What to Expect

• A large scale Queensland tournament, the likes of which have not been seen since Queensland Brawl Buddies
• Tournaments for both Melee and Brawl to cater for the player base of each game
• A massive venue located in Brisbane ensuring maximum room for smash!

When and Where?

Date: 12th/13th December - Saturday/Sunday

• Being situated on a Weekend means it can allow for maximum local attendance
• This date avoids conflict with most, if not, all examination schedules for Universities around QLD

SCHEDULE:

December 12th, Saturday

10am - Melee Doubles Registration
10:30am - Melee Doubles
1:00pm - Brawl Singles Registration
1:30pm - Brawl Singles Pools
6:30pm - Brawl Singles Double Elimination (Those who moved through pools)

December 13th, Sunday

10am - Brawl Doubles Registration
10:30am - Brawl Doubles
1:00pm - Melee Singles Registration
1:30pm - Melee Singles Pools
6:30pm - Melee Singles Double Elimination (Those who moved through pools)
8:30pm - Time for Crews[?]

Location: QSAC (ANZ Stadium)
Kessels Road, Nathan Queensland

• This venue provides a great deal of space suitable for a national level tournament
• This venue includes a range of facilities necessary for such a tournament
• Easy access via bus systems which travel from nearby train stations.
• Heaps of space for parking!

Sign up on Facebook!

Make sure you join Australia's Smash Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=89020694390

By signing up here, you will be reminded when this tournament will be on!
(Not to mention kept up to date with the latest happenings with tournaments Australia wide)

Event Entry Costs

Venue Fee: $15/day or $25 for 2 days* (Mandatory to compete)

Brawl Singles: $5
Brawl Doubles: $5
[B]Melee Singles: $5
Melee Doubles:[/B] $5
Spectators: Free

Discounts:
Bring a TV + Wii + Brawl/Melee: $5 off one event Fee (Discount is not cumulative for multiple TV’s)

Pot Split:
Winners of events will receive a cash prize determined by the pot split. The amount of people present at a tournament will also influence the amount of places that receive a prize.

Format: 80/20/Entry Fee Return means that First will receive 80% of the event pot, Second will receive 20% and 3rd receives their entry fee back.

Event has 60+ people = 50/20/15/10/5
Example: [60 people = $300 pot = $150/$60/$45/$30/$15]
Example: [100 people = $500 pot = $250/$100/$75/$50/$25]

I need to rework the math because of a change or two.

House Rules

1. No running, dancing, cartwheels, Shuffling, jumping (includes wall-jumping), Shoryukening (And all like dragon fist movement inputs thereof), ballet, setting up Cricket inside the venue, Amateur Wrestling, kicking footballs, break dancing, Running Short Hop Falcon Knees/Punches from across the room, tea-bagging, surprise leap-frogging, glomping, tee-ing off, Flash Kicking (and all hold variants thereof): Self explanatory. In an environment with cables running everywhere, there’s bound to be a disaster. Hadouken’s are fine, provided that they are not aimed at competitors, equipment, closed windows, walls, the floor or the roof.

2. Bring your own controller: Controllers will NOT be provided for competitors to use (In the Brawl and Melee tournaments). It is an expectation that all competitors provide their own controllers. Do not use any person’s controller without their permission or expect a disqualification. Borrowing another player’s controller for the duration of your time at the tournament is completely fine. This is just to say that the tournament will not be providing competitors with controllers.

3. No ‘friendlies’ during early rounds: In the early rounds of each tournament bracket, there will likely be a shortage of free setups. Do not use TV’s for friendlies until TV setups outnumber the amount of matches in any given round of a bracket. When there are free TV’s, go for your life!

4. Keep the bad attitude at home: We’re all good mates in the Australian Smash community. We’re not here to argue, pick fights or put people down. We’re here to compete against each other respectfully and responsibly. This is a competitive gaming environment, so I expect and encourage competitive trash talking, however players should feel as though they can talk to anybody at the tournament at any time and be greeted with a civil response. If for whatever reason you feel as though you aren’t capable of being polite, go home, because if I see it myself, you’ll be asked to leave. We understand that some people may be afraid or put off by competitive gaming environments and we would like to change that perception through this tournament. Smash is a fun game for happy people after all :)

5. No eating in non-designated areas: Basically don’t eat food inside the venue. Take it outside to be safe, or eat at the designated eating area. If you manage to make a mess, clean it up yourself please. If you want to take in something like bottled water, that’s fine.

