By popular demand, Enigmatic Smash Clash now features Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! This is going to be a side bracket held towards the end of the evening where up to 8 players will race against on another to claim victory.

To ensure this side bracket can run, we will require Nintendo Switch consoles with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This will enable all consoles to be connected together and allow for all players to race in the same LAN lobby. As such, I have included a box on the sign-up page so I can keep track of everyone’s equipment to ensure we have enough hardware and software to actually run this thing.

Let’s hope this all goes well. ❤️ 💛 💙

ESC 45 -EX- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Side Bracket

What's an Enigmatic Smash Clash with only one Smash game? We're doing a bog-standard tournament with a Round Robin format and the standard Melee ruleset. With Milton Keynes being without Melee for so long, now is the perfect time to bring it back and do things the old fashion way! ❤️ 💛 💙

ESC 45 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Melee: Side Bracket

Welcome to the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7! Tekken 7 is a fan favourite here in Milton Keynes, so it only makes sense for it be to an ESC side bracket. As such, let's get ready for the next battle!

ESC 43 -EX- Tekken 7 - Main Bracket

First place will receive an engraved medal honouring their achievement; a Smash envelope; and 60% of the raised prize pool.

Second place will receive a Smash envelope; a super fun mystery prize; and 25% of the raised prize pool.

Third place will receive a Smash envelope and 15% of the raised prize pool.

Saturday Night is Smash Night! The crown jewel of the ESC. Our beloved Enigmatic Smash Clash main bracket for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily the highlight of any event, a tournament not to be missed! GL HF! ❤️ 💛 💙

ESC 45 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Main Bracket

You asked, we listened. For the Smash Ultimate players who have that need to play multiple characters a night, we finally have 3v3 Squad Strike back into the rotation of ESC games.

ESC 45 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 3V3 SQUAD STRIKE Side Bracket

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That's right! We're bringing back the Guilty Gear -Strive- side brackets! It feels good to have the game back, so let's enjoy the smell of the game together!

ESC 45 -EX- Guilty Gear -Strive-: Side Bracket

ESC 45 -EX- Street Fighter 6: Side Bracket

ESC 45 -EX- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Main Bracket

ESC 45 -EX- Mario Kart 8

ESC 45 -EX- Super Smash Bros. Melee

ESC 45 -EX- Tekken 7

ESC 45 -EX- SSBU Singles

ESC 45 -EX- SSBU Squad Strike

ESC 45 -EX- Guilty Gear -Strive-

ESC 45 -EX- Street Fighter 6

ESC 45 -EX- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Each player will have to pay £9.00 each to cover the venue fee. An additional £3.00 is required to sign up for our main bracket tournaments which will be used to fund the prize pool.

Venue Fee

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Please confirm your age in the accompanying box. At the current time, only players aged 16 and above will be allowed to attend the event without a parent or guardian present. Any players between the ages of 16 and 17 will require a parent or guardian to bring them to the event, fill out a parental consent form, and pick them up from the event when it ends. These parental consent forms can be reused for future events. Anyone aged of 15 or under must have a parent or guardian with them during the event. If a minor arrives at the event without a parent or guardian, they will be denied entrance to the venue.

You are responsible for your own health, safety, and wellbeing when attending the event. This includes you, and any belongings you bring with you to the event.

Accepting Any and All Risks Involved With Attending This Event

If you contract COVID in the days leading up to the event, please do not attend.
If you contract COVID within two week of the event, please let us know as soon as possible.

COVID Precautions

To make the ESC work we need setups. As such, if you can bring along your Nintendo Switch console setup with copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (DLC included), please let us know so we can bring enough monitors to support everyone.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Setup

To make the ESC work we need setups. As such, if you can bring along your Tekken 7 setup with copies of Tekken 7 (DLC included), please let us know so we can bring enough monitors to support everyone.

Tekken 7 Setup

Our Mario Kart 8 Deluxe LAN Side Bracket requires setups to work. As such, if you can bring along a Nintendo Switch console setup with a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (DLC included), please let us know.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch Setup

By popular demand, ESC -EX- will feature Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! This is going to be a side bracket taking place in the middle of the event schedule, allowing as many players as possible the chance to join in.

The timeless classic that will always have a home in Milton Keynes. After all, what's an ESC -EX- with only one Smash game?

Welcome to the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7! Tekken 7 is a fan favourite here in Milton Keynes, so it only makes sense for it to finally be a main bracket.

Saturday Night is Smash Night! The crown jewel of the ESC. Our beloved Enigmatic Smash Clash main bracket for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily the highlight of any event, a tournament not to be missed!

Time to show off your champion pool and bring out all the character skills you have, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3v3 Squad Strike is back!

You asked, we listened, let's rock! It's finally back! After many ESC local events passed without the game being played, Guilty Gear -Strive- is making a grand return to ESC -EX- in a glorious fashion!

Here comes a new challenger! We are jumping on Street Fighter 6 the day after it launches, with ESC -EX- featuring a round robin side bracket right out the gate.

Now we make the leap from online to local. As promised to the *NASB at ESC* community, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is getting a special one-off main bracket at Enigmatic Smash Clash -EX- Tournament 45!

Full Ruleset

EU Ruleset

Standard Ruleset

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

ESC -EX- Tournament 45

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Turn your racing experience upside down! Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise comes to the Wii U console in full HD, introducing new racing circuit designs and anti-gravity karts that will have players driving upside down. And for the first time, all of Bowser’s seven Koopalings are playable characters-- get a taste of being bad on the race track by playing as Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig, Morton, Roy and Wendy. Players will also enjoy a variety of series-favorite features, including the return of 12-player online competitive play, hang-gliders, underwater racing and motorbikes.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

TEKKEN 7

Experience the epic conclusion of the Mishima clan and unravel the reasons behind each step of their ceaseless fight. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Tekken 7 features stunning story-driven cinematic battles and intense duels that can be enjoyed with friends and rivals alike through innovative fight mechanics.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Street Fighter 6

On February 20, 2022, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in development.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

The largest collection of Nickelodeon characters ever assembled in a fighting game!
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl brings together your favorite Nickelodeon characters for one bombastic battle. With a power-packed cast of heroes from the top shows within the Nickelodeon universe, face-off with all-stars from SpongeBob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, Aaahh!!!, Real Monsters, Avatar, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and many more to determine ultimate dominance. With unique move sets and attacks drawn directly from their identifiable personalities, each character has its own style of play enabling endless hours of enjoyable action for Nickelodeon's legion of fans.

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