Attention gamers of Virginia Tech! It’s time again for GGVT’s semi-annual fighting game tournament. Come on out for a chance to show off your skills and win cash prizes in at least one of six fighting games and prove to every gamer on campus who’s the best at throwing punches and Hadoukens.
Come on out to Torg 1060 on April 14th to take part in our biggest tournament of the semester by either competing, free playing with your friends, or just coming out and spectating for what is always an amazing show!
PARKING:
Available parking is marked in yellow here (http://filebox.vt.edu/users/davidamh/campus-map.png) and at any of the parking lots marked “F/S/V” on this map (http://www.vt.edu/where_we_are/maps/campus-map-highres.pdf). Torg 1060 is building 174 on this map, in block M-4, so plan your parking accordingly!
Venue Fee:
The venue fee is going to be $5. YOU ONLY NEED TO PAY THE VENUE FEE IF YOU PLAN ON PLAYING. SPECTATORS DO NOT NEED TO PAY THE VENUE FEE.
Featuring:
Super Street Fighter IV AE ver.2012 (Xbox 360) - $10 entry
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Xbox 360) - $10 entry
Street Fighter X Tekken - (Xbox 360) - $10 entry
The King of Fighters XIII - (Xbox 360) - $5 entry
Super Smash Bros. Melee - (GCN) - $5 entry
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - (Wii) - $5 entry
ALSO FEATURING:
“Scramble for Child’s Play”!
Fight for charity in a Street Fighter X Tekken SCRAMBLE MODE single-elemination team tournament! Entry fee will be $1 per person, or $2 per team. Winner takes the whole pot. FOR EACH PERSON THAT ENTERS THIS TOURNAMENT, GGVT WILL DONATE $1 TO CHILD’S PLAY!
WE NEED CONSOLES!
If you have a setup for any of these games, please feel free to bring them to this event! This is a tournament by the community, for the community, so help a brotha out! Also, if you bring a full setup, we will waive your venue fee! Please email David at davidamh@vt.edu if you plan on bringing a setup.
Tenative Schedule:
11:00am - Registration/Setup/Casuals
12:30pm - SSF4 Apology Edition tournament begins
12:30pm - KoFXIII tournament begins
12:30pm - Melee tournament begins
2:00pm - Scramble for Child’s Play begins
3:30pm - LUNCH BREAK WOOT. Also, more casuals.
4:30pm - Brawl tournament begins
4:30pm - UMvC3 tournament begins
5:30pm - SFxT tournament begins
Rules:
Each tournament will have a double-elimination format. Each match is best 2/3, except for Winner’s, Loser’s, and Grand Finals, which will all be best 3/5. Payouts will be 70/20/10 for all games.
Scramble for Child’s Play will be run in a single-elimination format. Each match is best 2/3, except for semis and finals, which will be best 3/5. Winner gets a prize, to be determined.
GEMS ARE BANNED in both the SFxT tournament and Scramble for Child’s Play.
META KNIGHT IS BANNED from the Brawl tournament. Durr.
Miscellaneous stuff:
If you want to run a side tournament such as a team tournament or a game not listed above, please contact David at davidamh@vt.edu in advance so that we can set aside some space for your tournament. Thanks!
So start training and getting ready for the greatest fight of your life! …Well, at least the greatest fight of this semester.