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BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« on: January 31, 2010, 07:30:19 PM »
...on APRIL 3.


(Barring any unforeseen circumstances, such as work commitments and the like.  I reserve the right to postpone signups to a more convenient time if the need arises.)


ENTRIES RECEIVED BEFORE APRIL 3 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  If I get bots before signups officially open, I will just delete them from my inbox and you'll have to re-send your entry.


I'm announcing BBEANS6 several months in advance in order to give everyone ample time to get a bot ready and plan on when to check the forums for signups.  Registration is, as always, on a first come first serve basis.  So now you have no excuse for letting the bracket fill up and missing out.


Tournament Rules:
First, familiarize yourself with the General Rules for All Tournaments.


The weight class is DSL LIGHTWEIGHT.


The arena is the BBEANS TOURNAMENT ARENA V2.


REALISTIC RULE applies.  You should all be familiar with this by now.


Tournament format is 64 BOTS, DOUBLE ELIMINATION, 2 MINUTE MATCHES.


Prizes consist of the usual prize components.  The Champion gets the Champion's Sword plus one other component of their choice, the runner-up, the rumble winner, and each bonus award winner gets one component of their choice.


I think that covers everything you need to know.  So get building!
« Last Edit: March 28, 2010, 05:31:47 PM by Clickbeetle »

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 07:32:47 PM »
Can't wait.

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 07:38:10 PM »
Well lets hope that this actually gets people building. I was hoping this wasn`t another April Fools joke. I will make sure to get building and testing. I am NOT  going to get caught off guard like a few people in BBEANS 5. *cough* most of the vets who wait until the last day to build something *cough*
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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 09:09:23 PM »
This is probably the only time anybody here will see me compete in a DSL tournament.

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 09:15:28 PM »
hehe Im guessing April was the start plan but you moved it backward 1 day becasue of last year ? :P

anyway awesome unlike last BBEANS I have had the time to prototype heaps of designs  :mrgreen:

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 12:04:27 AM »
My bot has been ready for a long time. I need to tune its AI to perfection...

Would the signups start at 00:00 Central Time?
My above post explains everything about everything.

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 12:25:08 AM »
I want to enter, but I don't really want to build something competitive...  Maybe I can come up with something odd.

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 03:28:28 AM »
Will definetly enter this one!

Also, 32-bot tourneys are a lot less work than 64-bot tourneys and will get done faster, which is always a plus.

I understand this much more clearly now than ever before! As it looks like TAR will have a full 16 entrants(or more) all with 3 or more bots = 48 bots at minimun!

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2010, 04:16:43 AM »
32 will be interesting...

41 entered CC3 which was just about every single active DSL builder

going to have to be fast :O

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2010, 04:42:52 AM »
Must. Win. This.

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2010, 05:36:03 AM »
^Wrong. I. Must. Win. This
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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2010, 05:56:53 AM »
No. I will win and prove my RA2 Skills!

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2010, 06:13:44 AM »
I'v been waiting a long time for this!

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2010, 08:19:20 AM »
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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2010, 10:11:50 AM »
This may be my first serious attempt at a tourney.
Better than GK since 2009.
I think SM is a pretty cool guy, eh builds unicycle-bots and doesn't afraid of anything

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2010, 10:50:10 AM »
i will not win but who cares

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2010, 11:07:46 AM »
This better not fill up overnight like when I tried to sign up for NW2. I've had my bot ready for 3 or 4 months.




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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2010, 11:08:26 AM »
Sounds good to me, I have some ideas in mind... :D


And I agree with Red. If it fills up and I'm not around, I'll have one heck of a FUUUU moment
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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2010, 11:09:58 AM »
Luckily It opens the day after the end of school term for me.
Better than GK since 2009.
I think SM is a pretty cool guy, eh builds unicycle-bots and doesn't afraid of anything

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Re: BBEANS6 Signups will open...
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2010, 11:10:17 AM »
^And me^^

I always get up at 6:00 GMT anyway, which apparently is 0:00 in Minnesota, which according to Sage is where Click lives.
My above post explains everything about everything.

Host of: Wheely Tag, Back To The Beginnings, BTTB 2, BTTB 3, BTTB 4, & BTTB V.

Heavy Metal: Champion (Mockery of the Whole Concept)
Robotic International Wars Series 1: Champion (Minifridge 6)
RA2 Team Championships 1 & 2: Champion (High Speed Train & Upthrust - as part of Naryar's Not Quite Evil Council of Doom)

Runner Up in: The Amazing Rage (Team Fedex), R0B0NOVA (Zaphod Stock), Steel Warzone (Inception of Instability), Box of Nightmares (Gicquel), Wheely Tag (Minifridge the Second)

Clash Cubes IV: 5th place (Fretless)
BBEANS 6: Rumble Winner & 6th Place (Minifridge 4)