Super Smash Bros. Brawl Slamboree 3
August 23, 2008
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Well, it finally happened. Tyrome Edmondson
has lost his title as the reigning King-O-The-Brawl.
After seven rounds of SSBB, Tyrome was defeated
by Zach Ghant.
Zach was a total gentleman and didn't trash-talk
Tyrome, or brag about his win. Both players
were mutually appreciative of their opponent's
skills and shook hands prior to the final
round and after.
Thanks to both of
these guys for their sportmanship
and great game playing.
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| Zach Ghant (left) placed first, and Tyrome Edmondson (right) placed second |
SoulCalibur2
August 16, 2008
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| Congratulations to Tyrome Edmondson for winning
first place. |
HALO 2 , 2 v 2 - Random Map Fiesta
August 9, 2008
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Yeah, Team A2 won again.
Blah,blah,blah...end
of story.
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| Alex the K(left) , Matt Romine, Shane (bro of A the K), Dean (orange shirt), Troy Brown, Alex the C (right) placed second |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Slamboree
July 26, 2008
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Once again, Tyrome Edmondson has won SSBB.
The event was 5 rounds of swiss, with the
top 4 going into single elimination rounds.
Tournament support
was graciously provided
by the following
sponsors:
- Computer Power User magazine: Free copies
of their magazine
for each player
- Roxy Movie Theatre in Dickson: Free Movie
Passes
- House Blend in Dickson: Certificates for
free gourmet coffee
or drink
- BAWLS Guarana: Free bottles of Bawls caffeinated
drink
First and second
place each received
half
a case of Mountain
Dew, and first place
won
a pass to enter their
next tournament for
free.
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| Tyrome(left) placed first, and A.J.(right) placed second |
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| Blanton Hamilton diggin' his copy of CPU |
Marc Romine checks out the "console" section |
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| Everyone had such fun at the tournament...they left some awesome tips! What a great
bunch of players. They were so appreciative,
they left keys to their cars, their wallets,
cell phones, even a cool flashlight. Thanks
guys! |
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Okay, we ended up having a problem. I thought
all the guys were being nice and leaving
a tip for us for running such a great tournament.
It turns out the guy in the white shirt (The
alternate-reality evil-twin Alex) had been
"lifting" all the cool stuff from
the players while they were gaming.
This picture clearly shows him sneaking in
to "aquire' these unsuspecting gamers'
wallets. Look out gamer dudes! |
Mario Kart DS Tournament
July 19, 2008
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Congratulations once again to Joseph Wells.
The unstoppable, undefeated, unconditional,
unconformed, unconfined, unconfused, unconventional,
unconquered, undeniable champion of the track.
Second place goes
to Troy Brown!
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| Joseph Wells (left) and Troy Brown (right) |
Halo 2, 2v2 Tournament / SWAT format
July 12, 2008
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Okay, what's the deal? Does Team A2 own this
page or something? All we see are stinkin'
pix of team A Squared.
But seriously, we
have to give these guys
their props. This
was a great event with
loads of top-notch
players. Everyone played
a strong game and
had a good time.
Team A2 finished
the event undefeated with
a score of 7-0! Congratulations
on another
win, guys.
Each of the Alex's
took home a half
a case
of Mountain Dew,
bottles of BAWLS,
a copy
of CPU magazine,
and a free entry
into the
next eGame event.
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| Team A2 (A Squared): Alex Kopischke(l), and Alex Culpepper(r) |
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| Winners of the random drawing for BAWLS prizes |
Halo 2, 2v2 Tournament / Slayer format
June 29, 2008
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They have the skills, they can talk trash,
the other players hate 'em! Team A2 kicked
major donkey today and swept the event undefeated
for a final run of 6-0.
The only snag we had for the day was an xbox
that kept dropping from the network. Interestingly,
this xbox only lost its connection every
time Elijah Longwell used it. After many
accusations of being a "electronically-cursed-bad-juju",
it was discovered that we had a faulty ethernet
cable. After replacing said cable, the tourney
went on without a hitch.
Congratulations to
team A2.
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| Team A2 (A Squared): Alex Culpepper (l), and Alex Kopischke (r) |
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Wii Double Header Tournament
June 14, 2008
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Today, for one entry fee, players got to
compete in two events. The Wii Bowling tournament,
and the Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament.
Special trophies were made for each event
and additional prizes were provided by BAWLS
Guarana drink.
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Tyrome Edmondson wins Super Smash Bros. Brawl |
Tyrome had a fantastic streak for this event.
He won all four swiss rounds, then went on
to win the semi-final, then the finals. Using
Solid Snake as his character, he swept this event totally
undefeated!
Additionally, Tyrome
won the Magic TCG tourney
today as well.
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| Tyrome Edmondson with his custom trophy, and BAWLS prizes |
Joseph Wells wins Wii Bowling |
Congratulations to Joseph Wells for winning
our Wii Bowling Tournament. Joseph bowled
a high score of 266.
Joseph won a custom
trophy and swag from
BAWLS.
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| Michael Burnette (left), Matthew Nelson (center), and Joseph Wells (right). |
Halo 3 Tournament
May 31, 2008
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Before I go any further...you MUST check
out the outstanding video produced by Alex
Culpepper. The video was filmed and edited
by Alex and has been posted on YouTube. The
video gives you a feel of what the event
was like.
Thanks Alex for the
great work!
| Check out the video here |
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the
Halo tournament. We had 12 players competing
to win the "Golden Banshee", a
special trophy created for the event.
All players competed
in 5 round of swiss
paired matches with
4 players moving to single
elimination after
the cuts.
The final 2 players were Will Blanks, and
Matthew Romine. After a nerve-wracking match
between the two we faced a major predicament...the
game ended in a tie! Both players received
ten kills, and a decision had to be made
to make someone the final winner.
It was decided that
we would have to do a
sudden-death round
and that the winner would
be the "Grand
prize" winner.
Utimately, Will Blanks'
nimble thumbs got
the better of Matt
and won Will first place.
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Will Blanks (left) is awarded the Golden Banshee by Elena (right).
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| The Golden Banshee |
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Halo 3 Tournament
May 18, 2008
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On Sunday, May 18, Blackthorn Game Center hosted its first xBox 360 tournament. The
game was a 1-on-1 Halo 3 event. Ten players competed in four rounds
of modified swiss,
with four players cutting
to the top four for
single elimination rounds.
After the smoke had cleared, Alex Kopischke
emerged as the "last-standing"
winner.
Alex took home a
WizKids ActionClix
Banshee
game figure for first
prize.
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Alex Kopischke with his shiney-new Banshee.
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| The players during the tournament |
Pokemon DS Tournament 4
April 19, 2008
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Congratulations to Justin for winning our
fourth Pokemon DS tournament. Justin finally
broke the winning streak held by Cassie Meadows.
Cassie had won the three previous events..
The next tournament will move the Pokemon
up to level 75. We'll see if Justin can keep
his crown, or if we'll have a new winner.
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Justin Sanders (center) is awarded his trophy by Elena A.(left), and Joseph Wells (right).
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| Custom designed trophy for the fourth tournament. |
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