League of Legends
These three lanes help define how League is played.
What are Top, Mid, and Bot?
Fighting Game Tournaments use this format for 99% of their tournaments.
What is Double Elmination?
This genre boasts some of the most popular titles of all time, including Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Tekken.
What is FGC?
Based in New Jersey, this organization is 3 Letters.
Who are NRG?
This is the game you did your reflection on yesterday.
What is League of Legends?
This is the most profitable gaming IP of all time. With multiple games, shows, movies, and toys.
What is Pokemon?
What is the Nexus?
What is single elimination?
What is Battle Royale?
Started by a former COD pro who partnered with Cash App to build one of the best Esports Org Building in the world, this ORG will always have a COD team.
Who are 100 Theives?
This failed esport was once on ABC and ESPN. But internal company politics killed this 6 v 6 shooter.
What is Overwatch?
Turned into a movie by Steven Spielberg, this book was an homage to gaming, music, film, and geek culture. There are also copies on my bookshelf.
What is Ready Player One?
He is widely considered the best League of Legends player currently and ever.
Who is Faker?
This format is typically used for Magic the Gathering and Pokemon card game tournaments.
What is Swiss?
Abbreviated MOBA, this genre came out of a Mod of Warcraft 3.
What is Multiplayer Online Battle Arena?
With partners like Honda and Monster, this team isn't solid or gaseous.
Who is Team Liquid?
This game was an accident. It was initially intended to be a Zombie Survival game.
What is Fortnite?
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this November, this title still has over 16 million active players monthly worldwide.
What is World of Warcraft?
This ingame boss arrives 20 minutes into the battle, and if you defeat him your minions gain a large boost.
Who is the Barren?
Typically used for groups of 4, 6, or 8; this format has each team play everyone in their group.
What is Round Robin?
More of a platform than genre, games in this category are some the biggest, most profitable games of all time.
What is Mobile?
Their name is also used as an expression meaning you're feeling on top of the world. "I'm on _______ _____."
Who is Cloud 9
With one of the most toxic communities in gaming, this title has had actual casualties at tournaments. Makes sense when you consider the players of this game tend to be more "Bro" than gamer.
What is Madden?
Final Fantasy 7 had a summon spell named Knights of the Round. But to get it, you needed one of these.
What is a Golden Chocobo?
There are 7 different Dragons that spawn on Summoner's Rift. You only need to name 5!
What are:
Ocean
Cloud
Infernal
Mountain
Hextech
Chemtech and Elder
What is the Final Four and World Cup?
With Titles like Starcraft 2 and Command and Conquer, this used to be one of the biggest esports genres in the world.
What is RTS?
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What is Real Time Strategy?
Boasting the best League of Legends teams of all time, and having the best League of Legends player of all time, this South Korean Team is the most profitable Esports Organization in the world.
What is SKT?
What is SK?
What is SKTelecom?
This is the best Esport in the world. Mastering this game will make you better at all other games. To bad we can't play it in school
What is CS:GO?
These are the names of all the Mario Brothers.
Who are Mario, Luigi, and Doctor Mario?