Tournaments

Compete for glory and fame (and little goodies) in one of our tournaments.

To participate in a tournament, simply get yourself a free ticket using the button below! This helps us plan ahead and guarantees you to get a spot. Left-over spots can also be booked during the event as well.

Get a free ticket!

Start time	Location	Game
Fr 17:30	Console Area	Mario Kart
Fr 19:30	LAN Area	OpenGuessr
Fr 20:30	Boardgame Area	Poker
Sa 16:00	Boardgame Area	Phase 10
Sa 17:00	Boardgame Area	Uno Flip!
Sa 18:00	Console Area	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sa 19:00	Just Dance Area	Anime Music Quiz
Sa 20:00	LAN Area	Minecraft Hunger Games

Please ensure that you arrive at least 5 minutes before the tournament starts. If you are not present up until 5 minutes before, you may be substituted from the tournament.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Console Area) - Friday, 5.30pm

Race around in circles in whimsical vehicles, get all the power-ups and knock your enemies off the track.
A new Grand Prix will take place every 20 Minutes, starting at 17:30 - the timeslots of the individual players will be announced on Discord, lists are also available at the Info-Point.
At 20:00, we will have the grand finale of all group winners.
A switch console, controllers and the game are provided.

GeoGuessr Alternative: OpenGuessr (LAN Area) - Friday, 7.30pm

Do you know where you are? Let’s hope the street view car was not having a bad day.
In this tournament, you will be placed in random locations around the world using Street View. Your task is to figure out where you are, place a marker on the map as accurately as possible and collect points based on the distance to the actual location. The players will be placed in groups and the best two of each group will move on to the next round.
Please bring a suitable device with internet access to participate.

Poker (Boardgame Area) - Friday, 8.30pm

Test your luck and your poker face in this classic card game.
It is Poker, is there anything else to say? (Obviously we don’t play with real stakes)
We will provide you with the game.

Phase10 (Boardgame Area) - Saturday, 4pm

Prepare for a game of wits, luck, and strategic card play in the Phase 10 Tournament! Will you advance swiftly through the phases, or be left scrambling to catch up?
We will play one round, depending on the amount of players with two decks at once.
We will provide you with the game (and rules).

UNO Flip! (Boardgame Area) - Saturday, 5pm

UNO, but they accidentally printed both sides of the cards. It’s the classical game, but with a little twist (or dare I say “Flip”?)
We will play in a bracket system consisting of several groups playing each other. First to get rid of their cards advances to the next round.
We will provide you with the game (and rules).

Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Console Area) - Saturday, 6pm

Smash your buttons and Brawl your way through Super combos in this Ultimate fighting game between Bros.
Depending on the amount of sign-ups, we will play 1v1s / 2v2s … in a bracket system.
A Nintendo Switch console, controllers, and the game will be provided.

Anime Music Quiz (Just Dance Area) - Saturday, 7pm

Gotta catch em all! Inspired from the website of the same name and multiple Anime sound quizzes on conventions, there will be a tournament to find out who knows most about anime music. The songs are chosen out of all existing music, openings, endings and midroll as well, so be ready for a broad mix from the most popular shounen to niche gems only the most well versed fans will know. After 15 seconds of music, you get around 15 seconds of thinking time to lock in your choice, so let’s put your knowledge to the test!

Minecraft Hunger Games (LAN Area) - Saturday, 8pm

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favour.
In the world of Minecraft Hunger Games, there’s only one rule: survive. Gather resources, set traps, and fight for your life as you go up against other players with the same goal. But beware — the arena is unforgiving, and only the best will emerge victorious! Do you have what it takes to be the last one standing?
Three rounds will be played. In the first two rounds, the top half of players will advance to the next round. The final round will determine the winner of the tournament.
Bring your computer with the installed game to the tournament. Please install the game before the event to reduce load on our network.

Async Tournaments

Chess Champion

Make Magnus proud in this async tournament!
In light of logistical considerations regarding space and scheduling, we have devised a unique tournament format. The tournament will span the entire event, and each participant will receive three buttons identifying them as a Challenger.
Participants possessing a Challenger button can be challenged to a chess duel at any time during the event. Upon the conclusion of a match, the defeated player will surrender one of their buttons to the victor. The tournament concludes for a player when they have no buttons remaining. Alternatively, if a participant wishes to conclude their challenge period before running out of buttons, they can return their remaining buttons to the Games Rental section and only then the score will be recorded for evaluation at the conclusion of the tournament.
The announcement of the tournament winner is scheduled for 12am (midnight) on Sunday. In case that a winner is no longer present at the JKU Games location, we will contact them to convey their victory.
We look forward to an exciting and competitive chess tournament during the JKU Games!

Speed-Puzzle Challenge

You have as many tries as you want, but only one can be the fastest.
The quickest one to solve our 49 pieces JKU GAMES SS26-Puzzle will be awarded the title of “JKU GAMES SS26 Puzzle Champion” as well as this year’s jigsaw puzzle itself.
That’s really all there is to say about it. The challenge will be available in the puzzle area from Friday 4pm till Sunday 12am (midnight). After that we will contact the final record time holder and make sure you receive your prize.
During the Event we will keep you updated about the current record time in the “speed-puzzle-challenge” text channel on our discord.