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transcience posted...

this seems somewhat exclusive to smash tournaments for whatever reason. maybe it's something with the game - but they always seem horribly run or behind.

Probably because a round of Smash takes 15 minutes. You need to make sure your controls are set, then rock paper scissors to strike first, then strike stages, then play a best-of-3 set with a 6- or 8-minute timer.

scarletspeed7 posted...

I've been considering bringing Smash tourneys to my shop, but this topic really makes me think differently. Not necessarily because of the behavior; I've dealt with salty players in our card games. Mainly because of the frightening potential for super-late hours. I really don't want to deal with that.

I'm in Austin. The only store-weekly that's survived was in a lan-party/card store at a mall, where plenty of people who don't know that Austin has a Sm4sh scene can incidentally find out from seeing it. I wouldn't expect to sell a lot of product you otherwise wouldn't because Sm4sh people don't buy snacks and drinks, according to my ex who used to work at a store with a weekly. The other weeklies that have survived are not profit-seeking ventures.

Late hours aren't that big of a risk as long as you're really strict on running the event. DQ mercilessly and only let people play friendlies at specified times.
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