The Great wuLFe Get-together (Part II)

**Huwonk** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio

I'm not sure if I'll be able to get the 8th off yet. I'll let you guys know by Monday (boss is off today and tomorrow). If I can, count me in!
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**dspoonrt** · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 2449 Location: Columbus, OH

**staticashes** · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 101

yea i dont know if im gonna stay up all nite this time.....or maybe i will it was fun

**JHetfield0816** · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2230 Location: New Jersey

**Armageddon** · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 3006 Location: Durham, NH

**WhiteLabel** · Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 4

Howdy, i'm the organizer of the tournament here in Cincinnati. If anyone has any questions about the area i'll be happy to answer them. Also, if the people who are driving want to PM me, I'll give you my cell number so when you get into town you won't run into any problems like getting lost or finding good local cuisine.

I'd also be happy to answer questions in the thread.

For reference the official tourney myspace with the rules, times, etc is myspace.com/cincyguitarhero

BTW I-75 is definitely the easiest way to get to the Poison Room. Also, if it helps you the Poison Room is directly across the street from the Cincinnati Convention Center. The Duke Energy Center

**buttfaceninja** · Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 1567 Location: Springfield OH

**dspoonrt** · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 2449 Location: Columbus, OH

To WhiteLabel:

I see that the grand prize is $150. Are there second or third place prizes (seeing how there's $170 remaining from the 32 entry fees)?

Also, elevating difficulties each round is pretty lame. I could see how songs could be selected from tiers corresponding to each round (ex. Round 1 (Tiers 1 and 2), Round 2 (Tiers 3 and 4), Round 3 (Tiers 5 and 6), Round 4 (Tier 7), and Round 5: Final Round (Tier 8). But playing on Easy and Medium in a tournament is like standing a foot away from a dartboard in a tournament of darts. Hard isn't ideal, but at least there's some challenge involved (on higher tier songs).

But this setup might give me a chance to beat David or Mike, so whatever.
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**wuLFe** · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN

WhiteLabel - I'm guessing we'll be bringing at least six people along, so I will have to send you an e-mail once I have all the details, and hopefully be able to book up a few slots.

I'm fairly familiar with Cincinnatti (I dated somebody who lived there for about a year, and was there pretty much every weekend), but any suggestions you have for foodies., etc, will be much appreciated (not everybody likes Thai food,which is what my suggestion is going to be

)

We'll also try and get there about an hour early, so that registration shouldn't be a problem :P

**WhiteLabel** · Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 4

The tournament is all ages, anyone of any age can attend and compete. Being under 21 does require and extra $2.00 admission charge though.

There are other prizes including another cash prize of $50 dollars going to the second place winner. There will also be a prize given to the person who "rocks out" the hardest while competing.

The reason for the increasing difficulty serves two purposes.

One, it makes the tournament more accessible to beginning and average players to advance a few rounds in the tournament. Of course in the end they'll end up losing, but maybe when they see you five star hangar 18 on expert they might be inclined to practice a bit more and make it to the expert bracket in the next tournament. Making it more accessible like this means greater attendance, and a big crowd means more tournaments in the future.

Two, having increasing difficulties throws a wrench in the gears of even seasoned players. I know you can five star jordan on expert, but play it on easy or medium immediately after and see if you can score 100%. It's pretty damn hard. If you're not 100% practiced on all difficulties and all songs, there is that slight possibility that the 14 year old girl with the Hello Kitty purse might beat you.

**dspoonrt** · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 2449 Location: Columbus, OH

**Emptyeye** · Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 828

(DISCLAIMER: I'm nowhere near this tournament, and as such, the rules don't affect me personally in the slightest)

It's a delicate balance, truthfully. I think maybe starting on Easy and Medium is going a bit far, but his heart is in the right place with not just starting on Expert. You can complain about luck in tournaments all you want, but the thing is, in order to maximize participation, spectators, excitement, etc, you NEED an element of SOME luck. Otherwise, if the best player was guaranteed to win every time, why bother holding tournaments in the first place?

I agree that the best player should have the best chance of winning, yes. But it shouldn't be guaranteed by any means; otherwise, just hand them the first prize and save yourself an entire day of formality to get to that point.

(Edited to correct typo. What the hell is a "firts" prize?)
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**WhiteLabel** · Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 4

I'll admit it's an unstandard way to run a tournament. It's an idea I thought of while putting together a tournament and I'm running with it. I think it'll be fun. If it turns out to be a complete disaster then we'll know in the future to never ever run a tournament like this again.

I doubt the final will be anti climactic, most of the people expressing interest in coming are fairly seasoned players. I sincerly doubt many 14 year old girls will show up to compete... i'm just sayin'.

But for now, you may want to run through a few songs on easy and medium just to be ready. At this stage in the game i'm not really gonna change the rules for this tourney. If it's a wash, please mock me publically.

**buttfaceninja** · Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 1567 Location: Springfield OH

So when is this tournament and can you pm or post directions to get there?