I just wanted to send everyone a personal thank you for helping out and/or attending Powerup yesterday.  You guys are what made it such a huge success.  I’d like to especially thank all our staff and the E-Board of Gaming Society, without your support this literally would not have been possible.  Also, I’d like to congratulate all of our tournament winners and hope that we’ll see you again soon at our other events.

If you would like to see the same kind of event happen in the future, please email me personally about any suggestions or comments you may have at jmartin3@umassd.edu so we can make the next one even better!

I’d also like to apologize for any mishaps in the tournament schedule that you may have experienced, I take full responsibility and will work hard to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

Lastly, Gaming Society is looking for new officers to replace all of us for next semester.  If you are interested in possibly taking a more active role in Gaming Society next semester PLEASE do not hesitate to contact us somehow.  We have to fill the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, with an optional 5th position of Media Marketing Manager available as well.  If these positions are not filled, Gaming Society will cease to be a recognized organization on campus and will receive no funding and not be able to book rooms.  I can say that being President of this club has been one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences I have ever had.  I have learned so much in my time as President of this club, and the things that I have learned will help me immensely when I move on to bigger things than Gaming Society.  So if you have any inclination or just want to know more about what we actually do, please contact us at umdgamingsociety@gmail.com, or me personally at jmartin3@umassd.edu, or talk to us in person at any one of our meetings.

I’d also like to thank my girlfriend for her love and support.  I love you Melanie!

Video Game Tournaments

Event #1 12:30pm – Halo 3 Grif Ball Tournament Sign ups: http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wyntspno

Event #2 1:30pm – Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2k5fipx3

Event #3 3:30pm – Dance Dance Revolution Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/kzvqs8s7

Event #4 4:00pm – BlazBlue Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2ghubws5

Event #5 5:30pm – Soul Calibur IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/gskyqrte

Event #6 6:00pm – Street Fighter IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/fuvxf3vq

Event #7 7:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Plus Singles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/oiaxgag7

Event #8 9:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Doubles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wjiwj8jg

Avoid the lines, sign up online early!

Video Game Tournaments

Event #1 12:30pm – Halo 3 Grif Ball Tournament Sign ups: http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wyntspno

Event #2 1:30pm – Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2k5fipx3

Event #3 3:30pm – Dance Dance Revolution Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/kzvqs8s7

Event #4 4:00pm – BlazBlue Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2ghubws5

Event #5 5:30pm – Soul Calibur IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/gskyqrte

Event #6 6:00pm – Street Fighter IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/fuvxf3vq

Event #7 7:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Plus Singles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/oiaxgag7

Event #8 9:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Doubles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wjiwj8jg

Avoid the lines, sign up online early!

Video Game Tournaments

Event #1 12:30pm – Halo 3 Grif Ball Tournament Sign ups: http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wyntspno

Event #2 1:30pm – Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2k5fipx3

Event #3 3:30pm – Dance Dance Revolution Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/kzvqs8s7

Event #4 4:00pm – BlazBlue Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/2ghubws5

Event #5 5:30pm – Soul Calibur IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/gskyqrte

Event #6 6:00pm – Street Fighter IV Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/fuvxf3vq

Event #7 7:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Plus Singles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/oiaxgag7

Event #8 9:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Doubles Tournament Sign ups:

http://challonge.com/tournament/signup/wjiwj8jg

Keep in mind most of these events will be running simultaneously with other events.  In order to satisfy the very large crowd we expect to be showing up to this event we had to overlap many of the events in order to fit them all in.  It will be possible for you to enter in to two or more tournaments running at the same time but keep in mind you have 5 minutes to report to your match station once your match is called before you forfeit the round.

Console LAN Area:

12:00pm – Borderlands XBox 360 Team Leveling Competition Begins

2:30pm – Modern Warfare 2 4vs4 and FFA  Begins

8:00pm – Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox 360 vs PC Survival Competition Begins

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PC LAN

12:00pm- Borderlands PC Team Leveling Competition Begins

2:00pm- World of Warcraft Leveling Competition II

7:00pm- Heroes of Newerth 5vs5 challenge

8:00pm- Left 4 Dead Survival Challenge

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Video Game Tournaments

Event #1 12:30pm – Halo 3 Grif Ball Tournament Begins

Event #2 1:30pm – Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Begins

Event #3 3:30pm – Dance Dance Revolution Tournament Begins

Event #4 4:00pm – BlazBlue Tournament Begins

Event #5 5:30pm – Soul Calibur IV Tournament Begins (Xbox 360)

Event #6 6:00pm – Street Fighter IV Tournament Begins (Xbox 360)

Event #7 7:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Plus Singles Tournament Begins

Event #8 9:00pm – Super Smash Bros. Brawl Doubles Tournament Begins

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Hi-Score Challenge

12:00 Star Fox 64 Begins

2:00 Pac-Man Challenge Edition Begins

4:00 Rock Band 2 Begins

6:00 Left 4 Dead 2 Survival Challenge Begins

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TCG Events

12:30 MTG ZenWake Draft Begins

1:00 Yu-Gi-Oh Event #1 Begins

4:30 Legacy Tournament Begins

7:00 Yu-Gi-Oh Begins

8:00 MTG EDH Vintage Begins

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Role Playing Games

12:00 Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition one shot Begins (limited to 6 players)

2:00  Dark Heresy

6:00 Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Edition one shot Begins

***These Times are subject to change if an event runs longer or shorter than we expected, but we will work as hard as we can to stay true to this schedule.

****- Bonus tournaments may occur due to demand

Our list of confirmed events for Power Up 2010 is growing!  We will be running two Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments for both the casual smasher as well as the hard-core smash veteran

Event #1: It’s On!

2vs2 Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament

Rules

• 2 vs. 2
• 4 Stock
• 8-Min Time Limit
• Tournament friendly Items set to On and Medium (detailed list of approved items to be announced at event, )
• Team Attack is On
• Life Stealing is On
• Any Stage that both teams agree to play on is open for tournament play.
• No Characters are Banned
  

  

Event #2: What’s all the Plus about?

Brawl + 1 vs 1 Tournament

Rules:

• 1v1
• 4 Stock
• 8 Minute Time Limit
• Items set to Off and None
• Approved stages are:  Battlefield, Final Destination, Yoshi’s Island, and Smashville.  Combatants may select another stage if desired and agreed upon by both players
• No Characters are banned

If you are curious about Brawl+ and how it is different from normal Brawl you can head over to the official website, www.brawlplus.net and check it out.  Seen by many as Brawl’s more competitive, faster, smarter, cooler cousin, many smashers prefer it to normal brawl.  Download it and put it on your Wii and try it out for yourself!

We need people interested in organizing tournaments, running our registration booth, security check in for our LAN and video game areas, decorating, technical assistants, and more. What you can do right now, is email us at UMDGamingSociety@gmail.com and let us know what you want to do. If you don’t know, just email saying, “I want to volunteer for Power Up 2010”. Our crack team of organizers will get back to you by the first week of February, with what section you will be involved in.

Advantages to volunteering, you will get a new staff shirt for Power Up, and free entry into the event.