Arrows For Charity IV - Oklahoma City, OK - November 23rd

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THE FOURTH ANNUAL CHARITY TOURNAMENT

Arrows For Charity IV - AFC GOLD
"It's For The Kids!"
4th Annual Charity Tournament to Benefit the Oklahoma Department Of Human Services Christmas For Kids

Version Twenty - Arrows For Charity IV

$20 Registration Fee

All Competitors will receive a complimentary T-Shirt and Grab Bag with gifts from BAWLS Energy and a Flash Drive from Peak-Uptime Technologies.

Prizes are TBD: awaiting finalized confirmation on a few more major sponsors.

23, November, 2007
Le Mans Arcade, Crossroads Mall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sponsored by:

Bawl's Energy Drink
NVIDIA*
Creative Labs*
SONIC Drive-In
MYMYBOX*
Le Mans Arcade/
Crossroads Mall
Peak-Uptime
Red Octane*
Desktop Arcade*
Quail Springs Tag Agency
The Vine Coffee Shop and Gift Store
More TBD

*Some sponsors are not confirmed, but placed here due to qualifications for sponsorship requests.

Registration Rules and Time

1) Registration will begin at 8 AM. All competitors are required to visit the registration desk as the first stop when arriving at the tournament for Sign-In.
2) This includes competitors that have pre-registered at Version Twenty - Arrows For Charity IV.
3) Pre-Registered competitors will pick up the AFC Grab Bag, and sign in for the tournament they are participating in. (Novice, Hard, Expert, Freestyle)
4) Non Pre-Registered attendees who wish to compete will pay $20 at the door. They will then proceed in the same fashion the Pre-Registered competitors do.
5) At 9:00 AM, the seeding for the Novice division will begin.
6) After the Novice Division is completed, the Hard Division will begin seeding.
7) After the Hard Division is completed, the Freestyle Tournament will take place.
8) After the Freestyle Tournament is complete, the Expert Division will take place.
9) Once all Tournaments are completed, the closing ceremonies will take place.
10) Times are all TBD due to the varying length of the tournaments that are taking place.

Tournament Rules

Overall Tournament Rules

1) Scoring will be determined by the percentage score system of In The Groove 2.
2) The highest percentage at the completion of the song will be the winner of the song.
3) Bar Usage is allowed.
4) Any arguments about rule 3 will result in immediate removal from the tournament.
5) The following modifications (mods) are allowed: Speed (1x, 2x, 3x, etc.), Turn (Left, Right, Shuffle, etc.), Reverse, and Orientation (Hallway, Overhead, Space, Incoming, etc.).
6) Constant Speed Modifications (CMods) are only allowed if the song does not have a BPM change. Usage of a CMod on BPM change song will disqualify the score for that round. It is the player’s responsibility to be aware of these songs.
7) Modification usage that is not approved in rules 5 and 6 will result in disqualification for that round.
8) Songs must be chosen from the “Approved Folders List” on pages 5 and 6.
9) Players must win a best 2 out of 3 songs to advance in the tournament bracket.
10) The tournament bracket is based on the standard Double Elimination format.
11) If a player loses a round, they are moved to the “Loser’s Bracket”.
12) If a player loses two rounds, they are removed from the tournament bracket.
13) The high seed out of the 2 players determines the side of the machine they wish to play on, as well as who chooses the first song.
14) In the event of a tie, the song round will be replayed on the tournaments random song format. Random Songs are decided using the “Random” function on the song wheel, and will be chosen on a specific difficulty setting (Easy for Novice, Hard for Hard, Expert for Expert) that corresponds with the tournament.
15) In the event of a pad malfunction that is verified by the tournament line judge (commonly known as a “Pad Way Off” or “Pad Miss”, the song will be stopped immediately and replayed.
16) If multiple “Pad” errors occur, the tournament will briefly be stopped and the machine will be serviced immediately by the tournament technicians.
17) Pad Errors are determined at the line judge’s discretion. The line judge is the final authority on this issue, and cannot be overruled by the players or tournament staff.
18) Players are expected to be in attendance for the matches they are involved in. Players have 1 minute to be at the machine and ready for song selection once the names have been called.
19) Players will be notified prior to the matches they have, commonly referred to as “On Deck”.
20) Players who do not show up to the machine will automatically lose the round they are involved in.
21) Long Songs and Marathons are not allowed.
22) Any changes to the aforementioned rules will be documented and players will be notified immediately.
23) Attempts at cheating or other disruptions to the tournament will result in immediate disqualification of the player(s) involved.
24) Tournament organizers reserve the right to change rules as needed and seen fit in the better interest of the tournament.
25) Le Mans arcade reserves the right to remove anyone from the tournament and arcade premises at any time if the person is breaking the organizations rules.
26) It is the player’s responsibility to understand and abide by these rules.