6. Setups must be used for the tournament: At least, to qualify for the discount, any setups must be configured for the tournament at all times. That means no switching it to another game if it’s already set up. The only setups that bypass this rule are the N64 setup and the Street Fighter IV set up.

7. Coarse Language: I’m not so naive as to believe there won’t be any **** talking, however, keep in mind that my youngest brother will be there (He’s still in Primary school), and perhaps other competitors/non-competitors (Did I mention my parents will be there?) who it may inappropriate to swear freely amongst. Just be mindful :P

8. Finals and Crew Battles: All consoles and TV’s not being used during finals matches and Crew battles must be switched off.

9. We have to leave by 11:30pm: This is not negotiable; we have to be well and truly done by that time. If we’re not, then Melee Singles/Doubles will be ending prematurely :(

10. Refunds do not happen after tournaments begin: This is pretty vital to know. I can and will give refunds to participants for events, but not for events that are in progress unfortunately (since that is largely unfair to the other competitors). The Venue fee is not refundable.

11. No Smoking or Drinking inside the venue: There are smoking areas designated for smokers, so if you are so inclined, go for your life (no pun intended). Absolutely no alcohol though please :)

Advice to new players (And old players alike)

Best Advice: Join Smashboards: If you really want to make headway in the world of competitive smash, check Smashboards regularly and become a regular poster. Smashboards is the home base of smash in Australia, it’s where players organise tournaments and practice meets and each of these represent great opportunities to enter the scene, improve your skill as players and make new friends along the way.

1. Introduce yourself: Before a match in the tournament; introduce yourself to your opponent. This meeting is no different to any other, and it makes for a much friendlier environment if competitors can do this much.

2. Keep your controller with you: Always keep your controller on you. You never know when your match might be called, and then you suddenly can’t find your controller. Controllers are easy to lose, and if you use the Wii Remote + Nunchuk setup, losing your controller could be very costly.

3. Label EVERYTHING: Do it. Get a permanent marker and label your discs, cases, memory cards, controllers, consoles, power boards, cables and TVs. For the things you might not want to put a mark on, perhaps apply a length of clear sticky tape, and write on that. Everything you bring to this tournament is your own responsibility and this is a good way to ensure that other people don’t accidentally pick your stuff up.

4. Ask for friendlies!: When there are free TV’s towards the later end of the tournament and you see a free TV, sit down, plug in and ask the nearest person for a game! Even if every TV is taken, just find a TV with only a couple of people at it, and ask for a turn after their next game. The only way to get better is to maximise your opportunity to play at every tournament, and you should not be afraid of asking someone for a match, or for a turn in the next game. You cannot be faulted for taking an initiative in maximising your tournament experience in this way and I would encourage it.

5. Be Co-operative, Be helpful: The success of a large scale tournament is largely dependent on the co-operation of all of its participants. If you’ve bought equipment, that’s great, but also make sure that the first thing you do is set it up as well. If you’ve just arrived with friends, make sure you help them set up their equipment as well. Heck, if you see anybody trying to set up equipment, tables, chairs, etc. Help them out.

When tournament directors ask for participants to do something, please listen to them and do what they say, it’ll makes things fun for everyone :)

6. Times are not final: Things usually happen, and underestimations made, and generally speaking, we don’t always run on time. The tournament will run well into the night, so don’t expect your event to be over before you need to leave. I’m not saying skip your 7pm shift at Subway if you’re only attending for Brawl, but just be mindful that the tournament probably won’t run right to the minute of the schedule.

SQUAT V Brawl Ruleset:

The following list is a ruleset for use at SQUAT V’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament. This rule list is an adaptation of the official Smash Back Room ruleset released 18-04-2009.
(http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=230481)

Golden Rule: If players wish to alter or ignore any of the following rules with rules more familiar to them (such as ‘random starter select’ instead of stage strike) they may on the premise that all parties to the matter agree to it before hand.

