The Kong Off is a annual event that crowns the "Best Live" Donkey Kong Player In The World. The Kong Off 3 will be held at The 1up in Denver, Colorado USA on November 16th and 17th 2013.

The Kong Off 3 will be taking place November 15th, 16th and 17th 2013 at The 1up arcade-bar in Denver Colorado. The KO3 will feature the top 12 Donkey Kong players in the World as well as the top contenders within the DK competitive circuit. There is a $20 fee for Wildcard Competitors. Proceeds will go to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize money.


The Kong Off 3 will feature 22 machines for gameplay. The Top 12 Twin Galaxies ranked players, as of 10/25/13 will have their own dedicated machine for gameplay beginning on Saturday. Machine selection for the top ranked players will take place at 5pm, Friday November 15th.


With the increased number of machines being used for the Kong Off 3, we will have less space for other titles in The 1up. If you plan to join us for the event to attempt a record on a specific title, please let us know by August 16th so we can make arrangements not only for the machine, but also for us to plan the footprint of the event.


This year’s event will be free, and will be on a first come first serve basis. We decided to make this change, as many people did not feel there was a reason for paid access to last year’s event. There will be a wristband made available to competitors,. We expect the venue to be in a “1-in 1-out” situation, especially towards the evening hours.


Accommodations will be available at a discounted rate at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Denver. There are many events as well as NFL football taking place in Denver this weekend, so please book your flights and accommodations well in advance.

Friday November 15th


All players - inclusive of the Wildcard players- will have the option to begin gameplay at around 11am. A wildcard players meeting will be held at 11am prior to play. Although there will be 22 machines on-hand, the wildcard matches will take place on a set number of machines. There will be a mandatory stop in play around 5pm to help solicit the machine selection process for the top 12 players. Top 12 players can begin playing on their machines after the machine selections process is complete. Scores from Friday from the top 12 players will be accepted until 12am Saturday November 16th.


Saturday November 16th:


There will be a players meeting at 10 a.m. There will be “wildcard” and “top 12”information discussed at this meeting. Introductions will begin at 11am. Gameplay will begin at 11:30am. Last quarter will be at 8pm.


Arcade Culture will be streamed from The 1up/Twin Galaxies office beginning around 8pm. This episode will be in Talk show format, and will contain colorful banter!!


Sunday November 17th:


There will be a “wildcard” players meeting at 10:30am. Gameplay will begin at 11am. Last quarter will be at 6pm. The awards ceremony will begin around 8pm.


Prize Money: 1st Place $3000, 2nd Place $1000, 3rd Place $500


World Record Bounties: $250


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