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A '''twelve character battle''', often abbreviated as '''12cb''', is an alternative gameplay method in tournaments for the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' In these battles, players fight with all twelve characters in the game until one player runs out of characters to use. Matches of this sort can take a long time to complete; the shortest matches can last around 50 minutes, while the longest have lasted over 90 minutes. | A '''twelve character battle''', often abbreviated as '''12cb''', is an alternative gameplay method in tournaments for the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. In these battles, players fight with all twelve characters in the game until one player runs out of characters to use. Matches of this sort can take a long time to complete; the shortest matches can last around 50 minutes, while the longest have lasted over 90 minutes. | ||
Initially a niche idea, the twelve character battle has since become more and more accepted by professional ''Smash 64'' players, with proponents of the battle claiming it does a better job of analysing one's skillset at the game compared to standard tournament play. The use of many characters reinforces the idea that the player is aware of multiple strategies involving [[tech skill]], and the use of counterpicking also causes players to demonstrate knowledge of [[matchups]]. | Initially a niche idea, the twelve character battle has since become more and more accepted by professional ''Smash 64'' players, with proponents of the battle claiming it does a better job of analysing one's skillset at the game compared to standard tournament play. The use of many characters reinforces the idea that the player is aware of multiple strategies involving [[tech skill]], and the use of counterpicking also causes players to demonstrate knowledge of [[matchups]]. | ||
Due to the significantly larger number of characters available in later games, equivalent events for the other games in the series are rare. | Due to the significantly larger number of characters available in later games, equivalent events for the other games in the series are rare. Two twenty-six character battles for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' were performed at [[Smash the Record]] as part of an exhibition; {{Sm|Mew2King}} defeated {{Sm|Mango}} in both, winning the first with 22 stocks remaining, and the second with 21 stocks remaining. | ||
==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||
While no official ruleset exists for twelve | While no official ruleset exists for twelve character battles, these battles generally follow a ruleset that was popularized by {{Sm|Isai}}: | ||
*The first character is blind | *The first character is blind picked for both players, so as to prevent counterpicking. | ||
*Each character has 5 stocks; after five stocks are lost from a character, the losing player must select their next character. | *Each character has 5 stocks; after five stocks are lost from a character, the losing player must select their next character. | ||
*The losing player selects which stage to play on. | *The losing player selects which stage to play on. | ||
*If the losing player | *If the losing player elects to use a different stage, the winning player is given the option to switch to any remaining character they have. | ||
An alternative ruleset dictates that when a player wins a match, they lose the character they were playing and whoever loses all their characters first wins the twelve | An alternative ruleset dictates that when a player wins a match, they lose the character they were playing as and whoever loses all their characters first wins the twelve character battle. Proponents of this change state that it actually forces people to use every character and doesn't allow players who won earlier matches to easily sweep the entire thing. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
