Teen Tech Week is here!

It's Teen Tech Week at the library! Stop by to Mix and Mash music, edit a Viral Video, create Digital Manga, and more. Don't forget to participate in our SUPER SMASH BROTHERS BRAWL Tournament, Saturday, March 12th. Click for program dates and participating library locations.

Happy Teen Tech Week!

Get connected with HCPLC during Teen Tech Week, March 7-13!

Sure, the library has all of your favorite books and movies. But did you know that we offer...

... tutoring over IM, using the Live Homework Help service?

... downloadable audio books for your iPod?

... Wii and PS2 gaming (on a big screen, of course!) at our Game Zone programs?

... online SAT, ACT, and FCAT practice on the Learning Express database?

The best part? All of this stuff is free!

Explore hcplc.org to see what library technology can do for you, and click here to check out tech programs, gaming tournaments, and other teen events at your local library.

Tomorrow's Game Tourney Schedule!

Come join us for loads of fun! It's FREE and open to everyone 13-18!

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Teen Tourney Rules

Game Zone Teen Tournament 2009 The 2009 Game Zone Teen Tournament consists of 2 types of events. At 8 regional Tournament Qualifier Events, we'll be searching for the top Rock Band 2 "bands" to represent their libraries at the Grand Tournament. At the Grand Tournament, those 8 "bands" will compete head-to-head in a Battle of the Bands, while Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution challenges are offered throughout the day. Rules Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bands: Tournament Qualifier Events Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bands: Grand Tournament Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Dance Dance Revolution Challenges General Rules of Play / Event Conduct Tournament Qualifier Events At each Tournament Qualifier Event, 4-player bands compete in a single round of game play to determine one winning band to compete in the Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bands at the Grand Tournament. Open play (just for fun) gaming opportunities may be available. Registration: Teen Tech Week events are limited to teens ages 13 - 18 only. A completed tournament registration form must be presented at registration prior to all events in order to compete. One form must be completed for each participant. Registration forms are available online at http://teens.hcplc.org/ or at each event. Registration for each event will be held on-site at each event, beginning 30 minutes prior to the event's posted start time. Due to space and time constraints, a limited number of participants will be able to compete, determined on a first come, first serve basis. Participants may register individually (to be placed in a band at random) or as part of a 4-player group, but each participant may only register once and may only compete in a single band. Game Play: The library will provide Playstation 2 gaming equipment for the use of all players. Each band will complete 2 songs pre-selected by the judges. Bands will be ranked by the highest total combined scores for the 2 songs. In the event of a tie, bands may be asked to participate in a Tie-Breaker Round in which each band selects 1 song to be played by both bands. Highest total combined score wins. The winning band at each qualifier will progress to compete in the Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bands Finals, held at the Grand Tournament event. Grand Tournament ROCK BAND 2 Battle of the Bands Finals Registration: Registration is limited to the winning bands from each of the 8 Qualifying events. In the event that a member of a band is unable to attend the Grand Tournament, the band may register 1 substitute player. At least 3 of the 4 original band members must compete. If a winning band is unable to compete in the Grand Tournament, the next runner-up may be invited to compete. Game Play: The library will provide Playstation 2 gaming equipment for the use of all players. Each band will complete 2 songs pre-selected by the judges. Bands will be ranked by the highest total combined scores for the 2 songs. In the event of a tie, bands may be asked to participate in a Tie-Breaker Round in which each