The Hard Drop community proudly presents Hard Drop Open X, hosted on 7 different Tetris variants! Here's your chance to prove that you're a strong all-around Tetris player! This is for anyone to enter, regardless of skill level. If you're a novice, come see what it's like to play with the top players. If you’re a top player, come prove your abilities on a bigger stage.
>>> BRACKET: Coming Soon <<<
How to sign up: Join the Hard Drop Discord: https://discord.gg/harddrop and type !register in the #hdo-x channel. Discord will be the preferred method of contact for scheduling matches with your opponent. Sign ups will close on January 11th.. You can also sign up by replying to this thread with your Discord username, but it will be required to join the Hard Drop discord.
Seedings will take place during January 4th - 11th. Seedings will be determined on NES Tetris Type-A (emulated OK) and ordered by highest scores. First reported maxout will take top seed, with any after that taking next seed. The final seedings will be calculated on January 11th, you may submit new personal bests up until that day. ROMs that manipulate the DAS or controllers that use turbo buttons for advantage are not allowed.
Submit personal bests on the #hdo-x channel with a screenshot of your username and score as proof. Do not use any custom ROM that affects the gameplay (DAS, timings, etc.)
Prizes:
1st - Champion role on the Hard Drop Discord and a Tetris MicroCard.
2nd - Discord Nitro 1-month
3rd - Discord Nitro 1-month
Game Pool:
Tetris Friends (Expert PLUS): Link
Jstris (HDO9 Preset): Link
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PC): Link
Cultris II (PC): Link
NullpoMino (Blockbox Preset): Link
TetriNET2 (Classic Mode): Link
WorldWide Combos (Tournament Rules): Link
Format:
You will be expected to play 1 match per week, in a single elimination format until 4 players remain. At that point, the tourney will be converted to double elimination.
Match start: Both players ban a game from being chosen for the entire match, higher seed announces their ban first.
Game 1: Higher seeded player chooses the first game.
BO11 format (first to 6)
Game 2: Lower seeded player chooses the second game.
BO11 format (first to 6)
Game 3 (if needed):
Both players ban a game from being chosen for the entire match, lower seed announces their ban first.
Final remaining game is played.
BO11 format (first to 6)
Please report your match scores as game wins in the #hdo-x channel. Example: “Match Report: Lozofan > garbo 2-1”
Make sure to schedule with your opponents as soon as possible to avoid delays or disqualifications!