Sync.
Smash Champion
Ascension 3
Houston's main series is back for its third installment at our lovely venue: Cafe Luxor! Let's try and beat 37 entrants this time! Since our tournament brought in ample business for the cafe, they are continuing to use the venue free of charge!
Venue
3730 Washington Ave Houston, TX 77007 "Cafe Luxor"
Our new venue is at the new Cafe Luxor on Washington Avenue. The link to the website and the menu is here: http://www.thecafeluxor.com/#!home/mainPage . Be sure to like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter and be sure to check in when you arrive! This place has a lot of good food and really good service so please give that a try out! Be sure to tip your waiters!
Some general rules for the venue:
1. ABSOLUTELY no outside food or drink. This is very important, because they are not charging us venue fee and rather, trusting us to have at least some of us eat there. So please respect this rule it's very important. Plus this rule helps you because the food there is really good so you'll love yourself for following this one!
2. ABSOLUTELY no one under the age of 18 can smoke any of the hookah that is outside the building. They are trusting me to help enforce this rule even though they card.
3. Have fun and be respectful. No breaking things. PLEASE.
4. PARKING You may only park at the Primeway across the street or on the side of the cafe that's closer to Heights Blvd. PARK ANYWHERE ELSE AND YOU WILL BE TOWED AT YOUR EXPENSE.
Events and Fees
Brawl Singles: $10*
Brawl Doubles: $20 ($10 per person)*
Venue: Free!
Single Stock Singles: $3
Amateur Bracket: Automatically entered if entered in singles**
LATE FEE: $5
*NEW PLAYER DISCOUNT All new players get into singles and doubles half off. I'll keep a record of new players in my computer.
**You will be entered into amateur bracket if you do not make it out of pools. Amateur bracket is SINGLE ELIMINATION.
Schedule
11:00 A.M. Sign-Ups
11:50 A.M. Ground rules and tournament rules announcements
Noon- Singles Pools begin, late fees officially start
~2:00 P.M. Doubles begin and Amateur Bracket begins
~3:30 P.M. Singles begin
~7:00 P.M. Single Stock Singles
Twitter/Livestream/Facebook Event:
Keep up with the twitters below for al the updates on the tournament! The Facebook event is also listed below. The All is Brawl link is also provided.
http://www.twitter.com/OfficialTXSmash
http://www.twitter.com/abastidaramos
https://twitter.com/#!/rockettrainer
https://www.facebook.com/events/434264279965426/
Housing:
I am the only person in Houston currently housing so you may contact me if you would like housing. I can hold many comfortably in my house. Housing is $5 for the whole tournament. My number is below:
Sync: (713)-201-8338
You may also check out http://www.hotels.com/ if you would like to find a hotel close to the venue.
Rules:
[COLLAPSE="Rules"]General Gameplay Rules
3 Stocks
8 Minute Time Limit
Items set to "Off" and "None"
All infinites and chain grabs are legal.
There is a 50 Ledge Grab Limit for all characters except Metaknight. Metaknight has a 30 Ledge Grab Limit. If a game goes to time and one player goes over the Ledge Grab Limit for their character, they will automatically lose the game. If both players exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then this rule is ignored.
The act of stalling is banned: stalling is intentionally making the game unplayable: Such as becoming invisible, continuing infinites, chain grabs, or uninterruptible moves past 300%, and reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you.
Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, 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.
Scrooging, the act of gliding underneath the stage to stall the timer, is limited to going under the stage twice. You may only reset those two times by actually landing on the stage (platforms do not count MK only).
If the Ledge Grab Limit does not declare one player the winner, the winner will be declared by what the game says in all situations (excluding suicide moves explained below), except for when players are presented with sudden death:
In the event of a match going to time, the winner will be determined by who has less percent (stock difference still takes priority but will be shown in the results screen).
If the match ends with both players dying at the same time (either coincidentally or via suicide move) or if time ran out with both players at equal percent, a one stock three minute rematch will be played on the same stage. For a tie-breaker match, a Ledge Grab Limit of 18 is used for all characters except for Metaknight. Metaknight's ledge grab limit is 12.