band selects 1 song to be played by both bands. Highest total combined score wins. Competition Format Each band needs to put together a 3 song set list; no downloadable songs can be used. The band's final score will be an awarded based on all judging criteria. Your band will have 5 minutes before and after your band is called to setup and tear down sets. Any band intros are included in these 5 minutes. During play if a band member fails in the middle of a song, band members can save him without penalty, however if the band fails a song you will be given a score of 0 to be averaged into the other 2 songs, so make sure you know your skill level and get in some practice before the tournament. Judging Criteria: A panel of 3 judges will score musicians in each category using a point system: "Technical Score" Each band will play a three 3 song set, and Technical scores will be applied to each song. The game automatically calculates how many notes you hit, so the percent completed for each member will be added up for a combined maximum of 400 points per song. These points will be averaged to get to one score up to 400 points. "Costume Score" is judged on how it applies to your band and how you use it as part of your show. Each band member has the potential to earn up to 25 points each, for a combined maximum of 100 points. "Stage Presence" This is what this tournament is all about! It is worth a combined maximum of 500 points (100 per band member's style and difficulty plus 100 for working together as a band). This is also where difficulty factors in, so if you think you can handle a song on expert, it'll pay off huge. On top of that, what makes a rock band memorable is how you perform on stage, so feel free to dance, ad lib, props (including real instruments), lights, fog, and whatever else you think will add to the act. This is the big one… anyone can dress up and play a song, but it's HOW your band plays that makes the difference, so practice those scissor kicks and know when it's time for more cowbell, 'cause people come for the music, but they stay for the show'. Props must be supplied by the band and approved before use; Pyrotechnics are NOT allowed. ***Example Points Break Down*** ROCK BAND, GUITAR HERO and DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION Challenges at the Grand Tournament Event Registration: Teen Tech Week events are limited to teens ages 13 - 18 only. Registration for each challenge will be held on-site, beginning 30 minutes prior to the posted start time. Due to space and time constraints, a limited number of participants will be able to participate in each challenge, determined on a first come, first serve basis. For Rock Band group challenges, participants may register individually (to be placed in a band at random) or as part of a 4-player group, but each participant may only register once and may only compete in a single band for each challenge. Game Play: The library will provide Playstation 2 gaming equipment for the use of all players. In the event of a tie, the challenge judge may ask participants to compete in a Tie-Breaker Round. General Rules of Play / Event Conduct Competitors who fail to report to their tournament arena, ready to play, within 2 minutes after being called may forfeit. No song modifications. No shoes are permitted on the DDR controllers; socks and bare feet only. Disinfectant wipes will be available for use between competitors. Competitors and spectators are required to demonstrate good sportsmanship at all times and behave in a manner that complies with the Library Code of Conduct. Failure to do so may result in disqualification and/or removal from the event. A scorekeeper / judge will oversee each tournament arena and be responsible for enforcing tournament rules and ensuring fair play. If you have a complaint regarding your game, please speak to your scorekeeper / judge. If that does not resolve your complaint, please notify the lead staff member at your tournament event. His/her decision is final. Rules subject to change at any time. Event standings and winners may be posted at the event, in library print materials and online at teens.hcplc.org. Special thanks to the Ballers and Gamers for supplying the tourney format and some of the rules we're using for this event.

