Wichita, KS - War Games: SFIV, BB, Tekken 6, HD Remix, Melty Blood - 03/20/10

[DigitalHypnosis]

Wichita, KS is hosting War Games (aka Garage Wars) featuring an all-new team tournament for Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6: BR! We are also holding the first ever SWISS STYLE tournament bracket as well as a new addition to the roster, Street Fighter II: HD Remix and Melty Blood: Actress Again. Get hypeeee!


Location:
Northrock 14 (2nd Level)
3151 Penstemont St
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 308-4549


Times:
10:30 Pre-registration and casuals
1:00 pm Start time
9:00 pm Close time


Cost/Payout:
$5 - Venue Fee
$5 - Street Fighter IV 70/20/10
$5 - Street Fighter IV 2v2 Teams - 70/30 ($10 per team entry fee)
$5 - Street Fighter II: HDR - 70/20/10
$5 - Tekken 6: BR - 70/20/10
$5 - Tekken 6: BR 3v3 Teams - 70/30 ($15 per team entry fee)
$5 - BlazBlue - 70/20/10
$5 - Melty Blood: Actress Again - TBA


Rules:


Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter II: HDR

    * All games will be best two out of three rounds, best two out of three matches, double elimination style format.
    * Winners cannot change characters until they lose.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals will be best three out of five matches.
    * Akuma is banned in Street Fighter II: HDR.
    * PS3 version only.


Street Fighter IV Teams:

    * All games will follow Waseda rules; i.e. the winner of the first match will fight the winner of the second match in the third match, unless the team wins both matches. Single elimination format.
    * All games will be best two out of three rounds.
    * You cannot change your character in the tournament.
    * No team can use the same character.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * PS3 version only.


Tekken 6: BR

    * All games will be best three out of five rounds, best two out of three matches, double elimination style format.
    * Winners cannot change characters until they lose.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals will be best three out of five matches.
    * PS3 version only.


Tekken 6: BR 3v3 Teams

    * All games will be best three out of five rounds, one match, winner stays until all members of a team have been defeated. Single elimination format.
    * No team can use the same character.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * PS3 version only.


BlazBlue

    * All games will be best two out of three rounds, best two out of three matches, double elimination style format.
    * Winners cannot change characters until they lose.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals will be best three out of five matches.
    * PS3 version only.


Melty Blood: Actress Again

    * All games will be best two out of three rounds, best two out of three matches, swiss style format (additional details TBA).
    * Winners cannot change characters until they lose, however you may change moon styles.
    * Pausing the game will net a forfeit.
    * Original balance settings will be used.
    * All button binds and macros are allowed.
    * Archetype: Earth is banned.

[onedirtylei]

First time I have heard of this. Is there any history? This annual? Any other links to this info? Are you the host? Has this been posted on Zaibatsu yet? Wanna play 20 questions? Thanks for your time???

[DigitalHypnosis]

There is an article which states the following.

Wichita's first big tournament for the new year now has a date!

Following last year's popular team tournament, War Games is continuing the trend with a new two man team tournament for Street Fighter IV and a three man team tournament for Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion.

There are still singles tournaments for the team-based games and a variety of other games, including Street Fighter II: HD Remix, BlazBlue, and Melty Blood: Actress Again.  Participants are welcome to bring their own games and set up stations as well.

I spoke to the event coordinator, Petro Irving, about the tournament and what his plans are.  He told me in a phone interview that he organizes these tournaments every four months, "hoping that they catch on and put Kansas as a fighting force in the midwest."  He also spoke of raising awareness for gamers and non-gamers alike, providing "something even the casual gamer would like."

This is his fourth tournament in two years.

Petro Irving also mentioned that he hopes someday to host the tournament at the Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita.  He's heard of the large tournaments in the western part of the U.S. and wants to draw in crowds as large as the ones at Evolution and in California.  His goal is 2,000 attendees.

"Last time we had people from Kansas City and Oklahoma.  It was cool that a girl came all the way down from Manhattan, too.  This time I want to see people from Missouri and hopefully Nebraska comes too."

So, guessing from what this says, he holds these tournaments periodically.

I believe the last one was in November.

And from what I've gathered, they're pretty big since they attract everyone from the surrounding area.

I don't know whether or not he'll be able to reach his goal of getting crowds as large as EVO, but if he manages to make Wichita for the Midwest what Los Angeles is for the West Coast and what New York City is for the East Coast, then he will be the greatest man in the world in my books.

Personally, I'd love it if Tulsa managed to generate a big enough SFIV scene, but it looks like we're destined to play second banana to Smash Bros.

Not that there's anything wrong with Smash Bros, but still...

[Animefreak6969]

Yo i wasn't paying attention to this thread but I may go to this lol, for Blazblue and Tekken.  MAYBE SF4 but i'm probably not lol.  But do we know if he'd need like someone else to bring a PS3 for said game(s)?

[onedirtylei]

You should roll with us player.

[Animefreak6969]

That would be my way of getting there lol

[onedirtylei]

Lol! Yeah, I figured.

[DigitalHypnosis]

Sadly, despite my attempt to hype this tournament here, I've decided it would be in my best interests in regards to my occupational and financial needs that I will not be attending this tournament.

Doing so would require me to skip two scheduled days, which is a big no-no at this point of time.

I cannot join the folks in Arkansas either, since the event is within three weeks, and it would be impossible to request days off now.



Dem bills, man. Dem bills.

[mooshie]

The weather is going to be bad for me to go anywhere.