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[Sep 13, 2014] Pastime Legends Presents: Final Battle ($1500+ Pot Bonus) ft... (Troy, New York)

The PikMan

Smash Cadet
Joined
Dec 12, 2013
Messages
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Important notes:

NO VENUE FEE!!!!


BRING SETUPS

Prices: Singles are $10, and doubles are $10 per team.

Stream: Twitch.tv/pastimelegends


Where:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union in Troy, NY at the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St.

Google Maps: "Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY"

From Boston: 3 hours.
From NYC: 2.5 hours.
From Rochester: 4 hours.
From Montreal: 4 hours.


The tournament room is on the second floor, in a large open central room called the McNeil room. There are four main pillars around the center of the room. This is visible from entrances on the second floor and directly behind the main entrance lobby (go up some stairs to enter the building rather than in a lower side door). This is the same room as that used for 5th and 8th BEST.

Venue pictures:

Google maps image. Most people will probably come from 7/Hoosick St.


If coming by car, there is ample parking, and it is free on the weekends. If coming by bus or train, contact the TO and we will arrange for you to be picked up

We can provide housing overnight if necessary. Contact us beforehand or post here.



Prices:

No venue fee
$10 Melee singles
$10 PM singles
$5 Brawl singles
$10 Melee teams (per team)
$10 PM teams (per team)


Payouts:

Melee/PM Singles (includes bonus)
1st - 48%
2nd - 22%
3rd - 14%
4th - 8%
T 5th- 4%

Melee/PM Doubles + Brawl Singles
1st - 60%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%



Schedule:

Registration for each event will go until the time listed, and then seeding/pool-making starts. Singles will include pools and amateur bracket depending on total attendance and setups.

9:00am - Venue opens
10:30am - PM Doubles
12:30pm - Melee Doubles
1:00pm - Brawl Singles
3:00pm - PM Singles
5:00pm - Melee Singles
12:30am - Venue closes


Melee Rules:

- Items off.
- 4 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- Ties are broken by lives then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned.
- Stalling is banned. This includes any excessive use of tactics like rising pound and wall-bombing in order to deliberately delay the match.
- Glitches like the Ice Climbers' freeze glitch are banned.
- Wobbling is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players and the TO agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.


Stages:

1v1 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams

1v1 Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium

2v2 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Pokemon Stadium

2v2 Counterpicks:
None


Set format:

1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.



PM Rules Standard ruleset will apply, will update this with a stage list and specifics on other things if necessary


Facebook Event Page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1596972120529250/



T.O. contact info:
Hungry Pigeon/the Pikman (op)
Name: Mike
Facebook: facebook.com/dionysus305
Cell: 786-302-9510

Post here for assistance.
 
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tiger10x

Smash Apprentice
Joined
May 26, 2010
Messages
189
Location
NY
I'm currently in the area for this, so I'll be there and help the TOs.
 

Ravengeance

Smash Apprentice
Joined
Sep 3, 2014
Messages
134
Location
Upstate NY
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Ravengeance
Had a blast at this. Stuff came up and I miss the deadline to compete but it was still fun crushing hopes and dreams of people in Project M playing as 'random' the whole time. =)
 
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