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Note: All information posted may be subject to change at ANY time.
Hosted by The Smash Affiliates
Date:
August 16th (Melee)
Time: 10 AM - Closing
Registration starts at 10 AM
August 17th, 2008 (Brawl)
Time: 10 AM - Closing
Registration starts at 10 AM
Location: Virtual Rush
1145 W. Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 1906
Events (Both Melee and Brawl):
1v1 - $20 per person
2v2 - $20 per team ($10 per person)
Venue Fee: $10 per person (both days)
Prizes:
Singles:
1st place - 65% of prize
2nd place - 25% of prize
3rd place - 10% of prize
Doubles:
1st place - 65% of prize
2nd place - 25% of prize
3rd place - 10% of prize
MELEE RULES
₪ BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLERS - The store will not provide you one.
₪ All events will be double elimination
₪ Four (4) stock
₪ Eight (8) minute time limit
₪ Singles seeding will be random with some courtesy to crews - you will be spaced evenly as to prevent playing each other in the first round. One of the two criteria must be fulfilled in order to be favored - You must have 3 or more people in a group hailing from the same region, or you must be part of a crew. Teams seeding will be done randomly.
₪ In case more than 64 people come, Singles seedings will be determined by pools - each player will be assigned to a pool, and each pool will play 2 Three (5) stock matches in a round robin. If a player wins a match, he must inform an official of how much stock he had remaining. Players will continue to play with each other until each player has played all of the other players in the pool twice. The lowest ranking players will be cut off from each pool, so much so until it meets the conditions of a 64-man bracket. All stages for pools are picked randomly, and all character selections are double blind pick for the 1st match. In the 2nd match, if a player wishes to change a character, both players must again use double blind pick.
₪ In a set, character selection for the first round will be blind pick - both players must whisper their character choices for that match to an official, and then immediately select those characters afterwards. The stage select for the first match will be chosen by random select or may be agreed upon by the players. Random select will be used if there is any disagreement on stage selection. After the first match, the losing player from the previous match must announce their choice for the next level or elect to have the next level selected at random. Once the stage selection has been announced, the winning player may choose to change their character. Once the winning player has chosen his character for the next match, the losing player may then choose to change characters. After the stage and characters have been set, the players play their second match.
₪ Stage Strike Rule - Each player or team can choose one (1) stage to remove from random select AFTER all players have selected their characters and have entered the stage select screen. Players may change their stage strike each time they enter the stage select screen. (DO NOT ACTUALLY REMOVE THE STAGES FROM THE RANDOM STAGES LIST)
₪ Dave's Stupid Rule Modified - The same stage cannot be played twice in a row during a set
₪ Each round is best of three (3) matches; Finals are best of five (5) matches
₪ In the event of a tie at the end of the time limit, the player with the most stocks wins the match. In case both players have the same amount of stock, the player with the lowest percentage wins the match. If both players have the same percentages, the players will quit the SUDDEN DEATH, set the stock to one (1), and start a bonus match on the same stage. If the bonus match goes to the end of the time limit- despite whatever the amount of stocks are left - then both players/teams will be disqualified from the tournament.
₪ Items will be turned OFF
₪ In the event of an equipment malfunction, the match will be restart from the last known position or from any point in the match that is agreed upon by the players.
₪ 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 match or makes it in any way unfinishable are banned. Using them will result in the immediate forfeit of the match.
₪ 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. Judges will be on the tournament floor and can be called in at any time to enforce this rule during a match.
₪ Nintendo Standard controllers only (any type of programmable controller must be inspected by a store official/TSA member). Likewise, controller modifications are banned. If you are caught using a modded controller you will be disqualified from the tournament.
₪ BRING WAVEBIRDS AT YOUR OWN RISK. It will be your responsibility to find others with Wavebirds and sort out the frequency issues. If you bring a wavebird it is highly suggested to bring a normal Gamecube controller in case your Wavebird malfunctions.
₪ Random Stages for Singles: Final Destination, Battlefield, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium, Yoshi's Story
₪ Random Stages for Doubles: Final Destination, Battlefield, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium
₪ Stages Banned: Hyrule Temple, Fourside, Flatzone, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Big Blue, Termina Bay and Yoshi's Island 64.
₪ For Doubles, Team attack is ON and life stealing is allowed.
BRAWL RULESET (from the SBR Ruleset)
₪ 3 Stock
₪ 8 minute timer
₪ Items are set to "off" and "none"
₪ All sets with the possible exception of winner's finals, loser's finals, and the championship are best of 3 matches (best of 5 and above is recommended for any "finals" matches)
₪ In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
₪No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
₪In team matches, the ports will be determined in a 1221 fashion; whoever wins the RPS will choose first, then the opposing team will get their ports, and then the teammate of the RPS winner will get the last port.
