Last month we said goodbye to long-time veteran Jay, as he and KYAG dominated the Double tournament, securing one last first place victory for his team Welcome to the TerrorDome.

Now, we find ourselves at the end of Summer Smash.  This Saturday, teams of four will compete in Save•Point’s first ever Super Smash Bros. Brawl Crew Battle.   For those who haven’t entered or seen a crew battle, the rules are simple.  Two crews face off, with each crew sending in one of their members to start the match.  When the match ends, the player that one stays, and the losing crew must select a new member to face the winner.  When the next match starts, the winner from the previous match must fight with however many stock he had leftover from before.  This goes back and forth until one crew is left standing.

Crew Battles have been some of our most intense matches in the past, and with how things have panned out over Summer Smash, there’s no telling who will come out on top this time.  Don’t miss it.  The doors open at 10:00 a.m. and Save•Point is in the Lower Level in the Humphrey Multimedia Room.  Sign-Ups end at 10:30.

With Super Smash Bros. Brawl as our headline game, tournaments will be structured differently from month to month.  The first tournament, this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be a Singles tournament, where players will go one-on-one against each other to discover who is the best Brawl player here.

After the tournament is over, players will receive points based on where they placed in the tournament.  Then, after all the points are figured out, crews will be formed, with up to four people per crew.  These crews will be ranked based on the points each member earned in the tournament.  The only restriction to forming a crew is that no one from the top four in the Singles tournament may be in the same crew.  The crews formed will enter into tournaments for the rest of Summer Smash 2010, which happen July 17 and August 14.

Don’t miss the first tournament in what’s sure to be an intense Summer Smash!

So ya, somehow we’ve found ourselves back where it all started.  This Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Mario Kart: Double Dash returns for a full blown tournament.  Blue sparks, banana peels, and shenanigans abound as we find out who can come back from years of MK:DD retirement and take the tournament.

The tournament will be 150cc, no mirror courses, and will feature a selection of tracks from each Cup.  For a chance to practice, the first race will take place on Mushroom Cup’s Peach Beach.

Registration ends at 10:15 a.m. and the tournament starts at 10:30 a.m.  Don’t be late!

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Season 9 Round 2

Halo 3 Team Slayer

Registration ends at 10:15.  Don’t be late!

The first round of Season 9 starts this Saturday, and runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,  The tournament is capped at 64 players, which is 16 teams of 4. We do reserve the right to alter the tournament as needed depending on how many people we get.  You may register your team on Saturday, and you must provide the following information:

• Team Name
• All four team members registered names
• The Team Captain

We need all of the above information to make the sign up official. Registration ends at 10:15 this Saturday.

After the break, the rules for the tournament.
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Not only do we have the second round of our first ever Halo 3 Grand Tournament, and not only is it the last chance to qualify for the Grand Finals in December, and not only will we see upsets and down-to-the-wire finishes the likes of which Save•Point hasn’t seen before, but …

We’ll also see the return of an old friend.  A friend we used to see on a regular basis, and who was there for us in our times of need.  A friend who could be depended on when the chips were down and the stakes were at an all-time high.  That friend’s name was …

Pizza.

The pizza will mark another huge comeback for the library as well.  Author James Kennedy, who some of you may have met last year, will be with us again.  I know LowBPhlat was at the last event, and he and Aggro were big fans of his talk.  James even hooked LowB up with a copy of the book, and he was hooked on it right away.  I was sad to hear what I missed out on last year, so I’m definitely not going to make that mistake again.  Here’s a bit of info on the program he’s got going on directly after Save•Point:

“Meet James Kennedy, author of the young adult fantasy The Order of the Odd-Fish, a hilarious cross between Monty Python and Roald Dahl that was named as one of the Smithsonian’s Notable Books for Children of 2008.  He will read from the book and lead a theatrical writing exercise/performance in which participants will duel as gods from the book.  Tell your friends - this is a ‘can’t miss’ event!”

The rules for our tournament can be found here.  The event starts at 10:00 a.m., and sign-ups end at 10:15 a.m.  Don’t miss it!

The tournament will be broken down into four rounds, the preliminary round, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the finals. The opening round will be Team Slayer, the Quarterfinals will be Capture The Flag, Semifinals will once again be Team Slayer, and the Finals will be a best of three that contains both Team Slayer and Capture the Flag.

This event, which will happen Saturday, October 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., is capped at 64 players, which is 16 teams of 4. You may register your team either here in the comments section, on the forum, or by calling the MNFT department of the Main Library at 282-4614. You must provide the following information:

• Team Name
• All four team members registered names
• The Team Captain
• The school each member attends

We need all of the above information to make the sign up official. Registration ends at 10:15 on Saturday, October 24th, the day of the tournament.

After the break, the rules for the tournament.
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More info, including sign ups, tomorrow.