I'm excited for all of you to join!

Sounds like the turnout might be really really big! I hope anyway

I might try and do it too for funsies

I'll try to participate

I'm also in! Gotta go derust

im in! only cuz leflo is in! :)

MAJOR UPDATE

If you're planning on participating in the KONOT PLEASE READ ALL THE DETAILS

1. We are planning on starting at 1pm USA Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4) ... that would be:

• 10am Pacific Time USA
• 6pm BST
• 7pm CET
• 8pm in Finland
• 9pm in Moscow

2. Please fill out the SIGN UP FORM here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciHpfeU1xWujk0OvR2Vo1ecMhUcHj6LH9NPHNXI9VCUljtrQ/viewform?usp=sharing

(*note: you don't have to sign up and are free to join the day of, but you'll be more likely to be on the KONOT stream at https://www.twitch.tv/bestofnes if you fill out the form)

Official tournament format will be TBD based off the number of runners that sign up, but here's an example of what it would be like for 20 participants

Round 1: 20 players -- bottom 4 times eliminated Round 2: 16 players -- bottom 4 times eliminated Round 3: 12 players -- bottom 3 times eliminated Round 4: 9 players -- bottom 3 times eliminated Round 5: 6 players -- bottom 2 times eliminated Round 6: 4 players -- bottom time eliminated Round 7: 3 players -- bottom time eliminated Round 8: 2 players -- fastest time wins!

Eight rounds is about what we'd shoot for with an average of 15 min per round (probably a bit longer for the earlier rounds, a bit shorter for the later rounds) ... we could also do a warm-up round where nobody gets eliminated.

Eight rounds is about what we'd shoot for with an average of 15 min per round (probably a bit longer for the earlier rounds, a bit shorter for the later rounds) ... we could also do a warm-up round where nobody gets eliminated if people wanted to join 30 min early (12:30 pm EDT). That would put us at about 2 hours for the tourney's official start time.

We'll be using racetime.gg to keep timing and scoring for the rounds. If you need help setting that up, feel free to ask. It's super easy to use, especially with Live Split.

Also, be sure to join the BestOfNES discord here: https://discord.gg/kJuVype4 and specifically the tournament channel here: https://discord.com/channels/106470149321658368/1346935386269683795

12 signed up already ... i'm sure more will join closer to day of!

Also, if anyone wants to help with commentary for this, we could use another person or two!

If you haven't filled out the sign up form and are planning on participating, please do so soon!

(you can still participate without signing up, but it helps us plan the knockout format better if you do)