₪If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
₪Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
₪ If a game ends with Bowser doing his suicide klaw and it ends in sudden death, the sudden death will be ignored and that game will count as a win for Bowser.
₪You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
₪ Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
₪ Stalling is banned.
₪ Life Stealing is allowed
₪Set team attack to ON
₪Stage Lists
The SBR Recommended rule list uses the stage striking system. In this system, players take turns striking stages from the starter list until only one remains; these stages are not banned and can be counterpicked later in the set. There must be an odd number of starter stages.
Starter
Battlefield
Smashville
Final Destination
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counter
Delfino
Castle Siege
Halberd
Pokémon Stadium 1
Luigi's Mansion
Corneria
Rainbow Cruise
Frigate Orpheon
Norfair
Brinstar
Pokémon Stadium 2
Jungle Japes
Pictochat
Banned
Hyrule Temple
New Pork City
Mario Bros.
Wario Ware
Spear Pillar
Shadow Moses
Flat Zone 2
75m
Rumble Falls
The Summit
Mushroomy Kingdom I & II
Big Blue
Hanenbow
Bridge of Eldin
Port Town Aero Dive
Mario Circuit
Onett
Skyworld
Green Greens
Pirate Ship
Green Hill Zone
Distant Planet
Yoshi's Island (Pipes)
₪Hanenbow may be moved from Ban to Counterpick for Doubles
₪Resolving Ties: Any games ending in time running out should always be decided by stock, and then percents. If percents are the same or both players die simultaneously, there will be a 1 stock overttime or the sudden death will be played out. The TO needs to decide which of these will be used before the tournament. Bowser's suicide klaw is exempt from this rule.
₪Color Blind rule: Should a player have a color-based disability, he or she may request in a teams match to have a specific color for their team. This is so characters such as Lucario or Sonic can be granted the blue team so that there is not unnecessary confusion.
₪ Wiimotes and Classic Controller users should know to take the batteries out of their controllers after finishing a set; not only will this save battery life, but it prevents accidental intereference and delay for tournament matches.
₪The Mages DQ rule: After a match has been called, if a player is two minutes late he will receive a warning. At 4 minutes late, he will be given a loss for the first game of the set. After six minutes, he will be given a loss of the entire set.
A message from Warrior of Zarona:
Hey guys! Once again, The Smash Affiliates are here to bring you SMASHTALITY 4! This is the fourth tournament held by TSA, and this time we've joined up with our friends at Virtual Rush! Just as well, we'll be doing a 2 day event hosting both melee and brawl! Exciting!
If you're traveling far and need housing, please post in this thread and let us know in advance! We expect more out of state smashers to come to this event!
Virtual Rush is connected to the AMC8 at the Granite Run Mall , so finding a parking spot shouldn't be difficult at all. Feel free to step out of the store to the other food restaurants that's nearby! There's also internet access right in the store if you want to go online! All we ask is to be nice and courteous to one another. Watch the language, throw away the garbage, and please, no physical violence of any kind or we'll have to disqualify you and ask you to leave the store. Otherwise, hang around and enjoy playing in the tournament! Post if you have any problems, and please tell me if you're coming - it lets me know who and what to expect.
There will be a $5 spectator fee for those who simply wish to come to the tournament but don't want to play in any of the events. Though this is somewhat of an inconvenience to those who wish to only play friendlies or watch the matches, we do want to keep in mind the amount of space being taken up from those who aren't competing. Please let us know at the door whether or not you are competing in the tournament - if you cannot pay the fee, we unfortunately cannot let you enter the store. We will NOT accept any excuses - You've been cautioned ahead of time, so please keep this in mind when you are headed for the venue. If someone you know is coming hasn't checked this thread, please let them know about the fee. You can always change your mind and choose to compete later on as long as you let us know before the event starts - pay the rest of the fee to be entered into the registration.
We're also going to have to add in a late registration fee of $5 in case you arrive after brackets have been created. However, if you call in advance knowing that you're going to be late, then I can enter your name into the brackets and have you pay later without the late entry fee. Please call my cell phone or the store phone for Chris or me to ensure that you are in the brackets.
We'd also like to know if you're bringing setups: please tell me if you can bring either a TV, a GameCube or Wii with a copy of SSBM or SSBB, or if you can bring everything.
We appreciate all the support that the smashers have for TSA and Smashtality, and we look forward to seeing all of you. Hot and amazing, baby.
WoZ's Cell Phone #- 908-447-8398
Virtual Rush Store Phone # - 610-565-9300
--------------------------------------Available Housing------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------
Pakman (1-2)
- Mogwai
- XYT
Scar(a bunch) sat->sun only
Chibo(a bunch)
GOTM (?) (a bunch)
-----------------------------------------Possible Housing/Unconfirmed-----------------------------------
M2K (?) - Doesn't drive
Cactuar (?)
Note: All information posted may be subject to change at ANY time.
