Also like before, when it is their turn, each combatant will have 15 minutes to play. However, instead of having combatants go head-to-head each round, the combatants will just play, alternating ohio, pennsylvania, ohio, pennsylvania, etc. At the end of each round, the judges will determine who is the best from each state for that round and those combatants will move on. This ensures that the same number of combatants from each state will be in each round and an ohio vs. pennsylvania title bout in the final round. There will be 3 rounds. No matter how many combatants enter, only 2 from each state will go on to the 2nd round, and only 1 from each state will go on to the final round. Even though they may not make it to the second or final rounds, each combatant should be prepared to play 45 minutes of material.

Judging will based on the following criteria, each followed by the maximum number of points you can have in that criteria (where 100 total points is a perfect score):

- ROCKITUDE (50 possible points) This is determined by how well you made people get up and pump their fists and/or smash things. Getting the crowd to just gently bob their heads or feel your "soulful groove" is not only boring, it isn't worth any points. Breakcore, hardcore, and speedcore are encouraged. Playing any well-produced techno, drum and bass, trance, house, or downtempo idm will result in zero points and possibly the gasface.

- ORIGINALITY/CREATIVITY (25 possible points) This is a measure of how well your shitty music stood out from the other shitty combatants. Dr. Wario is an example of how to get all 25 points in this category.

- PRESENTATION (25 possible points) Everyone has to look at you while you're playing, so do something. Wear something sexy. Or take your clothes off. Or give a Powerpoint presentation. Anything. The more you distract everyone from your awful music, the more points you get. If you look like you're checking your email during your lunch break at work, you get no points. Again, Dr. Wario would get the maximum number of points in this category as well.

There will be 4 judges, with at most 2 from each state (it is possible that New Jersey may be in attendence again and will be bonus impartial judges). All attempts will be made to keep the judging fair. At the very least, combatant's boy/girlfriends, roommates, and relatives will be excluded. If anyone would like to volunteer to be a judge before the show, contact me. Otherwise, any remaining judging positions will be filled at the event.

Again, this is happening at Andy Bradford's house on the southside of Pittsburgh, PA. The Internet can help you find it.