2009 Game Zone Teen Tournament

Teen Tech Week 2009 is coming! That means that it's time once again for the Game Zone Teen Tournament! And this year we're featuring a...

Rock Band 2 Battle of the Bands

Want to compete? Enter one of the qualifying events to win a prize pack and an invitation to play in the Grand Tournament.

• Thursday, 2/5 @ 5.30pm - Southshore Regional Library
• Saturday, 2/7 @ 6:30pm - Brandon Regional Library
• Saturday, 2/14 @ 1pm - Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library
• Sunday, 2/15 @ 1pm - New Tampa Regional Library
• Thursday, 2/19 @ 5.30pm - Bloomingdale Regional Library
• Saturday, 2/21 @ 1pm - Town 'n Country Regional Library
• Thursday, 2/26 @ 5.30pm - Jan Kamanis Platt Regional Library
• Saturday, 2/28 @ 1pm - Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library

Just want to play for the fun of it? Drop at any of these events for some open game play!

Keep an eye out here and on the teen website for rules , weekly tournament standings and more info or call the library at 273-3652.

GRAND TOURNEY RESULTS

How was the Grand Tourney at MOSI, you ask? EXCELLENT!



We estimate that almost 250 people came... some to play, some to hang out and watch, some just to check out all the commotion.
We started the day by selecting 4 wildcard players to join the 12 pre-qualified regional winners in each Grand Tournament. We ran double-elimination tournaments, playing one random song per match, until we ran our 16 contestants down to the top 2, who headed to the Finals.

<--- In the GH3 Finals: Johnny AK and The Raw

The Finals were Best 2 of 3. As the undefeated player, Johnny AK got the pick the 1st song, Raining Blood, which he won. As the challenger, The Raw, selected Number of the Beast as the 2nd song, which he also won. This brought us to a nailbiter of tiebreaker, selected by the judges... Metallica's One. And the winner... The Raw!


In the DDR SN2 Finals: maxninja and Matt -->

The Finals were also Best 2 of 3. The undefeated maxninja selected Volcano as the 1st song, which he won. Matt, the challenger, picked next: Calico Cat Rock, which he also won. As the tiebreaker, the judges picked Wind it Up. And the winner... Matt!


As the 1st Place winners of the Grand Tournament, Matt and The Raw each took home Rock Band! Johnny AK and maxninja each received a (PRODUCT) RED iPod Shuffle. (Our thanks to everybody who voted in our poll for helping to choose the prizes!)

More photos and more about the Tourney day fun to come soon!

SouthShore Regional Library Qualifiers

Last night at SouthShore Regional Library, we named the final set of Qualifier Event winners for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Pizza Hut, and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
18 competitors, basic difficulty
Song 1: Rockafella Skank by Fatboy Slim
Song 2: Electified by SySF

1st Place: Lifrierisaurus 1,855,860
2nd Place: Epic Ed 1,839,240


Guitar Hero 3
31 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1:
Song 2:

1st Place: Trogdor 460072
2nd Place: Joe Smo 431259

Haven't tried your luck yet? There's one Qualifying Event left...
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 5:30pm for both

SouthShore Regional Complete Standings

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
18 competitors, basic difficulty
Song 1: Rockafella Skank by Fatboy Slim
Song 2: Electified by SySF

Lifrierisaurus 890130 + 965730 = 1855860
Epic Ed 890160 + 949080 = 1839240
Joe Smo 861250 + 875070 = 1736320
Joupa 842020 + 851450 = 1693470
Spencer 790730 + 871610 = 1662340
Im Raw 790960 + 790960 = 1581920
Nicole Starr 732820 + 824510 = 1557330
Kaptain Karnival 671940 + 878360 = 1550300
Mexican Seafood 726320 + 770750 = 1497070
Sicky 694690 + 774240 = 1468930
Gigglez 691340 + 774330 = 1465670
HXC KID 662550 + 797720 = 1460270
King 678670 + 680370 = 1359040
Marlla 521770 + 774290 = 1296060
Fluffy 563340 + 636780 = 1200120
Tinkerbell 419260 + 710500 = 1129760
Hi 288190 + 288190 = 576380
Moose 556920 + x = 556920

Guitar Hero 3
31 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1:
Song 2:


Trogdor 211390 + 248682 = 460072
Joe Smo 195865 + 235394 = 431259
Honest Abe 191804 + 227540 = 419344
Mexican Seafood 200744 + 202860 = 403604
Epic Ed 174673 + 184190 = 358863
Jake the Snake 155950 + 162191 = 318141
Couch 151083 + 146437 = 297520
Eric 179508 + 113502 = 293010
The Burninator 175264 + 107410 = 282674
Fatius Jargan 158095 + 112663 = 270758
Kaptains Karnival 137590 + 120921 = 258511
Neo Zork 131175 + 96008 = 227183
Chris 107212 + 75364 = 182576
Mr. T Ferguson 150711 + xxx = 150711
Spencer 81545 + 63753 = 145298
ZOD 84700 + 58421 = 143121
Zachattack 125301 + = 125301
Joupa 57218 + 57141 = 114359
Lifrierisaurus 108725 + xxx = 108725
Flatulence 40110 + 67142 = 107252
Guitar Hero 106971 + xxx = 106971
Jeff 41841 + 45140 = 86981
Taylor 77618 + xxx = 77618
Sicky 27733 + 29841 = 57574
Urmom 53040 + xxx = 53040
Reaper 20435 + 29159 = 49594
Tinkerbell 13210 + 29293 = 42503
Gigglez 6722 + 12898 = 19620
Fluffy 16782 + = 16782
Broken Finger 10237 + xxx = 10237
Dummy 7053 + xxx = 7053


