Any good GH tourney guidelines?

**discgolferpro** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 861 Location: Kansas City, Mo

I'm not looking for speculation here but rather for a proven format for a GH tourney. I took a quick look around and couldn't find a good reference to setting up something whether it would be here at home or in a local bar.

Any help would be appreciated if you can track down a good FAQ. I'm looking for something that has been tried and been successful. How prizes and winners were determined. How people chose to register in specific difficulties... etc...

Stuff like that.
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**dgendreau** · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 19

I have some thoughts about the hardware side if I were to do a tournament. Aside from the usual digital projector big screen and stage speaker system, I would then set up a tv on the floor facing the big screen. That would allow players to face the audience while watching the floor monitor or face the big screen, whichever they want.

I also had the idea of bringing the game's lighting effects out into the room by using second digital projector. Just un-focus it as far as it will go and aim it down on the players stage from above. Instant stage lighting!

I have heard complaints from friends that two player isnt balanced enough. They said player one seems to get more notes/points at times. I havent yet verified this in VGSPlayer though. It could just be sour grapes.

A friend of mine ran a tourney at a big LAN party at a local college. They did two player, using a simple elimination pyramid. They gave away a copy of the game/controller as the prize. If it were me, I would give away one of these instead: (same place as GuitarCenter)
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Guitar/Electric?sku=517239

My reasoning is that anyone good enough to win the tournament probably already owns the game and they are probably ready to start learning the real thing. The guitar linked is inexpensive, but its a good quality SG. Epiphone is Gibson's less expensive brand name btw.

-Dan G.

**discgolferpro** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 861 Location: Kansas City, Mo

I really like the stage lighting solution!

**dgendreau** · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 19

Aha. Ill forward them a link.

**BAD** · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 45

I didn't have to deal with level difficulties, we just all played on Expert, but this was the setup:

8 player double elimination tournament (Bracket information can be found here http://www.foosballheaven.com/misc/foosbrackets.html they have 16 and 32 player brackets too)

I felt a double elim was more fair than a single elim since there's quite a lot of variability in scores. So one bad run or running into someone who got really lucky won't ruin someone's chance of winning the tourney.

Players were seeded by their career score from their own game at home. Quick play used instead of multi because I'm not convinced multi is balanced. Higher seeds handicapped a little by having them play first, allowing the lower seed to watch and refresh their memory of the song before they had to play. We only had 3 TVs so this wasn't that great of an advantage because people had to stand around and wait for their turn for the early rounds.

Song selection: the lower seed selected any song from Face-Melters, but they weren't allowed to select the same song more than twice or play the same song in consecutive rounds.

Obviously, 1st is the winner, 2nd is the loser of the final match, 3rd is the loser's bracket 2nd place player.

The tourney was with friends so, it was only a $5 dollar buy in, 1st got $20, 2nd $12, 3rd got $8. So really they earned $15, $7, and $3 after you subtract their buy in. Tournament took about an hour and that was with a lot of trash talking inbetween. Hope that helps.

**discgolferpro** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 861 Location: Kansas City, Mo

Thanks for the input BAD. I'm gathering information from everywhere I can get it!

Did you have them bring in shots of their career score, or were thay all friends you were familiar with?
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**Nytwolf** · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 586 Location: Kansas City, KS

Any idea on where you would set this up at?

Are you thinking public place, someone's house - Cause I think it would be cool to do at a bar or something if they didn't mind.
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**Nytwolf** · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 586 Location: Kansas City, KS

I was actually thinking of more like a bar and grill type place. One that serves food that younger people can be in. Not just a place that's 21 and older. Be kinda unfair to the younger guys. Although someone like ES not being in a tourney suits me just fine. I couldn't beat you on my best day![/quote]
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**Audhumla** · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 11

If there's a large university where you live, having it there somewhere would likely draw lots of participants

**DearXTragedy** · Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 3

if anyone here is going to western new england college next year, or is already going, look for tournaments, im definetly gonna try and start some up if i can find enough people that play. a GH fanatic buddy of mine is goin there also

**IronEddie42** · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 46

Western NE College - that's in Springfield MA right?

I'll participate if so ... that'll rock.

I live in Enfield CT

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