NBA2K23 Friday Night Lights Youth eSports Event (Ages 14-25 only)

October 7th 6 PM

Columbus Civic Center

Single Player Elimination Xbox & PlayStation

NBA 2K23 + Free Play Mortal Combat, Madden & Others

Overview and FAQs

Columbus Civic Center Esports & Gaming Community Initiative Overview

The Columbus Civic Center is a beacon for the community, serving as a full-service venue for Columbus and the surrounding areas by providing a World Class atmosphere, creating, and producing new events while being a pillar for local gatherings.

Esports is an emerging industry in which we realize the great economic and crime prevention potential for Columbus and the already developed Esports & Gaming community. The Columbus Civic Center will host events like Friday Night Lights with the objective to build an esports ecosystem for careers in esports as an athlete and business.

Esports & Gaming is the future for Columbus! We appreciate the support from local partners such as Columbus Consolidated Government, Columbus GA City Council, YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus, Cure Violence, Pepsi, T-Mobile, and many others.

FAQs

How Do I Purchase Tickets or Register to Compete?

• This is a free event, however, to compete at the event each guest must register as a Player by using Eventbrite and there is no entry fee. Please note that there is limited space in the tournament.

What Video Games will be Available and Can I Play If Not competing?

• The competition will feature NBA 2K 2023 on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. However, if not competing there will be areas for free play made available via other gaming consoles inside of the event area.

Will there be Food and Drinks Available?

• Yes, there will be a Food Vendor on site for food which can be brought inside the building, but not in the Competition Zone. Also, the Civic Center Amphitheater will be available for outdoor eating space.

Tournament Rules & Info

PLAYER CONDUCT

To ensure we are providing the best experience possible, all players are expected to display Good Gamer Behavior as listed below.

Respect your opponents, team, and tournament staff.

Play with integrity in all matches.

Don’t be toxic. This means NO:

• Cursing

• Sexism

• Racism

• Homophobic remarks

• Taunting

• Bullying

• Lewd/NSFW remarks or posts

Tournament Staff reserves the right to disqualify any player/team that violates player conduct rules

without warning. If a player/team is disqualified, the match is a forfeit and a loss is recorded for

disqualified player/team.

Tournament Format

• 1v1 Single Elimination Bracket
• Best of 1 Game

Game Settings

• Quarter Length: 3 minutes
• The tournament will be 3 difficulty levels. All Star, Superstar, Hall of Fame. 3 min quarters.

• Injuries: On
• Fatigue: On

• Game Speed: Normal
• Game Style: Standard

• The length of playing time will be 5 minutes per quarter.
• Only current NBA teams are allowed. Retro, Fantasy and/or All-Star Teams are prohibited. Please take note that the tournament is played with the latest NBA 2K18 update.

ADDITIONAL RULES

WHAT HAPPENS IF A TEAM OR PLAYER DOESN’T SHOW UP ON TIME

There is a 15 minute grace period. If an entire team or player doesn’t show up on time then either the other team/player is awarded the win and the entire match is forfeited or a new player will be awarded the opportunity to play in the tournament.

No pausing, rewinding, or delaying the game. If you perform these actions during the game, you must use a timeout as a penalty, if you have no timeouts remaining, you by required to take a penalty (delay of game for offense, offside for defense) by deliberately performing the penalty. Failure to do so will result in automatic forfeit.

Host or Publisher Columbus Civic Center