Winder Showdown
Mar
8
to Mar 10

Winder Showdown

Important Information

https://www.start.gg/tournament/winter-showdown-2024/details?fbclid=IwAR3lHvFJOx1r_UCg9LSzWjLi8zHJOkqKWgldL4-zWvRRSzUK250ZpXtuoJM

Official Game List

  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4)

  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4 Pro)

  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising (PS4 PRO)

  • Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R (PC)

  • Guilty Gear -Strive-(PS4 Pro)

  • Guilty Gear XRD REV2 (PS4)

  • Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PS4)

  • Mortal Kombat 1 (PS5)

  • Samurai Shodown (PS4)

  • Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PS4 Pro)

  • Soul Calibur VI (PS4)

  • Street Fighter 6 (PS5)

  • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade Cabinets)

  • Tekken 8 (PS5)

  • The King of Fighters XV (PS4 Pro)

  • The King of Fighters XIII (PS4 Pro)

  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS4 Pro)

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (TBD)

  • Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PS4)

Brackets may begin as early as 4PM on Friday, March 8th. If you play on Friday, plan to pickup your badge at 2 PM on Friday to ensure you are checked in for brackets.

Image Courtesy of Ryan Glus

Event Information

Competitor Registration

Early Registration - Extended!

  • $30 - Ends December 11th

Normal Registration

  • $45 - Ends February 17th

Late Registration

  • $60 - Ends March 2nd

Spectator Passes

  • Passes can be purchased online with a start.gg account or at the door for $10.

Refunds and Bracket Transfers

  • If for any reason you have to cancel your plans to attend after registering, you have until March 1st to request a full refund for the event.

  • If you wish to switch your game registration you have until February 23rd to do so.

General Schedule

  • Friday: 2 PM doors open, venue closes at 2 AM

  • Saturday: 12 PM doors open, venue closes at 2 AM

  • Sunday: 12 PM doors open, venue closes at midnight

Send email inquiries to wintershowdownfgc@gmail.com

Event Rules

Game Rules

For individual games ruleset, review the rules section at the bottom of this Start.GG page.

Payouts

Payouts are calculated by number of entrants multiplied by bracket fee. Additional prize pool bonuses from sponsorships and donations will be applied and distributed with base prize pool.

Image Courtesy of Ryan Glus

Volunteer!

Be a part of Colorado FGC history by applying to volunteer!

Commentary

Bracket Running and Stream Running

Image courtesy of Google Images

Hotels

There are a handful of affordable hotels available within a mile of Akihabara Arcade for you to book your Winter Showdown stay at! Click here to start your search!

Note: We are not partnered with any of the hotels listed in the search.

Image Courtesy of Ryan Glus

Matcherino Prize Pools

Coming Soon

Stream

Twitch Stream!

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channels! Follow here:

https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade

https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade2

All vods are archived on YouTube! Subscribe here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU6SRwvKgszxK2BzkzaQGNw)

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Art Show
Feb
17
6:00 PM18:00

Art Show

Its back! We have a killer art/vendor show coming together for the community this year! We will have all your favorite local artists we have featured before as well as some new ones! We have also been working with a local tattoo artists that will be vending and doing flash tattoos all night!

More details soon!

Event start time 5:30 PM

Artists set up Time 4:30 PM
No Vendor Fees~
Bring your own table~

We will have a tattoo artist available this time offering flash tattoos. I will post details on this soon as well.

I will update with a full artitst list soon.

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Tekken 8 Week One
Feb
3
12:00 PM12:00

Tekken 8 Week One

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

sign up here: https://www.start.gg/.../akihabara-arcade-tekken.../details

$10 Venue Fee
$10 Entry Fee for Tekken 7 Bracket
All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the right side restroom by DDR for your convenience. Do not make change at the bar, the TO's will make change for you at the registration check in!

12:00 PM: Setup
12:30 PM: Registration and Check in
2:00 PM: Brackets begin
Times are subject to change, but please adhere to the normal schedule unless posted otherwise.