General rules:

• 3 Stock
• 8 Minute Timer
• Items set to “off” and ratio set to “none”
• All sets with the exception of the championship match are best of 3 whilst the championship set is a best of five
• 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.
• 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.
• Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
• If a game ends with Bowser doing his suicide klaw and it ends in sudden death, the sudden death will be ignored and that game will count as a win for Bowser. (This is because this, unlike other suicide moves is controlled by controller port priority)
• 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.
• Excessive Stalling is banned*

*Excessive 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 excessively stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling. ‘Planking’ is also tantamount to excessive stalling.

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
**Stage Striking: Players determine a winner from Rock-Paper-Scissors, coin flip, etc. Beginning with the loser, players alternate turns in eliminating stages from the starter list until only one remains. This stage is the starter on which the set begins. These “struck” stages are not banned and can be chosen later in the set. (Unless either player chooses to ban one of them in step 3)

Stage List

The stage list to be implemented is based on current metagame analysis and the impact of these stages based on informed evaluations of each stage’s tournament viability. This is also influenced by educated, common arguments made for and against each stage and successful tournament stage lists seen in other states and countries.

[THIS LIST WILL CHANGE IN THE NEAR FUTURE]

Starter
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Yoshi’s Island (Brawl)

Counter
Pokemon Stadium
Castle Siege
Halberd
Lylat Cruise
Brinstar
Delfino
Frigate Orpheon
Jungle Japes
Pirate Ship
Rainbow Cruise
Distant Planet
Luigi’s Mansion
Yoshi’s Island (Pipes)
Norfair
Port Town Aero Dive

Additional Rules for Doubles Tournament:

• Life Stealing is allowed
• Set team attack to ON
• Hanenbow is moved to counter pick

Special Rules
These rules are in place for rare or exceptional circumstances

• Port Slob Pick: On a player’s counter pick, that player may opt to redo the port selection process with that player or team picking their port first in the 1221 method.
• Resolving Ties: Any games ending in time running out should always be decided by stock, and then percents. If percents are the same or both players die simultaneously, sudden death will be played out. (This does not include Bowser’s suicide klaw).
• Color Blind rule: Should a player have a color-based disability, he or she may request in a teams match to have a specific color for their team. This is so characters such as Lucario or Sonic can be granted the blue team so that there is not unnecessary confusion.
• The Mages DQ rule: After a match has been called, if a player is two minutes late he will receive a warning. At 4 minutes late, he will be given a loss for the first game of the set. After six minutes, he will be given a loss of the entire set.

SQUAT V Melee Ruleset:

**To be appended at a later date. Will be an alteration of the SBR Melee ruleset that we have always used**

Tournament Staff:

I'm going to need staff members for this tournament, and they're gonna need to be people I can rely on to help me get stuff done. Tournament Helpers and Staff will receive a free barbequed sausage! (lmao)

Staff Positions:

• Tournament Judge
  Makes sure players know the rules and should be approachable to those who don't. Ideally these people will have a comprehensive knowledge of the stage list and the stage strike procedure. Also are in charge of enforcing rules in the event that a player may be trying to break the rules.

• Advertiser
  This person will assist me in building knowledge of this tournament throughout the state by advertising the tournament through online forums and posters. Sufficient proof of this by simply reporting to me where you have put up posters will suffice. Inform me before hand however!

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Just a few things I've thought about thusfar and that we need to address:

• Advertising: Basically, I'm gonna need people to advertise this with posters once I make a poster for it. This will come later on down the track once we're closer to the date. Though, I've already begun advertising with posters for the smash scene in general, so we'll see how it pans out
• Housing: Now look, DJ has housed players time and again and I think it's about time we shared the reponsibility around. I'll even consider hosting someone, as much of a strain that will put on my family. People do need to consider the possibility that they're gonna have to find cheap accomodation in lieu of housing if they come to this tournament.
• Crew Battles: This will become aparent later on in this process, but I am left to wonder whether it will be feasible to have crew battles (time-wise). I'll have to crunch some numbers I guess. Maybe even consider doing crew battles during other events, although I don't think that would be possible.