Game Underground Tournament Spectacular - GUTS! Road to APEX Qualifier

Game Underground of Framingham, Massachusetts is happy to announce once again that they will be holding a Major right in the heart of Boston on the 28th-30th of September! The tournament venue has been carefully picked out, right off the Train Line with easy access from the airport, and has a wide range of entertainment, which I will cover in a moment.

VENUE INFO

Location
Holiday Inn Boston-Somerville
30 Washington St
Somerville, MA 02143
Phone (617)628-1000

Hotel Rates
Special Room Rates for Tournament Guests, ask for the Game Underground Room Rate!
Single/Double $129.99
Triple/Quad $139.99
We recommend staying at the hotel as they have been very good to us and intend on letting us host events in the future if this goes well!

Food
We have also worked very hard to get affordable food at this event!

PRICES FOR CASH CONCESSIONS:
Mini Pizza - $3.00
Potato Chips - $1.00
Roll Ups - $5.00
Hot Dogs - $2.50
Chicken Fingers - $5.00
Candy Bar - $1.25
Cookie - $1.50
Brownie - $1.50
Soda - $1.25
Water - $1.00

The food sales from the concession stands at the venue directly effect our ability to put this event on at an affordable price. Please help us continue to have events at this awesome location by purchasing food from the venue.

Entertainment
Hotel has a pool that can be accessed if you are staying at the hotel and have a room key. They also have a nightclub in which we will be able to set up some games in for late night freeplay and drinking for those who are 21+!

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

Venue Fee
$30 Pre-order online (details to come in the near future)
$40 At the door

Games
Super Smash Bros Melee (Singles and Doubles) - Ruleset
(Hosted by Elen and Kevin M) APEX 2013 Qualifier
Super Smash Bros Brawl (Singles and Doubles) - Ruleset - AllisBrawl Page
(Hosted by Dazwa) APEX 2013 Qualifier

Street Fighter IV AE 2012 ($300 Pot Bonus from Replay'd)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 ($300 Pot Bonus)
SRK Thread
(Hosted by LuckyD) APEX 2013 Qualifier

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Tekken Zaibasu Thread

Soul Calibur V - 8WayRun Thread

Dead or Alive 5 - Freestepdodge Thread
(Hosted by Greg Nicolas from Ulitmate Gaming Spot)

Mortal Kombat

Street Fighter X Tekken

Skullgirls - Dustloop Thread

KOF XIII - Dreamcancel Thread
(Hosted by HalfEmpty)

Virtua Fighter

Persona 4 Arena - MM Thread

WWE 12
(Hosted by GCW's Rusty Shank)


Schedule

Friday Sept 28th
2pm Doors Open for Signups/Freeplay
7pm Street Fighter X Tekken (360)
7pm Virtua Fighter 5 FB (PS3)
7pm WWE 12 TLC (360)
9pm Setups in Bar 21+
12am GUTS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT

Saturday Sept 29th
10am GUTS Opens for Signups/Freeplay
11am Mortal Kombat (PS3)
11am Persona 4 Arena (360)
11am Dead or Alive 5 (360)
1pm Madden 13 (360)
1pm Smash Bros Melee Doubles (Wii) (Until Top 8)
1pm Smash Bros Brawl Doubles (Wii) (Until Top 8)
1pm Soul Calibur V (PS3)
1pm WWE 12 Tornado Tag (360)
2pm Super Street Fighter IV AE (360)
330pm Smash Bros Melee Singles (Wii)
330pm Smash Bros Brawl Singles (Wii)
4pm Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3)
4pm WWE 12 Extreme Rules (360)
5pm Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (360)
9pm Setups in Bar 21+
12am GUTS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT

Sunday Sept 30
(Tournaments)
11am Skullgirls (360)
11am King of Fighters XIII (360)

(Tournament Finals)
10am Madden 13 TOP 2
11am WWE Extreme Rules TOP 2
12pm Mortal Kombat TOP 4
1pm KOF TOP 4
1pm Smash Bros Melee 1v1 TOP 8, to be followed by Smash Bros Brawl 1v1 TOP 8
2pm DOA 5 TOP 4
3pm Persona 4 TOP 4
4pm Tekken Tag 2 TOP 8
6pm SSFAE TOP 8
8pm UMVC3 TOP 8

Please join our Facebook Event Page for GUTS at:
http://www.facebook.com/events/119746354833872/

www.Game-Underground.com

Melee Ruleset

1. 4 Stocks
2. 8 Minute Time Limit
3. Pause Is Turned On by Default
If a player requests pause off it will be turned off for that set.
If a player pauses, the person pausing will lose a stock if the opponent requests it.
If it is a teams match, both players on the pausing team will lose a stock if the opponent requests it.
4. Items set to “Off” and “None”
5. Wobbling / Blizzobbling is legal.
6. Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., Ice Climbers’ Freeze Glitch or Mewtwo’s Soul Stunner., etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
7. The act of stalling is banned. Stalling is intentionally making the game unplayable, such as continuing infinite’s (wobbling/blizzobbling) past 300%, or reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you. Peach’s wall-bombing, or Jigglypuff’s rising pound can be used as long as it is not for the purpose of stalling for a period greater than 30 seconds. The same goes for any other similar tactics.
8. In the event of a match going to time, the winner will be determined in the following order:
More remaining stock.
Less percentage.
If the match ends with both players dying at the same time or if time ran out with both players at equal percent, an identical rematch of the previous match will be played out. Same characters, and same stage.
9. Match sets in both pools and bracket are 2/3 games. Winners, Losers, and Grand Finals in singles and doubles are played 3/5 games.
10. Pools placement is determined first by game win percentage. In the event of a tie it then goes to set win percentage, then head to head matchup.

Stage Selection

Singles Random List: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Dreamland 64, Fountain of Dreams

Singles Counterpick Stages: Brinstar, Kongo Jungle 64, Pokemon Stadium, Rainbow Cruise.

Doubles Random List: Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Story, Dreamland 64, Pokemon Stadium.

Doubles Counterpick Stages: Rainbow Cruise, Brinstar, Kongo Jungle 64

Set Procedure (Advanced Slob Picks)

1. Port Priority is determined. If it can not be agreed on you may rocks, paper, scissors for it.
2. Each Player/Team selects one controller port to use for each Player.
3. Each Player/Team selects one character for each Player. A double blind pick may be called by any player.
4. The first game is played on a Stage selected from the 5(five) Neutral Stage List by the Stage Striking Method. The order of stage striking will be 1-2-1. The player/team with higher port priority strikes first. (Player/Team 1 strikes one stage, followed by Player/Team 2 striking two stages, with Player/Team 1 then striking one of the two remaining stages).
5. The first match is played.
6. The Player/Team that won the previous match may announce one “Stage Ban” if they have not already done so in this set.
7. The Player/Team that lost the previous match announces the stage for the next match from either the Neutral Stage List or the Counterpick Stage List. Any Stage named as a “Stage Ban” by the either Player/Team may not be selected.
8. The Player/Team that won the previous match chooses their character(s).
9. The Player/Team that lost the previous match chooses their character(s).
10. The next match is played.
11. Repeat steps 6-11 for all proceeding matches until a winner is determined.
12. Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick the stage he or she last won on unless agreed upon by both players.

Doubles Modified Rules

1. Team Attack set to “On”
2. Life stealing is allowed.
3. In the event of a game going to time, the winner will be determined by which ever team has more remaining stock.
4. In the event of a game going to time and both teams have an equal amount of combined stocks, then whichever team has a lower combined percent is declared the winner. In the event of same stock equal combined percent, the match is replayed with the same stage and characters.

Conduct Rules

1. BYOC (Bring your own controller): Players are expected to bring their own controller and be prepared for every tournament set.
2. Controller mods of ANY kind (short-hop mod, L-trigger mod, etc), except for cosmetic changes (paint job, different colored plastic), are banned. If you are caught using a banned controller you will be disqualified from the tournament with no refund.
3. Turbo or programmed buttons of any kind are banned. You may use third party controllers or pads that have these features, but if you are suspected of using the banned features you will not be allowed to use that controller any longer. Failure to comply can also result in disqualification.
4. You are responsible for your own equipment Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible, keep an eye on your equipment and always check to make sure you’re using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. Both parties need to agree if a match is to be restarted because of these problems.
5. Intentional forfeiting, match fixing, splitting, and any other forms of bracket manipulation are not allowed and punishable as seen fit by the tournament organizer.
6. No substitutions are allowed for singles or doubles.
7. Coaching is allowed only between games, not during. Failure to adhere to this will lead to punishment at the tournament organizer discretion, which could include the removal from the venue.
8. DQ Rule: Arriving too late for a match will result in a DQ. Player(s) will have 5 minutes to show up before a loss of the first match. 5 more minutes results in a loss of the set. For doubles, both players on a team need to be present in order to play.
9. The tournament organizer has the right to save/record any tournament match if possible and has the right to upload said match.
10. Disrupting your opponent physically or intending to disrupt their play (through something such as screaming in a player’s ear) will result in a warning. Repeated action will result in disqualification from the tournament and possibly ejection from the venue. Observers who physically disrupt players are to be dealt with as the Tournament Organiser sees fit. Disqualification is recommended if possible, and ejection from the venue is also a possible punishment.
11. Although a rarity in melee (regarding textures and other game hacks):
Players may request that any texture, stage, or other hacks be disabled during a tournament set. If this is unable to be done, they may switch to a different setup if available.
12. Players are not allowed to use any game altering hacks, such as model or physics modifications for tournament play.

