Questions from a manager at a Video Game Arena

General Discussion
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Hi,

My name is Sean and I am the manager of a video game arena in Maryland, we have a 43,000 square foot facility with over 70 consoles (Xbox 360/One, Wii + WiiU, PS3, Gamecube, Atari, Sega Genesis) and 100+ games. I would like to have the arena appeal more to the fighting game scene, we used to have an outside person organize super smash bros tournaments but they weren’t very well attended ( I learned quickly that gamers don’t necessarily make good employees at a video game arena) we offer a selection of fighting games and I have had customers interested in organized competitive fighting gaming tournaments but it’s outside my area of expertise.

So my questions for you guys are:

What kind of tournament style is best suited for a fighting game tournament?

How do you reach the fighting game audience? (This community seems like a good step)

What do people generally charge for admission into fighting game tournaments?

I’m not looking to become the next big giant fighting game event, but I want the Arena to cater to all different genres of video games for my customers.

Thank you for any assistance.

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You’re going to get better responses in Fighting Game Discussion. We here marooned in General Discussion don’t really play games seriously.

So I don’t lose my facade by being too helpful, I’m going to insult you. Ready? Here goes: Wrong fucking section. MODS MOVE THIS.

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Oops thank you Raz0r I must have clicked the wrong thread, moderators if you could please delete this thread I’d appreciate it I’ll move it over myself.

Thank you.

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You’ll want to look at already established TO’s (tournament organizers). People in your area who’ve been around the block usually can give you the best advice on what works for you in your area specifically. They also will know most of the players and can communicate with the already existing fgc members. Also, you want to look at the list of TO’s to avoid somewhere here on SRK. It shows all of the shady members/event organizers you will want to avoid dealing with. For the most part though, a lot of people have moved to facebook and twitter to send out event information, so i strongly suggest to establish an account with each to get your place more notice. Good luck to ya.

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Thanks a lot Gamegeezer, I’ll try to find that list of TO’s, we’ve been open since October of last year and we’ve already ran into some shady people and I’d rather not do it again.

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I found [this one](Tournament Organizers/Venues/Players to Avoid! -- PLAYERS, PLEASE READ BEFORE ATTENDING A TOURNAMENT but i know there is another thread with a more vast list.

Check out the announcements on Fighting Game Discussion section of the site. They got some good resources there too.

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Thank you, I sincerely appreciate any help and you taking your time to assist me.