Hey everyone! The annual Luigi's Mansion Any% (No OoB) tournament is back for the 10th consecutive year in a row. I'm pleased to announce we are once again partnering with SpeedGaming and are super grateful that they continue to host us after all these years! The ruleset is practically going to be the same as previous tournaments, but we'll still touch base on the basic rules for anyone who's not familiar with how these tournaments are ran.
For starters, we're sticking with the ruleset that mandates runners with a time below a 1:05:00 to play on legitimate hardware in order to enter. Last year, the mods collectively agreed that runners with a time of 1:05:00 or worse should have the ability to play on emulator or USB loader, as we understand a lot of newer runners might not have the hardware required for the run to be considered "legitimate". So if you're a runner using some type of emulation and you have a time above a 1:05:00, you will be eligible to compete. However, throughout the duration of the tournament, if you end up obtaining a time better than a 1:05:00, you'll have to play on legitimate hardware if you wish to continue competing. The ultimate goal of this is to help newer runners integrate themselves within the community, while also prioritizing fairness.
We're sticking with the normal format of having a week long cap to get your matches done per round. When you and your opponent schedule a match, please stay committed to the date and time you and your opponent have set. If you need to reschedule, please let me or one of the other mods know so we can cancel that match. If you don't let a mod know that you need to reschedule and end up being a no show, you will be DQ'd from the tournament in its entirety. We ultimately have to remember that we're on SpeedGaming's time, and to have them setup a match and reserve a stream for us just to have it not happen is unacceptable. In past tournaments we've had quite a few no shows, but we're at a point now where that typically doesn't happen anymore. We still think it's a crucial point to bring up in the event that this does happen. If everyone has finished their match before the week is up, then we will proceed with the next round immediately. If you finish your match before the week is up, and your next opponent has also, then feel free to go ahead and do that match at any time.
We're once again calling on people with good knowledge and expertise of the game to sign-up for commentary. If you believe your personality would mesh well in a tournament setting then don't hesitate to sign-up! I should preface this section by saying that if you're unsure on whether or not you'll be able to commentate any matches at all, then please don't ask for the commentator role. We've had instances every year where people have said they'd be willing to commentate, and never end up commentating a single match. If you end up signing yourself up for a match, you are committed to commentating that match unless you have to cancel. If you end up having to take yourself off of the match, please let me or a mod know at least 24 hours in advance so we can find a suitable replacement. If you don't let a mod know that you can't make a match and end up being a no show, this will result in an immediate retraction of your commentary privileges. Commentary will once again be limited to two people per match. With that being said, if you want to sign-up for commentary, then shoot me a message on Discord.
When scheduling a match, please do it at least 24 hours in advance. This will ensure that we have enough time for SpeedGaming to find a stream to put us on and will give us enough time to comfortably find two commentators to sign-up for the match. As I'm sure most are already aware, but only one person between you and your opponent needs to schedule the match. We've also had situations in the past where people have needed to schedule and do their match in under 24 hours due to real life getting in the way. If this is the case, get with me privately first and we can try to get that set up without inconveniencing everyone.
This is also a free to enter tournament and there is no tentative prize pot, however if you would like to contribute something you can get with me and we can set that up. A prize pot might also incentivize people to sign up, so I will end up contributing something towards the end of the tournament.
Listed below is a link to the Challonge bracket where you can sign-up. Like in previous years, the tournament is double elimination. Sign-ups are officially open, so you can register for the tournament at your discretion. You'll have just roughly over two weeks to sign-up before the registration period ends. Sign-ups end on Sunday, June 29th and the tournament will begin on Monday, June 30th. Best of luck to everyone competing!
CHALLONGE BRACKET: https://challonge.com/LMTournament2025
