Announcing: the Worldbuilders Overwatch Tournament!
Like many nerds, Pat got into playing Overwatch. And then he got Amanda to play Overwatch. And then she got Jeff to play Overwatch…
In short, we’re fans.
So when Max of Cards Against Humanity challenged Pat to an inter-office Overwatch tournament, well…we couldn’t let a challenge like that go unanswered! So we started talk to the folks at Cards, they started talking to some of their nerdy friends, and we started talking to some of our nerdy friends, and in the space of a few days, we suddenly had a bunch of nerdy groups wanting to field their own teams for an Overwatch tournament.
And Worldbuilders is, after all, in the business of making people happy.
So we’re ridiculously excited to bring you:
Art by Kevin Budnik.
| Worldbuilders | Cards Against Humanity |
| Penny Arcade | Geek and Sundry |
| Loading Ready Run | Badali Jewelry |
| Secret Hitler | Waffle Media |
But the best part is…you can probably have a pretty good shot at influencing how the games play out. You can donate to your favorite team (or teams!), and in each round, the team who raises the least will be given a debuff during their match. Want to see Team Secret Hitler play as only Soldier 76? Donate to Team Penny Arcade, since those two will face off in the first round. Want to make sure Team Worldbuilders has a chance against Team Geek and Sundry? That’s within your power!
You can follow along with where each team is at, who they’re playing, and what the debuffs will be over at this handy site we put together. There’s almost a week between now and the first matches on Tuesday – plenty of time to bump your favorite teams into the lead, to save them from the shame of debuffs…
You’ll be able to watch all of the matches from the Worldbuilders Twitch channel, where Amanda will be spectating and giving her commentary on the matches (which might be just as amusing as the matches themselves). Each team will also be streaming their matches on their own Twitch channel, so if you’d rather hear Team Badali swear a lot, or hear a ton of jokes from Loading Ready Run, that’s always an option too!
We’re beyond excited for this tournament, and we hope you’ll join us in the fun!