Southtown Ranbats – Season 5.0 – No Mercy Fridays
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown | Soul Calibur v | Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
Location: Southtown Arcade; 447 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Cost: $5 venue, $5 per game
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY REASON.
VF5:FS, SCV, T6BR Schedule:
5.1: August 3rd
5.2: August 31st
5.3: September 21st
5.4: September 28th
PRIZES FOR SEASON WINNERS:
TBA
Game – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Platform: Sony Playstation 3
Start Date: Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Start Time: 5pm Registration, 7pm Start time
End Time: 10pm (+/- an Hour)
Entry Fee: $5 venue, $5 to the pot
Max Entries: 32
Prizes: 70/20/10% of the pot for 1st/2nd/3rd Place (pots are paid out at the conclusion of each session)
Top 3 Competitors from the promotional series will be seeded into the bracket!
GAME RULES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Glitches are allowed, provided they do not crash the game.
Timer will be set to 60
Infinities are allowed.
Loser may change character.
Winner may NOT change characters.
Tournament bracket will be standard Double Elimination.
Each match will be Three out of Five rounds.
Two out of three Games will determine a winner.
Losers Finals will be Two out of Three Games.
Grand Finals will be Three out of Five Games.
Coin toss determines 1P/2P side.
Double-blind character selection available upon request for the first game per match ONLY
Sudden Death: In the event of a tie, BOTH players will take a loss. If it comes down to the final match for both players, then a Sudden Death blind-pick single game will determine the outcome.
Controller Failure: If you suspect a control malfunction or failure, immediately raise your hands to halt the match. You may not retroactively call control failure after a round or match has finished. This will be penalized as a Forfeiture if abused to gain an advantage in a match.
DQ/Forfeiture: If you cause interference during a match for any reason, you are subject to forfeiture of the round. If it is deemed intentional, you may be subject to a two-round forfeiture or outright disqualification.
In case of a dispute that is not covered by this rule set, final decision will be made by a judge; all decisions made by judges are final. All participants will be made aware of who the judges are during registration.
Game – Soul Calibur V
Platform: Sony Playstation 3
Start Date: Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Start Time: 5pm Registration, 9pm Start time
End Time: 12am (+/- an Hour)
Entry Fee: $5 venue fee, $5 per person
Max Entries: 32
Prizes: 70/20/10% of the pot for 1st/2nd/3rd Place (pots are paid out at the conclusion of each session)
GAME RULES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Glitches are allowed, provided they do not crash the game.
Timer will be set to 60
Viola back-throw Infinite is BANNED; only one repetition is allowed. NO resets using this infinite. All other Infinities are allowed.
There will be no customizing colors, names or items at any time before or during a tournament match. Any player that does so will be given a loss.
Create-a-Soul Characters, including Devil Jin, are banned.
Dampierre is NOT available.
ALL Stage Selection is via Random Select ONLY.
Loser may switch characters.
Winner may NOT change characters.
Tournament bracket will be standard Double Elimination.
Each match is Three out of Five rounds.
Two out of three Games will determine a winner.
Losers Finals will be Two out of Three Games.
Grand Finals will be Three out of Five Games.
Coin toss determines 1P/2P side.
Double-blind character selection available upon request for the first game per match ONLY
Sudden Death: In the event of a tie, BOTH players will take a loss. If it comes down to the final match for both players, then a Sudden Death blind-pick single game will determine the outcome.
Controller Failure: If you suspect a control malfunction or failure, immediately raise your hands to halt the match. You may not retroactively call control failure after a round or match has finished. This will be penalized as a Forfeiture if abused to gain an advantage in a match.
DQ/Forfeiture: If you cause interference during a match for any reason, you are subject to forfeiture of the round. If it is deemed intentional, you may be subject to a two-round forfeiture or outright disqualification.
In case of a dispute that is not covered by this rule set, final decision will be made by a judge; all decisions made by judges are final. All participants will be made aware of who the judges are during registration.