Information regarding prize payout coming soon! All rules are subject to change until declared finalized. If anyone has any questions about the event or rule set, feel free to use the Mass Madness email and I'll get to them personally as soon as possible.

massmadnessssbm@gmail.com

BRAWL RULESET

BASIC RULES
3 stocks, 10-minute timer, each item is turned off, item amount set to "NONE", team attack on, pause off
Double-elim bracket, best of 3 sets (with winners, losers, and grand finals BO5)

LIMITING RULES
No modified controllers
No using infinites for stalling purposes (CGs etc limited to 300%)
No Infinite Dimensional Cape (incidental use of IDC is tolerable)
Only one Meta Knight is allowed per team in 2v2
40 Ledge grab limit per character
No scrooging (player may travel under the stage once from the ledge)
* "Traveling under the stage once from the ledge" is defined as dropping off the ledge on one side of the stage and reaching the height of the original ledge on the other side of the stage, without being hit by an opposing player.

SET FORMAT
Game 1:
1. Stage-striking order and controller ports are determined by Rock-Paper-Scissors
2. In singles, the RPS loser strikes a stage from the starter list, followed by the RPS winner. In doubles, strike order is winner-loser-loser-winner.
4. Players select their characters (players may elect to have a double-blind character selection)

Game 2 (and on):
1. Loser may select controller port
2. Winner may ban a stage, which cannot be played in the set
3. Loser selects a stage
4. Winner chooses character
5. Loser chooses character
6. Repeat steps 1-5 until the set is decided

STAGES (Singles)
Starter:


Counterpick:


STAGES (Doubles)
Starter:


Counterpick:


TIMEOUTS
In the event that a match goes to time, the victor will be decided by the following steps, in order:
1. Number of ledgegrabs (if a player exceeds 40 ledgegrabs, that player will be declared the loser. If both players exceed the limit, check next criteria)
2. Number of remaining stocks
3. Amount of damage percent
4. If stocks and damage percent identical, the match will be replayed on the same stage, with each player at one stock.[/center]

AAAAAAAAAAND just in case.

First post with content in it

Crazy hyped.

more people have to know about this smashers, so do your best to spread word fast, this is only 2 mo away!

having a meeting regarding the event at Mass Madness 5A this weekend, expect major updates afterward :D

This will be amazing.

I'm excited

i want to go to this, can anybody have a room they can split for sat nigth?

I also want to go to this as well. and im looking for people as well to spilt for sat night too

or if someone can house people it would be less money to spend

Website is finally up for GUTS! TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Make sure you buy your venue fee in addition to what events you are entering! Full tournament start times are there too!
www.Game-Underground.com

So if I really just want to go for Melee, I can't do venue for a day or two can I?

Sorry man. This venue is EXPENSIVE so we need to do $30 and HOPE to break even. I hope you come it's gonna be sick.

ganna be well worth it

Hm, interesting

Melee rule set it up! If you have any questions or feedback on the rules, send me an email at massmadnessssbm@gmail.com and I'll get back to it ASAP.

is there a tentative schedule up for this i want to know so i can ask for the days off i can make it for saturday/sunday probally not friday

Maybe =O
10maybes

If Project M is gonna happen, I'll definitely be there

The Great Gonzales said:

is there a tentative schedule up for this i want to know so i can ask for the days off i can make it for saturday/sunday probally not friday

Click to expand...

