University of Chicago

Revised: Winter 2022

Terminology

• Game: A single game played between two competitors.
• Match: A collection of games.
• Stock: The number of lives a given player has before they lose a game.
• Stage: The platform on which players fight.

Ruleset

These should be the Rule Settings for the in-game Rulesets. Rulesets can be created and edited under the Smash menu.

• 3 Stock, 8:00 Time Limit
• FS Meter Off
• Spirits Off
• Damage Handicap Off
• Stage Selection Anyone
• Items None
• Stage Morph Off
• Stage Hazards Off
• Team Attack On
• Launch Rate 1.0x
• Underdog Boost Off
• Pausing On
• Show Damage Yes 

All Mii Fighters and move sets are legal.

If a game goes to Sudden Death due to a tie in stock count, the player with the lowest percent before Sudden Death wins the game. The result of sudden death DOES NOT hold, unless by prior agreement with the opponent. The losing player should self-destruct. If the percentages before sudden death are tied, the match should be decided by coin flip.

These are the Arena settings for Online play. The menu can be found under Online > Battle Arenas > Create Arena. All Arenas should have passwords to avoid random players joining the arena

• Type All Skill Levels
• Visibility Public
• Format 1-on-1
• Rules a saved ruleset in compliance with the above ruleset guidelines
• Rotation Bottom One Leaves

The following settings can be found by pressing the Y button for additional settings

• Max Players 3
• Stage Choice
• Custom Stages Off
• Amiibo Off
• Spirits Off
• Voice Chat Off

Any match played in an arena with a non-compliant ruleset or arena is grounds for a single game disqualification of the arena host.

Stage Selection

The full stage list is

• Battlefield (and Battlefield forms of other stages)
• Final Destination (and Omega forms of other stages)
• Pokemon Stadium 2
• Smashville
• Small Battlefield
• Lylat Cruise *
• Town & City *
• Kalos Pokemon League *
• Yoshi's Story *
   

1. Starter Stages

There are five starter stages. Stages are banned in 1-2-1 order. The player who bans first is decided through RPS or some other random means, or by agreement of the players.

To begin a game, the player banning first must ban one of the five starter stages. The other player then bans two of the remaining four starter stages. The first player then picks a stage from the remaining two starter stages.

The starter stages are

• Battlefield (and Battlefield forms of other stages)
• Final Destination (and Omega forms of other stages)
• Pokemon Stadium 2
• Smashville
• Small Battlefield
   

2. Counterpick Stages

Any stage on the full stage list that is not a starter stage is known as a counterpick stage.

After the first game, the winning player will ban three stages from the full stage list. The losing player can then pick any stage from the full stage list.

Example of Stage Selection:

Bowser and Zelda have agreed to play a best-of-5 match. Bowser wins Rock Paper Scissors. He proceeds to ban Final Destination. Zelda then bans Battlefield and Smashville. Bowser then chooses to ban Small Battlefield, thus selecting Pokemon Stadium 2 by default as the stage of the first game.

Zelda wins game 1. She proceeds to ban Kalos Pokemon League, Smashville, and Battlefield. Bowser chooses to play on Yoshi's Story for game 2.

Bowser wins game 2. Bowser bans Final Destination, Pokemon Stadium 2, and Lylat Cruise. Zelda chooses to play on Town & City.

Bowser wins game 3. He bans the same stages, and Zelda chooses to play on Town & City again.
 

3. The Gentleman's Clause

A match can be played on any stage so long as both opponents consent prior to the beginning of the match.

Character Selection

The winning player must declare what character they are playing before stage selection.