http://shoryuken.com/f7/frosty-faustings-iii-ggxxac-ssfiv-bb-mbaa-kofand-more-chicago-il-jan-8th-2011-a-259208/Frosty Faustings III (GGXXAC, SSFIV, BB, MBAA, KOFand more!) Chicago IL. Jan 8th 2011
Without further delay, I am proud to preset Frosty Faustings III. Chicago's newest major tournament series. If you care at all about support the Guilty Gear scene and showing the world that GG is far from dead, come support this event. There will also be SSFIV and more.
I AM TAKING PRE REGISTRATION IN THIS THREAD. IF YOU PLAN ON COMING, PLEASE POST YOUR TOURNAMENT NAME AND THE GAMES YOU WISH TO ENTER. I WILL COMPILE A LIST AND KEEP IT UPDATED.
When: Saturday, January 8th, 2011.
Where: Nickel City
555 Waukegan Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Closest Airport: Ohare Airport (ORD)
Signups begin at 2:00 pm. All tournaments start at 3:00 pm (DONT BE LATE!) We can stay as late as 3 am, so there wont be a problem finishing everything.
Though Nickel City is an arcade, all games will be played on console
Fees: There will be a $10 venue fee.
Please help out by bringing any TVs or consoles that would help things run smoother and allow for more casuals and tournaments to run faster. Anyone who brings a setup that we use in the tournaments will get 5 dollars off the Venue fee.
Tournament games:
the main event...
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core: singles
PS2
$10 entry fee
best 2/3, double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10% (pot bonus)
Standard tournament rules (no Kliff, Justice, gold, or shadow characters)
Winner must keep character, loser my switch
Super Street Fighter IV: singles
Xbox360
$10 entry fee
best 2/3, double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules (all characters and ultras are selectable)
Winner must keep character, loser my switch
Ultra may be switched anytime
BlazBlue CS
PS3
$10 entry fee
best 2/3, double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules
Winner must keep character, loser my switch
Melty Blood Actress Again
PS2
$10 entry fee
best 2/3, double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules
Winner must keep character, loser my switch
King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimted Match
Xbox360
$10 entry fee
best 2/3, double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules
Winner must keep characters, loser my switch
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core: teams
PS2
$10 dollars per player ($20 dollars per team)
2 on 2 team tournament
no same character teams
single match, double elimination
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules (no Kliff, Justice, gold, or shadow characters)
winner stays on
(this is the same format currently being used at the Johnny-o cup team tournament in Japan)
Super Street Fighter IV: teams
Xbox360
3 on 3 team tournament
no same character teams
$10 entry per person ($30 per team)
best 2/3. double elimination. Semi finals 3/5. Grand finals, 4/7.
prize split 1st - 70%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd - 10%
Standard tournament rules (all characters and ultras are selectable)
Winner stays on
Ultra may be switched anytime
(team games begin after singles)
Other tournaments:
The games listed above are the full list of official tournament games. If we have the resources and time, I am happy to let people run whatever other games they would like, but the main events get priority.
Special events and exhibition matches:
If there is time after the main event ends, we can run some special tournaments and exhibition matches. Things like regional 5 on 5, grudge matches, high stakes money matches, etc.
Parking: Nickel City has a very large parking lot and there will be plenty of parking space.
Hotels: Red Roof Inn Chicago - Northbrook/Deerfield
340 South Waukegan Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
847-205-1755
http://www.redroof.com/reservations/...aspx?pid=00188
Cheap rooms and right accross the street from Nickel City.
Please help out by bringing any TVs or consoles that would help things run smoother and allow for more casuals and tournaments to run faster.
About me and Frosty Faustings: I used to live in Chicago and am one of the most well known Guilty Gear players from the US. I have been living in Japan for almost 3 and a half years. Every year, I visit Chicago and run Frosty Faustings to help out the scene and get some games in with everyone. Please come support this event!