Hosted by The Smash Affiliates
Date:
August 16th (Melee)
Time: 10 AM - Closing
Registration starts at 10 AM
August 17th, 2008 (Brawl)
Time: 10 AM - Closing
Registration starts at 10 AM
Location: Virtual Rush
1145 W. Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 1906
Events (Both Melee and Brawl):
1v1 - $20 per person
2v2 - $20 per team ($10 per person)
Venue Fee: $10 per person (both days)
Prizes:
Singles:
1st place - 65% of prize
2nd place - 25% of prize
3rd place - 10% of prize
Doubles:
1st place - 65% of prize
2nd place - 25% of prize
3rd place - 10% of prize
MELEE RULES
₪ BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLERS - The store will not provide you one.
₪ All events will be double elimination
₪ Four (4) stock
₪ Eight (8) minute time limit
₪ Singles seeding will be random with some courtesy to crews - you will be spaced evenly as to prevent playing each other in the first round. One of the two criteria must be fulfilled in order to be favored - You must have 3 or more people in a group hailing from the same region, or you must be part of a crew. Teams seeding will be done randomly.
₪ In case more than 64 people come, Singles seedings will be determined by pools - each player will be assigned to a pool, and each pool will play 2 Three (5) stock matches in a round robin. If a player wins a match, he must inform an official of how much stock he had remaining. Players will continue to play with each other until each player has played all of the other players in the pool twice. The lowest ranking players will be cut off from each pool, so much so until it meets the conditions of a 64-man bracket. All stages for pools are picked randomly, and all character selections are double blind pick for the 1st match. In the 2nd match, if a player wishes to change a character, both players must again use double blind pick.
₪ In a set, character selection for the first round will be blind pick - both players must whisper their character choices for that match to an official, and then immediately select those characters afterwards. The stage select for the first match will be chosen by random select or may be agreed upon by the players. Random select will be used if there is any disagreement on stage selection. After the first match, the losing player from the previous match must announce their choice for the next level or elect to have the next level selected at random. Once the stage selection has been announced, the winning player may choose to change their character. Once the winning player has chosen his character for the next match, the losing player may then choose to change characters. After the stage and characters have been set, the players play their second match.
₪ Stage Strike Rule - Each player or team can choose one (1) stage to remove from random select AFTER all players have selected their characters and have entered the stage select screen. Players may change their stage strike each time they enter the stage select screen. (DO NOT ACTUALLY REMOVE THE STAGES FROM THE RANDOM STAGES LIST)
₪ Dave's Stupid Rule Modified - The same stage cannot be played twice in a row during a set
₪ Each round is best of three (3) matches; Finals are best of five (5) matches
₪ In the event of a tie at the end of the time limit, the player with the most stocks wins the match. In case both players have the same amount of stock, the player with the lowest percentage wins the match. If both players have the same percentages, the players will quit the SUDDEN DEATH, set the stock to one (1), and start a bonus match on the same stage. If the bonus match goes to the end of the time limit- despite whatever the amount of stocks are left - then both players/teams will be disqualified from the tournament.
₪ Items will be turned OFF
₪ In the event of an equipment malfunction, the match will be restart from the last known position or from any point in the match that is agreed upon by the players.
₪ 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 match or makes it in any way unfinishable are banned. Using them will result in the immediate forfeit of the match.
₪ 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. Judges will be on the tournament floor and can be called in at any time to enforce this rule during a match.
₪ Nintendo Standard controllers only (any type of programmable controller must be inspected by a store official/TSA member). Likewise, controller modifications are banned. If you are caught using a modded controller you will be disqualified from the tournament.
₪ BRING WAVEBIRDS AT YOUR OWN RISK. It will be your responsibility to find others with Wavebirds and sort out the frequency issues. If you bring a wavebird it is highly suggested to bring a normal Gamecube controller in case your Wavebird malfunctions.
₪ Random Stages for Singles: Final Destination, Battlefield, Fountain of Dreams, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium, Yoshi's Story
₪ Random Stages for Doubles: Final Destination, Battlefield, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium
₪ Stages Banned: Hyrule Temple, Fourside, Flatzone, Brinstar Depths, Icicle Mountain, Big Blue, Termina Bay and Yoshi's Island 64.
₪ For Doubles, Team attack is ON and life stealing is allowed.
BRAWL RULESET (from the SBR Ruleset)
₪ 3 Stock
₪ 8 minute timer
₪ Items are set to "off" and "none"
₪ All sets with the possible exception of winner's finals, loser's finals, and the championship are best of 3 matches (best of 5 and above is recommended for any "finals" matches)
₪ In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
₪No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
₪In team matches, the ports will be determined in a 1221 fashion; whoever wins the RPS will choose first, then the opposing team will get their ports, and then the teammate of the RPS winner will get the last port.
