Murskaveljekset is the premier Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament in Aalto University. The spring 2018 edition of the tournament takes place at Startup Sauna on Sunday, the 11th of March. Participation is free.

In 2016, the first ever tournament that carried the Murskaveljekset name was held at Startup Sauna. Since then, Startup Sauna has commonly been voted as the best venue we’ve ever had, and we are elated to head there again for the fifth installment in the Murskaveljekset series. The title of ”best player in Otaniemi” hangs again in the balance.

Murskaveljekset is open to all present and past students of Aalto University and all residents of Otaniemi. The tournament is a merry mix of casual and hardcore. You don’t need to own a controller to participate, we have plenty. Note that alcoholic beverages are not allowed at the tournament.

Players do not register online. Participating players have to sign up at the venue on the day of the tournament by 13:00 AT THE LATEST. The tournament begins at 14:00. Players are recommended to use the time in between to play friendlies and warm up before the tournament begins.

Murskaveljekset features a singles (1v1) event and a doubles (2v2) event. In the tournament format, players are divided into pools where everyone plays each other once. The highest placing players advance from pools into a double elimination bracket to play for the championship.

Contact Jussi ”Katshuma” Hirvonen (+358 400832746) in case of any questions or confusion.

STAGE LIST:

Starter:

• Battlefield
• Final Destination / Ω Forms
• Smashville

Counterpick:

• Lylat Cruise
• Town and City
• Dream Land 64

TOURNAMENT RULES:

• Singles: 2 stocks, 6 minutes.
• Doubles: 3 stocks, 8 minutes.
• All tournament sets are BO3 (best of three), except finals, which are BO5.
• Team Attack On.
• Items None and All Off.
• Equipment Off.
• Customisations Off.
• Handicap Off.
• Pause should be turned off. In the event that a tournament game is paused, the opposing side can demand that the pausing player forfeits their current stock.
• Sudden Deaths are never played. If the game ends up in Sudden Death because time ran out, victory goes to the side with the least damage. (In the event that damage was even or players died at the exact same time, a tiebreaker game is played with 1 stock and 3 minutes.)
• The first game of a set is always played on a starter stage. Players should use rock-paper-scissors or similar to determine who gets to pick the stage. The loser strikes one stage, and the winner then picks between the remaining two.
• The loser of the previous game picks the next stage and has character counterpick.
• The winner of the previous game has 2 stage bans in a BO3 set, and 1 stage ban in a BO5 set.
• Dave’s Stupid Rule: A player cannot pick a stage they have already won on during the set.
• Gentleman Rule: If both sides are in complete agreement, nonlegal stages may be chosen.
• For the first game of a set, players may demand Double Blind Character Selection. (In DBCS one player first tells their character in secret to a third party. The other player then selects their character, after which the third party reveals the first player’s character selection.)