upstairs area was available for use. I'd seen the Smash tournament on the same date when I looked online and was kinda confused but didn't really know what the size of the Brawl scene was.
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I probably won't be around on January 4th, so I won't be booking anything for that date. Thanks for the heads-up though!

| Big D | said:
Recorded a batch of videos, the stuff that was on the stream + my wii.

Doubles
Aki Sora vs This is why GF
1337snipes lives vs This is why LF
Aki Sora vs This is why WF
Aki Sora vs 1337snipes lives WSF

Singles
Big D vs Captain L GF
-H- vs Captain L LF
-H- vs Big D WF
-H- vs Firefly WSF
Big D vs Captain L WSF
Breez vs Captain L LSF
Breez vs Firefly LQF
Breez vs Jason L3
Breez vs Big D W1
Breez vs T-Block W0
Firefly vs Landon Pools
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Fantastic work, Dawson. Thank you.

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sniper6133

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Hey guys, there are some replays on my wii. Any of you guys want me to upload these files?
Diddy vs Mk x3 (Shiny & K)
Diddy vs Diddy(Blank & K)
Diddy vs Pt x2(T-Block & K) (No one else plays PT, so I'm just assuming it's T-block)
 
T-block

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is the diddy ditto a 3-stock?

if so, you can just delete that one :awesome:

in all seriousness, trev said he wanted "critique" (read: he wants vids of his diddy eating mine alive) so i'm sure he'd want all of those up. defs get those PT ones up though ^^
 
~Firefly~

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The first 3 is my bracket set with Kantrip, and I'm pretty sure the last 3 (ninja'd, they are) is T-block vs. Kantrip's bracket set. If you could upload all of them, that would be fantastic. =]

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Kantrip

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Bahaha it would be really great if all the matches could be uploaded for various reasons :awesome: Red diddy is always me I believe.

Oh you have tags too yeah I'm "K".

Get dat potassium son

Thanks a million!

(considering namechanging to Potassium y/n?)
 
Kantrip

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Well, you do need a tongue to taste the magnificence that is a banana, so I suppose Tungsten is pretty cool. K comes before W in the alphabet any day though, so I have to give Potassium the edge.
 
sniper6133

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breez

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/BC-Brawl/170657009681110

Have been talking to a few event/con coordinators in vancouver, and apparently they have regular attendance at smash bros tournaments that they set up. Tyler and myself (and others from the community) are going to take it upon ourselves to really try and publicize the game. Everyone has played brawl - but not everyone has gotten a chance to look at the tournament scene.

Please like and share the page with your friends! It would really help with support in the community. Anyone I personally know can ask to be an admin to help us with any more publicity!

Thanks guys <3
 
Blue Yoshi

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You guys have it all wrong. Flourine is the best element. Honourable mention goes to Iodine. However, Nickel and Neon go well together, as does the group of Nitrogen, Iodine, and Neon.

Also, you wish you had a name as good as mine Trevor.
 
Asa

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@breez

yeah that's a great idea. me and sync are doing that in the texas and it's been very rewarding!

we also have a twitter, youtube acct for texas (in the making, we'll be making a combo video to hype up the newgens), and we've been putting up flyers at schools gamestores and cardshops
 
Alacion

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Um correct me if I'm wrong but did I just read that the convention is THIS weekend?

We should totally meet up for it... besides potential Brawl players need to know BC isn't all MK ;) :peach:
 
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