thegreatkazoo
Smash Master
The ZLN Presents: Warming up to Bills
So, after getting a show of hands, many are interested in a Melee tourney happening in downtown/midtown Atlanta. This is that tourney.
PLEASE NOTE: A BRAWL TOURNEY WILL BE ADDED GIVEN ENOUGH PEOPLE HAPPEN TO BRING BRAWL SETUPS
The Skinny
If you are late and you want to stay in the bracket you will have to pay a $4 fee (which will be put in the pot) to stay in the bracket. If you are late by 45 minutes or later, you will be automatically removed from tournament play, regardless of whether or not you paid. - With your entrance into this tourney, you hereby give your right for all your matches to be recorded.
- There will be NO FOOD allowed in the venue. If I see anyone eating anything, you forfeit your next round of matches. If you want to eat, take it outside (there are several benches outside, plus several study/break rooms for you to eat, but make sure to throw your trash away).
- Drinks are allowed, but make sure that your drink is closed container. If I see any spills with any kind of drink, then drinks will be prohibited, and a similar rule will be in effect as the one above.
- Pausing without warning or acceptance from the opponents will result in a loss of that round.
- I reserve the right to remove entrants from the tournament @ my discretion should there be any reason for additional removals of entrants
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I will be livestreaming the tourney - Update (10/26/2009): So, apparently, my HD PVR is not friendly with Windows 7 Pro (x64), so I will need one recording setup to do the livestreaming and such.
Location/Contact info:
Center Street Activity Room
939 Hemphill Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Here is a panoramic view of the place.
Contact info:Center Street Activity Room
939 Hemphill Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Here is a panoramic view of the place.
Here’s my number: (404)-944-3930. Call me if you get lost or you have any questions or if you are going to show up late. My aim, gchat, yahoo, and msn chat is on my profile; my facebook chat is on my homepage tab. So there’s no excuse not to be in touch
Setups
Again: The total number of setups needed is seven. No more will be accepted after this.
Pricing/Prizes
No door fee!
Brawl singles: $10 (if available)
Melee singles: $10
Brawl doubles: $20 per team (again, if available)
Melee doubles: $20 per team
Pot split for all events will be 70/20/10
You can also pre-register on paypal. Just send $10 to kingshavy@gmail.com. Be sure to put the title of the thread under the reason that you are sending the money & screencap the receipt for record keeping purposes (this keeps everyone honest). Preregistration lasts until Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 23:59.59.
One more thing: Bring Exact Change for All Events. In the event of an emergency, there is a Bank of America ATM up the street (on 8th Street, by the West Side Market). But seriously, don’t be that guy that brings $40 and asks people to split it. No one will, and you won’t play. Simple as that.
Schedule:
1400 (2pm) Melee Doubles starts
1700 (5pm) Food Break
1800 (6pm) Melee Singles Start
I would like to have half of the TVs running tourney matches, and the other half friendlies or MM. After the event ends, all TVs will be available for friendlies and/or MM. The tourney officially ends @ 2200 (10pm), or when all tourney matches have ended, whichever is earlier.
Melee Rules:
- This is a double elimination tourney. Pools may or may not be added depending on the number of people.
- Items off.
- Ties are broken by remaining lives, then %. If both criteria are tied, then the Sudden Death match will be played out.
- First stage is random from the Neutral stages listed below.
- The loser of the first match will announce a new stage to play on for the next game. The winner will then be allowed to switch characters, followed by the loser. Apply the same logic for the third match (and fourth/fifth when applicable) if there is one. (Advanced Slob Picks)
- No stage may be used twice in a single set if the counter-picking player has already won on that stage, unless the opponent agrees to use the stage again. (Dave's Stupid Rule)
- Double Blind character pick can be called at anytime before the first game of a set starts, and only apply to the first game.
- Each person (or team) may choose one stage to be disabled for the entire set at the START OF THE SET, after characters have been chosen but before the random stage has been picked.
- Controller Mods, Glitches (IC Freeze Glitch, Mewtwo Soul Stunner, etc), and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned.
- Wobbling is permitted up to 300% or for the duration of 30 seconds, whichever is shorter. Any Wobbling above said amounts will result in a loss of the current game being played.
- For doubles: Team Attack will be ON, life stealing allowed.
Neutrals:
- Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Yoshi's Story
- Pokemon Stadium
- Dreamland 64
- Fountain of Dreams (Singles only)
Counterpicks:
- Pokefloats
- Jungle Japes
- Kongo Jungle 64
- Mute City
- Rainbow Cruise
- Brinstar
- Corneria
Banned:
everything else
Brawl Rules (If happening):
- Items off.
- Ties are broken by remaining lives, then %. If both criteria are tied, then the Sudden Death match will be played out.
