Rulesets

Choose one or more of these to play for part of or the entirety of a match! The only limitations are what your opponent will agree to (aaand any paradoxes in the rules, so try to avoid contradictions).

Main Rulesets (These are normal rulesets, as opposed to the ones that aren't):

• 1, 2, 3, Charge!: Every 10 seconds, each player must back off until they reach fullscreen. [Source: AgentAPM]
• Aerial Assault: Neither player may use any ground attacks except their supers and throws. [Source: Roselace]
• All or Nothing: Players may only use their super once per game. Make it count! [Source: NEWTU]
• Combo Disgust: Upon one player using a combo, the other hits them back for 1 damage with their nA. [Source: AgentAPM]
• The Floor Is Lava: Both players must hold the jump button at all times. [Source: ErickDRedd]
• Gauge Overcharge: Whenever either player yomi counters, they must immediately use their gS or jS. [Source: AgentAPM]
• Gravity: Neither player may use jumps or command grabs. (Hint: rebind the controls!)
• Holly's Motherboard: Each player flips a coin at the start of each game. If heads, they can only use the left direction, if tails, they can only use the right direction. [Source: monorail]
• Holly's… Daughterboard?: Flip a coin at the start of each game. If heads, player 1 can only use the left direction and player 2 the right, if tails, vice versa.
• I'm Feeling Lucky: Pick a ruleset at random using a randomiser and play that. If the ruleset is disallowed by the tournament style, reroll.
• I Have the High Ground: One player can only use ground moves, the other air moves (and throws). At the end of each round, they switch roles. [Source: Danielizabeth Stretulch]
• I Would Simply Press All the Best Buttons: Each player gives a list of button swaps for control reassignment. For example: A:B, B:C, C:J, J:A would represent B being assigned to your usual A button, C to your usual B button, J to your usual C button, and A to your usual J button.
• Jaywalking Is Illegal: Walking is not allowed (outside of accidental microwalks when trying to use moves). Jump movement is allowed. [Source: Ritielko]
• Lightweight Hitter: Players may not use any multi-damage combos, aside from throws and yomi counters. [Source: AgentAPM]
• No Comebacks!: In standard mode, if you lose 3 rounds straight then you must forfeit the 4th. [Source: Dante64]
• Not Even My Final Form: At the start of the game, each player can only use throws and their A attack button (ie, their normals). Winning one round gives them access to the B button, winning two gives them access to their C button, and winning three gives them access to their S button. [Source: Morpheus]
• No Longer My Final Form: At the start of the game, each player can use all their buttons. Winning one round takes away their S button, winning two takes away their C button, and winning three takes away their B button. [Source: Morpheus]
• Play by Feel: Each player must switch off their monitor, or otherwise be unable to view the screen in their primary or peripheral vision, though sound should remain audible.
• Play By Chat: Switch off your monitor, or otherwise ensure you cannot see the screen or hear the game. This match must be streamed, and you may read the stream chat. [Source: Ritielko]
• Stop Spamming!!!: Neither player may repeat a button press in the same movement context twice or more in a row. Movement context includes: air/ground for all moves, and forward/neutral/backwards for ground A.
• Team Spirit: In team battle, if you lose with two of your characters then you lose the match. [Source: Dante64]

Mirror Rulesets (A subcategory of rulesets - always single battle, best of 3, with a mirror match):

• Mirror?: Any mirror; at the start of each game, each player is given a randomly selected button (A, B, or C) that may not be used.
• T♯: Grave mirror; only gC and throw may be used. [Source: GRAG]
• Rushdown: Jaina mirror; gB, jB, jC, and jS may not be used.
• YOLO: Jaina mirror; only throw, gC, and jC may be used. [Source: darkness]
• Wait, This Isn't Touhou?: Jaina mirror; only gB, jB, jC, and jS may be used. [Source: Natharagon]
• Low Charge: Geiger mirror; gC, jC, and gB may not be used.
• Poke Fun: Geiger Mirror; only fA may be used. [Source: EmiSocks]
• ArgagargGargArgagargGarg: Argagarg mirror; only gB, [gB], and jS may be used. [Source: hypergrav and fishdog]
• Divefish: Argagarg mirror; only jB may be used. [Source: TurboTaco]
• Godhand Fish Dive: Argagarg Mirror; only bA, gB, jB, and throws may be used. If a player gets a knockdown, they can use [gB] (poison fish) until their opponent wakes up.
• Galaxy Brain Ninja: Setsuki mirror; only gC (and its followups) may be used. [Source: Daniel Stretulch]
• Out of Ink: Valerie mirror; gB may not be used. [Source: ErickDRedd]
• Free Hugs: Rook mirror; only gC, jC, and throw may be used.
• Midivekick: Midori mirror; only jA, throws, and parries may be used.
• Clash of the Items: Lum mirror; only gC, jC, and gS may be used.
• No U: Lum mirror; gC and gS must be used wherever possible, where the goal is for the opponent to win the match (ie, for you to run out of health first).
• Undeadly Debate: Degrey mirror; only B (including followups), jB, gS, and jS may be used.
• One Punch Lawyer: Degrey mirror; only B, BB, throw, and jS may be used. [Source: AgentAPM]

Micro Formats (A subcategory of rulesets - always based on a tournament format):

