Xyro77
Unity Ruleset Committee Member
WORLD HOBO
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What is a Whobo?
(hō'bō) n. pl. who·bos (or lesser ho·bos)
----------------------------------A whobo is a legendary breed of hobo that leaps and bounds over the endless wastelands of northern Ontario. They came into existence through a freak accident during the great hobo migration of the 1940's when there were just so many hobos, the hobo gang riots were uncontrollable. Many innocent hobos were driven from their native stoops and overpasses, forced to wander endlessly in search of a new home. Once there, they found the harsh conditions unbearable and were forced to mutate to survive. Thus came into being the gibbering madmen known as whobos. Their howls fill the night skies and all who hear them quake in terror. The unfortunate few who wander into their domain never return. And that my friends is the story of why Northern Ontario is sparsely populated to this very day. The whobos.
The other (and more accurate) definition: WHOBO is a three day tournament event in Houston TX held on Easter weekend, April 10th-12th. It's got over 15 different tournaments going on, including 5 Brawl tournaments, SBO qualifiers, Soul Calibur National qualifiers, and over 10 other fighter tournaments. Over 200+ players are guaranteed to attend! Plus, the Brawl tournaments are sponsored to have an extra $1000 added to the 1v1 pot
ANIME MATSURI!!!!!!!!!!
If you have ever wanted to attend a large scale national tournament, now is the time! This event WILL BE HUGE (we expect 250_ players) and it will be run by MULTIPLE, experienced, delicious TO's (Xyro/TGM/DugFinn)!
There are over 10 fighting game tournaments going on at this event, including the SBO and SoulCalibur National qualifiers, so please check it out, even if you do not play Brawl.
BRAWL event gets an extra $1000 added to the Smash 1v1 pot(it will be divided up between 1st-5th).
PLEASE READ BELOW FOR MORE INFO!!!!!!!!!!
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Details:
Venue Name: Anime Matsuri @ Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
Date: April 10th-12th, 2009.
Times and Events: Schedule
Registration for all tournaments starts Friday morning at 9 am April 10th and stops shortly before the tournaments begin. Please CHECK TIMES of the events you want to enter!!!!! When we start an event, we start. If you are not there, too bad. Be on time!
Address: 1601 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, United States
Directions: Yahoo maps
Address specifics: This is a super nice hotel. We recommend getting a hotel room with several other players to save money. For phone reservations please call 1-281-367-9797 and reference "ANIME MATSURI" for the special convention rate! If you need directions or ANYTHING AT ALL call Xyro/TGM or DugFinn. We also suggest rooming with Houston Smashers if you don’t get a hotel room. Post if you need crash space.
Fees: To enter the convention and the tournaments, you will be required to have a convention badge. You can purchase a convention badge here: http://houston-scene.com/tournamentregistration.htm and register for the tournaments too. Badges and events can also be bought at the front door.
1v1 - $15 (pre-reg $13)
2v2 - $20 (pre-reg $16)
1v1 ISP - $10 (pre-reg $8)
2v2 ISP - $10 (pre-reg $8)
Pre-registration is not required, but encouraged.
If you have any questions, call DugFinn or Xyro/TGM.
Extra Info:
Xyro/TGM Email: was7x@hotmail.com (make the email subject title "whobo")
Xyro/TGM Phone: 409-692-0697(my name is allan)
Xyro AIM: xyro77
DugFinn phone: 832-472-7165
DugFinn Email: DugFinn@gmail.com (make the email subject title "whobo")
Need more info or help?
http://allisbrawl.com/ttournament.aspx?id=3302
Tournament Schedule
Friday
3 pm - Capcom vs. SNK 2
4 pm - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2v2 ISP
5 pm - Marvel vs Capcom 2
6 pm - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1v1 Pools
8 pm - Street Fighter HD Remix
9 pm - Pokemon Battle Revolution
Saturday
11 am - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2v2
2 pm - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1v1
4 pm - Naruto EX 3
5 pm - SoulCalibur 4 National Qualifier
6 pm - Fate: Unlimited Codes
7 pm - DBZ Tenkaichi 3
8 pm - Mortal Kombat vs DC
9 pm - Super Smash Bros. Brawl Crews
Sunday
12 pm - Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1v1 ISP
2 pm - Street Fighter 3rd Strike
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RULES!!!!!!!!!!
