Smash Brothers Ultimate tournament When: January 26, 2019 8 AM 4PM Check in starts at 8 AM Rules debrief starts at 8:30 AM (You must be present) Tournament starts at 9 AM Where: Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology Cost: $5 Where is the money going? The money will be used to buy pizzas and soda for lunch. Each student will be given a blue lunch ticket that will be used to provide lunch for competitors. Each lunch ticket will give students: 2 slices of pizza 1 bag of chips 1 drink Competitors may buy more food and drinks from concessions throughout the day when they are not competing. Ticket sales will also be used to buy the winner and runner up a prizes indicating their victory. I,, Agree to the rules provided by Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology and will abide by all Duval County Public Schools expectations and FHSAA sportsmanship expectations. We, Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology, have the right to remove you from the event should you not follow the given rules and expectations. Student Signature: Date: Parent Signature: Date:
Rules and information 1. Why play? Your goal in a tournament is to do more than win. When you play in a tournament you have the opportunity to play against and meet people who share a passion and love for the same game(s) as you! This tournament serves as an outlet for competitors to meet and compete with each other in person. 2. Registration All participants must register online here at bit.ly/2egaa0e before the tournament date Entry fees are non-refundable 3. Brackets Brackets will be seeded by school. This is to allow students who normally play against each other, to play against someone new. 4. Match rules Choosing sides Competitors will choose which side they will be on when they both are at a game console (who gets left or who gets right) If a unanimous agreement cannot be found, flip the coin provided at the station. Whoever is youngest will call the coin. If the coin lands on the called side up (EG: Youngest player calls heads and the coin lands heads side up) that player chooses their preferred seat. If the coin lands on the called side down (Example: coin is called as heads but lands heads side up), the older player will be able to choose their preferred seat. Character Selection Competitors may choose a character based on which player received their choice of side to play on. Example: If I chose to sit on the left and was given the left seat, I will choose my character first. Followed by my opponent. Players cannot switch characters during a match. Once a character is chosen, competitors must use the chosen character until the match is over. Playing the Match Once competitors have chosen their preferred side and preferred characters, competitors will look over the settings and sign the settings waiver if the settings are correct. If settings are not correct, please change the settings accordingly and sign the
Reporting a rules violation settings waiver indicating that the settings are set to the tournament required settings. If issues persist, please locate and have a judge help you. The match will end when either player reaches the number of necessary wins Prelims- Best out of 3 Sweet 16, Quarters, and Semis Best of 5 Finals Best of 7 Once the match is complete, both competitors will sign the winnings waiver and will report the winner to the main judge. If time runs out and both opponents are tied, a 1 minute sudden death match will occur to determine the winner of the match. If you are not at your match location within 5 minutes of the start time, you will forfeit the match. When a rule is violated please follow the guidelines below on the proper way to report a violation. o Competitors are responsible for reporting are rules violations to a judge immediately. o A non-gameplay violation must be reported before the game starts (Examples: Nonworking controllers, low batteries, settings are incorrect and not being changed, etc ). Once a match begins non-gameplay rules violations cannot be addressed. Stopping a game to report a non-existent rules violation (Example: Player 2 shifts his chair closer to the TV to see better) will result in an automatic forfeit of the match. o Rules violations must be reported as they occur (example: If there was a rules violation 2 matches ago, nothing can be done) o ONLY A JUDGE MAY STOP A GAME, purposefully or accidently stopping or pausing a match will result in a forfeit. (Example: If the pause button is accidently pressed, whoever pressed the pause button will forfeit the match) Hardware If you are bringing a Nintendo Switch to allow us to play on, please label your switch with your name and school you attend. Please fill out the Nintendo Switch Console Hardware sheet below if you plan to bring a console to be used in the tournament. If you are bringing a controller to use, please label your controller with your name and school you attend.
Settings Waiver Please go through the settings and make sure the following are correct: 4 stocks 5 minutes No items Battlefield stages only No smash meter Hazards off Spirits off 1.2x Damage Stage Morph off Regular knockback By signing this waiver you agree that gameplay settings are correct and match the settings provided on this waiver. As a reminder stopping the match to change the settings if the settings are incorrect will result in a forfeit. Player 1 Name : Player 1 Signature : Player 2 Name: Player 2 Signature :
Winners Waiver Please list the name of the winner below (please print the name of the winner below, if the name cannot be read no winner will be determined). By signing below you agree that the player written above is the winner of the match. No changes can be made to the winner of the match after the signed waiver has been turned in. Player 1 Name : Player 1 Signature : Player 2 Name: Player 2 Signature :
Timeline: This timeline is created in mind that only 8 Nintendo Switches can be used allowing 16 players per match. If more Switches are brought it will provide more opportunities to play and the chance of a losers tournament where the winner of the losers tournament will be able to enter back into the tournament in the Sweet 16. Time Event 8:00 AM Registration begins 8:30 AM Debrief and overview of rules and expectations 9:00 AM First brackets posted and first match begins (64 players, 9:30 AM Brackets posted and second match begins (64 players, 10:00 AM Brackets posted and third match begins (64 players, 10:30 AM Brackets posted and fourth match begins (64 players, 11:00 AM Brackets posted and fifth match begins (32 players, 11:30 AM Brackets posted and sixth match begins (32 players, 12:00 PM Lunch and Sweet 16 determined 1:00 PM First match of Sweet 16 (16 players, Best of 5) 1:45 PM First match of Quarter Finals (8 players, Best of 5) 2:30 PM First Match of Semi Finals (4 players, Best of 5) 3:15PM Finals (2 players, Best of 7) 4:00 PM Announce winners and hand out awards 4: 15PM Pack up and leave
Nintendo Switch Console Hardware Sheet If you are bringing your Nintendo Switch Console to allow us to use in the tournament please provide the following: Name: Address: City: State: Please answer the following: What color is your Nintendo Switch? What is the Asset ID of your Nintendo Switch? (This can be found on the bottom of your switch, it should look like a bar code) Please print legibly. If you are bringing your console, please ensure that you have labelled your console and provided this form. By signing below, you agree that Andrew Jackson High School of Advanced Technology Faculty and Staff are not responsible for any damaged or lost or stolen consoles. Student Name: Parent Signature: