Rules

The Rules menu is a set of options available in Versus Mode in all of the Super Smash Bros. games.

Rules

Rule	Description
Rule: Time	Players gain one point for each KO and lose one point for each fall. The player or team with the most points when time runs out is the winner. The time limit can be set to any number of minutes from 1 to 99, or to infinite.
Rule: Stock	Each player has a number of lives which can be set from 1 to 99. The last player or team standing, or the player/team with the most lives when time runs out, is the winner.
Rule: Coin	Smash coins are produced when players are damaged. The player or team with the most coins when time runs out is the winner.
Rule: Bonus	The player or team with the most points' worth of bonuses when time runs out is the winner.
Handicap	SSB and Melee: Changes knockback given and received by each player, on a scale from 1 to 9. Brawl and SSB4: Sets each player's damage percentage at the beginning of each stock, from 0% to 300%. Setting this to Auto sets each player's handicap based on previous wins and losses.
Damage Ratio	Sets how much knockback is received from attacks. The default ratio is 1.0. The higher the number, the further the player will be launched. Players can set the ratio from .5 to 2.0., in increments of .1.
Stage Choice: Choose	Any player can select the stage to play on.	(?)
Stage Choice: Random	Stages will be picked randomly.	(?)
Stage Choice: Turns	Players take turns to choose stages, starting with Player 1.
Stage Choice: Ordered	Stages are played in a set order.
Stage Choice: Loser's Pick	The loser of the match gets to pick the next stage.
Item Switch	Sets which items can appear in the match. The item spawn rate can be set to None, Low, Medium, or High. Melee also includes the choices of "Very Low" and "Very High".	(?)			(?)
Character customization	Set fighters created in Custom on or off.

More Rules

In Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the More Rules section must be unlocked by getting a total of 200 KOs in versus matches.

Rule	Description
Stock & Time	Sets the time limit for stock matches.
Team Attack	Sets whether characters on the same team can damage each other. Disabled by default.		(?)
Pause Function	Sets whether players can pause during gameplay.
Score Display	Displays players' scores on the screen in a timed match. Disabled by default.		(?)
SD Penalty	Selects how many points a player loses upon self-destructing: 1 point, 2 points or no points.				(?)	(?)
Damage Gauge	Shows the Damage percentage of each player. Enabled by default.
Random Stage Switch	Sets which stages can be chosen when the stage choice is set to Random. Unlocked when all stages are unlocked.

Gallery

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  The default rules screen in Super Smash Bros without Item select unlocked.

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  The default rules screen in Melee.

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  The default "More Rules" screen in Melee, with Random Stage Select unlocked.

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  The default rules screen in Brawl.

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  The default "More Rules" screen in Brawl, with Random Stage Select unlocked.

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  The default rules screen in the 3DS version of Smash 4.