Back with Madden 23! Join us for a FREE $500 tournament! Whether you're a casual, aspiring pro, or just love football, players and fans ages 21+ are invited out Saturday, October 15th @ 1PM to Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights, right outside Sacramento, CA!

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PRIZES:

• $500 cash prize pool
• 1st Place: 50% - $250
• 2nd Place: 25% - $125
• 3rd Place: 15% - $75
• 4th Place: 10% - $50

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ENTRY PRICES:

• FREE TO ENTRER
• Spectators: FREE

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SCHEDULE:

• Doors Open at 11:30am
• Check-in/Registration Ends at 12:45pm
• Bracket Starts at 1:00pm

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RULES:

• Tournament will be SINGLE ELIMINATION games. Losing players are eliminated from the competition.
• Games will be played in “Exhibition” -> “Online Head to Head” -> “Play a Friend” mode against other players at the event.
• Must be aged 21+ to compete

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BRACKET PLAY:

• Single Elimination: Losing players will be eliminated from the bracket.
• Reporting for Matches: Players will have 10 minutes to report for a match once announced. Failure to appear results in a disqualification.
• Seeding: Players will be randomly seeded at the close of registration.

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GAMEPLAY SETTINGS:

• Fatigue: On
• Injuries: Off
• Even Teams: Off
• Quarter Length: 5 Minutes
• Game Skill: All-Madden
• Accelerated Clock: 20 Sec
• Weather: On + Clear

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EQUIPMENT:

• Each player will use a provided console and monitor during their matches. Players will NOT be on the same screen.
• All games will be played on Xbox Series X consoles, on provided setups that consist of: Xbox Series X console, Standard Xbox Series X controller, ASUS 23" monitor, Converter for home-brought Playstation controller

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INFO ABOUT PLAYSTATION CONVERTERS:

• We will provide Brooks brand controller converters for anyone who prefers to use their home-brought PS4/PS5 controller for this competition.
• Converters are the only current method of utilizing PS4 controllers with X1 consoles.
• Controller functionality varies based on controller model.

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OTHER RULES:

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- TEAMS / PLAYBOOKS -

Players are allowed to mirror-match (use the same teams).

Players may use any of the 32 NFL team's playbooks with their selected team. Custom playbooks are not permitted.

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-21-POINT MERCY RULE -

A player that leads their opponent by 21 points or more will automatically be deemed the winner of a match if the other player fails to score on their next possession immediately following the lead being established.

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- 4TH DOWN ATTEMPTS -

Players can go for it on 4th down anytime.

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- OFFSIDES -

Abuse of offsides is not permitted. Excessive uses of offsides to delay game clock will be looked at in a case-by-case basis.

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- ONSIDE KICKS -

Players may only onside kick in the second half.

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- AUDIBLES -

Players cannot audible out of the QB Kneel, Wildcat, Field Goal, or Punt formations.

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- GLITCHES / BANNED PLAYS -

• All glitches are prohibited; if you are caught abusing a glitch, you will either be automatically eliminated, or given a warning, depending on whether the glitch was deemed intentional; subsequent violations will result in being eliminated.
• Plays that are deemed faulty or "glitched" and result in gameplay outside the normal bounds of real-life football, whether in regards to player movement, ball movement, breaking of standard NFL rules, etc, are not allowed.
• Use of these plays will be looked at on a case-by-case basis; if you feel your opponent used a "glitched" play or exploits the game in some way, please use the Xbox recording feature (Home button on controller -> "X" button) to record the last minute of gameplay, pause the game, and tournament staff will review the gameplay.

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- VISUAL FEEDBACK -

• Players may change the Play Call Button Layout at any time.
• Default: Y-X-A
• Playstation Players: Y = “Triangle” / X = “Square” / A = “X”

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*Details Subject to change*