Event #6: Random Video Game Tournament

Welcome to the Random Video Game Tournament for the 2022 SeegerOlympics!

The Bracket is shown here (selection process is shown here), and rules are as follows:

1. Single Elimination tournament, where competitors play a single game [see sub-rule 1a] of a randomly selected video game [see sub-rule 1b] located within the next home or domicile that the two competitors next enter together [see sub-rule 1c].

     1a. Depending on the game selected, competitors will agree upon the most appropriate mode for competition in that particular video game.  So, if the game includes a "Story Mode" and a "Battle Mode", it is likely that the battle mode will be preferable, because it allows for direct competition.  If a game contains several games in one (e.g. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games) the competitors will come to an agreement within the confines of the video game of what will determine the framework of the competition and what will signify victory (with any other SeegerOlympic competitors in the same house at the time of selection serving as tiebreakers / arbiters).  The game can include multiple events (e.g. if Olympics or mini-game style video game) to determine the winner or one randomly selected event, as decided by the two who will be playing the game.  If a game has 2 or more separate modes for direct competition (e.g. Mario Kart has both Vs. Racing Mode & Battle Mode) a random roll will determine which one is selected whenever possible.

     1b. Random selection will be determined by a dice roll or use of the random number generator found at https://www.random.org/ and will be selected thusly: 

          First, the game system is selected by the competitors determining the number of video game systems contained within the household they are in and rolling to see which one the game will be played upon.  [NOTE: iPhones / iPads / phones / tablets may be counted as a game system if the pairing decide they will, but in that case all of the phones/tablets in that household will count as a single game system, and if that system is selected, randomness will also decide which particular phone will have a random game selected on it.] Video game systems that are in a house that are not hooked up currently may be counted in the random selection, but don't need to be (e.g. if we're not sure that the ColecoVision @ the Clinton House works, we can try to hook it up to decide if it works, but don't absolutely need to).  Any video game system that is currently hooked up in a household must be part of the selection process.

          Second, a game will be randomly selected for the chosen system once the competitors determine all of the games that are in the house for that system.  No additional games may be downloaded onto a system once the selection process has started, however, any games that are currently on the system must be included in the selection process.

     1c. Each match-up will be played in the house that the two players matched up next enter together.  This means that in a case like the only intra-household match-up for this first round (Jen v. Davin), they would both at some time need to both leave and re-enter the Seeger House on Madison Street before the locale is determined.  If for some reason they both left the house today or tomorrow, and then both went in to the next door neighbors house before they both came back home, the game would need to be played (and selected) at that alternative location.

2. Practice / Warm-Up games are permitted, so if you're unfamiliar with a game, you are allowed to play it a few times to get up to speed before the official competition, provided that the match-up be played before either party departs the home in which it is going to be played for more than 48 hours (so if Omaha Seegers are in Clinton for Spring Break, and Joel & Tim are matching up, we could each practice as much as we want as long as we get the game in before you guys depart back for Omaha).