Ok since you dont have all your rules in a nice format, or even in accordance with MLG. I went ahead and did it for you. I suggest you copy and paste it on your first post. Again I'm considering attending this event. I hope this helps
When: Saturday,February 10th
We can stay as long as we need!
Where: Park Plaza Hotel And Conference Center Albuquerque
2500 Carlisle Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110 - 3808
Phone #: (505) 888-3311
(If you’re staying at the Hotel ask for the N.V.G.A. discount for discounted pricing)
We will be following Mlg Rule set
The Venue will be at a Carlisle Hotel, the venue may change to a different spot we have not gotten a confirmed spot from x-topia(I am inquiring of where it will be at exactly).
How Much:
$10 Entry fee.
$7 Venue fee.
What: Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles and Doubles
Schedule:
11:00- 12:30:Free play
12:30: Start Taking Signups
(I would suggest you put up some kinda tentative schedule beyond this point)
General Rules:
1. If a player or team doesn't show up on time for their match, they will be given a 5 minute grace period before it will go down as a forfeit.
2. In the case of a GameCube/TV malfunction, the game will be restarted from the beginning, depending on the time of the crash
3. All decisions made by tournament officials are final.
4. Players must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner. Permanent ejection of a player from the tournament is at the staff's discretion.
5. Any other sign of cheating will also result in forfeit of the game.
6. Players must report to their station immediately after their match is announced. If after 5 minutes, a player/team has not reported to their station they will forfeit the match.
Random Select: The first match in a set is usually random, or agreed upon by the players.
Advanced Slob Picks: After the first match which is random stage select, the loser says the stage out loud, the winner then picks there character, and the loser picks their character after that.
Dave's Stupid Rule (DSR): No one stage may be played twice during a set.
Double Blind Character Pick: If neither Player wishes to set down their cursor due to counter-picking(of the character they select),then a double blind may be called,call a neutral party(A Tournament judge or someone the judge deems worthy), both players will whisper their character selection to this person and then they will set down(The neutral party will confirm both parties go to the characters they whispered)
Double Elimination: You have to lose two sets to be knocked out of a tournament.
Spectators may not give instructions to players while they battle. Spectators that shout instructions to players will lose 2 stock from the next fight. If they are not in the tournament, a warning will be given, and a ban if need be. Cheering, however, is awesomesauce. :D
Controllers
1. You are responsible for bringing your own controller.
2. Controller mods of ANY kind (short-hop mod, L-trigger mod, etc), except for cosmetic changes (paint job, different colored plastic), are banned. Tournament staff may randomly inspect any controller at their discretion. If you are caught using a banned controller you will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.
3. 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.
Singles and Doubles Competition
1. Singles will be a Best of 3 Game Series, Double Elimination Bracket.
2. Players will be seeded for the bracket based on previous tournament performance and done by knowledgeable set of at least 2 players from different areas and then by Doubles the same way
3.Singles bracket will be a best of 3 games series, double elimination bracket.
4. After losing a series, teams will fall into the Losers Bracket.
5. A loss in the Losers Bracket will result in elimination from the competition.
6.Lives will be set at 4 stock with an 8 minute time limit.
7. Ties will be broken by stock left and then by percentage of health. Sudden death will be played if both the stock and percentage are tied at the end of the time limit.
8. Items will be turned off.
9. The finals of each Singles and Doubles brackets will be best of 5 games series.
10.Players/teams eliminated via round 5 or 6 of the Losers Bracket will play 1 match to determine their exact 5th-8th placement.
11. Players/teams will be seeded for their brackets based on MLG rank points.
12.Lives will be set at 4 stock with an 8 minute time limit.
13. Ties will be broken by stock left and then by percentage of health. Sudden death will be played if both the stock and percentage are tied at the end of the time limit.
14. Items will be turned off.
Stage & Character Selection
1. The higher seed has first choice for their seat(s) and controller port(s). The higher seeded team has first choice for their team color. Teams must sit together on one side or the other. If players/teams meet for a 2nd time in the Championship Bracket, the winner of the 1st series will have seat and controller choice.
2. The stage for Game 1 will be selected at random unless both players/teams can agree on a stage.
3. Singles random select stages: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64 & Pokemon Stadium
4. Doubles random select stages: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Rainbow Cruise, Dreamland 64 & Pokemon Stadium, DK64
5. Stages not listed on the random select list that are not banned are open for counter picks by the losing player.
6. Stages banned for Singles Only: Great Bay and Mushroom Kingdom 2
7. Stages banned for Doubles Only: Fountain of Dreams and Mute City
8. Stages banned for Singles & Doubles: Yoshi's Island (Pipes), Fourside, Hyrule Temple, Flatzone, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Big Blue, Mushroom Kingdom 1, Venom, Yoshi's Island 64, Peach's Castle, and Kongo Jungle, Onett.
9. After characters have been selected for the first game, each player/team may choose to knock out one stage. Stages that are knocked out won't be used during the series. Random select stages can't be knocked out. The lower seeded player/team must make their knockout selection first. Once the first game has started, stages can't be knocked out.
10. After each game of a series, the player who lost the previous game may choose the stage for the next game or elect for it to be chosen randomly. After the stage has been selected, the winner of the previous game may change characters. After the winner has chosen their character, the loser of the previous game may change characters.
11. For the first game of a series, a player may call for a double-blind pick. This means that all participating players must tell a judge the character they will use for that game. Each player is required to use that character in the game.
13. During finals the players may ask for a double-blind pick during games four and five of a series. Players must call for the pick after the loser of the previous game has chosen the next game's stage.
14. If the players/teams meeting in the Final Match the team coming from the Losers Bracket wins first series, another series must be played to break the tie since both players/teams would only have one series loss.
Other Rules & Special Issues
1. Any unnecessary pausing of the game will result in a forfeit of that single game.
2. Glitches used to stop your opponent from controlling their character or indefinitely freezing them (Mewtwo's Soul Stunner, the Ice Climber freeze glitch), or any glitch or trick that freezes the game or makes it unable to be finished are banned and will result in the immediate forfeit of the entire match.
3. Tactics such as Peach's Wallbombing and Jiggly's Rising Pound are allowed as methods of recovery or to maneuver around the stage. Using them (or any similar tactics) to excessively stall a match, such as dropping below levels intentionally and stalling underneath, is banned. If by using one of these tactics, you have put your character in a place to lose a stock by ending the tactic, a judge may force you to stop and lose a life and continue the match short a stock.
4. For Doubles matches, Team Attack is ON
5. For Doubles matches, life stealing is allowed
More details to come!
Oh yeah, at the Carlisle hotel the gamers will be getting a discounted rate.