Tournament ruleset

Tournament legal is a set of recommended and accepted rules and settings for use in competitive Super Smash Bros. tournaments. The following is the current Smash Flash Back Room ruleset for Super Smash Flash 2 as of November 8, 2014. Note the following ruleset only applies to version 0.9 of the SSF2 Demo, therefore, it is subject to be changed at any moment following demo updates.

General rules

 * Matches are 3 stocks.
 * Timer should be set to 8 minutes.
 * Items are set to none/off.
 * Hazards are set to off.
 * Sets are best out of 3; Winners/Losers/Grand Finals are best out of 5.
 * Stalling is banned. Stalling is defined as delaying the game as to make it unplayable. This includes:
 * Going under and around a stage for purposes other than recovery.
 * Using infinite combos to stall. Infinite combos will be capped at 150%.
 * Moving around the stage to get to a better position is not stalling.
 * Timeouts will be decided by Stock, then Percent. Sudden Death will never be played. If stock and *percent match, a 1 stock 3 minute tie breaker will occur.
 * Players will use the 1-2-1 striking system to determine which neutral stage to use for the first game.
 * Set procedure: Stage Striking - Match 1 - Winner Bans 1 Stage - Loser Counterpicks a stage - Winner may change character - Loser May Change character - Match 2 - Repeat if necessary until set is finished.
 * Dave's Stupid Rule Is in effect. (You may not counterpick the stage you last won on.)

Stages

 * For an explanation as to why stages are counter-picked or banned, see Banned stage.

Stages are divided up into starter, counterpick, and banned. Some stages are sorted between two classes as they represent advantages at disadvantages to characters that play on certain stages. As stated above, the Hazard Switch is taken on count.

Starter

 * /Nintendo 3DS (if one is struck, the other is struck)
 * Smashville
 * Pokémon Stadium 3
 * Yoshi's Story
 * Yoshi's Story

Counterpick

 * Castle Siege
 * Dracula's Castle
 * Jungle Hijinx
 * Mirror Chamber
 * Sky Sanctuary Zone
 * Tower of Salvation
 * WarioWare, Inc.
 * WarioWare, Inc.

Banned
Every other stage.