Sporktoberfest Official Rules!
Please note: These are the official rules to all events from the 2009 tournament. Many of these rules will be passed onto the 2010 tournament. In general the way the tournament was ran will remane the same. Each set of rules are divided up by each event. In addition we also have a master rules which takes care of making sure everyone plays fair and nice with each other while visiting Bigg's. Don't worry the official documents are big, but as long as you are good at heart and play your best you will have the time of your life!
Official Master Rules (2-22-09)
Basically here is the lowdown to our master rules:
- HAVE FUN! Give your fellow players the same respect you expect of them and be fair and honest to one another.
- As the player or a spectator please listen to the tournament officals in order to make sure everyone's experience at Sporktoberfest is the best. Also be sure to obey the rules of the house.
- No Gambling on the outcome of matches please!
- Don't be late for your matches.
- No match concessions
- You can leave at any time, but we will be very sad if you leave early.
- Dress appropriately, wear good shoes for the dance games, and no guns, knifes, swords, maces, alochol, drugs, tobacco product, weapons of mass destruction, or spam.
- Cheaters and unsportsmanlike persons will be removed... period!
Official Dance Dance Revolution Heavy Singles Rules (2-22-09)
This set of rules covers the main event, DDR Heavy Singles. This is probably your main reason for attending Sporktoberfest so be sure to carefully check these rules out!
- Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
- Double elimination with pre-qualification
- 64 Players max into the main event
- All songs are on Heavy Singles
- Qualification song to be announced
- Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
- Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
- Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests
Official Dance Dance Revolution Standard Singles Rules (2-22-09)
If you are not quite ready to take on the best players in the nation in our main event, we still want you to come play in our tournament just for you. Check out our tournament just for Standard level players.
- Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
- Double elimination with pre-qualification
- 32 Players max into the main event
- All songs are on Standard Singles
- Qualification song to be announced
- Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
- Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
- Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests
Official Dance Dance Revolution Heavy Doubles Rules (2-22-09)
On Sunday, challenge yourself to the increased difficulty of playing head to head on Doubles! This tournament truly tests the DDR professional!
- Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
- Double elimination with pre-qualification
- 32 Players max into the main event
- All songs are on Heavy Doubles
- Qualification song to be announced
- Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
- Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
- Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests
Official Dance Dance Revolution Song List (2-22-09)
Here you can learn what songs we will have available when you come play any Dance Dance Revolution event at Sporktoberfest!
All songs from the following games are included in the list.
- Dance Dance Revolution 1st Mix - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix - Arcade
- DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6th Mix - Arcade
- DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7th Mix - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution X - Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass - Solo Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 - Solo Arcade
- Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation
- Dance Dance Revolution Konamix - U.S. Playstation
- DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation 2
- DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution X - U.S. Playstation 2
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix - U.S. X-Box
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - U.S. X-Box
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 - U.S. X-Box
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 - U.S. X-Box
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe - U.S. X-Box 360
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2 - U.S. X-Box 360
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 - U.S. X-Box 360
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party - U.S. Wii
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 - U.S. Wii
The songs from these kinds of DDR games are not in the official song list unless they have appeared in a game listed above.
- Any songs exclusive to Dance Dance Revolution Club Mix
- Any songs exclusive to Japanese Dance Dance Revolution Home Versions
- Any songs exclusive to European Dancing Stage versions
- Any songs exclusive to special edtions of Dance Dance Revolution like Disney Mix, Mario Mix, Oha Super Kids Station, etc.
- The following songs from DDR 5th Mix will not be permitted: Hot Limit*, B4U Glorius Style, Dynamite Rave Long Ver.
*The DDR Universe version of Hot Limit will be selectable
We will have a detailed list of all songs that will be selectable up soon!
Myst's YouTube DDR Freestylers Video Contest (2-22-09)
Myst's YouTube DDR Freestylers Video Contest
During September 1st through October 7th, freestyle DDR players can submit their best and original video on YouTube to our site for a chance to win a cool prize at Sporktoberfest. All you have to do is submit a video that is 5 minutes or less of any Dance Dance Revolution song of you (and a partner if you have one in your routine) performing a freestyle routine to. The best videos (judged on Player's style, performance, and video quality) will be showcased at the Sporktoberfest event and on the DDR Encore website. The top three videos will receive cool prizes. You do not have to come to Sporktoberfest to claim prizes for this contest, but we would love it if you do so we can see your routine in person!
Just remember your video must be less than five minutes, hosted only on www.youtube.com and the title (not description) must have the words "Sporktoberfest Freestylers Video" in it along with any other info. Your video must be original and new and not previously shown in YouTube, any other website, or used in any other contest. Somewhere in the video please mention our site or our event Sporktoberfest, like saying "This video was made for DDREncore.com". You must play using any version of Dance Dance Revolution (home version or arcade) but not any other dance game. Please do not use subtitles or other enhancements to your video. Costumes, matching apparel, or props is recommended if applicable to the song you are playing. Good luck everyone! Submission page will be online September 1st, 2009.
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