Gaming

Upcoming Tournaments

Friday, June 4 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Central Resource Library

Kick off summer reading the right way and rock the Library with our first ever Rock Band Tournament on the XBox360. This is an after-hours event, which means the Library will be closed except for the tournament to bring your friends to cheer you on and enjoy having the Library so yourself! Open gaming for spectators and friends. Tournament details below. Ages 10-18.

Registration begins May 14. Register at the Central Resource Library or by phone at (913) 495-2490. If you are registering a band please have one person call for the group. If you are an individual looking for a band please let us know when you register.

UPDATE: We will be using Guitar Hero World Tour instruments in the Rock Band Tournament. They are only slightly different from Rock Band instruments and you will have a chance to warm up before the tournament begins and get used to them. We are still playing Rock Band 2 the game.

Tournament Preparation

Be prepared to play any of the songs in Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360 version). To see a list of songs, click here. There will be no consoles available for warm-up prior to competing. It is the responsibility of the competitors to know how to play Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360. The Tournament Organizers are not required to provide How‐To‐Play instructions nor will they instruct competitors on how to use the guitars or how to better their score.

Consoles and Game Settings

All consoles, games, and instruments will be supplied at the event. Competitors may choose right or left handed mode. No cheats will be allowed to boost scores, nor will the use of external instruments or objects be allowed. Should a participant be caught cheating or using an external object, they will be immediately disqualified.

Rock Band Tournament Rules

Tournament seeding will be a on a first-come-first-serve basis. Bands that are preregistered are guaranteed a spot in the tournament but must be present at 6:30pm for the start of the tournament. Others are welcome to come and watch or if a band drops out or is unable to play, they may take their place.
Each band is comprised of three (3) or four (4) members and they may play at any difficulty they desire.
Bands are allowed to have a band member sing and play an instrument at the same time.
Each band will select two (2) songs from Rock Band 2 to play in the qualifying round.
At the end of each song the band’s in-game score will be recorded. When the song is over do not play any more notes. Do not skip past the scoring screen before the judges can record your score.
After all bands have performed in the qualifying round their scores will be added together, the top three (3) bands enter the final round.
Game score at 5 minutes of play is final score regardless of song length.
If band fails out, they can retry the song one (1) time. This applies to qualifying round only.

Finals

Top three (3) bands each pick one (1) song (these songs must be different).
All bands play all three (3) songs. Highest combined score wins.
In the event of a tie, the tied bands will participate in a tie breaker round.
During the tie breaker round, each band will play one (1) song of the band’s choice. At the end of the tie breaker round, the band with the highest overall score will be named the Overall Champion.
A grand prize of $100 in Visa gift cards will be awarded to the winning band to be split amongst the members however they choose.

Code of Conduct

Anyone competing in an unsportsmanlike manner or in a manner that is not in compliance with these rules may be immediately disqualified from this tournament.
Unsportsmanlike conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: swearing or threats, screaming harassment, lewdness, any other type of conduct deemed inappropriate, cheating of any sort through various means including devices to add gameplay, any other known or unknown way of tampering with gameplay.

Games to Check Out
The Library now has video games for Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii to check out. The video games are available at all Johnson County libraries, check out for three weeks, can be held and transferred to other neighborhood libraries through the catalog, and can be renewed like other Library materials.

Gaming at the Library
The Library owns four Xbox consoles, three Wiis console and various games for tournaments and "drop-in" events. All events are free of charge and open to the public.

Some of the Games the Library owns:

Dance Dance Revolution (Xbox)
Forza Motorsport (Xbox)
Marvel Nemesis (Xbox)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Xbox and Wii)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox)
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Xbox)
Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Xbox)
MarioParty 8 (Wii)
Mario Kart (Wii)
Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)
Punch Out (Wii)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii)
Wii Play (Wii)
Wii Sports (Wii)

Please note: Marvel Nemesis, Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Need for Speed: Most Wanted are rated T (for Teen); children 12 and under will need parental consent to participate.