The schedule is still being worked out, but I believe currently there are no smash brothers events on Friday.

requesting days off tomorrow

see you people there

DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL AUG 29th SO BOOK YOUR HOTEL SOON! Call and ask for the "Game Underground Rate"

Here is the final schedule for those asking.

Friday Sept 28th

7pm Street Fighter X Tekken (360)
7pm Virtua Fighter 5 FB (PS3)
7pm WWE 12 TLC (360)

Saturday Sept 29th

11am Mortal Kombat (PS3)
11am Persona 4 Arena (360)
11am Dead or Alive 5 (360)
1pm Smash Bros Melee Doubles (Wii)
1pm Smash Bros Brawl Doubles (Wii)
1pm Soul Calibur V (PS3)
1pm WWE 12 Tornado Tag (360)
2pm Super Street Fighter IV AE (360)
330pm Smash Bros Melee Singles (Wii)
330pm Smash Bros Brawl Singles (Wii)
4pm Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3)
4pm WWE 12 Extreme Rules (360)
5pm Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (360)

Sunday Sept 30

11am Skullgirls (360)
11am King of Fighters XIII (360)
12pm Finals of all Tournaments
Top 8 SFIVAE, UMVC3, Tekken Tag 2,
Brawl, Melee
Top 4 of Select Tournaments TBA
Schedule TBA for Finals Viewing

***THESE TIMES ARE WHEN YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE AREA WHERE YOUR TOURNAMEN IS BEING HELD. THE START TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE.***

GameUnderground said:

DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL AUG 29th SO BOOK YOUR HOTEL SOON! Call and ask for the "Game Underground Rate"

Click to expand...

Quoting for emphasis!!

so i'll ask once again anybody have a hotel room reserved that they want to split?

Just posting to say I'm looking forward to this, gonna be my first serious offline tourney.

oh my the hypeeeeeee

Is there a spectator fee? What about with friendlies?

Tickets are $30 online up until the week before the event and $40 at the door. That's $10 per day! If you are not entering any tournaments it's still the same price. There will be setups for friendlies the whole time except maybe the first couple hours of each tournament! It should be sick.

ALSO HOTEL DISCOUNT GOES AWAY NEXT WEDNESDAY SO BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW TO NOT MISS OUT!

btw i would be totally down for a Tournament Figthers tourney, reserved a room. If anybody needs housing let me know. first come first served

Reminder! You only have until THIS WEDNESDAY Aug 29th to reserve your room at our discounted price! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROOM UNTIL CHECKOUT YOU JUST NEED TO BOOK IT WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD!! Price now: Single/Double $129.99
Triple/Quad $139.99 THESE ARE GOING FOR 249.99 WITHOUT OUR DISCOUNT!!! GET YOURS HELD NOW!

CALL DIRECT AND ASK FOR GAME UNDERGROUND RATE

Here's Proof of the rate cost:http://www.expedia.com/Somerville-H...2e9-9a072f03179c&&hashTag=default&rfrr=-30461

Anyone in the area have a floor I can sleep on? I'll throw money at you.

GREAT NEWS!!! I was able to convince the hotel to extend the discounted hotel rate of
Single/Double $129.99
Triple/Quad $139.99 until next Thursday the 13th!!!! MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR ROOM SETTLED BY THEN! You do not have to pay right now just give a credit card to hold the room! I really worked hard to get them to do this so don't miss out!

A New England Winter said:

Anyone in the area have a floor I can sleep on? I'll throw money at you.

Click to expand...

GameUnderground said:

GREAT NEWS!!! I was able to convince the hotel to extend the discounted hotel rate of
Single/Double $129.99
Triple/Quad $139.99 until next Thursday the 13th!!!! MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR ROOM SETTLED BY THEN! You do not have to pay right now just give a credit card to hold the room! I really worked hard to get them to do this so don't miss out!

Click to expand...

this is destiny, mr zao

A New England Winter said:

Anyone in the area have a floor I can sleep on? I'll throw money at you.

Click to expand...

i currently have space in my room since smashers are lazy as hell when it comes to planning. First come first served you lazy *******s

Huge GUTS Announcement! 1 DAY SPECTATOR PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! They are $15 and you can hang out and play free play for 1 day. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER ANY TOURNAMENTS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE 3 DAY FULL PASS.

Me and Alex are gonna try our very best to be here. Just gotta work out our ride/way to get here and we're set.

I'll be at this for Melee. Lookin' forward to it!