5th BEST Extreme Smash in Troy
November 12
Changes since other BEST's:
Location: We're in the same building as every other BEST, but now we're in a much bigger and better room. This room is on the second floor in the center of the building. It can fit 30+ setups and many more people very easily.
Schedule: Melee and Brawl are running separately again. See the schedule section below.
Stages: Stages are the same as those of 4th BEST. See below for the lists.
Entry fees: Singles are $7, and doubles are $12 per team. These are subject to change.
Pools: Pools are back for singles.
Other games: I'm working with another group that is organizing Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, and possibly another game, as additional events at this tournament. The schedule/prices/other has not yet been changed to reflect this, but it will be updated soon.
Where:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union in Troy, NY at the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St. Google Maps search for "Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY."
The tournament room is on the second floor, in a large open central room called the McNeil room. There are four main pillars around the center of the room. This is visible and easily accessible from entrances on the second floor and directly behind the main entrance lobby (go up some stairs to enter the building rather than going in a lower side door).
Google maps image. Most people will probably come from 7/Hoosick St.
Zoomed in plus parking. Greens are definitely free, and parking meters do not charge on weekends. Parking is also available along the sides of some streets.
Building image is how it looks from the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St.
We can provide housing overnight if necessary. Contact us beforehand or post here.
Prices:
No venue fee
$7 Melee singles
$7 Brawl singles
$12 Melee teams (per team)
$12 Brawl teams (per team)
$7 MvC3
$7 SSF4:AE
Payouts:
Singles:
1st - 55%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
4th - 5%
Doubles:
1st - 60%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
Schedule:
Registration for each event will go until the time listed, and then seeding/pool-making starts. Singles will include pools.
9:00am - Venue opens
11:00am - Melee doubles
1:00pm - Melee singles
2:00pm - MvC3
5:00pm - Brawl doubles
7:00pm - Brawl singles, SSF4:AE
12:30am - Venue closes
Melee Rules:
- Items off.
- 4 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- Ties are broken by lives then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned.
- Stalling is banned. This includes any excessive use of tactics like rising pound and wall-bombing in order to deliberately delay the match.
- Glitches like the Ice Climbers' freeze glitch and Mewtwo's Soul Stunner are also banned.
- Wobbling is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
1v1 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
1v1 Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Counterpicks:
None
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Brawl Rules:
- Items off and none.
- 3 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- If time runs out, if either player exceeds 50 ledge grabs, that player receives a loss. Otherwise the winner is determined by stock then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- If the match ends with both players dying from a suicide kill (such as by Bowser or Ganondorf), the initiator of the move is declared the victor.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned. In addition, all people are responsible for their own control scheme/name tag and must make sure it is set before the match begins. Both players must agree to restart a match on account of a controller problem.
- Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as any action that deliberately avoids all conflict as to make the game unplayable. Running from an opponent to get to a better position is not considered stalling, but using chain grabs infinitely against a wall beyond 300% or using Sonic's Neutral B repeatedly underneath the stage is.
- Meta Knight's infinite Dimensional Cape is banned.
- Scrooging is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
Neutrals:
Smashville
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium 1
Delfino Plaza
Halberd
Castle Siege
Frigate Orpheon
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Setups:
Bring them.
Attendance:
Zaandaa
Calm
CAC
tacoreaper
+ RPI (5-15)
Pipe
Vibe
MetalPat
Erk
Beta
Cura
Eevee
Sharky
TheManaLord
San
x13mako
Alt
Unfinished list + maybes + everybody else
T.O. contact info:
Zaandaa/tiger10x (op)
Name: Adam
AIM: Zaandaa
Cell: 207-649-0605
Calm
Name: Kevin
AIM: point of agony89
Cell: 845-248-6331
November 12
Changes since other BEST's:
Location: We're in the same building as every other BEST, but now we're in a much bigger and better room. This room is on the second floor in the center of the building. It can fit 30+ setups and many more people very easily.
Schedule: Melee and Brawl are running separately again. See the schedule section below.
Stages: Stages are the same as those of 4th BEST. See below for the lists.
Entry fees: Singles are $7, and doubles are $12 per team. These are subject to change.
Pools: Pools are back for singles.