Afraid you missed your chance to play in the Tournament?

Nah! You've got one last chance! Try to win a Wildcard seat in the Tourney... Registration begins at 9:30am this Saturday at MOSI and we'll be letting as many competitors try their skills as we can until 11:00am (first-come, first-served).

And even if you're not in the main tourney, they'll be plenty of chances to win prizes in our mini-contests, plus lots of time for open play. Come join the fun!

Jimmie B Keel Tourney Qualifiers

Today at Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, we named the winners of the 5th round of Qualifier Events for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Burger King, Papa John's, TGI Friday's, Moe's, Chick-Fil-A and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
11 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Every Little Step by Bobbie Brown
Song 2: Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani

1st Place: Matt 1,865,310(on Expert)
2nd Place: Alexa 1,664,150 (on Expert)

Guitar Hero 3
36 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1: Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Song 2: Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

1st Place: johnnyak 691,193
2nd Place: The Raw 681,715

Haven't tried your luck yet? There's one Qualifying Event left...
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 5:30pm for both

Complete Standings for Jimmie B Keel Qualifier

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
11 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Every Little Step by Bobbie Brown
Song 2: Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani

Matt 940370 + 924940 = 1865310 (on Expert)
Alexa 934520 + 729630 = 1664150 (on Expert)
Isaiah 810410 + 731680 = 1542090 (Expert)
Steffy 841600 + 693840 = 1535440 (Expert)
Cronos 771290 + 693650 = 1464940 (Expert)
Tricky 664490 + 686780 = 1351270 (Expert)
Susan 762220 + 579470 = 1341690 (Difficult/Expert)
Mel 637040 + 662320 = 1299360 (Difficult/Expert)
Court Catt 639370 + 617580 = 1256950 (Expert)
Brooke 710440 + 407160 = 1117600 (Difficult/Expert)
Sara 572340 + 491880 = 1064220 (Expert)


Guitar Hero 3
34 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1: Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Song 2: Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

johnny ak 251944 + 439249 = 691193
The Raw 248332 + 433383 = 681715
Isaiah 248597 + 386237 = 634834
Miami Hero 233621 + 396638 = 630259
Quinton 242637 + 363372 = 606009
Ben 218065 + 382502 = 600567
SS9 216094 + 359853 = 575947
Santa Klauz 243129 + 267490 = 510619
Flying V 203955 + 296188 = 500143
Son of Slash 196575 + 299178 = 495753
Ty 234049 + 260142 = 494191
T-Spit 211537 + 231412 = 442949
The Trooper 229026 + 194707 = 423733
Rocketsauce 212098 + 205823 = 417921
JJ Man 200045 + 196592 = 396637
Brian 200159 + 192670 = 392829
Courtt Cat 186138 + 197714 = 383852
Michael 193507 = 184414 = 377921
Mel 185056 + 143518 = 328574
Mark 149324 + 161325 = 310649
Jaime 191317 + 116241 = 307558
Kimmi 135567 + 84053 = 219620
Cronos 208491 + xxx = 208491
Goober 183587 + xxx = 183587
J.Y.B. 180344 + xxx = 180344
Derek 175431 + xxx = 175431
Allen 79394 + 71631 = 151025
TJ 140371 + xxx = 140371
DJ 119208 + xxx = 119208
Rx Bandit 74765 + xxx = 74765
Big Nate 57068 + xxx = 57068
Zack Da Ripper 35383 + xxx = 35383
Brooke 33308 + XXX = 33308
Jesse 16736 + xxxx = 16736



