Are you looking for some gaming fun during Spring Break? We have planned two events on March 28. No-School Day Gaming from 9:30-11:30 AM for families and students in grades 3-8, who are invited to drop in, show their St. Charles Library card, and play for as long as they like. Then, get ready for action in the afternoon, when there will be a Mario Kart Wii tournament from 1:30-4:30 PM. Students in grades 3-8 must register for the tournament to take part. There will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place. Click here to register with the student's library card in hand, or call 630-584-9390.

The Yu-Gi-Oh tournament was a hit. 15 students aged 8 through 14 competed for 3 and half hours to a gripping conclusion. One competitor was playing with a deck he had only acquired the day before. Another won all his matches except for the last one, coming in second-place. The winner hadn't played for a year, and had come looking for new friends to play with. There were many requests for a repeat. We couldn't have done it without our expert, Peter, who came from another library. 'Want more tournaments? Please let us know.

       

·        Tournament sign-in will be open from approximately 12:45-1:00 PM.

Walk-in registrants will not be accepted, unless pre-registrants

and waitlisters have not arrived by 12:55 PM.

·        No new registrations will be taken after 12:55 PM.

We will begin the tournament once all players are registered.

·        When you arrive at the tournament, you must check in with the tournament organizers.

·        All players may remain for the entire 3-1/2 hours. Cheer your friends to victory!

·        Prizes will be Yu-Gi-Oh card packs.

·        The program may end early.

 

Tournament rules

·        The tournament will be played in advanced format:

the forbidden list is in effect and will be enforced.

The forbidden, limited and semi-limited lists are on the Yu-Gi-Oh Card site.

·        No counterfeit cards allowed.

·        Players' main deck must have a minimum of 40 cards and a maximum of 60 cards.

·        Both the Side Deck and Extra Deck can have any number of cards up to a maximum of 15.

·        Decks will be checked before the tournament starts.

·        Players will be assigned numbers and paired randomly.

·        Players 5 or more minutes late to any round will automatically take a game loss.

·        Players 10 or more minutes late to any round will lose that round.

·        All players will play 4 matches regardless of their win/loss record.

·        Following the Preliminary Rounds the top 8 players will advance to the Single Elimination Rounds.

·        Single Elimination Rounds are best of 3 games.

·        Each round is limited to 30 minutes.

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Wow! I can't believe it has been two months since I blogged! Since my last entry, we had a great Mario Kart tournament. Our winner, David, had joined us for previous tournaments. I guess persistence pays off!

Due to popular demand, this summer's game tournament will be Yu-Gi-Oh, on July 28. Prizes will be more Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Bring your best deck to see how it stacks up against others'!

Due to popular demand, the Spring Break Gaming Tournament on April 1 will be a Mario Kart tournament. There are still openings available. Registration is required. You can register right now with your own library card.  Click here to begin registration. Tournament Rules will be posted next week.

We're sorry if you missed our December Mario Kart Gaming Tournament. Surprises abounded again, as new players scored high against veterans during the preliminary rounds. The final race was neck and neck as Brett, who won in a previous tournament, combatted two brothers to determine first, second and third places. Brett took third, so brothers Ethan and Asher took home the first and second place Game Stop gift cards. Our next tournament will be on April 1. Don't like Mario Kart? Please give us suggestions for another great tournament game. It must be rated E or E 10+.

If you weren't at our 3^rd Mario Kart tournament, you missed a lot of excitement! 25 students, in 3^rd through 8^th grade, played for 3 hours of riveting races. Everyone was a skilled racer. Once again, our winner, Lorenzo, had only registered that morning for the games, as had our second-placer, David. But late registration doesn't mean anything--the third place racer, Jack, registered well in advance.

The game choice for our next tournament in December will be voted on by students who come to our open video gaming sessions. This summer open video gaming is held each Monday, from 10:30 to noon, and Friday, from 1:30 to 3. Come try out our new Playstation 3 games!

On Tuesday, March 30, we will hold a DDR-Dance, Dance Revolution- tournament as part of Spring Break Gaming day. You don't need to be experienced in playing the game, everyone in grades 3 - 8 with a St. Charles Library card is welcome. Bring your dancing talents! Click here to register online. You can also drop by the ASK ME desk or call 630-584-9390. Have your library card handy! Watch this blog for tournament rules next week. In the mean time, come practice on our new wireless Wii dance mats during drop-in gaming, every Friday from 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM.

There were many surprises at our Mario Kart gaming tournament on December 29. Participants who ranked lowest after the preliminary rounds bested kids who ranked much higher. 'Just goes to show that you don't ever know how well you will do! Our first-place winner was Brett, who had only heard of the tournament that morning and registered just in time! Our next tournament will be DDR-Dance Dance Revolution, at 1:30 on March 30. Break out your dance pads!

Our third and biggest Mario Kart Tournament will take place next week, on Tuesday, December 29. You still have time to register to compete. You can register from this link. Don't miss this final, fun event of the year!