TOURNAMENT GUIDEBOOK TABLE OF CONTENT 01 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 02 HOTEL AND ROOM ASSIGNMENTS 03 YOU’VE LANDED, NOW WHAT? 04 MEDIA DAYS 05 VENUE 06 PLAYER LOUNGE 07 DAILY TIMELINE AND PLAYER SCHEDULE 08 MATCH SCHEDULE 09 TOURNAMENT FORMATS - GROUP, PLAYOFF GROUP, TOP 8 10 RULES BEFORE AND AFTER MATCH 11 ENJOYING AUSTIN - FOOD AND DRINK 12 RULES AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION 01 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION It’s our pleasure to welcome you formally to the Battle of the Five Gods Smash tournament at SXSW Gaming! Over the course of three days, you and nineteen other competitors will be battling on the big stage of the Vimeo Theater within the Austin Convention Center, and showcasing the best Smash talent the world has seen. We’re confident that your participation in this event will create an immensely enjoy- able experience for spectators live and at home. We, in turn, want to make your time with us as enjoy- able as possible - both on and off stage. It’s with that goal in mind that we’ve put together this Tournament Guidebook to be distributed to you as a simple resource that you can access throughout the event should any questions arise during your time in Austin. As always, we’ll still be available via email and phone, so in the event that you’re in need of help outside the bounds of this document, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information provid- ed below. Once again, welcome to the Battle of the Five Gods! - Twitch and GoodGame Staff GOODGAME STAFF CONTACTS Gianni Rosheuvel - Stage Manager [email protected] 301.221.7610 Bryce Bates - Tournament Administrator [email protected] 805.245.2646 Will Partin - Tournament Administrator [email protected] 404.358.7311 01 02 HOTEL AND ROOM ASSIGNMENTS You and your fellow competitors will be housed at either the Omni Austin Hotel or the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. Below you will find your assigned hotel, and general information about each hotel. OMNI AUSTIN HOTEL DOWNTOWN 700 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 ROOM ASSIGNMENT (512) 476-3700 Shroomed + Silent Wolf / Westballz + S2J / Axe + Wobbles / MacD + Nintendude / Lucky + Distance from venue: 0.5 Miles Hugs / PewPewU + SFAT / Hungrybox + Plup AT&T HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 1900 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705 ROOM ASSIGNMENT (512) 404-1900 Armada + Ice / PPMD + DruggedFox / Mango / Mew2King Distance from venue: 1.9 Miles 02 03 YOU’VE LANDED, NOW WHAT? TRANSPORTATION TO YOUR HOTEL All players will be responsible for arranging their own transportation from the airport to their designated hotel. A full listing of these assignments can be found in the section of this guidebook titled “Hotel and Room Assignments.” HOTEL CHECK-IN Proceed to the front desk of your hotel and check-in. The attendant will ask for your name and a credit card to be filed for damages and incidentals. This credit card will not be used to pay for the room. All rooms are pre-paid. In the event your arrival time is too early for check-in, feel free to leave your bags with the front desk and explore Austin while you wait for the appropriate time to check in. Attendants will accept and safeguard your bags upon request. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR ARRIVAL Once you’ve checked into your hotel, we request that you send an email to Gianni Rosheuvel using the contact information provided on the first page of the guidebook. This email is to confirm your arrival. After sending this confirmation you are free until your media day obligation. 03 04 MEDIA DAYS As part of your participation in this event we request your presence at one of two designated media days. On these days our video production team will be working with the competitors to produce cool, fun video content to be used throughout the event. Don’t worry! It’s simple, painless, and we won’t ask you to do anything weird. FIVE GODS MEDIA DAY PARTICIPANTS Armada, HungryBox, Mango, PPMD, Mew2King WHEN AND WHERE Wednesday, March 16 - 2:00PM - 3:30PM Players should arrive no later than 2:00PM Vimeo Theater, Ballroom A of the Austin Convention Center REMAINING COMPETITORS MEDIA DAY PARTICIPANTS All other competitors WHEN AND WHERE Thursday, March 17 - 11:00AM - 11:30AM Players should arrive no later than 11:00AM Vimeo Theater, Ballroom A of the Austin Convention Center 04 05 VENUE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 (512) 404-4000 The Austin Convention Center will be our home for the Battle of the Five Gods, and our tournament will take place in the Vimeo Theater set-up, which will occupy Ballroom A of the venue. 