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Complete Standings for North Tampa Qualifier

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
8 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
Song 2: Unbelievable by EMI

Shadow (Expert) 830650 + 843280 = 1,673,930
King Red (Expert) 860500 + 802950 = 1,663,450
Kano (Expert) 937170 + 715600 = 1,652,770
Sebastian (Difficult) 687820 + 644780 = 1,332,600
Shawn (Basic) 523720 + 699510 = 1,223,230
Eurobeus Cyon (Basic) 514000 + 608180 = 1,122,180
Anglice (Basic) 383110 + X = 383,110
Miss U (Basic) 378170 + X = 378,170



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

North Tampa DDR Qualifier

Today at North Tampa Branch Library, we named the winners of the 4th Dance Dance Revolution Qualifier event for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Domino's Pizza, Merino's Deli and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
8 competitors, mixed difficulty
Song 1: Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
Song 2: Unbelievable by EMI

1st Place: Shadow 1,673,930 (on Expert)
2nd Place: King Red 1,663,450 (on Expert)



Still haven't tried your luck? Meet us at:
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Prizes! Prizes!! Prizes!!!

People have been asking what the prize is for the winner of the Grand Tournaments at MOSI. Well, guess what? Y'all know as much as I do...

Cuz we're letting you guys vote on the prize!

Pick your favorite from the poll at the left and come to MOSI on March 1 to see who wins the prizes!

Complete Standings for Seminole Heights

Guitar Hero 3
8 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses
Song 2: Raining Blood by Slayer

Slash 200270 + 118781 = 319051
BVOLKOM 163272 + 114311 = 277583
Devin 161098 + 69522 = 230620
Yung Slash 133646 + 83154 = 216800
Synyster 120223 + 86098 = 206321
Grimm 46999 + 50878 = 97877
Brii 28160 + 35480 = 63640
Happy Feet 15468 + 23131 = 38599

Seminole Heights Qualifiers

Today at Seminole Heights Branch Library, we named the winners of the 4th Guitar Hero Qualifier event for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Domino's Pizza, Merino's Deli and more.

And the winners were:

Guitar Hero 3
8 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses
Song 2: Raining Blood by Slayer

1st Place: Slash 319,051
2nd Place: BVOLKOM 277,583



Want to try your skills? Meet us at:
North Tampa Branch Library, Wednesday (2/20) @ 4pm for DDR ONLY
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Complete Standings for Brandon Qualifier Event

DDR Supernova 2
14 competitors, Basic difficulty
Song 1: A Thing Called Love by D-Crew 2 US
Song 2: Honey Punch by Riyu Kosaka

maxninja 980830 + 982960 = 1963790
Tarzan Danger Powers 902650 + 945570 = 1848220
javier 849090 + 962330 = 1811420
Courtt Catt 819650 + 952370 = 1772020
Bethany 801210 + 945590 = 1746800
Washbourne Jr. 838460 + 861540 = 1700000
Steve O 755480 + 908620 = 1664100
Megumi 723120 + 932290 = 1655410
Washbourne 739240 + 915170 = 1654410
Black Flash 709850 + 861430 = 1571280
Ryoko 734000 + 757230 = 1491230
Washbourne Sr. 507080 + 723800 = 1230880
Xal 405820 + 636570 = 1042390
Vatscove 549870 + x = 549870


Guitar Hero 3
68 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Lay Down by Priestess
Song 2: Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn

