Tournaments are a huge part of VGXPO. Last year we play host to over a dozen competitions and in 2008 we're planning a ton of events. This year's expo will host the 2008 Great American VideoGame Tournament and ton of other great events.

DON'T MISS OUT - REGISTER FOR YOUR TOURNAMENTS ONLINE*

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* PLEASE NOTE: A Pass to VGXPO is required for all tournament participants

DDR (PS2)

DDR FRIDAY Tournament
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FRIDAY, November 21.
First Round Starts at 6:00 PM
Top Player Prize: Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
Entry Fee: $10.00
Players: 16 Person Cap

DDR SATURDAY Tournament
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SATURDAY, November 22.
First Round Starts at 12:00 PM
Top Player Prize: Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
Entry Fee: $10.00
Players: 32 Person Cap

Rules: Random brackets head-to-head Best of three.

Super Smash Bros (Wii)

SUPER FRIDAY
Super Smash Bro. Braw: Tournament 1
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FRIDAY, November 21.
First Round Starts at 3:30 PM
Entry Fee: $10.00
Players: 32 Person Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $100 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $35
• 3rd $15

SUPER SATURDAY
Super Smash Bro. Braw: Tournament 2
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SATURDAY, November 22.
First Round Starts at 11:00 AM
Entry Fee: $10.00
Players: 64 Person Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $100 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $35
• 3rd $15

SUPER SUNDAY
Super Smash Bro. Braw: Tournament 3
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SUNDAY, November 23.
First Round Starts at 11:00 AM
Entry Fee: $10.00
Players: 64 Person Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $100 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $35
• 3rd $15

RULES:

• Three stock
• No Items
• Five minutes Time Limit
• Best 2 out of 3 Matches
• Neutral Maps Only (Final Destination, Battlefield, Yoshi's Island, etc.)

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Halo 3 (Xbox 360) - 2v2 and 4v4

Halo 3 2v2
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FRIDAY, November 21.
First Round Starts at 4:00 PM
Entry Fee: $30.00
Players: 32 Team Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $250 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

• Team Slayer
• Time Limit = 8 Minutes
• Score Limit = 30
• Vehicle Set = No Vehicles
• Primary Weapon = Battle Rifle
• Motion Tracker Mode = Off
• Suicide Penalty = None
• Betrayal Penalty = None
• Team Changing = Not Allowed
• Maps - Random Selection: Guardian, Construct, Isolation, Narrows, The Pit

Halo 3 4v4
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SATURDAY, November 22.
First Round Starts at 1:00 PM
Entry Fee: $50.00
Players: 32 Team Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $250 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

• Team Slayer
• Time Limit = 12 Minutes
• Score Limit = 50
• Vehicle Set = No Vehicles
• Primary Weapon = Battle Rifle
• Motion Tracker Mode = Off
• Suicide Penalty = None
• Betrayal Penalty = None
• Team Changing = Not Allowed
• Maps - Random Selection: Guardian, Construct, Isolation, Narrows, The Pit

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Soul Calibur 4

Soul Caliber 4 Tournament
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SATURDAY, November 22.
First Round Starts at 1:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Player Cap: TBD
Prizes*:

• 1st $350 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

• Best of 5 rounds/3 match points
• Finals will be Best of 5 rounds/matches
• Double Elimanation
• Special Characters are banned
• All infinite combos
• Default round time
• Vader is banned
• Custom Characters are banned
• Random stage select

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Tekken 5 DR

Tekken 5 DR Tournament
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SATURDAY, November 23.
First Round Starts at 12:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Player Cap: TBD
Prizes*:

• 1st $350 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

• Best of 5 rounds/3 match points
• Finals will be Best of 5 rounds/matches
• Double Elimanation
• Random level select
• Character customization is not allowed
• Life setting is 100%
• Guard damage is off
• Jinpachi is banned(T5DR)
• No button mapping

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Wii Sports - Bowling

Wii Sports Bowling Tournament 1
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FRIDAY, November 21.
Game Starts at 6:00 PM
Top Player Prize: Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
Entry Fee: $5.00
Player Cap: TBD

Wii Sports Bowling Tournament 2
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SATURDAY, November 22.
Game Starts at 11:00 AM
Top Player Prize: Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
Entry Fee: $5.00
Player Cap: TBD

