Raging Storm series is picking back up again. And we’re kicking things off in Minnesota. We’re very excited to bring this tournament back to MN. Especially after the great success and tons of fun we all had last time.
THIS TIME WE’RE GIVING OUT CASH MONEY TO OUR TOP PLACERS IN SSF4 AND THE NEWLY RELEASED MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3.
This is our way of saying “thank you”, for supporting our first Raging Storm tournament in MN. 
Okay here are the details:
RAGING STORM MINNESOTA 2011!!!
- GUARANTEED POT BONUSES/PRIZES: MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 $500. SSF4 $200. MORTAL KOMBAT IX TOURNAMENT EDITION FIGHT STICK!!! *
What: Raging Storm Minnesota 2011
When: June 18th 2011
Where:
Holiday Inn & Suites (The Grove Room)
3 Appletree Square
Bloomington, MN 55425
VENUE INFORMATION:
Venue Hours - 9AM - 4AM
Venue Fee - $10
This venue fee can be waived. By:
- If you bring a FULL SETUP (consist of T.V, system/console/games with characters unlocked) and WE USE IT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY…you pay $0 venue fee. This is on a first come first served bases.
Hotel Information/Room Rates/Discounts - Coming Soon (I’m going to work out a deal with the Hotel management to cut a deal on hotel room cost for our event)
TOURNAMENT GAMES FEATURED & ENTRY FEES:
Please Note:
Capcom -
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (GUARANTEED $500 POT BONUS) $10 to play
- Super Street Fighter 4 (GUARANTEED $200 POT BONUS) $10 to play
- Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike $5 to play
- Capcom Vs. SNK 2 $5 to play
- Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo: HD Remix $5 to play
- Low Tier Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 $5 to play
SNK -
- King of Fighters XII (if XIII is released on console, we are running that instead lol) $5 to play
- King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match Tougeki Version $5 to play
- King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match $5 to play
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves $5 to play
- Twinkle Star Sprite $5 to play
- Magical Drop 3 $5 to play
Various -
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl - Doubles $10 per teamate/Singles $10 to play
- Super Smash Brothers Melee - Doubles $10 per teamate/Singles $10 to play
- Mortal Kombat IX (Guaranteed Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition Fight Stick) $10 to play
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 $5 to play
- Tekken 6 $10 to play
- Arcana Heart 3 $10 to play
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (if Continuum Shift 2 is released on console we are running that instead) $10 to play
- Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core $5 to play
- Melty Blood: Actress Again $5 to play
Possible Side tournaments -
Please Note: These tournaments will happen if there is space and time available. Featured games have priority over side tournament games.
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
- Mystery Fighting Game Tournament (I’ll have the most horribad fighting games ever this time lol)
ONLINE STREAMING
As much as we STRONGLY encourage everyone to come to our event, we are having this event streamed online. MN’s own Desmond Delaghetto is being awesome to stream this event for everyone. So please show some luv and visit the stream tournament day:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ragingstormmn
TOURNAMENT GAMES TIME SCHEDULE:
Please Note: Sign ups for featured tournament games will be (hopefully) 30 minutes before the tournament is scheduled to start. So you pay the venue fee as soon as you arrive, but you need not register for tournament game(s) UNTIL your game(s) is about to begin.
“…” = Tournament games in progress
9AM - Doors Open, Set Up, and Casuals begin
10AM - Venue fee will be collected throughout the day
11AM - SSBB/SSBM Doubles, HDR, and Melty Blood Actress Again START
Noon - …
1PM - Magical Drop 3
2PM - Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, 3rd Strike, KOFXII, and Arcana Heart 3 START
3PM - …
4PM - SSBB/SSBM Singles, UMK3, and Tekken 6 START
5PM - KOF98UM START
6PM - SSF4 & Mortal Kombat IX START
7PM - Twinkle Star Sprite
8PM - GGXXAC, BBCS, KOF2k2UM START
9PM - …
10PM - …
11PM - Garou, CvS2, Low Tier Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 (we can move it earlier if people request it) START
Midnight - …
1AM - …
2AM - …
3AM - …
4AM - GTFO (lmfao), Hugs, Farewell, Denny’s 
TOURNAMENT POT AND GUARANTEED POT BONUS/PRIZES INFORMATION:
Guaranteed Pot Bonus Payouts:
Please Note: THAT IS EXTRA POT BONUS MONEY, YOU WILL RECEIVE (GUARANTEED MONEY), ON TOP OF THE INITIAL PRIZE MONEY YOU WIN FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 $500: 1st - 60%/$300, 2nd - 30%/$150, 3rd - 10%/$50
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Super Street Fighter 4 $200: 1st - 60%/$120, 2nd - 30%/$60, 3rd - 10%/$20
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Mortal Kombat IX: 1st - MKIX Tournament Edition Fight Stick
Tournament Pot Payouts:
40 participants or less for SMASH/ALL OTHER FIGHTING GAMES:
1st - 60%/70%
2nd - 30%/20%
3rd - 10%/10%
40+ (41 and so on) participants for ALL FIGHTING GAMES:
1st - 55%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 10%
4th - 5%
5th - 2.5% (each)
Please Note: Tournament games with 7 players or less WILL still be held. But in round robin format, winner takes all. Ties sill be figured in single elimination 2/3 matches.
