Welcome to the home page for Rotherhythe: Summer Showdown events!
Summary
Summer Showdown is an annual event located at Rotherhythe Keep in which UltraVanilla players are invited to compete in numerous games. Initially hosted as just ice hockey, but now branching to more events.
This event is the counterpart to the Rotherhythe Christmas festival.
Mattesco and TheSecondLord play as hosts to the event.
Rules of the games
A Tutorial video for ice hockey is posted on Mattesco's YouTube channel.
Ice Hockey
| Rules of Ice Hockey - Doubles, Solos and Olympics
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Rules for Ice Hockey - Doubles, Solos and Olympics
Match format
1. Bracket assortment
- Brackets must be fully randomised
- Assortment must include all teams preferably facing the same number of rounds where possible
- Must end with two finals
2. Round of 16 & Quarter finals
- These matches are "golden goal"
- First goal will result in immediate qualification for the winner
3. Semi Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- If one side has 2 goals, they immediately qualify
4. Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- One side achieving two goals ends the match
- There are two finals for a bronze playoff and the final match of gold and silver
Rules for players
1. Equipment
- Players MUST use fishing rods of stock enchantments
- Players cannot wear their own armour, only the colored suit of their goal
- Players cannot bring anything except the fishing rod unless it is packed away in inventory.
2. Starts
- Players must crouch to the edge of their goal
- The Puck will announce the countdown
- Players must go AFTER the call of "go"
- False starts are eligible for disqualifications if found with evidence.
3. Combat
- Players can hit one another
- Players cannot kill eachother
- Players can hit the puck but cannot kill it
4. Using fishing rods
- Players can pull the puck with their fishing rod
- Players can pull other players with their fishing rod
5. Boundaries
- Players must not leave the arena at any time during a match
- If the puck is knocked out of the arena the round must be void.
- Audiences must not enter the arena
- Audiences may sometimes be requested not to stand on the glass roof
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| Rules of Ice Hockey - Chaos Mode (Duo)
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Rules for Ice Hockey - Chaos Mode (Duo)
Match format
1. Bracket assortment
- Brackets must be fully randomised
- Assortment must include all teams preferably facing the same number of rounds where possible
- Must end with two finals
2. Round of 16 & Quarter finals
- These matches are "golden goal"
- First goal will result in immediate qualification for the winner
3. Semi Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- If one side has 2 goals, they immediately qualify
4. Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- One side achieving two goals ends the match
- There are two finals for a bronze playoff and the final match of gold and silver
Rules for players
1. Equipment
- Players MUST use only a wooden sword with knockback II enchanted.
- Players cannot wear their own armour, only the colored suit of their goal
- Players cannot bring anything except the sword unless it is packed away in inventory.
2. Starts
- Players must crouch to the edge of their goal
- The Puck will announce the countdown
- Players must go AFTER the call of "go"
- False starts are eligible for disqualifications if found with evidence.
3. Combat
- Players can hit one another
- Players cannot kill eachother
- Players can hit the puck but cannot kill it
4. Using Wooden Swords
- Players can use their sword to whack the puck, teammate or opponent over long distances
5. Boundaries
- Players must not leave the arena at any time during a match
- If the puck is knocked out of the arena the round must be void.
- Audiences must not enter the arena
- Audiences may sometimes be requested not to stand on the glass roof
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Ice Jousting
| Rules of Ice Jousting - Solos and Olympics
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Rules for Ice Jousting - Solo and Olympics
Match format
1. Bracket assortment
- Brackets must be fully randomised
- Assortment must include all teams preferably facing the same number of rounds where possible
- Must end with two finals
2. Round of 16, Quarter finals & Semi finals
- These matches are "first shot"
- First boat break will result in immediate qualification for the winner
3. Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- One side achieving two boat breaks ends the match
- There are two finals for a bronze playoff and the final match of gold and silver
Rules for players
1. Equipment
- Players must be equipped with quick charge enchanted crossbows and spectral arrows
- Players must be given a boat to start with
2. Starts
- Players must start with their boat on the solid block segment at one end of the arena
- The announcing host will count down from 3 to go
- Players must go only after the announcement of "Go"
- False starts can result in a DQ if evidence is found
3. Definitions of victory
- If one boat is shot and broken, the shooting player wins.
