I saw in the signature event video shown at worlds that there is a signature event on a cruise ship? Crazy idea but is that actually happening? I’ve looked around for some discussion about it and it seems like people are nonchalant about it as if its a joke and I didn’t get the message
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As far as I know, it’s real!
Here’s the list I compiled from the livestream (1:59:05 on the high school stream)
Aug:
- Mall of America (HS)
Sept:
- Battle of the Highlands (HS)
- Lobstah Bowl (HS)
Oct:
- North Dakota (HS)
Nov:
- Speedway (HS)
- Sky’s the Limit (IQ MS)
- Space City (HS/MS)
- Battle by the Beach (HS)
- Battle in Bangkok (MS/ES)
- Robofest (IQ MS/ES)
- Haunted (HS)
Dec:
- Riverbots III (HS/MS, IQ MS/ES, VURC)
- PAS-VEX (HS)
- 3er Campeonato De La Frontera Norte (HS, IQ MS/ES, VURC)
- Fun in the Sun (IQ MS/ES)
- Hyundai Score Showdown (IQ MS/ES)
- Wave at WPI (HS)
- Sunshine Showdown (HS)
- Asia Open (HS/MS, IQ MS/ES, VURC)
Jan:
- Sugar Rush (HS)
- Kalahari (HS/MS, IQ MS/ES)
- Northeast Wisconsin (HS)
- Rumble in the Rockies (HS/MS)
- The Water Game (HS)
- Gateway to the West (HS/MS)
- Ignite the Northwest (HS)
- Hainan Haihua (HS/MS, IQ MS/ES, VURC)
- Queen’s Robotic’s Cup (HS, VURC)
Feb:
- Latin America (HS, IQ MS, VURC)
- Afeca Pikes Peak (HS/MS)
- Launch (HS)
- Mecha Mayhem (HS/MS, VURC)
- Norcal Silicon Valley (HS/MS)
- Hyundai Score Showdown (HS)
- Bots at Bristol (HS/MS)
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I was able to do some digging and found this on the Port of Galveston website
I found that Norwegian officially has cruise ship renting so I’m guessing that’s how it’ll be held.
I’ve been on a few cruises mostly within the Gulf of Mexico and out of Galveston but sometimes waves get pretty bad and rock the boat more than usual. You can’t really just reschedule matches because of some bad waves so I’m curious how it’s going to turn out.
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@kmmohn do you know the dates for the VexU portion of the riverbots signature event? My team would love to make it but don’t know how it will fit around finals schedule.
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Saturday December 14
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How much do you think the comp will cost being on a cruise ship? (Who is renting that, that’s going to cost ~$1,000,000)
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Can I get the Locations of the Signature Events Please
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Which ones do you want to know? Most of the exact locations will be the same as last year / tba when the refc sig events page updates.
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Well a few posts aged pretty well, or became prophetic
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Where is the Asia Open at? I recall seeing one of the events set for Taiwan but I wasn’t sure which event that was.
I wish they publish the signature events already…
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For the sake of usability, the following events are only V5RC and in the US.
AUG
Mall of America in Bloomington MN
SEPT
Battle of the highlands in Newark NJ
Lobstah Bowl in Orono, ME
OCT
North Dakota Signature Event in Grand Forks, ND
NOV
Speedway in Speedway, IN
Space City in Houston, TX
Battle by the beach in Galveston TX
Haunted in Birmingham, AL
DEC
Riverbots III in Monroe, MI
Wave at WPI in Worcester, MA
Sunshine Showdown in Atlanta FL
JAN
Sugar Rush in Hershey, PA
Kalahari Classic in Sandusky, OH
Northeast Wisconsin Showdown in Green Bay
Rumble in the Rockies in Salt Lake City, UT
Gateway to the West in Wheeling, WV
Ignite the Northwest in Redmond, WA
FEB
AFCEA Pikes Peak Classic in Colorado Springs, CO
Launch in Cleveland, OH
NorCal Silicon Valley in Milpitas, CA
Score Showdown at Auburn in Auburn, AL
Bots at Bristol in Bristol, TN
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I’m not sure of Norwegian’s system for events like this but I’m guessing it wasn’t too expensive because they still make money off of rooms and such. I’ve heard that it’s being held by the same sponsor of Battle By the Beach on vtow of vcad but I’m not 100% sure.
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As a resident of Atlanta, I’m pretty sure I live in GA
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Small correction, Sunshine Showdown is in Orlando, Florida, not in Atlanta 
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My apologies, I was writing this down super quickly. You are both correct lol
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I’m wondering how much registration fee + room fee will add up too lmao
Isn’t there one in Cali in December?
The first prophecy is free. More consultations for Vex prophecies will cost you.
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The Asia Open this season is hosted in Xi’an, China. The PAS-VEX signature event is hosted in Hsinchu, although I remember two signature events in Taiwan for the last season.
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