• Deck: Single battle, best of 3. After each game, both players must switch character. No characters may be used more than once.
• Choose Your Enemy, aka Cursed, aka Vice Versus: Team battle, best of 1. Each player chooses their opponent's characters. [Source: GRAG]
• Roll the Dice: Single battle, best of 3, standard counterpick. Roll a d6 (physical or digital) to select your character. The loser of a game can "counterpick" by repeating the process.
• Democracy: Single battle, best of 3. Each player chooses their opponent's character, and the loser of a game may counterpick by changing their opponent's character.
• Mirror Mayhem: Single battle, best of 3, standard counterpicks. Both players must pick the same character, chosen randomly from the cast. After losing a game, a player may counterpick by repeating the random selection process for both players.
• The Many and the Few: A random number is picked from 1-5 at the start of each match. That is how many characters are in the players' teams, using a team battle manager. If 1, simply do a 1v1 match. Best of 1, unless it's 1v1 in which case best of 3.
• Simplify: Team battle, best of 3. A player who hasn't lost any games has 3 characters in their team, a player who has lost a game has 2, managed by a team battle manager. [Source: Daniel Stretulch]
• Lawful: The players must choose a ruleset to use for every potential game in the match (chosen before the match starts).
• Chaotic: The players must use a ruleset chosen at random using a random selector for every potential game in the match (chosen before the match starts).
• Teams: Single battle, best of 3, no counterpicks. All players in the entire tournament round, if they agree, are grouped into two teams (opponents in a match are always on opposite teams), where they must each play a fixed character. The teams play sequential matches against each other according to a team battle manager until one team wins.
• Play Fair: Single battle, best of 3, standard counterpick. At the start of the match, both players are separately assigned a random (non-mirror) ruleset. Outside of any necessary interaction dictated by that ruleset, they should not tell their opponent what their ruleset is. As part of the counterpick process, a player may also reroll their ruleset. [Source: Ritielko]
• You Are What You Beat: Single battle, best of 3, no counterpick. Both players' starting characters are chosen at random. Upon completing a game, the player that wins will change to their opponent's character for the next game, and the player that loses rerolls a new character. [Source: fuu buu]
• Your Own Worst Enemy: Single battle, best of 3, no counterpick. Both players' starting characters are chosen at random. Upon completing a game, the player that loses will change to their opponent's character for the next game, and the player that wins rerolls a new character. [Source: ErickDRedd]
• Best Three of Four: Team battle, best of 1. Each player chooses 4 characters - their opponent will remove one of those characters, leaving them with their final team.
• BBBest Match: Single battle, best of 3, standard counterpick. Neither player may use their A, C, or super moves. If their B move can be modified by a forbidden button, that's allowed. [Source: Jobert and Remy]
• Abnormalcy: Single battle, best of 3, standard counterpick. Neither player may use your A button. [Source: grbsh]

Play Fair Rulesets (Versions of rulesets to be used by only one player in a match):

• A- (Play Fair): No A moves! 1pt

• B- (Play Fair): No B moves! 1pt

• C- (Play Fair): No C moves! 1pt

• T- (Play Fair): No throws! 2pts

• S- (Play Fair): No supers! 2pts

• Cowardly Default (Play Fair): Use the default costume! 1pt [Source: Damiancrr]

• Guess Who (Play Fair): Pick a random character! 2pts

• Gauge Overcharge (Play Fair): Immediately gS or jS after every yomi counter. 1pt [Source: AgentAPM]

• I Have the High Ground (Play Fair): The first round, you can only use ground moves. Each round, switch between ground and air moves. 2pts [Source: Danielizabeth Stretulch]

• Stop Spamming!!! (Play Fair): You may not use an attack input (eg, gfA) multiple times in row. 2pts

• Aerial Assault (Play Fair): No ground attacks outside of supers and throws! 3pts [Source: Roselace]

• Creature of Habit (Play Fair): Always use moves in this sequence (movement and supers don't count): A → B → C → T 3pts [Source: Grimbakor]

• Fish and… Oh No We're Out of Chips D: (Play Fair): No dealing damage through chip. 3pts [Source: Damiancrr]

• Gravity (Play Fair): No jumps allowed! 3pts

• Lightweight Hitter (Play Fair): No multi-damage combos, other than throws and yomi counters! 3pts [Source: AgentAPM]

• No Longer My Final Form (Play Fair): To start, use all attacks. After winning 1 round, exclude supers, after 2 exclude C attacks, after 3 exclude B attacks. 3pts [Source: Morpheus]

• Trigger Happy (Play Fair): When super meter is full, your next move must be a super. 3pts [Source: Grimbakor]

• It'll Work This Time (Play Fair): Always use a DP move on wakeup, or C if no DP is available. 4pts [Source: Damiancrr]

• The Floor Is Lava (Play Fair): Hold the jump button down at all times! 4pts [Source: ErickDRedd]

• Holly's Motherboard (Play Fair): The first round, you can only move forward. Each round, switch between forward and backward. 4pts [Source: monorail]

• Jaywalking Is Illegal (Play Fair): Walking is not allowed (outside of accidental microwalks when trying to use moves). Jump movement is allowed. 4pts [Source: Ritielko]

• Normalcy (Play Fair): Only normal moves may be used. 4pts [Source: Y20X]

• Play by Feel (Play Fair): Switch off your monitor, or otherwise be unable to view the screen - sound is allowed! 4pts

Here's a random selector!