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Keep in mind - this post was made half a year ago. As a result, let me just say:
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In the effort to get the word out about OKgamers.com and increase communication - personally I've been throwing / organizing alot of tournaments. It's gotten to the point where people have just been coming to me and asking about throwing a tournament. After some debate and conversations, I figure this will be my personal golden rule:
If you / we start a thread about this tournament idea in Tournament Planning / or a new game thread in the competition section - and have
10 people post on that thread and say they are interested in that tournament / the idea of having a tournament for said game(s) - then I'll make it happen.
This simply tells me it's worth the time and effort to do it, which is basically all I'm asking.
The usual deal I work out is with Funhouse, an arcade in Tulsa, that's soon moving to the Riverwalk. They need us to usually charge console/non-arcade game tournaments 5$ entry, which you get 10$'s worth of Funhouse tokens for. We are also looking to work out a food / token / drinks deal in the future / after they move, so we'll see. If the game is a game they have in the arcade, then it's usually just a pay per play deal, with charging a fee for admission only if we wish to have a money prize / prize supported by that fee.
Times are usually dependant on day chosen to have the tournament. If it's Monday through Thursday, it could be just about any time during the day. If it's the weekend, usually it needs to start after 8pm, due to scheduling / venue events, with Sunday being potentially able to be earlier.
Another component is multiple games. I have about 3 total people to run games. That should more than enough cover a event / the needs of any tournaments people wise.
Beyond people and tournament venue, we usually need hardware / the games themselves. If it's a card game like Magic, then we'll have the tables and seats taken care of. If it's a console game, I've got several powerstrips and TV's, so depending on your expected turn out we might need more TV's, and then of course the systems / games / controllers in question.
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Well, that's what I know. I put this out there because of talks with Naruto, GGXX, and Smash64 players. We will be having a
Monthly Tournaments day soon, as it's in the planning / trying to figure out what day a month is best - and we can include your game / games your interested into that if you like, or do it seperately. I know of a few other potential venues, all with different rules and needs, I just perfer Funhouse as it's already a gaming location, and gives a good platform for flyers / getting the word out - a hard thing to do in this state.
If your are wanting a tournament for your game in the Tulsa area, you know what I can do for you now.
If your another organizer and want to offer your help I encourage you to figure out what your needs are, and make a similiar post. Really, there are so many communities out there we could be helping out, we just need to get the word out, and communicate - thus the whole reason for this site.
If you are someone with a venue / want to offer sponsorships - feel free to post here or contact me via email.
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