Akihabara Arcade in Westminster
Akihabara Arcade is the primary home of the Colorado FGC of many years. Featuring dozens of arcade cabinets with legacy titles, a full bar, anime streams, newly installed sound system for music and announcements, this is the place to be for Fighting Game events!
We host tournaments on a biweekly basis, with some events planned as our monthly event where we run over 10 games for brackets to bring the entire community out in full force! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!
Pricing
Venue fee is $10: this will be split 50/50 between the Bar and the TO staff.
All Fees are to be paid with cash only on site! There is an ATM next to the men's restroom for you convenience, and please make change at the bar!
Set ups and Controllers
We offer discounts for set ups, with the venue fee being discounted $5 to people who bring an accepted set up (listed below) for tournament play. This includes full DLC and the current patch of the game. We have some monitors on site but encourage players to bring their own 60hz monitors as well to ensure we have enough equipment.
Entry per game is $5. Game list is: Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Dragon Ball FighterZ, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r], Melty Bloody: Type Lumina, BBTag, SamSho7, Skull Girls 2nd Encore, and King of Fighters XV
Game Schedule
12:00 PM: Onsite registration, casuals
2:00 PM: GBVS, DBFZ, XRD
4:00 PM: Strive Pool 1, Samsho, Melty
5:00 PM, Strive 2, BBTag, Skull Girls
6:00 PM: Strive Finals, KoF, CF, UNI
Pay Outs
For Brackets of 40 or less people we pay out the top 3. Prize pools are generated from entry fees for the games. Pay out percentages are as follows:
1st: 60%
2nd: 30%
3rd: 10%
Prize Pool Bonuses
If you would like to sponsor any prize pool bonus for an event, contact the TO's over discord or the event page email!
COVID Policies
Proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test is required for tournament entry. Full vaccination is defined as:
Receiving two doses of Moderna or Pfizer OR One dose of Johnson & Johnson
Vaccine cards are checked for first time attendees. Anyone who has attended previous events and have already have their vaccine card checked do not need to present proof again.
Proof of vaccination can either be the physical copy of vaccine records, a digital record (such as myColorado app's), or a picture with another form of state or federal ID that has a matching name. Pictures of vaccine card are also fine but above two listed are preferred.
Negative test are also accepted for entry. Tests must be taken within 48 hours prior to the event. These can be at home tests with a dated picture shown for proof, or a records of a professionally done test. Some places to schedule a test are linked here:
https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing?ban=covid_vanity_testing
https://mako.exchange/scheduler/selector/?state=CO
Jefferson County has lifted mask mandates however we still strongly encourage those who enter to wear a mask.
Disqualification Rules
Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.
When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.
DQ's are rare at weekly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.
You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.
Stream
Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channel! The main games are listed on the schedule, so tune in at the aforementioned times to watch!
If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.more games get air time!
If you would like to commentate or help run stream, simply let a TO know on site and we can have you assist.