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AX Console Gaming Tournament Schedule and Rules

General rules and information for tournaments:

You can sign up for any tournament starting when the game room opens. The entry fee for each tournament will be $5 (cash only), and those fees will be split amongst the winners (70/20/10) with 10% of the total fees being kept by the SPJA to cover tournament costs. You can use your own custom stick so long as it is wired (except for Tatsunoko v. Capcom and Super Smash Bros. where we will allow wireless controllers). We will have two Madcatz fightsticks (regular edition), 2 Sega Saturn USB pads, and Sony DualShock pads for PS3 games and many Gamecube pads for Smash Brothers. Whoever has signed up first, gets preference for pads when their match comes up. Due to the limited number of pads we have available, we strongly recommend you bring your own or sign up early if you do have a preference!

Tatsunoko v. Capcom

1st place also wins a Tatsunoko VS Capcom Arcade FightStick for Wii supplied by Madcatz
Rules:

• Single elimination.
• Best 2 out of 3 games.
• Each game is set to 99 seconds.
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time. Burning Ruins can be opted out of if it is randomly chosen.
• Loser may change characters between games, winner must stay with the same characters.
• 128 person cap

Melty Blood

Rules:

• Double elimination
• Best 2 out of 3 rounds
• Nothing is banned.
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time.
• Loser may change characters in between games, winner must stay with the same character.
• 64 person cap

Tekken 6

1st place also wins a Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick TE "S" for PS3 supplied by Madcatz
Rules:

• Double elimination
• Best 3 out of 5 rounds
• Best 2 out of 3 games (Best 3 out of 5 for finals)
• 60 second matches
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time.
• Loser may change characters in between games, winner must stay with the same character.
• 64 person cap

Guilty Gear

Rules:

• Double elimination
• Best 2 out of 3 rounds
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time.
• Loser may change characters in between games, winner must stay with the same character.
• 64 person cap

Blaz Blue: Continuum Shift

Rules:

• Single elimination
• Best 2 out of 3 rounds
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time.
• Loser may change characters in between games, winner must stay with the same character.
• 32 person cap

-No entry fee
-Prizing supplied by Aksys:

1st Place:

1. Blaz Blue: Continuum Shift Mad Catz Fightstick of choice
2. BB Canvas bag
3. BB Comic
4. Signed poster by Mori & Daisuke
5. T-shirt
6. BB Folder
7. BBCS Game**

2nd Place:

1. BB Canvas bag
2. BB Comic
3. Signed poster by Mori & Daisuke
4. T-shirt
5. BB Folder
6. BBCS Game**

3rd Place:

1. BB Canvas bag
2. BB Comic
3. Signed poster by Mori & Daisuke
4. T-shirt
5. BB Folder

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Rules:

• Single elimination
• Each match is best 2 out of 3
• Finals will be best 3 out of 5
• 128 person cap
• Stock: 3
• Time: 7 mins
• Items: None/Off
• Standing infinites are not allowed (no DDD on Donkey Kong, Luigi, etc. for example). Small steps are also banned.
• Any game-breaking glitches which stall the match or freeze the character indefinitely can not be used and player who initiates will be disqualified for that
  round.
• If any player wins on a stage then that player can not pick that same stage for any other match in the set unless it is agreed upon by both players
• No pausing will be allowed unless it is to report a technical difficulty or possible cheating
• No stalling (ex planking). Referees can disqualify a player for a round if caught stalling in any method. What Ref says goes.
• Meta Knights Infinite Cape Glitch is Banned when used for stalling
• Ledge Grab Limit for every round is 35 grabs.

Note: If you don’t understand a rule, ask a staff member about it! If you break a rule because you didn’t understand, you will still be disqualified. Ask BEFORE your match for best results!

Stage List

Starters
Final Destination
Battle Field
Smashville

Counter Picks
Delfino Plaza
Lylat Cruise
Castle Seige
Yoshis Island
Frigate Orpheon
Battleship Halberd
Pokemon Stadium 1 (Melee)
Pictochat

Match Flow
The first round is played on one of the 3 starter stages (listed above). Each player crosses off a stage from the list, leaving 1 stage left, which is selected. After the first round, winner gets to choose one stage from either stage list that he would like to “ban” his opponent from choosing for the next round. Then, the loser selects a stage. Then, the player who won chooses a character, followed by the player who lost. The round is then played with those characters on that stage.

For any necessary additional rounds, the paragraph above applies to how the stage and characters are chosen.

Note: These rules exist to keep character advantages and stage balances in check in terms of balanced gameplay.

Super Street Fighter IV (morning)

1st place also wins a Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick TE “S” for PS3 supplied by Madcatz
Rules:

• Single elimination
• Best 2 out of 3 rounds, Best 2 out of 3 games, Best 3 out of 5 games for the finals
• Nothing is banned.
• Random stage select, unless players agree on stage ahead of time.
• Loser may change characters in between games, winner must stay with the same character
• 128 person cap