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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 [[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. Larger tournaments usually have dedicated areas hosting set-ups for friendlies. | 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 [[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. Larger tournaments usually have dedicated areas hosting set-ups for friendlies. | ||
===Exhibition | ===Exhibition/Salty Suite=== | ||
An '''exhibition''' is a featured set between two players who are usually of higher or top skill level. While the set is often a display of technical skill for the audience, it is typically played with the purpose of settling a feud between the two players, in which case it is colloquially referred as a '''Salty Suite'''. Notable streaming groups, such as {{Team|VGBootCamp}}, have hosted these types of side events at tournaments such as {{Trn|Apex 2014}} and {{Trn|Apex 2015}}. The salty suite between {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|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. | |||
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=== | ||
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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. ''[[Project+]]'' and its predecessor ''[[Project M]]'' remain by and far away the most common game mods to be played at tournaments, to the point of developing its own tournament scene; ''Brawl-'' and ''Brawl+'', however, also saw appearances at side events. | 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. ''[[Project+]]'' and its predecessor ''[[Project M]]'' remain by and far away the most common game mods to be played at tournaments, to the point of developing its own tournament scene; ''Brawl-'' and ''Brawl+'', however, also saw appearances at side events.''[[Smash Remix]]'', a ''64'' mod, has also developed a significant tournament following. | ||
''[[Smash Remix]]'', a ''64'' mod, has also developed a significant tournament following. | |||
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. | ||