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Read on ye ignorant savages and learn of the oldest and most successful Over-40 Halo tournament in the history of mankind!

In case any of you have been under a rock, or you know, don't playHalo ... Deep NNN, map designer extraordinaire, podcast guest star and all-around really old guy, has been kind enough to compile a mountain of statistics regarding the oldest and most successful community event on the site. Don't agree with that assessment? You better have your facts straight then, because Deep does, and they make a great argument...

History of the 2old2play Over Age 40 Halo Tournaments

Tournament concept, creator and original organizer, DantezINFERNO (Dantez Inferno).
Subsequent organizers: ol DMAN lo and DEEP NNN

Sept. 14, 2005: DantezINFERNO broaches the idea of an over age 40 tournament. Much to DantezINFERNO's surprise, many 2old2play members are over age 40. Even the women, who are "so hot", readily admit to being eligible for the tournament.

Sept. 21, 2005: First Over age 40 Halo 2 Tournament.

Sept. 30, 2005: DantezINFERNO suggests we have a monthly tournament.

Oct. 03, 2005: DantezINFERNO had capped some of the tournament footage as well as some set pieces for a promotional video. This wonderful montage video was highlighted in Bungie.net on this date.

Oct. 10, 2005: DantezINFERNO announces the tournament will be held the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Sept. 20, 2006: Dantez Inferno officially relinquished the roll of tournament organizer to oI Dman Io.

Apr. 17, 2007: DEEP NNN and oI Dman Io share the roll of tournament organizer.

Sept. 18, 2007: Last regular monthly Halo 2 tournament.

Sept. 19, 2007: DEEP NNN assumes the roll of tournament organizer.

Oct. 16, 2007: First regular monthly Halo 3 tournament.

Mar. 16, 2010: Halo 2 special going offline party.

Aug. 17, 2010: Last regular monthly Halo 3 tournament.

Participants and results of the first Halo 2 Tournament Sept. 21, 2005

100 Dantez Inferno
74 PMS EM
67 TSAIceman
66 BATMANKM
54 BeeMan110
53 Deman267
53 GrayPope
52 DEEP NNN
51 One Bad Daddy
45 Blue Stiehl
45 StoneP0NY
39 x 2Old 2Play x
35 StunGib
22 Lord Kerdaq
21 xxMEPxx
N/A MeeMoos (unavailable for tournament finale)

News Article from Bungie.net

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=6774
1st 2old2play Over 40 Invitational Posted by stosh at 10/3/2005 12:04 PM

Though the immediate thought that comes to mind is Ben-gay, Geritol and Maalox, this group of skilled players demonstrated that they have more than what it takes to compete amongst themselves, as well as the ”timmies” (terminology used to describe the 25 and under video gamers) of the world. Organized by the self-proclaimed world-titlist, Dantez Inferno, the seniors, organized, meleed, sniped, and laughed there way through, multiple rounds of mayhem and carnage. Eager entrants shuffled to enroll from, New England, Hawaii, and as far away as the UK. After sorting out conflicting schedules, due to work, soccer practice, lawn duty and PTA meetings, the tournament was scheduled over three nights consisting of 16 players. “Remember when we could play any night because we could stay up all night, sleep an hour or two (if at all) then go to work and it wouldn't bother us at all. Those days are gone...!” posted Beeman110 a tournament finalist. Each round 8 players competing in 4 individual rounds of XBOX Live generated rumble pit, with the top 4 finishers (determined by the sum of total kills) advancing to the finals on, Tuesday, September 27th. Competitive warm-up rounds provided the most intense games initially, all 16 combatants running through the close-knit quarters of Midship, Foundation and Lockout led to mass hysteria. Georgia native, “Too Gray” summed it this way. “It was lots of fun especially the practice rounds on the small maps though it was hard to move without taking it from both ends. Took me 2 games to realize my sensitivity was set on 1. WTF no wonder I couldn't turn around! The final 8 participants all gathered together for 4 final rounds to see who would take home the prize. For their efforts, the winner received a prize package that included Xbox 360 and the 2006 lineup of EA Sports games, NOT! One Bad Daddy requested” Perhaps the prize should be a coupon to Lens Crafters for some new glasses so I can see you $(@%’s coming! The premise really was to get together a group of peers, dish it out and take it, and make future alliances and contacts for XBOX Live play. All in all, the entire tournament was a smashing success. So who won you may ask. Everyone in the first monthly senior’s invitational! For the video feed, check out the full article on 2old2play.com