- First stage will be determined through stage striking from the Neutral stages listed below.
- The loser of the first match will announce a new stage to play on for the next game. The winner will then be allowed to switch characters, followed by the loser. Apply the same logic for the third match (and fourth/fifth when applicable) if there is one. (Advanced Slob Picks)
- No stage may be used twice in a single set if the counter-picking player has already won on that stage, unless the opponent agrees to use the stage again. (Dave's Stupid Rule)
- Double Blind character pick can be called at anytime before the first game of a set starts, and only apply to the first game.
- Each person (or team) may choose one stage to be disabled for the entire set at the START OF THE SET, after characters have been chosen but before the random stage has been picked.
- Controller Mods, Glitches, and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned
- King Dedede's Standing Infinite is banned.
- Japanese Ledge Rule is in effect. More than 35 ledge grabs and you lose the match.
- For doubles: Team Attack will be ON, life stealing allowed.
Final Destination
Battlefield
Smashville
Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
Lylat
Couterpicks:
Brinstar
Delfino
Castle Siege
Halberd
Pokemon Stadium 1
Frigate Orpheon
Norfair
Pictochat
Banned:
everything else
1 Stage ban per person
3 Stocks
8 Minute Time Limit
I need setups as always. Please post if you plan to bring anything and post what you plan on bringing so I can organize ahead of time.
Setups:
- thegreatkazoo: Two recording setups, TV, Wii, Melee
Totals:
-Melee setups: 1
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If overnight housing is needed, I will be glad to provide it. I have room for four people in my apartment (which is three floors above the activity room). If you also have housing in the area, be sure to add a reply and I will add you to the list as well.
Those offering housing:
At venue- thegreatkazoo
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Transportation Concerns
I know that for many of us, transportation is the biggest concern when heading to a tourney. These issues and all possible solutions are discussed below.
So, the largest john that I often hear when it comes to going to tourneys is “transportation johns!” Well, my tourney is going to put an end to that—hopefully.
Okay, for those of you without cars, MARTA (& Georgia Tech Transportation) can get you to the venue with you possibly walking for only 2 minutes. I could go into painstaking detail for every single case, but rather than do that; I will post the link for the rail lines and the respective conncetions for them here. In order to make it simpler, if you are interested into coming along and don’t have a ride, do the following: List the city you’re in, and I will give you detailed list of directions on how to get here.
http://www.itsmarta.com/uploadedFiles/Schedules_And_Maps/Regional_Map/regional _map_internal.pdf
http://www.itsmarta.com/uploadedFiles/Schedules_And_Maps/Regional_Map/region_map_exterior.pdf
Regardless of your choice, you will be getting off on the same stop, which is Midtown (N4).
Once on the Midtown station, exit on the West Peachtree St. exit and wait for the Tech Trolley.
The Tech Trolley Looks like this
Hop on the Tech Trolley and get off on the stop that is on the intersection of Ferst and Hemphill. NB You can find out when the next Tech Trolley is arriving by going to Next Bus on your internet enabled device, picking Georgia Tech, then selecting Tech Trolley (to Campus Rec Center)
Walk up Hemphill Avenue, the venue will be on your right (it’s labeled Center Street Apartments)
Once on the Midtown station, exit on the West Peachtree St. exit and wait for the Tech Trolley.
The Tech Trolley Looks like this
Hop on the Tech Trolley and get off on the stop that is on the intersection of Ferst and Hemphill. NB You can find out when the next Tech Trolley is arriving by going to Next Bus on your internet enabled device, picking Georgia Tech, then selecting Tech Trolley (to Campus Rec Center)
Walk up Hemphill Avenue, the venue will be on your right (it’s labeled Center Street Apartments)
For those who don’t want to go on Marta:
Please post if you will need a ride or will be willing to offer rides so that we can make sure everyone comes to this.
Needs a ride:
Offering rides:
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Nearby Food
Below I will post nearby restaurants (within a ½ mile) and their numbers so that people may coordinate their food breaks. If you are in the mood for someplace else, just ask for one in a reply.
Rocky Mountain Pizza Company
1005 Hemphill Ave NW, Atlanta, GA
(404) 876-8600
Firehouse Subs
537 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-5713
(404) 724-4616
Pizza K
543 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 885-1120
Papa John’s
990 State St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 872-5252
City Café Diner
525 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-5713
(404) 724-0407
Lucky Buddha
529 10th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-5713
(404) 885-1518
Jersey Mike’s
1000 Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-0306
(404) 724-0760
Five Guys
1000 Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-0306
(404) 724-0760
McDonalds
1105 Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-5416
(404) 876-6766
Burger King
1123 Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30318-5416
(404) 872-8630
If you are interested or have any questions, please shoot a reply below. I look forward to seeing all of you there!