Calendar

Dec
7
Fri
2018
Encore Ultimate Smash Weekend – 48hr Launch Event @ Encore E-Sports
Dec 7 @ 12:00 am – Dec 9 @ 2:00 am

48 HOURS STRAIGHT OF SMASH ULTIMATE!!!

Over 20 Switches will be available.

48 hour all-access passes are available for $20 USD

Event will be catered with hot food!

Copies of Ultimate Smash will be available for Purchase while supplies last

Events:

– 36 Hour Continuous Ladder Tournament From 12:00PM EST 12/7 until 12:00AM EST 12/9

– 2v2 Doubles Bracket – Saturday 12/8 starting at 3:00 PM EST

– 1v1 Singles Bracket Saturday Evening 12/8 (exact time TBD)

– Drop in and drop out access for almost all 48 hours!
* note you cannot re-enter the venue between 3:00-6:00am if you had left prior, however if you are still inside you will not be required to leave

– The event will run consecutively for 50hrs from Midnight on December 7th until 2:00am EST on December 9th.
* Please note that from 3:00-6:00am EST each night the entrance doors will be closed. This means you are free to leave during those hours, but you may not re-enter until 6:00am EST.

Streamed live for all 48 hours – with a Winner stays on format on stream when no event is actively ongoing.

Side events to be announced!

Tournament Prizes Per Event:

– 36 Hour Ladder Tournament – Free Encore Esports Monthly Unlimited Pass!

– 2v2 Doubles Bracket – A Free Switch Pro or Smash Ultimate Gamecube Controller for each Winning Team Member!

– 1v1 Singles Bracket – Aside from the split of the buy-in money, the winner will also receive free venue to any Encore hosted Smash Ultimate tournaments through the end of March 2019! Buy-in money will be split as follows:

– 1st Place – 60%
– 2nd Place – 30%
– 3rd Place – 10%

Raffle Prizes:

– Pre-registration Raffle – Free Copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch!
* Eligible to everyone who pre-registers and pre-pays for the event at least 48 hours before the start of the event

– Ultimate Weekend Raffle – Free Personalized Encore Esports Jersey
* Eligible to everyone who pays the $20 event registration fee at any point before the end of the event

– Ultimate Competitor Raffle – Free Nintendo Switch Console
* Eligible to anyone who enters any of the competitive events over the course of the weekend – participating in more than one event will grant you multiple entries – e.g. participating in all of the ladder, singles, and doubles brackets will grant you 3 raffle entries!

– Singles Competitor Raffle – A $60.00 GameStop Giftcard!
* Eligible to any player who registers for and participates in the 1v1 Singles Bracket on 12/8

Follow us at https://twitter.com/EncoreEsportsUS or at https://www.facebook.com/EncoreEsportsUSA for upcoming details

XenoFrameZero – Smash Ultimate Release Weekend @ XenoZero
Dec 7 @ 12:00 pm

XenoFrameZero
Smash Ultimate Release Event
3 Day event at XenoZero

$10 venue fee per day
$20 Weekend pass

Doors open each day at 12pm

Setups –
There will be a minimum of 16 available setups for brackets and free play.

Events –
There will a a multitude of miniature brackets experimenting with various rule-sets and game-modes.
These events will either be $1 entry or free.
Events Include but are not limited to –
– 3stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 3stock 7min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 2stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– Squad-strike bracket
– Doubles?

There will also big a large “main” bracket on Saturday.

Live Stream – https://twitch.tv/houseof3000
Youtube – https://youtube.com/houseof3000
Twitter – https://twitter.com/houseof3000
Brackets – https://xenozero.challonge.com

The Ultimate Launch – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Launch Event @ Waypoint Cafe NYC
Dec 7 @ 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases on December 7th, and to celebrate the launch of the game, we’ll be hosting a tournament at Waypoint Cafe! We’ll be teaming up with Waypoint Cafe as we bring you this huge launch event!

Rules:
1v1 Best 2 out of 3
3 Stocks, 5 minutes
No Items
Final Smash Meter On
Battlefield or Omega Styled Stages
Let Players pick stages
Single Elimination
32 Players Maximum
Miis Allowed, Default Moves only

Prizes will be announced at a later date.

Signups will start at 3 PM We’ll be cutting off signups around 5-5:30 PM, or until it’s filled up The tournament will be starting at 6 PM. All entries will be at a First Come, First Served basis, so if you want to guarantee your spot, we suggest you show up as early as possible. We recommend you also bring your own controller.

To get to Waypoint Cafe, take the D Train to Grand St. From there, it’s a five minute walk to Ludlow St. After you reach Ludlow, make a left turn, and it’s a very short walk. You could also take the F Train to Delancey St. From there, it’s a three minute walk to Ludlow.

See you on the Battlefield!

Dec
8
Sat
2018
XenoFrameZero – Smash Ultimate Release Weekend @ XenoZero
Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm

XenoFrameZero
Smash Ultimate Release Event
3 Day event at XenoZero

$10 venue fee per day
$20 Weekend pass

Doors open each day at 12pm

Setups –
There will be a minimum of 16 available setups for brackets and free play.

Events –
There will a a multitude of miniature brackets experimenting with various rule-sets and game-modes.
These events will either be $1 entry or free.
Events Include but are not limited to –
– 3stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 3stock 7min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 2stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– Squad-strike bracket
– Doubles?

