GameClucks Saturday Slugfest VIII - February 16, 2012
Part of the Pacific Northwest Road to EVO 2013
Organized by Chris Anderson and GameClucks
Community: Facebook Event / Facebook Group
Description
Saturday Slugfest is currently the Pacific Northwest’s largest monthly fighting game tournament series. It is organized by GameClucks in Lynnwood, WA (just 25m north of Seattle) and sponsored by Another Castle Video Games, NOS Energy Drink, Plantronic Gamecom, and Eightarc.
History
Since March of 2009, GameClucks has been involved in the FGC with events ranging from weeklies to monthlies to our region’s yearly event, Northwest Majors. Most of the region’s top players have come to GameClucks events to compete or hang out including former EVO champions such as Jason “AfroCole” Cole ('02 ST), Spark ('11 BB), and coL|Filipino Champ ('12 UMvC3).
Community
Players of all skill levels can be found at our events and we’re very welcoming to new attendees. This is also the best way to get to know your local scene and we can easily let you know where to find casuals or tournaments near you.
Who’s Coming?
Most of the online discussion for this event happens on Facebook. There you can see a list of people who have RSVPed. There are currently 63 players marked as attending with the number rising as we get closer to the event.
Notable players include: SRKUW|Darryn (top 16 Canada Cup), *Hiipower *(formerly DrDoomKills, 33rd UMvC3 EVO '12/1st UMvC3 Saturday Slugfest VII), BG|Rattana (3rd SeattleVersus EOS 2012, sponsored by Blight Gaming), *Cam *(top 8 UMvC3 NWM4/1st SCV Saturday Slugfest VII), *Finelikewine49 *(1st AE 2012 Slugfest VII/SFxT 2013 Secret Boss), *Sam B *(1st AE 2012 Best Bout Beatdown/1st KOF XIII Saturday Slugfest VIII), SRKUW|Fawwaz (1st AE 2012 SeattleVersus Pot Bonus Battles), *R_Panda *(9th VF5FS EVO '12), *STB|Shujinkydink *(2nd MK9 NWM4), *Psylence *(1st TTT2 Saturday Slugfest VII), SRKUW|Shaka (1st Saturday Slugfest VII), and more!
Stream
Our events are streamed live every month on Twitch.tv by Khaos Gaming and can also be found on YouTube. For updates, follow @khaos_gaming on Twitter.
We hope you can join us for some games and/or tournaments! Please support your scene!
- Loz
**Details: **
Address: 3333 184th St SW, Lynnwood, WA
Date: Saturday, February 16th
Time: 1:00pm until 12:00am
Venue Fee: $5 (includes casuals and tournaments)
VIP Fee: $10 (includes the $5 venue fee, ask at the venue for details)
Entry Fee: $10 for AE 2012, UMvC3, and VF5FS. $5 for SFxT 2013, P4U, KOF XIII, SCV, TTT2, and MK9
Games
7:00pm - $10 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012 (360)
5:00pm - $10 Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (360)
3:00pm - $5 Street Fighter X Tekken ver. 2013 (360)
3:00pm - $5 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3)
5:00pm - $5 The King of Fighters XIII (PS3/360)
7:00pm - $5 Persona 4 Arena (PS3/360)
5:00pm - $10 Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (360)
3:00pm - $5 Mortal Kombat (PS3)
3:00pm - $5 Soulcalibur V (PS3/360)
Schedule
**Note: **Registration goes until 30m before the start time of each event at which point “late registration” opens. We DO take registration by phone or Facebook.
1:00pm: Doors open
3:00pm: SFxT 2013, MK9, SCV, TTT2
5:00pm: UMvC3, KOF XIII, VF5FS
7:00pm: AE 2012, P4U
**Other Notes: **
BYOC is strongly encouraged, however, players may be able to lend equipment if needed.
Players typically show up an hour before their event starts. We highly recommend you do the same.
Payouts:
11 or less (top 2): 75%, 25%
12 or more (top 3): 70%, 20%, 10%
Pacific Northwest Road to Evo 2013
Current Standings: AE 2012 / UMvC3
This event is part of our PNWR2E where we are sponsoring 3 players (flight, hotel, and registration) to attend EVO 2013. Two of these sponsorships will be awarded to the winner of an invitational 8-man tournament for both AE 2012 and UMvC3. The final sponsorship will be decided by raffle. All attendees earn raffle tickets (1 for our weeklies, 4 for our monthlies) that will earn them a shot at winning the final sponsorship.
Sponsors
Another Castle Video Games
NOS Energy Drink
Plantronic Gamecom
Eightarc
Questions?
Feel free to ask here, through Facebook, or twitter!