Rules:

• Each person bowls three games
• The best combined score of the three games wins

Madden

Madden FRIDAY Tournament
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FRIDAY, November 21.
First Round Starts at 4:00 PM
Entry Fee: $15.00
Players: 32 Player Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $150 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $50

Madden FRIDAY Tournament
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SATURDAY, November 22.
First Round Starts at 2:00 PM
Entry Fee: $15.00
Players: 32 Player Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $150 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $50

Rules:

A coin toss will determine Home and Visitors

Game will be set to hall of fame mode

Weather = Random

Penalties will be set to standard

4 quarters 5 minutes each

Overtime played if necessary

Mercy Rule will be 22 points anytime during the game. The losing team is allowed one more drive to avoid the rule.

Each participant chooses own team:

• Teams set to default settings
• The same team may be chosen in a game
• No playbooks or custom audibles

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Starcraft Brood Wars

Starcraft Brood Wars:
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FRIDAY, November 21
First Round Starts at 2:00 PM
Entry: $15
Players: 16 players Cap
Top Player Prize: $100 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar

Rules:

• Map Choice: To decide which map is played in a match a veto system is used. A coin flip is done by an admin, the loser eliminates the first map. Players take it in turns removing maps until three remains (five in Finals). The winner of the coinflip decides then the firstmap from the pool of the remaining three. The next maps will be decided by "looser's choice"
• Match setup - 1v1
• Game Mode: Melee
• Choose Race before start of game; No Random
• Game Speed setting: Fastest
• Round Format: Matches are going to be best of three.
• In the Starcraft Broodwar Tournament it's mandatory to play on a neutral host. If both players agree, it's possible to play on a host from one of the players.
• Any use of Bugs/Glitches will result in an immediate disqualification. Any challenges are asked to be brought to the attention of a referee no later than 5 minutes after the end of the match.
• Disconnects: Any disconnects that occur in the first five minutes will be restarted. Any disconnects after that will be decided by a referee.
• Maps will be announced on the day of the tournament.

Unreal Tournament

Unreal Tournament 3 - 5v5
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SATURDAY, November 22
First Round Starts at 12:00 PM
Entry Fee $50
Players: 16 Teams Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $150 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

• Server Settings: Game type - Duel
• Power ups - On
• Superitems - On
• Gamespeed - 1.00
• Air Control .35
• Translocator - Off
• Weapons Stay - Off
• Goal Score - 0
• Time Limit - 15 minutes
• Spawn Protection Time - 0.00
• Allow Behind View - Off
• Force Respawn - On
• Players Must Be Ready - On
• Unintentional Issues:

  If the server freezes or crashes before 5 minutes of the map have been completed, then the match is restarted. If it crashes after 5 minutes than the match is restarted for the length of the remaining time.

  If a client crashes or freezes before 5 minutes of the map have been completed then the match will be restarted. If it crashes after 5 minutes have been completed then the game shall be paused immediately after it has come to the attention of the other team and Referees, and will resume once the client that dropped has returned to the game.

Rules Subject to change.

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.

Call of Duty 4

Call of Duty 4 - 4v4
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SATURDAY, November 22
First Round Starts at 12:00 PM
Entry Fee $40
Players: 16 Teams Cap
Prizes*:

• 1st $150 and Wireless 'Guitar Hero/Rock Band' Guitar
• 2nd $100
• 3rd $50

Rules:

General Rules

1. No leaving the normal boundaries of a Map.
2. No use of Grenade Launchers.
3. No use of Frag x 3 Perk.
4. No removing players on the opposing Team from the private match once a Game has started.
5. No starting Games until all Player's status has been set to ready.
6. Breaking of these rules will result in a Forfeit of the Game.

Gametype and Maps

Search & Destroy - Downpour
Search & Destroy - Overgrown
Search & Destroy - Pipeline
Search & Destroy - Strike

Spectate = Team Only
Friendly Fire = On
Kill Cam = On
Air Support = Off

Round Length = 3 Minutes
Bomb Timer = 45 Seconds
Plant Timer = 7.5
Defuser Timer = 7.5
Score Limit = 4
Round Switch: Every Round

* Prizes may be changed due to number of participants.