Papa A 229150 + 245680 = 474830
Shaffer 208852 + 260386 = 469238
Greg 216874 + 245542 = 462416
Crunchbite 198689 + 211283 = 409972
Courtt Catt 169747 + 237704 = 407451
Tynw 205326 + 199364 = 404690
Mexican Seafood 190413 + 207706 = 398119
Courtney 176492 + 220953 = 397445
Louis 178276 + 217012 = 395288
P-Sha Dude 169427 + 224009 = 393436
Couch 178738 + 208736 = 387474
Rikko 152488 + 228617 = 381105
The Monodimple 192386 + 179546 = 371932
Z 151423 + 214537 = 365960
Overlord 144765 + 183456 = 328221
Bvokom 136164 + 183240 = 319404
Mama M 140591 + 168510 = 309101
Jack 125598 + 182613 = 308211
Ryan C 150963 + 149090 = 300053
Vatscove 148719 + 142382 = 291101
Reece's Cup 162120 + 127931 = 290051
Alu 137627 + 144990 = 282617
Eric 113185 + 169255 = 282440
Brit Brit 127681 + 146626 = 274307
Josh H 128550 + 126271 = 254821
Yung Slash 126884 + 124805 = 251689
Master of PSI featuring Hedy Lamar 91303 + 133311 = 224614
Jawsh 109801 + 113301 = 223102
Taylor 130595 + 92232 = 222827
Pimp 93070 + 127970 = 221040
Sir Idiot 96221 + 106734 = 202955
Doomrider 94328 + 104890 = 199218
Jon 85536 + 103441 = 188977
Cris 80633 + 102674 = 183307
? Futgrs JM 25 ¿ 167697 + x = 167697
The Man w 5 Chins 161950 + x = 161950
Washbourne 161180 + x = 161180
Foggy McWind 76020 + 82901 = 158921
Garrett 144068 + x = 144068
CDUB 74520 + 65482 = 140002
Kimmi 59042 + 67082 = 126124
Bob 48377 + 77219 = 125596
Profet 64272 + 59980 = 124252
Megumi 53137 + 68321 = 121458
The Man w 4.5 Chins 119478 + x = 119478
Jason 61013 + 58438 = 119451
Washbourne Senior 118444 + x = 118444
Jon Rich 65997 + 52263 = 118260
Fat Banana 105450 + x = 105450
Godzilla2000 38105 + 56796 = 94901
Chris 92636 + x = 92636
Ryoko 46747 + 45545 = 92292
Eugene 40905 + 46095 = 87000
Genocide 27205 + 35349 = 62554
Dan 57219 + x = 57219
JD 56804 + x = 56804
De De De 54835 + x = 54835
Joseph 53978 + x = 53978
Dan O 52885 + x = 52885
Super Awesome Guitar Hero Dude 22607 + 26653 = 49260
Melfow223 48637 + x = 48637
MGH 20192 + 25031 = 45223
Tarzan Danger Powers 42346 + x = 42346
Bleu Don't Play Guitar Hero 40831 + x = 40831
JP 34857 + x = 34857
Ryan 33083 + x = 33083
¿¿¿¿¿ x + x = 0
Master Chief x + x = 0

Brandon / Centerplace Results

This weekend at the Brandon Regional Library, we named the winners of the third Qualifier event for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Moe's, Checkers, Moe's, Arby's, Quizono's, Chik-Fil-A and more.

And the winners were:

DDR Supernova
14 competitors, Basic difficulty
Song 1: A Thing Called Love by D-Crew 2 US
Song 2: Honey Punch by Riyu Kosaka

1st Place: maxninja 1,963,790
2nd Place: Tarzan Danger Powers 1,848,220


Guitar Hero 3
66 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Lay Down by Priestess
Song 2: Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn

1st Place: Papa A 474830
2nd Place: Shaffer 469238


Want to try your skills? Meet us at:
Seminole Heights Branch Library, today @ 4pm for GUITAR HERO ONLY
North Tampa Branch Library, Wednesday (2/20) @ 4pm for DDR ONLY
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, Saturday (2/23) @ 1pm for both
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 1pm for both

