FAQ

What is Colorado Cutthroat Connnetion
How to get involved
What games cater to you
How do I become a tournament director and what do I get out of it
How does the Ranking System work
Sponsorship opportunity



What is the Colorado Cutthroat Connection

Colorado Cutthroat Connection (C3) is the premier gaming promotional event company in Colorado. If has to do anything with casual or competitive game then Cutthroat is involved. We host a variety of events across Colorado ranging from small causal based events, game rooms for anime conventions to large international conventions. We pride ourselves in setting the standard for exciting gaming events in Colorado. Gaming is a means to a educational ends for Colorado Cutthroat. With the connections that we have with educational instituions we strive to educate the main stream on gaming and provide opporturnities to gamers in the gaming industry through job opporturniteis in Cutthroat, workshop and panels on the gaming industry and other community based projects. Colorado Cutthroat is also a founding chapter of the NVGA (National Video Game Association). The NVGA is a collaboration of other gaming/promoting organizations from across the nation aimed to bring gaming to the for front with a balance life style of gaming, education and life.

How to get involved?

That's easy!! If you are looking for tournament play or just people to play with you will be able to upload contact info onto the website. From there you can use forums to talk and chat with each other. If you are business looking to get involved in Colorado Cutthroat or the NVGA go over to our sponsorship page and take a look on all the different levels you can get involved in Cutthroat. If you are an organization looking to particpate in one Cutthraot evnet or looking for the ability to become a sponsor we have all the information you need to be successful with us.

What games do you cater too?

Cutthroat caters to all a wide range of genres. Here is list of genres that we cater too:

• FPS (First Person Shooters) - HALO 3, Call of Duty, etc, etc
• Fighting Games -Smash Bros, Street Fighter, Soul Calibur, Guilty Gear, Tekken, etc..
• Music Games - Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution
• Sports - Wii Sports, Madden, NBA 2K 2009, etc..
• Racing - Mario Kart Double Dash, ModNation, etc
• Misc Games - BUZZ Quiz Game Show, etc, etc

If you have a game that you would like to host a tournament for then contact us at info@coloradocutthroat.com and we can help get that tournmaent off the ground as a tournament director.

How do become a tournament director and what do I get out of it?

Being a tournament director allows you to both get a chance to establish a game of your choice as a main game attraction, help develop the gaming community around you, but also allow you to get some money out of it as well. For any tournament that a tournament director runs they will be allotted 10% of the entry fee for that particular tournament.

So for example, say you have a tournament that has 2 games featured in it and your are running both tournaments. Both tournaments will require $5 each to the venue. So with 20 seperate people entered in each tournament (40 people total) there will be $100 gained for the venue and $100 in the tournament pot for each game thus $200 dollars goes to the venue and there is $00 in the pot for each game. In this situation if the tournament director is just directing the tournament AND NOT PLAYING they will get 10% of the venue money based off how many people enter the tournament that they are directing. This 10% comes from the VENUE MONEY NOT THE POT MONEY so the pot money is NOT affected. So in this situation the tournament director would get $10 for each tournament. So at the end of the day the venue would take home $180.

This gives tournament directors some reinbursement for the time that they are putting into provide a tournament to the community plus it motivates tournament directors to work there hardest to get as many people there as possible. This way the more people you get the more money you make. Price breakdown is subject to change


Responsibilities for a tournament director:

• Help the hosting venue advertise for gaming event
• Help maintain both the tournament itself and the bracket associated with the tournament
• Provide AT LEAST the game and console of the tournament that he/she is running and
  much equipment (games, systems) to insure that the tournament will commence
• Constant communication with the venue to ensure that all aspects of the tournament are met
  
  

Responsibilities of Venue and C3:

• To provide assitants on all advertisement and equipment
• To help promote all events at the venue itself
  
  

Not ahearing to these responsibilites only hurts you as a director and the group that you support so again this is a way to make a name for yourself so if you help yourself we will help you!!!

How does the Ranking System work!

When you participate in tournaments you get points for joining the tournament. These points determine you player rank in Colorado and all over the nation. Currently we are revamping our ranking system. Expect some updates soon!!

Sponsorship Opporturnity

One of things that we trying to do is make this chapter the most competitive out of all the chapters in
NVGA. With that in mind, we sponsor players to go in state and out of state to represent the chapter, but there are stipulations and benefits to being sponsored:

• Tiers for sponsorship:
  *Must be the top 3 players in your game
  **Must be AT LEAST ranked in the top 2 in your game and must have won or placed second in at least 2 tournaments within your perspecitive game within 1 month of the tournament that you are requesting sponsorship for
  ***Number one player in your game and have won at least 3 tournaments within 2 months of your current tournament

  T1: *Pay for entry free to tournaments
  T2: **Pay for entry fee and food
  T3: ***Pay for entry fee and food/travel (FULL Sponsorship)

• All sponsorship can be denied based off players not following all guidelines
  
  
• It is at the discretion of C3 to determine the cost of sponsorship
  
  
• A contract will have to be signed for all parties that seek sponsorship
  
  
• If sponsored and pending contract signing winning a tournament that C3 sponsored you at entitles the C3 chapter 25% of the winnings. This is only contingent on you placing where cash prizes are given out based off your placing
  
  
• Getting sponsorship money requires a paypal account. Not having one will not allow you to be sponsored. Note: Once player sponsorship money is sent too you the money will be in your paypal account. In order to get it into your bank account you must use the foward option in paypal to foward the money to your account. Allows 3 to 4 days to process to your account
  
  
• Fill out the following request form to be considered for sponsorship. Download here