Team Selection

Teams / players must be participants on their official Highschool team, meaning if that school has a varsity program, esports club, etc. Highschools may have more than one team register as long as all players are on one of the official Smash teams. In the absence of an organized method, then the school should hold a tournament or go based off their local PR, whatever can be agreed on. If a method can't be decided on, we can help determine a fair method for determining a school's team.

Requirements

All players on your team must be currently enrolled full-time students at the same Highschool. Crews are made up of 4 players. You may have a 5th or 6th sub in as long as the subs also are students.

Ruleset

4v4 format - first player from each team blind picks character and starts with 3 stocks. Losing team brings in next player, winning player stays with same number of stocks they had left from 1st match. Winning player bans 3 stages and keeps same character, losing player picks stage and choses character. Repeat until a team is out of players and they lose that round. Players can not use a character previously used by a teammate.

Bracket

Best of 1 for all matches. All teams will play each other during the round robin stage. Top 4 will be seeded into single elimination bracket. If the number of teams warrants it, we may split into multiple pools for the round robin stage and seed the top 8 for the single elimination bracket. Finals will be played on main stage.

Ultimate Game Settings

• Stocks: 3 stocks
• Time Limit: 7:00 minutes (if time runs out, # of stocks are reduced equally by a number that eliminates one player. if stocks are equal at time out, player with one remaining stock is determined by sudden death)
• Final Smash Meter: OFF
• Spirits: OFF
• Damage Handicap: OFF
• Stage Selection: Anyone
• Items: OFF and NONE
• First to: 1 Win
• Stage Morph: OFF
• Stage Hazards: OFF
• Team Attack: ON
• Launch Rate: 1.0x
• Underdog Boost: OFF
• Pausing: OFF
• Score Display: OFF
• % Show Damage: Yes
• Custom Balance: OFF
• Echo Fighters: Separate
• Radar: Big
• Teammate Highlight: ON
• Team Attack: On
• Mii Fighters: All moveset combinations are legal

Stages

Starters

• Battlefield
• Town and City
• Small Battlefield
• Pokemon Stadium 2
• Smashville

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CounterPicks

• Kalos Pokemon Stadium
• Final Destination
• Hollow Bastion

Other misc rules

Character first then stage. Round 1 counter picking characters is not allowed. Blind picks can be handled by a TO if needed. No DSR. Coaching during gameplay is not allowed, but it is permitted between games. Top 3 teams win trophies and medals

All players by registering agree to Palouse Gaming Code of Conduct

Unless listed otherwise in prizing and rules, payouts are split based on 8bitmans Payout Structure. All prizes are set to change based on the total entry count and will be finalized closer to the event date.

Payouts will only be made via Paypal, Venmo, or Mailed Check.

General Smash Rules

• Gentleman’s Clause: You may gentleman’s to any stage at the event. However, players may NOT agree to change the number of matches to be played in a set.
• Pausing: In the event that pause is not turned off, pausing the game is only legal while a player remains upon their OWN respawn platform, and only for the purpose of summoning a tournament organizer, or in the event of a controller malfunction. All other pauses will incur at least a one stock loss to the offending player, perhaps more if the offending pause further disrupted the opponent at the discretion of the TO.
• Stalling: The act of stalling, or intentionally making the game unplayable, is banned and at the discretion of the TO. Stalling tactics include but are not limited to becoming invisible, infinites, chain grabs, or uninterruptible moves past 300%; or abusing a position in which your opponent can never reach you. Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., pausing, freeze glitches, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in forfeiture of that match for the offending player. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering these effects.
• Timeouts / Ties: The winner of a match that goes to time (time out) will be determined by stocks and then percentage. When the timer hits 0:00, the player with the higher stock count is the winner. If both players are tied in stocks, the player with the lower percentage is the winner. In the event of a percentage tie, or a match in which both players lost their last stock simultaneously, a 1 stock tiebreaker will be played with a 3:00 time limit. The result of the game’s built-in Sudden Death does not count towards the set outcome.
• Colorblind Clause: Players may request that their opponent change colors to accommodate colorblindedness, or if their color is indistinguishable from either the other team color or the stage background. This request must be made before the first game of the set.
• Warm-ups: Warm-up periods, button checks, and “handwarmers” may not exceed 30 seconds on the game clock. Violation of this rule may result in forfeiture of a game at the discretion of the TO.
• Misinterpretation: Games or sets are not to be replayed due to a misinterpretation of the rules; it is the players’ responsibilities to ask the TO for any clarification of the rule set in the event of a disagreement, and the outcome of a game or set will not be changed after the fact unless under extreme circumstances.
• Coaching: Coaching that happens during a set (anytime between the beginning of game one and end of the set) is banned. Players who violate this rule will be subject to disqualification from the event.
• Collusion: Any collusion or results manipulation with your competitors is forbidden. If the TO determines that any competitor is colluding to manipulate results or intentionally underperform, the colluding players may be immediately disqualified. This determination is to be made at the discretion of the TO. Anyone disqualified in this manner forfeits all rights to any titles or prize money they might have otherwise earned.