Random/neutral: Smashville, Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi Story, Lylat Cruise
Counter-pick: Frigate Orpheon, Battleship Halberd, Rainbow Cruise, Brinstar, Delfino, Castle Siege, Pirate Ship, Jungle japes, NorFair, Pokemon Stadium 2, Pokemon stadium 1
Banned: Every thing else. If both players agree to play on a banned stage....its ok
Set format (In Order of Procedure):
1. Opponents choose their characters for the first match *
2. Opponents start the stage striking procedure
3. Each player may announce one stage to be banned for counterpicks of the set
4. The first game is played, using the stage chosen during step 2
5. The loser of the previous match announces the next match's stage from either the Starter Stage List or the Counter Stage List
6. The winner of the previous match chooses their character
7. The loser of the previous match chooses their character
8. Repeat steps 5-7 for all proceeding matches
*Double blind character selection may be called for the first match
The PAYOUT for 1vs1
1st=55% +300$ bonus
2nd=20% + 200$ bonus
3rd=10% + 100$ bonus
4th=5% + 100$ bonus
5th=5% + 100$ bonus(there are two 5th place spots)
The PAYOUT for 2vs2
1st=60%
2nd=30%
3rd=10%
General rules:
3 Stock
7 minute timer
Items are set to "off" and "none"
All sets with the possible exception of winner's finals, loser's finals, and the championship are best of 3 matches (best of 5 and above is recommended for any "finals" matches)
In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
In team matches, the ports will be determined in a 1221 fashion; whoever wins the RPS will choose first, then the opposing team will get their ports, and then the teammate of the RPS winner will get the last port.
If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
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.
I reserve the right to film ANY and EVERY match i want. I also allow ANYONE to do the same.
::Banned Techs::
DeDeDe's Infinite grab. You must release(throw away) after 5 consecutive grabs. CHaracters that are effected: mario/luigi/samus/dk/ddd/bowser
MetaKnights cape glitch.
Infinite release grabs(marth, wario.....ect). You must release(throw away/smash) after 5 consecutive grabs.
Infinite wall grabs. You must release(throw away/smash/release to re-grab) after 5 consecutive grabs.
Bowser and Ganondorf suicide grabs result in a win for those two characters.
Stalling is banned*
*Stalling: The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling. Stalling will be permitted up to 5 seconds, after that you will lose your match. Plainking is a perfect example. If i see it, you WILL lose your ENTIRE SET. No warnings! Play, don’t gay.
Example of things that will get you a DQ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4jYJ-Yjf3w
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PS: Other than SSBB, there are a MULTITUDE of things going on at WORLD HOBO!
Artist Alley= drawings/art having to do with anime
Tabe Top games= D&D/War Hammer......ect
AMV Contest
Cosplay Contest
Planet Zero arcade
Dealers= they sell anime stuff
Live Action Role Play
Card Gaming= pokeman/yugiman/digiman/magic the gathering man.....ect
Video Showings= anime that has or never will be released in the US
*Texas ShowDown= the biggest 2d fighting game tournament in texas
Import Reactor= Import car show
**J-pop Concert= A famous J-pop band will will arrive from japan and give a performance at this convention(i dont know the band name....sorry)
Maid Cafe= REAL(lol) french maids in a cafe serving you food/drinks........neat?
*at The Texas ShowDown room, the winner of the SF4 tournament will face the ABSOLUTE best players from japan as the "final boss"....yes we brought them all the way from japan to be at the convention.
**Right be for the J-pop band starts thier music, the GRAND FINALS of SF4 will be played on MASSIVE MASSIVE(almost theater size) screens. When its over, the J-pop band will come out and play thier music while smoke and lights pour out of the stage......
Xyro Edit: i went to a meeting today at the hotel. It seems they are expecting a RECORD breaking year this year. They EXPECT a little over 7000 people to attend this convention. I personally expect between 400-500 SSBB players(3/4 of them will be random anime n00bs who dont know **** about brawl) so please be very very forgiving if things are not speedy. This may be a new world record for smash and i am VERY excited about this. No matter what happens, this event WILL be complete in the 3 days it is given AND you people will get paid your money like promised.
Xyro Edit 2: Ultimate Razer did some quick math(hes is still in 3rd grade so it may be wrong) and he has determined that if 500 smashers enter the tournament the payout for 1st place will be at 4525$.....good or bad?
Sky bridge(from the outside its a green hallway suspended in the air over the street) is upstairs and that is the ONLY place where you can get your badge and get into the convention.
The NINJA ROOM is where the smash events weill be held. Please get there ASAP.
if you have any questions, post