Museum of Science Overwatch eGaming Tournament Tonight
Museum of Science Overwatch eGaming Tournament Tonight
Teams compete for the grand prize of $600
What?
Museum of Science eGaming Tournament: Overwatch
When?
Tonight, August 8. Sign-up begins at 5 pm in the museum lobby, and registration ends at 7:15 pm. The tournament starts at 7:30 pm, and is expected to wrap up by 11 pm.
Where?
Museum of Science, One Science Park, Boston
How much?
$12 per person, card transactions only. Tickets can be purchased here. You can sign up as a team of three, or individually. If you sign up as an individual, you will be assigned to a team. Please note, anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Why should I go?
Overwatch, the uber-popular first-person shooter game, has players choosing one of 31 characters, called “heroes,” each with unique powers, abilities, and roles. These heroes range from a hamster called “Wrecking Ball,” a 62-year-old astrophysicist, and even Orisa, a guardian robot. Heroes fall into one of three categories: support, those who shield and heal their allies; tanks, those who harm the other team’s fortified positions; and damage, those who engage and destroy enemies with various tools. The sheer number of characters makes the game challenging for experienced players, but also accessible for newcomers, who can choose heroes that are easier to play.
Tonight’s winning team will take home the $600 grand prize, and the tournament, held in the museum’s Charles Hayden Planetarium, will be played as a best of three, with the winners of each round moving on to the next. Even if you don’t make it to the top tier, it’s a great chance to be fully immersed in Overwatch.
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