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game.

Competitors are required to bring their own controllers. Make sure they are compatible with PlayStation 5 Consoles.

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Jan
13
12:00 PM12:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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ART SHOW
Nov
11
5:00 PM17:00

ART SHOW

Hey Everyone! We are very excited to announce we are hosting an Art Show at our Arcade Saturday February 22nd from 5PM - 10PM

We will be hosting 15+ local artists to showcase and sell their work to everyone.

there will be original paintings, photographs, crafts, cosplay props, sculptures and more!

Confirmed Artists (in no particular order)


Come down and support local artists in your community!

Artist info

Set up at 4PM Show starts at 5PM and will run till 10PM

If you've been to the arcade lately you know our space is limited. We will do our best to fit all your art. If you have over sized pieces we should be able to fit them against the wall in the Versus City room. try to keep it to a 4FT - 6FT table


If you submitted interest in the event and haven't confirmed with me please do so. If your name is not on this list and are still interested in the event please email me @ Akihabara1@hotmail.com. Due to high interest I know some responses may have been overlooked in our message box I tried to respond to everyone.

Share some of your art in the comments of the event post so people can look forward to picking up some of your stuff!

Akihabara will not be receiving any commissions from your work.

Share the event and lets make our first Akihabara Community Art Show an awesome event to look forward to every year!

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Akizeme
Oct
13
to Oct 15

Akizeme

Welcome Back to Akizeme!

Akizeme is a 3 Day fighting game tournament taking place at the home of the Colorado FGC, Akihabara Arcade. Featuring a host of 2D fighting games played on modern consoles and classic arcade cabinets, Akizeme is offering competitors the chance to compete for cash prizes in the newly expanded venue featuring 160 HZ wall mounted monitors, stream stage, and full bar!

Important Information!

Registration Schedule

  • Early registration from June 3rd to August 1st - $25

  • Normal registration August 2nd to October 1st - $30

  • Last min Reg October 1st to 9th - $40

  • Emergency registration October 9th to 12th - TBA

THERE WILL BE NO ON SITE REGISTRATION FOR COMPETITORS!

Gamelist

Entry for each bracket is $10, which is added to the prize pool for top placing competitors.

The games are listed with each console they will be played on. Read more under Bring Your Own Controller.

  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PlayStation 4 Pro)

  • Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2 (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)

  • Guilty Gear Strive (PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5)[Akihabara Arcade League Last Change Qualifier!]

  • Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)

  • Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PlayStation 4 Pro)

  • SAMURAI SHODOWN (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)

  • Street Fighter III Third Strike (Arcade Cabinents)

  • Street Fighter 6 (PlayStation 5)[Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier!]

  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (PS4 Pro and Base)

  • Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (PS4 Pro and Base)

Payout Models

Payouts will be based on number of entrants per game, and will be officially labeled at a later date. Below are the possible payout spreads:

  • Top 8: 1st – 42% 2nd – 20% 3rd – 13% 4th – 7% 5th-6th – 5% 7th-8th – 4%

  • Top 6: 1st – 50% 2nd – 20% 3rd – 13% 4th – 7% 5th-6th – 5%

  • Top 4: 1st- 50% 2nd- 30 % 3rd- 15% 4th- 5%

  • Top 3: 1st 50% 2nd- 30% 3rd 20%

Bring Your Own Controller

Everyone is required to bring their own controller and connection wires to play for tournament.

Your controller must be compatible with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. If you would like to use a non PlayStation controller, then you must bring your own converter. We recommend Brook Gaming converters

Below are controller types that are natively supported by PlayStation 4:

  • PlayStation 4 Dual Shock

  • Arcade Fight sticks by Mad Catz, Quanba, and others that are specified for PS4

  • Hitboxes and other variations

  • Hori, Victrix, and other fight pads that are explicitly labeled as PlayStation 4 compatible.

