Side Scrollers Smash Ultimate Saturdays - East Rutherford, NJ

Our last tournament was incredible and it was all thanks to you guys! We were expecting a maximum of 24-30 players but instead had a blast with 39 contestants, even having to turn away others at the door! A lot of you were asking when we plan to host another, so we're proud to announce that we will do these tournaments two Saturdays each month. For now we have the February dates up. Expect March's date announcements later in February. We opted for two weeks instead of four because of multiple reasons. 1) We do host events outside of Smash Ultimate tournaments, such as for D&D, Yu-Gi-Oh! and MTG. Thus we need the flexibility for any events that those companies mandate us to hold. 2) We hope to host a wide variety of other video game tournaments in addition to Smash Bros on the other days. This time frame gives us a lot more flexibility with our scheduling. 3) Gives players some time to recharge and train!

With all that said, down below you will find all the rules and settings we have in place for our next tournaments. Like before, these are subject to change as the tournament scene for Smash Ultimate evolves.





Location: Side Scrollers, 116 Park Avenue, East Rutherford, NJ 07073.
Parking: Free street parking. There's also a FREE municipal parking lot of about 40 spaces on Boiling Springs Ave, the street that runs parallel to Park Avenue. We mandate that all attendees to NOT park at the "Caffe Capri parking lot" across the street from our venue. That is a private parking.
Live Stream: There will be a possible live stream of feature matches, such as all finals matches and previous tournament winner pairings.
Food/Drink: Snacks and drinks will be available for sale, such as chips, soda, water, monster, chocolate and more.

Tournament Dates & Registration Information:

• Saturday, Feb 9, 2019 at 3:00PM & Saturday, Feb 23, 2019 at 3:00PM (subject to change)
• We highly encourage pre-registering over the phone or here on Smashboards via the RSVP system. Please call 201-267-6332 to pre-register. There’s no charge for pre-registering.
• In-store registration begins at 2:00PM. Registration ends at 2:50PM. Our maximum player count will be 32 due to safety and security reasons.
• Tournament begins at 3:00PM!
• Expected attendance: 24-36 participants.
• Those who pre-register are expected to arrive by 2:50PM at the latest. If you do not arrive on time your pre-registration will be cancelled and your spot will be given to another player. No exceptions.

Venue/Entry Information:

• $5 Venue Fee, $5 Entry Fee (Entry Fee will be put into the prizing pool!).
• $2 Discount to Venue Fee if we may use your Adapter, Switch, and/or game! $5 discount if it is a full set up!

Prizes:

• 1st Place: 60% of Entry Fees
• 2nd Place: 25% of Entry Fees
• 3rd Place: 15% of Entry Fees

Controller Information:

• GameCube controllers will be available to rent for an additional $2. Limited quantity.
• All controllers are permitted unless they produce an undue advantage compared to an original Switch or GameCube controller (such as an AutoFire button). If you are unsure please speak to a Tournament Official. This rule also applies to other peripherals.
• We highly suggest that all wireless controllers have USB cables. It is recommended that you plug in your Switch Pro Controller to play during events to prevent wireless interference and reconnecting issues after your set is over. If your controller is found to be the cause of disruption to the tournament, you are subject to disqualification from the event. Always disconnect wireless controllers to prevent accidental reconnects.

Rules/Settings In-Game:

• Sets will be Best of 3 battles, with Loser’s, Winner’s, and Grand Finals all being Best of 5 (We may forgo Best of 5 for Winner’s and Loser’s sets due to time constraints)
• Remember that this is double elimination - you will be dropped out of the tournament if you lose 2 sets!
• In-game rule-set:
  • Stock: 3 Lives
  • Time: 7 minutes
  • Pause will be disabled.
  • Score Display: On
  • Final Smash Meter: Off
  • Items: Banned
• Mii Fighters will be allowed but only in the standard 1-1-1-1 set ups and with only guest mii’s.

Stage Selection:

• Loser's pick for stage selection. Counter picking must be done in 30 seconds. If counter picking player fails to do this in this time frame, they receive a game loss.
• First stage must be determined in a timely fashion by both competitors and before characters are selected.
• If a consensus cannot be reached, then both players will determine which player chooses stage via rock-paper-scissors.
• Players must stage strike! For example if players played on Pokemon Stadium 1 then they cannot play on that stage for rest of the set! Violation of this rule will lead to a verbal warning. Second violation is game loss. Third violation is disqualification from event.
• Allowed stages (NO HAZARDS):
  • Smashville
  • Town and City
  • Lylat Cruise
  • Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
  • Kirby’s Dreamland
  • Both Pokemon Stadium 1 & Pokemon Stadium 2
  • All Final Destination and Battlefield stages (except Big Battlefield)

Additional Rules:

• Coaching:
  • Coaching is not permitted during a set/match.
    • 1st violation: Verbal warning.
    • 2nd violation: Player receives game loss.
    • 3rd violation: Both coach and player are disqualified from event.

• Sudden Death:
  • If a game goes to Sudden Death, the winner is determined by stocks and percentage at the time the game ends. 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 game in which both players lose their last stock simultaneously, a 1-stock tiebreaker will be played with a 3-minute time limit.

• Tardiness:
  • If you are 5 minutes late for your set you will receive an automatic disqualification.

• Collusion:
  • Players suspected of collusion will be disqualified from the tournament and possible future tournaments, as well as receive no refund and no payout from the event. This includes intentionally throwing a game, pot splitting, or committing any form of bracket manipulation.

• Spirit of the Game:
  • Players must abide by the Spirit of the Game (no pun intended). Players are expected to show good sportsmanship to other competitors. We do not wish to ever to make this an unwelcome venue to any player!

• Final Rules:
  • Tournament Officials reserve the right to adjust tournament rules at their own discretion or to enact others during the event. If any violation of our rules is deemed intentional/deliberate or severe, or if we see any form of other types of cheating, we will require offending player(s) to leave venue without refund and no payout. Any disqualification, no matter the severity, will mean no refund and no payout.

Pre-registration for the 9th is now closed. The 23rd will have open pre-registration soon.

Is there’s any way I could still register or are you guys full?

FroakieTrainer54 said:

Is there’s any way I could still register or are you guys full?

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Hey there!

Pre-registration is still open for the 23rd and as a point of emphasis we will say this:

Anyone that is pre-registered must arrive by 2:50PM! If you pre-register but arrive after 2:50PM, your pre-registration will be cancelled, no exceptions. Please plan ahead for any traffic.

You can pre-register by phone for the 23rd. Our store's phone number is 201-267-6332!