Individual Tournament Special Rules

Novice Division
1) Novice division players will be able to select songs on the following difficulties: Novice, Easy, and Medium.
2) Players cannot choose songs above the “5” block difficulty (49 in the Mungyodance/Mungyodance 2 song folders).
3) Official Tournament rules and format apply.
4) Players caught “sandbagging” the novice tournament will be immediately disqualified and asked to leave.

Hard Division
1) Hard division players will be able to select songs on the following difficulties: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert.
2) Players cannot choose songs above the “10” block difficulty (99 in the Mungyodance/Mungyodance 2 song folders). Certain songs in the “10” block are banned(due to an obvious difficulty jump in these songs, which are listed in the “Approved Folders Section”.
3) Official Tournament rules and format apply.
4) Players caught “sandbagging” the hard tournament will be immediately disqualified and asked to leave.

Expert Division
1) Expert division players will be able to select songs on the following difficulties: Medium, Hard, and Expert.
2) Players can choose songs of any block rating in the approved folders.
3) Official Tournament rules and format apply.

Freestyle Division
1) Songs used can be any that are on the machine or on an R23 patch capable flash drive.
2) Flash drive users are highly encouraged to make sure the files work prior to the tournament. This is the competitor’s responsibility.
3) Custom Songs can be given to the tournament organizer before the tournament to be placed on the machine to ensure a working file.
4) Props are allowed and encouraged, so long as they are not real weapons (swords/guns) or anything that can damage property or people watching.
5) Costumes are allowed and encouraged.
6) You may not move the machine or pad in any way during the freestyle routine, commonly known as “Ghost Riding The Whip”.
7) You may not place your body on the machine (other than the pads/bar, obviously). This includes “Matrix Walking”.
8) Score will be based on the following criteria: Performance, Crowd Involvement, and Entertainment Value.
9) Accuracy is not judged, but you must pass the song to gain points in the Performance Category.
10) There will be a panel of 3 judges who will decide the scores and winners based on the rule 8 criteria.

Allowed Song Folders

Official Dance Dance Revolution Arcade and Home Mixes

1st mix
2nd Mix/Club Append Mixes
3rd Mix/3rd Mix +/3rd Korean
4th Mix/4th Mix +
5th Mix
MAX/Max US/Max JP
MAX2/Max2 US/Max JP
Extreme/Extreme2 US/Extreme JP/Extreme US
Supernova/Supernova 2
Ultramix/2/3/4/Song Packs
Universe
Festival
Party Collection
Strike
Disney Mix
Mario Mix
Solo 2000/Solo BASS

Official Dancing Stage Arcade and Home Mixes

Euromix/Euromix 2
1.5
MAX
Unleashed/Unleashed 2/Unleashed 3
Supernova
Megamix
Party Edition
Fusion
Fever

Official In The Groove Mixes

In The Groove
In The Groove 2
In The Groove 3

Mungyodance
Mungyodance 2

BANNED 10 BLOCK SONGS FOR HARD DIVISION
Fascination MAXX, Hard and Expert
MAX. (period), Hard
Fascination ~eternal love mix~, Hard and Expert
Paranoia HADES, Expert
Trip Machine PHOENIX, Expert
Paranoia Survivor Max, Expert
NGO, Expert
Healing-D-Vision, Expert
Vertex, Hard
Dead End "Groove Radar Special", Expert

For Tournament History, Photo Gallery, Former Champions, Sponsorships, and Preregistration/Donation info, please visit Version Twenty - Arrows For Charity IV

For Tournament Discussion, please visit the OKC Thread in the DDRFreak South Forum.

Direct Donations are accepted. Every donation over $10 will get an official AFC IV T-Shirt with the logo and sponsors. Donations over $50 will gain a place on the Official AFC IV shirt as a sponsor (provided donations are given at least 2 weeks before the event date) and given 2 T-Shirts and Flash Drives.

Hope to see you there!