- If both boats break, replay must prove which broke first.
- If a player dies, they lose the match.
4. Unpredictable events
- So long as the boat is unbroken, the owning player is in the match
- In the event a player jumps into the other boat and abandons their own, they are still in the game until their boat is shot and broken
- Players who have left their boat can jump back in it and remain in the game if it is still unbroken
- Opponents can shoot an abandoned boat
- Players cannot shoot a boat when not in their own
- Boat breaks conducted outside of a boat are DQ's
5. Boundaries
- Boats are not able to leave the designated ice tracks
- Audiences must not enter the arena
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| Rules of Ice Jousting - Doubles
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Rules for Ice Jousting - Doubles
Terminology
- "Shooters" are the players in the back of the boat.
- "Drivers" are the players in the front of the boat.
Match format
1. Bracket assortment
- Brackets must be fully randomised
- Assortment must include all teams preferably facing the same number of rounds where possible
- Must end with two finals
2. Round of 16, Quarter finals & Semi finals
- These matches are "first shot"
- First boat break will result in immediate qualification for the winners
3. Finals
- These matches are Best of three
- One side achieving two boat breaks ends the match
- There are two finals for a bronze playoff and the final match of gold and silver
Rules for players
1. Equipment
- The player sat in the back (Shooters) must be equipped with a quick charge enchanted crossbow and spectral arrows
- The player up front (Drivers) must wear a colored suit of their side
2. Starts
- Drivers must start with their boat on the solid block segment at one end of the arena
- The announcing host will count down from 3 to go
- Drivers must go only after the announcement of "Go"
- False starts can result in a DQ if evidence is found
3. Definitions of victory
- If one boat is shot and broken, the shooters team wins.
- If both boats break, replay must prove which broke first.
- If the shooter dies, the match ends.
4. Unpredictable events
- In the event a driver dies, the shooter can take hold of the boat until they either win or lose by rules above
- In the event a boat is abandoned by the driver, the shooter cannot drive it - Shooters can only drive boats after the driver has been killed
- In the event that a boat is abandoned by both players, the other team can shoot it to win
- Shooters cannot break a boat if they are not in their own. Doing so will result in a DQ
5. Boundaries
- Boats are not able to leave the designated ice tracks
- Audiences must not enter the arena
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| Rules of Ice Jousting - Chaos Mode (Solo)
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Rules for Ice Jousting - Chaos Mode (Solo)
Match format
1. Bracket assortment
- Brackets must be fully randomised
- Assortment must include all teams preferably facing the same number of rounds where possible
- Must end with a single final
2. Round of 16, Quarter finals & Semi finals
- These matches are last man standing
- The final two boats left in play will advance to the next round
3. Finals
- These matches are last man standing
- The last boat left wins the game
- Bronze and Silver are awarded to the third last and second last boats remaining respectively
Rules for players
1. Equipment
- Players must be equipped with quick charge enchanted crossbows and spectral arrows
- Players must be given a boat to start with
2. Starts
- Players must start with their boat on the solid block segment at one of 4 locations in the arena
- The announcing host will count down from 3 to go
- Players must go only after the announcement of "Go"
- False starts can result in a DQ if evidence is found
3. Definitions of victory
- If a boat is the last remaining, it is decided as the victor
- If two boats break at once, a result will be in need of determination unless the boat break is in the round of 16 between third and fourth place, in which this will not affect the result.
- If a player dies, they are eliminated
4. Unpredictable events
- So long as the boat is unbroken, the owning player is in the match
- In the event a player jumps into the other boat and abandons their own, they are still in the game until their boat is shot and broken
- Players who have left their boat can jump back in it and remain in the game if it is still unbroken
- Opponents can shoot an abandoned boat
- Players cannot shoot a boat when not in their own
- Boat breaks conducted outside of a boat are DQ's
5. Boundaries
- Boats are not able to leave the designated ice tracks
- Audiences must not enter the arena
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Summer Showdown events:
Ice Hockey: Summer Showdown 2022
Ice Hockey Sign up post 2022
The inaugural event took place at Rotherhythe Keep's Talla Olimpigaech arena (Which previously hosted Ice Hockey at the Third UltraVanilla Olympic Games on April 16th 2022.) on July 30th 2022.