Every Halo 2 Monthly Tournament winner

Sept. 27, 2005: DantezINFERNO
Oct. 18, 2005: DantezINFERNO
Nov. 15, 2005: DantezINFERNO or HoudiniHamster (Records missing. The members convened but winner not declared in forum topic.)
Dec. 20, 2005: DantezINFERNO
Jan. 17, 2006: PapaHamster
Feb. 21, 2006: PapaHamster
Mar. 21, 2006: I Aeris I
Apr. 18, 2006: PapaHamster and MR INCREDIBLE aka DantezINFERNO
May 16, 2006: MR INCREDIBLE aka DantezINFERNO
Jun. 20, 2006: MR INCREDIBLE aka DantezINFERNO
Jul. 18, 2006: MR INCREDIBLE aka DantezINFERNO
Aug. 15, 2006: Dantez Inferno
Sep. 19, 2006: Dantez Inferno
Oct. 24, 2006: Blue Stiehl (tournament was rescheduled from Oct. 17)
Nov. 21, 2006: Medic113
Dec. 19, 2006: Medic113
Jan. 16, 2007: webmonkee
Feb. 20, 2007: PapaHamster
Mar. 20, 2007: PapaHamster
Apr. 17, 2007: Medic113
May. 15, 2007: BATMANKM
Jun. 19, 2007: Tournament organizer fail.
Jul. 24, 2007: DEEP NNN and Wheezin Minion
Aug. 21, 2007: Medic113
Sept. 18, 2007: OldManRiv3R
Mar. 16, 2010: MonoSolenoid (Halo 2 special going offline party.)

Participants and results of the first Halo 3 Tournament Oct. 16, 2007

67 BATMANKM
66 Dantez Inferno
56 D1STORT1ON
56 MeeMoos
54 Geezer Minion (Wheezin Minion)
52 S3cr8 Agnt Man (IamLM2)
49 Blue Stiehl
46 Durnan (ll Anton ll)
46 skumbukit
43 ol DMAN lo
39 HawgSwamper
38 DEEP NNN
36 LectricHellFire
31 Doorgunnerjgs
28 RICKANDKIMSS
15 The Fox V1

All Halo 3 Monthly Tournament winners

Oct. 16, 2007: BATMANKM
Nov. 20, 2007: Dantez Inferno
Dec. 18, 2007: Kkrull
Jan. 15, 2008: Wheezin Minion
Feb. 19, 2008: D1STORT1ON
Mar. 18, 2008: Dantez Inferno
Apr. 16, 2008: Dantez Inferno (Do you see a trend?)
May 20, 2008: ReBirth
Jun. 17, 2008: ReBirth (A new trend?)
Jul. 15, 2008: ReBirth (It's a trend, alright)
Aug. 19, 2008: SH Morpheus
Sep. 16, 2008: SH Morpheus
Oct. 21, 2008: ReBirth
Nov. 18, 2008: ReBirth
Dec. 16, 2008: Medic113
Jan. 20, 2009: ll Anton ll (It's been a long trip since that tournament article on Bungie.net but you made it.)
Feb. 17, 2009: ReBirth (Special Event)
Mar. 17, 2009: Medic113
May 19, 2009: SPARHAWK 25
Jun. 23, 2009: SPARHAWK 25
Jul. 21, 2009: SPARHAWK 25 and Wheezin minion
Aug. 18, 2009: NaughtyBot
Sep. 15, 2009: Medic113
Oct. 20, 2009: SPARHAWK 25
Nov. 17, 2009: SPARHAWK 25
Dec. 15, 2009: ll Anton ll
Jan. 19, 2010: ReBirth
Feb. 16, 2010: DemandingChaos4
Mar. 16, 2010: MonoSolenoid (Halo 2 special going away party.)
Apr. 20, 2010: CTR Chaos Qc (Formerly DemandingChaos4)
May. 18, 2010: CTR Chaos Qc
Jun. 15, 2010: Ghost92
Jul. 20, 2010: CTR Chaos Qc
Aug. 17, 2010: CTR Chaos Qc

Participants of the last regularly scheduled Halo 3 Tournament Aug. 17, 2010

ArmyRocketDAD
BLAMnation
CTR Chaos Qc
D1STORT1ON
Dantez Inferno
DEEP NNN
Doorgunnerjgs
DozenHotWings
Etobicoke1960
Ghost92
ll Anton ll
Lux Devil 67
Medic113
NaughtyBot
NIRVANA hrt PMS
NoMo Deeks
psi5000
SPARHAWK 25
teamvictory10
webmonkee
Wheezin Minion

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As if that mountain o' stats were not enough, Deep is putting the nail in the coffin of any pretenders to the throne by announcing the establishment of the next chapter in the long and illustrious history of old-dudes-acting-like-they-can-compete-by-keeping-people-who-can-beat-them-out-of-the-competition. With age comes wisdom, so beat it you 20- and 30-something whippersnappers!

2old2play Over Age 40 HALO REACH Monthly Tournament
Tournament concept, creator and original organizer, DantezINFERNO (Dantez Inferno).

Monthly HALO REACH Winners
Sep. 21, 2010 ?

Date and Time:
3rd Tuesday of each month starting at 9:00pm Eastern sharp.
Gathering begins up to an hour ahead for FFA practice and fun.
Late arrivals might get in as conditions permit.

Prerequisite:
Member of 2old2play.com
Minimum age of 40 years old and a good attitude. [Very]

Game Type:
3 FFA Slayer games to a score of 25.
Loadouts TBA. (Probably one game each or short, medium and long range weapons.)
Weapons on map TBA.

Competition Layout:
You're playing to win but it's hoped you and your competitors are having fun.
We play as one party of up to 16 providing the lag is not too bad.
Beyond 16 we split into additional rooms with the top four players progressing to the final round or rounds.

Winner gets bragging rights for one month. [Very]

Application:

Please post in this topic a few days ahead to help with planning. No guarantees otherwise.

New players should be aware this tournament has always been a for fun experience with winning as your goal. [Smile]