GUITAR HERO III GAME RULES
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Rules and Format:

Basic Game Settings
Multiplayer‐ Pro Face‐Off
Difficulty‐ First tier will be played in Hard mode, afterwards all songs will be played in
Expert mode.
General Guidelines
No Cheats, INCLUDING HYPER SPEED!!!
- The maximum number of players allowed in this tournament is 32.
- Players will be randomly paired up at the start of each match.
- This tournament for Guitar Hero III will be a single elimination match.
- The player who wins best 2 out of 3 songs will advance.
- If by any chance there would to be a tie in the 3rd song, players will play a final round in
Battle mode.
- All games will be played on Xbox 360
- All games must be played with standard Guitar Hero controllers.
- Controllers will be provided. However, you are allowed to bring your controller as long
as it is compatible with one of the consoles mentioned above.
- Due to time constraints, we ask that players use default characters and guitars.
- The first tier of the tournament will be played in Hard mode. Afterwards, all songs will
be played in Expert mode.
- Physical threats, racial comments, or inappropriate language and behavior will not be
tolerated. If you are warned and not compliant with such guidelines, you will be asked
to leave the tournament. Friendly trash talk is allowed (it’s part of the game!) but please
be courteous to the other players.
- There is no pausing allowed. If a player intentionally pauses the game, the Event
Moderator has the authority to disqualify that player. Any accidental pausing will be
reviewed by the Event Moderators.
- Abuse of any equipment (consoles, controllers, TV's, etc) will result in your
disqualification from the tournament and reimbursement of any damaged equipment.
- No sideline coaching is allowed. You may cheer or boo as the game progresses (and
you're encouraged to do so), but you may not offer advice to anyone playing a game.
You will be warned and failure to follow this rule will result in disqualification from the
tournament.
- If you are more than 5 minutes late to the tournament’s posted start time, you may
have to forfeit the tournament. We are not responsible for your own responsibilities. If
you advance in any of the matches but have class/work, we have the right to forfeit your
position if you are not present when your name is called.
- If a player purposely turns off a game while it is in progress, that player will be
disqualified from the tournament. Entry into future tournaments may be denied.
- Arguing with the Event Moderators about a decision may result in disqualification from
the tournament.
- If any game glitches are discovered during the tournament giving a player an unfair
advantage, the Event Moderators have the right to ban using the glitch after the point in
which it is discovered. The Event Moderators have discretion to disqualify the player.
- Have fun and good luck!
- ALL rulings are final however rules & format are subject to change based on the number
of participants.
Championship Round
- The first two songs will be picked randomly from the list above. If there is a tie after 2
songs, the 3rd song will be:
 

List in Which Songs will be Randomly Chosen‐Start Practicing!
When You Were Young
Miss Murder
Lay Down
Paint It Black
Paranoid
My Name Is Jonas
Even Flow
Holiday in Cambodia
Rock you like a Hurricane
Same Old Song and Dance
La Grange
Welcome to the Jungle
Cherub Rock
Black Sunshine
The Metal
Pride and Joy
Before I Forget
Stricken
3's & 7's
Knights of Cydonia
Cult of Personality
Raining Blood
Cliffs of Dover
The Number of the Beast
One