Gamers’ Lounge
The Gamers’ Lounge is open for people who have some time between showings, panels and everyone who just wants to have fun and play games! We have once again partnered with Phantom Amusement to provide a great selection of arcades. We are also pleased to announce that our longtime partners in game loving crime; Chip Damage, Game-itoba, Extra Life and Twitch Winnipeg, will be joining us again this year!
2023 Summer Tournaments
Street Fighter 6
Ai-kon and Chip Damage will be co-hosting our SF6 tournament to celebrate the games launch. As all our tournaments, SF6 is for players of all skill levels, so feel free to sign up and give it your all, or to cheer on the contestants!
Time: Friday July 14, 2023 at 5PM-11PM
Location: Tournament Area in the Gamers’ Lounge.
Rules:
Double elimination.
Will be using Evo standard rules. As this is a new game, any critical rule changes will be announced ASAP
Be advised that you will need to provide your own controller or arcade stick for this tournament. We will be playing the PS4 version of the game
Tournament Break Down:
Pools starting at 5PM
Top 8 starting at 8PM
Please note:
Registration closes either at 4PM on July 14th, 2023, or when all registration spots are filled. Please register early as spots are limited at 64 spots.
Players must arrive early to check in the Tournament Area by 4:45 PM on July 14th, 2023. Not doing so will result in not being able to participate.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Our Smash Bros tournament is here again for summer Ai-kon! We will be playing Ultimate with all DLC characters and stages available.
Time: Saturday July 15th, 2023 6PM-10PM.
Location: Tournament Area in the Gamers’ Lounge.
Rules:
3 stock and 6 minute matches
No Mii Fighters or custom moves
Ai-kon only provides Gamecube controllers for this tournament; if you would like to bring another type of controller to use, please state so at time of registration.
Tournament Break Down:
Round 1-Semis: 4 player free-for all, medium items, top 2 move on
Semis: 1v1, low items
FInals: 1v1, no items, Omega stages only
Please note:
Registration closes either at 5PM on July 15th, 2023, or when all registration spots are filled. Please register early as spots are limited at 64 spots.
Players must arrive early to check in the Tournament Area by 5:45 PM on July 15th, 2023. Not doing so will result in not being able to participate.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
As we unfortunately missed Winterfest this year, Ai-kon is proud to be hosting our annual Mario Kart 8 tournament at our summer convention. We have all courses released for the booster course pack.
Time: Sunday, July 16, 2023, 10AM-2PM
Location: Tournament Area in the Gamers’ Lounge.
Rules:
Ai-kon only provides Gamecube controllers for this tournament; if you would like to bring another type of controller to use, please state so at time of registration.
Tournament Break Down:
4 Player races 150cc, best of 2 Random tracks, top 2 move on
Finals are best of 4 races, each player picks a track.
Please note:
Registration closes either at 9am on July 16th, 2023, or when all registration spots are filled. Please register early as spots are limited at 32 spots.
Players must arrive early to check in the Tournament Area by 8:45 AM on July 16th, 2023.Not doing so will result in not being able to participate.