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First raffle prize arrived today. Bo Jackson TD canvas print:

Shooting for today / tonight (Tuesday Sept 4th) Got a Launch Edition (No injuries or suspensions) and a Week 1 update (current starters) coming!

Tecmo in its purest form, the way it is meant to be played.

What : Full Nelson Tecmo Super Bowl Hardcore Format Tournament When : October 20th, 2018, 10:30 AM Where : Edge VR Arcade 2642 Packerland Dr, Green Bay, WI 54313 Cost : $25 via Paypal to [email protected], $30 at the door. $5 discount for prepay on or before September 25th. Format : Swiss followed by single elimination bracket. Prizes: Payouts to top 4 players will be made in a 50/25/15/10 percentage. Payout is directly tied to number of entrants, and total entry fees collected. Approximately 2/3 of entry fees collected are paid out in prize pools. Example : 40 players prepay before cutoff and pay $20. Rounding to the nearest dollar the prize pool would be $528. 1st $264/2nd $132/3rd $79/4th $53. Additional collectable prizes will be available to win. Players may also RSVP our Facebook event https://tinyurl.com/tecmofullnelson Rules: 1. Tier list for group play. Winner of coin toss is player 1 and chooses tier. Loser of coin toss chooses team from tier player 1 selected or a lower tier. Winner of coin toss chooses team second from tier originally chosen or lower tier. 2. We will not keep track of teams used during group play. Choose the team that best suits you in group play under the tier list guidelines. 3. Customizing Playbooks and Lineup Changes. You are allowed to change your selected team's playbook before each game. Checking the change / substitution screen is allowed during gameplay. Once per quarter for each player is the recommendation. 4. All substitutions of any player in any position is LEGAL. 5. No ties. If a game is tied when regulation concludes, competitors will proceed to OT. All OT’s will be 5-minute sudden death periods. If no one scores in the first OT, the second OT will be only the first quarter in a new game. This process will be repeated until a winner emerges. So that one competitor does not start with the ball in every OT period, the receiving team (i.e. team that gets the ball first) shall alternate beginning with the second OT period. 6. Defensive Lineman Lurching / Nose Tackle Dive / Any D-Lineman Dive is LEGAL. 7. Nintendo Malfunctions: If there is an equipment failure in the first half, games will be replayed from the start. If equipment malfunctions in the 2nd half, only the second half is replayed. In that event, the scores from each half are added together to obtain a final score. If the game was uncompetitive or the equipment malfunctioned due to human error, the tourney organizers reserve the right to declare a winner without replaying any portion of the game. 8. Tournament Disputes: Trojan1979 is the sole tournament referee. He will decide all disputes as he is not a competitor in this event. 9. Competitors are allowed to bring their own controller, but it has to be an official Nintendo rectangle controller, official Nintendo dogbone controller, or a Hyperkin, Cirka, Gamerztek, or Old Skool 3rd party controller. We reserve the right to inspect and deny use of any controller for any reason. 10. All systems are either original NES consoles, or top loading clone consoles by Gamerztek, all hooked up via composite connection on CRT screens. MARQUEE MATCHUP STREAM - https://www.twitch.tv/tgfnretro This professional live coverage will be voiced and broadcasted by Troy GBLAN, organizer and voice of the GBLAN Online Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament. Troy will be showcasing the best players this tournament has to offer from opening kickoff until the champion is crowned! I encourage everyone to check out tgfnretro on Twitch and follow as they cover Tecmo events all over the country. THE PLAYER’S STREAM: - https://www.youtube.com/theretrosportsgamer Have you ever wanted to be a commentator at a Tecmo Tournament? Maybe you just want to cut a wrestling promo Tecmo style? This is your opportunity! This stream will be run by The Retro Sports Gamer teams. The goal of this stream is to capture the natural essence of the tournament and get as many unique players on stream as possible. Want to play on stream? Just ask! We will do our best to broadcast your game next. Players that register and can't make the tournament with at least one week notice will be fully refunded. Dallaire Realty has stepped up as a pizza sponsor, so free pizza is awesome.. Currently the Edge VR Arcade is working on securing a beer license. I've been assured that in the unlikely event that this doesn't happen, we will be able to bring our own and do a beer swap. This worked very well during the NHL94 tournament we ran there back in February.

Contact me if you need to stay overnight there is a good chance you can crash at my place

Thanks for your question! Forgive the long answer, but I'm hoping to answer more broadly so folks understand what's different in case anyone else stumbles on this question. The Hardcore format, which allows lurching from the DL position is in the minority when compared with the majority of tournaments that have emerged over the years. We acknowledge that this format does cause certain challenges and risks for some teams, and certain playbook selections. This and other rules such as the ability to place WR in running plays alters things based on your preferred team selection, but does not break the game. Teams with faster MS QBs are more easily able to avoid lurching while under center, as well as make opponents pay for doing so. Vinnie, Majik, and Peete all give their team a boost in this cause. Teams with elite defenders on the DL, especially the NT position can pose risk to certain under center plays. Teams like the Packers, Raiders, and the Lions all valued just a bit higher because of these positional advantages. Teams that can step up their running attack with this rule set include Houston, Philly, Miami, LA Rams, Minnesota, Washington, Atlanta, Green Bay, and New England. If you'd like to take a look at the video coverage posted in this response of the Hardcore Tecmo Championship in Chicago, you will see that the Tecmo cream still rises to the top. In short, we believe that there is a demand for a tournament format that is minimally restrictive in its approach, giving newer players an opportunity to hit the ground running without having a complex rule set for them to navigate, while still providing competitive high level play at the top. The Tecmo Hardcore Championship proved this was a successful format, and with a bit of tweaking to the tiers, we are bringing said format to Green Bay. I hope you will join us!

wow! Mack to the Bears, this next update should shake things up!

In. Can't wait to play in the big apple again.

I'm officially registered, flight and hotel booked, payment sent to Mort. Let's do this!