Mid-America Challenge
Specifics •
Format •
Rules •
Prices •
Awards •
Staff
Specifics - Date • Time • Location
Date:
January 25th, 2003
Time:
Captain's Meeting - 10pm
Tournament Begins - 11pm
Playoffs Begin - Approx. 5am (if 18 teams, otherwise earlier)
Awards Ceremonies - Approx. 7:45am (again if 18 teams, otherwise earlier)
Location:
Laser Quest Lincoln
East Park Plaza
6802A P Street
Lincoln, NE 68505
(402) 465-5522
Format -
Preliminaries •
Advancement •
Playoffs •
Championship & Consolation
Preliminaries
10 minute games
3 team format
2 second downtime
99 hit cap (to prevent rollover)
NO shot cap
Each team guaranteed 6 games
You will play each pack set twice
You will not play a team twice
NAC style point system:
1st place - 3 points
2nd place - 2 points
3rd place - 1 point if within 250 points of 2nd place
Advancement
The top 9 ranked teams after the preliminaries advance to the playoff round. Advancement is based upon the following criteria
and in the following order:
Total Rank Points
Total Score
In the unlikely event of a tie after the said criteria, the following rules will be enforced:
The higher ranked team in the preliminary game including the 2 teams
or if the teams didn't play each other
A coin toss called by the team captain of the team who played their first preliminary game before the other team.
Playoffs
3 Team Format
10 minute games
2 second downtime
99 hit cap (to prevent rollover)
NO shot cap
Triple Quest Format - There will be 3 playoff sets. Each set will play 3 games, having each team playing every pack set.
The team rank for each set will be determined by their total score over the 3 games.
Ranks in each set will advance as follows:
1st place advances to Championship
2nd place advances to Consolation
3rd place is eliminated from the tournament
The Playoff sets are based upon preliminary ranks, and are as follows:
1st, 6th, & 7th place
2nd, 5th, & 8th place
3rd, 4th, & 9th place
The pack set rotation is also based upon preliminary rank, where the highest ranked team in each set will play the red set first,
the green set second, and the mixed set last. The 2nd highest ranked team in each set will start with green, then play mixed, and ending with red.
The lowest ranked team in each set will start with the mixed pack set, followed by the red set, and ending with the green set.
Example:
| Game | Red | Green | Mixed |
| Game 1 | 1st | 6th | 7th |
| Game 2 | 7th | 1st | 6th |
| Game 3 | 6th | 7th | 1st |
Championship & Consolation
3 Team Format
10 minute games
2 second downtime
99 hit cap (to prevent rollover)
NO shot cap
Triple Quest Format as described in playoff section
Pack Rotation is based upon playoff set placement, and is as follows:
Championship:
Winner of 1st, 6th, & 7th set starts with Red
Winner of 2nd, 5th, & 8th set starts with Green
Winner of 3rd, 4th, & 9th set starts with Mixed
Consolation:
Runner-Up of 1st, 6th, & 7th set starts with Red
Runner-Up of 2nd, 5th, & 8th set starts with Green
Runner-Up of 3rd, 4th, & 9th set starts with Mixed
Rank is again based upon total score after the 3 games.
Rules
Standard NAC Rules will be enforced during the tournament with the following emphasis:
No cupping - Hand may butt up to, but not cover any part of the orange ring.
Fluid motion - Fluid motion must be maintained at all times, unless of course you aren't covering any targets.
Cancellation - You may not cancel yourself, or any of your teammates by any method including off of a mirror(aka mirror spocking).
Prices
Entry Fee: $30/player, $150/team
Deposit: $75
Registration Deadline: January 4th, 2003 January 11th, 2003
Instructions: Call LQ Lincoln @ (402) 465-5522, tell them you are making a deposit for the Mid-America Challenge.
If they don't know what you are talking about, ask to speak to a manager!
They should ask for your team name, and your Credit Card Number.
If they don't ask for your team name, make sure you mention it, otherwise we have no way of telling who the deposit is for!!
Your spot will be given away if your deposit isn't made by this date!
Awards
Awards will be given to 1st - 4th place, they are as follows:
1st place - Individual Awards(to be determined) and a HUGE 2 tiered traveling trophy, with 4 metallic red columns. There are 4 statues on the top corners pointing outward with a large statue in the middle pointing up.
2nd & 3rd place - Individual Awards(to be determined)
4th place - Individual Awards or a Team Plaque(to be determined)
Staff
Head Marshal / Tournament Coordinator - Bryce Kahle aka Sid - 5 year NAC veteran
General Manager - Kathy Henderson
Marshals - LQ Lincoln crew