₪If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
₪Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
₪ If a game ends with Bowser doing his suicide klaw and it ends in sudden death, the sudden death will be ignored and that game will count as a win for Bowser.
₪You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
₪ Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
₪ Stalling is banned.
₪ Life Stealing is allowed
₪Set team attack to ON
₪Stage Lists
The SBR Recommended rule list uses the stage striking system. In this system, players take turns striking stages from the starter list until only one remains; these stages are not banned and can be counterpicked later in the set. There must be an odd number of starter stages.
Starter
Battlefield
Smashville
Final Destination
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counter
Delfino
Castle Siege
Halberd
Pokémon Stadium 1
Luigi's Mansion
Corneria
Rainbow Cruise
Frigate Orpheon
Norfair
Brinstar
Pokémon Stadium 2
Jungle Japes
Pictochat
Banned
Hyrule Temple
New Pork City
Mario Bros.
Wario Ware
Spear Pillar
Shadow Moses
Flat Zone 2
75m
Rumble Falls
The Summit
Mushroomy Kingdom I & II
Big Blue
Hanenbow
Bridge of Eldin
Port Town Aero Dive
Mario Circuit
Onett
Skyworld
Green Greens
Pirate Ship
Green Hill Zone
Distant Planet
Yoshi's Island (Pipes)
₪Hanenbow may be moved from Ban to Counterpick for Doubles
₪Resolving Ties: Any games ending in time running out should always be decided by stock, and then percents. If percents are the same or both players die simultaneously, there will be a 1 stock overttime or the sudden death will be played out. The TO needs to decide which of these will be used before the tournament. Bowser's suicide klaw is exempt from this rule.
₪Color Blind rule: Should a player have a color-based disability, he or she may request in a teams match to have a specific color for their team. This is so characters such as Lucario or Sonic can be granted the blue team so that there is not unnecessary confusion.
₪ Wiimotes and Classic Controller users should know to take the batteries out of their controllers after finishing a set; not only will this save battery life, but it prevents accidental intereference and delay for tournament matches.
₪The Mages DQ rule: After a match has been called, if a player is two minutes late he will receive a warning. At 4 minutes late, he will be given a loss for the first game of the set. After six minutes, he will be given a loss of the entire set.
A message from Warrior of Zarona:
Hey guys! Once again, The Smash Affiliates are here to bring you SMASHTALITY 4! This is the fourth tournament held by TSA, and this time we've joined up with our friends at Virtual Rush! Just as well, we'll be doing a 2 day event hosting both melee and brawl! Exciting!
If you're traveling far and need housing, please post in this thread and let us know in advance! We expect more out of state smashers to come to this event!
Virtual Rush is connected to the AMC8 at the Granite Run Mall , so finding a parking spot shouldn't be difficult at all. Feel free to step out of the store to the other food restaurants that's nearby! There's also internet access right in the store if you want to go online! All we ask is to be nice and courteous to one another. Watch the language, throw away the garbage, and please, no physical violence of any kind or we'll have to disqualify you and ask you to leave the store. Otherwise, hang around and enjoy playing in the tournament! Post if you have any problems, and please tell me if you're coming - it lets me know who and what to expect.
There will be a $5 spectator fee for those who simply wish to come to the tournament but don't want to play in any of the events. Though this is somewhat of an inconvenience to those who wish to only play friendlies or watch the matches, we do want to keep in mind the amount of space being taken up from those who aren't competing. Please let us know at the door whether or not you are competing in the tournament - if you cannot pay the fee, we unfortunately cannot let you enter the store. We will NOT accept any excuses - You've been cautioned ahead of time, so please keep this in mind when you are headed for the venue. If someone you know is coming hasn't checked this thread, please let them know about the fee. You can always change your mind and choose to compete later on as long as you let us know before the event starts - pay the rest of the fee to be entered into the registration.
We're also going to have to add in a late registration fee of $5 in case you arrive after brackets have been created. However, if you call in advance knowing that you're going to be late, then I can enter your name into the brackets and have you pay later without the late entry fee. Please call my cell phone or the store phone for Chris or me to ensure that you are in the brackets.
We'd also like to know if you're bringing setups: please tell me if you can bring either a TV, a GameCube or Wii with a copy of SSBM or SSBB, or if you can bring everything.
We appreciate all the support that the smashers have for TSA and Smashtality, and we look forward to seeing all of you. Hot and amazing, baby.
WoZ's Cell Phone #- 908-447-8398
Virtual Rush Store Phone # - 610-565-9300
--------------------------------------Available Housing------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------
Pakman (1-2)
- Mogwai
- XYT
Scar(a bunch) sat->sun only
Chibo(a bunch)
GOTM (?) (a bunch)
-----------------------------------------Possible Housing/Unconfirmed-----------------------------------
M2K (?) - Doesn't drive
Cactuar (?)