05 06 PLAYER LOUNGE ENTRANCE POLICY During each day’s All Call, players will receive a wristband which will grant them access into the Player Lounge; attendees will not be able to enter this space without a wristband If you lose your wristband, you may request a new one from GoodGame staff. All GoodGame staff will be identified by wearing black shirts with the official Battle of the Five Gods logo on the front, and GGA on their back collars. Attempts to pass off wristbands to other people can result in forced forfeiture of games. All players are welcome in the player lounge at all times, regardless of elimination. PRACTICE STATIONS The Player Lounge will be furnished with a total of five practice/warm-up stations. Three of these stations will be open for use to all players, with two reserved for the four players considered to be “On Deck” at a given time. Each station will feature seating, a television, a console, and a copy of the game. ON DECK STATIONS These stations will be identical to the standard practice stations, but will have their own designated area. Once a player is considered on deck, they may only warm-up in this area and on these stations. On Deck stations may not be used by players that are not on deck, unless they are asked by an on deck player to assist them with warm-up. VIEWING SCREENS The player lounge will have multiple screens on which players may watch the tournament stream. CATERING AND OUTSIDE FOOD AND DRINK Twice daily catered meals will be provided in the player lounge. Meals will arrive at 12:00PM and 5:00PM. Other than our catering, no outside food or drink is permitted in the venue or in the player lounge. 06 07 DAILY TIMELINE AND PLAYER SCHEDULE AT&T HOTEL PLAYER PICK-UP - DAILY 10:30 AM Players staying in the AT&T Hotel & Conference Center must be present downstairs in the hotel lobby at 10:30AM each morning for transport to the venue. They may not choose to arrange their own transportation, as we want to ensure their timely arrival to the venue. OMNI HOTEL PLAYERS BEGIN WALKING TO VENUE DAILY 10:30 AM This is the latest time players staying in the Omni Hotel are recommended to depart for the venue. The Omni is within walking distance of the venue - 0.5 miles, or about 5 blocks - so no transportation will be provided for players staying there. ALL CALL - DAILY 11:00 AM All Call is the latest time acceptable for competitors to arrive in the player lounge for head count, briefing, and Q&A each day prior to play beginning. Once players arrive for All Call, they may not leave the venue again until their games for the day are complete. Failure to be present in the player lounge by 11:00AM each day can, based on the situation and severity of infraction, result in the forced forfeiture of games and sets as dictated by the organizers. PLAY BEGINS - DAILY 12:00 PM Competition will begin promptly at noon (CST) each day of the event. Players may only leave the venue once their matches are complete for the day and they’ve obtained permission from our Stage Manager, Gianni Rosheuvel. If Gianni is unavailable, con- tact a nearby GoodGame staffer and they will assist you. PLAY CONCLUDES - DAILY NO LATER THAN 8:00 PM Given the nature of pool play, it is very difficult to estimate how long each day will take. However, the venue itself will close promptly at 8:00PM each night, which is our hard-out time. A given day’s match schedule may be shortened to fit this time schedule. 07 08 MATCH SCHEDULE Matches begin each day at noon CST DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Armada vs. SFAT SFAT vs. Hugs M1 - Winner's Bracket Round 1 PPMD vs. PewPewU PewPewU vs. Ice M2 - Winner's Bracket Round 1 Silent Wolf vs. Hugs Hungrybox vs. Wobbles M3 - Winner's Bracket Round 1 Westballz vs. Ice MacD vs. DruggedFox M4 - Winner's Bracket Round 1 Shroomed vs. Lucky S2J vs. Nintendude M5 - Loser's Bracket Round 1 Armada vs. Hugs Hungrybox vs. Lucky M6 - Loser's Bracket Round 1 PPMD vs. Ice Armada vs. Silent Wolf M7 - Winner's Bracket Semi-Finals Shroomed vs. Wobbles PPMD vs. Westballz M8 - Winner's Bracket Semi-Finals Silent Wolf vs. SFAT Mango vs. Axe M9 - Loser's Bracket Round 2 Westballz vs. PewPewU Mew2King vs. Plup M10 - Loser's Bracket Round 2 Lucky vs. Wobbles Hungrybox vs. Shroomed M11 - Loser's Bracket Round 3 Mango vs. MacD PG1 vs. PG5 M12 - Winner's Bracket Finals Mew2King vs. S2J PG2 vs. PG4 M13 - Loser's Bracket Finals Axe vs. DruggedFox PG3 vs. PG5 M14 - Grand Finals Plup vs. Nintendude PG1 vs. PG4 Mango vs. DruggedFox PG2 vs.