TOURNAMENT GAMES RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (PS3)
-TBA
Super Street Fighter 4 (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character (but may switch ultra), loser may change
Arcana Heart 3 (PS3)
-TBA
Mortal Kombat IX (PS3)
-TBA
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo: HD Remix (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character, loser may change
-Akuma is banned
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (PS2)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character/super, loser may change
-Gill is banned
Capcom vs. SNK 2 (PS2)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same team/groove/order, loser may change
-Evil Ryu, Orochi Iori, Shin Gouki, God Rugal banned
LOW TIER Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same team/order, loser may change
-same character teams are not allowed. Gliches that cause the match to become unplayable are not allowed.
Banned Characters:
Magneto
Storm
Sentinel
Cable
Blackheart
Spiral
Ironman
War Machine
Dr. Doom
Cyclops
Strider
Banned Assist:
Captain Commando - Anti-Air
Psylocke - Anti-Air
Tron Bonne - Projectile
Melty Blood: Actress Again (PS2)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-Winners, Losers and Grand finals are 3/5 matches
-Archetype Earth is BANNED
-Between matches winner must keep the same character and moon type, loser may change
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core (PS2)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character, loser may change
-micro mapping specials and supers banned
-Shadow, Gold, & EX characters, and Justice & Cliff are banned
Tekken 6 (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 3/5 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character, loser may change
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character, loser may change
-unlimited characters and micro mapping specials and distortions banned
King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match Tougeki Version (PS2?)
-Double Elimination, Team Play, 2/3 matches (winner must keep same character but can change order, loser may change character and order)
-Winners, Losers and Grand finals are 3/5 matches
-Boss Row banned (all characters in row)
King Of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS2)
-Double Elimination, Team Play, 2/3 matches (winner must keep same character but can change order, loser may change character and order)
-Winners, Losers and Grand finals are 3/5 matches
-Omega Rugal, Goteniz, and, Orochi Leona/Iori, Orochi are banned
King Of Fighters XII (PS3)
-Double Elimination, Team Play, 2/3 matches (winner must keep same character but can change order, loser may change character and order)
-Winners, Losers and Grand finals are 3/5 matches
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (PS2)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 rounds, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same character, loser may change
Super Smash Brothers Games (Wii/NGC)
- Please Visit the following link for rules and regulations for these games:
Possible Side tournament rules:
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS3)
-Double Elimination, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same team/order, loser may change
-same character teams are not allowed. Gliches that cause the match to become unplayable are not allowed.
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (Wii)
-Double Elimination, 1 round, 2/3 matches
-winners final, losers final, and grand finals are 3/5 matches
-between matches, winner must keep the same team/order, loser may change
**If ANYONE would like to volunteer to run featured tournament games, provide a stream for the event, and or any other way to help out please post up.
As with any tournament…with help from the community to bring in T.Vs, systems/consoles, and games - this tournament can be ran productively and in a timely manner. REMEMBER IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY ON THE VENUE FEE PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOURNAMENT BY BRINGING IN THE GAMES (and equiptment for the games…) YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY.**
This is going to be a fantastic event. And I seriously look forward to all the hype. Any questions or feedback, post here or PM me.
And if you’d like to contact me away from here you can hit me up on facebook.com: Webster Snow Jr.
Thanks and good gaming,
Webster
SPONSORS FOR THIS TOURNAMENT:
- LDA.INC
- Webster Snow Jr.