Game – Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
Platform: Sony Playstation 3
Start Date: Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Start Time: 5pm Registration, 9pm Start time
End Time: 2am (+/- an Hour)
Entry Fee: $5 venue fee, $5 per person
Max Entries: 32
Prizes: 70/20/10% of the pot for 1st/2nd/3rd Place (pots are paid out at the conclusion of each session)
GAME RULES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Glitches are allowed, provided they do not crash the game.
Timer will be set to default.
Loser may switch characters.
Winner may NOT change characters.
Tournament bracket will be standard Double Elimination.
Each match is Three out of Five rounds.
Two out of three Games will determine a winner.
Losers Finals will be Two out of Three Games.
Grand Finals will be Three out of Five Games.
Coin toss determines 1P/2P side.
Double-blind character selection available upon request for the first game per match ONLY
Sudden Death: In the event of a tie, BOTH players will take a loss. If it comes down to the final match for both players, then a Sudden Death blind-pick single game will determine the outcome.
Controller Failure: If you suspect a control malfunction or failure, immediately raise your hands to halt the match. You may not retroactively call control failure after a round or match has finished. This will be penalized as a Forfeiture if abused to gain an advantage in a match.
DQ/Forfeiture: If you cause interference during a match for any reason, you are subject to forfeiture of the round. If it is deemed intentional, you may be subject to a two-round forfeiture or outright disqualification.
In case of a dispute that is not covered by this rule set, final decision will be made by a judge; all decisions made by judges are final. All participants will be made aware of who the judges are during registration.
GENERAL RULES/REGULATIONS:
- Don’t be a dick!
- Throws are cheap.
- Bring your own stick!
- Clean up after yourself!
- NO DRINKS ON CABINETS. If we see you with a drink on a cabinet, you will be ejected and no refund will be given.
- CABINETS ARE NOT YOUR COAT RACK! CABINETS ARE NOT YOUR DINNER TABLE! CABINETS ARE NOT YOUR STORAGE RACK! Do not put your coat, your food, your bag, your stick, or anything else on cabinets. We will take your item(s) and place them somewhere else without warning if we see it on a cabinet. We reserve the right to remove anyone who gives us any trouble over this. Please respect our equipment.
- BE ON TIME! All players will be given approximately three minutes to appear following their name being called prior to the start of the tournament; if you are not present, you will be disqualified, your name will removed the bracket and you will not be issud a refund!
- Prior to the start of a match, players will be given three minutes to appear after their name is called; five minutes from Top 8 forward. If you do not appear after the allowed time has passed, your match will be considered FORFEIT and your opponent will be awarded a victory! NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Random brackets are Random! We will NOT modify brackets in any way, for any reason, even if you end up playing your brother/best friend/mother/sparring partner/Justin Wong in pools! NO EXCEPTIONS. We will be using Challonge for all Bracket Creation/Management; brackets will be posted after creation and viewable on displays in the venue.
- You are responsible for your own belongings! Southtown Arcade cannot and will not be held responsible for your belongings, nor can we offer to hold or store them! Please travel light!
- All rules/regulations are subject to change with or without notice at any time for any reason.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Why on <day>? Why not on <different day>?
That’s what we have to work with.
You guys are running tournaments like, every week! You are crazy and I hate you.
I know, right? We want to try to make sure everyone’s got a tournament to throw down in, so, hopefully, you guys are happy!
Are you going to run Ranbats for other games? Primal Rage/Jackie Chan/Killer Instinct!
We might, someday. ;) Please stay tuned for more information on Ranking Battles for these titles!
Are you going to run regular tournaments? I don’t like Ranbats and/or I can’t show up to every round.
We will only be running Ranbats until further notice.
Your dates/rules/payout methods suck and I hate you! Please die.
We’re always open to making changes and we welcome all suggestions/feedbacks! Please do not hesitate to let us know what you think! This is out first attempt at running Ranbats/Tournaments, but we are doing what we can to ensure the best experience for our Guests!
See you soon, and good luck!
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