Gamer's Rhapsody Smash 4 Tournament

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Gamer's Rhapsody: Smash 4 Tournament

Gamer's Rhapsody is hosting its 3rd annual convention which will take place over the course of three days starting on Friday November 18 and continuing through the weekend until Sunday December 20th at the Double Tree Hotel in St. Louis Park Minnesota.

The event includes a Super Smash Brothers Wii U Tournament held at the convention on Saturday November 19th at 1:30 PM.

Tickets for the convention may be purchased here and using the promo code "SmashGR" (no quotations) at checkout will get you admission for $25 (normally $30 + 2.00 fee)

The top 3 players of the tournament will receive prizes (TBD).

Your ticket provides you with access to the entire convention. You may participate in the Midwest Game Jam (for those who develop or are interested in game development), an Independent Game Developer showcase, Live Musical Performance from Do A Barrell Roll, Panel Discussions and more!!

If you have any questions please feel free to send me a PM. My name is Chris, I will be helping to run the tournament and will be at the event on Saturday.

The following describes the Rules for the Tournament.

RULES

• 2 stocks
• No items
• 6 minute time limit
• Double elimination bracket, each match is best of 3 games until Winner’s Finals, Loser’s Finals, and Grand Finals, all of which are best of 5
• All characters and DLC characters are legal, customs are banned
• Starter stages:
  • Battlefield
  • Final Destination
  • Smashville
  • Town and City
  • Dreamland
• Counterpicks (can only be played on after the first game)
  • Duck Hunt
  • Lylat Cruise
• Other stages can only be played on if both players agree to it (gentleman’s)
• How stage striking will work:
  • Characters chosen (can be blind picks if a player wishes, ask for TO)
  • Rock paper scissors (winner of RPS is designated as Player 1)
  • Player 1 strikes a Starter stage they do not want to play on
  • Player 2 strikes two more stages
  • Player 1 strikes one stage, and the remaining stage is where the first game will be played
• How counterpicking will work:
  • Winner of previous game bans one stage from all stages, including Counterpicks
  • Loser of previous game selects stage from remaining stages
  • Winner selects character
  • Loser selects character
  • NOTE: You cannot select a stage you have previously won on in that set unless the other player consents. A bracket reset in Grand Finals refreshes all stages.
• In the event of a time-out (a game ends without a player’s stocks being eliminated) the player with the higher stock count, and then lower % if stock count is tied, is the winner of the game. If % is tied, a 4 minute, 1 stock game will be played on the same stage to break the tie.

About Gamer's Rhapsody
Gamer’s Rhapsody is a video game convention celebrating video game creation. From their art, music, development, and storytelling, video games are highly advanced works of art. We celebrate it by creating a space that talks about gaming in this way and bringing fans and professionals together for a coming interest.

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