Other games: I'm working with another group that is organizing Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, and possibly another game, as additional events at this tournament. The schedule/prices/other has not yet been changed to reflect this, but it will be updated soon.
Where:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Union in Troy, NY at the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St. Google Maps search for "Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY."
The tournament room is on the second floor, in a large open central room called the McNeil room. There are four main pillars around the center of the room. This is visible and easily accessible from entrances on the second floor and directly behind the main entrance lobby (go up some stairs to enter the building rather than going in a lower side door).
Google maps image. Most people will probably come from 7/Hoosick St.
Zoomed in plus parking. Greens are definitely free, and parking meters do not charge on weekends. Parking is also available along the sides of some streets.
Building image is how it looks from the intersection of Sage Ave and 15th St.
We can provide housing overnight if necessary. Contact us beforehand or post here.
Prices:
No venue fee
$7 Melee singles
$7 Brawl singles
$12 Melee teams (per team)
$12 Brawl teams (per team)
$7 MvC3
$7 SSF4:AE
Payouts:
Singles:
1st - 55%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
4th - 5%
Doubles:
1st - 60%
2nd - 30%
3rd - 10%
Schedule:
Registration for each event will go until the time listed, and then seeding/pool-making starts. Singles will include pools.
9:00am - Venue opens
11:00am - Melee doubles
1:00pm - Melee singles
2:00pm - MvC3
5:00pm - Brawl doubles
7:00pm - Brawl singles, SSF4:AE
12:30am - Venue closes
Melee Rules:
- Items off.
- 4 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- Ties are broken by lives then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned.
- Stalling is banned. This includes any excessive use of tactics like rising pound and wall-bombing in order to deliberately delay the match.
- Glitches like the Ice Climbers' freeze glitch and Mewtwo's Soul Stunner are also banned.
- Wobbling is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
1v1 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Fountain of Dreams
1v1 Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Neutrals:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Dreamland
Yoshi's Story
Pokemon Stadium
2v2 Counterpicks:
None
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Brawl Rules:
- Items off and none.
- 3 stock, 8 minutes.
- Team attack on.
- If time runs out, if either player exceeds 50 ledge grabs, that player receives a loss. Otherwise the winner is determined by stock then percentage. Percentage ties will replay the match with one stock on the same stage.
- If the match ends with both players dying from a suicide kill (such as by Bowser or Ganondorf), the initiator of the move is declared the victor.
- Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners finals, losers finals and grand finals sets are best of 5 matches.
- Controller mods are banned. In addition, all people are responsible for their own control scheme/name tag and must make sure it is set before the match begins. Both players must agree to restart a match on account of a controller problem.
- Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as any action that deliberately avoids all conflict as to make the game unplayable. Running from an opponent to get to a better position is not considered stalling, but using chain grabs infinitely against a wall beyond 300% or using Sonic's Neutral B repeatedly underneath the stage is.
- Meta Knight's infinite Dimensional Cape is banned.
- Scrooging is banned.
- Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: The loser cannot pick a stage he or she has won on in the set unless agreed upon by both players. Additionally, if both players agree to play on a banned stage, that stage may be played as well.
- Gentleman's Clause: If the two players agree on a change in a rule, like choosing a banned stage, they are allowed to do so. If there is no agreement, standard rules apply.
Stages:
Neutrals:
Smashville
Final Destination
Battlefield
Yoshi's Island
Lylat Cruise
Counterpicks:
Pokemon Stadium 1
Delfino Plaza
Halberd
Castle Siege
Frigate Orpheon
Set format:
1. Blind picks: Both players select characters.
2. Stage striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in a 1-2-2-1 order according to controller port number.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 for all consecutive matches until the set is complete.
Setups:
Bring them.
Attendance:
Zaandaa
Calm
CAC
tacoreaper
+ RPI (5-15)
Pipe
Vibe
MetalPat
Erk
Beta
Cura
Eevee
Sharky
TheManaLord
San
x13mako
Alt
Unfinished list + maybes + everybody else
T.O. contact info:
Zaandaa/tiger10x (op)
Name: Adam
AIM: Zaandaa
Cell: 207-649-0605
Calm
Name: Kevin
AIM: point of agony89
Cell: 845-248-6331
maybe maybe.
