CT Chia
Smash Obsessed
To be referenced by my own tourneys, and by anyone else if they want to. This thread can also be used to discuss my rules instead of cluttering up tourney threads. It's easier to post a link to this thread instead of copy pasting a lot.
[collapse=Rules for All Games] * In the event of any disputes (such as controller ports or who strikes first), settle it out with Rock Paper Scissors.
* Trash talking and coaching is fine as long as it is not overly distracting to the opponent. Anything that is directly aimed by outside players to cause a distraction is prohibited at the discretion of the TO.
* You may not pause the game except for obvious situations. It is preferred if you ask your opponent first. Something out of your control like someone standing in front of the TV or the TV shutting off is excusable. Examples of times that are not excusable are things such as accidentally hitting the pause button or wireless interference/issues (wireless controller users enter with their controller at their own risk). Discretion as to what is allowed or not is up to the TO. First offense is a warning and second is a forfeit of the match.
* The TO has the right to refuse signups from anyone and disallow anyone entrance to the venue. The TO may also disqualify any player for various reasons.
* Drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited at the venue.
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[collapse=Melee Rules]Largely based on the MBR rulseset.
Stage List
Starter
* Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams (Banned in Doubles)
* Past Stages: Dream Land
* Special Stages: Final Destination
* Special Stages: Battlefield
* Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story
Counterpick
* Kanto: Pokemon Stadium (Starter in Singles)
* Planet Zebes: Brinstar
* Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
* Past Stages: Kongo Jungle
General Rules
* Items are set to off.
* Stock and Time are set to 4 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* The Tournament Host is the arbiter of all disputes.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat 4-8 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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[collapse=Brawl Rules]Loosely based on the BBR rulseset.
Stage List
Starter
* Battlefield
* Final Destination
* Smashville
* Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
* Lylat Cruise
Counterpick
* Delfino Plaza
* Castle Siege
* Halberd
* Pokemon Stadium
* Brinstar
* Frigate Orpheon
* Rainbow Cruise
General Rules
* Items are set to off and none.
* Stock and Time are set to 3 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
* Nothing other than strict texture, music, and replay hacks are allowed (Example: Any stage hacks that change the model such as Rainy FD or Snowy BF are prohibited). Any player may disable these textures by popping out the SD card for their set.
* Meta Knight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
* The initiator of a suicide move (Ganondorf and Bowser's overB) that end the match is declared the winner. If a swallow/bite move determines the outcome to be tie, then the initiator of the move wins, otherwise follow the ruling that the game gives.
* Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as the act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling.
* Initiating any action that causes the game to no longer be played properly (due to freezing, physics/mechanics glitch) is treated as a forfeit of that match.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
* Chibo's Color Blind Rule: If there is a player using Sonic, Pokemon Trainer, or Lucario on a team, they may request to use the Blue team to avoid confusion.
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. The losing player may request to re-pick the controller ports. The losing player/team in this situation picks first.
5. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
6. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
7. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
8. The losing player picks character.
9. The next match is played.
10. Repeat 4-9 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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[collapse=Brawl+ Rules]
Stage List
Starter
* Battlefield
* Final Destination
* Smashville
* Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
* Wario Ware
* Pokemon Stadium 2
* Rumble Falls
Counterpick
* Delfino Plaza
* Luigi's Mansion
* Lylat Cruise
* Halberd
* Pokemon Stadium
* Brinstar
* Frigate Orpheon
* Rainbow Cruise
General Rules
* Items are set to off and none.
* Stock and Time are set to 4 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
* No hacks are allowed other than the standard Brawl+ hacks, team texture fixes, music hacks (as long as it's fairly generic it's ok - music some might find to be annoying or "real" songs are more or less prohibited), and menu changes. Brawl+ rules are more strict with this because the SD card can not be popped out if someone requests it. Textures can be largely annoying to people who aren't used to them, especially if they overwrite a costume they normally use.
* The initiator of a suicide move (Ganondorf and Bowser's overB) that end the match is declared the winner. If a swallow/bite move determines the outcome to be tie, then the initiator of the move wins, otherwise follow the ruling that the game gives.
* Initiating any action that causes the game to no longer be played properly (due to freezing, physics/mechanics glitch) is treated as a forfeit of that match.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
* Chibo's Color Blind Rule: If there is a player using Sonic, Pokemon Trainer, or Lucario on a team, they may request to use a certain team color to avoid confusion. This rule is not needed if team fix textures are used.
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. The losing player may request to re-pick the controller ports. The losing player/team in this situation picks first.
5. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
6. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
7. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
8. The losing player picks character.
9. The next match is played.
10. Repeat 4-9 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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Input on the Brawl+ rules is appreciated, since they are mainly original rules (not based on a previous set).
[collapse=Rules for All Games] * In the event of any disputes (such as controller ports or who strikes first), settle it out with Rock Paper Scissors.
* Trash talking and coaching is fine as long as it is not overly distracting to the opponent. Anything that is directly aimed by outside players to cause a distraction is prohibited at the discretion of the TO.
* You may not pause the game except for obvious situations. It is preferred if you ask your opponent first. Something out of your control like someone standing in front of the TV or the TV shutting off is excusable. Examples of times that are not excusable are things such as accidentally hitting the pause button or wireless interference/issues (wireless controller users enter with their controller at their own risk). Discretion as to what is allowed or not is up to the TO. First offense is a warning and second is a forfeit of the match.