Suicide Moves: If a player initiates a suicide move on the last stock of the match,(whether by Dedede, Kirby, Ganondorf, Wario or Bowser) the player who initiated the move is decided the victor.
Modified Rules for Doubles
Team Attack set to "On"
Life stealing is allowed.
Double Metaknight is banned.
In the event of a game reaching the time limit, if a single player on a team exceeds their Ledge Grab Limit, that team loses. If one or more players on both teams exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then the Ledge Grab Limit rule is ignored.
In the event of a game going to time and the Ledge Grab Limit can not determine a winner and both teams have an equal amount of combined stocks, then whichever team has a lower combined percent is declared the winner.
If a player is using the character Pokemon Trainer, Lucario, or Sonic, either team may request that team colors be changed to make it easier to tell the difference between team players.
Set Procedure
Player Priority is determined if it can not be agreed on. (See below for details)
Each Team selects one controller port to use for each Player.
Each Team selects one character for each Player. A double blind pick may be called by any player.
The first game is played on a Stage selected from the Starter Stage List either by mutual consent or through the Stage Striking Method. The order of stage striking will be 2-3-1 (Team 1 strikes two stages, followed by Team 2 striking three stages, with Team 1 then striking one of the two remaining stages).
The first match is played.
The team that lost the previous match may opt to re-pick controller ports (with themselves picking first).
The Team that won the previous match may announce one "Stage Ban" if they have not already done so in this set.
The Team that lost the previous match announces the stage for the next match from either the Starter or the Counterpick Stage List. Any Stage named as a "Stage Ban" by the either Team may not be selected. No Stage may be used by a Team that has already won on that Stage in this set.
The Team that won the previous match chooses one character for each Player.
The Team that lost the previous match chooses one character for each Player.
The next match is played.
Repeat steps 6-11 for all proceeding matches.
Determining Player Priority
If there is a dispute in controller port selection or initiating Stage Strike use the following method:
Teams will use a random method such as Rock-Paper-Scissors, Coin Flip, or Game and Watch Judgment, where the winner selects either first choice in port selection or first choice in stage striking. Whichever team does not receive first choice in port selection will be compensated with first choice in stage striking.
Note: In Doubles, port selection is ordered 1-2-2-1 fashion (with Team-1 having first choice in controller slot select, Team-2 having both second and third choice, and the final slot going to Team-1).
Stage List
Starters
Smashville
Battlefield
Final Destination
Pokemon Stadium 1
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Counterpicks
Battleship Halberd
Frigate Orpheon
Castle Siege
Delfino Plaza
Lylat Cruise
Conduct Rules
BYOC (Bring your own controller): Players are expected to bring their own controller and be prepared for every tournament set.
In the event pause is left on accidentally and is pressed, immediately call over the TO. Based upon their judgment, the situation will be resolved. If your situation is neutral [players are not in combat], the match will be resumed as if the pause had not occurred. If your situation is advantageous to one individual and the player in the disadvantageous situation paused, the disadvantaged player will be either placed in a grab or onto the ledge of the stage. If a player in a death situation [Chain grabs, Grab releases, Jab-locks to a kill move, etc] paused while in a death situation, the current stock is forfeited immediately. If you unpause before the TO reaches the station, the player that unpaused losses a stock.
During gameplay, any coaching parties must remain a finite distance determined by the TO away from the players in order to give players equal access to all coached information. Ear-side coaching is prohibited during games, but acceptable between games. Failure to adhere to this will lead to punishment at the TO's discretion, which could include the coach's removal from the venue or a call to replay the game that the coaching interfered with.
Players who use the Wii Remote must take the batteries out of the Wii Remote when not playing. If the Wii Remote is still synced up to a Wii with the batteries in, you could unintentionally disrupt a match. If problems persist, a DQ may happen.
You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility (including battery issues with a Wii Remote), so bring an extra controller if possible 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 paused or restarted because of these problems.
