About

The Gears of War 2 Game Night consists of weekly competitive play between teams (2 vs. 2) located at LAN centers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Play will occur every Wednesday evening (6 PM to 9 PM Central Time) from January 28 to March 25. This period of time includes Pre-Season, Regular Season, and Playoffs.

For every match played, teams earn points. The points are used to rank teams for the Playoffs. See the Rankings page for more information.

The competition is coordinated using IRC, a popular chat program. Only LAN center staff should be connected to IRC. IRC can be accessed through the mIRC client or by going to www.gamesurge.net/chat

In total, $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded among top placing teams!

Rules

To download and print the Official Rules and Game Play Rules click below:

Season 6 Rules - Official Rules // Game Play Rules
General Overview:

Format: 2 vs. 2 Team Ladder

Execution Rules

Game Type: Execution
Friendly Fire: On
Round Time: 4 minutes
Rounds to Win: 5 rounds
Bleed out time: 10 seconds
Weapon Swaps: Custom
Starting Rifle: Hammer Burst

Maps: Blood Drive, Pavilion, River

King of the Hill Rules

Game Type: King of the Hill
Friendly Fire: On
Points for Victory: 90
Rounds to Win: 2
Bleed out time: 10 seconds
Weapon Swaps: Custom
Starting Rifle: Hammer Burst

Maps: Avalanche, Jacinto

Weapon Swaps (for both modes)

Boltok Pistol --> Boltok Pistol
Boomshot --> Boomshot
Frag Grenade --> Ink Grenade
Gorgon Pistol ---> Boltok Pistol
Hammer of Dawn --> Disabled
Ink Grenade --> Ink Grenade
Longshot --> Longshot
Mortar --> Disabled
Mulcher --> Torque Bow
Scorcher --> Boomshot
Torque Bow --> Torque Bow
Boomshield --> Ink Grenades

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We will be using standard default maps only.

All matches will be played in Two Halves format. In between the halves, Host will be switched unless connection cannot be established. The winner of the match will be the Team that has the best overall score.

Overtime

In the case of a Tie match during the Regular Season, a Match will be recorded as a Draw.

In the case of a Tie during the Playoffs, a Match will be replayed over again in full until a winning Team is determined.

Schedule

Season 1 Schedule:

Pre-Season (Wednesday January 28): King of the Hill - Avalanche

Regular Season Week 1 (Wednesday February 4): Execution - Blood Drive
Regular Season Week 2 (Wednesday February 11): King of the Hill - Jacinto
Regular Season Week 3 (Wednesday February 18): Execution - Pavilion
Regular Season Week 4 (Wednesday February 25): King of the Hill - Avalanche
Regular Season Week 5 (Wednesday March 4): Execution - River

Playoffs Week 1 (Wednesday March 11)
Playoffs Week 2 (Wednesday March 18)
Playoffs Week 3 (Wednesday March 25)

Rankings

For each regular season match played teams earn Ranking Points. Ranking Points are used to determine eligible opponents and advancement to Playoffs.

Ranking Calculation:

The ranking points system is a level based structure where you get a percentage of your opponent’s points when you beat them. For each match played, the team earns the following points based on the difference in total point accumulation levels at the start of the regular season Match. (“Match Nights - Regular Season”).

Teams will earn 5 Points for a loss
Teams will earn 25 points for a draw
0 - 2 Levels Apart: Earn 25% of opponent's points
3 - 5 Levels Apart: Earn 20% of opponent's points
6 - 8 Levels Apart: Earn 15% of opponent's points
9 - 10 Levels Apart: Earn 10% of opponent's points
11+ Levels Apart: Earn 5% of opponent's points

Level	Points
1	100
2	125
3	150
4	175
5	225
6	300
7	375
8	500
9	750
10	1000
11	1250
12	1500
13	1750
14	2000
15	2500
16	3000
17	3500
18	4000
19	4500
20	5000

Weekly Matches:

Rankings are used throughout the Regular Season to ensure fair matches between teams of comparable skill.

In the opening week of play (Week 1), all teams are eligible to play against all other teams.

From Week 2 onward, teams only play teams in the same range as them:

Playoffs:

At the conclusion of the regular season (after 5 weeks of play):

- The teams ranked 1st through 12th will automatically advance to the Playoffs for the opportunity to win a share of the cash prizes. The top 4 teams will receive a bye in the opening round of the Playoffs bracket.

- All other teams will be eliminated from the competition.

Signup

Register HERE!

Prizes

$1,000 in CASH PRIZES!

Final Placement in Playoffs

1st - $400.00 (Team Total)
2nd - $250.00
3rd - $150.00
4th - $100.00
5th - $50.00
6th - $50.00