[Feb 21] Battle Royale 8 - Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Battle Royale 8

Where
Ottawa, Ontario.
1385 Woodroffe Ave.
Algonquin College, Robert C. Gillett Student Commons
2nd floor. lobby and rooms e206a/b

When
Saturday, February 21st. 10 AM – 9 PM

Why You Should Come
This event is happening at Battle Royale 8, a 24-hour LAN party. We’ll have tournaments, freeplay and more.

http://www.battleroyale.ca/br8/
https://www.facebook.com/battleroyale8

All venue profits will be going to Child’s Play–getting games to children stuck in hospitals. Please come out and support us.

Pricing
For this event, we’re adhering to Battle Royale’s standard $10 one-time entry fee. The venue fee for console fighters is covered by the general admission ticket for Battle Royale. There may be a discount for those who bring equipment (pending).

$10 entry free for main games
$5 entry fee for side tournaments
No spectator fee

Main Games
Super Smash Bros. Melee (Round Robin Pools, then Double Elimination Bracket)
Smash Bros. for Wii U
Ultra Street Fighter 4
Guilty Gear Xrd
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Mystery Games Tournament (free entry)

There will be a pot bonus of $50 for USF4, GG Xrd, Melee, and Smash 4.

Side Games - Pending
There will be side tournaments for these games if there are at least 8 participants—come out and represent. Sign-ups for side games close after the break following Guilty Gear Xrd. Post that you want to participate in a side game or let us know during on-site registration.

For the Street Fighter exhibitions, we’d like to do a home versus visitors team battle/grudge matches if possible.

Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Guilty Gear+R
Skullgirls
King of Fighters XIII
Blazblue Chronophantasma
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Arcana Heart Max 3: Love Max
Dengeki Bunko Climax
Under-Night In-Birth

Tournament Start-times
10 AM - Registration Opens
12 AM – Melee (Singles)
2 PM – GG Xrd
3 PM – Mystery Games
4 PM – USF4, TTT2
5 PM - Smash 4
7 PM – Smash and Street Fighter Exhibitions

There will be 40-minute food breaks during Melee (singles) round-robin pools. There will be another break after Melee (singles) double-elimination bracket, USFIV, and GG Xrd.

Parking
There is all-day free parking in the lot outside the building.

Venue
Same as last time–games will be set up in the lobby and conference room (e206a). Room e207b is now a break room. Please remember to shower and wear deodorant for the event.

For refreshments, look to the Starbucks on the floor below and the fast-food restaurants nearby (McDonalds, Pizza Pizza, Subways, Harvey’s, etc).

Thanks to everyone who brought equipment last time. We’re grateful and would be happy if you do so again, however, we cannot waive venue fees this time because all the proceeds are going towards charity. =)

Check back for any changes. We’ll be updating the Facebook group and threads on a regular basis.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/algonquincgc/

Volunteering Equipment
Let us know at registration. We welcome consoles patched with the latest updates, copies of tournament games, and monitors/CRTs.

Staff
Bruce “Krakatoa” – Tournament host, Carrot-top
Myles “Contra” – Mystery games guru
Colin “Lofobal” - Very anime
Will “100 Dollar Bill” – Mind crushed
Kingsley “Kingsley is the Best” – Too nice
Jamel “Ogre” – Still MIA
Mason “DV” – Smash specialist
Augustin “Watashi” – Bruce Lee
Johnny “Freezerburn” - Stream technician, HQ Overlord

Event posted on Burning Meter. Hope you guys get a great turnout!