This event debuted Ice Hockey as its own event.
Background
Announced on April 20th 2022. The 2022 Summer Showdown was the first non-Olympic Ice Hockey event hosted in Rotherhythe Keep. This was boosted by the interest in introducing a mode for multiple players, seeing the introduction of doubles (later retitled to Duos)
Sign ups opened on July 7th 2022 at Spawn at the pier used for Olympic sign ups.
A starting total of 13 competitors and an additional 4 arrived and competed in both Solos and Doubles respectively.
Promotion
A Trailer for the Summer showdown was released on July 26th, 4 days ahead of the competition.
A Tutorial video was released the next day.
Results
Singles Results board 30/07/2022 (19:17 UTC)
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Placement
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Round Eliminated
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| Huwulling
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1st
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Winner (1st Place Final)
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| Crowman1
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2nd
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1st Place Final
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| Soplight
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3rd
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Winner (3rd Place Final)
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| lordpipe
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4th
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3rd Place Final
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| Mr_Byzantine
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5th
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Semi-Final
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| Snowflow
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5th
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Semi-Final
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| 12Magner05
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5th
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Semi-Final
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| MrKrabOnCoke
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5th
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Semi-Final
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| SyntheticSurgeon
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6th
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Round 1
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| Mafikiwi
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6th
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Round 1
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| Merv
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6th
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Round 1
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| EcksD
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6th
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Round 1
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| Svenskahugo
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6th
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Round 1
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Doubles Results board 30/07/2022 (20:06 UTC)
| Competitors
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Placement
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Round Eliminated
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| UCP_TheKingK & Mattesco
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1st
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Winner (1st Place Final)
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| Mr_Byzantine & Snowflow
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2nd
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1st Place Final
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| Sop & Merv
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3rd
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Winner (3rd Place Final)
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| SyntheticSurgeon & MrKrabOnCoke / Archoose
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4th
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3rd Place Final
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| Crowman1 & Huwulling
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5th
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Round 1
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| EcksD & Mafikiwi
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5th
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Round 1
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| 12Magner05 & Smashic
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5th
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Round 1
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| ℓordpipe & Svenskahugo
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5th
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Round 1
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Summer Showdown 2023
The Second event in the series, The 2023 Summer Showdown marked the biggest step in differentiating both Ice Hockey, and the newly included Jousting, from their Olympic Variants by introducing more new gamemodes for both sports.
A trailer was launched on July 28th 2023
The promotional image of the Summer Showdown, showcasing the prizes of the event
Background
The event was confirmed very early on in 2023, and was planned to create a leap forward in how to develop the Ice Hockey sport into its own event beyond the scope of the year prior.
Games
This year debuted the weekend format, consisting of games over both the Saturday and Sunday evenings (according to UTC). This accomodates a larger variety of events, with this year now splitting the entire weekend into two segments - Duos for the Saturday and Solos for the Sunday. This helped ensure all events would be played by both with minimal fatigue. The games included:
- Ice Hockey [Solo and Duo]
- Ice Jousting [Solo and (Debuting) Duo]
- Chaos [Ice Jousting for Solo, Hockey for duo]
Chaos mode
The chaos modes were introduced with this variation and act as a way of developing both classic games into newer, wackier variants. With Ice Jousting's duo mode already being brand new, it received a chaos mode based around solo play, seeing 4 players tackle eachother free for all on a track fitted with cacti at either end to bolster the danger.
Ice Hockey received a duo variant, seeing as its duos mode debuted to a success at the previous years event. This sees players wielding wooden swords enchanted with knockback, allowing for more strategy to be divised between teammates and encouraging them to split up.
Results
The current results are undetermined as this event is ongoing.
Christmas Festival events:
Birthday Bash 2022
The major event to celebrate Rotherhythes first anniversary, this competition saw a grand prize of becoming the years Ice Hockey champion.
Games
Two games were played between two separate dates. A drunk tourney took place following the Christmas Feast (December 22 2022) and a standard Ice Hockey tournament on the date of the Birthday (December 24 2022)
- Drunk Solo Hockey (Debut)
- Ice Hockey Solos