There will also big a large “main” bracket on Saturday.

Live Stream – https://twitch.tv/houseof3000
Youtube – https://youtube.com/houseof3000
Twitter – https://twitter.com/houseof3000
Brackets – https://xenozero.challonge.com

Smash Ultimate Launch Event @ Cradle of Aviation Museum
Dec 8 @ 5:00 pm – Dec 9 @ 12:00 am

Get tickets now! – smash.liretro.com
Tournament pre-registration – https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event

Excited for Smash Ultimate?! So are we! Bring your Switch and get ready for an awesome night.

There will be something for everyone!

For the Smash crowd –

-Freeplay stations to relax and learn the new game
-Smash Ultimate tournament ($10 entry) (which should be quite interesting a day after release!)
-Smash Melee tournament ($10 entry)
-A casual Smash Ultimate bracket (free entry) for more relaxed competitive play
-Games and tournament matches being played all night in the 300 seat IMAX theatre
-Older Smash game freeplay

For everyone else
-Retro gaming freeplay stations
-Arcade machines when you need a break from smashing
-“Bill & Seamus’s Excellent Adventure” – 2 gaming enthusiasts from the museum are running their own couch co-op game area
-Vendors selling game and game related stuff
-The Final Fantasy 9 jump rope challenge
-Raffles

Venue entry is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets end the Friday before at midnight.

There will be stations set up, but we encourage you to bring your Switch. The first 20 people who bring a setup (switch/dock/monitor) will receive free admission! We will have as many extra gamecube controllers and USB adapters as possible.

There will be security precautions in place to ensure that everyone’s stuff is safe as well.

Get tickets now – smash.liretro.com

Tournament pre-registration can be found at https://smash.gg/tournament/smash-ultimate-launch-event

Presented by your friends at Long Island Retro Gaming and Smash Island.

Tournament rules –

Smash Ultimate –
-Due to the upcoming nature of Super Smash Bros Ultimate any rules are subject to change UP UNTIL THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
At this time we aim to run 3 stock 8 minute best of 3 matches that switch to best of 5 for later rounds. Check back for added rules to be added once the TOs know more about the game.

Smash Melee –
Melee shall be operated via the EVO 2018 ruleset, and are as follows.

Game version: US Nintendo GameCube
Game Settings: 4 Stock, 8 Minute Time Limit, No Items, Pause Disabled, 2/3 Games
Starter stages: Yoshi’s Story, Fountain of Dreams, Final Destination, Battlefield, Dream Land.
Counter-pick stages: Pokemon Stadium.
Wobbling is legal. Freezing and infinite stalling are not legal.
First stage is decided by banning from the Starter Stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
Following stages decided by winner banning one stage from all stages and then loser choosing.
Any matches that are best of five, there are no stage bans.
You may not choose a stage you have already won on unless mutually agreed to.

Dec
9
Sun
2018
XenoFrameZero – Smash Ultimate Release Weekend @ XenoZero
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm

XenoFrameZero
Smash Ultimate Release Event
3 Day event at XenoZero

$10 venue fee per day
$20 Weekend pass

Doors open each day at 12pm

Setups –
There will be a minimum of 16 available setups for brackets and free play.

Events –
There will a a multitude of miniature brackets experimenting with various rule-sets and game-modes.
These events will either be $1 entry or free.
Events Include but are not limited to –
– 3stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 3stock 7min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– 2stock 6min Bo3 Brackets (Singles/Doubles Elim)
– Squad-strike bracket
– Doubles?

There will also big a large “main” bracket on Saturday.

Live Stream – https://twitch.tv/houseof3000
Youtube – https://youtube.com/houseof3000
Twitter – https://twitter.com/houseof3000
Brackets – https://xenozero.challonge.com

May
21
Tue
2019
Mashfest Outworld Happy Hour @ M1-5 Lounge
May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Outworld returns to M1-5 Lounge! Get over here! For a night of gaming, drinks and music!

Test your might!
Tournaments: Mortal Kombat 11 and Tekken 7!
+Open stations for casual play all night long!

Music by Otakus with Attitude

In addition to our tournament games, we will also have crowd favorites:

· Street Fighter V
· Soul Calibur 6
· Dragon Ball FighterZ
· Marvel vs Capcom 2
· Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
· Smash Melee
· Mario Kart 64
· and more!

Must be 21+. Admission: $6.12 on Eventbrite, $10 at the door.

Tournament rules:
$5 entry, $25 pot bonus for each game
Double Elimination, 2/3 games, 3/5 in w/l/g finals
signups 7-8pm
Tournaments starts at 8pm
Top 3 payout if 12 or more players, 70/20/10
top 2 payout if less, 70/30

Game specific rules:
Mortal Kombat 11: tournament mode, default settings
Tekken 7: 3/5 rounds per game, all other settings default, random stage select

HAPPY HOUR PRICES:
· Well drinks: $7
· Wine: $6-$8
· Beer: $6
· Top shelf: $2 off reg price

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RULES & INFO:

We have some house sticks but definitely please feel free to bring your own stick/controller to ensure so you don’t have to wait for one to free up.

· DON’T BE CREEPY. Our intent is to provide a fun, safe space for all attendees. Harassers will be kicked out of the venue on the spot, and banned from further events.
· DO NOT BRING OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK INTO VENUE
· Please support the venue by buying something — and tipping! 🙂

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