GAME SETTINGS:

MODE:

Stock and time are set to 2 stocks and 6 minutes for Singles.
Stock and time are set to 3 stocks and 8 minutes for Doubles.
Handicap: OFF
Team Attack / Friendly Fire: ON
Damage Ratio: 100%
Items: OFF and/or NONE
Pause: OFF
All Characters Available
Custom Fighters & Custom Moves are set to off.
Amiibos are not allowed.
All DLC characters available on 07/23/16 will be allowed, unless said otherwise
The latest patch version will be used.
Mii Fighters are legal Free Mii Clause Brawlers/Swordsmen/Gunners available for use (Using Default A-F standard size Miis provided on console). No other specials for Mii Fighters will be allowed. Players are not allowed to transfer existing Miis to a setup.

SET PROCEDURE

Players/teams select characters, or use double blind picks (see additional rules section) if either player/team asks for it.
First stage is selected according to stage striking. Neutral ports may be asked for. Neutral start may never be used. See the additional rules section for a description of these rules.
Game is played
Counterpicking procedure takes place:

Game winner bans 1 stage. This ban is in effect for the following game ONLY.
Game loser picks stage from among legal stages. Players/teams may not pick ANY stage they have won on in the set previously except by agreement of the opponent (Stage Clause, also known as Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule).
Winning player/team may change characters.
Losing player/team may change characters.
Next game is played.
5: Repeat steps 3-4 until one player/team has won the set.

For singles, sets until top 32 are best-of-3, then best-of-5 for top 32 (16 players in winners and losers).

For doubles, sets until top 8 are best-of-3, then best-of-5 for top 8 (4 teams in winners and losers).

Note: Bans last 1 game, therefore in a best-of-5 set, players may elect to change their ban after their second win. This takes place at the same point in the procedure as the ordinary ban, and causes the first stage to be unbanned. Players may also counterpick the stage they banned in the previous game if their opponent does not ban it for the game in question.

STAGE LIST

SINGLES AND DOUBLES:

Starter Stages

Battlefield (Miiverse) *
Dreamland 64
Final Destination (Omegas banned)
Smashville
Town & City

Counterpick Stages

Duck Hunt
Lylat Cruise

* If Battlefield is banned, Miiverse in turn is banned as well. Both stages treated as one and the same.

ADDITIONAL RULES

DOUBLE BLIND:

In order to avoid being character counterpicked by another player after

one player selects theirs, they may call for a double blind pick. They must request this before stage striking begins. The procedure is as follows:

A player requests double blind to the opponent
This player calls over a pool captain or other tournament official (must be approved by the other player), and tells them their character selection in secret.
The other player selects their character.
The official then announces the first player’s pick and that player must select that character for the first stage.
Set procedure continues from step 2 as described above.

STAGE STRIKING:

Players engage in a battle of RPS best of 1. Winner strikes the first stage. Loser then strikes the next two stages. Winner strikes the last one effectively choosing the first stage they play on. (1-2-1)

STAGE CLAUSE:

Players may not pick ANY stage they have won on in the set previously except by agreement of the opponent (Gentleman’s Clause). This is also known as Modified Dave’s Stupid Rule.

GENTLEMAN’S CLAUSE:

This rule can only be used to allow an opponent to go to a stage they already won on in the set, or to agree on a legal stage instead of stage striking. It cannot be used to pick a stage off the stage list or to agree to different game/set rules or settings, etc. Playing a game contrary to this rule may result in a forfeit of that game by the player who asked to do so.

STAGE BANS:

After each game of the set as the first step in counterpicking, the player who won the previous game may ban one stage from the stage list. Stage bans last 1 game, therefore a player who banned a stage may counterpick that stage themselves later in the set, unless banned by their opponent. In a best-of-5 set, players may elect to change their bans after their second win. This takes place at the same point in the procedure as the ordinary ban, and causes the first stage to be unbanned.

NEUTRAL PORTS:

Some relative spawn points in some stages are significantly advantageous to one player/team. Either player/team may request, before a match begins, to have controller ports to be switched to avoid these situations. This request cannot be turned down. Port priority must be maintained through the switch. A list of neutral ports for each stage will be available on request.

NEUTRAL START:

Players may NEVER ask for a “neutral start” where both players move to the opposite side of the stage after the game start and then countdown to ‘officially’ start the game. If anyone does ask for this, use neutral ports rule instead. Players that neutral start on stream will be removed from the stream. A player that has been warned about this rule but asks the other player anyway will forfeit the game of the set about to be played.

TEAM COLORS:

Players’ character colors must match their team’s color when possible, to avoid confusion (ex: Luigi on the green team must use the green costume).

WIRELESS CONTROLLERS:

Any wireless Nintendo licensed controller is allowed, with the following constraints:

Players using a Pro Controller MUST use the wired option and have the batteries out. The player must also show that the batteries are out to their pool captain before each set before they are allowed to play.
Players using any other wireless controller must notify their pool captain immediately when arriving at their pool. The pool captain will send the player to a specific station in the venue designated for all wireless play. Players with wireless controllers must play at this station for all their sets, without exception. ANY WIRELESS PLAY OUTSIDE THIS STATION WILL RESULT IN A DQ OR REVOKING OF ENTRY BADGE. Friendlies with wireless controllers may only happen in the friendlies venue or other designated friendly setups.

TIMEOUTS, TIES, AND SUDDEN DEATH:

In the case of the time reaching zero, the player with the higher stock wins the match. If players are tied in stock, lower percent wins. If players are tied in percent, or two players/teams lose all their last stocks simultaneously, players play a 1 stock game with a 3 minute timer to determine the result of the match. If this was a doubles game, all players play in the game.

SELF-DESTRUCT MOVES:

If a match ends with the successful use of a character’s self-destruct move, the results screen will determine the winner. No exceptions. If it ends with sudden death, standard sudden death rules apply.