Thank you for your interest in the Minecraft Tournament but unfortunately the tournament is full.

What is Minecraft Tournament?

The tournament will be played on an Xbox360 system with up to (8) players playing at the same time. Competition rounds will consist of competitors being provided a building challenge which they need to complete during the competition round. Competitors will be awarded points based on their performance toward completion of the task. Each round is time limited as competitors will have SIX minutes to build so please be prepared to play Minecraft on an Xbox system.

Kindergarten through 8th grades will compete by grade groups in multiple rounds of the Minecraft tournament. The competition is limited to a maximum of 16 competitors per grade group and the overall winner for each age group will be crowned a Minecraft Champion!

Grade groups and competition start times are as follows:

• 11 AM - Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
• 12 PM - 4th - 8th Grades
  

Note: Competitors may “play up” in the next highest Grade Group IF there is no space available in your group. Competitors may not “play down” for any reason.

Who Can Compete?
Any Kindergarten - 8th grade student from any public, private and charter school or home-schooled in Central Ohio.

How does the Competition Work?

Just prior to the tournament, the competitors will be sent via the email used to register the first build challenge so that they can prepare prior to the event. For all rounds competitors will have SIX minutes to build.

In the each round up to eight competitors will compete at the same time with each build receiving a score for; presentation, difficulty of design, completeness and originality. Each category is scored from 0 – 25 points. 

After the 1st round, the top 8 scorers will move into the semi-final round. Competitors will be given a new build challenge to complete in SIX minutes. The top 4 scores in the semi move to the finals.  In the finals, the competitors will receive one last new build challenge & will receive one last score.

Each grade group competition is scheduled for one hour. In order to keep the competitions on schedule, adjustments may be made to the number of rounds and/or the length of rounds in order to maintain the time schedule.

How is the Minecraft Champion Decided?
The winner of each grade group will be:

• The winner of the grade group is the person with the highest total combined score of the semi and final rounds.
• If there is a tie, the winner will be determined by the highest score in the final round.
• If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a coin flip.

What Do the Minecraft Champions Receive?
Within each group, prizes will be awarded to:

1st Place:

• 1st Place Trophy
• Snow Trails Experience - Lift Ticket, Ski/Snowboard Equipment Rental, and Group Lesson  
• Free Laser Tag from Scene 75

2nd Place:

• 2nd Place Medal
• Snow Trails Experience - Lift Ticket, Ski/Snowboard Equipment Rental, and Group Lesson  
• Free Laser Tag from Scene 75

OTHER RULES & STIPULATIONS

• The grading of the builds is subjective. The opinions and grading of the judges is final.
• The competitors will be kept away from the game play area when they are not playing.  If they are not at the game play area when they are called to play they will lose their spot in the competition.
• No crowd participation will be allowed.  If answers are provided to a student from a member of the audience, that student will be disqualified.
• All rules are subject to modification or to be changed without notice.