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FEB 22, 2025 HAMPTON ROADS CONVENTION CENTER
FEB 22, 2025 • HAMPTON ROADS CONVENTION CENTER • HAMPTON, VA

SMASH BROS TOURNAMENT

OFFICIAL RULES

Game Settings: 3 Stocks 7 Minutes

Handicap: Off Team

Attack: On

Launch Rate: 1.0x

Items: Off and None

FS Meter: Off

Damage Handicap: Off

Spirits: Off

Custom Balance: Off

Pause: On*

Stage Selection: Loser’s Pick

Stage Hazards: Off

Stage Morph: Off

Underdog Boost: Off

Score Display: Off

Show Damage: On

*Pausing is only legal while either player remains upon their OWN respawn platform, and only for the purpose of summoning a tournament official or in the case of a controller malfunction. All other pauses will incur a stock loss to the player who pauses the game, at the Tournament Official’s discretion.

Stage List Starter Battlefield* Final Destination Town and Coty Smashville Pokemon Stadium 2 Counterpick Stages Yoshi’s Story Kalos Pokemon League Lylat Cruise Omega and Battlefield Forms of any stage may be only chosen if Final Destination and Battlefield are not banned.

Players take turns banning from the list of available stages in a P1 – P2 – P2 – P1 order. Players can either agree for one to strike first or play a single match of Rock – Paper – Scissors to determine who strikes first.

Other Rules Miis with any combination of moves are legal All controllers except those that have turbo or macro function are legal All wireless controllers must be desynced after a match. A designated station will be set up for desyncing wireless controllers after a match. If the game ends with a self-destruct move, the results screen will determine the winner. Stalling, intentionally exploiting game-breaking glitches or otherwise intentionally making the game unplayable will lead to disqualification.

Mid-match or Mid-set coaching is not allowed.

REMINDER:
Contestants please bring your preferred controllers just in case we don’t have it.