AVCon 2010 Mario Kart Wii Tournament



Mushrooms, Banana Peels, Turtle Shells - DYNO-MITE

Day & Time - Sunday 2:30pm to 6:00pm
Rating - G
Platform - Wii
Format - Free For All / Single Elimination
Team or Player Cap - 64
Gametypes - 150cc Race

Rules updates - last updated on 22/07/2010
* These rules are correct at the time of posting.
* Please check back leading up to the event for any possible revisions to these rules.

Player/Audience behaviour
- Players must exercise sportsmanship before, during and after their matches. Players that exhibit any form of unsporting conduct (swearing at the other player, trash-talking, etc.) will automatically be disqualified.
- Onlookers in the audience who are rowdy or verbally/physically abuse the players before, during or after the tournament will be forced to leave the premises.
- AVCon does not tolerate cheating. Teams or players caught cheating, glitching, or game fixing can face disqualification.

Controls
- A standard gamecube gamepad will be provided for each player at the playing area.
- Competitors are permitted to use their own controllers; these must be checked in with tournament organiser prior to commencing.
- Tournament referees reserve the right to ban personal equipment.
- Unlike equipment donated to AVCon, It is the player's sole responsibility to look after their own equipment. AVCon can not guarantee the safety of personal equipment at the convention.
- Competitors will be given an opportunity to make adjustments to their settings.

Game Specific Rules
Speed: 150cc
Vehicles: Bikes & Karts allowed

Round 1: Into the Woods
Players: 64
Advance: First place player of each game goes through to next round.
In the case of a tie, a time trial on Luigi Circuit is used to determine a winner.

Coconut Mall
GCN Peach Beach
Maple Treeway

Round 2: Escape the Woods
Players: 16
Advance: Top 2 players of each game goes through to final round.
In the case of a tie, a time trial on Mario Circuit GCN is used to determine a winner.

N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
GCN DK Mountain
Grumble Volcano

Round 3: The Barrens
Players: 8
In the case of a tie, a time trial on Mario Raceway N64 is used to determine a winner.

DS Delfino Square
SNES Ghost Valley 2
DS Peach Gardens

Final round: Final Destination
Players: 4
In the case of a tie, a time trial on Dry Dry Ruins is used to determine a winner.

Wario's Gold Mine
Bowser Castle N64
Rainbow Road

Other rules
- If a player is disqualified they will forfeit the match, with the opposing player advancing in the tournament
- If a problem occurs which is not the fault of the player (hardware failure, disconnected controller, etc), the players will engage in a rematch.
- The Referee and AVCon gaming staff reserve the right to ban any player or group for whatever reason from the tournament before, during or after the tournament.
- For any other situation which arises which is not covered by this rule set, the AVCon gaming staff will confer with the referee(s) and render a decision. Whichever decision is reached by the Tournament Referee is FINAL.

If there are any queries in regards to this tournament or any other aspect of the convention please don't hesitate to contact the videogames committee on videogames@avcon.org.au

Yeah would just like to know if I would be able to bring a classic wii controller and if I need to bring my wiimote with that.
Not that keen on carrying them both round all day. Was hoping you guys would supply the wiimotes.

We're supplying GameCube controllers as they are more of a standard than the classic controller with traditional Nintendo franchise games. More people know how to play with a pad than with a Wii Mote. You're more than welcome to bring your own controls.

a thought had occoured. if the top 2 of every group stage (with a group stage containing 4 people i assume) then wont we get to the finals a lot slower. in the inital post you assume that we get to the final round after just two previous rounds before... but wont the amount of players work out like this

first round --- 64 people
secound round --- 32 people
third round (finals) --- 16 people

but given the fact that the top 2 people are safe and the other two are knocked out, shouldnt it continue further

fourth round --- 8 people
fifth round --- 4 people

if that's the case... you're gonna need to choose more tracks to allocate to the extra group stages

You're right, I've changed the brackets dramatically. More rounds just wouldn't work with the allocated time. Now going from 64, players down to 16, down to 8, then down to the final 4.

Only the winner goes through in round 1? Given 3 race rounds that seems excessive.

Ah boo, MK Wii tournament is on at the same time as cosplay comp. Ah well, I won't be training on MK tonight then..