Columbus Bar Battles: Gaiden - Columbus, OH - January 22nd, 2011 @ MOMO² Hello again! MrBlasty and m

Columbus Bar Battles: Gaiden - Columbus, OH - January 22nd, 2011 @ MOMO² Hello again! MrBlasty and myself are here again, on the road to Bar Battles 4 this Summer. Nope, this isn t it... Bar Battles: Gaiden will be a...fudge it. It s gonna be off the chain once again! The event will be streamed as usual, with commentary by Ailerus and other alcohol-fueled persons from Ohio and the surrounding areas. The stream will be brought to you in part by ScrubQuotes@Twitter . Shoutouts to polarity. Dec. 20th update - Shit just got real. Things have changed, and we are accommodating in the proper radisson hotel seattle airport fashion. No surprises there, huh? Here s the lowdown: We are moving the tournament venue to MOMO² . I am getting a feeling of déjà vu...I m sure all of you are familiar radisson hotel seattle airport with MOMOs by now. Venue info is below, as always. As you probably assumed, the venue cap has been lifted . Space is of no concern. Tell your friends! Tell your family! Tell your kids, tell your wife! Get on the site and register because you don t want to miss this one. Click here to pre-register! The lineup is changing in the interest of time and...interest. BlazBlue, KOF2002UM, RPS, and the 6v6 gauntlet have all been dropped from the official billing . These games (and others) can still happen as side tournaments so please don t suicide, but we are not guaranteeing that they will. In their place we are holding Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike singles and Super Street Fighter IV 3v3 teams (run by Noel The Professional Brown). Justin radisson hotel seattle airport Wong will be in attendance once again! Here s another chance to have your shot at Justin at the biggest little tournament around. Fugee will be offering a $50 bounty to anyone who can send him to the loser s bracket radisson hotel seattle airport in 3S, and $100 to whoever can eliminate him! Dec. 22nd update - We have another special guest to announce -- PR Rog is now confirmed! Dec. 24th update - Yet another special guest, Flash Metroid will be in attendance! Pre-Registration - Click here to pre-register! Just like Bar Battles 3, pre-registration is mandatory , but free. If there s players in your local crew that want to come, make sure you let them know as well. You must pre-register to participate in any tournament, period radisson hotel seattle airport . Dec. 20th update: Don t worry if you registered before, you don t have to resubmit if you re entering SSF4 teams or 3S. Venue and hotel information MOMO² 2885 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 784-0888 Directions Once again, we are holding the tournament at MOMO², well-known as the home of Season s Beatings and our venue for Bar Battles 3 last August. There are great food and drinks available, including the MOMOs staple, bubble tea. Alcoholic drinks are also served for those of age (it s called bar battles , right?). Please respect the venue -- no outside food or drinks permitted! Keep the Cane s at Cane s. Here are some hotels close to MOMO s. The Red Roof Inn is the closest (and cheapest I believe). Red Roof Inn 441 Ackerman Road Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 267-9941 Fairfield Inn & Suites OSU 3031 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 267-1111 University Plaza Hotel 3110 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 267-7461 Holiday Inn Express 3045 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 (614) 447-1212 Tournament information Doors open at 11:00am. Arriving at noon is recommended, unless you are providing a SSFIV setup, then arriving soon after 11:00am would be best. Venue fee is $10 at the door. Format All tournaments will be top 3 payout 70/20/10 unless specified. Double elimination, 2/3 matches, then 3/5 for all finals (winner s, loser s, grand). Official tournaments Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360) - $20, top 5 payout (60/20/10/5/2.5/2.5) Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Supergun) - $10 Tekken 6 (PS3) - $10 Arcana Heart 3 (PS3) - $5 Super Street Fighter radisson hotel seattle airport II Turbo (Supergun) - $10 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC) - $5 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (PS2) - $5 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (MAME?) - $5 Community tournaments Super Street Fighter IV 3v3 teams (Xbox 360) - $5/player ($15/team) - Run by Noel "The Professional" Brown Rules In a set, winner keeps same character, loser can switch if they like, unless specified. If a player pauses during a match or somehow stops gameplay in the following games: - ST, or UMK3, the opposing player has 2 choices: play the match over from that round, or unpause/whatever and let it rock. - SF4, T6, 3S, or AH3, the opposing player has 3 choices: Play the match over from the beginning, take a free win, or let it rock. - MVC2, the opposing player has 2 choices, play the match over from the beginning, or let it rock (encouraged because of DC blue screens, radisson hotel seattle airport unless shit s real serious). Game-specific rules SSF4 - Either player may switch ultras after any match. radisson hotel seattle airport ST - Akuma is banned T6 - 3/5 rounds AH3 - If the loser switches their character or arcana, the winner can switch their arcana. Boss character is banned? radisson hotel seattle airport (TBD) 3S - Gill is banned MVC2 - Cannot have more than one of the same character on a team. No game-breaking bugs, you know what they are. UMK3 - Anyone can switch characters after any match, standard set is 3/5, all finals 4/7 See you there!