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*'''[[Doubles]] / Teams''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve teams of two players each. | *'''[[Doubles]] / Teams''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve teams of two players each. | ||
*'''[[Friendly]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players with no consequences for winning or losing. | *'''[[Friendly]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players with no consequences for winning or losing. | ||
*'''Hidden Boss'''; On a regional scale, refers to a lesser-known player who is not ranked on the region's power ranking or is mostly inactive, yet is a significant tournament threat to most, if not all, players. On a national level, it extends to players who lack national recognition or are inactive, but still remain a significant threat to most players at a national-level tournament. The term is additionally used on the [[2015 SSBMRank]] in lieu of "honorable mentions". | |||
*'''Hype''': Analagous to "excitement", such as "they're hyped for the next match". | *'''Hype''': Analagous to "excitement", such as "they're hyped for the next match". | ||
*'''[[John]]''': A "justification" for one underperforming or an error in performance. | *'''[[John]]''': A "justification" for one underperforming or an error in performance. | ||
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*'''[[Main]]''': A Smasher's preferred character, and the one they play and train with the majority of the time; some Smashers may have more than one main, though competent players will never have more than about three true mains. | *'''[[Main]]''': A Smasher's preferred character, and the one they play and train with the majority of the time; some Smashers may have more than one main, though competent players will never have more than about three true mains. | ||
*'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another character, with both played at high, equal skill. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup against {{SSBB|Link}}, meaning Mario is expected to fare slightly better and win more often than not. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing {{SSBB|Yoshi}} however, and thus Mario is considered to be at a slight disadvantage. | *'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another character, with both played at high, equal skill. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup against {{SSBB|Link}}, meaning Mario is expected to fare slightly better and win more often than not. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing {{SSBB|Yoshi}} however, and thus Mario is considered to be at a slight disadvantage. | ||
*'''[[Power Rankings]]'''; A ranking of players based on their competitive success over a defined period, referred to as PR for short. A PR's scale can range from covering only a a city's local scene, all the way up to covering the entire world (such as [[SSBMRank]]). | |||
*'''Ruleset''': Guidelines that participants must follow when fighting in a tournament. Typically, this includes rules such as limiting stage selection or controlling who must choose their character first. | *'''Ruleset''': Guidelines that participants must follow when fighting in a tournament. Typically, this includes rules such as limiting stage selection or controlling who must choose their character first. | ||
*'''[[Money match]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players, who each wager an amount of money, that will then be taken by the winner of the match. Sometimes played with additional stipulations (such as the players having to use a specific character), and the players may wager something other than money as well, such as the "rights" to a particular color scheme. | *'''[[Money match]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players, who each wager an amount of money, that will then be taken by the winner of the match. Sometimes played with additional stipulations (such as the players having to use a specific character), and the players may wager something other than money as well, such as the "rights" to a particular color scheme. | ||