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===Friendlies=== | ===Friendlies=== | ||
{{for|the team attack option known as "Friendly Fire"|Team Attack}} | {{for|the team attack option known as "Friendly Fire"|Team Attack}} | ||
A '''friendly''' is a match that takes place before or during a tournament but outside of any bracket, being for practice or just for fun in general. Friendlies normally have nothing but pride on the line, but players may compete in a [[ | A '''friendly''', slang for '''exhibition match''', is a match that takes place before or during a tournament but outside of any bracket, being for practice or just for fun in general. Friendlies normally have nothing but pride on the line, but players may compete in a [[Money match]] instead, where an agreed upon amount of money is paid to the winner. Most money matches range between having 1 to 10 dollars on the line, but some have had players bet as high as 50, 100, or even 1,000 dollars. It's also not unheard of for players to put something non-monetary on the line, such as the loser doing push-ups or entering a tournament with a tag of the winner's choosing. | ||
=== | ===Salty Suite=== | ||
A Salty Suite is a streamed exhibition set between two people, typically with the purpose of settling some feud between them. Notable streaming groups, such as [[VGBootCamp]], have hosted these types of side events at tournaments such as [[Apex 2014]] and [[Apex 2015]]. The salty suite between Leffen and Chillin during the latter tournament, would go on to be the most well known salty suite exhibition set within the greater smash bros competititve scene. | |||
Some of these events will also often have additional wager on the line, such as [[money match|money]], or non-monetary wagers such as forbidding the loser from using a particular [[palette swap]] at future tournaments. | |||
===Combo Contest=== | ===Combo Contest=== | ||
A combo contest is an event where players perform the most impressive combo they can perform. The rules are typically any character can be used on any stage, and as many [[item]]s as | A combo contest is an event where players perform the most impressive combo they can perform. The rules are typically any character can be used on any stage, and as many [[item]]s as neccessary can be used. The combo is judged by a panel that typically rate the combo out of ten. The entrant that performed the combo with the highest average score wins. While any game in the series is capable of a combo contest, ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' has the most popular combo contest scene by a wide margin due to the game engine allowing for incredibly long combos. | ||
===amiibo Tournaments=== | ===amiibo Tournaments=== | ||
Some ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' tournaments have side events centered around [[amiibo]]. Players can enter their trained amiibo into brackets against other amiibo, with no human players actually taking part in the matches. Some tournaments allow amiibos to be fed [[equipment]] to alter the properties of their attacks or otherwise gain passive bonuses, though there are usually specific rules that dictate what kind and combination of equipment an amiibo can be fed to avoid overpowered entrants. | |||
Some ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' tournaments have side events centered around [[amiibo]]. Players can enter their trained amiibo into brackets against other amiibo, with no human players actually taking part in the matches. Some tournaments allow amiibos to be fed [[equipment]] | |||
===Squad Strike=== | ===Squad Strike=== | ||
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Frequently ''Ultimate'' tourneys feature a Squad Strike bracket, sometimes even in the place of a Doubles bracket. These brackets are typically played in Tag Team mode, with players having three characters, and other rules mirroring what the tourney's normal Singles bracket uses. Often tournaments will have a rule that bans Echo Fighters from being used on the same team with their counterparts due to being too similar functionally to their parent character, though which Echoes fall under this ban varies from tourney to tourney; some tournaments may apply the ban to all Echoes, but will frequently exempt {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and sometimes {{SSBU|Lucina}} due to the more significant differences they have from their respective parent characters. | Frequently ''Ultimate'' tourneys feature a Squad Strike bracket, sometimes even in the place of a Doubles bracket. These brackets are typically played in Tag Team mode, with players having three characters, and other rules mirroring what the tourney's normal Singles bracket uses. Often tournaments will have a rule that bans Echo Fighters from being used on the same team with their counterparts due to being too similar functionally to their parent character, though which Echoes fall under this ban varies from tourney to tourney; some tournaments may apply the ban to all Echoes, but will frequently exempt {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, and sometimes {{SSBU|Lucina}} due to the more significant differences they have from their respective parent characters. | ||
While crew battles can be run through Elimination mode, crew battles in Ultimate are typically ran outside the mode through the | While crew battles can be run through Elimination mode, crew battles in ''Ultimate'' are typically ran outside the mode through the usual procedure that smashers have used in all other ''Smash'' games due to the fact that Elimination mode only allows one stock per character and doesn’t allow multiples of the same character per team while these are not limitations in a regular crew battle. | ||
===Smashdown=== | ===Smashdown=== | ||
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===Game mod tournaments=== | ===Game mod tournaments=== | ||
A common side event is a tournament played with one of the various game [[mod]]s, primarily done to see how the mod plays under tournament conditions. | A common side event is a tournament played with one of the various game [[mod]]s of ''Brawl'' or ''Melee'', primarily done to see how the mod plays under tournament conditions. ''[[Project M]]'' remains by and far away the most common game mod to be played at tournaments, to the point of developing its own tournament scene; ''Brawl-'' and ''Brawl+'', however, also saw appearances at side events. | ||
Modding ''Melee'' is significantly less convenient for the end-user because the [[Smash Stack]] exploit isn't available, thus fewer ''Melee'' mods have been developed. However, ''[[SD Remix]]'' is a balance mod that is somewhat popular and has side tournaments run for it. | Modding ''Melee'' is significantly less convenient for the end-user because the [[Smash Stack]] exploit isn't available, thus fewer ''Melee'' mods have been developed. However, ''[[SD Remix]]'' is a balance mod that is somewhat popular and has side tournaments run for it. | ||
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*All items were set to have a medium probability of appearing | *All items were set to have a medium probability of appearing | ||
*First player to win 2 games advanced to the next round. 2nd person to advance was decided afterwards in the order of: games won, stock left in the last game, most KOs in the last game. | *First player to win 2 games advanced to the next round. 2nd person to advance was decided afterwards in the order of: games won, stock left in the last game, most KOs in the last game. | ||
===Non-''Smash Bros.'' games=== | ===Non-''Smash Bros.'' games=== | ||
Some tournaments have either official or side events in other games outside of the ''Smash'' series. Usually such tournaments would play fighting games such as {{uv|Street Fighter}} or ''{{s|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom}}'', or occasionally other platform fighters like ''Smash Bros.'' fan games and ''{{s|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}''. ''Smash'' tournaments are increasingly becoming fixtures at "traditional" fighting game events including prominent ones like [[CEO]]. | Some tournaments have either official or side events in other games outside of the ''Smash'' series. Usually such tournaments would play fighting games such as {{uv|Street Fighter}} or ''{{s|wikipedia|Marvel vs. Capcom}}'', or occasionally other platform fighters like ''Smash Bros.'' fan games and ''{{s|wikipedia|Rivals of Aether}}''. ''Smash'' tournaments are increasingly becoming fixtures at "traditional" fighting game events including prominent ones like [[CEO]]. Some events that are primarily focused on "esports" games like ''{{s|wikipedia|League of Legends}}'' or ''{{s|wikipedia|Counter-Strike}}'' may include ''Smash'' tournaments. Such events have included [[Major League Gaming]], [[Press Start]], and [[DreamHack]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Tournament | *[[Tournament director]] | ||
*[[Tournament legal]] | *[[Tournament legal]] | ||
*[[Super Smash Bros. in competitive play|''Super Smash Bros.'' in competitive play]] | *[[Super Smash Bros. in competitive play|''Super Smash Bros.'' in competitive play]] |