Street Fighter 6 Players Must Have PS5 Compatible Controller

Street Fighter 6 will run on PlayStation 5 consoles with the PS5 version for reduced input delay. DualShock 4 Pads will not be compatible. Please make sure your controller is compatible with a PS5 if you are competing in Street Fighter 6. Below are listed natively supported controllers on PS5:

  • DualSense and DualSense Edge PS5 Pads

  • Official Sony Licensed Fight Sticks

Brook Gaming have developed a converter for PS5 compatibility that works with any wired controller, including PlayStation 4 supported controllers. Purchase yours today here:

https://www.brookaccessory.com/products/wingmanfgc/index.html

Buy a PS5 converter for any controller here!

Disqualfication Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at Biweekly and Monthly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Schedule

Friday Games

  • Dragon Ball Fighterz

  • Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]

  • Melty Blood: Type Lumina

Saturday Games

  • Guilty Gear Strive [Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier]

  • Street Fighter 6 [Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier]

  • Samurai Showdown

  • Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

Sunday Games

  • Guilty Gear Strive Akihabara Arcade League Finals

  • Street Fighter 6 Akihabara Arcade League Finals

  • Street Fighter III Third Strike

Volunteer!

Applications TBA

We will have volunteer links for commentary, stream running, and more posted at a later date.

Social Media and Live Stream

Twitch Stream

YouTube Vods

If you missed out on the action live, we upload the vods to a dedicated youtube channel for the Akihabara Arcade FGC! Subscribe and watch here!

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Oct
4
2:00 PM14:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

COVID Policies

Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:

  • Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson

Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.

Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.

Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing

https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO

Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.

Disqualification Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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Free Play Weekend
Sep
22
to Sep 24

Free Play Weekend

It’s Back!

Join us for our Free Play Weekend!

This will be the 5th year we are offering an entire weekend to play the games you love for only $10!!

Friday - $10 Entry Fee

Saturday - $ 10 Entry Fee

Sunday -$ 10 Entry Fee


We Will be taking entry fee and checking IDs @ the door.

All persons Must pay $10.00 even if they are not playing games

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Sep
9
2:00 PM14:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

COVID Policies

Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:

  • Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson

Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.

Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.

Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing

https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO

Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.

Disqualification Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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Final Form
Aug
19
6:00 PM18:00

Final Form

Come and witness Akihabara Arcades Final Form

We have completed our expansion and will be celebrating with the grand opening of the new area!

We have so many new games to share with you including but not limited to.. Chunithm (2), Sound Voltex, Nostalgia, Dance Rush Stardom, Air Hockey, a new Dance Dance Revolution Machine, Wacca (2) Gradius Burst EX, House of The Dead EX, a pari of brand new Japanese Mario Karts, 6 Versus Vewlix Set ups with various Fighting games including Skull Girls, Guilty gear and that is just some of the new games that our featured!

We can’t wait for you to celebrate with us!

Food Truck : El Jefe Tots & Brats

Live Music : DJs

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Aug
12
2:00 PM14:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

COVID Policies

Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:

  • Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson

Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.

Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.

Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing

https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO

Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.

Disqualification Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Nov
19
2:00 PM14:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here:

https://www.start.gg/aki-anime-monthly

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

COVID Policies

Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:

  • Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson

Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.

Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.

Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing

https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO

Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.

Disqualification Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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FGC  Monthly Tournament
Oct
22
2:00 PM14:00

FGC Monthly Tournament

Akihabara Arcade in Westminster

Sign Up Here:

https://www.start.gg/aki-anime-monthly

Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!

We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!

Pricing

Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.

All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!

Set ups and Controllers

We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.

Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV

Game Schedule

12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals

2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD

4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty

5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls

6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI

Pay Outs

For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:

  • 1st: 60%

  • 2nd: 30%

  • 3rd: 10%

Prize Pool Bonuses

If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!

COVID Policies

Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:

  • Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson

Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.

Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.

Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing

https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO

Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.

Disqualification Rules

Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.

When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.

DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.

You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.

Stream

Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!

If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.

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