Nerd Royal Competition

Where: The Gathering 2014, Vikingskipet Hamar, Norge
Tournament format: Single elimination
Time Schedule: Click here!
Brackets: Click here!

Qualification:
A list with tasks to be completed for qualification will be available Wednesday 16 April 2014 at 11AM and must be turned in by Thursday 17 April 2014 at 10PM.

QUALIFICATION:

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Nerd Royal Ruleset

1 General

1.1 The Tournament referees are the Game Crew. They will have the last word in all situations. The decisions taken by the referees shall over-ride any rule found within this document.

1.2 The referees shall have the right to change, add to or delete any rule within this document at any time without notice to the participants. We encourage you to check the rules regularly to ensure that you are following the most up to date rules.

1.3  By entering the competition, all entrants confirm that they agree to follow the rules, and that they understand that the referees shall have the final word within the competition.

2 The Tournament

2.1  Format

This tournament will consist of a single elimination tournament with a maximum of thirty-two (32) players per group.

2.2 Concept

Two players will meet in each match. Three (3) random games will be chosen from a pot of ten (10) games. Each player will choose one (1) game, and the administrator will choose the final game. Prior to the selection of games, each player is able to secretly ban two (2) games that might be chosen. Players will not know the identity of the games that their opponent has chosen to ban. If both players choose to ban the same games, the ban choices will still stand, i.e. you do not get another banning round if you and your opponent chose the same games to ban. After the administrators have removed the banned games, each participant will choose one game from the pot, and the administrator will choose the final game, giving a total of three (3) games.

2.3 Win

To win the round, a competitor must win two (2) out of the three (3) games played. Rules for what will constitute a win for each game are defined in Section 3 of this document.

2.4 The Games

The ten games will be:

• Orbit
• Mario Kart
• Donkey Konga
• Tetrinet
• Kinect Sports
• CS:GO
• Audiosurf
• StepMania
• SC2
• Trackmania

3 Eligibility

3.1 To qualify for this tournament, a participant must undertake a number of tasks and accumulate points. The list of tasks will be kept secret until the doors open for TG14. Tasks and the structure for reporting your competion of them will be held on a Google Documents form which will be published on Wednesday the 16th of April 2014 at 11:00

4 What Constitutes a Win in Each Game

4.1 Orbit (4bitgames.com) - Best of three rounds to win the round

4.2 Mario Kart - Mario Kart will be played on the Nintendo 64 console in Battle Mode using the map "Big Donut". The player winning two (2) of three (3) rounds wins.

4.3 Donkey Konga - Donkey Konga will be played on GameCube with Jungle Beat Bongo control. The player with the best score over three (3) songs wins the round.

4.4 Tetrinet - Tetrinet will be played on pre-installed machines. The best of three (3) rounds wins. Sudden Death will be activated after 4 minutes (sudden death gives one extra row every 10 seconds).

4.5 Kinect Sports - In Kinect Sports there will be played through Party Mode

4.6 CS:GO - CS:GO will be played on the map "aim_map" for 10 minutes. The player with the most kills at the end of the ten (10) minutes wins the round.

4.7 Audiosurf - In Audiosurf, a player must get the highest score in at least two (2) of the three (3) songs to win the round. It will be played with elite character [hard] Ninja Mono.

4.8 StepMania - To win Step Mania a player must get the highest score in at least two (2) of the three (3) songs.

4.9 SC2 - One round of SC2 will be played. the winner of the round will win the round. The map that will be played will be "Habitation Station".

4.10 Trackmania - The winner of Trackmania will be the participant who gets the best lap time on the track in 10 minutes.

5 Rules

5.1 Game Start - Players must be ready at least fifteen (15) minutes before the game is set to start. It is the participant's responsibility to ensure that they are at the staging area at the appropriate time. Players who are late for their match will forfeit their place in the tournament, and their opponent will be given a walkover.

5.1.1 A walkover will be given at the Administrator's discretion.

5.2 Interference

5.2.1 Players shall not move from place during a match.

5.3 Complaints

5.3.1 If a player feels he has been the victim of cheating during a match, the match must be played to completion. The match will be played until it is completely finished. When the match is completed, the player must confer with the administrator about his complaint and all evidence available to make the investigation easier. If the player waits more than fifteen (15) minutes after the conclusion of the game to make a complaint or the complanant cannot produce any proof of cheating, the complaint may be judged to be invalid. Unnecessary use of this privilege may result in disqualification.

6 Warnings

6.1 A player may get a warning if he does any of the following:
6.1.1 Refusal to follow the instructions of any game administrator.
6.1.2 Arriving late to the game or missing a game.
6.1.3 Using foul language and/or displaying poor behaviour.

6.2 Behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner.
6.2.1 A player may be disqualified for one of the following:
6.2.2 Getting more than a warning.
6.2.3 Any act of intimidation, bullying, or violence (physical or verbal) against participants, observers or game administrators.
6.2.4 Using cheats or other unfair gaming tactics (i.e. interruption of opponent, physical blocking, exploits, cheat codes, etc).
6.2.5 Misleading a judge.
6.2.6 Playing any game without supervision of an administrator.
6.2.7 Exploiting any bugs that clearly alter the game's functionality.