Complete Standings for Jan Platt Qualifier Event

DDR Supernova 2
5 competitors, Basic difficulty
Song 1: Temperature by Sean Paul
Song 2: Crash by Mr. Brian And The Final Band

Mildred 951570 + 916130 = 1867700
Ryak 903660 + 951690 = 1855350
Gaz-Monster 847000 + 911130 = 1758130
Jose 799230 + 449310 = 1248540
Dude 642730 + 534720 = 1177450


Guitar Hero 3
15 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Anarchy in the UK by The Sex Pistols
Song 2: Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson

Deluxx 272834 + 202743 = 475577
Lil' Sean 264525 + 195904 = 460429
Chris! 260889 + 190616 = 451505
Dude? 244587 + 181689 = 426276
Santa Clause 253212 + 152862 = 406074
Ace 245795 + 150943 = 396738
Steven 231736 + 145380 = 377116
Mexican Seafood 217605 + 155355 = 372960
Fish 216358 + 145100 = 361458
Shadow 224751 + 82729 = 307480
Chris W 173419 + 53838 = 227257
Marc xx 119890 + 0 = 119890
C-Ray-Z 51475 + 20016 = 71491
Blueberry Yum Yum 49773 + 18752 68525

This weekend at the Jan K. Platt Regional Library , we named the winners of the second Qualifier event for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total score won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Moe's, Checkers, Pizza Hut, Wendy's and more.

And the winners were:

DDR Supernova 2
5 competitors, Basic difficulty
Song 1: Temperature by Sean Paul
Song 2: Crash by Mr. Brian And The Final Band

1st Place: Katherine 1,866,770
2nd Place: Ryuk 1,855,350

Guitar Hero 3
15 competitors, Hard difficulty
Song 1: Anarchy in the UK by The Sex Pistols
Song 2: Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson

1st Place: Deluxx 475,577
2nd Place: Lil' Sean 460,429

Next stop: Brandon Regional Library / Centerplace on 2/16!

Complete Standings for Bruton Memorial Library

DDR Supernova 2
Basic difficulty
Song 1: Got to be Real by Cheryl Lynn
Song 2: Unwritten by Natasha Bettingfield

1. Corey 969800 + 921780 = 1891580
2. Katherine 941640 + 922100 = 1863740
3. Faerie 732380 + 835270 = 1567650
4. Russell C. 769470 + 783700 = 1553170
5. Iesha 702810 + 809590 = 1512400
6. Starr 369950 + 525230 = 895180
7. 2-gigs 388430 + 335730 = 724160
8. AJ 140590 + 163550 = 304140

Guitar Hero 3
Hard difficulty
Song 1: The Seeker by The Who
Song 2: When You Were Young by The Killers

1. Guitar Hero King 246505 + 257650 = 504155
2. One-Eye Samurai 241993 + 252502 = 494495
3. Russell 223290 + 228742 = 452032
4. Courtnie 185061 + 214954 = 400015
5. Chris 162845 + 236978 = 399823
6. Andrew 184180 + 203270 = 387450
7. Jared 149952 + 222498 = 372450
8. JG 141452 + 213031 = 354483
9. Jeffie 145306 + 186683 = 331989
10. Hal 115342 + 197792 = 313134
11. Montana 117024 + 178930 = 295954
12. Kimmi 81164 + 120769 = 201933
13. Xavier 90661 + 111249 = 201910
14. Elliot 88790 + 108605 = 197395
15. Jake, "The Screamer" 152140 + 0 = 152140
16. Quan 110375 + 0 = 110375
17. Sterling 106075 + 0 = 106075
18. Slash 38598 + 58616 = 97214
19. Alexander 31487 + 64361 = 95848
20. Josh 28644 + 25695 = 54339
21. Iesha 38562 + 0 = 38562
22. Ryne 27148 + 0 = 27148
23. Justin 21416 + 0 = 21416
24. Jar Mach 20665 + 0 = 20665