This is an out of pocket production?
New Orleans will be hosting its first Regional Tournament sponsored by various gaming facilities here in New Orleans such as Play N Trade -> http://www.playntrade.com/ along with Dibbz Internet Caf -> http://www.dibbz.net/. This event is strictly coming out of Tournament Director Patrick Henry (Vegita-x) Pockets, at least $1000.00 and counting. I also have decided to put in an additional $100.00 for the Street Fighter 4 winner along with other various prizes.
This is the first of many regional tournaments that will be held here in New Orleans?So Lets get hype you bitches? (Houston. Florida…Alabama where the fuck are u…:badboy:)
Location:
The LaQuinta Inn & Suites->http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-397898-la_quinta_inn_suites_new_orleans_airport-i?action=pictures
2610 Williams Blvd
Kenner, La 70062
Ball Room
T: 504-466-1401
Tournament Director:
Patrick Henry (Vegita-x)
T: 504-655-2963
Sponsors:
Dibbz Internet Cafe -> http://www.dibbz.net/
Play N Trade ->http://www.playntrade.com/
Prizes:
1st: 65% of the pot
2nd: 25% of the pot
3rd: 10% of the pot
Costs:
$10 Venue Fee (Venue fee is waived if you bring a set up)
$10 Marvel vs Capcom 2
$10 Street Fighter III: Third Strike
$10 Smash Brothers Brawl
$10 Soul Calibur 4
$10 Street Fighter 4 (PS3 and Xbox) Additional $100.00 for 1st place
Schedule:
1000 - Venue opens for Casuals/Registration
1200 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament
1300 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 Tournament
1300 ? Soul Calibur 4 Tournament
1400 - Street Fighter III: Third Strike Tournament
1500 - Street Fighter 4 Tournament
Update: 3-17-09
I have reserved 20 block rooms for this event for any out of Towerns coming in. The regular rate is $109.00 per night but if you reserve your room by 5/15/09 it will only cost you $65.00 a night…Can’t beat that… Please advise the agent when making the reservation to refer to group …New Orleans Regional Video Game…
Update: 4-6-09
Smash Brothers Brawl
Rules:
KNOW THESE! I will hold every player responsible for knowing the rules. If you play a game on a stage you didn’t know was banned, TOO BAD. No matches will be replayed due to ignorance of the rules.
Know the rules.
-3 stock; 7:00 (Ties broken by stock then percent. 1 stock rematch if even % and stock.)
-Team attack on
-no items
-best 2/3, Winner’s, Loser’s, and Grand Finals are 3/5
-Bring your own controller
-advanced slob picks
-Stage striking for first pick (players may agree on a stage or random)
-Stage bans: each player may ban one stage after stage striking occurs
-Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule: a player/ team may not pick a stage that he won on previously in the set
-A game ending with a Bowsercide counts as a win for Bowser.
-Team Color Rule-If a team has Lucario on it, they get to be blue.
-Team ports will be 1221. R-P-S to decide if there is a disagreement.
-We’ll call your match a few times. If you haven’t show within 5, maybe 10 minutes, you lose.
No Excessive stalling. End infinites no later than 300%. The Infinite dimensional cape is banned.
STAGE STRIKING:
We will use STAGE STRIKING to start the set. NOT RANDOM (unless both players agree). Basically, Player A chooses one stage from the Starter list that he doesn’t want to play. Player B picks a stage he doesn’t want from the remaining list. Players A & B alternate until only one stage is left. This is the stage for the first match.
Stage List
Starter:
Lylat, FD, Battlefield, Smashville, Yoshi’s, Delfino, Pokemon Stadium 1
Counterpick:
Halberd, Brinstar, Castle Siege, Frigate, Rainbow Cruise, PS2, Pictochat, Norfair, Corneria (teams only), Jungle Japes, and Pirate Ship
Banned:
The rest
now this is getting good. summer in n.o. has extra incentives now
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