Summer Smash 2010: This Saturday

Posted on Wednesday 16 June 2010

smash_bros_brawl_screen01.jpgOur annual tournament, Summer Smash, is back!

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!

P @ 10:54 am
Filed under: Summer Smash and Tournaments
Mario Kart: Double Dash!? Believe it!

Posted on Thursday 20 May 2010

mario_kart_double_dash.jpgOr Dattebayo! if you want to be technical.

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!

P @ 2:53 pm
Filed under: made of awesome and Games and Tournaments
Halo 3: The Final Round this Saturday

Posted on Thursday 22 April 2010

This Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., join us at Save•Point for our final Halo 3 tournament.  Teams of 4 will be facing each other in a double elimination tournament to see who’s walking away with the last ever Halo 3 Championship!  Registration ends at 10:15, and the tournaments starts at 10:30.  Don’t be late!

P @ 1:31 pm
Filed under: Tournaments
Save Point Today!

Posted on Saturday 27 March 2010

Due to some complications with the site, I wasn’t able to post this earlier, but there is definitely Save Point going on today.

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!

P @ 8:19 am
Filed under: Tournaments
GT Season 9 This Saturday!

Posted on Thursday 25 February 2010

halothemexbox_1.jpgAfter a long wait, Save•Point’s Grand Tournament season is here.  We’re continuing the success we saw last season with Halo 3, where teams of four will battle it out for spots in our Grand Finals tournament on May 22nd. Like last season, the tournament’s first round will be Team Slayer, with the following rounds alternating between Capture the Flag and Team Slayer. The Finals will be a best of three that contains both Team Slayer and Capture the Flag.  Unlike last season, for the first time ever, the tournament will be all ages.

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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P @ 11:40 am
Filed under: Tournaments
BeatMix 2010, this Saturday!

Posted on Thursday 7 January 2010

bm2010.jpgThe beat is back this Saturday, with the return of our annual BeatMix event at Save•Point. Every year, our gaming program (Save•Point, as you probably guessed) takes a break from the ongoing tournaments to kick back and rock out. We’re doing it again with games such as Rock Band 2, Beatles: Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, and Dance Dance Revolution and whatever else shows up. All ages are welcome. BeatMix comes but once a year, so don’t miss your chance to be a part of the fun. The Save•Point doors open at 10:00 a.m.

P @ 1:07 pm
Filed under: Games and Open Play
Round 2 of Season 8, Halo 3, and James Kennedy! This Saturday!

Posted on Wednesday 11 November 2009

Saturday, November 14th promises to be a huge day for Save•Point.

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!

P @ 1:07 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized
Season 8: Return of Halo

Posted on Friday 9 October 2009

Save•Point is bringing back Halo 3, and this time it’s appearing as the featured game ofhalo-odst-replica-helmet.jpg the Grand Tournament series! Season 8 will feature teams of 4 battling it out across the various maps of Halo 3 in an attempt to see who will take home the first ever Halo GT Championship title.

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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P @ 2:33 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized
Season 8: Halo 3

Posted on Thursday 8 October 2009

The biggest game to ever hit Save•Point is coming back.

Join the Fight

More info, including sign ups, tomorrow.

P @ 12:41 pm
Filed under: Tournaments
Season 8 This Weekend!

Posted on Thursday 10 September 2009

Save•Point: Season 8 promises to be bigger and better than ever with the announcement of a new game: Street Fighter IV!

This month we’’ll have a round robin tournament to determine seeding, followed by a double elimination tournament in October and November. Scores will be kept throughout the season and will be used to determine who makes it into the top spots in December for the finals. Don’t miss the chance to get in from the ground up. Sign ups end at 10:15 a.m. and the tournament starts at 10:30 sharp. Ages 12–-18.

I leave you now with Dhalsim. He loves you.

Dhalsim

P @ 11:35 am
Filed under: Tournaments
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