* The TO has the right to refuse signups from anyone and disallow anyone entrance to the venue. The TO may also disqualify any player for various reasons.
* Drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited at the venue.
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[collapse=Melee Rules]Largely based on the MBR rulseset.
Stage List
Starter
* Dream Land: Fountain of Dreams (Banned in Doubles)
* Past Stages: Dream Land
* Special Stages: Final Destination
* Special Stages: Battlefield
* Yoshi's Island: Yoshi's Story
Counterpick
* Kanto: Pokemon Stadium (Starter in Singles)
* Planet Zebes: Brinstar
* Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise
* Past Stages: Kongo Jungle
General Rules
* Items are set to off.
* Stock and Time are set to 4 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* The Tournament Host is the arbiter of all disputes.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
5. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
6. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
7. The losing player picks character.
8. The next match is played.
9. Repeat 4-8 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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[collapse=Brawl Rules]Loosely based on the BBR rulseset.
Stage List
Starter
* Battlefield
* Final Destination
* Smashville
* Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
* Lylat Cruise
Counterpick
* Delfino Plaza
* Castle Siege
* Halberd
* Pokemon Stadium
* Brinstar
* Frigate Orpheon
* Rainbow Cruise
General Rules
* Items are set to off and none.
* Stock and Time are set to 3 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
* Nothing other than strict texture, music, and replay hacks are allowed (Example: Any stage hacks that change the model such as Rainy FD or Snowy BF are prohibited). Any player may disable these textures by popping out the SD card for their set.
* Meta Knight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
* The initiator of a suicide move (Ganondorf and Bowser's overB) that end the match is declared the winner. If a swallow/bite move determines the outcome to be tie, then the initiator of the move wins, otherwise follow the ruling that the game gives.
* Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as the act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs must end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling.
* Initiating any action that causes the game to no longer be played properly (due to freezing, physics/mechanics glitch) is treated as a forfeit of that match.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
* Chibo's Color Blind Rule: If there is a player using Sonic, Pokemon Trainer, or Lucario on a team, they may request to use the Blue team to avoid confusion.
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. The losing player may request to re-pick the controller ports. The losing player/team in this situation picks first.
5. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
6. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
7. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
8. The losing player picks character.
9. The next match is played.
10. Repeat 4-9 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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[collapse=Brawl+ Rules]
Stage List
Starter
* Battlefield
* Final Destination
* Smashville
* Yoshi's Island (Brawl)
* Wario Ware
* Pokemon Stadium 2
* Rumble Falls
Counterpick
* Delfino Plaza
* Luigi's Mansion
* Lylat Cruise
* Halberd
* Pokemon Stadium
* Brinstar
* Frigate Orpheon
* Rainbow Cruise
General Rules
* Items are set to off and none.
* Stock and Time are set to 4 stock and 8 minutes respectively.
* Regular sets are best of 3 matches. Winners, losers, and grand finals are best of 5.
* Blind Picks: the first character selection of a set must be without prior knowledge of the opponent's character selection for both players.
* Modified Dave's Stupid Rule: No player can counter pick a stage he or she has previously won on unless agreed upon by both players.
* Timed out matches will be determined by the remaining number of lives, then percentage of the current stock. Any Sudden Death match is strictly not to be played. In the event of a percentage tie, replay the match with the same characters and same stage at one stock each and a 3 minute timer.
* No hacks are allowed other than the standard Brawl+ hacks, team texture fixes, music hacks (as long as it's fairly generic it's ok - music some might find to be annoying or "real" songs are more or less prohibited), and menu changes. Brawl+ rules are more strict with this because the SD card can not be popped out if someone requests it. Textures can be largely annoying to people who aren't used to them, especially if they overwrite a costume they normally use.
* The initiator of a suicide move (Ganondorf and Bowser's overB) that end the match is declared the winner. If a swallow/bite move determines the outcome to be tie, then the initiator of the move wins, otherwise follow the ruling that the game gives.
* Initiating any action that causes the game to no longer be played properly (due to freezing, physics/mechanics glitch) is treated as a forfeit of that match.
Doubles Rules
* Life Stealing is allowed
* Set team attack to ON
* Chibo's Color Blind Rule: If there is a player using Sonic, Pokemon Trainer, or Lucario on a team, they may request to use a certain team color to avoid confusion. This rule is not needed if team fix textures are used.
Counterpick System
1. Blind Picks character selection.
2. Stage Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Starter Stage List until only 1 remains, and the players then play the first match on that stage. Players strike stages in 1 2 2 1 order.
3. The first match is played.
4. The losing player may request to re-pick the controller ports. The losing player/team in this situation picks first.
5. Winning player of the preceding match bans a stage.
6. The losing player of preceding match picks stage for the next match.
7. The winning player of preceding match picks character.
8. The losing player picks character.
9. The next match is played.
10. Repeat 4-9 for all consecutive matches as necessary until the set is complete.
*You do not get to ban a stage if you already did during this set.
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Input on the Brawl+ rules is appreciated, since they are mainly original rules (not based on a previous set).
