Otakon 2010 Video Gaming Hall
Video Gaming has grown, and taken over an entire hall in the BCC! Now you'll have all the elbow room you’ll need for battling your favorite virtual critters, and leg room to jump to the beat! And of course we’ll have tons of games for all the latest platforms: X-Box 360, Wii and Playstation3.
Hours of Operation
Friday - 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday - 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sunday - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Also, don’t forget to check out the winners of Otakon 2008’s and Otakon 2009’s Video Game Tournaments.
Tournament Schedule
The lines for tournament entry cards start 2 hours before the posted start
time. The entry cards will be handed out 1 hour before the start of the
tournament.
Example: The line for Soul Calibur IV entry cards will form at 4pm on Friday.
The tournament entry cards will be handed out at 5pm. The tournament itself
starts at 6pm.
| Friday |
| Super Smash Brothers Brawl (4 player melee) |
4pm |
| DDR Heavy (DDR X - JP) |
5pm |
| DDR Standard (DDR SuperNOVA 2 - JP) |
5pm |
| Soul Calibur IV (PS3) |
6pm |
| Street Fighter IV (PS3) |
8pm |
| Saturday |
| Super Smash Brothers Brawl (1 on 1) |
12 pm |
| Tekken 6 (PS3) |
2pm |
| Naruto Shippuuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX3 |
4pm |
| Rock Band 2: The Guitar (360) |
6pm |
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3) |
8pm |
Note: the posted times are tournament start times. Sign-ups for these
tournaments will take place one hour before the posted start time.
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General Tournament
Rules
Failure to follow these rules may result in your expulsion from the
Video Gaming Hall or Otakon.
Tournament Cards:
Players participating in tournaments will be randomly assigned a number
printed on a card. Members who do not receive a numbered card will not
participate in the tournament. Cards are nontransferable. Players who
lose their cards will not receive a replacement. Cards will be handed
out to members who have lined up orderly at the posted sign-up time and
sign-up place. Cards will be handed out starting at the front of the
line until there are none left.
Lottery Tournaments:
Seeds for some tournaments will be awarded by lottery. Lottery tickets
will be handed out to members who have lined up orderly at the posted
sign-up time and sign-up place. Lottery tickets will be handed out
starting at the front of the line until there are none left. There will
be more lottery tickets than there are seed cards. A winning lottery
ticket can be exchanged for a seed card.
Standard Tournaments:
Seed cards will be handed out to members who have lined up orderly at
the posted sign-up time and sign-up place. Cards will be handed out
starting at the front of the line until there are none left.
No-Shows:
Players receiving cards but failing to show at the appropriate time and
place forfeit. Four-player games will be played in three-player or
two-player mode if there are multiple no-shows. No substitutions for
no-shows will be allowed.
Controller Policy:
Players may use their own controllers for tournaments. Players not
providing their own controllers will be provided with a standard
controller. Players not in possession of a controller at the beginning
of a match will play with a standard controller. It is at judge’s
discretion whether to wait for the return of a personal controller in
the instance that one controller is being shared by two or more players.
No macro buttons are allowed. Players cannot use automated combinations
of button inputs. Players are allowed to map the buttons according to
their personal preference.
Single Elimination:
All tournaments are single elimination tournaments. There are no
losers’ brackets.
*DDR and Guitar Hero tournaments may support the double elimination
format depending on the number of entrants.
Have fun.
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Otakon Video Gaming Hall Rules
Failure to follow these rules may result in your
expulsion from the Video Gaming Hall or Otakon.
Be a good sport
- No one likes a sore loser.
Play well with others
- Share the games.
- If you lose, give the controller to the next person in line.
Keep it clean
- Don’t cheat.
- While you’re at it, throw away any trash you see.
- Please remember to bathe and smell nice.
Keep all food and drink items away from the
games
- You might play better with soda in you, but the games work better
without soda in them.
Your stuff is your responsibility
- I know it’s hard to play with your arms filled with swag from the
Dealer’s Room, but we can’t hold onto it for you.
Walk, don’t run
- So many games, and only one weekend to play them all. It sure is
exciting, but please walk.
Have fun.