No substitutions are allowed for singles or doubles.
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.
The tournament organizer has the right to save/record any tournament match if possible and has the right to upload said match.
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.
Players are not allowed to use any game altering hacks, such as no-tripping or model hacks. If someone is caught setting up a system they brought with such hacks enabled can face punishment at the TO's discretion.
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 Organizer sees fit. Disqualification is recommended if possible, and ejection from the venue is also a punishment.[/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="Modified Rules for Single Stock Singles"]
1 Stock
3 Minute Time Limit
Items set to "Off" and "None"
All infinites and chain grabs are legal.
There is a 18 Ledge Grab Limit for all characters except Metaknight. Metaknight has a 12 Ledge Grab Limit. If a game goes to time and one player goes over the Ledge Grab Limit for their character, they will automatically lose the game. If both players exceed their Ledge Grab Limit, then this rule is ignored.
The act of stalling is banned: stalling is intentionally making the game unplayable: Such as becoming invisible, continuing infinites, chain grabs, or uninterruptible moves past 300%, and reaching a position that your opponent can never reach you.
Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, 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.
Scrooging, the act of gliding underneath the stage to stall the timer, is limited to going under the stage twice. You may only reset those two times by actually landing on the stage (platforms do not count MK only).
If the Ledge Grab Limit does not declare one player the winner, the winner will be declared by what the game says in all situations (excluding suicide moves explained below), except for when players are presented with sudden death:
In the event of a match going to time, the winner will be determined by who has less percent (stock difference still takes priority but will be shown in the results screen).
If the match ends with both players dying at the same time (either coincidentally or via suicide move) or if time ran out with both players at equal percent, a one stock three minute rematch will be played on the same stage. For a tie-breaker match, a Ledge Grab Limit of 18 is used for all characters except for Metaknight. Metaknight's ledge grab limit is 12.
Suicide Moves: If a player initiates a suicide move on the last stock of the match,(whether by Dedede, Kirby, Ganondorf, Wario or Bowser) the player who initiated the move is decided the victor.
Set procedure and conduct rules are the same as regular singles listed above.
Stagelist
Starters
Smashville
Battlefield
Final Destination
Pokemon Stadium 1
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Lylat Cruise
Battleship Halberd
Counterpicks
Frigate Orpheon
Castle Siege
Delfino Plaza
Rainbow Cruise
Brinstar
Jungle Japes
Pokemon Stadium 2
Pictochat
Green Greens
Port Town
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Setups:
Please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE please bring FULL setups(TVs/Wiis/SSBB) to this tournament! The more setups at the tournament the faster the tournament will run and more friendlies can be played
Payouts:
Brawl Singles:
32players or less in singles
1st=50%
2nd=25%
3rd=15%
4th=10%
33 players or more in singles
1st=48%
2nd=22%
3rd=16%
4th=8%
5th=3%
5th=3%
Brawl Doubles:
12 or less teams in doubles
1st: 60%
2nd: 30%
3rd: 10%
13 or more teams in doubles
1st: 50%
2nd: 25%
3rd: 15%
4th: 10%
Single Stock Singles:
1st: 70%
2nd: 20%
3rd: 10%
Amateur Bracket
1st: Entry into pro bracket
2nd: Entry into Pro Bracket
Replays and Recording
This tournament will have many Wiis with the force replay codes on their SD cards. This will insure that matches will be saved at this tournament. I will have numbered TV's and will specify which TV's have force replay. Here are some rules about the force replay that I will announce again at the tournament venue:
All friendly matches, incorrectly started matches and any other matches are recorded onto the Wii.
All tournament matches will be recorded onto the SD card. Be sure to report which TV number you were at when you report your matches.
Megabus Information
I know that money is a big issue when trying to go to tournaments. Gas is high and drives to Houston are expensive, but with the addition of Megabus, traveling is a lot easier and cheaper! Here is the link to website: http://us.megabus.com/ with an endless array of cheap bus rides anywhere!
